leave WHITNEY alone ! Shit ! You had to compare and bring up her name without warning just for the purpose of putting her down . You probably wrote about the freakshow that was wacjo jacko right before he died . I say we should appreciate whitney and cherish her for what she brought and continues to bring to the table . Soul , talent and an emotive quality that cannot be denied . Vocally she is not the perfect genius with the otherworldly voice but she still has that power to move people raspy , grity , imperfect and flawed voice and all .Give the woman a break . You impact on the world would not be felt beyond the minute it took me to write this comment .Whitney's contributions will live forever !SHIT leave her alone !I love love love the new album .

The writer lost all credibility by bringing whitney name in this article....she was , still is and will always be THE VOICE..maybe the writer should look at whitney recent europe live performances of i look to you and million dollar bill..before writine "a stark contrast to Whitney Houston’s recent Oprah appearance, in which her post-magnificent instrument appeared denatured, sanded-down, thwarted"

Sarah, thank you for this lovely writeup. I've seen this movie and can't seem to get enough of it. I loved Erath Song because of the message he was trying to convey. Michael Jackson's songs won't heal the world, we will. The poeple whom his songs have touched, those men, women and children who look in the mirror abd make that change. Those are his armies of love, the people whom he has helped to change and who will make this world a better place. Not an amry of destructive forces but a force of love that will heal the world. Idealistic maybe but heck, I'm willing to give it a try. Next year is a long time to wait for the DVD. Looks like I'll have to go see the movie a few more times.

Annie

Pathetic bringing whitney into the review....pathetic...

FUCK WHITNEY. There, I said it.

Fuck the writer. If the's being through hell the way Whitney has, he won't dare put here name in his silly article. Besides, Mj is being exploited. The man will be rolling over in his grave seeing all the things they've been doing in his name. I'm sure this stupid writer didn't hv a kind word to say about Mj before he died. Now he's invincible. Hide yourself in shame.

Why is it pathetic to bring Whitney into the article for comparative purposes? Her voice, by all critical accounts, is NOT of the same quality as it was in her heydey, nor would most expect it to be after what she has admitted herself to have gone through. It's a valid comparison to MJ's still (at the time of filming) top-notch voice.

And to the previous commenter who 1) seems to think the writer is male and 2)commented " I'm sure this stupid writer didn't hv a kind word to say about Mj before he died," (sic all over that) - DID YOU READ THE ARTICLE? The first paragraph clearly mentions the writer's love of MJ. Reading comprehension is clearly not your strong suit. Moron.

Ok, but at least Whitney knows Propofol is wack.

If Bobby Brown put Propofol in a crack pipe and handed it to Whitney, she'd smoke it.

LOL. People getting riled up about Whitney like she was relevant. What about Taylor Dane???

Don't you dare start on Taylor Dane. She ain't never done nothing to nobody.

love MJ..movie is incredible..go see it..my favorite songs from the movie are Human Nature and The way you make me feel..I'd go see it a few times but I have to save my money for the DVD..

RIP MJ..I love you!!

BTW, I like Taylor Dayne..also Whitney..I admire her courage..good luck to her

All your comments are hilarious. Obviously there is some deifying of Ms. Houston going on here. Her character as depicted in 2005's Being Bobby Brown was a train wreck. I couldn't turn away, and I at one time owned my own copy of the Bodyguard. (Love you "The Bodyguard") Her mind was totally fried, and on that show it was shocking to watch. I quote Salon.com in a Sep. 09 review of her character said "In her first televised interview since 2002, Houston proved she’s still probably only a part-time resident of planet Earth... She will never be the bubbly girl who shimmied through 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' That person is as gone as the era of acid-washed jeans. Houston’s got too much hard living under her diamond-studded belt now, and it’s evident in her strained voice and her not-quite-there demeanor. Anyone with any experience of addiction -- whether it’s cocaine or love -- knows it’s not something that can ever be cured" The more I thought about this, I want to make it apparent that the music she gave us from '85-'95 was earth-shattering, and will stay around for a long long time. This, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WSd6eRUDQ8, on the other hand, makes me alternatively smirk, chuckle, and feel disgusted. It's about the best anti-drug ad campaign i could ever envision. Thank god for the back-up singers, otherwise my eardrums would be ruined by her sandpaper-like vocal cords, and the out-of-breath panting. It seems she couldn't even remember her album was being released the following day. Sigh. Don't do drugs!

Oof. That clip was hard to watch. Such a shame. MJ, too, of course.