Some people are very passionate about not liking EO. I, for one, am passionate about LIKING it. Its dated, of course, and I can see how some people would not like it however to me its a classic. I remember first seeing the video for Thriller.....when it first came out... and I nearly fell off my chair. To this day I consider it THE BEST music video ever made. MJ, Vincent Price, John Landis, Rick Baker on creature effects, and zombies was a hit. I feel the same way about EO and I didnt even see it in its first release. MJ, Coppola, Lucas, and sci-fi imo was a hit. Its funny because even though I consider MJ a great talent and the album(album...I am dating myself LOL) Thriller amazing, I am not a huge MJ fan. I grew up and still listen to hard rock. But there is no denying the talent of MJ and when I hear his music I like it.