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"Taking in a huge $101 million on its worldwide opening, Michael Jackson&amp;apos;s This Is It &amp;#x2014; a concert film drawn exclusively from rehearsal footage &amp;#x2014; has now extended its intended two-week run in theaters through Thanksgiving. Maybe now the American audience won&amp;apos;t drag its ass. The $21.3 million domestic total for the weekend was enough to hit No. 1 and send the hot-hot-hot Paranormal Activity to second place, with $16.5 million, even on Halloween. But, please, America, your middling interest in This Is It almost had the late King of Pop eating the dust of the OMFG dreadful Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds 3-D Concert Tour. Read Peter Travers&amp;apos; review of This Is ItSo I&amp;apos;m asking: What kept you away? Were you too busy this weekend trick-or-treating? Or does your reluctance go deeper than that? Did the pedophilia scandals dogging Jackson turn you off? Or maybe you thought rehearsal footage doesn&amp;apos;t constitute a &amp;apos;real&amp;apos; concert film? Because I think This Is It offers a probing and privileged look inside the artistic process of a world-class entertainer, I&amp;apos;d like to hear your reasons. I&amp;apos;d also like to hear your picks for the best rock concert films. For the emotions as well as the heat they generate, I&amp;apos;d go with The Last Waltz, Stop Making Sense,  Elvis: That&amp;apos;s The Way It Is and, yes, Woodstock. Check out Rolling Stone&amp;apos;s picks for the top 25 music DVDsArguments will now be heard about what are the best rock concert films and whether Michael Jackson&amp;apos;s This Is It deserves to join the exclusive club."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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