Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video directed by filmmaker John Landis in 1983 is the mother of all music videos. Michael Jackson and his date are watching a movie. They leave, and take a shortcut through the graveyard on the way home. Michael turns into a werepanther-type creature, and then later a zombie, as he gets down and funky in a tremendous dance scene to the tune of his chart topping song Thriller. The Michael Jackson music video was extravagant for its time and still holds up to modern competition. There was even a video made about the making of the Thriller video. If you want to compare Michael Jackson's offering to today's videos, just take a look.