The Phantom of the Opera

2004 "The classic musical comes to the big screen for the first time."
7.2| 2h21m| PG-13| en
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Deformed since birth, a bitter man known only as The Phantom lives in the sewers underneath the Paris Opera House. He falls in love with the obscure chorus singer Christine, and privately tutors her while terrorizing the rest of the crew.

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Karry Best movie of this year hands down!
Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
Micitype Pretty Good
Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
CourDeParis Well, let us be honest. I never watched this on the account of really wanting to. Yet, since I adore the original story and the esquisitely done silent, I have to complain about this one. Firstly, the introduction was a bit off, and it went down from there. Of course, you could rave about the costumes, but most weren't that accurate for 1870 (except Christine's masquerade gown). Christine's costumes were reminiscent of Ella Enchanted glitter parties, and Raoul was wearing romantic/I'm so snazzy motorcycle outfits. Then, they decided to add in these new characters and change the cast. And where was the Persian? He is my favorite, and he didn't even make an appearance. Yes, my biggest fit is with the "off" characters. I feel as though the director felt they couldn't deal with the true, gritty nature of the story. Christine wasn't beaming with innocence, or was she in a state of great perplexity concerning the Phantom's nature. Mary Philbin captured Christine perfectly I think, in the 1925 film. Here, the actress is more, "I am going to sing a very lovely song, and I will be in love with all of you, but I don't really care...sorry." And the Phantom wasn't some ugly, beast of a man; mysterious to all, unloved and feared with his seemingly magical powers and his peverted, disgusting nature. Instead he is more " I am trying the David Bowie deal, and I seem kind of tough, but I am really fuzzy inside. Christine, love me! I have great legs. Calling all girls, love me!" Far too romanticized, too transparent, and soft. This is where the biggest mistake is I think. And Raoul? He is still on a motorcycle/white horse with randomly long hair. Also, they skip the best scene, which is the touture chamber... who skips the touture chamber? As I said, all the gritty horrors which make the story beautiful and less high school theatre are gone. The true beauty of the film and story have been erased by Hollywood ideals. Still, people obsessed with musicals with high budgets and romantic stories will enjoy this. Yet it is really bad if you have read the book or watched the silent ( and a historical costume nit-picker).
tolmanatornccm The movie is entertaining. I think it is well put together and the cast does well. Musically, it leaves something to be desired, but to just sit back and watch, you won't be disappointed.
turnertrevin A musical? Can it really be that good? Yes It can and it is. This movie has a dramatic plot and the filming styles really helped stress that. There are a lot of close ups and medium close ups that really display the passion and emotion between the so seen love triangle of the Phantom, Christine and Raul. This movie proved to be very powerful, from the music and characters to the messages that it sent. One of the many powerful scenes in this movie are near the end of the movie when things are getting chaotic and Christine is venting to Raul and laying it all out there and Raul sings this beautiful song to her that comforts her and then they kiss. This scene is what really sells you on this couple. It shows his deep love for her. The moral message of this is that we should be careful how we treat those who are different from us. We don't know what they went through, the trials they have had. The other thing that I learned from this movie is that music can stir up emotions like no other. I truly believe you can not watch this movie with out feeling anything. The internal conflict of this movie is both pride and ignorance. The owners of the opera house were too prideful to listen to the demands of the much wiser and cunning Phantom who made them pay dearly for that. This movie was captivates, moves, and teaches you. If you haven't seen it yet, I highly recommend it. 9/10 for me.
karenchapman-87572 I have been checking out films on IMDb for years but have never felt compelled to open an account and actually leave a review so that should say something. I loved this film from the opening scene but the last 1/2 hour was just spectacular! Gerard Butler was so much more than just eye candy (although he was this and more). Classic dramatic performance that actually had me on the verge of tears. Ignore any negative reviews this was quality.