Release Date: December 22, 2004 Director: Joel Schumacher Producer: Andrew Lloyd Webber Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures Starring: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson, Minnie Driver, Ciarán Hinds, Simon Callow, Kevin R. McNally Genre: Musical Running Time: 143 minutes
Tuesday, May 31, 2005 9:57:07 AM | (Age Not Specified)
Gerard Butler is not in the band kiss, that would be Gene Simmons.. Just thought I`d let you know (sorry im obbsessed with him, and i know a lot about him. Look in his bio and you`ll see he isnt in kiss)
Thursday, May 26, 2005 9:43:52 AM | (Age Not Specified)
I thought it was AWESOME!!! I fell head over heels in love with the phantom!!!! I had seen the play and loved it; but Gerard Butler gave such a captivating and powerful performance that I enjoyed the movie more!! My heart broke for The Phantom when he cried!!! I would have told Raoul to leave if I was Christine and stayed with The Phantom!!!! His voice was SO powerful and full of so much raw emotion that I was completely captivated!!! I am now OBSESSED with This Film and with The Phantom!!!! I have already bought the dvd and the book and am buying the cd from the movie tomorrow!!! I was pulled out of the theatr and into the opera hou
Wednesday, May 25, 2005 3:59:22 PM | (Age Not Specified)
Butler, Wilson, and Rossum don`t have the charisma to stop this thing from steamrolling over them, but they`d make wonderful displays in a wax museum. Dishwater has more razzle-dazzle. The film over all was tastefull, but had a few flaws.
Monday, May 23, 2005 2:04:17 PM | (Age Not Specified)
I have this movie and I have fallen in love with the phantom Gerard Butler. His voice is mesmerizing, not to mention his charm and good looks. I wasn`t sure who he was until my son told me he was the lead signer in the band "Kiss" - I never new. Now, I am looking at other films he has playe in. "Christine", Emmy Rosem is the best. Music is superb! I watch it over and over again. I have alwasy loved this "opera" and have never seen it done better!!
Sunday, May 22, 2005 2:32:40 AM | (Age Not Specified)
I thought that this was a very good, but not a great movie. I have now seen it on stage and in the movie theater and I both were very good shows. From my perspective, however, Phantom does not come close to THE GREATEST MUSICAL EVER WRITTEN, Les Miserables. Judging from the comments on this Website, I am clearly in the minority in only calling Phantom "very good," as most people could not say good enough things about the show. The highlight of the show for me was Emmy Rossum`s voice.
Friday, May 20, 2005 10:31:52 PM | (Age Not Specified)
The movie was superb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The music was excellent, and the casting was indeed a success. They all had fabulous voices, and the plot was very well put together. One of the best movies I have seen by far.
Thursday, May 19, 2005 4:35:16 PM | (Age Not Specified)
I thought the film is amazingly powerful, the messages of obssesion, love, and power and clearly shown throughout and the music truely moved me. It was fantastic!
Tuesday, May 17, 2005 5:48:50 PM | (Age Not Specified)
"Phantom" generally remained true to the musical, with all of the effects of the screen adding quite beatifully to the finished product. Emmy Rossum did quite well as Christine, as did Butler for the Phantom. I did find that the writers had humanized the Phantom - instead of being that all-powerful man/angel/demon, his tricks were downplayed and less mysterious. Yet despite that fact, "Phantom" is an amazing spectacle, both for the ears and the eyes.
