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
Thursday, December 23, 2004 12:03:35 PM | (Age Not Specified)
I am a phanatic about Andrew Lloyd Webber`s The Phantom of the Opera, and the original novel by Gaston Leroux. Having recently seen the Broadway version and studied the novel and musical, I feel that perhaps the the music was compromised. Although Gerard Butler is a very gifted actor, as shown very clearly in many scenes, singing is not his forte. The Phantom of the Opera is a musical, first and foremost, and the voice of the Phantom should have been designated to a more experienced singer. However, overall the film was phantastic and I was very pleased to see more background given to the Phantom.
Thursday, December 23, 2004 7:43:09 AM | (Age Not Specified)
While the stage production of the "Phantom" is a tough act to follow, the movie version has succeeded in other areas such as set design, costumes and visual impact. A thoroughly entertaining and extremely well done movie.
Thursday, December 23, 2004 3:38:22 AM | (Age Not Specified)
I have seen the stage show many times, I am a professional stage manager, and alot of it didn`t make sense even to me until I saw the movie. Gerard Butler was absolutely amazing, I actually left feeling sorry for the phantom, even after all the trouble he cause. Emmy Rossum was born to play this role, and well what is there to say about Patrick wilson hot! hot! hot!
