"Phantom of the Opera" (2004)

Hey just wondering if anyone has any info on 'The Phantom'....

Saw an image of the lovely Gerard Butler as the Phantom!! looks good

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I'm a happy bunny!

Has anyone seen the Phantom film yet?

Is it a superhero movie or what?

No. it is a movie version of Andrew Loyd Webber's musical The Phantom of the Opera

oh god AKU, i hope u were being scarcastic!!!!!!!!????

not open here yet
but will see it as soon as it comes out

Cool I never knew they made a movie out of it.Wait it is not that stupid black and white movie is it?That movie sucked big time!I love that musical through.
So who is in it?Need more info!JM

It isnt coming out yet, so how could anyone've seen it? Im going to when it comes out though.

It's already out in the UK. I just havent had a chance to see it yet but it does look pretty cool.

yup unfortunately, the lighting and set and costume design and the beginning with the chandelier is stunning but after that it goes down hill and the singing starts to grate after the 2 hour mark or even before that. Not so good

argh, dont say that.

I just saw it tonight and I absolutely loved it! I was in tears by the end, I haven't seen the actual play or anything else before this film but i must say that seeing this film has made me want to go see the actual play.

Gerard Butler is amazing as the Phantom and has a great voice, I've seen reviews which say that hes not that good but i have to disagree because i really heard the love and passion in his voice. Emmy Rossum (Christine) has a stunning voice and, although is not very brave (i don't know if shes meant to be or not) i think she plays the leading lady well.

There where times which took my breath away, times where i wanted (and in some cases did) cry and i will be humming the songs for weeks! All in all i throughly enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone who likes musicals (there is a lot of singing involved) or tragic love stories.

Clare x

is it really that great?? i mean it looks boring...

is it better than Moulin Rouge

welllllll , if u are into musicals then it would be good

But if your not , you most likely wouldn't like it.

Ah, I loved the stage production of it. Simply superb, up there on my top 10 favorite musicals. I am optimistic about it, I honestly wonder how they could get it wrong? Still, a bit of a wait for it here in Australia, but hopefully it will be worth it.

I thought Gerard Butler(Phantom) could do with a little bit more vocal training,but Emmy Rossum's (Christine)voice is beautiful!!!!
Minnie Driver (Carlotta)is the only one who didn't sing because she couldn't reach the top notes

Thats a shame, although better to not have her sing at all, then sing and not be good at it, sounds harsh, but eh.

the Carlotta from the London cast sung instead...

Interesting.

I just saw it last night and I thought it was brilliant! Have to admit, there were some bits were it seemed too slow and i started to get bored, but i thought the ending was so dramatic it completely made up for it! I was in tears by the end - and it takes a lot to make me cry in a film. It really was heartbreaking to see the phantom left at the end. And I also agree that the opening sequence with the chandeliar, and the music, and everything changing to colour, was superb.

Two things:
1. - Did the song 'Masquerade' make anyone else think of Adam Ants video for 'Prince Charming'?

2. Who would you choose - the phantom or Raoul? I mean, the phantom is a genious, and even though he has a deformed face he is still very good looking! - but thats just my opinion!

It's coming out Wednesday here. I'm going with a friend of mine and I'm really looking forward to it for 3 reasons:

1)It's one of the greatest tale's of our time
2)I'm a sucker for romances
3)I visited the Opera in Paris in March so it'll be cool to see a movie that takes place there

So, After I see it I'll probably post a review.