shutthehellup SG er got bah...patrick wilson and gerard butler lor. gerard butler is the guy in the mask lar. and when the mask take off, he looks ghastly. but in real life he is soooo handsome! patrick wilson is the other guy lead. golden long hair. doesnt complement him at all, i feel. real life nicer.
DummiesInc SG The show is dubbed. They stopped the musical 1 or 2 years back. I think even broadway doesn’t show it anymore. [/url]
tare SG plot and depth?? tis show got wat.... it's a great musical .... why only 1.5 stars??!! the editor got problem har? then again if he/she is the kungfu type cute guys? heheheee..... got the eric lor..... but i prefer the phantom... more manly... WITH the mask on of cos
spaded SG ooo phantom, i love dark and mysterious guys. why real life no guys like that. depth as in the values i guess. movies that provoke thoughts or left an impact on the audience will get higher ratings. but their reviews always quite zhun one (from artistic point of view).
the Bear SG i went to watch it.. (may contain spoilers but heck! this story is older than the California Redwoods ) here's a guy's perspective on it The Phantom.. he's a true blue psychopath! killed some lowlife when he was first a little boy... (granted, the guy had it coming) then he killed a few more people for looking at "his girl" funny.. and tried to murder "his girl's" suitor and true love... this dude is actually THREE well-known screen maniacs rolled into one! he's at first Norman Bates... he's got a protector who is a "mom" to him.. (although she was nor murdered by him) then he's Freddy Krueger... he went after littlel children.. he started stalking Christine Daae when she was a little girl! (the Michael Jackson wannabe paedophile!) maybe he's got a Lolita complex? a bit of Humbert Humbert in him? then, he's Jason.. for that mask he wears... and his disfigurement.. so.. there you have it... The Phantom.. is actually a mish-mash.. an unholy trinity of celluloid's most infamous psychopaths... the only semi-sane man in the whole story was the Viscount, Raoul... but he started to show his insanity and stupidity by exposing his loved one to "lure The Phantom" out of his lair... i mean, hey! you're the fricken Viscount! get the cops and storm the place.. go into his damned underground labyrinth and hunt the maniac! cut him down in a hail of gunfire! but the guy lets the maniac go after defeating him in a swordfight! Madame Giry is another nutcase... she knows he's been murdering people, yet she keeps quiet and exposes her daughter and ward to The Phantom's lunacy... i guess she imbibed in too much absinthe or something.. messed up her brain?? THEN.. you have Christine... now.. was she thinking of two-timing the Viscount or something? who knows? "you're asking me to go out there and become vulnerable to that maniac? you must be jerkin' my chain!! i'm outta here, Viscount or not!" heh heh heh! the only memorable part was by Minnie Driver.. who played the part of the prima donna diva Carlotta... it was way over the top as it was meant to be... and she did it so well! all in all, i had to stifle giggles throughout the movie because it was so fricken hilarious! and i know it wasn't meant to be... enjoyable.. but not as Joel Schumacher meant it to be (i can't rate this.. at all.. )
care bear SG Bates + Kreuger + Jason = Phantom!!!!!! hmmmm.....to watch or not to watch......... dilema,dilema,dilema..... think I will wait for dvd...doesnt sound good at all.....
the Bear SG hey.. go watch don't mind me... i'm just a warped guy the sets were really really REALLY something else tho'
spaded SG sidetracking a lil here, anyone still remember the chinese version of this movie? Phantom played by Leslie Cheung. the songs in that movie were ~~~ too. he's one of the most gorgeous (gay) men on earth.
care bear SG yeah...I remeber that movie!!! very sad one....his voice was good...I can hear the song from that movie playing in my head...great talent lost.........
choco B SG Well, do you like musicals? It's one of the most popular around. Not a bad price to pay for the songs lah.
care bear SG yeah I like musicals, watched it when it came to town so many years ago....you got a point there!!
mercutioz SG There's a reason why it was written 1st as a musical. It's the enjoyment of the vocal talent of the stage actors live with the music. Somehow or rather, I feel movie gives you only the satisfaction of seeing everything up close. The music is pre-recorded afterall. Called me nit-picking...bside catching Chigaco for the all-star Hollywood cast. I still think u got 2 experienced musicals in its original state instead of settling 4 substitute of the celluloid format.
