tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post5535786668982898126..comments2024-01-27T02:00:46.694-05:00Comments on Yet Another Period Drama Blog: Celebrate Musicals Week: Phantom of the Opera (2004) ReviewMiss Dashwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15821653607968651548noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-75997194151136354092015-02-06T12:23:44.389-05:002015-02-06T12:23:44.389-05:00After watching this movie, I thought I needed some...After watching this movie, I thought I needed some background to understand the characters, so I read the book and watched the stage version. My conclusion is that Christine is an idiot(does she ever do anything intellegent... ever?), Raoul - you did a great job describing Raoul (he's even less intelligent and more infantile in the book), and the Phantom is a madman in the book, a scary person in the stage version, and a pathetic stalker in the movie. In fact, between book, musical, and movie, the only intelligent character I can find is a guy who isn't even in the musical and movie (he's called "the Persian", and he's nice and intelligent and noble).<br /><br />Anyway, thank you for the review! I feel like too many people fangirl over Raoul like he's an actual hero.<br /><br />P.S. I think Margeurite and her friends(TSP) still win the cleavage-revealing award. Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10899171121535624879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-71013405915131861652015-01-04T21:40:04.882-05:002015-01-04T21:40:04.882-05:00I actually liked this version. Though definitely n...I actually liked this version. Though definitely not as good as the 25th, I actually liked Gerard Butler as Erik, asides from his deformity and such. His Music of the Night and All I Ask of You Reprise made me cry. Then again, I like, as you said, the kind of raspy voices. Russell Crowe is awesome too.<br />And Patrick Wilson. Ho boy. Nope. Nopity nopity nope. He made me hate Raoul, but then I saw Hadley and kind of switched over to Team Raoul. *cheers from the peanut gallery*<br />Hahahaha, Nick Jonas as Marius. Almost as bad as Patrick Wilson. Very very close.<br />AARON TVEIT! Lol, that made my night. :DKatyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16953185569570430424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-18777094327308326772013-10-20T12:34:13.504-04:002013-10-20T12:34:13.504-04:00I have to agree with someone else’s comment about ...I have to agree with someone else’s comment about POTO stage fans versus POTO film fans. The film is not supposed to mirror the stage version. Film and stage are two entirely different vehicles for telling a story. In Broadway, the voice is the most important since the audience is so separated from the actors. We can't see their facial expressions, but we can discern their body movements and hear their song. Film, on the other hand, is more personal. We're up close; face-to-face with the story and its characters.<br /><br />And I wouldn’t say Gerard Butler was the worst Phantom ever. (The soundtrack for the movie was beaten only by the soundtrack of Ray on the year’s end chart). And from what I gathered, through watching and reading Gerard’s interviews after I saw the movie, he took the role very much to heart. (Rambling side note: I saw the man’s apartment in some architectural magazine a while back. Even the rooms in that place look like the Phantom’s lair). Even to this day you can tell how much that role spoke to him. It spoke to a lot of people.<br /><br />And speaking of pedophiles, I’m not at all a fan of Michael Crawford… (gonna take the high road here and not get into just why I dislike him so much)… but seeing how he was born in ‘42, he was already pretty old when the movie was out. A lot older than Gerard Butler. Of course, had they cast a much older Christine that wouldn’t have been such a problem. The age difference in the movie never bothered me much though, seeing how we are talking about 1870 here.<br /><br />I wish I had done my own post about the movie version – and maybe I will one day - but I wish for it to be laid out really well and I have limited internet service right now.<br /><br />This was a fantastic meme you came up with, and I can’t wait to read everyone else’s musical posts once I get unlimited internet again! <br /><br />And while I may disagree with your review, you are entitled to your opinion and I still love your blog. It has a really good vibe, and you have a great writing style.<br /><br />KristinKristin_Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03808112745202770661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-44338666327710661252013-10-08T18:04:58.484-04:002013-10-08T18:04:58.484-04:00Phantom... blah,blah,blah... Christine.... picture...Phantom... blah,blah,blah... Christine.... pictureAARONWHAT?!?!?!<br /><br />Totally made my day. : ) Is that from Catch Me?<br /><br />-Eowyn-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-35874873954662091122013-10-01T02:37:31.534-04:002013-10-01T02:37:31.534-04:00I was going to write a long post explaining the my...I was going to write a long post explaining the mysteries of the 2004 movie to y'all but I've left it so long I'll keep it fairly short and sweet.<br /><br />I love the 2004 movie and whilst I can understand that people may not like it, I must confess I was somewhat bemused that people were calling it badly done. I think the reason people may find it hard to watch is because they are stage fans. A stage musical differs from a movie in that the actors have to project themselves to the audience through their acting. Hence they make extravagant gestures and overact to some extent their part so that the audience can see what is happening.<br /><br />In a movie, we are close up to the actors. We can see the subtleties in movement and expression. We are intimately acquainted with them. So... Raoul is not wooden. I don't want a Raoul who over dramatizes his part. I want the Raoul of the movie - tender, loving, manly. The way he gently holds Christine is beautiful.<br /><br />One of the best parts of the film is the technology. The switching between black and white and color was beautifully done. The red rose in the black and white.... you can't get that sort of stuff on stage.<br /><br />I think Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote a beautiful and touching story. It made a fascinating and acclaimed stage musical. But in many ways it was a first draft. Now he has come back and polished and refined his musical for the film adaption. In the film, we see the story in its full triumph - close up, intimate and with a storyline that touches each and every one.<br /><br />Well ok maybe I'm exaggerating a bit but I do think the movie improved upon the stage version. True, there are parts of the movie which are definitely questionable (many costumes, some acting) and this does detract from it but on the whole, I do love the movie. <br /><br />Obviously everyone is entitled to prefer whichever version they like & I'm not trying to say anyone's wrong or anything, just trying to explain my rationale behind why I enjoyed it :)<br /><br />Now I think I need to find someone who loves the movie as much as me and we can sit down and watch the 25th Anniversary - you know for the fun of laughing at it! *ducks*<br /><br />- The ElfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-81280663547954681102013-09-30T21:17:55.185-04:002013-09-30T21:17:55.185-04:00Ok, so I think I'm going to be the voice cryin...Ok, so I think I'm going to be the voice crying alone in the wilderness. Meaning, I am a fan of the 2004 movie (yes, I said "fan" cos I think "phan" denotes Team Phantom, whereas I am firmly Team Raoul!) That said, I'm not much good at argument, so I'll leave it at that, but my mind is made up!<br /><br />Admittedly, Gerard Butler was not a very good phantom. I hate how ALW bought into the whole "sexy phantom" thing & cast a hunky heart-throb, who couldn't sing & was nowhere near disfigured enough.<br /><br />And speaking of singing, I loved Emmy Rossum's voice. Sierra's got a great voice too (I'm a sucker for any soprano) but I think I prefer Emmy's purer tones.<br /><br />But that aside, I just loved the beautiful imagery of the movie: The stunning opera house and the amazing music. Call me shallow but the CGI just added that incredible wow factor that you wouldn't get on stage.<br /><br />I understand, from what I've seen of the 25th, why you would find the acting in the film, stilted and wooden. To me, more used to seeing the subtleties of film acting, the stage appeared over dramatised and theatrical. But I understand that's the difference between stage and movie. So I think the film had more intimate & subtle acting.<br /><br />Anyways, this post has made me want to watch POTO2004 again...and again. And, of course, I shall see the 25th but since I love the Phantom of the Opera so much, I will love every adaptation of it (but 2004 will always be the favourite!)Jane Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03034439635328454093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-43459847063394819992013-09-29T13:21:37.314-04:002013-09-29T13:21:37.314-04:00Oh dear!! NOW I REALLY NEED TO SEE THE "GOOD&...Oh dear!! NOW I REALLY NEED TO SEE THE "GOOD" VERSION!!! I feel deprived! And I totally agree -- Christine's outfits were quite ummm.... LOW. Haha and that's funny: maybe she didn't really know the difference between neckline and waste band? ;) I do love that pink ball gown dress though WOW!! I would absolutely love to try that one on! :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898291234008472294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-91743433838179706802013-09-29T01:25:03.567-04:002013-09-29T01:25:03.567-04:00HAHA! I absolutely adore the last gif, too funny! ...HAHA! I absolutely adore the last gif, too funny! And too much awesomeness put into only a few pictures put together :P<br /><br />-Belle Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17705554806742227680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-23413753723012377172013-09-28T20:25:32.746-04:002013-09-28T20:25:32.746-04:00The part about the toasting marshmallow just about...The part about the toasting marshmallow just about killed me. Really, Miss Dashwood, this day is probably the closest you have ever come to murder! :D Hahaha! I loved the post! I have actually only watched about half this movie. Wasn't impressed enough to watch the rest. :( Although I don't dislike the singing as much as you do, and I LOOOOOOOOOOOVE her hair!!! So anywho, that's my take. :) Thanks for all the fun posts this week! God Bless.Mykaelanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-68843150137737338002013-09-28T15:42:30.992-04:002013-09-28T15:42:30.992-04:00Miss Dashwood, this review is brilliant!
"th...Miss Dashwood, this review is brilliant!<br /><br />"the singing in "Angel of Music" wasn't horrid, and though his "Phantom of the Opera" and "Music of the Night" left a lot to be desired, he wasn't the worst performer I'd ever seen in a musical." *clicks on link and sees picture of Nick Jonas as Marius*<br /><br />...I laughed so hard. XD<br /><br />"He is her angel of music, not her Oscar the Grouch". <br /><br />"Come with me to my lair, Christine, and I will teach you the proper way to toast a marshmallow."<br /><br />Okay, basically the whole review had me in stitches. But those are some of my favorite parts.<br /><br />I couldn't agree more about the 2004 movie Raul. He sucked. Well, he was a good singer, but otherwise, meh.<br /><br />I cry at the ending every time. I don't dislike the 2004 movie, but I don't love it. I just kind of like it, but maybe that's just because I associate it with positive memories, because the first time I watched it was with my cousins.<br /><br />People used to get married a lot younger, and the girls were often 16 when they got married. Now people tend to get married in their late 20's or early 30's, it seems, so I guess romantic relationships between younger people will seem stranger now. And the Phantom is already a lot older than Christine, so it's not really any more creepy, but age differences shouldn't determine love. I mean, of course there should be limits, but hopefully you know what I mean. I think Emmy Rossum was 17, not 16, although I'm not completely sure.<br /><br />I don't think you would like Love Never Dies. I'm on team Erik, and even I didn't really like what Andrew Lloyd Webber did to Raul's character. I don't think there was any need for a sequel. The Phantom of the Opera ended perfectly, there's no need to expand on it.Banríon An Gheimhridhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09898509697858420592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-88558692142481731342013-09-28T14:59:22.946-04:002013-09-28T14:59:22.946-04:00Also I have a grudge against ALW forever because h...Also I have a grudge against ALW forever because he didn't cast Michael Crawford for the movie. If you want reaaaal heartbreak, look at phantommovie.com sometime. It makes me weeeeeeep. *goes and kisses my picture in the fridge*Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437117457544744702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-35041114045162664892013-09-28T14:56:28.582-04:002013-09-28T14:56:28.582-04:00YAYYYYYYYYY.
Loved it. LOVED IT.
First of...he ...YAYYYYYYYYY. <br /><br />Loved it. LOVED IT.<br /><br />First of...he IS the worst. Ever. Ever. Ever. And his Music of the Night is the WORST. Becauuuuuuuuuse, as you said, he is supposed to be The Most Amazing Singer Ever. I don't mind Javert because nowhere does it say that Javert has the voice of an angel. If they had I would have had much more of an issue with Russell Crowe. Gerard Butler *is* a good actor...a very good actor, in fact. He just is NOT a good Phantom. <br /><br />Emmy would be a lot better Christine if she played her, like, NOW. Today. Not when she was sixteen (yes, she was sixteen at the beginning of filming, eighteen by the time it came out). And it ought to be illegal to put a sixteen-year-old in gowns that lowcut. Or have them kiss guys twice their age. At least wait till they're twenty-six, people. Gah. <br /><br />I'm not a total Patrick Wilson *hater*, but he's pretty much the worst Raoul. Well, unless Nick Jonas ever takes a stab at the role. But yes. <br /><br />Madame Giry and Meg...yes, yes, yes, yes. I kinda liked Carlotta...she was very stereotypical opera diva, which I think was what they were trying to go for there. Except that you could never *like* her at all. It was SO weird to see Cirian Hinds and Simon Callow after Persuasion and A Room With a View...LOL. They were pretty lame (and ogling the ballet girls...REALLY?!).<br /><br />To make a Think of Me gown that you can wear would cost around $1,500, roughly. Don't ask me how I know this. Also it's really not that hard to make. Just sayin'. <br /><br />AND YES. The dressing gown is to COVER THE COSTUME or wear between changes. It's not freaking lingerie. Goshhhhhhh, people. <br /><br />Music of the Night was CREEPY. And it's normally my favorite song. It was like, CREEPY CREEPY PEDOPHILE VIBES GOING, BLAHHHHHHH. <br /><br />Il Muto was funny, and yes, All I Ask of You was a little flat (although...I've gotta admit...I love the kiss. Kill me now. :P) But the reprise...if you're trying to make me feel bad, you reallllly failed. <br /><br />Masquerade was awesome...and I have the pattern for that dress. Just sayin'. :) But the Red Death was AWFUL. Also awful is that the UK tour changed the costumes a bit, so now the Red Death tour costume is LIKE THE MOVIE. MAJOR FAIIIIIIIIL!!!!!<br /><br />Anyway. <br /><br />YESYESYES. "Let me wrap my head and wear a cloak and have a loooong black dress. And have practically nothing on top. Also have a Mysterious Driver and a Fiance That Knows That I Am Going to Be Up At Five." Does this not smack a bit of Twilight? I mean, really? <br /><br />Raoul is NOT Sir Percy. The end. <br /><br />PONR was complete and total TRAVESTY. <br /><br />And the sunburn was the most RIDICULOUS thing I have EVER seen in my LIFE. <br /><br />I love the concept of the crash and how it makes the whole last scene so chaotic and stuff. I can't argue with that...if you're going to change anything, it was a good choice. But I would rather they had kept it before. <br /><br />Final Lair was such a flop, and the kiss was so anticlimatic. But yes...I still cried at the end. <br /><br />Also, I'm not sure I was so happy with the fact that they explained away all the mysteries...the mirror in the dressing room and how he disappeared and Carlotta's throat spray. <br /><br />All in all, such a flop. But ALW really killed his own idea by showing the grave scene. SHE WAS RAOUL'S HAPPY WIFE FOR MANY YEARS, IT SAYS IN THE MOVIE. THEREFORE LND DOES NOT EXIST. Boooooo ALW. <br /><br />Also, yes. You MUST see LND sometime. Since there's actually no content in it. It is worth the awfulness for entertainment sake. Because it is just SO LAME. Seriously. It's worse than the POTO movie as far as lameness and plot holes. <br /><br />FANTASTIC review, dearie. Lived up to your reputation. :P And the bunny gif was a perfect remedy to get the mind off of the awfulness. :D Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437117457544744702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-9661112133331693312013-09-28T14:33:58.721-04:002013-09-28T14:33:58.721-04:00"Come with me to my Lair, Christine, and I wi..."Come with me to my Lair, Christine, and I will teach you the proper way to toast a marshmallow." BAHAHAHAHA!!! <br /><br />Actually, I think you summed up this movie very nicely, Amy, and I cannot think of any other way I'd review it myself. Other than having a majority of the songs memorized from my mom owning piano music and my parents singing it nearly every day, I always felt myself rather smart when it came to POTO stuff. And... then we watched the movie. An acquaintance of ours absolutely loved it, and insisted we had to watch it, so we did. And with no sparing on the fast forward button, I can assure you. IT WAS AWFUL!! <br /><br />After that trying experience, I told myself I disliked POTO and made other musicals much more enjoyable (i.e. MFL, Oklahoma, Sound of Music, BatB, Les Mis). I've never really considered myself a Phan. Nope. But, now I feel hopelessly biased as I'm basing most of my dislike on the 2004 film. Amy, I think you're converting me. Yes, I am holding you to blame, but do not despair. I shall endeavor to find a REAL POTO (preferrably the one with Hadley Fraser, Sierra Boggess, and Ramin Karimloo in it) and see if my opinion changes. I cannot, after all, resist a good musical. I think that's what really drew me in to Les Mis.Kirsten Fichterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01887462858049277918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-9420611511432245882013-09-28T12:01:08.082-04:002013-09-28T12:01:08.082-04:00Oh, and one more thing. You might enjoy this. I ce...Oh, and one more thing. You might enjoy this. I certainly do!<br /><br />http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyrxcjPIfW1qmlieco1_500.jpgCaroline L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02810825794317183034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-58679635697019900372013-09-28T11:56:00.531-04:002013-09-28T11:56:00.531-04:00HEE HEE! I certainly CAN imagine how long you'...HEE HEE! I certainly CAN imagine how long you've been waiting to use the Ricky .gif! I have a few of those myself... just waaaaaiting for the perfect use. ;]<br /><br />*rubs hands and settles in for some fun*<br /><br />You know what? I'm starting to reallllly pity poor Nick Jonas! (but the jokes about him are still funny, I admit. Hehe)<br /><br />Oh. OH! Okay, do you ever listen to those phantom comparison videos on Youtube where they take usually just one line and compare all sorts of different actors' takes on that one line? WEEEELLL. My dear, there is a worse phantom out there. SERIOUSLY. He sounds like a moustache-twirling villain from an old blackandwhite cartoon! My sister and I heard him in a comparison of "You will curse the day you did not do...." Can't remember his name, but yes. We very much enjoy imitating the worst phantom ever. <br /><br />Hehehehe! The snark is FULL ON today, I see! <br /><br />NOW. TO THE GOOD STUFF. Raoul!!! I've been waiting allll week long to make fun of the movie Raoul. Because...how can you NOT make fun of him? *rubs hands evilly*<br /><br /> *...*<br /><br />*Caroline realizes that she is apparently VERY fond of rubbing her hands*<br /><br />POINTLESS ACTS OF IDIOTIC BRAVADO JUICE!!! *nearly dies of laughter* YES! TEEHEE! That is precisely the perfect phrase to describe him. Yes, his hair and his seeming enjoyment of open collars and his ridiculous macho-ness were so laughably over the top! All the extra scenes they added to apparently make him more manly just made him look ridiculous! <br /><br />I rather like that we get to see some of the canals under the opera house. That's kinda cool. And so is Erik's lair (although it does seem to be suspiciously well-lit for being underground). <br /><br />Haha. Yep. Captain Wentworth, what are you doing? <br /><br />Oooooh, well, to know what's up with the horse, you may just have to read the novel, Miss Dashwood! <br /><br />Yes, Ill Muto is fairly good. I still enjoy saying in the Carlotta voice: "Why you keepa spraying my chin? Uh?"<br /><br />UG. AIAOY. Ug. Yuck. I'm no Raoul-lover to begin with, but with the movie Raoul, I'm especially disgusted by all the lovey-doviness. I do, however, like the symbolism with the rose in this scene, and the fact that we can see the phantom is watching them and having his heart broken. This scene is actually my favorite of the phantom's. Not necessarily his "you will curse" line, but his general acting. (And I don't mind the snot. Lot's of my favorite people in movies have plenty of snot when they cry - EDDIE REDMAYNE.)<br /><br />Raoul and Christine's spoken part of Masquerade is just hilarious. I don't quite know why, but my sister and I howl with laughter at it. So of course, we speak their lines to each other quite often for giggling purposes.<br /><br />Ah. The deformed face. Flop. It looked its very worst when she first pulled off the mask, but, as I like to point out, Eriks face seems to very quickly and magically begin healing. And by the very end, why, he looks almost recovered! All this time, all his face needed was a little air-exposure!<br /><br />HEE HEE! Okay... so, I quite enjoy the final lair. For Raoul-hilarity reasons. Especially the one part where he sort of chokes and makes a pained noise that so perfectly harmonizes with the music. *cackles*<br /><br />I do enjoy some aspects of Gerard Butler's phantom. Yes, there are many problems with it (mainly directorial) and he doesn't have the voice. But some bits of his acting are wonderfully done. Perhaps I'm a bit biased b/c he was my first-and-a-half phantom. For many scenes of the story, he was the first phantom I had ever seen. Oh, and I like that he wears black leather gloves. Black leather gloves are my one weakness. ;]<br /><br />I cried at the ending, too. You are not alone.<br /><br />Again, the symbolism of the red rose. *SNIFF*<br /><br />OH. NO. Don't watch Love Never Dies. I did. And I was sorry. Let me put it this way: LND makes POTO '04 look REEEEEALLY good. <br /><br />Bravo. Bravisimo, Aaron. Excellent bunny work.<br /><br />Ah, this was fun. Thank you for spreading your smiles and snark, Miss Dashwood. Caroline L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02810825794317183034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-16090194531697165672013-09-28T08:52:07.737-04:002013-09-28T08:52:07.737-04:00Long comment coming through! Before I start though...Long comment coming through! Before I start though I just want to give you a great, big, massive THANK YOU for all of your hard work you've put in, the entertaining posts you've written, and the fun I've been able to have this week :D<br /><br />Yes as Maribeth says the horse is a homage to the book. The Opera Garnier would keep horses for some of their productions, and in the book Erik steals one called Cesar and uses it to take Christine part of the way to the lair. The journey from Christine's mirror to the Phantom's lair is actually quite far. The scene where Raoul falls into a Hall of Mirrors in this film is a book homage as well. <br /><br />There are certain things that I do enjoy about this film. I like about 10% of it. I like the book homages. I like that we see a little bit more of Old Raoul in this because the prologue with him as an old man has always felt boring and pointless to me in the stage version. I really like that the Phantom's magic tricks are explained. One of the common complaints about this film is that it takes away from the element of magic and mystery about the stage version by providing rational explanations for the Phantom's magic. But this is an improvement in my eyes! The Phantom is a man, he's not a ghost and he has no supernatural powers whatsoever. So how come he gets to do all this magical stuff in the stage version like making a piano play all by itself? If it's a trick then why would he go to all that trouble? That's a minor issue that I have with the stage version so I'm glad that that was fixed.<br /><br />GB was so badly miscast in this film! How on earth could Christine think that GB's Phantom is the Angel of Music?! I'm not saying that Butler can't sing at all. For an untrained singer his voice is actually quite good. But you're right, he's not the Phantom. The Phantom is one of the biggest musical theatre roles of all time! It's right up there with Jean Valjean. It's really not a role that could go a competent singer, someone who's never sang professionally before but could be good once they've been trained up a bit. The role demands a truly great singer and GB isn't one.<br /><br />Oh, how I wish that Anne Hathaway could have gotten the role of Christine like she wanted! Stupid Princess Diaries 2! She would have made for a far better Christine than ER! It's true that ER has a pretty voice but her acting is so bland and lifeless in this film.<br /><br />Sorry, PW isn't one of my very favourite Raouls but he's still one of the few redeeming features about this film. OK he has a horrible, foppish wig and the swordfight and Tarzan leaps are silly but is that his fault?! I love his voice and I actually really like his acting in this! I think his AIAoY is actually quite lovely.<br /><br />I love Christine's ToM costume in the stage version! I think it's gorgeous. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder : ) The dress in the film is very pretty but it's got nothing to do with ancient Rome. And it doesn't compare to the sheer gorgeousness of the Sissi dress in the Elisabeth musical : )<br /><br />Oh you absolutely, positively have to review Love Never Dies! You could just review the cast album if you don't feel inclined to watch the DVD. <br /><br />When it comes to POTO my favourite version is the Leroux novel. Then it's the ALW musical and then it's the Charles Dance miniseries/Yeston and Kopit musical (which are both on Youtube). It's quite different to the ALW musical because it's a looser adaptation of the book but I still really love it so I'd recommend it to you. These are my favourite things when it comes to POTO :)Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112080523452829647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-40554351185259757672013-09-28T08:49:19.245-04:002013-09-28T08:49:19.245-04:00Ooooh! Loved this review! I was giggling Very Ha...Ooooh! Loved this review! I was giggling Very Hard...I've been looking for a review that makes fun of this movie since I watched it 'cause it was so hilariously bad. :D<br />(And by the way, I agree with Maribeth about the horse. In the book, he steals the finest horse in the stables and uses it to ride off with Christine.)<br />Ehehehe...I love the GIF. All of them. But especially that last one. :DMiss Jane Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990860661370730793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-46776238387379704312013-09-28T06:41:32.022-04:002013-09-28T06:41:32.022-04:00Please continue to add liberal doses of Sarcasm an...Please continue to add liberal doses of Sarcasm and Satire to all your reviews. They make for such an interesting read, especially the movie in questions deserves liberal doses of S. and S.<br />Thanks again for the wonderful review, though I did like some things about this movie (mainly Minnie Driver and Masquerade!) I'm afraid I have to agree with you on almost everything else. What a pity.<br />Signed, a highly amused and devoted Phan.S.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18421457723343720451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-21348664697969442352013-09-28T01:48:23.854-04:002013-09-28T01:48:23.854-04:00Hey, Miss Dashwood! Loved your review--actually, I...Hey, Miss Dashwood! Loved your review--actually, I've been loving all your reviews--and they've come at the perfect time since I just saw the play live! Ohmygoodness it was so good.<br /><br />Anyhooz, I think I have an explanation for the horse in the Phantom's lair. In the book (if I remember correctly, and I think I do), Erik uses the horse to take Christine part of the way to his home. He stole it from the theater. If you haven't read the book yet, you should. It's very good :)Maribeth Bhttp://www.formidablecourage.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-75906013266851457352013-09-28T00:39:06.725-04:002013-09-28T00:39:06.725-04:00Hello again! :P
No no, darlin', they could ce...Hello again! :P<br /><br />No no, darlin', they could certainly have done something to make Masquerade un-epic. Like, if they'd hardly tried at all. I mean come on. They totally could have.<br />Especially without that diviiiine staircase... anyways.<br /><br />I actually think his hair was BETTER during Masquerade, haha. I mean, it was tied back and not falling perfectly behind his ears, ew. :P <br /><br />I love that dress too... althouuuugh, I'm not really too much of a fan of the bustle thingies. Just the fashion in general. I mean, think about it, they look like a couple of air pouches or something. :P Even though I think the dress is gorgeous and I would totally wear it anyways.<br /><br />NO NO NO. I must correct you here, dearest. The version we watched on YouTube, if you recall, was just Clips... in general it was pretty thorough, but they cut out the bit where Raoul chased after Madame Giry and demanded that he tell her "for all our sakes!" because I was reading the lyrics or the script or SOMETHING that was supposed to be the movie I think and that WAS there--it just seemed like it was actually cut out, anyways. And remember how it cut out stuff at the end? We didn't see what happened once the search party got to the lair, and I had to find a completely different clip (not on the playlist) to see the graveside thing. <br /><br />"Don't answer that question if your answer is going to annoy me."<br />OH. MY. WORD.<br />Your hilarious, darling. But don't let it go to your head. ;P<br />And I guess I just also connected with that which is a big reason why it amused me so... ;D<br /><br />It's so weird because she really does look so much older than sixteen. I thought before that she was eighteen and I thought she looked older than THAT. <br /><br />Yep, everybody, she cried at the end. I testify. ;D (I couldn't see her, actually, because the dastardly Skype took away the video part, but I could hear it. Heehee.)<br />Shutting up. <br /><br />NOOOOO MOUSIE DON'T WATCH LOVE NEVER DIES, OH HEAVEN PRESERVE US.<br />Besides, its themes are... objectionable. :P<br />AND COME ON EVEN THIS WAS NOT NEARLY AS BAD AS THAT. Haha.<br /><br />HAAAAAHAHAHA that clap...<br /><br />I think in general I still might have liked this a teeny bit more than you... well, that is to say, I might not have hated as much as you did, hahaha... but pretty much, yep, you've got it. ;)Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05676306236172688321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-4142475282399057052013-09-28T00:38:27.708-04:002013-09-28T00:38:27.708-04:00YAY. The long-awaited. Heehee.
*pulls up comment b...YAY. The long-awaited. Heehee.<br />*pulls up comment box*<br /><br />Amy, Amy, Amy. Don't go indicating that people who consider themselves "fans" are people who like the movie or in general don't have the right... well, you know. They could be people like ME who don't LIKE the stupid "phan" thing.<br />Yes, I just called something you actually say stupid. I have no tact. I'm noted for that.<br /><br />How many times HAVE you watched 25th? Actually watched? o.O I think I've actually only seen it three times. Plus random scenes here and there. (Coughcough AIAOY and Final Lair cough.) And a lotta listening. :D<br /><br />Ha, that was not your reaction to the movie. This is all slightly exaggerated, folks. I'm a witness. :P<br />Ahh, I see, you just wanted to use that gif. I seeee. ;)<br /><br />I'm not sure I could easily call Gerard Butler the worst phantom EVER... because I know so little of the others. :P But... yeah. Anyways. If you didn't have anything to compare it with (and if you hadn't heard Reports From Other People), though, it wouldn't be quiiite as bad. Trust me. (Raoul does not need to have good people to be compared to to seem like an idiot, however.) <br /><br />Yeah, I remember your reaction to AIAOY Reprise though. "Oh. Come. ON." Haha. :D<br /><br />A muppet rasping into a garbage can... OH. MY. GOODNESS. Hahahahaha. :D<br /><br />Yesss, I do agree about the sensual and ickyful. Made me feel a bit squirmy sometimes and I was hoping you wouldn't be shocked and horrified that I got us watching any of it to begin with. Eh-heh.<br /><br />I've heard from other people that she was 17 while filming... haha.<br /><br />Weeeell, I don't quite agree with you there. Some of Marguerite's dresses do rival hers, I believe. It's just that it's slightly... different. Ha. (And even hers wasn't as bad as That One that Meg wore to the ball, ohmyword.)<br /><br />None of your Raoul bashing could be too much for me, and that's the truth. BRING IT ON. Hahahaha. :D<br /><br />I didn't think Meg was actually too bad in Angel of Music, but other than thaaat....<br /><br />AMY CIARAN HINDS IS NOT CAPTAIN WENTWORTH STOP SAYING THAT HE IS EW.<br />Ahem, forgive the un-punctuated outburst. :P<br /><br />I TOLD you we might want to skip the costumes at the beginning. (At least we skipped the Weird, um, Dancing though.)<br /><br />I remember thinking the POTO part the first time I watched it was just weeeeeird and I didn't like it and it made me feel awkward. :P<br /><br />Well, if you recall, in 25th Christine DID take the skirt thing off when she put the dressing gown on. Haha. And is that really what it's for? I never knew that...<br /><br />Yeah, I kind of forgot about the touchy-feely in MOTN... I'm sorry. :( I knew there were things LIKE that in the movie but I thought it was happening while PONR was being fast-forwarded (I mean, you kind of see some of stuff when it's being f-f, heh) but I think my memory was getting a bit mixed up.<br /><br />But I DID have us know where to skip for the crew member. :P <br />And as for the rest of Prima Donna... I wouldn't call it unmemorable, because some of it was rawwwwthah weeeird... :P<br /><br />Heehee, although the first time the 'leetle toad' cracked us up was... on our... laaast... niiiight...<br />SNIFF.<br />Moving on.<br /><br />Even 25th actually shows Buquet being chased in the rafters a bit, haha.<br /><br />Slurping each other's faces... EWWWWW. That's horrid. ICK. Just... ugh. How could you even come up with such a dreadful phrase.<br />Goodness.<br />Why did I just repeat it.<br />I don't know.<br />Anyways.<br />The first time I saw the AIAOY scene I was soooo disappointed. I thought it was going to be really nice just from listening to it...<br /><br />And it seriously seemed like the Phantom was singing to the rose. "And now how you've repaid me... denied me and betrayed me... so I shall crumble your petals with my black leather gloooove..."<br /><br />Okay, so why I even BOTHER writing a whole comment and then seeing just for kicks if the HTML will be accepted, I hardly know... I should just click "publish" when I get halfway through your post and continue on. :PMelodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05676306236172688321noreply@blogger.com