The Phantom of the Opera

 

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The Phantom of the Opera is Andrew Lloyd Weber's movie version of the hit musical that had been successfully playing Broadway. But this is the thing, musicals are not my scene. So I basically passed on this flick for years. But I picked it up out of curiosity. After seeing Sweeney Todd, I figured one more musical couldn't hurt. And truthfully, it didn't.

I thought the movie was decent and well done. Nearly every scene with the Phantom (when he wasn't singing) was actually pretty good. What I didn't agree with was the length. I thought the characters were good and played their roles as good as can be expected given the source material.



The movie/musical is a love story at its core. The phantom is one bad mofo and his scenes (minus the ones at the end) do just enough to keep you entertained. [He even has his own theme so you know when he's about to appear.] If you are watching this alone, get a girl to justify your actions. If you are watching this with a female, and she's into this, chances are, you'll get laid. Especially if you stayed awake.

[Fun fact: in this version, Gerard "This.Is.Spartaaa!!!" Butler played the role of the Phantom, and sings his own songs as well.]

Violence? Very mild
Explosions? None to be found
Nudity? *sigh* Nope. You would think they would throw us a titty for our troubles, but, still, no.