Phantom of the Opera

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DanTheMan 2 @DanTheMan2150AD 3 days ago Toning down the more gruesome details and playing up the seemingly endless opera scenes, Phantom of the Opera at least manages to retain a spooky tone even if it lacks the nightmarish power and visual inventiveness of Julian's film. Dispensing with Gothic horror for a lavish romantic melodrama, complete with operatic set pieces, musical interludes, and a love triangle, the story offers plenty of room for atmosphere and suspense, yet the film rarely lets the darkness dominate. While this Phantom of the Opera may not make the blood run cold, it does create an appealingly old-fashioned atmosphere of doomed romance, theatrical grandeur and simmering obsession, one that you have to accept as more of a reconfigured musical than an outright horror. See more Robert P @Superbad Sep 13, 2026 Phantom of the Opera = a *4* star Movie! See more Jinnifer F @RT68322444 Sep 3, 2026 This is good just as good as the 1925 version. See more Jade W @giveemsomethingto_jade Jun 28, 2026 Honestly the only reason it deserves even one star is due to the romance between the two men. See more Matthew D @OceanSage Sep 6, 2025 Mostly all long opera performances with Claude Rains carrying the beginning and end. Arthur Lubin's direction is so flat and stagey that he wastes all these beautiful sets, gowns, cinematography, lighting, hairstyling, makeup, and music. What an odd way to direct Phantom of the Opera by turning it into mostly a drama. It's not very romantic and all the horror is gone. Claude Rains is fantastic as a sympathetic version of the Phantom, but he's barely in the movie! He looks like he really cares about Christine. Nelson Eddy sings powerful opera singer Garron, but he cannot really act well. He's so much of this movie. Susanna Foster is pretty and can sing, but not in an engaging way. Her acting is terribly boring. Edgar Barrier is awful at acting as the captain of the guard Raoul. He's in way too much of this one. Jane Farrar is a stunning redhead, who is more gorgeous than Susanna Foster. She should have been Christine. Her powerful operatic voice is prettier than Foster's. She should have been Christine! What strange casting! In short, Phantom of the Opera (1943) lacks the romance of the 2004 version as well as the horror of the 1925 monster movie classic. See more Queralt T @RT48282939 Mar 9, 2025 This adaptation focuses more on Christine's relationship with Raoul (who is somehow a policeman?) and Anatole (a random singer) and their dispute to win Christine's heart. In the mix we can find Erik, bue he is quite irrelevant. A little bit disappointed. But even so I enjoyed the music, scenes and performances, so no need to complain. As a music student, the Lizt "cameo" was very fun. Sit back and enjoy, Phans. See more Read all reviews

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