The Phantom of the Opera |  | Actors: Imogen Bain, Paul Brooke, Ciarán Hinds, Kevin McNally, Murray Melvin
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  1414 reviews
Format: NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 141 Minutes
UPC: 012569713024
EAN: 0012569713024
ASIN: B0008JIL86
Theatrical Release Date: 2004
Release Date: May 3, 2005
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Although it's not as bold as Oscar darling Chicago, The Phantom of the Opera continues the resuscitation of the movie musical with a faithful adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's blockbuster stage musical. Emmy Rossum glows in a breakout role as opera ingénue Christine Daae, and if phantom Gerard Butler isn't Rossum's match vocally, he does convey menace and sensuality in such numbers as "The Music of the Night." The most experienced musical theater veteran in the cast, romantic lead Patrick Wilson, sings sweetly but seems wooden. The biggest name in the cast, Minnie Driver, hams it up as diva Carlotta, and she's the only principal whose voice was dubbed (though she does sing the closing-credit number, "Learn to Be Lonely," which is also the only new song). Director Joel Schumacher, no stranger to visual spectacle, seems to have found a good match in Lloyd Webber's larger-than-life vision of Gaston LeRoux's Gothic horror-romance. His weakness is cuing too many audience-reaction shots and showing too much of the lurking Phantom, but when he calms down and lets Rossum sings "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" alone in a silent graveyard, it's exquisite. Those who consider the stage musical shallow and overblown probably won't have their minds changed by the movie, and devotees will forever rue that the movie took the better part of two decades to develop, which prevented the casting of original principals Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman. Still, The Phantom of the Opera is a welcome exception to the long line of ill-conceived Broadway-to-movie travesties. DVD Features
The special edition of The Phantom of the Opera has two major extras. "Behind the Mask: The Story of The Phantom of the Opera" is an hourlong documentary tracing the genesis of the stage show, with interviews of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, director Harold Prince, producer Cameron Macintosh, lyricists Richard Stilgoe and Charles Hart, choreographer Gillian Lynne, and others. Conspicuously absent are stars Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford. Both do appear in video clips, including Brightman performing with Colm Wilkinson at an early workshop, and Crawford is the subject of a casting segment. Other brief scenes from the show are represented by a 2001 production. The other major feature is the 45-minute making-of focusing on the movie, including casting and the selection of director Joel Schumacher Both are well-done productions by Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group. The deleted scene is a new song written by Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart, "No One Would Listen," sung by the Phantom toward the end of the movie. It's a beautiful song that, along with Madame Giry's story, makes him a more sympathetic character. But because that bit of backstory already slowed down the ending, it was probably a good move to cut the song. --David Horiuchi More on The Phantom of the Opera 
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 Pleased March 16, 2010
Carol J. Kelley
Very pleased with the service and how fast it arrived. I live overseas and this came within ten days. I will definitely order from this company again.
wonderful! March 13, 2010
Janelle A. Dixon
i loved this film when I first saw it, and am glad i was finally able to get the wide screen version of it on DVD. Its a haunting, yet beautiful film. Loved the characters and the music, and esp the phantom.
Phantom of the Opera February 28, 2010
CJ's digest (Jacksonville, Fl United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this movie. The performers who sang themselves were great. The cinementograpy was positively beautiful. The costumes true to period.
 Disappointing DVD February 22, 2010
Malcolm Wight
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The DVD of Phantom of the Opera was disappointing because the sound was recorded at such a low level as to be barely audible. I suspect it might be a pirated copy from China. We won't be buying any more DVDs from Amazon. Unfortunately we threw away the return information or I would have sent it back. If I spend another $250 for an amplifier and speaker system for my TV, we may be able to enjoy the music, which was the main reason we bought the DVD.
Great Musical!!! February 20, 2010
Samira W. (New Jersey)
About 3 years ago I purchased this DVD from Amazon for my 4yr old daughter. She played it so much and eventually scratched it up. I purchased this for her again (she is now 7). She is obsessed with it. I love this movie and the music too! I would highly recommend it if you are into musicals.
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