Adapted from the hit Musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, “ The Phantom of the Opera ” tells the story of a dark and mysterious person who hides away in the dreary catacombs under a famous Opera House. I’ll do my best to review this as a movie on its own, and not in comparison to either the stage musical, or the original novel or the other horror movie versions. In general, despite the flaws I’d still personally rather watch a movie based on the musical as opposed to all the other horror movie versions of the character. It has short comings, but it’s not without some highlights. I’ll admit I didn’t care much for this film upon my first viewing, but it’s kind of grown on me over the years, to the point where I don’t think it’s that bad. One musical adaption that didn’t do so hot was the 2004 movie “ The Phantom of the Opera”, and is often regarded along with “ Burlesque” to be one of the weaker musicals of the new millennium. Over the years many of the classic stage musicals were given the big screen treatment, and most of them turned out quiet successful including “ Sweeney Todd” and “ Les Miserables”. Then at the start of the new millennium, the musical genera sprung back to life with gigantic hits like “ Moulin Rouge” and “ Chicago”. Movie musicals have gone through various highs and lows over the years, and at one point between the mid-80’s and the 2000’s it seemed that musicals were shinning brightest on stage, while the movie musical was all but dead.
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