re: The Phantom of the Opera: comparing the movie to the stage
I thought that the movie could have been cast a bit better, but what can you expect from Hollywood except a water-down version of the play with stunning visuals -- isn't that the definition of Hollywood? Not a bad movie though, although I didn't think it was as good as the movie version of Chicago. Actually, I saw the non-musical version of Chicago in Ashland, OR, a while back and really enjoyed that, too, if anyone's familiar with it.
