The Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny "Spread the Love" Thread

Am I the only person in the world who prefers Raoul to The Phantom?

I'm not a huge Phantom phan. I think Raoul is a fop, and my friends and I commonly refer to him as "Sir Pouncy Boots." Patrick Wilson, while a lovely actor, was an absolute laugh riot in the film version-- and it's saying something when he's funnier than Gerard Butler trying to sing.

And yet I've always liked Raoul, and I've always rooted for him. I'm not sure why anyone thinks it's a good idea for Christine to end up with a murderous sex-fiend who pretends to be her father.

Anyone else, or am I totally alone?

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This about sums it up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmpRg5ua5lo

Incidentally, contrary to popular belief, my love of Raoul does not stem solely from the fact that Michael Ball once played him. Though, um, it does play something of a role...

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Raoul has better hair.

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I think Raoul might be a virgin to the extent that he doesn't know girls have different reproductive organs than he does. But since Raoul and the Phantom are both fictional, it doesn't really matter to me which would be a better lover, because unless something goes extremely wrong with the space-time continuum, I'll never meet either in the flesh.

Dalefully-- this is no debate. This is just a confession thread for people who actually like the fop.

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