"Phantom" test screening: my review — Page 5

"Does Gerard's Scottish accent show through or did they even bother trying to cover it up?"


Rose said she didn't even know Gerry had an accent intil someone mentioned it. So...no...his accent wasn't in the movie at all.

Again...thank you Rose for answering my questions. :)

Thank you for telling me Rose. If there were no techno beats somewhere I would die!!

Rose - THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

marlen
japan/usa

blueroses24: The condonza is excellent. Like I said, Emmy's tons better than Sarah Brightman.
And I looked at my pass again: There's nothing on it to indicate that it was for "Phantom," just the name of the company running the screening (Movieview or Filmview) and the date. So I guess it wouldn't help much.

twotrey: I have no idea what song "Twisted Every Way" is. I'd be willing to bet it's still in; the title's just not ringing a bell.

madaboutoz: The dummy brise is still there, but we don't see it for very long. Christine just gets a brief look at it and faints. It doesn't reach out for her, which kind of disappointed me.
The croaking is funny, but it doesn't really sound like croaking. Has anyone seen "Napoleon Dynamite"? Remember Tina the llama and the sound she makes? That's kind of what it sounds like.

I'm so glad to know I made you guys so happy! You've made my week!

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I'd say his voice is fairly strong. He's not a trained opera singer, but his voice is, I think, pretty theatrical and he's great in the role.
Also, I just looked up "Twisted Every Way" and it IS in the movie. They put the "Notes" part in the Phantom's speech in "Masquerade" and moved Christine and Raoul's part to just before "Don Juan Triumphant."
And, I submitted a review to Ain't It Cool News last night, so look for it!

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I think the keys are still the same, but I'm not a Phantom-phile, so I could be wrong.
My review is up! Be warned: There is a little swearing.
http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=18528

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I'm sorry those people over at ain't it cool aren't as appreciative of your review as we are. They are just being down-right cruel by calling you a "studio plant," and one lunatic even said that you are Joel S. Now, why in the world would Joel post a review on ain't it cool?

Some people! As I said before, I was very disbelieving of Scooby's review because it was vague and he basically refused to answer any questions. But you have given some info that we can prove, etc.

I'm going to be so mad if I have to wait til January to see this film. I'm all psyched for Decemember...but the United States may not have a wide release until January...according to this specific source. The limited release only involves 3 places and I don't live in any of them!

I've only seen the show twice at the Fox...and try to see it every year. Maybe the Phantom will come to the fox in the fall of 2005...if this film is a big success. The last time I saw the show was with Rebecca Pitcher as Christine, and I didn't like her voice or performance at all.

I'm not seasoned, by any means. I'm just good with words. I wish I was registered so I could respond to these people, but their registration is down until further notice. Damnation!

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First of all, thank you for being so kind and answering everyone's questions, Rose. It's very appreciated.

I just have a few questions that some other people didn't ask. In the flashback scenes some people were assuming that the children are laughing at the Phantom when he has the sack over his head and is being mistreated. Is that how it goes?

Not sure if this was covered or not before, but does Christine know that it's the Phantom early in Point of No Return?

Does Raul find the unconcious cabbie and then knows to go after Christine and the Phantom?

Are there certain characters who don't speak at all, just sing?

About the audition tape thing, whether it's an audition tape or not I think people were wondering if that mp3 is how "All I Ask of You" sounds exactly in the film. Some people were worried about this because while Emmy has a good voice she doesnt hit a couple of the parts as well as people hope she does in the finalized film.

What do you think the general audience reaction to the film was? Do you think anyone wrote down something telling the director to cut certain things? I hope not (unless certain small things don't work).

Thanks for the review at AICN! No one pays attention to the posters there anyway...they're extremley negative. It'll definitley get the word out about the movie though, so good work!

Scooby Doo said the movie opened with a candle shining light on a postcard of the Opera House? Is that true?

Also, how is the choreography in the movie? Even though I'm somewhat underwhelmed about the costumes in "Masquerade", I think the fan idea is a good one.

And did you answer that question (someone else asked it) about how emotional was the movie for you or in general? I kind of wanna walk away feeling depressed and inspired. Thanks :)

Thanks A G A I N Rose

And maybe Scooby Doo did see the movie? He wasn't a fan of Emmy or Gerry's vocal ability though. He infered that they should've been dubbed, especially for the title song. People hear things differently though...so...

Well, good! Glad to hear it!

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It would have been confiscated, sadly. I haven't seen that much security anywhere since I stopped flying. Yeesh!

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