Your Thoughts On The Phantom film

Umm Corine...like I said on the other thread I'm so glad you enjoyed it, but I think the majority of ppl here don't agree. There's many threads on it actually, I believe a phantom movie is craptastic one, and...my holidays would be a bit more pleasant to not hafta read the same bashing of the film I read a year ago.

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No. I loved it. Additionally, I heard the wretched reviews and have never been a Phantom fan, I am very sad I missed it.
I thought it was gorgeous.

I just loved the costumes, the sets and the Phantom.
Driver was dull and a waste.

Hated, hated, HATED it! The guy who plays the Phantom was so bad I never even watched the entire film. I literally couldn't sit through it. Why or why didn't they use Michael Crawford??? The only person who I liked in the film was Patrick Wilson. They should have used him as the Phantom if they weren't gonna use Crawford.

I think the only reason why they used Gerry was because he looked good. The only reason.
I liked Patrick... just not his hair.
And Emmy... was OK. I think if we give her a little time, she will become great, but she was a little young for this movie. Her voice is good, but not as good as it should have been, same as the movie. Not as good as it could and should have been.

"I think the only reason why they used Gerry was because he looked good. The only reason. "

And I can't just let things be...

He was exactly what Schumaker wanted for the film--looks yes, but he also had the "rockish" voice that they wanted and pretty much fit exactly what they wanted. At least it's one thing if you're totally against what they envisioned the Phantom being that's one thing, but those exact words that he was chosen just for looks is not true. I personally thought he totally captured the character and all the different emotions to play--romantic/sexuality, almost insane, enraged, lonely, fearful, scarred, etc. I connected w/ the character more than I did at the stage show, and cried pretty hard at the end, never did during the show.

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I agree with you. Gerry, exudes sexuality and passion/
I still have goosebumps.

Updated On: 12/24/05 at 11:32 PM

i thought gerry was pretty good. No offense to anyone here, but i thought he was much better than crawford. I don't know why people like him so much. his voice is almost as high and as gating as sarah brightman's. I would have been horrified to watch the original show. Emmy Rossum doesn't have the voice for broadway, but she has the looks for the big screen. I didn't understand why she was so bad with her singing since she's been trained at the metroplitan opera since she was like 5. The only reason why i was captivated by this movie (and musical but that quickly passed) is because it's pure eye candy. I'll admit to crying at the end as well, but it wasn't because of the beauty of the music, it was because of gerry's acting.

Now that i look back at the movie i realize how amatuer it is, and how
underwhelming the music is.

that's true also

YEAH!! I was so dissapointed by that! I was like "wow, minnie driver can really sing" and i thought that she could for a really long time. They should have just got someone who could sing the role.

I liked it too. I liked Gerry's voice, but I loved his looks. He is one gorgeous hunk of man, and he's a great actor.

The movie would at least have camp value if it wasn't also so mind-numbingly boring.

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