The Phantom of the Frickin' Mall

[filkertom]

From angeluspixy in metaquotes: A picture of Gerard Butler in the upcoming film of The Phantom of the Opera.

Which is why Joel Schumacher should never, ever be allowed near a camera again.

Comments

I believe aeire summed it up best

[carpdeus.livejournal.com]

here (http://www.queenofwands.net/d/20040716.html) in helping set expectations for said movie.

[r-caton.livejournal.com]

Why not let him do a remake of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" or better yet..."Freaks"!

[r-caton.livejournal.com]

As a Phantom that guy is not right...
but goes so well with music that is trite.....

(betcha can think of other rhymes!)

[drzarron.livejournal.com]

A terrible movie, by one of the worse directors in Hollywood from one of the worse musicals in history.. seems like a perfect match!

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

Eeyup. I'm thinking Batman & Robin-level entertainment here.

[technocracygirl.livejournal.com]

*sigh* I was obsessed with PotO in ninth grade. I was hoping the movie would bring back some of the joy I got from it. Doesn't look like it, unfortunately.

The one time I saw the play performed, the Phantom was a whining, sniveling git who couldn't terrify a mouse. I felt my old exultation/sadness for the Phantom only at the end of the first act and the end of the second, and both times he managed to ruin my tears by crossing the line of love denied or sacraficial love by running around like a whiny git.

Somehow, I'm seeing whiny git all over again.

[singlemaltsilk.livejournal.com]

Yikes. Back in the fall of '86, I had the opportunity to see the original London production of 'PotO' in previews. Brightman's voice still had the crystalline quality that has long since been buried under technique, and Crawford managed the menace/pathos thing admirably. This movie? Looks like a mess. If they wanted a cuddly, non-threatening Phantom, they should have gone all the way and just cast Kermit & Miss Piggy in the leads. That, I'd watch!

[r-caton.livejournal.com]

The Phantom of the Muppet Show? It'll be along presently.
There has NOT been a good Erik since Lon Chaney in '25.
Lloyd Webbers original cast CD is the only one I've ever seen with ONE full track per CD. Want to listen to the good bit? listen to the rest as penance.

[r-caton.livejournal.com]

The real life equivalent of "Springtime for Hitler"?

[poltr1]

Oh....what were the lines the Bots were saying when they reviewed that movie during an MST3K summer movie special that year? "Must hold on to everything that is good and pure!"?