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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780790795409
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 079079540X
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 03, 2005
Running Time: 141 minutes
Sales Rank: 542
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: January 21, 2005
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Although it's not as bold as Oscar darling Chicago, The Phantom of the Opera continues the resuscitation of the movie musical with a faithful adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's blockbuster stage musical. Emmy Rossum glows in a breakout role as opera ingénue Christine Daae, and if phantom Gerard Butler isn't Rossum's match vocally, he does convey menace and sensuality in such numbers as 'The Music of the Night.' The most experienced musical theater veteran in the cast, romantic lead Patrick Wilson, sings sweetly but seems wooden. The biggest name in the cast, Minnie Driver, hams it up as diva Carlotta, and she's the only principal whose voice was dubbed (though she does sing the closing-credit number, 'Learn to Be Lonely,' which is also the only new song).
Director Joel Schumacher, no stranger to visual spectacle, seems to have found a good match in Lloyd Webber's larger-than-life vision of Gaston LeRoux's Gothic horror-romance. His weakness is cuing too many audience-reaction shots and showing too much of the lurking Phantom, but when he calms down and lets Rossum sings 'Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again' alone in a silent graveyard, it's exquisite.
Those who consider the stage musical shallow and overblown probably won't have their minds changed by the movie, and devotees will forever rue that the movie took the better part of two decades to develop, which prevented the casting of original principals Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman. Still, The Phantom of the Opera is a welcome exception to the long line of ill-conceived Broadway-to-movie travesties.
DVD Features
The special edition of The Phantom of the Opera has two major extras. 'Behind the Mask: The Story of The Phantom of the Opera' is an hourlong documentary tracing the genesis of the stage show, with interviews of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, director Harold Prince, producer Cameron Macintosh, lyricists Richard Stilgoe and Charles Hart, choreographer Gillian Lynne, and others. Conspicuously absent are stars Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford. Both do appear in video clips, including Brightman performing with Colm Wilkinson at an early workshop, and Crawford is the subject of a casting segment. Other brief scenes from the show are represented by a 2001 production. The other major feature is the 45-minute making-of focusing on the movie, including casting and the selection of director Joel Schumacher Both are well-done productions by Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group.
The deleted scene is a new song written by Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart, 'No One Would Listen,' sung by the Phantom toward the end of the movie. It's a beautiful song that, along with Madame Giry's story, makes him a more sympathetic character. But because that bit of backstory already slowed down the ending, it was probably a good move to cut the song. --David Horiuchi
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Product Description:
Musical Drama based on Andrew Lloyd Webber's celebrated musical phenomenon. The Phantom of the Opera tells the story of a disfigured musical genius (Gerard Butler) who haunts the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera waging a reign of terror over its occupants. When he falls fatally in love with the lovely Christine (Emmy Rossum) the Phantom devotes himself to creating a new star for the Opera exerting a strange sense of control over the young soprano as he nurtures her extraordinary talents.Running Time: 141 min.System Requirements:Running Time: 141 MinutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: PG-13 UPC: 085393895228 Manufacturer No: 38952
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - PHANTOM
I thank you very much for my product. Completely satisfied. I tried as soon as I received it to get online to give a Great Review, which was very prompt but could not get online. thank you for your patience and for your good sale! I highly recommend any others looking your way for a purchase.
Rating: - hot and silly
ah, a hot phantom, a most lovely girl and a prince charming adds up to a beautifully cinamated story. I wish I could have helped with the editing though, snip-snip no Minnie Driver. Likewise that business of "hands to the level of your eyes" -what was that about?
But I love it and if you don't you're just not a fan of fantasy and music intertwined. Or maybe you like your fantasy and music done in animation ala Sleeping Beauty.
Rating: - We've memorized every line!
This is a well written, well performed musical that has brought us many hours of viewing pleasure. Andrew Lloyd Webber's score is incredible and the 100-piece orchestra lends it such grandeur. This is the type of "opera" anyone will enjoy. Also a lot of fun for amateur psychiatrists to analyze the characters. We have literally watched it so many times that we have the whole dialogue (including song lyrics) memorized!
Rating: - Better than Broadway
The director took pains to cast Christine and Andrew Lloyd took the time and money to make this production definitive. This DVD melds the exquisite music with an improved and expanded script to make it completely satisfying. You will love this DVD.
Rating: - Book, Film, THEN Stage
I am a huge fan of the original novel Phantom of the Opera. When this film came out, I had not bothered to see the stage production, because I generally don't care for productions that are based on books.
Anyway, I ADORED this film. I thought it was a wonderful adaptation of the book. The actors, the sets, the costumes, and the music were all very appropriate and entertaining. I have the whole soundtrack on my iPod. That's how much I love it.
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