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12-13-2004, 03:29 PM
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Phantom of the Opera movie?
So, I just recently saw the previews for the Phantom of the Opera movie. I must say, I'm a bit skeptical of this endeavor. It could be absolutely fantastic. Or it could be an absolute flop. What do you guys think?
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12-13-2004, 03:44 PM
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Have to say its going to be fantastic, A good friend of my in essex out side of london seen it a few days ago at the the premere said it was stunning. I cannot wait, but have to wait till the 22nd here in detroit to see it.
heres a list of premer citys for the 22nd release and the rest of the world on jan 21st The film will open in the cities listed below on December 22, 2004. Eastern Division Albany Boston Lawrence Lowell Bellingham Worcester Providence Springfield Buffalo Rochester Syracuse Cincinnati Columbus Dayton Louisville Lexington Cleveland Canton Elyria Toledo Detroit Ann Arbor Flint Grand Rapids Lansing Traverse City New Haven Hartford Meriden Plainville Simsbury New York (Tri-State Metro Area) Philadelphia Allentown Harrisburg Lancaster Wilkes Barre Pittsburgh Erie Baltimore Annapolis Norfolk Bay Richmond Washington Southern Division Atlanta Birmingham Nashville Knoxville Augusta Chattanooga Charlotte Raleigh-Durham Columbia, SC Greenville, SC Greensboro Dallas Ft. Worth Houston Austin San Antonio El Paso Albuquerque Santa Fe Jacksonville Miami Ft. Lauderdale Pompano West Palm Jupiter Boca Vero Beach Port St. Lucie Orlando Melbourne Tampa St. Petersburg Sarasota Port Richie Ft. Myers Naples Gainsville Tallahassee Memphis New Orleans Oklahoma City Tulsa Midwestern Division Chicago Aurora Waukegan St. Charles Crystal Lake Springfield Peoria Bloomington Rockford Des Moines Cedar Rapids Iowa City Quad Cities Indianapolis Evansville Ft. Wayne Bloomington Kansas City Lawrence Wichita Topeka Springfield Columbia, MO Joplin Milwaukee Madison Minneapolis St. Paul Fargo Omaha Lincoln Portland Salem Corvallis Albany Bend Seattle Tacoma Olympia Bellingham Burlington Poulsbo Spokane Kenniwick Anchorage St. Louis Edwardsville Western Division Denver Boulder Ft. Collins Colorado Springs Los Angeles Long Beach Orange County Ventura County Montclair Riverside San Bernadino Temecula Lancaster Palm Springs Victorville San Diego Las Vegas Laughlin Honolulu Maui Santa Barbara San Luis Arroyo Grande Santa Maria Bakersfield Salt Lake City Provo Layton Boise San Francisco Bay San Jose Santa Rosa Napa Sacramento Fairfield Modesto Stockton Lodi Davis Vallejo Fresno Visalia Monterey Santa Cruz Reno Chico Redding Phoenix Flagstaff Prescott Tucson Canada Calgary Edmonton Montreal Quebec City Halifax St. Johns, Nf Moncton Toronto Oshawa Hamilton Kitchner London Barrie Niagara Peninsula Windsor Ottawa Kingston Vancouver Victoria Interior BC Van Island Winnipeg Regina
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12-13-2004, 06:26 PM
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I hate to tell everyone this, because people seem excited, but I feel obligated. The cast can't sing. I just saw about 20 minutes of the movie from (source omitted) and they can't sing. The supporting cast and extras sound better then the stars. If Andrew Lloyd Webber were dead, he'd be spinning in his grave. Go see it live for God's sake. I know it costs more, but you get what you pay for.
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12-13-2004, 09:38 PM
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I have only seen the trailers, but I'll admit to being a bit leery, simply from seeing the director who is attached.
(I really, Really, don't want to see the phantom's nipples)
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12-13-2004, 10:02 PM
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12-13-2004, 10:17 PM
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It's All About The Ass!!
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  Asta!!
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12-14-2004, 12:13 AM
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Sorry to be so culturally ignorant, but what genre does PotO fall into? Horror, thriller, romance, or a combination?
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12-14-2004, 09:40 AM
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I'm just gonna go ahead and quote Stewie Griffin on this one:
"You are the worst thing to happen to musical theater since Andrew Lloyd Webber! And you.... I just don't like you..."
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12-14-2004, 10:13 AM
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I saw one of those making of things, and when I heard whoever they cast as the phantom sing, I thought it was a joke.
It wasn't. See it live. Don't let this movie ruin the experience for you if you haven't seen it live. You won't forgive yourself.
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12-14-2004, 10:53 AM
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Interesting bit of trivia from IMDB:
: The project was ready to begin filming in 1990 and was set to star Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman (the original stars of the stage version). Just before filming began, Andrew Lloyd Webber divorced Brightman and the project was put on hold. John Travolta and Antonio Banderas were both considered for the role of the Phantom. Banderas actually spent several years in vocal preparation. ----------- Somehow - I don't think this movie is going to be even close to the live show, well, maybe as good as the road show that went to Duluth... 
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12-14-2004, 12:11 PM
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Nope. I just can't. It's an admirable stage production, not amazing, but you certainly get what you pay for.
But I refuse to support this. Not under the direction of Joel Schumacher. He deserves to be drug into the street and beaten for ruining the Batman franchise. And I have very little doubt that he will bastardize this musical.
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