4/7/2024 0 Comments The phantom of the opera movie![]() ![]() And there lies one of the key reasons why this valiant attempt at bringing The Phantom of the Opera to the cinema screen is, frankly, a bit rubbish. ![]() A falling chandelier or a river of candles might look incredible on stage, but on the big screen they equate to nothing better than a so what?. In the cinema, however, Im used to better. Thats predominantly because, as someone who frequents the theatre less than regularly, I had no idea such jaw-dropping visual feats were possible in a live performance. Me? Well, I did see the stage show a few years back, and my lasting impression of it was that the story was poor, the music was poor, but the special effects were breath-taking. Those who love the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical are bound to pick faults with it, and those who hate all that Webber spawns will well hate this as well. Director Joel Schumacher is on a bit of hiding to nothing with this film.
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