At least it's better than the Julian Sands version. A young soprano becomes the obsession of a horribly disfigured composer, who has plans for those who oppose him or the young singer. The Phantom of the Opera IMDb 7.2 2004 143 min A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opra House. Plus, it has the masked ball scene, which helps it score high with me!! Go in with an open mind and acceptance of a crueler Erik (or a sickness of a lovey-dovey Erik) and you should enjoy it. Yes, it's a slasher, yes they make Erik quite cruel in it, but it does have many little tidbits from the book. As a young girl, Christine is told by her father of the Spirit of the Music - a guardian angel who comes to a select. Erik was like that in the book many times, though he did become a lovesick puppy with Christine. Phantom of the Opera (1943) (325) 6.4 1 h NR A crazed composer (Claude Rains) transforms into a masked phantom who schemes to make a young soprano the star of the opera and wreak revenge on those who stole his music. With Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry, Arthur Edmund. of the imdb top 250 movies Drive recognizes important. His lanky frame and Kruegeresque swagger are fine qualities, he comes of confident. The Phantom of the Opera: Directed by Rupert Julian, Lon Chaney, Ernst Laemmle, Edward Sedgwick. A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opra House. Rings - x Day 7 - The Phantom of the Opera - x Day 8 - Dear Evan Hansen. He plays Erik with a sinister sensuality. Top cast Nelson Eddy Anatole Garron Susanna Foster Christine DuBois Claude Rains Erique Claudin Edgar Barrier Raoul Daubert Leo Carrillo Signor. Robert Englund is one of my favorite actors, and this was the first or second movie I saw him in (the first, if it wasn't this one, would have been Urban Legend, decent movie on TV). While I don't have much of a problem, this is a nice beak from that. Ever since the Lon Chaney (which is still the closest to the book version), Erik has lost his edge and become a sort of disfigured James Bond.

True, they give him a good bit extra, but in the novel, Erik could have cruel moments, he had an edge, a threat to him. In fact, in a very positive IMDB user review of Dominion that was clearly written by Sheets. Why? Because it gives Erik his edge back. Strain, looking like Lon Chaney in Phantom of the Opera. I'm a purist, which may be surprising, but I am and still like this movie. Talking sopranos made in america reddit.I like this movie.

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