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Phantom of the Opera: Special Edition (Dbl DVD)
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.
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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.
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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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- Aspect Ratio : 2.35:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 0.53 x 5.32 x 7.54 inches; 5.24 ounces
- Item model number : 9805598
- Director : Joel Schumacher
- Media Format : NTSC, Closed-captioned, Subtitled, Color, Widescreen, Dubbed, Collector's Edition, Special Edition, Dolby, AC-3
- Run time : 2 hours and 21 minutes
- Release date : September 6, 2005
- Actors : Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson, Minnie Driver
- Dubbed: : French
- Subtitles: : English, French, Spanish
- Producers : Austin Shaw, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Paul Hitchcock, Louise Goodsill, Ralph Kamp
- Language : Unqualified, English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1)
- Studio : WarnerBrothers
- ASIN : B0007TKNL0
- Writers : Andrew Lloyd Webber, Joel Schumacher
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 2
- Best Sellers Rank: #26,214 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #283 in Musicals (Movies & TV)
- #988 in Romance (Movies & TV)
- #1,098 in Mystery & Thrillers (Movies & TV)
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Customers praise this musical movie for its beautiful story that goes deep into the human psyche, with stunning visuals and well-cast actors, particularly highlighting the amazing powerhouse actress in the lead role. The movie receives positive feedback for its high production value, with one customer noting how well it captures the essence of the live performance, while another appreciates the minimalist stage design. The music is sung to perfection, and customers find it worth the purchase.
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Customers praise the movie's quality, describing it as wonderful and beautiful.
"...My goodness it was sad. Great movie it is one I'm very happy to have as apart of my collection...." Read more
"Love this movie, still listen to the music while driving. I have seen Phantom twice on stage. This movie does the stage version justice!" Read more
"Always a great movie" Read more
"...play productions, but just Enjoy it Tremendously for what it is...A Great Movie that we can experience any time in our Own Theater!!!" Read more
Customers praise the music quality of the DVD, noting that the songs are sung to perfection with beautiful voices.
"...I think this one is a fair representation of the story and the music. Might be even better on a large screen with great sound!" Read more
"Best musical performance. Love the music" Read more
"...finally tackled putting this story on film with Lloyd Webber's beautiful music...." Read more
"...Beautiful music, an absolutely fantastic cast, great direction and screen writing, editing, beautiful costumes, make-up, set design, cinematology,..." Read more
Customers appreciate the story of the film, describing it as a heart-wrenching love tale that goes deep into the human psyche.
"...Overall, this cinematic version of POTO is a lush, lavish, sensuous, romantic (and Romantic), well-oiled, effortless, over-the-top (in a good way)..." Read more
"...This movie is a must have for anyone who enjoys beautiful music, great story, and, of course, Gerard Butler." Read more
"I saw the live performance years ago and this is worth watching if you haven't had that opportunity, but it really can't quite compare...." Read more
"...And it was definitely worth it. The second disk is pretty good, but not as long as I would have liked...." Read more
Customers praise the acting in the film, particularly noting the amazing powerhouse actress in the lead role.
"...Very good directing, set design, costumes, cinematography, etc...." Read more
"The themes, storyline, acting, set and songs are timeless." Read more
"...Emmy Rossum's Christine was a jewel -- great acting, and sublime singing...." Read more
"...It's a treat! Cleverly written, great cast and beautiful scenery!..." Read more
Customers find the DVD visually stunning, with lavish visuals and beautiful white-to-color transitions, and one customer particularly appreciates the minimalist stage design.
"...I must say it was a bit slow going for me at first, beautiful, but slow. But, in the end, I'm glad I made that journey with the characters...." Read more
"...facially disfigured but still otherwise handsome and human and sexy and you can see what the rest of his face looks like and would otherwise look..." Read more
"...Romance sweeps you away with this intentional melodramatic musical. Beautiful, handsome, sexy... the leads have it all and will take you with them..." Read more
"...And she's just so beautiful. I saw the opera twice but was so impressed with this movie. BRAVO!!!" Read more
Customers praise the movie's performances, particularly Butler's excellent portrayal, with one customer noting how well it follows the live performance.
"...His voice, while not opera quality is nonetheless powerful, deep, and commanding - a perfect Phantom voice...." Read more
"...She had so much expression and wonder in her eyes. Great job!" Read more
"...Gerard Butler did an amazing job in a very demanding role for someone who was never a singer!..." Read more
"...Big Hurray for her. Minnie Driver is very adorable and perfect! Could not have been a better Diva Carlotta than her......" Read more
Customers appreciate the movie's pacing, finding it mesmerizing and detailed, with one customer noting how it explains the story better than other versions.
"Let's start with Gerard Butler who is gorgeous, mesmerizing, sensual, tantilizing, any thinking-woman's fantasy lover - and he can sing, too...." Read more
"...as a genre there is still a lot to love with amazing set design, direction, and music...." Read more
"...sets are believable and detailed. Well Done! I'll watch again many times. James Todd" Read more
"...I'm not usually a fan of musicals, but this movie is so much more captivating and different from any other musical I have seen." Read more
Customers find the DVD to be worth the money, praising its high production value, with one customer noting the included bonus disc makes the package worthwhile.
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- Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2025This film is named Phantom of the Opera, and it was released in December 2004. This movie is available on Amazon Video,Microsoft store,Google play movies,Fandango,Spectrum and Apple TV to rent/buy. The movie runs for One hundred and forty-three minutes. This movie tells the story of the orphan Christine Daae who is raised in a Theatre and taken under the mysterious wing of the “Phantom” of the opera. Christine finally takes the spotlight after many years for her talent and is noticed by someone who knew from her childhood and falls in love with her again. The mysterious “Phantom” discovers her secret love and tries everything he can to steal her away. The Phantom releases Christine from his heart as she fulfills her future with her true love.
A couple of performances that stood out to me in a very good way were Gerard Butler as the Phantom,Emmy Rossum as Christine and Patrick Wilson as Raoul. Gerard gave a very good and emotional performance as his character. Gerard Butler was not a classically trained singer but what caught the attention of the director was his performance in the 2000’s Dracula. This performance of a brooding vengeful monster made him a good option for the Phantom. Emmy Rossum has an interesting story for the movie. During the year of filming, she was only seventeen years old. The story of the movie must have been very awkward for her considering Gerard and Patrick were twice her age. Patrick Wilson was a good fit for the role of Raoul as he put on a stellar performance in The Full Monty in 2000-2001 and Oklahoma in 2002.
Joel Schumacher the director did a phenomenal job at staging. Schumacher is known for directing movies such as both George Clooney Batman movies and had actually worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber who adapted the original novel of Phantom of the Opera to film/broadway. The set was very well thought out and creative. The visuals were quite lavish and gothic which fit the theme and time period. The masquerade and the phantom's lair are great examples of the staging. The masquerade was vibrant and very colorful. The ballroom and choreography were very well put together. All of the dancers knew their parts and emphasized themes of joy and freedom. Another great visual and staging scene was the Phantom’s lair. This particular scene embodied the gothic visual with a candlelit lake. The story and narrative were quite clear for me to follow considering this was my fourth viewing of the movie. The movie follows an almost chronological order with the whole film being a flashback from the beginning auction scene in the movie many years later. The characters also follow very consistent patterns and actions.
The production design was absolutely stellar. The recreation of the Paris Opera House at Pinewood Studios in the UK was spot on. A great example of set design for this movie is the Phantom’s lair. I restate that this set radiated a gothic aura with vast amounts of candles,a gondola on a large lake and lots of mysterious mist. The centerpiece of this whole movie is the chandelier above the main stage of the opera house set. The movie choices suited the film since this was a film adaptation of the broadway masterpiece. This film takes all the main and most important songs such as Think of Me,The Phantom of the Opera,Music of the Night,The Point of no return and wishing you were somehow here again. These songs were all beautifully sung by the cast. Gerard giving his somber and very tender songs and Emmy giving her sorrowful and elegant songs. The time period the movie takes place in Paris 1870 but the flashforward in 1919 which is 50 years later. Joel Schumaker and Andrew Lloyd Webber, I have already mentioned, were big parts of this movie's design. Other people who were on the production team were John Mathieson the cinematographer who also worked on Gladiator and X men First Class. The Production designer Anthony Pratt is known for his work in The Man in the Iron Mask and Excalibur. The costume designer Alexandra Byrne is credited for her work in Elizabeth,Hamlet,Thor and Avengers: Endgame. Finally, the editor of this movie Terry Rawlings is known for working on Alien,Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner.
I give this movie a big thumbs up because I love both the musical and theatrical versions of Phantom of the Opera. I love the music and all the elaborate and fun costumes this movie offers. This movie really resonates and sinks into lots of different emotions which makes you appreciate the creation and delivery of everything. This movie is about as long as its broadway counterpart and it’s just as good. I can understand this movie quite well as I know the entire story and songs by heart and have read the original novel "Le Fantôme de l'Opéra". Overall, I really enjoyed this watchthrough of this movie.
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My first reaction to the movie was how visually spectacular it is. The scenery, the costumes, everything is so lush and they seemed to have every detail in order. It was a very well formed and skilled cast and a large one at that. I must confess, I bought the movie after I saw Gerard Butler was the phantom, and I was very impressed with his performance. I just couldn't pass up a chance to hear Leonidas singing. :)
I must say it was a bit slow going for me at first, beautiful, but slow. But, in the end, I'm glad I made that journey with the characters. A few times during this film I remember saying to myself, "Alright already, I get it! Can we just move on please?" Some of the scenes were a bit long, like the cemetery scene; I wanted Christine to get to where she was going already! She had a very long song to sing! And they must have repeated the line "The Angel of Music", referring to the phantom, at least 100 times throughout the movie, that got a bit old.
But, like I said, the long journey to the climax was worth every bit of patience. At first, I was routing for the phantom; he had gone out of his way to coach this girl and wanted to make her a star. So, when this rich boy comes along and only notices Christine after she has the lead role, the role the phantom helped her get, I was a bit skeptical of the boy.
But, when the phantom kills one of the stage crew, for no real reason, that's when my opinion of him started to change. It broke my heart, though, when Christine was with the rich boy on the roof, telling him how ugly the phantom was and how she couldn't imagine a life with him. At that point, I didn't think much of Christine, felt sorry for the phantom, and continued to dislike the rich boy.
It wasn't until the Masquerade scene that all those opinions changed. Christine and the rich boy were secretly engaged and attend the ball together. The scorned phantom makes an appearance and by that time, he was starting to appear as an obsessive stalker and I felt a little scared for Christine. And the way the rich boy chases after him to provide some relief for his fiancé, I thought that was noble of him.
At one point, before Christine is about to star in the phantom's opera "Don Juan", I remember Christine telling her rich boy how frightened she was to lure the phantom into the trap they had set. It was then that I had the revelation ~ why don't they just leave that freaking opera house? There are other places and opera houses in the world without stalker phantoms in them... But I guess that wouldn't make much of a movie... Anyways...
Oh, and the background story of how the phantom came to be in the opera house really helped me to understand the phantom so much more. The horrible cruelty one had to suffer from being different back in those times. It was truly sad. Then the young ballerina teacher hides him in the opera house after he attacks his abuser, and he grows up getting to know everything about the opera house. Um, and why didn't the ballerina teacher and the phantom ever hook up?
The climax was a great one; Christine betrays the phantom by pulling off his mask. And let me just say wow at what was hidden under that mask. Wow! Before the big reveal, I never thought it could be that bad, I mean, the other half of his face was, well hot, and the mask seemed to cover so little! I kept asking myself what is wrong with that Christine girl earlier in the movie; this is Gerard Butler were talking about! But wow, when the mask is pulled off and all is revealed, it's hard to imagine the handsome face under that! Well done make-up artists!
But I digress... The scene back in the phantom's lair, when the phantom is overcome with possessive jealousy, forcing poor Christine to be at his side when her heart clearly belongs to the rich boy, it was heartbreaking. The phantom's slip into madness was an understandable, but scary change. And when the phantom makes her choose a life with him or a world without her rich boy, it was tragic. Realizing what he had become in the eyes of the woman he loved, the phantom relents and lets them go. And when Christine goes to say her goodbye to the phantom, it makes for the saddest scene of the entire film for me. He had so much love for her and when he broke down and reveals his true self, she just leaves. She just leaves with her rich boy. My goodness it was sad.
Great movie it is one I'm very happy to have as apart of my collection. Well done to all the people involved with this film; it is truly great.
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Jeffrey Archer top schrijver, stelt nooit teleur.Reviewed in Belgium on April 22, 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars Phantom of the Opera
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Cliente AmazonReviewed in Italy on November 11, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Ben fatto
Amo il musical e volevo vedere la realizzazione cinematografica. Il taglio resistivo di questo film è molto romantico, ma si percepisce comunque il dramma della solitudine sia del fantasma che di Christine. La scelta scenografica è sontuosa, si vedono chiaramente tutti gli elementi che Webber propone, da musicista di formazione classica ci sono i chiari riferimenti a Do Giovanni di Mozart, fino a ritmi alla L'urto Weil. Geniale!
Veramente soddisfatta di questo film.
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PriscillaReviewed in the Netherlands on April 23, 2022
4.0 out of 5 stars Zeer tevreden
Zeer tevreden. Goede kwaliteit. Goed ontvangen.
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mar lemusReviewed in Mexico on November 8, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente
Llegó bien, a pesar que el embalaje ya no es como antes. Solo puedo dar mi opinión en cuanto al producto y no a la película 😜
Todo a la perfección ✨️
mar lemusExcelente
Reviewed in Mexico on November 8, 2024
Todo a la perfección ✨️
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W. WalzReviewed in Germany on November 13, 2010
5.0 out of 5 stars Hab' ich nicht mit gerechnet. .... BRAVO (!) fortissimo !
Ich muss gestehen, damit habe ich nicht gerechnet.
Die Umsetzung ist Joel Schumacher mehr als gelungen.
So sehr, dass ich ihn tags darauf ein zweites Mal sehen MUSSTE.
Vorweg: Einziger zu bemängelnder Negativpunkt wäre vielleicht der, dass nach der "Maskenball-Szene" der Film hätte etwas gestrafft sein können (die letzten 30 Minuten ca. ein Drittel kürzer).
Dieser Negativpunkt -wenn überhaupt- geht aber durch die tollen (Bühnen)Kulissen, die fulminante Ausstattung, sowie der grandiosen Soundkulisse letztendlich flöten. Der deutsche -glasklare- DTS-HD-Ton in den Musikszenen setzt da noch dem Originalton ("nur" Einfach-DTS) einen drauf. Ist aber wiederum Geschmacksache, ob man die durch die Bank gut gewählten Darsteller, in DEUTSCH, oder im gedrehten Originalton zwitschern hören möchte. Man könnte auch noch in der deutschen Version bemängeln, dass beim Singen die Lippensynchronität oft nicht perfekt ist. Aber da werden sich wohl nur DIE dran stoßen, DIE die Flöhe husten hören bzw. wenig Sachverstand mitbringen; das opulente Filmmusical einfach kritisieren wollen. Scheint es bestimmt so gut wie unmöglich, eine gesungene Textübersetzung ins Deutsche synchron mit der fremdsprachigen Lippenbewegungen im Einklang zu bringen.
Noch etwas zu Krögers Stimme. Viele Liebhaber hätten da lieber das düster klingende Organ eines Rudolz, Schulze oder sogar von Hoffmann gesehen/gehört. Mag es Geschmacksache sein und vielleicht auch eine Auslegung des Phantomcharakters. Man kann natürlich das Phantom als "Monster" im Sinne von "gruselig" sehen, so wie es in der Stummfilmadation des Gaston Leroux-Roman vorkommt. Da wäre ein düstere Organ natürlich fesselnd. Hier, in der opulenten Schumacher-Musicalverfilmung, liegt der Schwerpunkt der Figur mehr bei der seelischen Zerrissenheit des Phantoms. Da sehe/höre ich die hellere Stimmfarbe von Kröger aber klar im Vorteil. In den Szenen seiner Verzweiflung (z.B. Spieluhrszene in den Katakomben) wirkt der entstellt Besessene dadurch verletzlicher, als wenn ein donnerndes oder kraftvolles Bass die Tragik zerreist. Aber Geschmacksache!
Tatsache ist aber, wie einige anmerken, dass Kröger nicht den allerbesten seiner Gesangstage im Synchronstudio hatte. Doch der Bombast der ganzen Inszenierung gleicht dies mehr als aus.
Fazit:
Hab' einige der bekanntesten Musicals auf der Bühne gesehen. PHANTOM DER OPER gehörte bisher nicht dazu, obwohl ich Teile der Musik, sowie natürlich die Rahmenhandlung kannte. Diese pompöse 95 Millionen Dollar Umsetzung macht mich aber hungrig auf die Bühnenversion, die einem hier mit einer wuchtigen Heimkinosoundanlage (Gänsehaut pur; da kommt sogar der sonst meckernde Nachbar ins mitsummende Schwärmen), einer großen Bilddiagonale (50+, im absolut dunklem Wohnzimmer), ein fast identisches Liveerlebnis, vom Lümmelsofa aus, um die Ohren schlägt.
Ich komm' selten ins Schwärmen, aber ein absolut EINZIGARTIG Heimkinoerlebnis, wenn man gepaart mit diesem Equipment, diesen Musicalfilm genießt.
4,99 STERNE,
für diese geniale Umsetzung des Musicalwelterfolges, gepresst auf dieser mehr als gelungenen Blu-ray-Disc, die dazu mit allerhand Extras und dem deutschsprachigen Musicalstar Uwe Kröger, der dem Phantom (gespielt u. gesungen von Gerard Butler /300/RocknRolla/Beowulf & Grendel/Gesetz der Rache/P.S. Ich liebe Dich) seine deutsche Stimme leiht. Sowie Jana Werner (Preisträgerin beim Bundeswettbewerb Gesang), die dies für die Rolle der Christine (Emmy Rossum) übernahm. Ebenfalls noch zu erwähnen, die sympatische Stimme des Carsten Lepper, der den Raoul (Patrick Wilson /Alamo/Little Children/Hard Candy/Watchmen/Lakeview Terrace/Das A-Team) schon in der Stuttgarter Bühnenversion spielte.
Die deutschen Gesangsstimmen also -auch in den sonstigen Rollen- durch die Bank Weltklasse besetzt! Da braucht sich diesmal das "Deutsch", im Gegensatz zu den fast ausschließlich selbsteingesungenen Originalstimmen, nicht zu verstecken; ganz im Gegenteil.
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Für die, die unbedacht an die Sache rangehen, sei gesagt: PHANTOM DER OPER, das beinhaltet schon der Titel, rückt da mehr oder minder in den Bereich der OPER, anstatt des klassischen, des amerikanischen Musicals. Ausstattungsmäßig, beeinflusst von J. Schumacher Regiestil -denke da nur an die knallige Batman-Forever-Verfilmung-, erinnert zuweilen die Verfilmung an eine opulente Franz Lehar Operette der Neuzeit.