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Salon: The Phantom of the Opera - http://dir.salon.com/story/ent/movies/review/2004/12/22/phantom/index.html
"Phantom of the Opera" feels less like a movie than a nonstop amusement park ride designed to make people feel they really got their money's worth. By Stephanie Zacharek. |
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Rolling Stone: The Phantom of the Opera - Review - http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/6767939/the_phantom_of_the_opera
Gerard Butler brings a raw, full-throated masculinity to the Phantom. Review by Peter Travers. |
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IGN: The Phantom of the Opera HD DVD Review - http://uk.dvd.ign.com/articles/792/792665p1.html
Whatever your feeling about Andrew Lloyd Webber and his crowd-pleasing smash hit, this is an eye-opening example of the image and sound capabilities of HD. By Cindy White. |
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Film Blather: The Phantom of the Opera - http://www.filmblather.com/review.php?n=phantomoftheopera
Review criticizes both the movie production and the director. |
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Movie Review for The Phantom of the Opera - http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=795
The film is a treat, whether you’ve seen the show or not. Includes small thumbnail photo gallery and viewer comments. |
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VillageVoice: The Phantom Of The Opera - http://www.villagevoice.com/film/0451,morales,59427,20.html
Casting directors should know by now what countless bad musicals have shown: Just because you can carry a tune doesn't mean you can carry a whole movie. By Jorge Morales. |
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Las Vegas Mercury: The Phantom of the Opera - http://www.lasvegasmercury.com/2004/MERC-Dec-23-Thu-2004/25517963.html
Review provides a critical look at the movie citing lack of star magnetism, underwritten characters, lack of core story and overblown musical score. |
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The Flick Filosopher: Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera - http://www.flickfilosopher.com/flickfilos/archive/2004/phantomopera.shtml
It's a good thing Gaston Leroux is dead, because this movie adaptation of his 1911 novel would have killed him. Reviewed by MaryAnn Johanson. |
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Mutant Reviewers from Hell: The Phantom of the Opera - http://www.mutantreviewers.com/rphopera.html
Crazy disfigured reclusive musical visionary sociopath loves waifish deranged orphan Opera singer with angel obsession, who in turn loves wishy-washy nobleman who also loves her. |
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EW.com: The Phantom of the Opera - http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1011985,00.html
The Phantom's lair, which should be a place of monstrous mystery, is a brightly lit mess of scattered bric-a-brac, complete with unmade bed. Reviewed by Owen Gleiberman. |
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dOc DVD Review: The Phantom of the Opera - http://www.digitallyobsessed.com/showreview.php3?ID=8572
The highly underrated film adaptation of the beloved musical/opera, packed with valuable extras, becomes one of the first pictures to reach the new format of HD-DVD. |
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BBC Movies Review: Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom Of The Opera - http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2004/12/06/the_phantom_of_the_opera_2004_review.shtml
Joel Schumacher's take on Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit musical will have you wailing in agony. Reviewed by Stella Papamichael. |
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Hybridmagazine.com: The Phantom of the Opera - http://www.hybridmagazine.com/films/1204/phantom.shtml
Overall, Phantom is a not-so-ambitious musical adaptation that does little to establish itself as a movie or true spectacle. Review by Jeffrey “The Vile One” Harris. |
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Cinema In Focus: The Phantom of the Opera - http://www.cinemainfocus.com/phantomoftheopera.htm
A social and spiritual commentary by Hal Conklin and Denny Wayman. |
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Reeling: The Phantom of the Opera - http://www.reelingreviews.com/thephantomoftheopera.htm
The songs generally suffer on the screen, with only the Phantom's organ-driven theme and the sexual frenzy of the climatic 'Past the Point of No Return' having any real energy. |
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Screen It Review: The Phantom of the Opera - http://www.screenit.com/ourtake/2004/the_phantom_of_the_opera.html
I was bored much of the time, with only a handful of musical numbers and some set designs managing to break that state, if only momentarily. |
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Phantom of the Opera Movie Review - http://www.thecelebritycafe.com/movies/full_review/12128.html
The movie is partially meant to supplement and further explain the stage show, and it succeeds handily. |
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RogerEbert.com - The Phantom of the Opera - http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041221/REVIEWS/41201007/1023
The well known movie critic provides an analysis of the 2004 film directed by Joel Schumacher. |
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eFilmCritic Movie Review - Phantom of the Opera, The - http://www.efilmcritic.com/review.php?movie=11360
Provides an archive of twelve reviews for Joel Schumacher's 2004 film adaptation. Includes reader commentary. |
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Filmcritic.com Movie Review: The Phantom of the Opera - http://www.filmcritic.com/misc/emporium.nsf/ddb5490109a79f598625623d0015f1e4/78125fc7ea01f96708256f6e00018ba2?OpenDocument
Criticism toward Joel Schumacher’s attempted enactment of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s cherished stage musical The Phantom of the Opera likely will fall on deaf ears. By Sean O'Connell. |