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The Phantom of the Opera (Full Screen Edition) | 
| Director: Joel Schumacher
Actors: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson, Minnie Driver
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $12.98
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Rating:  1412 reviews
Sales Rank: 429
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Full Screen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 143 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: D38952D
ISBN: 079079540X
UPC: 085393895228
EAN: 9780790795409
ASIN: B0007TKNIS
Theatrical Release Date: January 21, 2005
Release Date: May 3, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| • | 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, exer |
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Product Description
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.Running Time: 141 min.System Requirements:Running Time: 141 MinutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:nbsp;DRAMA Rating:nbsp;PG-13 UPC:nbsp;085393895228 Manufacturer No:nbsp;38952
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Although it's not as bold as Oscar darling iChicago/i, iThe Phantom of the Opera/i 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). p 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. p ptable align=left bgcolor=F4A460 cellpadding=4 tr td align=center valign=center font face=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif size=-1 color=FFFFFF bRead our CD buying guide/bbr/font/td/tr/table 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, iThe Phantom of the Opera/i is a welcome exception to the long line of ill-conceived Broadway-to-movie travesties.p bDVD Features/bbr The special edition of IThe Phantom of the Opera/I has two major extras. "Behind the Mask: The Story of IThe Phantom of the Opera/I" 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. pThe 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. --iDavid Horiuchi/ip span class="h1"strongMore on iThe Phantom of the Opera/i /i/strong/span table cellpadding="4" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="4"p tr class="tiny" valign="top" align="center" tdimg border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00065L706.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg"brIThe Phantom of the Opera/I (Special Extended Edition Soundtrack) (CD)/tdp tdimg border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000654YWY.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg"brI The Phantom of the Opera/I (2004 Movie Soundtrack) (CD) /tdp tdimg border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00004YTY2.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg"br iThe Phantom of the Opera/i (Original 1986 London Cast) (CD) /td /trp tr class="tiny" valign="top" align="center" tdimg border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/6304806418.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg"br IEvita/I (DVD)/tdp tdimg border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005NGAE.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg"briAndrew Lloyd Weber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration /I (DVD)/tdp tdimg border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000EDWLU0.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg"brMore Broadway DVDs/td /tr /table
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 Phantom of the Opera February 28, 2010
CJ's digest (Jacksonville, Fl United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this movie. The performers who sang themselves were great. The cinementograpy was positively beautiful. The costumes true to period.
 Disappointing DVD February 22, 2010
Malcolm Wight
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The DVD of Phantom of the Opera was disappointing because the sound was recorded at such a low level as to be barely audible. I suspect it might be a pirated copy from China. We won't be buying any more DVDs from Amazon. Unfortunately we threw away the return information or I would have sent it back. If I spend another $250 for an amplifier and speaker system for my TV, we may be able to enjoy the music, which was the main reason we bought the DVD.
Great Musical!!! February 20, 2010
Samira W. (New Jersey)
About 3 years ago I purchased this DVD from Amazon for my 4yr old daughter. She played it so much and eventually scratched it up. I purchased this for her again (she is now 7). She is obsessed with it. I love this movie and the music too! I would highly recommend it if you are into musicals.
Love/Obsession through Music February 16, 2010
Jane Austen (Florida)
I really enjoyed this musical, this is a timeless theme of love vs obsession. I know nothing is as good as live theater, but this is the next best thing.
 Warning: No Loss-less sound on this disk February 15, 2010
glenned (L.A., CA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I loved the movie itself, but I have a HUGE problem with the fact that the sound is only dolby digital.
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br /I have no idea what is wrong with Warner Bros, but they failed to provide the superior lossless Dolby or DTS sound tracks on this disk. The lossless sound is on the HDDVD version of this movie. So you know that Warner Bros had already gone to the expense of creating it, before they created the B.R. version.
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br /HELLO, this is a musical. The sound quality is of paramount importance. I have both versions of the movie. The HDDVD sounds much better. When I first played the B.R. version, I could immediatly hear that something was wrong. I never thought to check the B.R. versions stats before I bought it, or I would not have done it.
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br /My advice is to wait until they master this movie properly, then buy it. Had I known better, that is what I would have done.
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