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The Phantom of the Opera

starring: Robert Englund, Jill Schoelen, Alex Hyde-White, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Lawrence
directed by: Dwight H. Little

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Phantom
EAN: 9780792863359
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792863356
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 07, 2004
Running Time: 93 minutes
Sales Rank: 47087
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: November 04, 1989



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Description:
In this house of music, evil strikes the final chord! Horror legend Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street) assumes the classic role of the Phantom in this shocking, nerve-jangling retelling of Gaston LerouxÂ's timeless tale of music, madness and murder! An aspiring opera singer finds herself transported back to Victorian-era London – and into the arms of a reclusive, disfigured maestro determined to make her a star. The silver-throated Christine (Jill Schoelen) enjoys success through the arrangements of her new lover (Englund)Â...until she realizes that he has been committing unspeakably grisly murders in her honor and wonÂ't stop until heÂ's completed his masterpieceÂ...in blood!

Amazon.com:
Trading tragic romance for Faustian malevolence, the 1989 version of The Phantom of the Opera is a surprisingly good example of '80s horror. It was dismissed as gory trash by most critics (no doubt because Kevin Yagher's gruesome makeup effects are effectively revolting), but horror buffs will be more forgiving of this lush production, which ranks well above average for horror films of its time. Set in Victorian London and shot mostly in Budapest, Hungary (for period architecture), the film reunites director Dwight Little (Halloween 4) with 'Freddie Krueger' himself, Robert Englund, who had worked together on the Nightmare on Elm Street-based TV series Freddie's Nightmares. It's a good pairing, as Englund does some of his finest work as the Phantom, seen here as a horribly disfigured composer who patches his scarred and mangled face with stitched-on flesh, and makes a deal with the devil to be immortalized through his music. His muse, as always, is the lovely diva-to-be Christine, and the casting of Jill Schoelen gives the film added cachet among genre fans (who will recognize her from the 1987 cult hit The Stepfather). While bearing little resemblance to Lon Chaney's 1925 classic, this Phantom is actually more loyal to Gaston Leroux's original novel, and therefore deserves as much acknowledgement as any other version of the story. Certainly not a classic, but well worth a look. --Jeff Shannon



Customer Reviews
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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Good version
The performance is good but it has a little touch of modernism, anyway... a new proposal or a new ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - A Modern Horror Twist on a Horror Classic
This version of the story of the Phantom of the Opera is okay if you are a horror fan and a fan of ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - "Only love and music are forever"
The emphasis is definitely on gore in this effective 1989 take on THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, starring ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - To Crypt "thecrypt777"
I really liked this guys review and he already said alot of things I cannot think of saying. However, ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Phantom of Elm Street is more like it
This mess bears little in common with the great novel or any of the many film versions of the story. ... Read More

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