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The Phantom Of The Opera [1998] [DVD]

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Dario Argento (Director) Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over Format: DVD
2.4 out of 5 stars 17 customer reviews
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  • Directors: Dario Argento
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language: English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Palisades Tartan
  • DVD Release Date: 29 July 2002
  • Run Time: 99 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00006AW62
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 59,721 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)

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DVD Special Features Dario and Asia Argento Filmographies
Scene Selection
Behind-the-scenes Documentary
Promo and TV Spots
Original Theatrical Trailer
Original Trauma Trailer
Alan Jones Film Notes
Tartan Terror Trailer Reel

Video Aspect Ration: Anamorphic Widescreen
Feature Length: 100 mins approx
Language: English
Country: Italy
Disc Format: PAL DVD 5
Region Code: 0

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Dario Argento's 1998 Phantom of the Opera is about as far from Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical version as it's possible to get. Grand Guignol isn't in it as he ransacks Gaston Leroux's poignant original for all its darkest elements and slathers them in gore. This phantom is no masked stranger, his scars sensationally exposed in the last reel. Instead he is Julian Sands in vampirical mode, an enigmatic wraith with extraordinary, literally mordant, powers, raised by rats in the sewer beneath the Paris Opera. Above ground, the authentically drawn twittering and jealous world of the opera house falls unsuspecting prey to his machinations.

As his quest to turn sweet-voiced Christina (Argento's daughter Asia) into a prima donna gathers pace, so the horribly mutilated bodies mount up, meeting their demise in increasingly bloody ways. Sands generates an erotic charge verging on the kinky. His ratty friends share more than the festering food on his table. Somehow, the tragic romance at the heart of the tale survives this boisterous treatment and the overall effect is curiously stylish, marred only by a poorly dubbed soundtrack. A cult movie in the making; definitely one to enjoy after a good night out at the pub.--Piers Ford

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3.0 out of 5 starsUnderrated to say the least
By A Customer on 14 Aug. 2002
Format: DVD
Dario Argento's much maligned version of The Phantom of the Opera is actually surprisingly good, given the negative attitude that has surrounded it since its release. The fact of the matter is that Phantom is a lush, well-photographed, beautifully made motion picture. The script might've been better and some of the dialogue is quite inane, but the performances are mostly decent (Argento's daughter, Asia, is particularly impressive), with Julian Sands being suprisingly low-key as opposed to his usual over-the-top flamboyant self.
If there is a major flaw to be found, it is perhaps that since Argento has chosen to do the film in the same vein as Coppola did with Dracula, he might have been better off had he cut loose a little bit. The film feels much too restrained. The material would have been perfect for Argento to return to his roots and produce an explosion of experience such as Suspiria or Inferno. Alas, he did not. But annoying oneself with things he didn't do is a fruitless effort, so lets focus on what he did do: He has changed the original story quite significantly (which doesn't bother me the slightest)and he has toned down both his bravura style and mayhem. Worse crimes have been committed, I must say.
I for one was quite pleased with Phantom. It's not one of Argento's best films - not even one of his "better" films - but it is a decent one, and a lot better than most of the horror crap that we get each year. Personally, I'm much more for a slice of "different" horror cinema than the traditional Hollywood ghost-stories like The Sixth Sense or The Others. There's something exotic and special about Argento's films and even Phantom, despite its numerous shortcomings, features this special touch. If you go in expecting vintage Argento, you'll be disappointed. If you go in with no expectation whatsoever, you might like it.
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2.0 out of 5 starsPhantom of the Opera?
By @GeekZilla9000 TOP 500 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on 23 May 2007
Format: DVD
I have read the fantastic Gaston Leroux novel several times over the last few years, it's a story I know well.

There have been several film adaptations over the decades - most of which bare little resemblence to the original story.

Putting a mask on a bloke and sticking him in an opera house does not make it Phantom of the Opera.

If this film hadn't called itself Phantom of the opera then I might have viewed it more postively - but I couldn't help but see how far from the title this film crept.

As I say, this may have got a 3 or 4 star rating from me if it hadn't have sold itself as something it wasn't.

Brought up by rats? This is the Jungle Book of the sewers!!!
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5.0 out of 5 starsa fresh take on an old tale
By piano fogel on 19 Mar. 2011
Format: DVD
i love this film. i have been a fan of phantom for a very long time, and this may be my favourite. before this film, we were treated to, nice, but fairly dull retellings of the tale over and over and over, bringing nothing new or exiting to the story. the mr. Argento comes along and creates this. its bonkers. totally nuts. but amazing. it takes the original story, removes all logic, and breaths new life into it. its clever, twisted, funny, dark, trashy, violent, and very entertaining. not for all tastes at all. but i love it.
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2.0 out of 5 starsEven Dario Argento makes mistakes
By Daniel Jolley HALL OF FAMETOP 500 REVIEWER on 6 Aug. 2011
Format: DVD
Dario Argento may be one of the greatest horror directors of all time, but his version of Phantom of the Opera is an ill-conceived, jaded, self-contradictory mess of a film. I'll admit that my unbounded love for Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera and the feature film starring Gerard Butler and Emmy Rossum probably contributes to my harsh judgment of Argento's adaptation, but parts of this story don't even make sense. I found Christine's downright schizophrenic emotional reactions to the Phantom and Raoul - especially in the film's closing moments - to be an even bigger issue than the fact that the Phantom was raised by telepathic rats. Just think about this - abandoned as a baby, our Phantom was saved and then brought up by telepathic rats deep below the Paris Opera House. That, of course, explains how he can communicate with Christine using only his mind, why he kills his victims with his bare teeth, and why he can be completely put off his game by the smell of cheese. Actually, I made that last bit up, but I'm surprised it didn't find its way into this terribly disappointing script.

While this film changes elements of the story in ways that would make poor Gaston Leroux flip his lid, it does follow the basic outline of this often-told tale. The Phantom (Julian Sands) loves the up-and-coming singer Christine Daae but finds himself on the short end of the triangle when pretty boy Raoul enters the picture. This Phantom suffers no physical deformities, however (I guess the writers figured the mental scars of being raised by telepathic rats was quite enough on its own). He looks a lot like Lucius Malfoy after a couple of weeks in Azkaban, so the only thing he has need of is a haircut, not a mask.Read more ›
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1.0 out of 5 starsArgento's Phantom
By R. Curzon on 15 Feb. 2005
Format: DVD Verified Purchase
This is easily the biggest disapointment of Argento's long career, and definately his worst film in my opinion. Great production values, and a fine Ennio Morricone score count for naught when faced with such a terrible script. Who's idea was it to have the Phantom raised by a family of rats? Why would anyone want to see the Phantom pleasured by rats? Why do we have sub-James Bond style rat catching machines used by the rat catchers? I could go on.
For some reason, director Argento insisted on using his daughter in most of his 1990s films, and although she is well suited to the role here, he could have chosen someone better. Julian Sands is useless as the Phantom, and the whole film is a dispirited mess.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

I am trying to collect every The Phantom of the Opera that as been made.

Published 1 month ago by solitaireress
2.0 out of 5 starsPOOR ACTING! / POOR STORY

FIRST OF ALL THIS IS A CHEAPLY MADE MOVIE AND SHOULD NOT BE PUT IN THR SAME CATAGORY AS OTHER PHANTOM OF THE OPERA MOVIES .
POOR ACTING! / POOR STORY! / TOTAL TRASH!

Published 20 months ago by EDDIE MARTYN
1.0 out of 5 starsBeautiful Set Design, But A Dire Film!

I bought this, being a pretty hardcore Dario Argento fan, as it's one of a few of his works I'd still never seen.

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3.0 out of 5 starsOkay

A bit disappointing as it did not have a great impact, It was okay viewing but would not watch it again.

Published on 8 Feb. 2013 by Mrs P
1.0 out of 5 starsboring avoid it

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