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I just returned from seeing a screener, and I must say the Phantom of the Opera was wonderful!! I have never seen the stage version, but I have heard the soundtrack. First of all, the sets and costumes are brilliant, as is the music. I felt as if the acting was good, though maybe off a tiny bit sometimes. The singing was also done well. The one strange thing was that Emmy Rossum's Christine did not have much of an operatic voice, though she was supposed to be an opera singer. The plot line is enjoyable with the whole mystery of the "opera ghost" and Christine's relationship towards him. At the end, one does feel rather emotional because of the Phantom's youth, however, it is a generally happy ending depending on your viewpoint. All together, the movie is very fun to watch with all of the great embellishments, and also hear since the music is awesome! While it may not be favorable to those who dislike musical theater, I still enjoyed and would recommend it.

As a child I loved this movie! It is a ballet, artfully danced by the lead roles of Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev. Margot Fonteyn especially added character to Juliet with her wonderful acting and one often forgot how old she was at the time she danced this. One of the best parts about the ballet is the score by Prokofiev, which I really adore. The sets are rather abstract and not the most interesting, but they complement the mood of the piece. I think everything is well done, though of course it varies off of the Shakespeare play somewhat to give more dance roles. Obviously, I think this film has a certain audience and those who do not like ballet would probably not enjoy this, however, for those who do, this is a great ballet danced by many great famous dancers.

To begin, this is a great movie! The plot is well developed: a horribly girl-shy, wanna-be author is writing a book about women, leading to some funny imaginary scenes from his book. He meets a rich woman, Mary, who another sleazy man is dating. The boy and girl go on their way, but end up meeting each other again. However, the boy is too shy to tell her that he loves her. Then Mary is about to be married....leading to an exciting climax. Though there is not as much constant humor in this movie as others, but there are some good points, like the workers at the publishers who are crazy about the boy. The last scene where the boy is racing to the wedding is very nicely shot, considering the time this movie was made. This movie is very enjoyable and fun to watch.