This is one of my all time favorite movies. I grew up watching this movie and cherished it. The characters are timeless and the quotes from this movie are so moving. The things that the characters say are so real and true to life. They often reflect some of what's in my own soul and I love that. I read earlier that one of the other reviewers compared this to a Hayao Miyazaki and I would totally have to agree. It has the same elements of the films, the whole reality without the happy ending thing, but it's not sad either. As Schmendrick says, "There are no happy endings because nothing ends." I admire Peter S. Beagle for not only writing a fabulous book by the same title, but for writing this fabulous screenplay as well. I must admit, I'm a bit hesitant to see the upcoming movie for fear it will ruin the old one. I wonder what they will do about songs. America's songs are timeless. They take you to another place and you are part of the magical world that is created for you through animation. While my family is sick of me watching it all the time still and my roommates are definitely tired of me watching it, I will continue to do so since this is a movie that can be watched over and over without anyone getting tired of it. Fabulous. Definitely give it two thumbs way up! Huzzah!
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The Phantom of the Opera
(2004)
Absolutely Stunning!
8 January 2005
This movie is so incredibly awesome. If you loved the Broadway musical, you will absolutely love the movie. It is so captivatingly beautiful that you won't be able to help but be touched by it. The actors are awesome and the cinematography is so beautiful! The actors do a superb job of singing in it, especially Christine. For all Michael Crawford fans, you might be disappointed in the Phantom's voice, but it is still wonderful. You just have to realize that he isn't Michael and appreciate him for the voice he does have, which is not at all lacking. In fact, Gerard Butler does an excellent job at the Phantom. So excellent, in fact, that he made me cry. I've seen it twice now in theaters and I've cried both times at the same part. I won't tell you what part, but it is at the end of the movie. The whole movie is touching and beautiful and you will feel emotionally moved by it. Although the movie is not like the book (neither is the play for that matter), it is still an excellent kick-off of Gaston Leroux's book. I applaud it and give it two thumbs up. If I had more thumbs, I'd hold those up as well. "Bravo. Bravo. Bravisimo." You should definitely see it.
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