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The Worst Phantom Ever/ Worst Ending

posted 17 years ago by FloatingOpera7
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While this is a beautifully made film, what with the lovely color and cinematography plus the Paris Opera set, the film was very disappointing because of the comedy elements. Raoul and Anatole (Nelson Eddy) become a comic duo in the old fashioned 30's style of Abbot and Costello or something like that. Christine chooses neither Raol or Anatole as her romantic interest and instead chooses a career in opera. None of this is true to the original novel by Gaston Leroux. This version is the worst when compared to the Lon Cheney version, the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical and even other adaptations on film.

[–] johnmiller (3386) 2 months ago

This is much more about Nelson Eddy and Susanna Foster's singing and being that kind of movie than it being a classic Universal horror film. I think that is what throws people coming to it, including me. You think you're going to get a Universal classic horror like "Frankenstein," "Dracula," etc. But, it isn't that kind of movie. And, I am guessing that it never was intended to be. Especially with Claude Rains in it, you are expecting him to be used to full effect. But, instead, you get him as a supporting player and not used like you would hope him to be. But, the cinematography is gorgeous!