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Phantom of the Opera movie

Sun, 26 Dec 2004, 10:33 pm
Walter Plinge82 posts in thread
What I can say is that the movie is fairly directed. The music is marvellous but apparently its been casted with worst singers ever. Overall the phantom is the worst singer with the most unmusical voice i've ever heard in my life. There is nothing scary about his voice, except that he occasionally try to sound like a toad which isnt working for me. The christine role sounds like another version of sarah brightman, those who try to substitute acting and musicality with divaism. I dont see why the phantom accuse the diva carlotta for being bad in acting although she is moderately very good for me except the fact that she have to use that wagnerian slide up. There is nothing interesting about the vocal color of the singers. All of them sounds like puppies singing dead songs. It sounds more like karaoke rather than a good singing. I could tolerate christine and raoul but not the phantom; he is a crime.

It's very irritating to see how they abuse such musical masterpiece. I expect the movie to be at least comparable to normal local musicals but its far worse than that. I doubt if actually christine would actually be heard if she sang that aria in a real theater. It is total humiliation for opera singers that the movie uses such incompetent singer to compare with opera singers. I think even thought it is a musical; they should at least put at least a bit of operatic voice in christine because she is an opera singers in the story for goodness sake. Her voice is dead and lack of expression; its just beautiful and doesnt not resonate. The music is touching thanx to the composer of the music, but relying on the musicality of the composer is but showing the sign of a dead performer. THe least for human to be is to be a singing machine. 'such thing is the most cruel thing one can ever do' Felix Mendelssohn.

Re: Phantom of the Opera movie

Tue, 4 Jan 2005, 02:14 pm
Walter Plinge
May i just say one word,

Perfection!

Why you may ask, everything about Phantom was what it was supposed to be Emmy Rossum's beauty is equal to her voice, she is Christine. Also i have to say how wonderful i though The Phantom's voice was. Gerald Butler, when he sang he sent chills down my spine it was so good. So i do not agree with the rest of those people who dislike his voice. And we are not only talking about a singing voice but this very unique character hiding inside, and he is that character. For those who have seen it at the very end with him singing all i ask of you when Christine leaves, will be something i shall never forget, for the whole i was overwhelmed and sent into a different world. Patrick Wilson has a soothing melodic voice that does and will make you cry. Not only does he sing well he acts well Roaul is a very difficult part to portray, for the character does not have much chance comparing to the other characters, but yet he does it so well. That was just about the actors.
the set, the costumes, divine.

Phantom of the Opera to date is one of the very best films i have ever seen. It has humour, romance and trilling action. what more would you want, and oh did i forget to mention that Webber's music, is what it is. And what we love ever so much.

sincerely singing goodbye
*****AUDREY*****

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Phantom of the Opera movieWalter Plinge26 Dec 2004
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