Phantom of the Opera movie
Sun, 26 Dec 2004, 10:33 pmWalter Plinge82 posts in thread
Phantom of the Opera movie
Sun, 26 Dec 2004, 10:33 pmWhat 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.
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: The Phantom will never refuse a challenge....old jungle sayi
Tue, 16 Aug 2005, 08:59 amcrgwllms wrote:
>Everyone knows that the Phantom doesn't sing (but plays the jungle drums >rather well), and will beat up anyone who is evil, unjust, or says bad things >in reviews without having a justified argument.
Mr Kip Walker wrote:
>
> Old jungle saying from Bangalla should always be quoted as
> "an ANGRY Phantom has the strength of ten tigers", for we all
> know that the ghost who walks (man who cannot die) is really
> a sensitive new age guy, who gets on well with women,
> children, minority groups and animals (especially Devil).
Sorry for taking so long to respond to this reply, but I DO have about 500 Phantom comics to search through! And I can not find one single jungle saying that correlates to your "ANGRY Phantom has the strength of ten tigers"....How dare you call yourself 'Kip Walker'..! According to my original post, unless you can justify your statement and prove your example by digging up an issue that I don't have, expect a visit from the Ghost Who Walks...
Here's a pretty comprehensive list of Old Jungle Sayings, just to prove what a comic book nerd I can be.
The Phantom is rough with rough-necks.
When the Phantom is rough, he is very rough.
The Phantom has a thousand eyes and a thousand ears.
Call the Phantom anywhere, and he will hear.
Go into the jungle and call: the Phantom hears.
The Phantom can be a dozen places at once.
The Phantom moves as silently as a fog.
The Phantom moves as silently as the jungle cat.
The Phantom moves on cat's paws.
Great cat is quick, the Phantom is quicker.
The Phantom moves faster than a great cat, with the power of a charging bull elephant.
The Phantom strikes like a thunderbolt but moves softer than a stalking great cat.
When the Phantom strikes, lightning stands still.
The Phantom moves faster than lightning flash.
The Phantom moves faster than the eye can see.
As for shooting, the Phantom can knock the flea off the ear of a warthog at 100 paces without hurting the beast.
The Phantom has the strength of ten tigers.
Phantom made of rock.
When the jungle sleeps, the Phantom wakes.
There are times when the Phantom leaves the jungle and walks the streets of the town like an ordinary man.
You never find the Phantom, he finds you.
When the Phantom asks, you answer.
No man can refuse the voice of the Phantom.
The Phantom freezes your blood, makes cowards out of strong men.
The voice of the Phantom turns blood into ice.
The voice of the angry Phantom freezes a tiger's blood.
When the Phantom is angry, tiger's blood chills.
When the Phantom is angry, the lion trembles.
When the Phantom is angry, the jungle shakes.
When the Phantom is angry, his blows sound like thunder.
The Phantom's fists dart like a bee, hit like a bull elephant.
The Phantom's steel hands can break men like straws.
When the Phantom scares them, they stay scared.
Better to stare into the tiger's eyes than into the cold eyes of the angry Phantom.
The Phantom's fury is like a volcanic explosion.
Furious Phantom is a sight to behold.
Pirates to Phantom, like red flag to bull.
Only a fool crosses the Phantom.
Never take aim at the Phantom.
The Phantom has the wisdom of elephants.
The Phantom is a man of few words but wiser than Solomon.
Where the Phantom is, the law's long arm reaches even to the halls of princes.
The Phantom will never refuse a challenge.
The Phantom's life is a lonely one.
In China it is said, man who looks on Phantom's naked face must surely die.
He who sees the Phantom's face, dies a horrible death.
Man saw Phantom's face, flesh fell out of the man's bones, all at once.
Other Sayings:
Laughter can destroy the tyrant.
It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
A whisper can go around the earth.
Biggest tree makes most noise when it falls.
He who comes to Keela Wee without love is buried there.
Nothing likes to get hit on the nose.
In Phantom country, it is said that a woman clad in jewels may walk without fear.
The Phantom's great stallion, Hero, moves on the wings of the wind.
Cheers,
Craig
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>Everyone knows that the Phantom doesn't sing (but plays the jungle drums >rather well), and will beat up anyone who is evil, unjust, or says bad things >in reviews without having a justified argument.
Mr Kip Walker wrote:
>
> Old jungle saying from Bangalla should always be quoted as
> "an ANGRY Phantom has the strength of ten tigers", for we all
> know that the ghost who walks (man who cannot die) is really
> a sensitive new age guy, who gets on well with women,
> children, minority groups and animals (especially Devil).
Sorry for taking so long to respond to this reply, but I DO have about 500 Phantom comics to search through! And I can not find one single jungle saying that correlates to your "ANGRY Phantom has the strength of ten tigers"....How dare you call yourself 'Kip Walker'..! According to my original post, unless you can justify your statement and prove your example by digging up an issue that I don't have, expect a visit from the Ghost Who Walks...
Here's a pretty comprehensive list of Old Jungle Sayings, just to prove what a comic book nerd I can be.
The Phantom is rough with rough-necks.
When the Phantom is rough, he is very rough.
The Phantom has a thousand eyes and a thousand ears.
Call the Phantom anywhere, and he will hear.
Go into the jungle and call: the Phantom hears.
The Phantom can be a dozen places at once.
The Phantom moves as silently as a fog.
The Phantom moves as silently as the jungle cat.
The Phantom moves on cat's paws.
Great cat is quick, the Phantom is quicker.
The Phantom moves faster than a great cat, with the power of a charging bull elephant.
The Phantom strikes like a thunderbolt but moves softer than a stalking great cat.
When the Phantom strikes, lightning stands still.
The Phantom moves faster than lightning flash.
The Phantom moves faster than the eye can see.
As for shooting, the Phantom can knock the flea off the ear of a warthog at 100 paces without hurting the beast.
The Phantom has the strength of ten tigers.
Phantom made of rock.
When the jungle sleeps, the Phantom wakes.
There are times when the Phantom leaves the jungle and walks the streets of the town like an ordinary man.
You never find the Phantom, he finds you.
When the Phantom asks, you answer.
No man can refuse the voice of the Phantom.
The Phantom freezes your blood, makes cowards out of strong men.
The voice of the Phantom turns blood into ice.
The voice of the angry Phantom freezes a tiger's blood.
When the Phantom is angry, tiger's blood chills.
When the Phantom is angry, the lion trembles.
When the Phantom is angry, the jungle shakes.
When the Phantom is angry, his blows sound like thunder.
The Phantom's fists dart like a bee, hit like a bull elephant.
The Phantom's steel hands can break men like straws.
When the Phantom scares them, they stay scared.
Better to stare into the tiger's eyes than into the cold eyes of the angry Phantom.
The Phantom's fury is like a volcanic explosion.
Furious Phantom is a sight to behold.
Pirates to Phantom, like red flag to bull.
Only a fool crosses the Phantom.
Never take aim at the Phantom.
The Phantom has the wisdom of elephants.
The Phantom is a man of few words but wiser than Solomon.
Where the Phantom is, the law's long arm reaches even to the halls of princes.
The Phantom will never refuse a challenge.
The Phantom's life is a lonely one.
In China it is said, man who looks on Phantom's naked face must surely die.
He who sees the Phantom's face, dies a horrible death.
Man saw Phantom's face, flesh fell out of the man's bones, all at once.
Other Sayings:
Laughter can destroy the tyrant.
It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
A whisper can go around the earth.
Biggest tree makes most noise when it falls.
He who comes to Keela Wee without love is buried there.
Nothing likes to get hit on the nose.
In Phantom country, it is said that a woman clad in jewels may walk without fear.
The Phantom's great stallion, Hero, moves on the wings of the wind.
Cheers,
Craig
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