Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (PG-13, 2004)

the phantom of the opera is one of the greatest stage shows of all time lasting 24 years in the theatre it is truley andrew loyed webbers phenominon and a favorite of mine so when they made a movie i had high expectations ( as andrew loyed webber was on the set) and all i can say is they reached those expectations :)

It isnt a very violent film. We see a man get hanged. Thats about the worst of it. A man gets a bloody arm as the result of a swordfight. D**n is used frequently. A man calls a woman a "delilah" and a "demon". Women dance in suggestive outfits. A woman sings that a girl has slept with a man. A man runs his arms suggestively over a woman, she is wearing a shoulderless dress that at times appears it might slip off. A man and a woman kiss several times, nothing too passionate. Naked statues. Tons and tons of naked statues. Seen throughout the movie.

This movie is okay. It was scary at some parts, but overall, this movie was good.

I'm in love with it. the music is constantly being played on my ipod. There's a sword-fight, a little drinking, and the phantom has an obsession- christine. there is an under the surface message of Eric's past as an abused outcast. but i love PTO

All I can say is.. WOW. This is very, very good, even funny on some parts! I was personally rooting for Eric (the Phantom) but.. oh well. Okay, lets start off. As far as behavior: Christine is pretty.. hipnotic when the phantom sings to her, but she is generally kind and respectful. The Phantom.. well, he can't help it, he wasn't treated faitly, he's obsessive towrd Christine, willing to kill. But like I said he has a back story and you can't help but love him! Violence: actually its not that bad, yes, he kills, but not really gory, there's sword fights (only resulting with a cut at the arm) a hanging death (brief but obvious) some people are killed but not shown on screen, someone is crushed by the chandaler, and the phantom has a thing with like either gagging or hanging his victoms. But you cannot simply dismiss this movie because of something like that, its gorgiously done! Sex: The phantom is pretty lusting, but not to the disrespectful point, two main kissing scenes, neither overdone or very long. Once there was a mooning, disturbing but funny. Drugs/Alcahol: A few drinks, but I hardly noticed it. Not a big deal. Language: "D*mn" and "hell" but not as cursing persay. This was one of the best movies I've ever seen, don't dismiss it! Me and my mother watched it and loved it, and so did my chorus class!

When I saw this, I fell in love with it. The story- the music, all of it would be able to capture your attention. Of course people who've seen the musical would think otherwise (at least some). I've never seen the musical live (but thanks to the glory of Youtube- I got to see a fuzzy version of act 1) And I must agree that some things would have been great left in, but they were cut out. Still though, the movie was excellent in my eyes. The movie is best for at least 10 and up, depending on their maturity, so most likely 12 is the appropreate age. There is much violence; Things falling onto the crowd, sword duels, a hanging, near drowning, the Phantom's favorite weapon is a noose, a slap, child abuse- including a yank of the hair, whipping infront of laughing children (fairly pychotic children if they find that funny)..etc. Sexual content; The Phantom's obsession of course, but I have to note that he could have took advantage of her, and he didn't, he infact was pretty respectful. A couple kisses (a tad long) some dresses reveal cleavage, Joseph was flirting with the dancers in their room, The Phantom did tough Christine (awkwardly). For drinking; Some drink wine or booze after a show (briefly shown). Language; When Christine removed The Phantom's mask for the first time, he shouted "Da*n you!" This movie also reflects on my beliefs that looks shouldn't matter- the soul and inner person should.

My rating: PG-13 for some violence, frightening images and some sensuality.

This is a good movie, but I had hoped that it would be scarier and it frankly isn't scary at all. The soundtrack is better to buy than the movie, Emmy Rossum has gorgeous vocals. She was only sixteen when she did the film, and that's impressive.

I have honestly watched this movie every day this week! I love it! One part of the movie you need to watch out for is when La Collata comes back and a man on the balcony above moons her , exposing his rear.