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All parent reviews for Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera

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Parent of 10 year old
April 25, 2011
 
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA IS THERE INSIDE MY MIND! :P
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 :)

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Parent
June 30, 2011
 
Very good movie. In fact, a great movie.
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.

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
It's almost really, really good.
But then you realize that it was made only for the money. Still, however, when you look past the raspy voices with their underwater quality, all the garish sets, costumes, and delightful melodrama are enough to keep you entertained for the flick's just-over-two-hours length. Advice, though: instead of wasting ten bucks on this, waste sixty on balcony seats for the touring show. It's much, much better.

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Adult
November 29, 2010
 
Perfectly fine for almost anyone
The stage musical is amazing, the movie is pretty good. If someone likes musicals they should be allowed to see it, there's nothing terrible here that will horribly scar small children. It's fine.

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
I cried!
I went to go see this movie with my mom and I wasn't sure what to expect. I had already seen the musical on stage, so I didn't know how much the movie was going to be like the story. It matched it in every way, Emmy Rossum is really good. The actors really are singing, their voices are great. I really liked this movie. My only advice would be to know the story a little before you see the movie. If you don't like musicals or the story of the Phantom, forget it!

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Adult
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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
Good if you know the story
The Phantom of the Opera was a great movie. I have seen the play on Broadway and was worried that the movie might wreck the magic of the story, but it didn't at all! The story is great, and the music is wonderful. The acting is also very good. I recommend this movie to everyone who is interested in watching an all around great movie!

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
A beautiful and heartfelt story
This is one of my favortie movies ever. The music is just thrilling, as is the sets and costumes which help bring the story along. Gerard Butler does a stellar job playing the Phantom. His rich, deep, almost rough voice adds to the chracter immensely. Emmy Rossum has an amazing voice, and she is so believeble as the innocent and caring Christine. This is a must see movie, and you must see the play as well!

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 

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Parent
January 30, 2012
 
Amazing movie!
Personally, I am not a big fan of musicals but I really enjoyed this one. The story line is excellent, but in my opinion the actors are what really made the movie. The only thing about the movie that some parents might not approve of is the violence. There is quite a bit of violence, but the only really disturbing scene I can think of is the scene that someone is shown hanged but it is a very brief scene.

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Parent of 12 year old
September 20, 2010
 
AWESOME
this is my all time favorite movie!! go see it with any age kid.. there is a couple seens of brief action violence. for sex there is one guy who moons carlotta( you can see the hairs on his butt) and one or two f**ks and one or two s**ts, and one hell. but still go see it!

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Adult
March 16, 2010
 
Loved this beyond all reason. My primary concern is how dark the movie is. I first saw it when I was 11 and I was just fine

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Adult
November 17, 2009
 
A good movie but...
I personally loved it. It would be too scarry for kids under the age of 15. My main concern would be the sexual humor like when one of the stagehand moon La Carlotta. The song "Past the Point of no Return" is a bit over the top. If the parents would sit down with the children after the movie and anser any questions that they may have then it's totally all right.

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Adult
October 31, 2009
 
A moive to cherish
I have wanted to see phantom of the opera for a long time. It was really decent. There are some iffy parts. The way the Phantom has been treated as a young boy is a little disterbing for me and the way the phantom trys to kill is not my cup of tea. I will say this, in the end it is a great moive after all is said and done.

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Adult
October 14, 2009
 
awesome movie!! one dude moons the camera and almost every statue is of a topless woman which is kinda distracting.... but not too bad!

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Parent of 11 year old
September 11, 2009
 
GREATEST MOVIE EVER.... A MUST WATCH
great music great movie wonderful story... after u watch it u feel ur heart is no longer one piece... the story is about glory beauty of the spirit that is not what the face looks like.... great morale through out the movie... -Violence: A character is killed dramatically Another is wounded A huge fire rises - Drinking: i remember one character drinking from a bottle probably vine - Smoking: one of the mangers of the opera smokes cigar and then gives it to a girl his laughing with to smoke it but the scene is cut before she has it - Sexually: 2 characters are seen in the background hugging and having a long kiss about 5 seconds the scene... characters still fully clothed and even the kiss is not visible seems like a hug One character when an opera singer he doesn't like passes by shows his bare butt.. A character when having his role in the opera touches the back of 2 girls and the crowd laughs and the manager says "this is the kind of thing the public loves" (though they're all fully clothed the first girl less than a second and the second one about 1 or 2 seconds) And as we read in the rating of the site above "Sexual undertones in the Phantom's obsession." the girl says to him that he's now more interested in flesh.. Later there's a kiss between the girl and her lover.. These are not things to worry about... the movie could be watched by an 11 or 12 year old... but in order to be liked and understood the person watching it must be at least 13 14 15... hope i helped u decide if it's appropriate NOT TO MISS GREATEST MOVIE EVER EVER EVER

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Parent of 15 year old
February 3, 2009
 
A Haunting, Lucious, and Beautiful Achievement!
Coming from a long-time PHANTOM fan who has seen the play and listened to the music for SO long, I can say that the movie lived up to my expectations. Gerard Butler fell short of Michael Crawford's performance, but alone, when you're not comparing him to Crawford, he's great. The rest of the actors are spectacular, the visuals blow you out of your seat, and the opulent, breathtaking music has never sounded better. Questionable material: Violence and sex. The Phantom has some anger issues, and he strangles several people onscreen. He is abused as a child, and viewers might be disturbed by his childhood disfigurement and murder. The Phantom's obsession with Christine is very physical, and though nothing is shown, there is some sensuous touching (rubbing of arms and clothed stomachs) and mention of "when we're one". A man briefly moons Carlotta, and you see his bare behind. Language is some "d**ns" and "hells". Great, breathtaking film, though not for all.

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 

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