Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #33398 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-11-07
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, Box set, PAL
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 3
• Running time: 143 minutes

Special Features
- Original motion picture soundtrack - 8 colour photo stills - The making of The Phantom of the Opera - 'Behind the Mask': The story of The Phantom of the Opera documentary

Synopsis
Film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical. Beneath the Paris Opera House lurks a mysterious Phantom who becomes obsessed with Chorus Singer, Christine. When she falls in love with someone else, the Phantom is overcome by jealousy and imprisons her within his underground lair. Only her true love can save her...

Customer Reviews

Another Phantom treasure!!!
Having bought the re-release of 'The Phantom of the Opera' on this boxset, it is better than just the normal DVD on its own!
Even though you get the original 2 disc DVD as from before, you can now get both a double disc soundtrack and photo/postcards of stills from the magnificent film!
Plus a beautiful box to house everything in and the all 4 discs come presented in another beautiful second case within with a few images from the film adorning the front and inside!
A true treat for 'phans' and for those who are buying the film on DVD for the first time and all at a great price, much cheaper than buying everything individually!
A truely great purchase for the DVD collection!

Perfect Gerard - may contain spoilers...
I've seen a lot of comment about Gerard Butler's performance in this movie, some good, some bad. I fall in the excellent camp. I don't believe the Phantom as a teacher needed to be a better singer, just the most passionate, and he certainly is that. He has the intensity and the ability to convey the Phantom's torment, whilst being handsome (despite the disfigurement) and seductive enough to be a believable (anti)hero. The two other leads in this movie were great but for me, it's really Gerard that made this film as powerful to me as it was.

In the realms of the movie, it's believable that the Phantom hid away. Some say his disfigurement wasn't grotesque enough but that isn't the point. As a child, he's exhibited as a circus freak and physically beaten. It is the childhood reaction to his face and the physical and mental abuse he suffered that leads him to hide away.

However, saying that, this is a musical, it's not meant to be 'realistic'. I didn't think the outcome of the swordfight in the graveyard was realistic but it doesn't matter, this is fantasy and it needed to happen like that to move the story to the next point.

Ultimately, this is a beautiful story, extremely well told.

Magical!!!!
I am a huge fan of all musicals however i had not seen this one before i have not seen the original so i cannot compare the two but i found this film to be breathtaking the songs were awesome and the characters swept you up in intrigue and passion i was quite overcome by the end and shed a tear or two!! i loved it a must see for romantics and musical fans