I must say Phantom movie left me way underwhelmed -- but so does the musical itself, so I always feel like a bit of a heathen no-nuthin when it comes to musical theatre. The melodies are wonky, and I don't think I could ever take a completely sung thru show (or MOSTLY sung thru or whatever Phantom is) all that seriously.
I thought for a while that I disliked ALW, but then JCS started growing on me big time and I adore the melodies in Whistle Down The Wind, so it's just Phantom that doesn't fly for me. (I'm not familiar with most of ALW's work, just the famous bits).
... the famous bits like CATS. That one sucks too. If I hear Rum Tum Tugger ever again it'll be too soon.
> Ha! I was going to say that. Are we all forgetting Bat II?
> Lol.
>
> Personally, though, I do feel it's a bad idea. I saw the
> London production of Phantom around 1990 (I think) as part
> of a school trip. Might have been earlier. Anyway, it
> bored me to tears at the time - I don't think I was ready
> for it! It was much later that I began to 'get' it, so to
> speak.
>
> I was very anxious to see the movie version when that was
> first proposed, but when I heard that Joel Schumacher was
> to direct, my enthusiasm simpered. After what he did to
> the Batman series, I feared the worst. It was better than
> I'd expected, though, but not what it should have been, in
> my opinion. All of the principals were miscast, and why
> the fuck Minnie Driver was in it when she can't fucking
> sing is beyond me. Anyone remember her lame effort as a
> pop star?
>
> This just sounds like Episode 1 all over again. Bad move.
>
> > true, but if you were gonna do one then Jim is the man to
> > have on your side -- he has a good track record for
> > sequels. :o)
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