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horror, Romance, and Drama.
13 January 2005
Warning: Spoilers
The Phantom of the Opera Horror, Suspense, Musical, Romance, and Drama Stars: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, and Miranda Richardson

The Phantom of the opera is a film about Murder, Madness, and music. The Opera Populare is the highlight of Paris and the true kingdom of music, and also...the most haunted opera house in Europe. Latley strange occurrences happen at the Opera, and a new singer has been discovered. Christine (Emmy Rossum) is the new diva of the Paris opera, while the horrid ex-diva Carlotta (Minnie Driver) attempts to bring her down, but fails from results of the Managers (Simon Callow and Cirian Hinds) and the mysterious Opera Ghost. The opera ghost know only in the film as the phantom (Gerard Butler) teaches Christine to find her soul and set it free in her singing. There connection for each other is suddenly disrupted with the phantoms mask removed and exposing his horrid Face. This removal substitutes as a mental transformation, from nice and sometimes prankish phantom, to a ruthless and evil murderer. The only one who truly knows him and his secrets is Mme. Giry. The Ballet instructor. It was her who brought the phantom from a carnival freakshow and to the opera house. Now the affair is put under investigation by Christenes lover Raoul (patrick Wilson) resulting in a Swordfight between him and the Phantom, and A catastrophic event in which the chandelier of the opera crashes down onto the stage. THis film revives a wonderful musical and an age old tale of Horror, Romance and Drama
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Visualy Entertaing and very interesting.
12 March 2004
Shadows and Fog

starring: Woody Allen, Michale Kirby, Mia Farrow, and John Malkovich

In a small european like town, lives a very nervous clerk, who out of nowhere is awaken by a group of Vigilantes who are after a serial killer in the town who strikes in the fog at night. Klienman on the way meets a dark adventure with twists, turns, suspenseful encounters with the killer himself, a few lusty whores, a female sword swallower wanting a family, a Gifted investagator using primitive techniques, and a drunk but effective magician.

Coments: I feel that this film is very UNDERrated. It is a very good film in my opinoin. Here Woody Allen creates a totally new type of meaning to the words: Adventure and Nostalgia. With a whole ensemble of celebrites, and a dark mood and setting, this is one of Allens greatest films. ****
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