Phantom Of The Opera DVD Movie

Phantom Of The Opera

List Price	$19.99 (You save $4.90)
Studio	Image Entertainment
Orig Year	1925
All Time Sales Rank	15858
CD Universe Part number	1280862
Catalog number	4097
Discs	1
Release Date	Oct 15, 1997
Rating	Not Rated
Also Known As	Horror Classics - The Phantom of the Opera
Running Time	92 Minutes
Additional Info	Image Entertainment
Movie Details	Tinted; Image Entertainment

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Phantom Of The Opera Movie Review

4 stars Double dvd Set Includes 1925 & 1929 Versions!
A horror classic is made even better with Image's "Milestone Collection" of The Phantom Of The Opera. You get the original un-restored 1925 version of The Phantom Of The Opera (disc 2) and the 1929 restored version. As far as picture quality goes the 1929 version is the better of the two, but it does have it's flaws. The horrifying "unmasking" scene is quite blurred, something that should have been cleared up before Image released it commercially. The rest of the scenes are of pretty much of the highest quality for a film this old. Also, music has been added to this silent film which does add to it's appeal. The 1925 version is as expected, grainy and scratchy but afterall this is an eighty year old un-restored film so I expected the picture quality to be poor. Lon Chaney is magnificent as he portrays The Phantom, a horrifying disfigured and sad man who has fallen in love with opera singer Christine Dane (Mary Philbin) and who lives in the catacombs far beneath the Paris Opera House. If there's one classic horror film you buy this should be it.
Submitted by B.C. ("Hallandale Beach,Fl.,USA")
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