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  • God it's crap

  • Yea not exactly his best. but before i watched it i was like, its dario argento! he's not going to make a good adaption! this is going to be sick and twisted and get just plain stupid! So don't watch it and say its horrible and disgraceful compared to the original, or if you're expecting, y'know, a good movie XD

  • yeaaa i saw it and hmmm basically anyone can find this movie easy to masturbate too.... therefor... it sucked xD!

  • DARIO IT"S  YOUR DAUGHTER!!!!!!!

  • how bad can it be ;D

  • This movie disgraces the phantom of the opera!

  • this movie is the worst movie in history of bad movie

  • ughh did movie did suck. Dario Argento fail.

  • hahaha wow this is such a 90s movie

  • this movie was messed up, all though he was kind of cute....but still messed up man! messed up! and it was porno for a scene! and he hacken r@pes her in this one what the heck?! messed up!

  • @15rrainwater I know! I watched it and was like what?! This doesn't even make sense with how The Phantom is!! I think it disgraced the phantom with that scene. He never wants to rape her, he wants her to love him. I can see that since he was never loved that's how he would think it would be but he had seen other be in ove and know that's not how it is!

  • worst version ever! beyond worse. horrific! 

  • That was nothing more but SHIT! The movie destroys everything about the phantom: Music, beautiful story, Erik, Christine and all the characters. Erik would never harm Christine and he wasn't some sexual maniac! He was deformed, deeply hurt man. And where is disfigured? Erik cannot never be without mask, because that is the whole point of the story.

  • alota people are saying this sucks so ill prob love it

  • This was the most creepy and weirdest verson of Phantom of th Opera that i have ever seen.

  • @grizabellasmemory: Then, I feel bad for Lucius, because that is insulting. This Phantom... (exasperated sigh) they ruined him... Pity.... :-(

  • he reminds me of lucius malfoy ^^

  • when the majority of the comments say that the movie was bad and kinky that means only one thing to me....I know what I'm renting tonight lol

  • Fabio got strung out. and I still cant belive its not butter.

  • dracula!

  • nice deformity

  • lol, looks kinky. 

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  • @MrFreddyfan That was THE WORST VERSION EVER!! I mean really? Time travel? Uck.

  • is he fucking a rat? HOW'S THAT POSSIBLE??!! And, gosh, that's sick!

  • How does one fuck rats?

  • This movie is SO dumb! it shouldn't even have the title "the phantom of the opera" because theres no singing, the phantom doesn't even have a mask WTF!

  • WTF?!?!

  • @aw3some5 That's what i said!!!!!

  • Am I the only one that sees her tits at 0:27? XD

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  • The Erik is really the only one I didn't like.

    WHY DOES HE HAVE TO FUCK THE RATS?!'

    WHY

  • oh my holy shit O.o thats so scary and bad >.<

    this movie sucks

  • ...this movie sucks!!! what a shit!!!

  • Wait -- what?! This is a REAL trailer! Oh god... I watched it before reading the info and comments, and I was SO sure that this was just a parody. Like a MAD-TV production or something... I was laughing through it all, I mean come ON, this must be a JOKE, is it even possible for something to suck this much!?

    Now that I know it's real... god, I'm scarred for life.

    This goes straight up to the TOP of my "kill me, I don't want to live in a world where this abomination is allowed to exist"-list.

  • @sevv88 agreed!

    

  • i've read the novel, and i thought they were french, so how in the world did none of them spoke french

  • @liquidsnakeckw I know right? Not even a french accent or anything :P

  • @xchaz66x yeah, at least a little bit of french accent would do better

  • @liquidsnakeckw I dont know why I expected even that, considering theres no deformity and all :P

  • ewwww this looks terrible

  • @xandrawood You've got my vote.

  • The only redeeming quality of this film is Morricones haunting beautiful music.

  • he doesn't wear a mask :S

  • this is like someone is trying to make a parody

  • yea, this movie is AWFUL... Actors are horrible and it kills the idea of Angel of Music

  • This movie did suck, it even scared me when I first saw it.

  • This was probabbly ther worse phantom of the opera movie EVER! 

  • I am surprised it's from 1998. I seen it is tv sometime about that year.

  • This movie phailed at being a phantom philm. Boycott it immedeatly. Any true phan knows that even phreking Wishbone got it better than this peice of...well you know what I mean.

  • holyyy....shatowski xDDD What the hell was that? It looksw like he's abusing her half the time, and Erik is not like that! GODDD! Effin Stereo-type, unbelievable

  • so, basically a Freddy Krueger Erik?

  • I love this movie! I don,t like Julian Sands in this because he doesn,t look frightening, but anyways.... I loved all the characters there. When I saw the Holliwood version for the musical it was so boring!.... This is great, sexy, horrifying, funny, sarcastic...

  • t's really wonderful end. I'm crying too...

  • I really love Julian Sands, and I only watched this version because of him. I cringe at the perverted sexiness-ratty-thing in it, and the bathhouse scene makes me sick....Hes more like a vampire than a Phantom ...But hes such a wonderful actor I dont know WHY he took this part - while he acts the part as it is very well. He usually takes ''weird roles'' . But hes still lovely. I ''like'' the ending, I mean it made me cry when he cries out to Christine and falls in the lake.

  • I love this movie. Very original and charismatic version.

  • You have to love how the trailer gives away the ficking ending!

  • this movie sucks!!!

  • @Deepdesert

    Thank you! :)

  • Why does nobody appreciate varying interpretations? That's what's so great about The Phantom of the Opera. It's like Alice in Wonderland - it transcends its time and can become so many different things. If you want the book, read the book. If you want the Phantom to be like he is in the musical, watch the musical on youtube. Argento had a right to come up with his own version. Anyone who thinks this Phantom is perfect because his face doesn't have the problem... you're wrong.

  • NO ONE WILL LIKE IT! EVAR! IF YOU LIKE IT, THEN GO FUCK SOME RATS YOU PSYCHO. You're all sick.

  • Maybe his scars are psychological, physically there is nothing wrong with him but emotional scars.

  • He fucks rats. Case closed.

  • @caprice6 No. Its because Dario didn't want to wear a mask or make-up.

  • i want to see this because christine sounds wonderful and i like the phantom with long hair, but why no deformaties? thats what the whole story is about: beauty and the beast! come on! you cant have the phantom without a mask, its simply not logical

  • I saw some clips from this movie, I think most Phantom fans don't like it at all. What I saw seemed all right, but the Phantom.....umm....he takes advantage of Christine. Yeah and he doesn't have a deformity, which is dumb.

  • He's deformed on the inside.

  • the phantom is not deformed because this movie is one of terror and eroticism, so the phantom can not be deformed and not be equal =)

  • I heard this movie was shit but i still wanna see it, DOES ANYONE KNOW IF ITS ON YOUTUBE UNDER A DIFFERENT NAME I DONT WANNA PAY TO SEE A CRAP MOVIE BUT I STILL WANNA SEE FOR MYSELF.

  • the closest youre gonna see of it, is reviews of it. i highly reccomend thee phantom reviewers review- hes done all the films- the phantom reviewer is AWESOME!!!

  • DON'T TRUST HIM, CHRISTINE, HE'S A TERRORIST!

    ...Anyone who's seen 24 Season 5 shall understand...>.>

  • WIG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • yo wheres the movie?? it looks awsome.

  • no dude its the worst movie ever!!! its hella cheasy and its lyk a porn with ugly ppl!! and the directer dario argento lyk his daught asia plays christine and he has her do all this perverted stuff omg its horrible seriously never EVER see this movie its a total waist of time!!!

  • dude, that ur opinion...my opinion "some people may accually like it!" im gonna watch it and ill judge it myself...

  • ummmm could somone upload the movie i cant find it anywere and it is driving me CRAZY!!!!

  • There was a DVD release, but I recorded it off of a pay channel.

  • how come he doesnt wear a mask?

  • thats what i was wondering too.... thats supposed to be why he was "evil" because no one showed compassion, and christine could see past that.

  • I've seen this one, and it's the only version I'm not really a fan of. I even like the 1982 TV movie version more than this one. Gore is over the top. The Phantom seems too much the like Penguin from Batman Returns. Even the opening scenes look the same except The Phantom was raised by rats. I keep thinking of Willard plus there's a rat with red eyes who could be Ben. The Opera managers are pedophiles too. I seem to recall this having a great version of Carlotta though.

  • are u serious?

  • Yes, I am serious. Compare the opening of Phantom 1999 and Batman Returns. Babies are abandoned and drift underground through a sewer or stream - during the opening credits. A group of animals (rats/penguins) pull them out of the water and raise the child. In Phantom, he is a friend of the rats. One rat does have red eyes which makes me think of Willard and the sequel Ben.

  • benman136:

    thats what i was wondering

  • This movie sucks... X(

    I bought it for 5 swedish kronor, in a comic store, thats around 0.62 USD! Haha

  • If I didn't have all other versions to compare to, I'd probably think it sounded better...

  • id have to say it is in "ok" looking film. it looks rather gory and nodthing like the real phantom, but in some way very cool. and christine has a wonderful voice.

  • Does any one know where I can find this movie? I know it has some terrible parts (like the floating cherubs, really), but I have to watch it for school and the video store doesn't even know it exists...

  • where I can find this movie?

  • ebay or amazon!

  • Whoever sings for Christine has a wonderful voice!

  • i can't find this movie anywhere online... do you know of any place that I can watch it or maybe even buy it?

  • i know netflix has it

  • Anyone have this version posted?

    I would love to see it

  • ... Trust me, it's horrid.

  • I thought this was a good movie. very sad ending. i do agree that some parts are a bit too crazy for my liking but still a high-budget italian film is a great entertainer for me.

  • ok that movie does not deserve such a title that is nothing like Phantom of the Opera. That's a sick twisted story made up by messed up hollywood film writers

  • what the heck was that?!

  • the best one is the 1990 one. go watch it (:

  • If anyone wants to see a wonderful Phantom Of the Opera, you should watch the 1990's and 2004's version!

  • WTF?! He's not even deformed! X(

  • In this version he's raised by telepathic rats...

  • I have this on dvd i thought it was going to be really good but i was wrong.And i agree with phantom of the opera 13.I have seen a few phantom of the opera films and they are good.But im afraid this one is not in my favourites.

  • Cool Phantom! He looks like somebody you'd see in anime.

  • I watched a review for this it makes me feel raped and then makes me want to stab out my eyes

  • sorry meant 2004/1986

  • The 2004/1086 version is way better!!

  • my friend accidentally downloaded this movie. we were all excited and when we played it everone was like "wtf?" this is like some kind of softcore fetish involving animals.

  • I saw other versions and the 2004 version was the best....however i still want to see this version so can someone upload it even if they think its not worth the time i still want to see it,just to compare.

  • I saw just 3 versions of this film and I think of of them have they advantages and inconvenients. I agree that the romance is not really like the others films but the book was not so romanticaly too !

    This film is not like the book by many points but there is true things... like in each film !

  • I saw this way before I saw the 2004 one and thus became familiar with the musical and the original book. So what I'm saying is that on an indepentant, old-kinky-gore-flick scale that is totally unrelated to the story of PotO, this is actually a weirdly enjoyable movie ^^ And that "Christine!" shout in the end is somehow amazing... like, good-acting amazing. Anyways, don't take it seriously and it might do something for you :) P.s Julian is yummy...

  • FU** YOU DARIO ARGENTO he ruined the whole romance concept of the play/movie

  • I'm very confused...

    What makes this movie so great?

    I've never seen it...

    Nor have I heard of it.

    Someone care to explain a little bit of it for me?

  • Actually, it flopped for fans of the book and the director. I haven't seen it either, but basically it's Phantom of the Opera but directed by Italian horror maestro (whom I believe is seriously out of ideas) Dario Argento.

    Oh yeah, and Christine is played by his daughter and the Phantom rapes her.

  • you forgot to mention he wears no mask therefore is not Erik-like at all...

    which one do you like better? the Freddy Kruger one or this one?

  • Hmm...can't really call that one 'cause I haven't seen either of them, but I'm a big fan of both Argentos and Julian Sands and I think I might have a twisted enough mind to accept this if I pretend it has anything to do with anything Phantom-related.

  • 1. it's not so great

    2. it's really funny actually if you understand how gory it's supposed to be

    3. there's a rat orgasm scene

    4. Christine is a slut

    5. this trailer makes the movie look better than it really is

  • in the original book and every phantom film i have seen the phantom always had a mask except for this one

  • dude i am a huge fan of argentos movies, he is a fukin god, but man, this is his worst movie, the only good thing of this movie is some gore scenes and the music, the rest is crap. dont even think in buying this like me.

  • for those who think they know better about the phantom not having s mask READ THE BOOK!! THE PHANTOM DID HAVE A MASK IN THE ORIGINAL STORY!! this film is a lode of bolocs its so off the story and contains so much rubish that makes no sence what so ever.

    in short this is NOT the phantom of the opera

  • Also in the original The Phantom didnt have a mask. The mask wasnt introduced until the musical was created. The mask idea was also used in the 2004 version of the film.

  • you havent read the book have you yes the original phantom did have a mask in fact this film has not a single element of the original story in it

  • man if you read the original novel it clearly states he wearsa a balck mask covering his entire face

  • Even if you haven't, every single other version says he wears a mask of SOME sort. So, what is up with the total lack of mask!? Thumbs up, dethe8ter.

  • At :47. The phantom chased the woman around the catacombs and when she is trapped she starts screaming and then he comes and bites her tongue ripping it out or her mouth.

  • at 00:47 what were they doing O_O

  • RUBBISH!!!!!

  • Whats that sound from :47-:48...?

  • Designed to be a horror film... Or possibly an erotic thriller. What can you expect when a classic gets into the hands of a b-grade horror genius like Dario Argento? ^^;

  • HOW RETARDED! He dosn't have a mask! They ruined the tradition! The only version that is wonderful is the 2004 one! It has such love and compassion and sadness! This is shit!

  • In the novel (by Gaston Leroux) the Phantom hasn't a mask!

  • He did have a mask- only I do believe it was black.. or at least thats how I remember it

  • I really think he didn't have a mask in the novel!

  • Read the novel stupid and he will.

  • I thought the 2004 one had pretty bland emotions, actually.

  • @PuppetMuffin: The 2004 wasn't perfect but it's still a dan sight better than this pile of pig waste!

  • Different strokes. I actually like this one a bit more than the 2004 version.

  • Does the Phantom rape Christine in this movie or something?

  • Well, yes- but they also do have sex..

  • He rapes her and then she has sex with him?

  • No other way around, I guess she doesn't want to be with him later or something like that- I think

  • I did reaserch and found that this movie had bad rating HOWEVER i still want to see it somehing tells me that it is intresting maybe i'll buy the movie on eBAY or some thing,if i find it i will upload it on here for everyone cause i am sooo nice but let me find it and upload it and i will let everyone know okay=)

  • whats this movie rated?

  • All I want out of this film is the name of a piano music that was playing in one of the scenes in the movie. To be honest here; I didn't care for this film I just want someone who has seen the film and knows the name of a certain piano music that was playing when a little ballerina runs into a rehearsal room with other ballerinas practicing after she escapes a perv that is killed by the phantom. Please send me a message if anyone knows what I am talking about.

  • Please someone post this movie! It's the only version I haven't seen!

  • you must be crazy, it last's for so long time

  • Well, I wouldn't have known that since I said I've never seen it...

  • the thrailer stinks,

    the movie is great !

  • this film blew absolute chunks... and the phanotm isn't even disfigured. so sad.

    it made me cry, if not because it really was a sad ending, but it was just TERRIBLE!

  • I liked it because they made the

    relationship between Christine and

    Erik more physical. However, it

    wasn't very faithful to the book.

  • It's me or this is the only adpatation where Christine truly falls in love with the phantom? I mean, Julian Sands wasn't that bad

  • w il phantom e i topi xs!!!

  • Yeah i just bought this movie and watched it and i thought it was way better than it looked in the trailer. i love dario argento and i think he wanted to try something a little different to deep red, suspiria, tenebrae etc. so i suggest that if your local video rental store has this, go rent it. if a video store has this, buy it right that very second because it is extremely rare. one of the best movies i have ever seen from Dario Argento.

  • The original film is Great but this trailer is really bad. Believe me, if you see the film i think you'll find it really good. Don't even compare the full sized movie with this trailer.

  • I love this movie, I love the song! My God I swear that this movie is one of the bests adaptations that I've ever seen! I only can compare this master Piece with The Da Vinci Code. Great Job!!

  • This is the worst POTO I have ever seen. Don't why Julian Sands even bothered to be in this film.

  • Cool movie

  • WTF!? Is this a real verson of the film? It looks so bad!!!

  • i think it's more of an artistic slant that Erik's ugliness and deformity is internal rather than external.

    it's a basis on personality perception, because even someone we find physically good looking can be very shallow and ugly on the inside.

  • Terrible movie! Don't confuse this with his Terror at the Opera, that one is awesome!

  • Looks interesting. Where can I find it?

  • Fantasma dell'opera, Il

  • Dios e smi pelicula favorita

  • Not even worth a rental. Pure stench of a film. I'm sooooooooo disappointed in you Mr.Dario Argento. Please make a decent movie like, Deep Red or Suspiria.

  • amen amen

  • one of the few argento's movies I haven't seen yet. it seems to be pretty bad

  • Ya the phantom doesn't seem ugly in this one, but still he doesn't get christine

  • Let me guess, he doesn't end up with her =( I really actually like Erik disfigured, it's like a part of him. An Erik without his disfigurement is like a Christine without a good voice. Now I'm not saying that the movie itself is bad, it's just odd for me

  • the creepy thing is, that's the director's daughter, and she gets, like, raped in this movie!

  • really?! omg.. this version of phantom doesnt look half bad, atleast the phantom isn't ugly! :D

  • w