The Opera Ghost really existed - Phantom of the Opera

[oskarzify]

tvxq get me here :D

[BarrelsPolesandJack]

I actually think Erik DID exist at some point. I've heard evidence about the Opera Garnier in Paris (the opera house that inspired Leroux's book) has a chamber there that only people who speak REALLY good French can go down to.

[xPhoenixoftheOperax]

@BarrelsPolesandJack I believe that as well. I've heard people say that he looked more like "Elephant Man" though. That's another good movie. Very old and very sad. I believe he exists in the hearts and minds of musicians and singers though, especially in music itself. I can never sing without thinking he's there in the theater. I know it sounds weird.

[glamgirlsg]

Oh gosh Steve Harley, save me from Steve Harley! I'll take Gerry's singing any day, just don't make me listen to that! <---Sarcasm, by the way (-:

[letsshoutletsdance]

not a big fan of disco ver

[EvaWoolfe]

Disco style!

[dontmesswiththeooray]

There must have been a hella lot of competition between Antonio Banderaz and Gerard Butler for who got to play the phantom in the movie.They're both amazing!!! :D

[aalg4c]

I hate the movie version it is not the phantom its... a ruiner.

[nneeppeegg]

at 3:43 looks like cristine gained some weight lol

[batmanalienpred]

i wouldnt have a problem with the second one but tht guy in the angelish mask isnt the best singer.....

[emmycrystal]

Gerry Butler's version rules!

[MrRazorbeard]

I really like this video and the music!!!!!

[p0ckner]

Haha @ that joke of a phantom at 1:40

Oh and ps- I saw the sequel last month, it's amazing (: Go see it if you can!

[martelaki]

oh really... can you please tell me when????

[TwilightWander]

If anyone wishes to know more about the PotO sequel Love Never Dies, check out PhantomReviews channel here on YouTube! :D

[xSweeneyxToddx]

I LOVE that you used the remix version of the original in the very beginning! :D

[Tomek1408]

Its the Harajuku Version at the beginning. The female singer is from germany Christina Bach, in the Harajuku Version.

[nhocbomdn]

I've loved this song for a long,can you tell me this song's name,pls?

[TwilightWander]

"The Phantom of the Opera"

Read in the description ;)

[nhocbomdn]

@TwilightWander Thank you.

[jongar29]

fanmade

[PhantomsAngel07]

I think the sequel could make a great movie like the original.

[dariodragon22]

135 hahahaha that right there is fucked up lols

[93duhopere]

1:35 wtf ?!? don't think it's andrew's musical.... is it one from the 1976?

[CoolMapleStore]

It's Steve Harley, this was made BEFORE the Musical was completed.

Horrible, ain't it?

[93duhopere]

we finaly agree about something

[CoolMapleStore]

I'm quite sure we agree on many things, such as Phantom is a great Musical, ALW is a genius, etc.

We just don't agree on the casting preferences ;)

[93duhopere]

we should argue with those who think that Cats are better

[CoolMapleStore]

I love CATS actually, watched it not so long ago. It's definitely better in terms of humour and accessibility.

Not to mention it has one of the great songs ever made, "Memory".

So yeah, nothing really to argue about. Chances are, if you like Phantom, you'll like CATS, and vice versa.

[93duhopere]

i watched part of Cats and liked it....but Phantom is better

[StarfireRobinLover]

I want to spit on ALW's shoes right now. Did you hear about the Phantom sequel? Did you hear it's plot? C'mon... ALW... he is a master at musical theater. Why did he have to ruin it....?

[CoolMapleStore]

Precisely. Worse off it doesn't open with Sarah Brightman! (just kidding :P)

[venecontry]

@StarfireRobinLover The show has NOT come out yet. GIVE IT A CHANCE. Im tired of people giving Love Never Dies a bad name when it HASNT come out yet. ALW is a Musical genious! I think he knows what hes doing...so give it a chance!

[heheCRAZYhehe]

@StarfireRobinLover I don't think the sequel will be too bad, just have some faith in ALW... I'm just REALLY confused. I mean...um... did Erik rape Christine or something??? cuz in the sequel they have a son named Pierre but i don't recall them ever making love in the movie OR the book by Gaston Leroux... hmm

[blistex4]

@heheCRAZYhehe From what I've read when the Phantom and Christine reunite it's revealed that they had an affair the night before Christine and Raoul's wedding and that is how Pierre came into being. (get it? came? sorry, couldn't help it) But in all seriousness the Phantom of the Opera musical was based off a great book so i'm quite interested to see how ALW will do with an original storyline on the Phantom. I am greatly looking forward to see the play or the movie or however i'll see it.

[MrsJosephMerrick]

@blistex4 Love Never Dies ( the socalled sequel, stageshow) is not an original story by ALW - its based on the Phantom of Manhattan, I think by Frederick Forsyth.And the Phantoms sons called Gustav.

I wish I could go and see it.....

[blistex4]

@MrsJosephMerrick Yes, forgive me, I'm horrible with names >.< However the Phantom of Manhattan is based on one of ALW earlier attempts to make a Phantom sequel. ALW partner in one of those projects decided to not put the idea to waste and made it into a book. (which from what i hear is quite dreadfull) And so many years later ALW decides to revive that project and ya, he might've used the book as a refference but it is overall an original storyline.

[MrsJosephMerrick]

@blistex4 Oh, ok! I didnt know! Interesting! Ive never read it btw, saw it in a bookshop absolutely years ago, and wondered what it was...heard it was rubbish anyway...I want to see the new show out of curiosity. At least the musics meant to be great.( from what Ive heard ).....

[phantomcjs]

There is a lot of evidence supporting the story of the phantom of the opera. It isn't known if the events of the novel did actually happen the way they were written but the characters were real even if they didn't have the exact same names. there was a christine and a raoul and there most defenitely was an Erik (obviously).

[dancer989907]

alas this is true, the book is a great read, I you havn't read the book, do so and them come back and debate :)))!!

[KailaNight]

Exactly, and if you really do research properly you will find quotes from people that lived during the time speaking about a man that lived under the opera house. Then there is the actual facts that a engineer working on building the opera house asked garnier if he could stay under it, there is proof. There just isn't specific facts, ie specific names of people, places, and times,etc.

[satine188]

1:35 terrible :(

[phantomcjs]

he sounds like barney XD

[thelouisfanclub]

but ok, sarah is better out of the two.

i hate musicals anyway, idk why i'm commenting on this

[star9835]

Wait, why does Raoul have a mullet? XD That was hilarious. I bursted out laughing because it was so funny.

[PhantomloverSNAFU]

I'm doughting that gerry butler commited suicide........OBTW he is my alltime fav phantom!!!!!!! ffffaaarrrr better than michael crawford...and emmy ffaarrr better than sarah brightman! :D

[CoolMapleStore]

I feel Sarah Brightman is far superior to Emmy Rossum.

The video she was in was hideous, but that was BEFORE the real musical was made, and was just a demonstration. Besides, it was 23 years ago. What do you expect?!

Sarah is obviously far more talented and skilled, in my opinion.

[thelouisfanclub]

they are both absol crap

[CoolMapleStore]

If Sarah was absolute crap, the musical wouldn't have existed, and Emmy wouldn't have got the role.

[thelouisfanclub]

alw wanted in her pants was all

[93duhopere]

but emmy is better.... and gerry ofc

[CoolMapleStore]

How so? Her chipmunk, weak and studio-edited voice?

[93duhopere]

listen carefully to the phantom of the opera when sarah sings with antonio banderas

[Musicking24]

would someone pleas upload a vid of the 04 vesion where she first meets the phantom???!!!???

[Kym749]

im sorry but anthony warlow has to be the best phantom

gerard is good but like he isnt the best singer though he shows good pain and stuff

but anthony warlow truly has an angelic voice and to me is the best

[SuperSinger10]

I am sorry but i hate the Sarah Brightman version. The Emmy Rossum version is much better. Sarah is way scary in it :[

[b1bab]

yes

[lacheia11790]

Not trying to be a jerk but i think all of the other versions pale in comparison to the 2003 version with emmy rossum and gerard butler. He does the best job of being the phantom. And HelpmeIbored, your entirely right, and dont be ashamed. Gerard's voice is CRAZILY seductive, he entraps me also everytime i watch it. =D

[b1bab]

true

[SlowStabs]

gerard butler is definatly my favorite. ^__^''

[maorispy]

if you read the authors note in the book of The Phantom of The Opera by Gaston Leroux you'll notice that he goes to saying on how the Phantom was actually REAL!!!!

[Cuarthol]

Maybe he was. Wait - read my argument.

The Phantom of the Opera was based on a real legend in the Paris Opera House. Legends usually have some basis in fact, so there may have been a Phantom, if not so romantacized as this one.

Also, after the first movie came out, a man fell in love with the beautiful lead violinist of the orchestra in New York (I think) and ended up strangling her and pushing her naked body down a four story laundry chute. The newspapers called him a "modernday phantom"

[thelouisfanclub]

it's not based on a real legend, it;s based on a book by gaston leroux, and he made it all up himself.

[Cuarthol]

Not all of it. There was a myth about a ghost in the opera house before Gaston Leroux wrote it. It's mentioned in the introduction of the book I read, where it goes in depth on all Phantom-related stuff.

Just a thought - real legend? I'm not trying to be snarky, but it seems like a misnomer.

[thelouisfanclub]

it's not a misnomer. I mean the book is written as though there was a myth about it already. There wasn't. There has never been any such myth. It's just the style in which the man writes.The prologue and everything is all party of the story. Story. Not real.

[ROXYlife292]

That was really interesting.

No offense, but I was laughing during the Sarah Brightman version. She herself is a good singer, but the Phantom was horrible. And then Raoul in the audience with a mullet.

:D lol

[remocleo]

excuse me?!

[remocleo]

good sets of different vids i loved it

[momocoal101]

some people sing really funny in this vid!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL

[Surfergirlpie]

Gerard Butler's version has them all beat, as my opinion goes.

[HelpmeIbored]

I think it would be nice if Christines voice was a combination of Emmy Rossum/Sarah Brightman and for Erik (The phantom of you less phantom phans) to be Gerard Butlers voice. I think his voice is best because kind seductive. Dang, did I just type that?

[ilovejohnnydepp2009]

lol wtf who the hell is the guy playing the phantom at 1:41

[BrittStar15913]

steve harley i think

[SlowStabs]

lmao idk!! :D

[ScarecrowVStheBats]

i think sarah brightman sounds the best when she sings it...

[Jonasluv93]

I like the 2004 Phantom of the Opera.Def the one with Gerard Butler.I couldn't take the the Sarah Brightman version of the Phantom of the Opera seriously.I think I would be laughing the whole entire time becaus of the Phantom.Gerard*sigh* melt*sigh*.

[torisan999]

Sing to me!!

[delpoz3]

Dear YouTube friends: Fantastic couple duet. Miss Sarah Brightman was a shining star and Señor Antonio Banderas was in his heyday. Event-making concert. It is a pity they did not perform any further. Congratulations!

(PLEASE PEOPLE STOP KILLING ANIMALS! STOP EATING MEAT! STOP WEARING FUR/LEATHER!thankyouAdemar)

[ilovejohnnydepp2009]

delpoz. As i watch this, I'm eating a fresh cooked hamburger, do you want some?

[sergio765410]

nice roflmao,i'm a member of p.e.t.a(people for the eating of tasty animals) by the way rofl

[eugita80]

It´s michael crawford. he made himself famous playing phantom

[mortiscia]

That man actually comitted suicide later on =/ Very tragic and still somewhat fitting for a man playing the phantom.

[vlightning]

who is it as 1:40?

[TwilightWander]

I'm pretty sure it's Steve Harly

[vlightning]

kool, thankyou.

[Nosferatu22MS]

The Phantom of the Opera is There,Your Mastermind?That sounds kinda better than Inside your mind!

[12vampiregirl]

kool

[yanira13]

NO!!I LOVE GERARD BUTLER'S VOICE BETTER..NO MANCHEZZZZ!!!..porque lo quitaste a el???

[ivotkl]

Really cool video. I don't know if you can make another version in which you sync the audio from the different vids. It would be much better.

Great vid. It was a pleasure to watch it.

[bachidark7]

no manches esta chido chido el video amo al fantasma de la opera

[jokusan13]

Brava, brava, bravissimo!

[jasmijn08]

Cristine,Cristine geweldig ik zag deze film gister avond kon niet slapen zo verslaafd ben ik eraan XD thanks (K)

[kebleh]

I love this remix best... awesome motageish vid... faved!

[TwilightWander]

Thanks so much! ^^