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The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
I just don't see the love for this movie
I am a HUGE fan of musicals in general, and Webber and POA in particular, but this is NOT a good adaption. Schumacher was proud to state that he had never seen this or ANY musical before and it shows. This should have been a no-brainer. An intensely popular musical with great cinematic sets and scenes to boot, yet it is a mess.
The musical scenes are a mess with all kinds of stuff sort of edited together. I KNOW the horse is a nod to the book, but the way Christine just suddenly shows up on it in the middle of the scene looks silly and pointless.
You never really believe the effect the Phantom has on Christine.
Her nightgown belonged in Mulion Rouge.
The Phantom did NOT need a circus freak background. It TOTALLY changed his motivation from the play.
The guys doing the bizarre Robot/Vogue dancing in the Masquerade piece were silly beyond belief.
The cemetery set with the 30 foot high headstones looked like they belonged in Batman or maybe Disney's Haunted Mansion.
Once his face is reveled the Phantoms make-up and hair color constantly change. Scars come and go, hair gets light and dark (AFTER the wig has come off).
Most of it just comes across silly. I know I keep overusing that word, but it best sums up the production. The Phantom deserved a better film treatment. Whether you liked Evita or not, I personally feel it was a better adaption of Webber's work to the big screen.
Sorry, just had to get that off my chest.
Maggie and the Ferocious Beast (1998)
One of the best young children shows
I have to say that this show is my daughter's favorite and has been since she was 2 (now 4). A previous comment suggested that a "ferocious beast" might scare children, but have you SEEN the beast character? If that goofy thing can scare your kids they might as well pack it in now. I never really thought about the content much until when asking my daughter where she learned a particular phrase or fact, she so often told me she learned it on "Maggie". Politeness, behaviour, teamwork, and many other things are taught, as well as a great deal of vocabulary (by way of "what does that word mean..."). One of the best on TV right now. As much as I LOVED bugs bunny cartoons as a kid, about the most they ever taught me was not to anger a guy with a gun or mail order access to explosives. :-)