I really do not like the movie. None of the stars do the score justice.
This is a sooooo much better way to see the show and from now on I will always recommend people to see this instead of the movie!
I've yet to see the movie, and maybe I'm biased--but part of me feels like it won't impress me like this has.
"I'll go,because I am Cinema!" - Ben (Man Bites Dog)
For the longest time, I really enjoyed the movie version because it was the only adaptation of POTO that I had ever seen. But then I saw the 25th anniversary....and I just couldn't go back. It's vastly superior to it in many ways. For one thing, there isn't a single bad actor or actress in it. Everyone was casted perfectly. (I absolutely adore Ramin Karimloo as the Phantom.) I was truly blown away by how good the production was. I think every POTO fan needs to watch it. It's a great experience.
That being said, I still like some aspects of the 2004 film. Emmy Rossum's voice is superb and the costumes are great. But as people have said, there's really no comparison.
All things once are things forever, soul once living lives forever.
I love Emmy, but I agree that this is 10000 times better than the movie. Ramin, Sierra and Hadley are magical together.
shareMeh. I like this version but I still like the movie.
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