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Product Description

Film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's popular musical. Gerard Butler plays a disfigured musical genius who haunts the Paris Opera, waging a reign of terror over its occupants. But when he falls in love with Christine (Emmy Rossum), the Phantom devotes himself to creating a new star for the Opera.

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Although it's not as bold as Oscar darling Chicago, The Phantom of the Opera continues the resuscitation of the movie musical with a faithful adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's blockbuster stage musical. Emmy Rossum glows in a breakout role as opera ingénue Christine Daae, and if phantom Gerard Butler isn't Rossum's match vocally, he does convey menace and sensuality in such numbers as "The Music of the Night." The most experienced musical theater veteran in the cast, romantic lead Patrick Wilson, sings sweetly but seems wooden. The biggest name in the cast, Minnie Driver, hams it up as diva Carlotta, and she's the only principal whose voice was dubbed (though she does sing the closing-credit number, "Learn to Be Lonely," which is also the only new song).

Director Joel Schumacher, no stranger to visual spectacle, seems to have found a good match in Lloyd Webber's larger-than-life vision of Gaston LeRoux's Gothic horror-romance. His weakness is cuing too many audience-reaction shots and showing too much of the lurking Phantom, but when he calms down and lets Rossum sings "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" alone in a silent graveyard, it's exquisite.

Those who consider the stage musical shallow and overblown probably won't have their minds changed by the movie, and devotees will forever rue that the movie took the better part of two decades to develop, which prevented the casting of original principals Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman. Still, The Phantom of the Opera is a welcome exception to the long line of ill-conceived Broadway-to-movie travesties.

DVD Features
The two-disc edition of The Phantom of the Opera has two major extras. "Behind the Mask: The Story of The Phantom of the Opera" is an hourlong documentary tracing the genesis of the stage show, with interviews by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, director Harold Prince, producer Cameron Macintosh, lyricists Richard Stilgoe and Charles Hart, choreographer Gillian Lynne, and others. Conspicuously absent are stars Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford. Both do appear in video clips, including Brightman performing with Colm Wilkinson at an early workshop, and Crawford is the subject of a casting segment. Other brief scenes from the show are represented by a 2001 production. The other major feature is the 45-minute making-of focusing on the movie, including casting and the selection of director Joel Schumacher Both are well-done productions by Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group.

The deleted scene is a new song written by Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart, "No One Would Listen," sung by the Phantom toward the end of the movie. It's a beautiful song that, along with Madame Giry's story, makes him a more sympathetic character. But because that bit of backstory already slowed down the ending, it was probably a good move to cut the song. --David Horiuchi

Important note: Initial playback of this DVD defaults to the DTS (Digital Theatre System) soundtrack, therefore customers without such equipment will not hear any sound. Please note that this is NOT a fault with the DVD.

If you are not in possession of a DTS compatible sound amplifier, you need to change the film's soundtrack type from the main menu.

In order to do this, please follow the instructions below:

1. Click the "set-up" option.
2. Select either Dolby Digital Surround Sound or Dolby Digital Stereo as appropriate.
3. Select "Play Movie". The film will now play with a universal audible soundtrack.

Product details

Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 16:9 - 2.35:1
Is discontinued by manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.5 x 1.5 x 19 cm; 100 g
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 5017239192937
Director ‏ : ‎ Joel Schumacher
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Anamorphic, Dolby, PAL, Surround Sound, Widescreen
Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 15 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ 2 May 2005
Actors ‏ : ‎ Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler, Minnie Driver, Miranda Richardson, Patrick Wilson
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
Language ‏ : ‎ English (DTS 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Studio ‏ : ‎ Entertainment in Video
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0007P8KZA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
Best Sellers Rank: 375 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)
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Customers find this film to be one of the best they've seen, praising its music that plays throughout the story and the brilliant acting, particularly Gerard Butler's performance as the Phantom. They describe it as visually stunning and captivating right from the start, with one customer noting the impressive orchestral backing throughout. The DVD receives positive feedback for its quality, and customers consider it good value for money.

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200 customers mention ‘Film quality’196 positive4 negative

Customers praise the film's quality, describing it as the best they've seen and worth watching.

"...Hood that it is amusing in places aswell. Great film." Read more

"A great film and wonderful story. Almost as good as going to the theatre but you can watch it again and again with out paying for more tickets." Read more

"Brilliant film with very quick delivery. Even comes with a bonus DVD which I haven't had chance to watch yet but sure it will be amazing!..." Read more

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Customers praise the music quality of the film, noting that the songs are well sung and play throughout the story, with one customer highlighting the impressive orchestral backing throughout.

"Extraordinary superb performances. Absolutely stunning. Wonderful music and brilliant cast...." Read more

"...I found the movie absolutley amazing...... the music, the costumes and the performances were all magnificent...." Read more

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Customers find the movie to be a good value for money.

"Good price, arrived quickly. No problem with the dvd at all. So I would definitely buy another dvd from here.," Read more

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Customers find the DVD excellent, with one customer noting it includes a second disc.

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"Good quality dvd. Unfortunately this really was a very disappointing film. Could not really recommend to any "Phantom" fans...." Read more

"Original boxing/well wrapped and quick service, Excellent DVD and probably the pick of the bunch. Well recommended - this is the one to have." Read more

"...It is a shame, as the dvd is excellent." Read more

41 customers mention ‘Singing quality’36 positive5 negative

Customers praise the singing quality of the movie, with excellent voices and great actors, and one customer highlights the amazing cast of dancers.

"...The Film is amazing though, the music is fabulous, and so is the singing. The Phantom is such a great actor too...." Read more

"...If i were Christine i would have stayed with the Phantom. The singing is excellent and i watch it again and again." Read more

"...loved this film great for opera lovers one of the best stage ever well acted" Read more

"...It is made with a lot of love to details and with great actors...." Read more

40 customers mention ‘Acting quality’37 positive3 negative

Customers praise the acting in the movie, particularly Gerard Butler's brilliant performance, and Emmy Rossum's spectacular portrayal of Christine.

"What a wonderful film. The acting is superb and the singing even better - in my opinion even better than the stage play...." Read more

"...him at his best. brilliant film, great music and great acting. well worth buying" Read more

"...thought it was stunning, brilliantly performed on all levels singing, acting, the whole film is a real gem!..." Read more

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37 customers mention ‘Enjoyment’34 positive3 negative

Customers find the movie captivating right from the start and enjoyable to watch multiple times.

"...Bought as a gift for my grand daughter who watches it over and over again." Read more

"...The music and the story are divine, this is one that I will watch over and over again." Read more

"fantastic production, excellent and compulsive viewing." Read more

"a good romantical musical which is always enjoyable to watch" Read more

37 customers mention ‘Visual quality’36 positive1 negative

Customers praise the film's visual quality, describing it as stunning and beautiful, with one customer noting its vivid photography and how well it portrays Christine Daae's character.

"Beautiful film. Didn't know Patrick Wilson could sing!! Lovely songs you do feel like you want to root for the baddie!" Read more

"...However, I would pay top prices at any show to hear the powerful, beautiful, strong voice of Gerard Butler...." Read more

"...I just say enjoy it for what it is, stunning visuals, a story that has everything, and Emmy Rossum for me and Gerard Butler for the ladies...." Read more

"...admiration the first time I saw Phantom on the stage, visually the film is stunning. The opening sequence with the chandalier gave me goosebumps...." Read more

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Awesome! Beautiful! Simply a masterpiece!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 March 2007
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Oh what can I say about this movie!? When I first bought it, I of course already knew that Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford were not in it, which was always going to be a heartbreaker, but then when I read the cast, and I did not know any of the three leads, I was getting really worried... This could be a massive missed opportunity for a great movie - or a far distant 'second' to the original show/musical. My heart also sank when I saw the character 'Raoul' appear - he was too weak-looking to be any sort of credible hero, and when he is described by one of the singing girls as 'so handsome', I thought it bordered on the ridiculous, since he has very odd features, and is a too boyish-looking man altogether! However, when it got off the ground, it was a boost to see some familiar faces appear; Simon Callow, Paul Brooke, Miranda Richardson and the wonderfully accomplished Murray Melvin.

At the beginning of the film I felt I was going to be dreadfully disappointed - oh, but when the first scenes featuring 'The Phantom' began, I was completely sold; I changed my mind, and the whole thing became a masterpiece for me!Gerard Butler creates a very unique and powerful 'Phantom' - bringing both electricity and masculine prowess to a very difficult role. Some of the most beautiful scenes I have ever seen on film were the ones when he and Emmy Rossum as 'Christine' performed their singing duets; Christine looks to be experiencing absolute bliss during these unique romantic sequences with 'The Phantom', who is gently placing his hands all over her; every time I saw Gerard Butler's creation I was entranced, and as a consequence, there was a distinct loss of awareness of everything else around me...

There is a beautifully dramatic climax to this movie, and the singing is also good. OK, so it's not the original voices we all know and love - but the songs are still there and very much alive, and you really do need to keep an open mind with this, and simply forget the original to appreciate it fully - it would not be fair to compare it. Plenty of dramatic scenes, and emotional charge in this. I'm not quite sure what makes this movie work when it could have been such a flop; the LLoyd-Webber music? The story? The lavish Sets? - It could be any of these things, but Gerard Butler certainly has lots to do with it!

Go buy this one and enjoy it over and over again! I've only just finished watching it, and I already want to see it again!

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Hillary
Gerard Butler is the greatest Phantom!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 July 2013
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I have seen this movie many times, I've always loved it. It has amazing songs, amazing singers and overall the movie is just outstanding!.
This was actually the first "Phantom of the opera" movie I had originally watched and to make a better assessment of the movie I decided to sit down and watch a few of the previous movies.
I watched the 1990's version starring Charles Dance as the phantom as I enjoy many of his movies, his version of the phantom was very well done, he was such a gentlemen that it was very hard to believe he actually murdered anyone. Which for me made it a little unbelievable in my opinion.. The fact it was three hours long didn't help as very little happened between the beginning and the end and overall just wasn't exciting as the 2004 verision.
Emmy Rossum played the part of Christine Daae very well, I preferred the tone of her voice to the previous Christine's. But when paired with Gerard Butler she sounded even better, their voices complimented each other perfectly and it shows well in many of the featured songs but especially "the point of no return".
Gerard butler played a very dark and mysterious phantom, has a very rich deep voice which was my preference to many of the other phantoms. Overall his acting was brilliant, you could really feel the connection between the two main characters which made it more enjoyable to watch.
Overall great movie, one of my all time favourite musicals, very dark but also very entertaining. I would recommend this to anyone especially any musical fans out there, 10/10!

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L. Keys
Surprisingly good!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 October 2007
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After I'd seen Phantom of the Opera performed on stage I worried that the film would be a big waste of time and a flat disappointment, but instead I was thoroughly impressed. Beautifully shot the film offers a lot of depth to the character of the Phantom, brilliantly played by Gerard Butler. I felt real sympathy for him and much closer to understanding his pain and torment than I had felt in the theatre. Unfortunately this deeper portrayal of the Phantom is balanced by a much weaker portrayal of Raoul. Raoul was so wet, and even rude to Christine at points, laughing at her and dismissing what she says when she says she can't come to dinner because the Angel of Music is very strict, whereas on stage Raoul is just so overcome by excitement he doesn't hear what she is saying. This made me actually root for the Phantom and detest Christine for choosing Raoul over him! Perhaps not the point of the story, and on stage I felt differently - I felt sorry for the Phantom, but completely understood Christine choosing Raoul because he came across as a warm, caring person, not to mention handsome. In the film his character is none of these things, so Patrick Wilson certainly doesn't get my vote for his limp acting! Emmy Rossum, on the other hand, as Christine, is beautiful with a strong and powerful yet sweet and innocent singing voice. I find her voice far less piercing than the famous Sarah Brightman's, and her Christine seems a much more believable object of affection and obsession by the Phantom.
Minnie Driver does brilliantly as Carlotta, as do Simon Callow and Ciaran Hinds as the theatre managers, and Miranda Richardson and Jennifer Ellison as Madame Giry and Meg respectively.
The costumes and set are also as lavish and thrilling as if this were the stage show and not a film, and the singing, on the whole, is top notch.
There are a few random bits, like the horse the Phantom leads Christine on down under the opera house (wtf???), but other than that it is a worthy film attempt of an utterly fantastic stage show.
Give it a try and see what you think!

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W. Walz
Hab' ich nicht mit gerechnet. .... BRAVO (!) fortissimo !
Reviewed in Germany on 13 November 2010
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Ich muss gestehen, damit habe ich nicht gerechnet.
Die Umsetzung ist Joel Schumacher mehr als gelungen.
So sehr, dass ich ihn tags darauf ein zweites Mal sehen MUSSTE.
Vorweg: Einziger zu bemängelnder Negativpunkt wäre vielleicht der, dass nach der "Maskenball-Szene" der Film hätte etwas gestrafft sein können (die letzten 30 Minuten ca. ein Drittel kürzer).
Dieser Negativpunkt -wenn überhaupt- geht aber durch die tollen (Bühnen)Kulissen, die fulminante Ausstattung, sowie der grandiosen Soundkulisse letztendlich flöten. Der deutsche -glasklare- DTS-HD-Ton in den Musikszenen setzt da noch dem Originalton ("nur" Einfach-DTS) einen drauf. Ist aber wiederum Geschmacksache, ob man die durch die Bank gut gewählten Darsteller, in DEUTSCH, oder im gedrehten Originalton zwitschern hören möchte. Man könnte auch noch in der deutschen Version bemängeln, dass beim Singen die Lippensynchronität oft nicht perfekt ist. Aber da werden sich wohl nur DIE dran stoßen, DIE die Flöhe husten hören bzw. wenig Sachverstand mitbringen; das opulente Filmmusical einfach kritisieren wollen. Scheint es bestimmt so gut wie unmöglich, eine gesungene Textübersetzung ins Deutsche synchron mit der fremdsprachigen Lippenbewegungen im Einklang zu bringen.
Noch etwas zu Krögers Stimme. Viele Liebhaber hätten da lieber das düster klingende Organ eines Rudolz, Schulze oder sogar von Hoffmann gesehen/gehört. Mag es Geschmacksache sein und vielleicht auch eine Auslegung des Phantomcharakters. Man kann natürlich das Phantom als "Monster" im Sinne von "gruselig" sehen, so wie es in der Stummfilmadation des Gaston Leroux-Roman vorkommt. Da wäre ein düstere Organ natürlich fesselnd. Hier, in der opulenten Schumacher-Musicalverfilmung, liegt der Schwerpunkt der Figur mehr bei der seelischen Zerrissenheit des Phantoms. Da sehe/höre ich die hellere Stimmfarbe von Kröger aber klar im Vorteil. In den Szenen seiner Verzweiflung (z.B. Spieluhrszene in den Katakomben) wirkt der entstellt Besessene dadurch verletzlicher, als wenn ein donnerndes oder kraftvolles Bass die Tragik zerreist. Aber Geschmacksache!
Tatsache ist aber, wie einige anmerken, dass Kröger nicht den allerbesten seiner Gesangstage im Synchronstudio hatte. Doch der Bombast der ganzen Inszenierung gleicht dies mehr als aus.

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Hab' einige der bekanntesten Musicals auf der Bühne gesehen. PHANTOM DER OPER gehörte bisher nicht dazu, obwohl ich Teile der Musik, sowie natürlich die Rahmenhandlung kannte. Diese pompöse 95 Millionen Dollar Umsetzung macht mich aber hungrig auf die Bühnenversion, die einem hier mit einer wuchtigen Heimkinosoundanlage (Gänsehaut pur; da kommt sogar der sonst meckernde Nachbar ins mitsummende Schwärmen), einer großen Bilddiagonale (50+, im absolut dunklem Wohnzimmer), ein fast identisches Liveerlebnis, vom Lümmelsofa aus, um die Ohren schlägt.
Ich komm' selten ins Schwärmen, aber ein absolut EINZIGARTIG Heimkinoerlebnis, wenn man gepaart mit diesem Equipment, diesen Musicalfilm genießt.

4,99 STERNE,
für diese geniale Umsetzung des Musicalwelterfolges, gepresst auf dieser mehr als gelungenen Blu-ray-Disc, die dazu mit allerhand Extras und dem deutschsprachigen Musicalstar Uwe Kröger, der dem Phantom (gespielt u. gesungen von Gerard Butler /300/RocknRolla/Beowulf & Grendel/Gesetz der Rache/P.S. Ich liebe Dich) seine deutsche Stimme leiht. Sowie Jana Werner (Preisträgerin beim Bundeswettbewerb Gesang), die dies für die Rolle der Christine (Emmy Rossum) übernahm. Ebenfalls noch zu erwähnen, die sympatische Stimme des Carsten Lepper, der den Raoul (Patrick Wilson /Alamo/Little Children/Hard Candy/Watchmen/Lakeview Terrace/Das A-Team) schon in der Stuttgarter Bühnenversion spielte.
Die deutschen Gesangsstimmen also -auch in den sonstigen Rollen- durch die Bank Weltklasse besetzt! Da braucht sich diesmal das "Deutsch", im Gegensatz zu den fast ausschließlich selbsteingesungenen Originalstimmen, nicht zu verstecken; ganz im Gegenteil.

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Für die, die unbedacht an die Sache rangehen, sei gesagt: PHANTOM DER OPER, das beinhaltet schon der Titel, rückt da mehr oder minder in den Bereich der OPER, anstatt des klassischen, des amerikanischen Musicals. Ausstattungsmäßig, beeinflusst von J. Schumacher Regiestil -denke da nur an die knallige Batman-Forever-Verfilmung-, erinnert zuweilen die Verfilmung an eine opulente Franz Lehar Operette der Neuzeit.

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It’s arrive so fast and easy I’m so happy😊
Reviewed in the United Arab Emirates on 4 December 2019
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I love it so much.. but my credit card damage..
thank you soooooo much for the move .. my dream come true 🥰

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良い商品です
Reviewed in Japan on 14 May 2025
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購入して良かったです。

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Shubin Enos
Disappointed!
Reviewed in India on 29 December 2017
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What you see is NOT what you get. The cover is completely different. I received a DVD meant for Thailand and the primary language set was in Thai.

Nevertheless the language can be changed on the menu.

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Phantom of the Opera
Reviewed in Belgium on 22 April 2025
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