Reconsidering "The Phantom of the Opera"
I hadn't watched Chaney's Phantom in years before last night, and the last time I had seen it, I watched an worn, PD VHS print that didn't do much for the experience... Anyway, I'd pretty much written...
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According to Dennis Doros of Milestone, the ghosting artifacts are not caused by PAL-to-NTSC conversion, but by the reason I gave. Here's the discussion thread about it at alt.movies.silent: The...
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The Image version came in the mail today. Time has certainly taken a toll on the film and at times it is like a shimmering portal through the ages, much like the pool in THE MUMMY. But it still looks...
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Quote:According to Dennis Doros of Milestone, the ghosting artifacts are not caused by PAL-to-NTSC conversion, but by the reason I gave. Here's the discussion thread about it at alt.movies.silent:...
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Regarding cuts, there is no definitive one. If we ignore the preview, when Eric dies of a broken heart, we still have the April 25 premiere, with the Chester Conklin scenes, the September 25 version,...
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"when Eric dies of a broken heart" It's funny that this is regarded as the wimp out ending, when it's actually closer to the novel than the chase through the streets of Paris. Of course, with the...
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Quote:The Milestone DVD is worth it for the original 1925 cutting alone. I vastly prefer this version of the film to the 1929/30 "hybrid-international-talkie" version.Oh yeah, me too. For one thing,...
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I have the Image version and a version I got on the Treeline label. The Treeline one isn't as good quality-wise as the Image one - which versions are these?
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Quote:Fans of the '25 version: I'd love to hear what you really like more about this version and why. From what I've read in the liner notes and elsewhere, it would be hard to figure out a proper...
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Quote: Howzabout you watch the '25 version and see what you think Well, seeing how I already just bought the Image DVD and stated my reasons for doing so, "howzabout" I wait on spending an additional...
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" thought such a polite exchange of information was the purpose of a "Reconsidering The Phantom of the Opera" thread on a Classic Horror Film Board." Thought Wrong! I dont know what you heard, but...
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Naked ping-pong. I prefer the '25 version myself, mostly the post-unmasking confrontation between Erik and Christine. The closeup of Erik's face as he approaches Christine is more malevolent in...
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Naked ping-pong? Hey, whatever charges your electrode, man. Bring back GiGi Monique and I'll play naked ping-pong.
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Quote:From what I've read in the liner notes and elsewhere, it would be hard to figure out a proper "final cut" on a film with such a troubled production and tinkering post-production. Even a...
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Whatever the print is that they show on TCM is pretty satisfying to me. The stored color sequence is just awesome. Joe "Renfield" Meadows HORROR-WOOD Webzine http://www.horror-wood.com
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For me, the release of the 1925 version was something of a revelation. I had seen the 1929 cut many times (the rather bizarre silent version of a half baked sound re-edit of the original film.) It had...
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Quote:Well, seeing how I already just bought the Image DVD and stated my reasons for doing so, "howzabout" I wait on spending an additional $20+ and hopefully have a few friendly fans of the '25...
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This is at least the third thread on THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. It would be kinda nice if everything were under one folder. It would provide a lot more information for everyone and it would help...
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I literally dreamed up this idea; I awoke early in the morning in the middle of a dream about the Phantom of the Opera. Oddly, the ideas that popped up in the dream and then in my conscious mind...
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Melkes wrote:Quote:According to Dennis Doros of Milestone, the ghosting artifacts are not caused by PAL-to-NTSC conversion, but by the reason I gave. Here's the discussion thread about it at...
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