This is yet another version of the classic tale, and this version claims to be the closest to the novel, even though it bears no resemblance. In this version, a singer in the 1980s finds a 100 year old opera written by a composer named Erik Destler. She sings his music, and is transported to London, England in the year 1881. There, she assumes the role of Christine Day, a young backup singer. We find out that the mysterious Erik Destler is a composer who sold his soul to the devil for his music to be loved, but his face would be disfigured. Now he haunts the London Opera House and has an obsession over Christine. This version of Phantom is too twisted, and it's just another bland 80s slasher movie.
The soul purpose of this movie is to gross you out. It changes the character of the phantom from a sympathetic character to a deranged serial killer with no purpose but to maim and kill. The fact that his mask is made up of human skin makes the phantom seem too much like leatherface. Beyond that, the entire plot involving selling his soul and time travel makes the story ridiculous. Not even the sets or opera scenes are interesting. The movie is just all around boring as well as too gory.
The acting is atrocious. Robert Englund, best known for his role as Freddy Krueger, tackles the phantom role here, and does a really bad job. This is supposed to take place in England, and yet, all the main players are American.
Overall, this movie is ridiculously bad, and it needs a different title, because it shouldn't be associated with the Phantom of the Opera. I only didn't give it a 1 because the Phantom has a few cool lines.
3/10
The soul purpose of this movie is to gross you out. It changes the character of the phantom from a sympathetic character to a deranged serial killer with no purpose but to maim and kill. The fact that his mask is made up of human skin makes the phantom seem too much like leatherface. Beyond that, the entire plot involving selling his soul and time travel makes the story ridiculous. Not even the sets or opera scenes are interesting. The movie is just all around boring as well as too gory.
The acting is atrocious. Robert Englund, best known for his role as Freddy Krueger, tackles the phantom role here, and does a really bad job. This is supposed to take place in England, and yet, all the main players are American.
Overall, this movie is ridiculously bad, and it needs a different title, because it shouldn't be associated with the Phantom of the Opera. I only didn't give it a 1 because the Phantom has a few cool lines.
3/10