Friday, February 11, 2005

Phantom of the Opera

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No, not the Lon Cheney version. I'm talking Andrew Lloyd Webber. You know, the new color version. I haven't actually seen the movie but I did go to the live version years ago in Seattle. There was a big chandelier that came crashing down over the audience in the middle of the theater. I imagine this is accomplished in the movie with 3D effects and those blue and red glasses. Also, as I recall, the Doofdaddy's better half had her hair specially styled for the evening of the live event. It was certainly not an unattractive hair style but it did seem to add an extra six inches to her height. The party immediately behind us could be heard saying they wished they had some hedge trimmers because of the obstructed view. So all in all, I'd say it is probably worth seeing but I can't bump it up to three eyeballs because Robert Guillaume is not part of the cast. Rumor has it he was busy filming a Soap/Benson reunion.