Movie Details
| Title: | Phantom of the Paradise | |
| Director: | Brian De Palma | |
| Year: | 1974 | |
| Genre: | Musical | |
| Times Seen: | 1 | |
| Last Seen: | 06.22.06 |
Other Movies Seen By This Director (4)
- The Black Dahlia
- Blow Out
- Carrie
- Dressed to Kill
| Date Viewed | Venue | Note |
| 06.22.06 | Friend's House | So... apparently my dislike for Brian De Palma isn't credited by some friends of mine unless i've seen absolutely every picture he's ever done. Liking maybe 2 of the 12 I have seen doesn't seem to count if I haven't seen this one or two that are absolutely his best blah blah blah. Anyway, that's how I was conned into seeing this movie. Not being a fan of De Palma or the Phantom of the Opera story, I had extremely low expectations. Well, I liked most of the music, I liked how crazy it got at the end, like the last 3 minutes, and I liked the girl's impromptu disco hustling during her audition but mostly it was split-screen shots ripping off Touch of Evil or wide-angle shots ripping off Kubrick or whatever other "influences" De Palma decided to "explore" while Paul Williams did his thing. However, since this is really more of a Phantom/Faust meld I enjoyed it more than I thought i would... so there's that. Didn't love it though. oh well. |
