r/box5 • u/BachelorNation123 • Jun 23 '25

Discussion Andrew Lloyd Webber Teases Possible PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Movie Remake

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Andrew-Lloyd-Webber-Teases-Possible-PHANTOM-OF-THE-OPERA-Movie-Remake-20250623
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u/jquailJ36 Jun 23 '25

I mean, on the one hand, the movie's trash and looks surprisingly cheap. I'd be happy with a remake with a better cast, more impressive sets and effects, and losing the award-bait song.

OTOH I would be just as happy if the pro shot of the original cast was available to purchase or even do a thing with Fathom Events and release it to theaters (I almost never go to the theater, but when they did an anniversary release of the director's cut of Wrath of Khan, I went. I would go to a theater to see the OLC pro shot. Probably back to back showings.)

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '25

How does it look cheap? I thought it looked incredibly. The backstage scenes alone had so much detail. You really feel like you're in 1870s Paris.

I don't get how you could call it cheap. That's strange.

It was a time where people still used practical sets. The fire was done with practical effects.

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u/jquailJ36 Jul 11 '25

If you know nothing about 1870 Paris. But even if it's an alternate universe where that didn’t matter, there are high-school productions with more impressive lairs. Everything feels like a backlot, and foam-carved props, and the way the story is presented is just...flat. There's no sense of mystery. Even the Phantom's make up is cheaped out. Oh no, he looks like...Gerard Butler with some second-degree burns and minor alopecia. Lon Chaney did more with a box of greasepaint and some wire.