chris b
Just started to watch doesn't work to where the Phantom has a child with Christine. The music however is excellent but this is fragmented. A big bust for a sequel however a big plus for the music. The Phantom of the Opera had they showed a romantic interlude then this may have worked.
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Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars
03/31/23
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The musical was a complete and utter waste of time. It made the protagonists weak and inferior from their predecessor. Plot holes, questionable writing, weak and teenager-like lyrics, and most of all, they totally destroyed the Phantom's character. In the first musical, yes, he was deranged and manipulative, but at least he did what was right in the end, but in this musical, he was more manipulative and extorted Christine and treated her like she was some kind prize for his own pleasure.
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Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars
01/30/23
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This is absolute garbage. My fiancee and I forced ourselves to watch this because we love TPOTO, so obviously we were interested in a "sequel." We were sorely disappointed.
The music was terrible. Not a single song invoked emotion, was memorable, or even something I would care to hear again. The score is an insult to the original.
As bad as that sounds, the music wasn't even the worst part. The writing in this "play" comes across as a 14 year old girls fan fiction. Someone obviously did not like the way the original play ended. The "romance" between the Phantom and Christine is completely forced in this trash. It is NEVER implied in the first play that they were romantically involved on a physical level. In fact, that is why, in the first, it is such a huge ordeal when she kisses him at the end. That is the first time in his existence that he had felt another human's touch in a loving manner. So for them to have a son together is utterly preposterous.
The writing continued to distinguish itself as garbage by taking two of the more beloved characters from the original and entirely re-working them into despicable scum. Raul became a gambling jerk who had only cared about money. Meg, who had once been Christine's best friend, tried to kill Gustav, resorted to prostitution, and was overall just a very sad representation of what she had once been.
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars
02/26/23
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Story line makes no sense, and has no correlation to the original timeline or story. All characters are out of character.
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Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars
02/15/23
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This is a stage show that was filmed live. Spectacular music and sets.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
02/25/23
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I hated it with a strong passion. It doesn't seem to have the life that the original phantom had, with all the flaws of the original with none of the charm. The phantom is an *excuse my language* huge asshat with no punishment for his actions and even gets rewarded in the end with a child of his own! (Also, Christine is back to being a living doormat. I'm very disappointed when a whole arc of POTO was her being able to stand up to the phantom) The score isn't even that good and "Under the Moonless" sky was the most annoying and most unbelievable description of *cough* sex that I've ever seen. Let's not even talk about the terrible person they made Raoul (who I like better than the phantom in this movie, to be honest) into just to get the phantom to look better. Hint movie, if you have to make a character a raging alcoholic and ignoring father just to make the phantom look better, you're making it worse. Haven't you heard of the saying, bringing someone down doesn't make you any better?! I could rant for a while about this movie, but I would rather not waste my time. At least the visuals were cool. But the music is terrible. The singing is alright, but can't help save this movie. The acting is really bad, especially with the phantom who speaks like Count Dracula. The songs are terrible too! It seems old webber has lost his mind eh?
Overall a 1.5/5. The rock song (forgot its name since all the songs in the movie are bland and forgettable) was kind of okay, but the kid screaming "yes" every few minutes just.. ew.
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Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars
02/10/23
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