Average Rating: 5.3/10
Reviews Counted: 8
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 5
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Release Date: Jun 1, 1989 Wide
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Gaston Leroux's classic tale of love and suspense gets a face-lift in this horror story loosely adapted from Leroux's novel. Christine (Jill Schoelen) is a young classical vocalist who, in the midst of performing a recently discovered piece by an obscure composer, is struck on the head by a sandbag and wakes up in London in 1884. Eric Destler (Robert Englund) is a composer who is desperate to succeed -- so much so that he sells his soul to the devil in exchange for writing songs that people will
Jun 1, 1989 Wide
Dec 7, 2004
RCA/Columbia
All Critics (17) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (5) | DVD (12)
Englund seems determined to turn the phantom into another sequel-spawning character...
A really cool horror gem that may not be faithful but is certainly atmospheric
one remake the world is probably better off without
Gory slasher interpretation of the story. Overall I liked it. It did pander to a wider audience by beginning and ending in present day. This was also just a bit confusing, and seems to have been done in an attempt to lay the groundwork for some sequels. The makeup was very well realized, and I enjoyed how it allowed
May 23, 2011Super Reviewer
Truthfully this is one of my favorite addaptions of the Book. Note I said "Book" It is perfect, classic, cheesey 80s Horror. Robert Englund is fantasic, although some may say this is basically a Nightmare on Elmstreet with a different title, I thought Englund played the character fantasically. He plays it more like
June 15, 2007
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