Average Rating: 8/10
Reviews Counted: 35
Fresh: 31 | Rotten: 4
Decades later, it still retains its ability to scare -- and Lon Chaney's performance remains one of the benchmarks of the horror genre.
Average Rating: 6.3/10
Critic Reviews: 8
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 3
Decades later, it still retains its ability to scare -- and Lon Chaney's performance remains one of the benchmarks of the horror genre.
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Average Rating: 3.7/5
User Ratings: 15,832
Lon Chaney stars as Erik, the Phantom, in what is probably his most famous and certainly his most horrifying role. Produced by Universal, the film shot in 1923 and shelved for nearly two years, and was subjected to intensive studio tinkering. While many expected a disaster, the film turned out to be a rousing success. It was both the stepping off point for Chaney's run as a superstar at MGM and the prototype for the horror film cycle at Universal in the 1930s. The story concerns Erik, a
Jan 1, 1925 Wide
Oct 15, 1997
Universal Pictures
All Critics (35) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (35) | Rotten (4) | DVD (11)
Though Mr. Chaney wears a more grotesque make-up than ever, the film play seems only pretty good.
Top CriticThe main inducement to watch remains Chaney's tragic, ineffably sad figure.
Top CriticKerry is a colorless hero, Philbin contents herself with being pretty and becoming terrorized at the Phantom, and Chaney is either behind a mask or grimacing through his fiendish makeup.
Rupert Julian's 1925 silent film doesn't have much going for it apart from the famous unmasking scene.
A pinnacle of the Hollywood fantastic.
The Phantom of the Opera is an ultra fantastic melodrama, an ambitious production in which there is much to marvel at in the scenic effects.
Lon Chaney delivers an awesome performance in this fine adaptation of the original Gaston Leroux novel.
[A] silent classic.
Lon Chaney's magnetism and the overall impact of the suspense and reveal is still impressive.
Spectacular set pieces and grand design form an impressive backdrop for Chaney's powerful and moving performance.
This silent film adaptation of Gaston Leroux's novel is one of the classics in the history of the horror genre.
Lon Chaney's performance is priceless.
While many chunks of the film are indeed effective (and several downright terrifying), the overall effect is unsatisfactory and bipolar.
One of the most famous horror movies of all time, The Phantom of the Opera still manages to frighten after more than 60 years.
The highs are way up there with the best in the tradition of Gothic fantasy.
Remember that musical you grew up with that was made into a pretty good movie by a pretty bad director? This is that but without all the good music, pretty girls, or characteristic mask.I guess the reason this is considered a horror classic is Lon Chaney's ugly face; he's got a big, toothy sneer, and he moves like an
November 5, 2011
Super Reviewer
This is the second Phantom movie I've seen the first was the 40s version, and I liked this movie a lot better. The story is clearer, the phantom is creepier, and it's more exciting. It does get to feel a little long towards the end, because it says it's only 70 some minutes, but the version I saw was over 100
November 16, 2010Super Reviewer
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