the Phantom of the Opera
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Yup, it was! I think if you read the book, you'd read that the monkey was the young Phantom's pet. Erm... hope I remembered it right. I read it ages ago!Originally posted by mdfjami:wanted to ask.. the monkey that was following the girls around during the carnival during the flashback.. is it the same monkey in the toy box playing Masquerade?
I'm too lazy to check up on the author's name but somehow, 'Gaston LeCroix' kept popping up in my head. 
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Once again, so very true! Till then, let's remain happy and blissfully unaware! hehehe!Originally posted by Camellias4me:^5!
Cannot find... so we gotta wait for them to find us instead.
Hmm... let's be Sleeping Beauties until we're woken with a kiss! woooooohooooooo!!! And then, it shall be Party Time!!! hahaha! -
coolOriginally posted by Rhonda:Yup, it was! I think if you read the book, you'd read that the monkey was the young Phantom's pet. Erm... hope I remembered it right. I read it ages ago! I'm too lazy to check up on the author's name but somehow, 'Gaston LeCroix' kept popping up in my head. 
i wonder whether the monkey has a name.. -
Yep! I watched the movie with my hubby & we kept giggling when that Italian (?) woman was singing... so hilarious!Originally posted by Rhonda:*high 5's Camellias4me!
True! True! Love cannot perpetuate based on fear.
Fast forward to the end of the movie where Raoul places the newly-bid monkey music box at Christine's grave. Sigh... They did live to a ripe old age, and till death did they part. And even in Christine's death, Raoul's heart was still very much with her.
Where to find a man like that? Tell me! Where?? Where??? hehe!
If I were Christine, I'd choose neither of the men - Phantom looks so ugly, and Raoul has a horrid voice (when singing)! And why is it that in the movie, Phantom has the mask on the right side of his face, whereas in the posters, the mask is on the LEFT side of his face??
I think you're right about people either loving or hating the movie... I hated it!! Well... maybe not THAT bad lah, but if I were to give it a review, I'd put it as 4.5/10.
The parts which showed the old man auctioning for the monkey box, then going over to Christine's grave & placing it there, reminded me of the unending love the old man in The Notebook had for his wife. Go watch it, Rhonda, I'm sure you'll like it
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thout we r suppose to choose based on how the 2 men r n not wat christine feels?Originally posted by Rhonda:*high 5's Camellias4me!
True! True! Love cannot perpetuate based on fear.
Fast forward to the end of the movie where Raoul places the newly-bid monkey music box at Christine's grave. Sigh... They did live to a ripe old age, and till death did they part. And even in Christine's death, Raoul's heart was still very much with her.
Where to find a man like that? Tell me! Where?? Where??? hehe! 
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Let see by the time sleeping beauties woke up....Originally posted by Rhonda:Once again, so very true! Till then, let's remain happy and blissfully unaware! hehehe! Hmm... let's be Sleeping Beauties until we're woken with a kiss! woooooohooooooo!!! And then, it shall be Party Time!!! hahaha! 
Wow Piah heh. Better run. -
hahahahahahaha!!!! Kops, you are sooooo funny!!!!
Wait till I meet you again! Cannot let you go scot-free for poking fun at us 'sleeping beauties'! -
I don't know how this thread has eluded me. I didn't get to watch the musical when it was shown here - at that time I was only 8.
Personally, for the movie, I think Raoul's singing voice sounds more conventional but nicer than the Phantom's. I don't like duets but "All I Ask Of You" is mighty impressive and heart-melting.
I notice too that the lyrics of "Music Of The Night" have evolved since the recording by the original cast, and they vary from website to website. Below are the lyrics from a recording in 1987, and the parts in blue are the ones which have changed. Hopefully someone can clarify this.
Nighttime sharpens, heightens each sensation
Darkness wakes and stirs imagination
Silently the senses abandon their defences
Helpless to resist the notes I write
ForI compose the music of the night
Slowly, gently, night unfurls its splendour
Grasp it, sense it, tremulous and tender
Hearing is believing, music is deceiving
Harsh as lightning, soft as candlelight
Dare you trust the music of the night
Close you eyes, for your eyes will only tell the truth
And the truth isn't what you want to see
In the dark it's easy to pretend
That the truth is what it ought to be
Softly, deftly, music shall caress you
Hear it, feel it, secretly possess you
Open up your mind, let your fantasies unwind
In this darkness which you know you cannot fight
The darkness of the music of the night
Close your eyes, start a journey through a strange, new world
Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before
Close your eyes and let music set you free
Only then can you belong to me
Floating, falling, sweet intoxication
Touch me, trust me, savour each sensation
Let the dream begin, let your darker side give in
To the power of the music that I write
The power of the music of the night
You alone can make my song take flight
Help me make the music of the night -
ok.. i'm a bit late reading this post... but i must comment...
bear, trust you to throw a new angle on boringo old stuff... below really cracked me up... kudos! Originally posted by the Bear:if i were Christine, i'd choose none of the above...
the Phantom, as i said, is a mash of 3 psychopaths...
he had a mother figure/"protector" in Mdm Giry, like NORMAN BATES
he wore a mask and almost could not be killed, like JASON
he was hideously scarred and preyed on young children, like FREDDY KRUEGER
then also, he had a letch for young flesh.. whom he brought up, sort of like Humbert Humbert in Lolita...
hmm.. a paedophiliac Lolita-complex riddled psychopath... uhh... not a chance...
then you have the Viscount Raoul....
what the heck is WRONG with this dude?
he seemed the only sane fella until... he decided to let the maniac go, knowing the maniac will come back and stalk the woman he loves... if it were me, i'd have turned him into mincemeat or tied the fella up and served him to the Police...
but no.... he asked the woman he loves to go perform the very play the maniac wrote... knowing the maniac knows the theater like the back of his paw.... and is willing to stalk and murder anyone who much as looks as "his girl" wrongly..
then he goes, almost unarmed to "save" Christine... without bring the rest of the whole damned battalion of Police he has at his disposal...
what the heck is wrong with stopping the damned play and sending the Police to hunt down and take out the Phantom with extreme prejudice?
i dunno... seems like you have a choice between a psychopath paedophile or a barely-sentient moron who is willing to put his "lover" in harm's way... -
hey kuali, does not matter right?
and neuros
hey... i tell it as i see it
i think watching a movie with me would be a terrible experience as i'd be laughing at the inappropriate parts -
the Phantom of Club 30Originally posted by kops21: -
errr... well, hubby & I were laughing at some parts of the movie tooOriginally posted by the Bear:hey kuali, does not matter right?
and neuros
hey... i tell it as i see it
i think watching a movie with me would be a terrible experience as i'd be laughing at the inappropriate parts We didn't like the show, to be honest... one of the worst movies I've seen this year, but then again, that's just my opinion -
well, not just this movie.. it's hilarious by itself and wasn't that good.. looks like they threw a mint into the sets and costumes.. and about $50 for acting lessons and screenwriting?
i was caught laughing at movies like Return of the King, Signs and The Village -
This is the version that i've got.Originally posted by Kuali Baba:I don't know how this thread has eluded me. I didn't get to watch the musical when it was shown here - at that time I was only 8.
Personally, for the movie, I think Raoul's singing voice sounds more conventional but nicer than the Phantom's. I don't like duets but "All I Ask Of You" is mighty impressive and heart-melting.
I notice too that the lyrics of "Music Of The Night" have evolved since the recording by the original cast, and they vary from website to website. Below are the lyrics from a recording in 1987, and the parts in blue are the ones which have changed. Hopefully someone can clarify this.
Nighttime sharpens, heightens each sensation
Darkness wakes and stirs imagination
Silently the senses abandon their defences
Helpless to resist the notes I write
ForI compose the music of the night
Slowly, gently, night unfurls its splendour
Grasp it, sense it, tremulous and tender
Hearing is believing, music is deceiving
Harsh as lightning, soft as candlelight
Dare you trust the music of the night
Close you eyes, for your eyes will only tell the truth
And the truth isn't what you want to see
In the dark it's easy to pretend
That the truth is what it ought to be
Softly, deftly, music shall caress you
Hear it, feel it, secretly possess you
Open up your mind, let your fantasies unwind
In this darkness which you know you cannot fight
The darkness of the music of the night
Close your eyes, start a journey through a strange, new world
Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before
Close your eyes and let music set you free
Only then can you belong to me
Floating, falling, sweet intoxication
Touch me, trust me, savour each sensation
Let the dream begin, let your darker side give in
To the power of the music that I write
The power of the music of the night
You alone can make my song take flight
Help me make the music of the night
Music of the Night
Night-time sharpens,
heightens each sensation...
Darkness stirs and
wakes imagination...
Silently the senses
abandon their defences...
Slowly, gently
night unfurls its splendour...
Grasp it, sense it -
tremulous and tender...
Turn your face away
from the garish light of day,
turn your thoughts away
from cold, unfeeling light -
and listen to the music of the night...
Close you eyes
and surrender to your
darkest dreams!
Purge your thoughts
of the life
you knew before!
Close your eyes,
let your spirit
start to soar!
And you'll live
as you've never
lived before..
Softly, deftly,
music shall surround you...
Feel it, hear it,
closing in around you...
Open up your mind,
let your fantasises unwind,
in this darkeess which
you know you cannot fight -
the darkness of
the music of the night...
Let your mind
start a journey through a
strange new world!
Leave all thoughts
of the world
you knew before!
Let your soul
take you where you
long to be!
Only then
can you belong
to me...
Floating, falling,
sweet intoxication!
Touch me, trust me,
savour each sensation
Let the dream begin,
let your darker side give in
to the power of
the music that i write -
the power of
the music of the night... -
Hi, KB! I can't clarify that they changed the lyrics to that song but I did notice that they changed almost an entire stanza in the song 'Think of Me' performed in the beginning when the Primadonna strutted off the stage and Christine Daae was asked to 'audition' for the role.Originally posted by Kuali Baba:I don't know how this thread has eluded me. I didn't get to watch the musical when it was shown here - at that time I was only 8.
Personally, for the movie, I think Raoul's singing voice sounds more conventional but nicer than the Phantom's. I don't like duets but "All I Ask Of You" is mighty impressive and heart-melting.
I notice too that the lyrics of "Music Of The Night" have evolved since the recording by the original cast, and they vary from website to website. Below are the lyrics from a recording in 1987, and the parts in blue are the ones which have changed. Hopefully someone can clarify this.
I preferred the original 1980's version as performed by The Really Useful Company. The lyrics to that particular stanza were better. -
I can imagine... you told me that The Village was about a 'giant porcupine'.Originally posted by the Bear:well, not just this movie.. it's hilarious by itself and wasn't that good.. looks like they threw a mint into the sets and costumes.. and about $50 for acting lessons and screenwriting?
i was caught laughing at movies like Return of the King, Signs and The Village -
Think of meOriginally posted by Rhonda:Hi, KB! I can't clarify that they changed the lyrics to that song but I did notice that they changed almost an entire stanza in the song 'Think of Me' performed in the beginning when the Primadonna strutted off the stage and Christine Daae was asked to 'audition' for the role.
I preferred the original 1980's version as performed by The Really Useful Company. The lyrics to that particular stanza were better.
Carlotta:
Think of me
Think of fondly,
when we've said goodbye.
Remember me
Once in a while -
please promise you'll try.
When you find
that, once
again, you long
to take your heart...
(singing stops as backdrop crashes)
Christine:
Think of me
Think of fondly,
when we've said goodbye.
Remember me
Once in a while -
please promise you'll try.
When you find
that, once
again, you long
to take your heart back
and be free -
if you
ever find
a moment,
spare a thought
for me...
(transformation to the Gala, Christine is revealed in full costume)
We never said
our love
was evergreen,
or as unchanging
as the sea -
but if
you can still
remember,
stop and think of me...
Think of all the things
we've shared and seen -
don't think about the things
which might have been...
Think of me,
think of me waking,
silent and
resigned.
Imagine me,
trying too hard
to put you
from my mind.
Recall those days,
look back
on all those times,
think of all the things,
we'll never do -
there will
never be
a day, when
I won't think
of you...
(Applause)
Raoul:
Can it be?
Can it be Christine?
Bravo
What a change!
You're really
nt a bit the gawkish girl
that once you were...
She may
not remember
me, but
i remember
her...
Christine:
We never said
our love
was evergreen,
or as unchanging
as the sea -
but please
promise me,
that somtimes,
you will think
of me! -
my friends and i called it "the kampong"Originally posted by Rhonda:I can imagine... you told me that The Village was about a 'giant porcupine'. -
harharhar!!!Originally posted by s|nNeD:my friends and i called it "the kampong" -
the phantom is just a human being right? no special power or whatsoever. i've always been facinated by that story, but nv really got around to reading and understanding it.
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he's just a disfigured psychopath who was stalking this girl in the opera...Originally posted by dumbdumb!:the phantom is just a human being right? no special power or whatsoever. i've always been facinated by that story, but nv really got around to reading and understanding it.
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And the musical fountain.Originally posted by the Bear:i was caught laughing at movies like Return of the King, Signs and The Village