Review of The Phantom of the Opera (1925) by Kimber M — 07 Sep 2007
The Original...The Classic...The Incontrovertable Phantom. The story is amazing in any retelling and I haven't seen it really bolluxed in any of the versions.
What separates this from ANY of the others is Lon Chaney. The Man of a Thousand Faces. He was what I'd term a Hollistic Actor. He created his own make-up, contorted his own body with prosthetics of his own invention, sublimated his own personality to the character he was playing.
I have seen many "horror" movies in my life, but I still remember to this day the first time I saw the mask ripped off Lon Chaney's face and the reaction he portrayed.
This review of The Phantom of the Opera (1925) was written by Kimber M on 07 Sep 2007.
The Phantom of the Opera has generally received positive reviews.
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