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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
It'a like being there on Stage with the Phantom,
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This review is from: The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (DVD)
What an absolute thrill to now own a copy of the stage production of the Phantom of the Opera. I have attended several live performances over the years in Toronto and keep going back if and when a tour passes through my city. I had always said why don`t they make a video of the Phantom of the Opera. Frankly, the movie version did not cut it for me due to casting Gerard Butler as the Phantom. He cannot sing, but it simply had to do until this one came out. I have all the CD recordings (Broadway, London, Canadian) and hesitate to compare the cast with the 25th Royal Albert Hall production, but they are all simply outstanding including the ones appearing in this DVD. I have already pre-ordered Love Never Dies waiting for the May 2012 release so I will have the entire story. The close ups in the DVD make you feel you are right there with them on stage. What also makes it so special is the emotions you not only see. but can feel in the faces of the cast. If you are truly a Phantom of the Opera fan, this recording is a must for your collection. I hope we see more video recordings of the great musicals. There are a few out there, but I want them all.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Audio Quality problem - DVD can be heard in 5.1,
This review is from: The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
Re. B. Szabo's comments on audio quality, see below from the Blu-Ray.Com review of this DVD at [...]Universal regularly does some frankly screwy things with their audio options on their music or concert titles, regularly having their Blu-ray discs default to Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks, and then having what most home theater aficionados are probably going to want, a lossless 5.1 option (usually DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1), as the third choice. Phantom of the Opera at The Royal Albert Hall 25th Anniversary ups that oddness on two levels: first, the disc defaults to a standard Dolby Digital 2.0 mix, and then, even more peculiarly, the disc does not allow easy toggling to the lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track that is included. Instead you need to either go back to the Main Menu or the Pop-Up Menu and access Setup and make the appropriate audio choice there. That slight difficulty aside, for the most part the 5.1 track is incredibly well rendered, at least after the main singing gets underway. For some reason the Prologue is mixed rather low (or was inadequately miked), and the Auctioneer is a bit hard to hear. Once the main thrust of the show gets underway, the DTS- HD Master Audio 5.1 track easily supports everything from the coloratura warbling to the synth-laden moments of the score. Balance is excellent between the orchestra and the singers and The Royal Albert Hall's natural ambience is caught magnificently on this track.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful Production, Terrible Direction,
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This review is from: The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
I could not enjoy this film, because the direction was horrible. If Laurence Connor is responsible for the horrible shots and ridiculous views and camera motion, please someone tell him to do himself a favour and go back to film class, or at least to read 5 C's of Cinematography.The stage performance was beautiful, but the terrible camera directing has taken something that could have earned 5 stars and dropped it to 3, I'm not even sure it deserves the 3 stars I gave. The most horrible direction occurred during big production numbers that involved the whole company. The stage directing of this musical is beautiful, but we could not see any of that, due to terrible frequen cuts that had no purpose other than to destroy the beautifull mirroring and intricate choreography. Close-ups were too close more often than not. Every first year student of film knows that an extreme close-up should be used to show characters' inner thoughts, and sparingly at that. There were angles included for no reason at all othar than the fact that the camera can do that. There were times when crutial lines were heard but the actors were off screen, as well as a multitude of moving shots that would make a person sick! Whoever directed this, did not use the camera to show the story, but instead was determined to have as many different shots and angles as he could. In conclusion, the direction was worse than amateurish, it was ignorant and insulting, not only to the audience, but to the performers on the stage.
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