David Staller screen grabs

The شبیہ on the right was made سے طرف کی kiri_no_okaami at LJ.

Which E/C ship could've actually come true?

I think it’s Gerik and Emmy’s Christine from the 2004 film. The pair’s mental states and love for each others seemed essentially مزید stable and genuine, than in other versions.

Gerik was clearly far less insane than any of the stage Phantoms I’ve seen, not to mention Leroux’s original Erik. He never even physically abused Christine. (Yes, he quite violently dragged her down to the lair in the end, but it didn’t seem to actually hurt her, and when he calmed down he was very gentle for...

Curiosity Kills

This was written for the Featuring Luciana challenge. The challenge: Write a oneshot story describing Luciana's thoughs on Erik, shortly before her death.

“I want آپ to take off the mask. Please take off the mask.”

    I am standing in front of Erik, begging him to remove the mask that hides his face from me. I want to know his face, to see him.

    “You must excuse me, mademoiselle. I have work to finish.”

    The nerve of him! “I will not excuse you! آپ don’t have work to finish! I want آپ to take off...

There are various interpretations of why the old Raoul brings the monkey موسیقی box to her grave and some even think that all the old Raoul parts of the movie are completely useless. However, I'm one of those who believe that while the film would've worked perfectly well even without Raoul travelling anywhere with the موسیقی box, all the old Raoul clips are perhaps the most essential aspect of the entire film's basic point. I think they are the ultimate aspect that drastically differs the film from the stage play.

A monkey symbolizes many things that are strongly related to the story. Essential...

It is no secret that I'm not fond of Love Never Dies. I don't like the idea of ALW making a sequel to a دکھائیں that had no need of one, I don't like the fact that although a good portion of the موسیقی (while fairly pretty) has been recycled یا pinched from other sources while Wee Andy brags about how it's the best thing he's ever done and it's SO original, and I especially am appalled سے طرف کی what has been done to the characters. However, as it exists and it is impossible to avoid it in the fandom یا erase it from my memory, I have decided that I must analyze it and try to figure out just what in the...

The Haunted Mansion ride at Disney has always been one of my favourite things, and Phantom tops the فہرست at #1 fave thing. And a while back I started noticing really heavy similarities between the two things and I found many of them interesting. I thought I would share these observations here, so that others might enjoy the coincidences, یا homages if you'd care to take it that way.

We will begin in the Foyer. Above the fireplace hangs a portrait where a young gentleman (presumably Master Gracey) hangs. It is here that the unseen guide for the attraction first makes his presence known.
"When...

I have compiled a فہرست of all the phantom films ever made for phans who have only seen the 2004 version. یا at least the major ones. Philm titles from Wikipedia, but all the info I wrote, and have gathered from research and listening to the Phantom Reviewer. I'll put the لنکس (so its similar to the a/v club. Though آپ can find them all online, so I'm not really giving آپ anything hard to find). I just like to make it easier for people, since some seem so lazy to go look for it themselves, یا only seem to see Gerard Butler as the ONLY Phantom. I've seen every version on this list, save for...