[RavenOfRhiannon]

But I HATED HATED HATED the film.

It's probably because I loved the show so much (twice, once on B'Way and once at the Curran we-filmed-the-stage-scenes-of-All-About-Eve-here in SF.)

It was the first stage musical I saw on B'Way and has always had a soft spot in my heart. So I was so excited about the movie. I was in agony within 10 minutes of the movie. As HOT as Gerry is, he sucked as The Phantom. People complained about Madonna having to rework 'Evita' songs, but Gerry just slaughtered his.

I hated the lyrics that were used as dialogue, I hated the new scene.

I did like Emmy Rossum. She did Christine right, even better than Brightman. I liked Minnie Driver, she was hilarious. And I liked the new song. (It should have won an Oscar, and Beyonce should not have sung it.)

Sorry JS...