The Phantom of the Opera (1988), dirs. Al Guest and Jean Mathieson, Emerald City Productions/DL Taffner
Another Phanton review, and an odd one at that. Emerald City Productions was an Irish company, with the intent to break into the animated features market. They released seven films, each of them based on a classic bit of lit. Most of them made their debut in the US on HBO.
The Paris Opera House is truly a magnificent site. At least young singer Christine (Collette Proctor) thinks so; her beau Raoul (Daniel Reardon) is far more interested in her.
He isn't the only one. Deep below the building is the lair of the Phantom (Aiden Grennell), who is rather fixated on the young singer. With the mysterious Daroga (Jim Reid) skulking about, can Christine survive?
They tried; purely looking at the plot this is probably the most faithful adaptation of Leroux's novel. Looking at the animation, however, is hard. Characters barely move but the effort is there, so there's that.
No comments:
Post a Comment