Yes the precious is gone......but it will be remembered.

I was watching David Letterman and Tom Hanks was on promoting The Polar Express. He said that PE used the same motion capture technology used to create Gollum, and when i heard that, it brought a smile to my face.....Tom Hanks also said that TTT was a great film.....LOL ....yay!

The Hobbit will happen IMO, it's only a matter of when......and when it opens, i'm sure it will be the biggest movie since Phantom Menace in terms of anticipation..... ........and you guessed it, i'll be betting $10billion dollars that it has the exact same release patter as LOTR......why mess a formula that works.

Boxing Day might be Peter Jackson depending on how KK does next year......LOL

Even though Chicago had the murder in it. I thought it was a light movie. The murder was goofed on, mr Cele.... man, Gere in the court room, Renee in jail, etc, the ending scenes in that play, etc.

But seeing the trailer for Phantom, it just seemed darker and I was wondering how the BO would be.

That said, I have seen the play 3 times - NY, LA and London and loved it plus a number of the older movies. So I am there to see it opening weekend.

Beautifully written Miruvor......

For such a loved story, i don't think choosing A-Listers would work well.....they are making a daring choice, and it's also great that they are choosing a bright up and commer in the form of Emma Rossum......she was fantastic in TDAT.....

I hope all the main cast members get an Oscar nomination......and that might happen if the movie is well received.

Just to clarify, I was making my comments in relation of how it will do at the BO and Oscars where Chicago did well in both.

And on Emma R, I am looking forward to seeing her as in addition to the TDAT, she also played the murdered daughter in Mystic River.

Phantom i don't think can match Chicago domestic.......afterall the glitz and glamour is so Hollywood....and its doubtful that Phantom will achieve the same Oscar attention.....

But where Chicago did not do as strongly, eg. overseas.......Phantom will soar (hopefully)......i'm expecting Bridget Jones like numbers somewhere near $200m.

This is probably the "it" adults movie in December outside of Ocean's 12.....

Don't you think this rose symbolises so much about Phantom......LOL, one of my favourite pics so far.....



Slowly, gently, night unfurls its splendour
Grasp it, sense it - tremulous and tender

Turn your face away
From the garish light of day
Turn your thoughts away from cold unfeeling light
And listen to the music of the night
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Floating, falling
Sweet intoxication
Touch me, trust me
Savor each sensation
Let the dream begin
Let your darker side give in
To the power of the music that I write
The power of the music of the night

You alone can make my song take flight
Help me make the music of the night



Well done Arch..we are like of mind on this one I fear!
So much is captured in that one moment of that perfectly embellished falling rose!
I can't help but repeatedly see it in my mind over and over,
and the way the Phantom is so distraught just before!
Unrequoited love... always tragic...*sigh*

The trailer for this was getting surprisingly good reactions at The Grudge.

What's there to fear, we love each other and that's the only thing that matters.... ..... :Kiss: .....j/k

And Thanks alot Mirvuor you have just spoiled something for me (unrequited love).......get down on your knees and beg.....how dare you :x :wink:

Maybe we can turn this caption into a daily thing?.....i've got one planned for the next one......LOL......how many day's till the release.....let's see, Dec 10 in the UK, that means 23 days.....LOL

That's great news, was it better than seeing it on the computer.......how was the music on all those speakers......

I'll hopefully be seeing The Grudge tomorrow in Australia and praying that the Phantom trailer is attached to something soon......and i'll also be getting the Spiderman 2 DVD which is already out today.......yes, Precious

All the Trailers and Clips so far.....

PHANTOM TRAILERS: Roundup

http://homepage.mac.com/leonardo.ubeda/ ... Movie.html

JAPANESE Trailer:



http://homepage.mac.com/leonardo.ubeda/ ... ovie4.html

TEASER Trailer:



http://homepage.mac.com/leonardo.ubeda/ ... ovie1.html

SHORT Clip:



http://homepage.mac.com/leonardo.ubeda/ ... ovie2.html

THEATRICAL Trailer:



http://homepage.mac.com/leonardo.ubeda/ ... ovie3.html
http://homepage.mac.com/leonardo.ubeda/ ... /index.htm

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...I'm sorry man...I forgot that you haven't even seen anything at all yet! Really, my truest apologies!



Cool...you mean like how Hito had for LOTR? Sounds like a plan!

All is forgiven......but if you pull a stunt like that again.......i will make sure that you are thrown from the peaks of Zirak Zigil......PERSONALLY......muhahahahahah

Though, it'll be hard to keep getting quotes for 23 days......

Lol...

Not really, but if you keep posting quotes, you may come to know more of the story than you had really hoped for! :?

Well i already know the lyrics to All i Ask Of You, The Phantom of the Opera and The Music Of the Night....

......especially The Phantom of the Opera for reasons i already stated....LOL

...all 3 three songs are my favourites.....i can't wait to hear them.......i know when that momment comes.....i'll be drooling in my seat


BTW - here's a movie that also features a rose.....and don't you see some familiarties with this poster and Phantom's "pink" poster with Christine in Phantom's grasp....

"A big "Phantom" entrance"

By: Liz Smith

NEW YORK - When the history of movies has come and gone, there'll be more than a footnote about "The Phantom of the Opera," opening Dec. 6 in London and Dec. 12 in the United States. Based on the 15 minutes I've seen, I predict it's going to be an unforgettable hit.

And Hollywood probably is already biting itself in exasperation because it may have to think of a best picture Oscar for the film's intrepid producer, Andrew Lloyd Webber of Britain.

Like Mel Gibson before him, Webber has personally put up the entire amount of money - $90 million - to make his great stage opus into a magnificent film that La La Land cannot possibly ignore.

*NEW* EMPIRE MAGAZINE: Scans

http://homepage.mac.com/leonardo.ubeda/ ... Movie.html

What a sultry poster........i love it......this is why this will be the "it" adults movie of December.....LOL



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NYPOST: Raves Phantom

http://www.nypost.com/seven/11162004/gossip/liz.htm

Part of the article:

"And now millions of people who have never been lucky enough to discover this show on a stage, will see the "Phantom" story for the first time. Others will be revisiting its epic thrill. I have seen just 15 minutes of this movie musical spectacle. I didn't have to see more. It is incredibly beautiful, tantalizing, stunning.

If there is an ounce of justice at the Oscars, they'll just give up and hand Lord Andrew the prize. "Phantom of the Opera" is a fabled movie moment coming now and stretching back to Lon Chaney's silent original."

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Man, these little articles are getting me all excited......i'm so hoping the movie lives up to some of these comments........can you sense the buzz growing for this...... ance:

......all Oscar colums now are not leaving out Phantom......this is what i hoped for all along...... :Jump:

23 DAYS To go



In sleep he sang to me,
In dreams he came . . .
That voice which calls to me,
And speaks my name . . .

"Think of me, think of me fondly, when we've said good-bye!
Remember me, once in a while, please, promise me, you'll try!
When you find that once again you long to take your heart back and be free...
If you ever find a moment, spare a thought for me!

We never said, our love was evergreen or as unchanging as the sea, but if you can still remember, stop and think of me.

_______________________________
Fantastic part of a fantastic song!

That's from Think of Me isn't it.........also one of my favourite songs from the soundtrack.

What do you think of yesterday's one.....

I wonder if that pic is actually when she starts to sing that song.......we shall know in 22 days......LOL

Yes..it's from 'Think of Me'! One of my favourites as well! So lovely and sweet but short!

Your clip yeaterday was brill too! You had me belting out 'The Phantom of the Opera' to the top of my lungs!

22 days for you...28 days (later)..lol) for meeeeeeeeee... unless my luck changes!

BTW Miruvor, i just purchased the Spiderman 2 DVD........LOL......AUD$29.83 with a free Spiderman Drinking Glass.....LOL

Have you got your's :wink:

I also saw The Grudge, what a dissapointing movie.....it's not scary whatesover, i know the intention is for subtleness......but common, at least have something in there which scares the crap out of you. The crowd was actually laughing at the scary scenes because some of them were just utter stupid.......i.e, Yoko popping her head into the attic.....

This could be a problem.....The Ring was so chilling and potent that this one felt flat......the build up was slow and the acting mediocre.....

Leaving the theatre i could hear people dissing it, saying i spent 2 hours watching that crap....

Personally i didn't get the whole picture.....if someone has already deciphered the mystery to this movie....give me a buzz.....i'm so lost with this one.

Overall: B-B+

No actually, it's 22 days for those lucky bastards in UK.....38 days for us Aussies and 44 days for you Kiwis..... .....sigh,

Arch...I know you can relate mate! I'm feeling a bit nostolgic right now and I saw this by (poster) revolutions over at BOM and decided to post it here! Though we have The Phantom of the Opera to look forward to, I still can't help but say that I will sorely miss not anticipating, with overflowing ferver, the next installment of LOTR on the big screen! I'm sorry..I didn't know where else to post this...just feeling blue now!

Here's the strip: