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weaktwos ([personal profile] weaktwos) wrote2006-01-01 09:45 pm
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The Fandom of the Opera
Someone lives in the underground tunnels of Fresno. Deformed due to a freak accident involving hotwings at Hooter's, he dwells in the catacombs writing Slash fiction for any number of shows that he is able to siphon away from unsuspecting satellite TV subscribers.


(inspired by my ambivalent reaction to the movie version of Phantom of the Opera)
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[identity profile] brittadotcom.livejournal.com 2006-01-02 07:27 am (UTC)(link)
Heehee...nice plot idea...I also like my friend's winning most creative Mardi Gras costume last year: Fanta of the Opera, complete with partial mask painstakingly made of Fanta cans... ;)

Yeah, as an ALW Phantom fan from way back, I was disappointed in the movie version when I saw it in the theatre last January. The costumes & sets were awesome, but the singing left much to be desired, which is too bad. Why they couldn't use an actual Broadway-quality cast for the movie I have no idea...

[identity profile] weaktwos.livejournal.com 2006-01-02 08:42 am (UTC)(link)
Fanta of the Opera is a nice one, too. Was there a song written called "Carbonated Beverage of the Night", by chance?

[identity profile] clemidia.livejournal.com 2006-01-02 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
I JUST, in this morning's wee hours, caught this, and damn near fell out that MINNIE DRIVER was in it! Hellllllllllllooooooooooooooo--isn't this the 2000's?! What, no obligatory part for Molly Ringwald?!

The sets were lush, and Christine's voice was marvelous, but I fell in love with the music all over again. But, yes--definitely some rough patches overall in the movie.

[identity profile] weaktwos.livejournal.com 2006-01-02 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
I like Minnie Driver. Her part was at least funny. The sets were gorgeous, but I wasn't captivated by the cast. The Phantom did not appear very frightening at all. He looked like a pretty boy at a masquerade. I don't care how resourceful you are, if you spend life living in a sewer-close lair, you're not going to be that pretty.

[identity profile] hangedwoman.livejournal.com 2006-01-02 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I finally gave in and watched most of that myself last night. I love the book, and I love the Webber musical. The movie was disappointing to me for several reasons I won't bother to list, but afterwards I just listened to the Broadway soundtrack and felt much better.

[identity profile] clemidia.livejournal.com 2006-01-03 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
Well, hell--then you needed to see the bearded ice cream shop woman in the TV movie, Surrender, Dorothy.

And, she lived ABOVE ground.
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