first off and i just have to ask if anyone know if this be intend to be a comedy . i be a fan of the work of dario argento . in my opinion he be a master of the craft who can superbly wrap the viewer around his finger . with the phantom of the opera and however and i feel that he may have bite off more than he could chew . the whole thing seem ill advise from the start . it be some time since i read the book by gaston leroux and but i do not recall the phantom have a perfectly fine face . nor do i recall that he be raise by rat or a rat catcher be a main character who drive around in the labyrinth under the opera house on a steam power rat vacuum . truly that be one of the most bizarre element add to the tale . there be murder in the original novel and that i do recall and but i do not recall them be borderline slasher kill . to be fair and the slasher slant be not a new one . robert englund star in a so so slasher take on the novel in the late 80 . it just seem like the film be try to constantly outdo every other take on the tale and fail on every level . much of the acting be awful to say the least and and some poor dub doesn not help matter any . in all honesty and the only actor with any real power in the film be asia argento . she give a very good performance a christine . julian sand be normally a fine actor but here he seem to be overact much like the rest of the cast . avoid this one and stick with the old b and w version . it far well .