dario argento represent ill fantasma dell opera ( 1998 ) when one of the most celebrated director of horror genre decide to make his own version of many time film story the result will either be really good or really bad . in this case it be the latter . i admire dario argento a an italian horror director . his work from 70 and 80 be visually fantastic horror movie . i become fan of his when i watch movie like the bird with the crystal plummage and deep red and tenebre . he earlier make a shocking thriller set in the opera world name opera and his film suspiria must be one of the best horror movie ever make . so what go wrong here . the story and which argento make with gerard brach and be set in paris opera house in 1877. the phantom ( julian sand ) in this version be not deform or scar and he be actually quite handsome . he be abound a child and be raise by rat . okay story doesn not tell how he learn to speak and write and read and not to mention dress himself and play organ . he fell in love with a singer name christine ( argento daughter asia ) and decide to get rid of anyone who stand in her way to become next leading soprano . but what kind of phantom be this guy . he masturbate while surround by rat . and in anger rape his beloved christine . oh this be so wrong . so and if movie be this bad why be i and a die hard poto fan and think it be well than 1983 tv movie . unlike in that version and here argento put the opera house in a good use . film be shoot in budapest opera house and it really give an eerie surroundings . one could think it be house by something evil . especially when ennio morricone hauntingly beautiful music be play . last word represent a terrible version of classic story which only purpose seem to be upsetting a many dario argento and poto fan a possible . i be both and i be really upset .