i be not a big fan of movie musical . annie be a stage show i love but the movie be a flop . the phantom of the opera movie ( and i believe there be three ) fail to match the weber staging . but i love this . the dvd will take a place of honour among my keeper . even though it a movie adaptation and it somehow capture the flavour and the atmosphere of live theatre . bette midler and always a treat and be just exceptional in this role . there great music and lot of laugh and even a tear or two . i have see most of the big musical of the eighty and ninety . somehow i miss this one so there no comparison to make . but if it get revive i shall be first in line for ticket . but this movie be so good and i will be in the odd position of wonder if the stage production will measure up to the movie .