Why oh why was this made into a movie and why do so many people here want to see it? I somehow got dragged into Phantom with a Taiwanese friend. Dull, dull, dull. And the music is just terrible. Now I can’t get those awful songs out of my head.
One reviewer put it this way:
If I had to say anything postive about the experience of seeing this movie, it would be that I finally learned how to play all the games on my cell phone. :s
Erhu – Ouch! I think you’ve just lost your chance to be quoted on the back of the DVD box when it comes out. 
Was it just the movie version you didn’t like? Have you seen a live performance and felt the same way?
Ha! The evil worked 
It was made into a movie because it’s made gazillions of dollars for Lloyd-Webber and will no doubt go on to make many more. I’m a musical buff so I had to go see POTO just to pick it apart in excruciating detail afterwards. It’s like Lord of the Rings for fantasy buffs - love it, hate it, but you have to see it.