Phantom of the Paradise Reviews

Seamus 2022-09-04 23:49:42

DePalma directed the work in 1973, obviously he was aiming for the cult route. In the name of theater ghosts, exaggerated costumes and chaotic music constitute the distinctive features of each character's extreme superficiality, like a large-scale make-up party that is gorgeous and noisy. Luckily...

Johan 2022-09-04 19:57:47

The literal translation of the film's name should be "Paradise Illusion", the film describes a composer's inner struggle when entering the "heaven" of the recording industry. Several images in the film are not real people, but an insinuation of the author's inner state. Specifically, the composer...

Christa 2022-09-04 19:18:28

Are you still chasing the Rocky Horror Show? Do you like cult music and dance dramas that go sideways? If you haven't seen The Phantom of Paradise, Brian De Palma's self-made masterpiece that came out a year before the Rocky Horror Show, you've really missed the pearl in the sand. The Rocky Horror...

Jerad 2022-09-04 18:40:43

A rare CULT boutique, I think it can be compared with the later "Rocky Horror Show", although its influence is not as great as the latter, but it created a precedent for music CULT films, its uniqueness and originality should not be underestimated , and joked about the old classics, giving people a...

Kacie 2022-09-04 18:28:21

Hahahahaha the rock version of The Phantom of the Opera + Faust, but it feels too huge. It's not bad enough for art rock at that time, although it's still a bit sloppy. The head of the theater is the senior of the agent of the Velvet Gold Mine, and the Phantom still has some achievements. He got...