The Phantom of the Opera
Published June 18, 2026
Film info
- Title The Phantom of the Opera
- Director Rupert Julian
- Year 1925
- Run time 1hr 47m
- Genre Horror
- Tagline The greatest horror film of modern cinema!
The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 1:17 | Such a captivating idea, what Paris is sitting on top of - lakes, torture chambers, sharks, who knows? |
| 3:39 | Definitely a shifty looking fellow, that seller. |
| 10:24 | Such an obsession with this guy’s nose, or lack of. |
| 14:38 | I love how carefully crafted the dialogue has to be, to express so much in just a few words. Introduced the character, highlighted the relationship and an impending situation with it too. |
| 21:02 | Carlotta’s parents have quite a lot of the blame to shoulder here. |
| 29:30 | He keeps a horse down there in the basement? |
| 40:30 | “You will be free so long as your love for the spirit of Erik overcomes your fear.” |
| 49:09 | Ooh, this bit’s in proper colour, I wasn’t expecting that. |
| 1:06:29 | Various bits of dialogue keep making me want to sing. Like “The hand at the level of your eyes.” |
| 1:21:33 | Scorpion versus Grasshopper is new to me. |
| 1:27:30 | Not a diss, but Roaul doesn’t really do a lot of rescuing here so much as surviving and then finding Christine. |
| 1:28:30 | Always a sad ending however it happens. |
Thoughts
This is the earliest film I’ve watched to date, and it was great! A silent film that was entirely engaging and hard to look away from. The dialogue cards were incredible, portraying so much in so few words, and the use of colour helped with the tone of each scene and then suddenly some actual colour footage too. The music was good (not a patch on the musical, obviously, but surprisingly similar in places) although it didn’t alway fit easily with what we were viewing. Overall, a great watch and spurring me on to want to view more silent movies.
Rating: 4 / 5