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[cleolinda]

So I've gone ahead and put "Phantom of the Opera in Fifteen Minutes" up at m15m. It was probably one of the quickest 15Ms ever, and lots of fun, and very easy. Back to Attack of the Clones and my Aesthetics of Sentiment reading. (Sigh.) Also, I think I accidentally just posted this over at the comm instead of here. (Double sigh.)

ETA: Oh, for the love of... I keep trying to use Semagic to compose anti-theft and copyright notice stuff to put in, and then I keep posting it by accident, and then I keep trying to pull it back up and delete it or lock it for the moment, and I lock the wrong entry, and... I'm just saying, if weird shit is going on with my journal, it's me being an idiot. I'll be over here headdesking.

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[pescivendolo.livejournal.com]

Ooh! I'll read it tonight, as I'm considering catching a matinee this afternoon. I'm excited!

[turtlespeaks.livejournal.com]

*is on the floor having issues breathing* OMG MY LOVE FOR YOU IS ETERNAL!!

*collapses back still trying to breath after laughing so hard*

[pistolharris.livejournal.com]

... so good... so very, very good...

[lilgoala.livejournal.com]

Perfectly hilarious. My lungs are collapsed from the laughing. Every line of Madame Giry's made me fall to the floor. lol

I've gotta ask, since the movie theatre in town didn't pick up Phantom and I can't see it until it comes out on DVD: What's with the changing of the chandelier-destruction? It doesn't fall at the end of Il Muto anymore? *is confused*

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Are you sure they're not picking it up? I'm apparently in a "select city"--it's not opening wide until 1/21.

I kind of understand why they did it, personally--the Buquet murder happens offstage, so to speak, if I recall correctly (read the book, haven't seen the show), so they put the Buquet death where the chandelier should be, and by putting the chandelier at the end of Don Juan, right as the Phantom kidnaps Christine, and having everything catch fire, it's actually this huge dramatic moment that I think would have lost some of its power if it'd been in the middle of the movie. Seriously, there's a few shots in the trailer, I think, of flames blowing out the Opera House windows. It's really cool.

[lilgoala.livejournal.com]

Ah, I see. Makes sense then. When I see it I'm going to have to really force myself not to compare it to the play. xD

Hmm, I didn't know it wasn't opening everywhere else until the 21st. I'll have to call the theatre and see. I was really looking forward to it, it'll be nice if I don't have to wait until the release of the DVD. :)

[vivian-shaw.livejournal.com]

Frelling brilliant.

[rebel-waltz.livejournal.com]

[lacrimaeveneris.livejournal.com]

it's not as funny if you've actually seen it on broadway. Most of the hilarity ensues from the sheer badness of the movie.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

You may be on to something here--my mom had seen the show but I hadn't, and she couldn't understand why I was lying across an empty seat trying not to choke laughing.


(Heh, icon.)

[lacrimaeveneris.livejournal.com]

Yes- I've seen both (I saw the stage show at Her Majesty's Theater- the stage the show is actually modeled after), and the movie was just... a parody of it really. Which makes it that much funnier. :) Congrats on another great 15 minutes!

[cellardoor28.livejournal.com]

*wanders off to read*

[cellardoor28.livejournal.com]

read. and laughed lots. almost as much as in the actual film

[darkartsgoddess.livejournal.com]

Woohoo!! *fans you with giant ostrich feather fan and offers grapes* Thank yoooou!

[illmantrim.livejournal.com]

I love this one!!!!!!!!!!

Dies laughing

And dont worry about it! It is lj being evilllll!~

[lacrimaeveneris.livejournal.com]

*passes out* Cleo, my dear, you have a frightening wit. More frightening is that it captured the mood of the movie PERFECTLY. But you forgot the best point of the "lets-tie-up-Raoul" scene. The
E: "I love Christine!"
R: OH SHIT!
C: Love you too, oh sunburned man of DOOM.
R: Oiooooohh shit!!!!one!!!!one one one

[all-ephemera.livejournal.com]

This made my whoooooole day better. I came to WORK on a SUNDAY and somehow you made me laugh!!
*adores Cleo*

[punkiejeannien.livejournal.com]

oh, and it's "Lotte" not "Lottie"... picky, but if you're gonna put it in the book then they'll tell you to fix it anywhoo. It was AWESOME; I haven't laughed so much since the Troy in 15m

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I know, I know--somehow I was afraid people who didn't see the movie/show wouldn't read it correctly. I don't know. This one isn't going in any book that I know of, though. (Yet.)

[ambiguousreason.livejournal.com]

Phantom: Read it, loves it, worships you. And I haven't even seen the movie, or read the book, or anything!

Sometimes I hate computers. I mean really.

[meredith-mae.livejournal.com]

Excellent, excellent, as usual. Although I'm pretty sure the auction and monkey-box scenes were in 1919 instead of 1917.


You know, I would almost consider this to be a good movie. Not the best I've ever seen, but after reading that you laughed at EVERYTHING I was expecting something like King Arthur. But... I was surprised. Although now that I've read the POTO in 15 minutes I'll probably be crying from laughter the next time I see it.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

See, what people don't understand is that I find *everything* funny. Even movies I like. PARTICULARLY movies I like. Just because I thought it was hilarious--that's not a thumbs down. : )

[foresthouse.livejournal.com]

I think that, quite possibly, my favorite line would have to be:

HORSE: "Neigh, baby."

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I wish I had a picture of Christine and the horse so bad, so that I could make an icon. The closest I have is, like, just a suggestion of a flank in the edge of one picture. It makes me sad. : (

[foresthouse.livejournal.com]

I know. I actually made a brief search for the same reason, but didn't see anything.

I'll let you know if I do :)

[vladimirsever.livejournal.com]

Only going to bed now. My life is a terrible mess, obviously. But thanks for all the m15m goodness today and letting me pick the LJ cut line, too.

*hug*

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Awww! What are you doing up?

[miladygrey.livejournal.com]

I am laughing and crying and gasping for breath, and you are brilliant.

THE PHANTOM: BE MINE FOREVER AND I WILL CONSUME YOU IN A COMPLETELY NON-FIGURATIVE WAY UNTIL THE BREAK OF DAWN!

[Christine deploys her collapsible bodice, leaving her shoulders completely bare.]

Yep, that sums it up. It's not enough for her to deploy the Cleavage of Doom, she has to have a Collapsible Bodice as well.

Now I shall have to go see it again so I can lust after the Phantom laugh at the wonderful awfulness of it. Drat. *grins*

[dreamingenigma.livejournal.com]

*hops off to read PotO in 15 minutes* Weee!! You are so awesome.

OH...HELL...YES!

[slacker1985.livejournal.com]

Been waiting for this, and it's absolutely fabulous, as usual.

Just AMONG my favorite lines....

"RAOUL: ARE YOU IN THERE WITH SOME VAMPIRE?"

"Il Muto seems to be about a giant pink poodle-lady who may or may not be having an affair with a page boy who may or may not be an actual boy, played by an actual girl (Christine)."

"[Suddenly, the lights drop and the music goes evil and the Phantom enters dressed as the Red Death, or the Spanish Inquisition, or something.]

THE PHANTOM: NO ONE EVER EXPECTS ME!"

"CHRISTINE: And if he kidnaps me again, I’m going to be stuck down there forever… getting sexed up until the end of time, or until one of us dies from the massive amounts of constant, 24-7, day-and-night sexing." ...*Ahem*--yes, please.

Great job yet again!! :-)

~Carrington R. Black~ --<--@

Just finished reading m15m Phantom...

[thunderhowl.livejournal.com]

...and I laughed my stuff off despite never having seen the movie itself. Success!

[rainbowkingdom.livejournal.com]

OMG, will you marry me?!?

Although I loved the movie (or maybe BECAUSE I loved it) your parody had me on the verge of pisspantsing myself!! Seriously, I almost choked on my breakfast this morning.
That is TOTALLY my sense of humor!

I hope it's ok if I add you as a friend? You probably won't be very interested in reading my journal, since it's in German ;)
But I'm sure I'll enjoy reading yours!

[yarha.livejournal.com]

It's the cheese. Easy to get a handle on the cheese, even if it's a cheesy handle and whatnot. Cheese makes you want to put your tongue firmly in cheek.

Yarha, Viva la Fromage!

[(Anonymous)]

That was hilarious. Just hilarious. Oh, by the way, I took a couple of your icons, if that's all right ( the DUHHHHHH DUNDUNDUNDUN DUHHHHHHH! one)- they're awesome. Love it! I gotta read your journal, now *hunches over*