tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4788538238831756834.post7417646051584894214..comments2024-03-27T21:47:42.148-04:00Comments on MONDO BIZARRO: Mask-Off: Phantom of the Opera (1998)Alec Pridgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857871218588846213noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4788538238831756834.post-19778924337890217722009-09-14T02:05:36.210-04:002009-09-14T02:05:36.210-04:00The Argento version is a more crazy version that s...The Argento version is a more crazy version that sort of veers off on its own. That's interesting, for better or for worse.<br /><br />The Englund film is basically a gory 80s film that is wrapped loosely in the Phantom story. <br /><br />Neither one is a good version of the classic story. Neither one is all that faithful. <br /><br />Of course, they are both far more faithful than De Palma's.Alec Pridgenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06857871218588846213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4788538238831756834.post-65093123160036944842009-09-13T11:20:59.679-04:002009-09-13T11:20:59.679-04:00Ill agree to that, I dont hate it by any means, bu...Ill agree to that, I dont hate it by any means, but it certainly isnt the film I would pick to first initiate new fans into Agentos canon of work. Its ok. Trauma and Hitchcock are certainly worse by comparison. I like the added gore, but now that I know the Englund flick doesnt disappoint in that arena I may give up on the Argento entry and side with The Phantom of the FreddyI Like Horror Movieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851268002582984544noreply@blogger.com