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Magical Music of the Night

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From: The Malay Mail
Date: 20041225
Author:Reviewed by Lim Chang Moh

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (U) (musical) GSC and TGV circuits Time: 142 minutes Rating: ***

IT is now so much easier and cheaper for Malaysians to surrender to the Music Of The Night.

While theatre buffs pay through their nose to catch Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom Of The Opera overseas, cinema-goers can now enjoy it for a fraction of the theatre ticket price.

No, we won't get the ambience and excitement of a live performance, but the music and songs are just as powerful - and we get close-ups, special effects and flashbacks which help to heighten the suspense of the plot.

Based on Gaston Leroux's ...

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