The listing, DVD PHANTHOM OF THE OPERA, LON CHANEY..90 yrs, after this was made--STILL the most horrific. has ended.
This 1925 silent classic is still impressive, even after seventy-nine years!
Lon Chaney's performance is easily the highlight of the movie. His ghostly movements about his underground lair are haunting even by today's standards.
Use all of the computer generated images you want, but there is no substitute for authentic, old-world macabre. The scene where Erik's face is revealed is still shocking. He seems as horrrified by Christine seeing his face as she is by seeing his face. He seems to feel genuinely violated by her taking his mask off, revealing his horrible visage to the last person on earth he would want to see it.
VG condition--no scratches.