The Phantom of the Opera (1929) [review refers to the commercially-available silent reissue cut, not the rare 1925 original]
Tense and well-directed rendering of the classic tale, with an rightly famous turn by Lon Chaney as the title character. The unmasking scene is still kickass, as is the climactic romp through the catacombs and the ball scene (with Chaney showing up as Poe's Red Death, which looks even better in the two-strip Technicolor that was added to the 1929 version). Probably my favorite silent horror film thus far (just edging out The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari).
Grade: B+
Tense and well-directed rendering of the classic tale, with an rightly famous turn by Lon Chaney as the title character. The unmasking scene is still kickass, as is the climactic romp through the catacombs and the ball scene (with Chaney showing up as Poe's Red Death, which looks even better in the two-strip Technicolor that was added to the 1929 version). Probably my favorite silent horror film thus far (just edging out The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari).
Grade: B+
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