FlyBackTransformer Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 for the great silent Phantom of the Opera with Lon Chaney. Better than some of the crap coming out of hollywood today. Were some of the opera interiors colorized or is that some early 2-color process? That scorpion / grasshopper thingy was clever. How did those scruffy idiots locate the phantom's lair? I think if he had had more time the phantom would have given the girl a break so he grabs her and takes off. Since the phantom is a tragic figure even a heroic one I did not like the ending at all. A great, great film. The phantom was a towering champion of chivalry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 > The phantom was a towering champion of chivalry. The Phantom always was. And unfortunately, like Mr. Hyde of "Jeckyll and Hyde", his character became more characiture with each movie rehash of the story. Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dabb Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 The Handschiegl color process was used for the phantom's red cape and, I'm not positive, the rest of the color scenes were 2-strip Technicolor. Indoor and outdoor scenes were in different colors to help convey the atmosphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaveGirl Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 That color was absolutely, eerily incredible.. I was really not watching the movie last nite, as I own it but was flipping channels right at the point Lon walks down the steps in the red death costume, and as usual was taken aback. Those colors just jump off the screen! Very bloodcurdling that outfit is, and the scene with him on the tower with the wind ruffling his outfit is fab too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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