Okay all, I'm fessin up again...Steve and I haven't been to the theaters in about 7yrs (he did surprise me with the symphony a couple of years ago while expecting baby #5...Beethovan's 9th!)

Anyway we've been given 2 wonderful gifts this Christmas. The first was gift certs to a restaurant and money to pay a sitter...our "date" monday night was the first in a year. This second gift was gift certs to another restaurant and movie tickets....sooooo...the question...any suggestions???

was thinking National Treasure as a choice...other than that I have no idea....

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JC
URCNA
PA, but homesick for SC

"Who says you can't go back, been all around the world and as a matter of fact. There's only one place left I want to go, who says you can't go home" Bon Jovi

has anyone seen the new Phantom of the Opera?

I have heard that National Treasure is good from many sources. The critics gave it a hard time because anything immoral or controversial is absent from the movie. It is not supposed to be very realistic but a fun popcorn flick for entertainment purposes only. The perfect theater movie. Have fun on your date!

[Edited on 6-1-2005 by Augusta]

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Traci
Lynnwood OPC
Psalm 52:8-9
8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
9 I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.

The new phantom...i think it kinda depends on whether you like the songs from the original musical...because it really is just the musical redone in movie format. If you've never seen, or liked the musical then you'll probably find big plot holes, inconsistencies etc etc.

Me, i loved the musical, (though i did first see it when i was young and more impressionable) so i quite liked the movie...i did think that the phantom wasn't quite as impressive as he should have been though...

[Edited on 7-1-2005 by satz]

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Mark
Independent baptist
Singapore

I enjoyed National Treasure and would describe it just as Traci did. My wife liked as well as the 8 teen age girls we took with us.

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Westminster OPC
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Phantom was good.

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Craig French
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Toledo, OH

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Does anyone else agree with me and Billy Crystal (Forget Paris) that most of Phantom is simply a dramatic rendition of "School Days, School Days" ? I saw it in Toronto in the 80s (at its height) and was unimpressed.

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Senior Pastor, Christ Church PCA (Katy, TX)
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Fred,

sadly enough i would have to agree...i loved phantom when i saw it as a young boy, and i still enjoyed it when i saw the movie version. However, i definitely now see why some people have condemned the tunes as shallow and what not...

oh well