*Hides in a corner and cowers in fear*
You know.... I like ALW ... I love Phantom of the Opera, and I'm not ashamed to admit it, so there. But - and here's the big thing - I've never read the book (which seems to be the source of most of the grievances here). I can totally understand how reading the book, enjoying it and then having some hack come along and totally fuck it up could be annoying. Really. What was that line from that commercial years ago - don't hate me because I'm beautiful? So, yeah. Don't hate me for liking it.