I don't watch a lot of movies and it was with a real sense of anticipation that I checked out PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Having seen the stage play twice, once in Dallas when it first went on tour, and later in Oklahoma City, I knew that I loved the music.

Gerald Butler was the Phantom and I was terribly disappointed in him. To my untrained ear, his voice sounded thin and limit ed. Perhaps I just loved Michael Crawford too much. His Listen to the music of the night was incredible.

However, Rex and China hated the whole thing and took refuge together in the office. The booming sound of the orchestra evidently hurt their ears. Do you suppose they could become critics? If Hobbes can blog, surely they can.