An excellent movie about the 18th C and the 1980s.

I was forced to watch this film for an english project, but I ended up loving it so much. It makes me giddy inside. :D Hehe. I really identified with Salieri as a character, and Tom Hulce as Mozart was an unexpected delight. Plus, the music is awesome, but that should go without saying. It’s funny but this movie made Mozart’s music mean so much more to me. (Not related, but wasn’t that some awesome alliteration just now?)

For some reason, I think the theatrical release is better than the director’s cut, but the director’s cut does clear up a few questions.

The movie as it is, of course. I don’t remember the last time I watched it. Therefore i didn;’t notice the extra 20 minutes…

But what i think is the most impressive about this film is that it is so full of love to music and especially to composing.

I understand the point of Director’s Cuts, but why mess with a film that’s already perfect and cannot be improved upon? The extra scenes and extended scenes included on this version do not enhance the film in any way. I’m glad I bought it for the extras disc, but I’ll always watch the orginal theatrical version when I want to enjoy the masterpiece that is Amadeus.

A movie that has fun and utterly tragic moments, good watch if not entirely accurate from a historical perspective. I picked it up for 10 euros in a bargain bin, w00t!