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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 2
EAN: 9780790733647
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 6304712936
Label: Warner Home Video
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 5.1EnglishSubtitledFrenchSubtitled
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
MPN: WARD36218D
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 17, 1997
Running Time: 160 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: September 19, 1984
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
The incredible story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told in flashback mode by Antonio Salieri - now confined to an insane asylum.
Amazon.com essential video:
The satirical sensibilities of writer Peter Shaffer and director Milos Forman (One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest) were ideally matched in this Oscar-winning movie adaptation of Shaffer's hit play about the rivalry between two composers in the court of Austrian Emperor Joseph II--official royal composer Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham), and the younger but superior prodigy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce). The conceit is absolutely delicious: Salieri secretly loathes Mozart's crude and bratty personality, but is astounded by the beauty of his music. That's the heart of Salieri's torment--although he's in a unique position to recognize and cultivate both Mozart's talent and career, he's also consumed with envy and insecurity in the face of such genius. That such magnificent music should come from such a vulgar little creature strikes Salieri as one of God's cruelest jokes, and it drives him insane. Amadeus creates peculiar and delightful contrasts between the impeccably re-created details of its lavish period setting and the jarring (but humorously refreshing and unstuffy) modern tone of its dialogue and performances--all of which serve to remind us that these were people before they became enshrined in historical and artistic legend. Jeffrey Jones, best-known as Ferris Bueller's principal, is particularly wonderful as the bumbling emperor (with the voice of a modern midlevel businessman). The film's eight Oscars include statuettes for Best Director Forman, Best Actor Abraham (Hulce was also nominated), Best Screenplay, and Best Picture. --Jim Emerson
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
A beautiful transfer of video and sound ruined by gratuitous extra footage. The original cut won all the Oscars for a reason. It should have been left alone. Why cannot they offer both versions on the same or 2 discs! Sacrilege.
Rating:  -
I'm going to assume that most everybody has seen this now classic film,
so I'll spare you a blow by blow of what happens because you already know
for the most part that it was based on the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
This movie recieved 8 Oscars in 1984 (including Best Picture), and the
principal actors Tom Hulce (Mozart) and F. Murray Abraham (Salieri)
both turned in brilliant performances.
This new director's cut replaces 20-minutes of extra footage which was cut
from the original theatrical edit, but to be honest, I can't tell you that it
really made a difference in the overall story...it was already excellent.
But at any rate, there are plenty of great special features on the second disc
for fans who like to get really in depth with the behind the scenes of film-making.
This product shows just great on my 40" HD 1080p Surround TV and the sound is crisp,
as if an orchestra had set up in my den and was playing the musical pieces in real time!
I would recommend this as an addition to your DVD collection of great films.
Rating: -
Blu-ray book review:
The Film- The image quality is a little soft, but a vast improvement to the DVD version. The sound quality is excellent.
The hd presentation of "Amadeus" is very good considering its age, and if that isn't enough to buy this DVD the wealth of supplimentals makes this a no brainer!
The disc comes in a digibook with about forty pages of production notes and cast and crew info (unfortunately the hardback cover of my copy was slightly dented in transit). There is a digital copy compatible with Windows Media Player. I really don't see myself watching a 3 hour film on my zune, but you might. Also included is an hour long documentary on the making of the film, which is quite good. The extras that I have enjoyed the most are the audio commentary and CD. For $13 this package is a steal!
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I won't recap the movie itself, there is already plenty of that around. If you don't know the story yet definitely check it out, if you do know the story and have seen it then that's not what you're reading this for.
This blu-ray set is outstanding in every way. The short book/blu-ray combo is a great way to combine a dvd and a great tangible extra as well as eliminate that unnecessary plastic DVD/BR case waste. The quality of, and material in the booklet is great. And the remastering of both the sound and of the video in this blu-ray is absolutely outstanding, you really get to see the quality and benefits of blu-ray with this disk.
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This is the most blatant example of false advertising I've ever seen. This video calls itself "Amadeus" and guess what?? The song "Amadeus" isn't in the movie. Not even over the end credits. Instead it's about this guy from Victorian Egypt who makes classical music and some other classical music guy who hates him. They all run around in these limp-wristed puffy shirts. DUMB! DUMB! DUMB! AND BORING TOO!! I can see why they called it "Amadeus". No one would see it unless they made people think the Falco song was in it. WHICH IT"S NOT!!! I'm going to sue Warner Home Video (or Ripoff Home Video) over this.
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