Amadeus Reviews and Ratings


  • gorillaoboe
    December 6, 2008
    gorillaoboe
    A classic with great acting.
  • Werewolf13i
    December 4, 2008
    Werewolf13i
    From the first half hour I knew I would like this film. Always, the period of 16th-17th century fascinated me. Not so long ago but long enough. But this film was more. It made me see classical music and opera from a different perspective. The music of Bach,Beethoven and Mozart I ...( read more)was instructed to learn and play are still masterpieces to this day and this film showed me another small bit of the answer to why. By the end of it I loved it.
  • yorricksfriend
    November 30, 2008
    yorricksfriend
    An interesting depiction of Mozart, I'm not a fan of classical music but this is an awesome movie and the music works so well in it.
  • kurosawian
    November 30, 2008
    kurosawian
    As accessible as Mozart's music. A tremendously entertaining film. Not a great deal of subtext, but still worth raving about.
  • dealwithfire
    November 28, 2008
    dealwithfire
    Didnt think i would like this movie, but after seeing it in school, i found it was really good
  • Paris2Australia
    November 27, 2008
    Paris2Australia
    i really despised the guy who portrayed mozart! what kind of laughing is that? it is so freaking annoying!!!!!!!!
  • jonnycrumley
    November 22, 2008
    jonnycrumley
    I was looking up best picture oscar winners. and I came across a few movies I'd never heard off including this. Well it's an epic tale of Mozart's life told by a jealous rival composer, who's been put in an asylum. The acting was great as well as the production, and the directing...( read more) made the story both enthralling and memorable.
  • IsaacMahomie
    November 20, 2008
    IsaacMahomie
    I really need to watch this again.
  • ZombieMario
    November 18, 2008
    ZombieMario
    One of the few films where I think the Theatrical release was better than the Director's cut. An amazing movie all around.
  • malacaynomuerto
    November 17, 2008
    malacaynomuerto
    No es que se trate de una historia desconocida pero lo que si podemos ver en esta peli es una gran puesta en escena y unas excelentes actuaciones, la recreación de la época es sencillamente maravillosa
  • filmfanatic1982
    November 4, 2008
    filmfanatic1982
    A powerful film, I'd love to see the Director's Cut.
  • moymorran
    November 2, 2008
    moymorran
    I really love it, especially F Murray Abrahams performance and Tom Hulce, I just love it.. sometimes it feels a bit long.. but it is long.. and I always find something new to love about it, when I watch..
  • cleo6054
    October 29, 2008
    cleo6054
    i dont know... ive never heard of it before... i googled it... its made in 1984... was ranked 53rd best american movie in 1998..
  • LammJamORama
    October 28, 2008
    LammJamORama
    Uh, didn't like this. Maybe because I HAD to watch it for a class. The only thing I liked about this was the editing: sound and visual. I really didn't like the guy who played Amadeus and the chick who played his wife. They were annoying. They didn't have accents when others did....( read more)..not even a German accent, which is what they were supposed to be.
  • nickg329
    October 28, 2008
    nickg329
    Great storytelling. I liked this movie even when I watched it in 7'th grade music class.
  • firstsonxb
    October 27, 2008
    firstsonxb
    great preformances, great story, very good movie.
  • jrrrz
    October 22, 2008
    jrrrz
    spectacular performance by F Murray Abraham as the jealous enemy . carries the whole movie.
  • xMJxForever
    October 21, 2008
    xMJxForever
    Watched in in Music Apperciation Class and Really Enjoy it Suprisingly!
  • rrunyon1
    October 16, 2008
    rrunyon1
    What can I say about this movie that has not already been said by thousands of people over the course of three decades? There is something frightening about this film that makes you believe in good and evil, superiority and mediocrity, shadow and light and most of all blind know...( read more)ledge; both to the fact that a person can be very gifted or that one can work very hard and recieve little satisfaction from that work. I find this more a tale of human suffering than one of acheivement or struggle to acquire. I see demons that people combat with everyday being played out on a grand scale. Mozart is labored with perfection while Salieri attempts to harness it.

    There is not much to be said about the historical value of "Amadeus" but that is truly not the point here. Passion is the point and with this film there is no need to infuse our own feelings. Forman did not make any mistakes with this production. I have been able to watch this movie many times and not really find anything wrong with it. I may have found only one minor mistake but that does not distract from the fact that Abraham and Holce were the most important individuals to play Salieri and Mozart. Holce is fantastic as Wolfie while Abraham is magnificent as Salieri. The performance that he gives is so effortless that at times it easy to get lost and feel as though we are Salieri and begin to understand what it is like to seem less than we are. He struggles with being inferior, scorned, repressed, undermined, and most of all not appreciated. These are not things that are usually assoiciated with one person but Salieri experiences all of them and struggles to reconcile with himself. It is appropriate that the movie is called "Amadeus", because without Wolfie, Salieri would not exist.

    There is no question in my mind that, "Amadeus" is the most important movie that I have seen and that it is a tower of strength that I will attempt to climb forever. This is the most important artistic event that has ever taken place in my life.
  • lineup321
    October 14, 2008
    lineup321
    The best movie that I have ever seen!!! I wish that I could give it more than five stars!!!!!!!!
  • rdcsys
    October 5, 2008
    rdcsys
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  • klw289
    October 2, 2008
    klw289
    one of my favorite I just get a Kick out of Wolfee'
  • pjupitermoon
    October 2, 2008
    pjupitermoon
    Even though it was a fantastical idea of Mozarts last days I still loved it.
  • daomdark
    October 1, 2008
    daomdark
    This movie is the perfection on screen!
    I saw this movie years ago when i was fool and i believe this movie was awkward and didnt understand any bit of it...
    Years later..
    I saw this movie again and i totally fall in love with this delighting movie...
    The story is incredible,...( read more) i didnt care it was 3 hours long (i saw the director's cut), it was interesting to the cort, magnifictly going with the music...
    I love Mozart's Lacrimosa, what i specially like about this movie it's actually film inside of the teather instead of making a collage scene, the performances are beyond extraordinary, specially F Murray Abraham, what a piece of interpretation..Oh and the dialogues really get you into the story, I love the final quote where it says something about the world's mediocrite and Abraham goes on his wheel chair forgiving everybody about him like he was a god or something...
    Excelent Finale!!
  • firecat885
    October 1, 2008
    firecat885
    THE NAME IS SO COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • marlsje
    September 30, 2008
    marlsje
    One of the best movies I've ever seen. The old Salieri (also played by Murray Abraham, which i couldn't believe at first!) is magnificent, and Tom Hulce deserved an Oscar just for his giggle.
  • keepmeawayfromchocolate
    September 28, 2008
    keepmeawayfromchocolate
    fantastic. historically correct. he was the first ever pop (type) star of the time. beautiful music. tragic end to his life. all filmed in Prague i think, very beautiful old city. a must see film
  • twraiderfan
    September 24, 2008
    twraiderfan
    well done..brings the master of music to life
  • viola308
    September 18, 2008
    viola308
    "Amadeus", it doesn't need other comments
  • scotttakenaka
    September 14, 2008
    scotttakenaka
    A masterful acheivement in film.Also the sets and costumes are excellent.
  • ourzoo101
    September 14, 2008
    ourzoo101
    i love it one of the best....
  • TitanSweet
    September 12, 2008
    TitanSweet
    Unknown story of Amadeus. Enjoyed it very much.
  • scarem416
    September 7, 2008
    scarem416
    A well made movie with some great performances.
  • muelrox1
    September 5, 2008
    muelrox1
    this is where my love of classical music started
  • alexanderklausner
    September 1, 2008
    alexanderklausner
    It starts slow, but gets better and better as things go along. The scene where Salieri and Mozart write the Death Mass together was absolute on-screen magic. I highly recommend seeing this one if you have the stomach for its length.
  • melupoli48
    August 31, 2008
    melupoli48
    Salieri is the strongest performer in his double role, magnificent music and ambientation













    perfect cast emotion, nad development
  • annny
    August 28, 2008
    annny
    great movie!! would like to see it once again
  • theBjAoTkMeArN
    August 24, 2008
    theBjAoTkMeArN
    An absolute masterpiece in film. Fantastic story, fantastic music, fantastic acting. One of my favorite films of all time. I could watch it every day.
  • bosurares
    August 22, 2008
    bosurares
    one of the best films ever. i know every line of it, and i still want to see it over and over.

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Amadeus Summary