4/4  It Was God
This is probably one of the best movies ever made directed by one of the most brilliant directors of all time. "Amadeus," based on the play of the same name by Peter Shaffer [who also wrote "Eqqus"], is incredible as it is terrifying. Sa... (read full)

4/4  Amadeus' Life Makes for the Best Movie
Who would have thought that a story about a composer from the 1700s could be so good? Amadeus is funny, dramatic and exciting. Both Tom Hulce (Mozart) and F. Murry Abraham (Salieri) gave performances of a lifetime. Both were nominated f... (read full)

4/4  amadeus
i am not a big fan of milos forman but this movie is a big movie. bigger than milos forman. its a masterpiece for biography movies. murray abraham and tom hulce shines on this movie. honestly i want to say, when i was watching this movie, ... (read full)

4/4  Review - Amadeus (1984)
Said to be one of the greatest composers of all time, Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham) always thought of himself as a shadow beneath the infamous Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce). His story of envy is told in the Best Picture winning... (read full)

4/4  Amadeus Quick Review
An all-time favourite. Amazing acting and, of course, music!

4/4  Amadeus Quick Review
Absolutely wonderful and masterful. Tom Hulce as Amadeus is perfect. Not only is the story good, but I love Mozart. If only all movies could be this good.

4/4  Amadeus Quick Review
A beautiful elegy to the mediocrity. An eternal theme that transcends issues like truth, history, and form. The greatest object of art on the subject.

3/4  Amadeus Quick Review
This is a movie with great acting and even better music, but it doesn't hold up as well in 2007. It has a very 80's feel to it. And for a "historical" film, that's not good.

3.5/4  Amadeus Quick Review
The only reason this doesn't get 4 stars is that I have issues with films that make their own history. Watch this for the music, the acting and a great plot but don't mistake it for a history lesson.

4/4  Amadeus Quick Review
Obviously this movie has great music. At over three hours, I still couldn't help myself but continue to watch this movie into the late hours of the night. A must see!

1/5 A travesty
  by G. Van Vliet
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.

5/5 Classic Film With 20-Minutes Of Restored Footage & Lots Of Great Extras!!
  by MUZIK4THAPEOPLE!! (Orlando, FL)
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.

5/5 Excellent Film, Excellent Product
  by Mikalangelo20
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!

5/5 Great All Around
  by N. Walter (United States)
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.

1/5 BAIT AND SWITCH!!! THE FALCO SONG ISN'T IN THIS MOVIE!!
  by Rayscann
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.