Amadeus--this movie is awesome

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I'm thinking m0zart might have a new, potential avi.

m0zart

I'm getting a new avi? :o

I was going to surprise you with one from Amadeus, but can't find the pic I want. Just disregard that.

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I'm getting a new avi? :o

LikeHaterade

I was going to surprise you with one from Amadeus, but can't find the pic I want. Just disregard that.

Awww :( Okay.

Thanks for the thought though. Now if I could just get to that PM I promised you, I wouldn't feel so guilty every time I see your name :)

Awww :( Okay.

Thanks for the thought though. Now if I could just get to that PM I promised you, I wouldn't feel so guilty every time I see your name :)

m0zart

Haha! The suspense is killing me! I've been eagerly awaiting it! I get all excited when I have a PM in the inbox. xD

That sad face of yours made me feel kind of guilty though. I won't give up just yet. :P

Not really a fan of the movie as I found the characters too fictionally polarized which resulted in Mozart being a constant source of irritation and Salieri and constant source of cartoonish scheming to me. Although truth be told I'm not a huge fan of Mozart's works as it is and the movie didn't really help that case any.

I was however amused with the movie playing with the myths surrounding Mozart's Requiem as I believe it's still a mystery as to why he wrote the Requiem and his 40th and 41st symphonies as none of them were commissioned and he never wrote anything for anybody that wasn't commissioned. Although I'm just going off the top of my head as like I said I'm not a huge fan of his so I've never really delved into his history on anything other than a cursory level so I might just be a bit loony on those "facts".

Lord_Daemon

[QUOTE="Brutal_Elitegs"][QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"] I have the Blu-Ray book.sammyjenkis898

I'll probably watch it tomorrow.

Your memory must be hazy for not seeing it for 40 years. :P I loved it, I did not see it trying to be accurate in terms of his life but as how we are as people in general, I do not know much about Amadeus but I assume their was plenty of mystery around his life other than his Requiem. Oh and the ending is stunningJazz_Fan

It was only 20 years ago. :(

It was only 20 years ago. :(Lord_Daemon

[QUOTE="Lord_Daemon"]It was only 20 years ago. :(Jazz_Fan

MMMmmm...probably not. I'm certainly not faulting it's production values any or performances in terms of acting abilities. But I've seen it a few times because there were always people back in them there days that thought it was the bee knees and I think it's a finely made film, I just find the characters boring and irritable so it's not a fun watch for me.

MMMmmm...probably not. I'm certainly not faulting it's production values any or performances in terms of acting abilities. But I've seen it a few times because there were always people back in them there days that thought it was the bee knees and I think it's a finely made film, I just find the characters boring and irritable so it's not a fun watch for me.Lord_Daemon

I don't really have much of an urge to run out and see it, and I don't believe that ytmd page helped much. Anyone care to give me a reason why I should want to see it?

I haven't seen Amadeus in a long time. I don't think I have ever seen the beginning either. The stuff I saw was enjoyable.

[QUOTE="Brutal_Elitegs"] I always felt that Amadeus was never supposed to be an accurate biopic of Mozart's life, but more to do with the human condition. m0zart

So was hurt locker, according to critics. If you have no interest in the theme

it doesnt matter how well the movie is done.

[QUOTE="Jazz_Fan"] Your memory must be hazy for not seeing it for 40 years. :P I loved it, I did not see it trying to be accurate in terms of his life but as how we are as people in general, I do not know much about Amadeus but I assume their was plenty of mystery around his life other than his Requiem. Oh and the ending is stunningLord_Daemon

It was only 20 years ago. :(

Yep, it came out winter 1983. I remember it fondly. I took my high school girlfriend to see that film on our very first date. She was concertmistress in my high school orchestra, and I definitely got points for asking her to see Amadeus.

Amadeus was a good film with an interesting story about the human condition, envy, mediocrity, and schadenfreude. The DP did a great job lighting the film, especially the Mozart death scene with Salieri in candlelight. Sound design/mixing and musical score were top-notch, of course. As a period piece, I think it is one of the better ones to come out of Hollywood. It is not historically accurate, but it's not meant to be.

At the time, Amadeus got a lot of people interested in classical music who otherwise would not have even listened to classical.

Yep, it came out winter 1983. I remember it fondly. I took my high school girlfriend to see that film on our very first date.sogni_belli