the VERY few times that the Academy Awards gave the Oscar to the RIGHT film: 1985

Rating: 10/10 (19 May 2005)

An old embittered feeble Salieri (the great F. Murray Abraham) confine to an insane asylum tells a priest how Mozart (Tom Hulce) was a constant boon to his career always making him look far lesser in the greatness of Amadeus. Even with the film at 3 hours (the producer's cut), this film constantly kept my attention and I was hardly bored. The story while taking some liberties is still beautiful to behold. VERY well acted all around. With Abraham being the best ironically. The movie's soundtrack is very good, naturally. And this was one of the VERY few times that the Academy Awards got it right. Milos Forman and Peter Shaffer have created a near-masterpiece for the generations.
My Grade: A
DVD Extras: Disk 1) Commentary; Cast and crew bios; Awards list Disk 2) hour long Making-of documentary; and Theatrical Trailer
Eye Candy: Elizabeth Berridge bares her big 'uns