The Movie of the 80s

Rating: 10/10 (28 April 2004)

While there were good movies in the 80s such as Raging Bull, ET, Tootsie, Platoon, Glory, and Wall Street, Amadeus is my favorite. I admit only Raging Bull is more groundbreaking but Amadeus is fun to watch again and again. I still can't decide whether F. Murray Abraham or Tom Hulce should have won the Oscar. However Milos Foreman and the movie itself earned well-deserved the Oscars. The laugh is unforgettable and the ending was very dramatic and moving. While based on some fact the movie is more Hollywood since there is no true Mozart biography to make it 100% perfect. We watched it in a school class just a couple months ago and everyone into it laughing and in shock by the end. I had already seen it several times by then. This is well worth anybodys time. AFI's #53, 10 out of 10