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From: sdyer@bbncca.ARPA (Steve Dyer)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: Amadeus -- the movie
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Date: Sun, 30-Sep-84 20:10:32 EDT
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Posted: Sun Sep 30 20:10:32 1984
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The problem with the movie is NOT that it isn't a "Mozart concert."  Rather,
it is unwittingly ironic that whenever the film presents exerpts from
Mozart's music, their genius just about blows Shaffer and Forman out of the
water, revealing just how second rate this effort is; modern-day Salieris,
if you will.  A good movie doesn't allow you to prefer the musical excerpts
to the work as a whole.

I hadn't seen the play, though I was aware of its very good reviews.
I can only judge the movie on what I saw.  Lyons and Gabler last night
on "Sneak Previews" both despised the movie, too, though they had enjoyed
the play.  Interestingly, Siskel and Ebert both loved it, though their
reasons smacked to me of grovelling before the altar of high culchah,
leaving their critical faculties behind them in the vestibule.
-- 
/Steve Dyer
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