Amadeus (1984) - Blu-ray Forum

cauldron · 11-03-2008, 04:25 PM

Nice to see Amadeus has been announced but please give us the Theatrical version! This is one of my all time favourite films. The Director's cut is really bad and changed the whole tone of the film - that isn't the film that won all those Awards and critics praise. It's an injustice to movie history to do this particularly due to blu-ray having that fancy dynamic branching and loads of space on the disc.

Am I alone in preferring the Theatrical?

kpkelley · 11-03-2008, 04:30 PM

I am actually glad that this isn't a joint release. The Director's cut is significantly longer than the theatrical, to such a point that seamless branching cannot be applied because of the extensive difference between the two versions. Furthermore, this is a WB release so if they did release both version they would have crammed them both onto one disc and we would have been stuck with a low bit-rate vc-1 encode on both versions, like all other wb discs with two versions of a film.

sfmarine · 11-03-2008, 06:07 PM

I watched the DC first so I guess I like that one!

benricci · 11-03-2008, 06:38 PM

Put me down for the director's cut. Much richer experience, in my opinion.

Clark Kent · 11-03-2008, 09:38 PM

The theatrical version simply works better than the longer cut, but I think this was more a matter of what was available. Warner had a HD master already prepared of the director's cut when they released that as a special edition dvd. I do not believe that Warner has a good enough HD master of the theatrical cut to release on Blu-ray at the moment and were too cheap to pay for a new master.

SpikesBluBlooded · 11-03-2008, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Clark Kent

The theatrical version simply works better than the longer cut, but I think this was more a matter of what was available. Warner had a HD master already prepared of the director's cut when they released that as a special edition dvd. I do not believe that Warner has a good enough HD master of the theatrical cut to release on Blu-ray at the moment and were too cheap to pay for a new master.

That would make the most sense. And let's quit bashing WB over how they handled their encodes early in the "war". They were trying to support both formats in the most economical way possible. I for one am willing to give them the chance to make things better, and believe that they will, if for no other reason than to be competitive with what else is being done in the industry (thanks Disney!)

quexos · 11-04-2008, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by benricci

Put me down for the director's cut. Much richer experience, in my opinion.

Same here I liked the Director's cut better.

thisiszachyo · 12-05-2008, 04:28 PM

I'm a big fan of the THEATRICAL CUT. I agree that the DC changes the tone of the movie in a bad way. Dear Warner, follow the Close Encounters and Blade Runner Blu ray formula and release both version. For $35-40 we should get what we pay for!

heckler89 · 02-09-2009, 02:47 AM

Someone buy it and tell me if the blu-ray enhancement is worth 14 extra bucks.

PowellPressburger · 02-09-2009, 02:48 AM

there is already a thread for it. But 14.00 WHo has it that low?

vamwolf · 02-09-2009, 02:49 AM

Yeah. Where did you see it for that price? I def want to pick one up for that?

vamwolf · 02-09-2009, 02:50 AM

Duh. Sorry $14 EXTRA bucks.

heckler89 · 02-09-2009, 03:09 AM

The other threads weren't created with the sole intention of catering to my needs, and were thus insufficient. This thread is specially made for people who really want to win the favor of some random guy on the internet.

andyman1970 · 02-09-2009, 03:18 AM

Dream on heckler. I'd love o have this, but for $29.99??? I'll wait.

Octavio · 02-09-2009, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by andyman1970

Dream on heckler. I'd love o have this, but for $29.99??? I'll wait.

The price at amazon is 26.99 not 29.99

This is a nice set. Besides the movie it includes a digibook, a digital copy and a CD featuring music composed by Mozart.

I'll buy it asap since this is one of my favorite movies ever.

SeanMF · 02-10-2009, 12:07 AM

I think I paid 21-22 thru WB with the 25% discount. I received it today. The digital copy disc comes in a separate thing glued to the digibook. I can't even put the disc in the digibook as it won't shut. Rather annoying if you wanted to keep the digital copy disc with digibook.

zamco17 · 02-10-2009, 12:12 AM

Great movie, already have the regular dvd. Gonna have to be extra special to get it in blu

Aragorn the Elfstone · 02-10-2009, 03:05 AM

I'm one of those people who is more than happy with several of my DVD versions of films in my collection. I'm not about to replace all the titles I've bought over the years.

That said - this is one of my very favorite films of all time. This, like Lord of the Rings, I would purchase on any and all formats it comes out on. I will not hesitate for a moment to snatch this up tomorrow.

dvdirv · 02-10-2009, 03:10 AM

Someone at DVD Talk posted AMADEUS at $14.99 at Best Buy on sale for next week (Feb. 15-21).

It actually sounds too good to be true! Can anyone confirm this?

coralfangs · 02-10-2009, 03:33 AM

14.99 would be h a w t HOT

11-03-2008, 04:25 PM	#1
cauldron New Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:GB Blu-ray collection:1	Amadeus (1984) Nice to see Amadeus has been announced but please give us the Theatrical version! This is one of my all time favourite films. The Director's cut is really bad and changed the whole tone of the film - that isn't the film that won all those Awards and critics praise. It's an injustice to movie history to do this particularly due to blu-ray having that fancy dynamic branching and loads of space on the disc. Am I alone in preferring the Theatrical? Last edited by Scottie; 03-03-2017 at 08:56 PM.

12-05-2008, 04:28 PM	#8
thisiszachyo New Member Member since:Dec 2008	Both versions please I'm a big fan of the THEATRICAL CUT. I agree that the DC changes the tone of the movie in a bad way. Dear Warner, follow the Close Encounters and Blade Runner Blu ray formula and release both version. For $35-40 we should get what we pay for!

02-09-2009, 02:47 AM	#9
heckler89 Member Member since:Oct 2008	Amadeus Digi-book Blu-ray release 2/10/2009 Someone buy it and tell me if the blu-ray enhancement is worth 14 extra bucks.

02-10-2009, 03:10 AM	#19
dvdirv Expert Member Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Atlanta, GA	Amadeus for $14.99 at Best Buy? Someone at DVD Talk posted AMADEUS at $14.99 at Best Buy on sale for next week (Feb. 15-21). It actually sounds too good to be true! Can anyone confirm this?

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11-03-2008, 04:30 PM	#2
kpkelley Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Framingham, MA 4K collection:385 Blu-ray collection:2478 Digital collection:113 Blu-ray reviews: 152	I am actually glad that this isn't a joint release. The Director's cut is significantly longer than the theatrical, to such a point that seamless branching cannot be applied because of the extensive difference between the two versions. Furthermore, this is a WB release so if they did release both version they would have crammed them both onto one disc and we would have been stuck with a low bit-rate vc-1 encode on both versions, like all other wb discs with two versions of a film.

11-03-2008, 06:07 PM	#3
sfmarine Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Swan Station aDdIcTeD 2 LOST PSN:U5MC51473 Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:931 Blu-ray collection:2312 DVD collection:276 MA collection:461 Digital collection:492 iTunes collection:534 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:43	I watched the DC first so I guess I like that one!

11-03-2008, 06:38 PM	#4
benricci Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2008 Blu-ray reviews:1	Put me down for the director's cut. Much richer experience, in my opinion.

11-03-2008, 09:38 PM	#5
Clark Kent Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Metropolis Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:184	The theatrical version simply works better than the longer cut, but I think this was more a matter of what was available. Warner had a HD master already prepared of the director's cut when they released that as a special edition dvd. I do not believe that Warner has a good enough HD master of the theatrical cut to release on Blu-ray at the moment and were too cheap to pay for a new master.

02-09-2009, 02:48 AM	#10
PowellPressburger Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:DIFFERENT PLACES! Minneapolis 4K collection:991 Blu-ray collection:3676 DVD collection:359 Blu-ray reviews: 51 Trading Score:297	there is already a thread for it. But 14.00 WHo has it that low?

02-09-2009, 02:49 AM	#11
vamwolf Active Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Sacramento, CA Trading Score:204	Yeah. Where did you see it for that price? I def want to pick one up for that?

02-09-2009, 02:50 AM	#12
vamwolf Active Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Sacramento, CA Trading Score:204	Duh. Sorry $14 EXTRA bucks.

02-09-2009, 03:09 AM	#13
heckler89 Member Member since:Oct 2008	The other threads weren't created with the sole intention of catering to my needs, and were thus insufficient. This thread is specially made for people who really want to win the favor of some random guy on the internet.

02-09-2009, 03:18 AM	#14
andyman1970 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Birmingham, Alabama, USA DVD collection:9 Blu-ray reviews: 45 Trading Score:7	Dream on heckler. I'd love o have this, but for $29.99??? I'll wait.

02-10-2009, 12:07 AM	#16
SeanMF Blu-ray Baron Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Iowa Home Theater Gallery:70 Blu-ray collection:1428 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:83	I think I paid 21-22 thru WB with the 25% discount. I received it today. The digital copy disc comes in a separate thing glued to the digibook. I can't even put the disc in the digibook as it won't shut. Rather annoying if you wanted to keep the digital copy disc with digibook.

02-10-2009, 12:12 AM	#17
zamco17 Member Member since:Feb 2009 4K collection:268 Blu-ray collection:651	Great movie, already have the regular dvd. Gonna have to be extra special to get it in blu

02-10-2009, 03:05 AM	#18
Aragorn the Elfstone Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Sep 2008 Location:The Secondary World 4K collection:244 Blu-ray collection:772 DVD collection:152 Digital collection:115	I'm one of those people who is more than happy with several of my DVD versions of films in my collection. I'm not about to replace all the titles I've bought over the years. That said - this is one of my very favorite films of all time. This, like Lord of the Rings, I would purchase on any and all formats it comes out on. I will not hesitate for a moment to snatch this up tomorrow.

02-10-2009, 03:33 AM	#20
coralfangs Senior Member Member since:Dec 2007	14.99 would be h a w t HOT

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