The Killing Fields

[Andrew]

I just saw this last night, and it might as well have been the first time, because it was over my head when I saw it in high school. Oh my. One of the most disturbing movies I've ever seen. I would like to read the book upon which it was based. Fantastic acting...all the way around...what the heck is Sam Waterson doing on Law & Order with talent like that? Man! I don't know yet if the Mike Oldfield soundtrack is available nowadays, but I'd like to go looking.

Another film I wish the current US administration had watched before it took office. There are lessons therein.

This is one I will buy, and will eventually watch it with the director commentary. I watched a little bit of that, and he was very insightful. This extremely real film is burned in my mind now...not just because of the violence and chaos, but because of the humanness of the people involved. And because a little girl could pick a grown man out of a crowd of wrongfully imprisoned Cambodians and have him killed. How realistic was all of this? I don't know...I have much to learn. But so does the world, apparently.

Andrew

[westendkid]

Yes, Andrew, 'The Killing Fields' is an amazing film and Sam Waterson is making a nice living on Law & Order. He works a couple of days a week and still has time to do theatre, films and commercials. Sam has done some really fine work over the years. 'The Killing Fields' is hands down his best work. He did a great Tom in "The Glass Managerie" several years ago on Broadway. If one must work in television, there are worse shows than 'Law & Order'. Let's not forget a 2x Oscar winner Dianne Weist was on that show for 2 seasons.

I haven't been able to watch 'Killing Fields' since I saw it in the theatre. You are so right about it being disturbing and that those D.C. jerks could learn much from it.

W.E. Kid

[Andrew]

You're probably right, westendkid, about Law & Order not being the worst of the bunch, so I guess you could chalk it up to me being burnt out on it. And many shows that rely too much on a gimmick. As for Waterson in Law & Order, he just seems bland to me. I know lots of great actors sign up for stuff that's below them (hehehe)...it's just kind of painful to see it sometimes. I never saw the Dianne Weist episodes, as far as I know.

Thanks for your thoughts. I'm reminded of James Spader, who is so talented yet actually spent time making that horrible sci-fi movie in the mid-80s...Stargate...oh my. But they interviewed him, and he said that was how he could afford to make the indie films. I imagine one hit like Stargate should last him a year, but that depends on contracts I guess.