The Killing Fields

This movie is a strong and powerful. One of the best ever made. It has a lot of pain and tragety that the people in Cambodian had to endure during the Viet cong invaded Cambodian. I personal recomend it to everybody... Full review

war movie ever made. I can see it again and again and it never fail to captivate me with the issues of humanity.... Full review

You can say "we don't want another war" when you see this film. You can find an incredible acting and a great story, with no much technical effects or other things that you can see in recent movies. I recommend it,... Full review

The Killing Fields is a harrowing vision of the Khymer Rouge and the horrors of their madness. Perfectly filmed and acted, with a very disturbing score, The Killing Fields is a masterpiece. Waterson has never been better and his role as... Full review

This war film is one of my all time favorite war films ever! Waterston is ideal for this role. The Direction is first rate. The Visuals are a plus as well. The story is a little weak though. I had to... Full review

Killing Fields is on par with, if it doesn't exceed, the power of any war movie ever made. I liken it to Hotel Rwanda, Cry Freedom, and The Quiet American, all films seen through the eyes of simple men in... Full review

I saw this film a while back and just saw it again on TV. If you are interested in seeing a great, tense drama this is a good start. Honest and unapologetic directing from Roland Joffe and fine performances from... Full review

First of all I love this genre of movie; I'm not a huge fan of action or fantasy or romance movies, I have so-called "comedies" but I love genuine FILM, as in FILM not MOVIE; art as opposed to enterprise.This... Full review

Oh, this brings me back alright. It was the last days of 1984, and earnest college students like me had much to talk about. Wasn't it wonderful that Walter Mondale had chosen a strong woman like Geraldine Ferraro to be... Full review

*Some spoilers*Complex & historically rich, THE KILLING FIELDS is closely based upon New York Times journalist Sydney Schanberg's 'The Life And Death Of Dith Pran.' Schanberg was a stringer for the Times during the Vietnam War, and was stationed in... Full review

The most graphic scene in the movie is also one of the most unforgettable in movie history: the image of thousands upon thousands of decomposing bodies stacked deep across a desolate field, thus giving the movie its title of "The Killing Fields". The casting for this movie is impeccable. ... Full Review

Overall: To say that "The Killing Fields" is a great movie doesnt even start to do it justice. Video: "The Killing Fields" is offered on DVD in its original 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen format. Ngors deah is one of lifes bitterest ironic tragedies. ... Full Review

Summary: The Killing Fields is a very powerful depiction of the horrors that went on in Cambodia, and a film that people interested in history shouldn't overlook. Picture: The Killing Fields is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1 and it is anamorphically enhanced. ... Full Review

At the end of this film, I guarantee that you will be emotionally drained but deeply satisfied with the outcome. Both movies come across like expressionist paintings, revealing a dreamscape in the mind of the director that is both surreal and brutally sincere at the same time. ... Full Review

(Photo: Getty Images) I had great times and I had terrible times working for Sydney, who was famously mercurialinspired on some days, impossible on others. The problem was simple: He was a tortured man. He had no idea if Dith ... Full Article

As director Roland Joff emphasises in his commentary, this isn't so much a war movie as a love story - the love between Sydney Schanberg, award-winning NY journalist, and his Cambodian guide and interpreter, Dith Pran. ... Full Article

American journalist Sydney Schanberg (Sam Waterston) travels to Year Zero Cambodia to investigate Pol Pots vile regime. There, he meets revolutionary Dith Pran (Haing Ngor who genuinely survived torture under the Khmer Rouge) and, in doing so, uncovers the greatest... ... Full Article