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From: ajs@hpfcla.UUCP (ajs)
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Subject: The Killing Fields (Non Spoiler)
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Date: Fri, 15-Feb-85 02:23:00 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 15 02:23:00 1985
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Nf-From: hpfcla!ajs    Feb 14 23:23:00 1985

Just saw the Killing Fields.  One of the best movies I've seen in quite
a few years, depicting the American situation in Southeast Asia.  The
graphic depiction of the atrocities incurred by both sides involved in
the conflict show the futile hostility of warfare.

One scene depicts a young girl sitting on a pick-up truck.  In the
background adults are scrambling for cover as shells are falling helter
skelter in the streets of Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia.  The
child, knowing that she is scared and confused, can only cry out amidst
the utterly insanity of the conflict occurring around her.

The scale of the bloodshed shown in this film, with the incredible
realism carved out by the director, wreaks havoc with the mind of the
viewer.  Scenes are meticuluously carried out.  This film will almost
certainly win the Academy Award for Best Picture and the director and
actor awards will also go to individuals involved in this film.

			Al Tielebein
			(posted by Alan Silverstein)