The Killing Fields is one of my personal favorites that shows the terrifying imagery of what my people went through. Every Khmer person knows this film. My family and I gathered around and watched this film when I was just a toddler. I watched it again today as an adult and this time with director commentary on Blu-ray, which I won a couple years ago from the official WB Facebook page contest. Mike Oldfield's music in this is still piercingly resounding as I remembered it.

Gripping filmmaking, expertly shot especially in the first half. Loses a tad in the back half because, although Dith Pran's story is remarkable and worth telling, Waterston is left without much to do. Might've preferred a greater emphasis on Pran throughout. And I'm docking a full star for that awful needle drop at the end.

Such an important story that needs to be told. Everyone does a great job in the film. I was particularly impressed with Haing S. Ngor. It's amazing that he never acted before this. In real life, it was sad to read about his own experiences with the Khmer Rouge.

I remember watching this back in 1984 when it came out. It was long and tedious then. Now in 2020... it's long and tedious and a complete mess. The first half of the movie you're trying to figure out who the bad guys are and why should you even care about anyone. The second half you just keep watching it waiting for a reason to care about the colour of the walls in your room and what led you to this point in your life!!! 1/10