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Posted: Mar. 10 2011, 17:11 |
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Quote (wiga @ Mar. 10 2011, 02:40) | I was all set for taping The Killing Fields film last night but couldn't find it on BBC. It was on BBC HD - don't have "HD".
Anyhow - I was kind of relieved! That's the thing - deep down I wasn't looking forward to watching this film. If I don't watch it then I can't fully appreciate Milke's soundtrack. I think that's why it gets overlooked - basically the film spoils it.
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A little puzzling, Wiga, my apologies for putting you to the trouble though. I have Freesat this week so I had a quick run across the BBC1 regional channels once the film has started, for no reason other than to see exactly where the other nations were at that time. Scotland had Westminster Questions or something like it, Northern Ireland and Wales were on Film 2011, but all the English regions I found on the way were as here in East and The Killing Fields was on. I can't swear that yours was for sure...
It was as affecting as ever of course. For the purpose of judging Mike's score, unreleased bits and all, it's a mixed blessing with some pieces you might know from the soundtrack low in the mix or shortened. The evacuation of the American Embassy is as startling as I remembered and that is equal parts Mike, and all the people making those chaotic scenes flow together. I had certainly forgotten how much of the early part of the film uses no music beyond what's being played on radios (reminding me, as it happens, of the discussion about Paul McCartney being used in a negative context and John Lennon good). When the score does kick in, it helps break your heart and destroy your soul. Knowing what's coming, you still wish with all your might that John Malkovich and Julian Sands are going to manage to get the passport photo to fix. We do end in an upbeat fashion and though the final captions are, and needed to, remain polemic, we can thankfully attest to Cambodia's recovery.
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