tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post1202028679794945022..comments2023-10-20T10:18:36.203-04:00Comments on You've GOTTA read this!: Monday Matinee: On War, Music and BooksSandy Nawrothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-82442583741414346152012-07-02T14:49:26.161-04:002012-07-02T14:49:26.161-04:00I watched The Killing Fields awhile ago and was al...I watched The Killing Fields awhile ago and was also really struck by it. If you are interested and haven't read it and want more Cambodia tragedy, I recommend Kim Echlin's The Disappeared...it's gorgeously written and heart breaking and about Cambodia.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02515314638093018928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-17046364656661317732012-07-02T13:51:33.108-04:002012-07-02T13:51:33.108-04:00I grew up on war movies, among them these two. It...I grew up on war movies, among them these two. It's been years since I saw either but a part of them still lingers in my memory.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-50230457874238232202012-07-02T13:47:42.785-04:002012-07-02T13:47:42.785-04:00Apocalypse Now was a movie I saw many years ago, a...Apocalypse Now was a movie I saw many years ago, and only after I read the backstory about all the strange things that happened during filming. It was a movie I will never forget, and it was totally scary in a way that I can't even begin to explain. The darkness of men's minds and souls, the horror of war, and the insanity that all that brings. Those are all things I think of when I think of this movie. I agree that it changed the way I looked at that song, and it made me feel sort of claustrophobic in an emotional sense. If you really liked that movie, I would recommend the book The White Mary. I have my original copy, and would totally let you borrow it. It evoked a lot of the same emotions in me, and was a tremendous read. Very cool post today. It really made me think.Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443338685890187334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-89598588670703923962012-07-02T13:44:47.067-04:002012-07-02T13:44:47.067-04:00I remember The Killing Fields and watched it when ...I remember The Killing Fields and watched it when I was a teenager. That is such a haunting film. I cried forever throughout it and after watching it. That trivia bit about the composer of the music is incredible! I had no idea.Natalie~Coffee and a Book Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369504951819517390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-31485260131302637802012-07-02T09:28:58.808-04:002012-07-02T09:28:58.808-04:00Jim's son actually joined the army (when he wa...Jim's son actually joined the army (when he was younger) because of the helicopter scene from Apocalypse Now, which makes me hate the movie. But also, I think the helicopter scene is so inferior to the similar scene in the movie Hamburger Hill, a much more realistic portrayal in my opinion (and a movie Jim's son won't watch because he considers it 'anti-Vietnam." For similar reasons, he has never watched "Going Home" which I think is one of the best movies I've ever seen!)rhapsodyinbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412748239010264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-49876066174362109912012-07-02T09:26:04.023-04:002012-07-02T09:26:04.023-04:00I have seen both of these, and I once once owned a...I have seen both of these, and I once once owned an LP of Tubular Bells even though my parents would not allow me to see The Exorcist. I don't think they knew about the album's connection to the movie.<br /><br />My mom took me with her when she went to see Apocalypse Now. I remember afterwards arguing with her about whether or not the Robert Duvall character was realistic. She insisted that she knew several men just like him. My father was an officer in the Navy who would never go to a movie like Apocalypse Now for political reasons.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906212382849291562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-48849294422920981282012-07-02T09:23:55.650-04:002012-07-02T09:23:55.650-04:00Apocalypse Now is absolutely one of the best and m...Apocalypse Now is absolutely one of the best and most mindblowing movies I have seen :)<br /><br />Do visit!Amritorupa Kanjilalhttp://riversihaveknown.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-2965641438206398742012-07-02T09:08:45.403-04:002012-07-02T09:08:45.403-04:00The Killing Fields broke my heart! We went to Camb...The Killing Fields broke my heart! We went to Cambodia in 2001, but didn't make it there. I don't know if I could handle it TBH.Lenore Appelhanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-11227434885435503232012-07-02T07:41:42.125-04:002012-07-02T07:41:42.125-04:00I saw Apocalypse Now at the theater and again when...I saw Apocalypse Now at the theater and again when Vance was a teen and I have to admit that I don't understand much of it. <br /><br />I still need to see The Killing Fields after our conversation about it.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com