Field of Dreams [Blu-ray]

Field of Dreams is about regaining innocence and faith. Kevin Costner builds a baseball field in the middle of his farm in Iowa so that the ghosts of the 1919 Chicago White Sox team can play baseball after they were banned by the Major Leagues. The first time Ray Liotta as Shoeless Joe Jackson appears he talks about how much he loves baseball and how he would play it for free which goes with the theme. It’s not just about those players however. It’s also about idealism as epitomized by James Earl Jones who plays a famous writer from the 60s who became cynical and a recluse. Costner tries to rekindle his belief in a better future by taking him to his field. In fact, the Sixties play a prominent role throughout the film as Costner and his wife were both activists and still hold those ideals as shown in a scene where his wife Amy Madigan stands up at a school board meeting against a woman who wants to ban books. It’s not what you would expect from a movie about baseball based in the Midwest. Costner is great but I think Jones steals the show when he gives a monologue about innocence. The film also has a real mythical feel to it which I also enjoyed.

The story is interesting and sweet. The family is one I wish I had lol. Acting is incredible.Just watch this understanding some questions won't be answered. But it doesn't hurt the point behind the story.Never left unsaid the things you will wish you had said.

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Classic baseball movie. Watch it every year before baseball starts

Love the movie. Has become a classic to watch over and over

We watched it with friends on a Saturday night.

Great movie

I have a soft spot in my heart for this Academy-Award nominated 1989 pseudo-fantasy film about family relationships disguised as a nostalgic tribute to baseball. The performances are great, and the film is touching, heart-warming, and funny. The disc comes with some interesting bonus features, and at $5, you can't beat the price.

Five stars for the film, I love it, but I’ve docked one star for the missing extras which are on the dvd version.After I’ve watched a film on disc I really like to go through any extras on there which might give some background to the production of the film. Field of Dreams is a good case in point as there is a short film ( on the dvd) that gives you a good insight into the problems they faced in production. Now I really enjoy this kind of thing so when I upgraded to blu ray I was so disappointed to find that there are no extras at all. None. Why? This is a trend I’m noticing more and more with blue rays, which means I have to hang on to the dvd which I would otherwise pass on to someone. This in turn will create storage problems in future. I know this sounds trivial to some but it’s beginning to bug me now. So to the manufacturers I say come on, you’re getting our money twice so give us the full package please.

A magic and simple film that awaken emotions and a sense of belief in something else than mere objectivity, making us feel and see the world with different eyes. It's the miracle the sometimes Hollywood and American cinema was still able to create, through the enchantement of nature, affection, and that leap of faith that can make us change our life.And it is also a film about a nostalgic desire of reconnecting to the past and win death in order to celebrate what can still keep us alive.A film that still believes in the american dream, in a refreshing way that finds a new start from our little everyday things, our community, a house in the field, wind at night blowing across the corn.Costner is moving and pure in his genuine performance, confirming his self-contained, natural, effortless acting style (which makes a star without glamour), while Lancaster makes his last magic gift to the audience. And that is the real and emotional miracle of the film: something hard to forget, like he decided to leave his heritage through this lovely little story.Blu ray is quite good and preserve the gentle light of the film

Though this film was recommended by my friends years ago, I assumed it was only for baseball fans. I decided to give the blu Ray version a chance and was ageeably surprised. Although it is a fantasy, I think the idea is more about your destiny leading you in unexpected directions. Certainly my own experience of life has been that my basic specialised professional training led me to performing several unexpected and unrelated roles in unexpected countries before returning to the home town of my school days. The film possibly suggests that sooner or later in an afterlife you may get the chance to revisit your career path and try a different fork but at any given time you are where you may be needed.

when i first saw this film i was sceptical but as i watched it all the way through the magic of it made me want to watch it again and again, the magic of this film is enhanced by the iconic James Earl Jones who is an all time favorite in my house and my personal favorite actor and is in integral part of my childhood as he is the Iconic voice of Mufasa from Disney's The Lion King. who could not fall in love with an actor who has a voice like his? i did.

Excellent at its best