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Post by millar70 on Nov 4, 2018 2:04:54 GMT
So I just watched the last half-hour of Field Of Dreams, and yes, Millar teared up during it, as he always does.
I think this movie touches me in a way maybe no other film has, and I don't really know why. It's a movie that goes from scenes that seemed filmed by college students to scenes that are as powerful as ever seen in film.
Or maybe I've just got some good weed, who knows? What are your thoughts on this movie?
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Post by Xeliou66 on Nov 4, 2018 2:32:16 GMT
It’s ridiculous, cheesy, feel good garbage. A bizarre, in the worst way, mix of science fiction and sentimental Hallmark crap, it’s nauseating crap that is shallow, mindless and stupid.
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Nov 4, 2018 2:35:17 GMT
Solid.
KC is great in it.
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Post by millar70 on Nov 4, 2018 3:08:11 GMT
It’s ridiculous, cheesy, feel good garbage. A bizarre, in the worst way, mix of science fiction and sentimental Hallmark crap, it’s nauseating crap that is shallow, mindless and stupid. I think you're a little harsh, but yes, there is a LOT of cheese in this one. However, I think the cheese helps make the powerful scenes more worthy, they sneak up on you just when it's starts getting to cheesy. |
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Post by Xeliou66 on Nov 4, 2018 3:31:29 GMT
It’s ridiculous, cheesy, feel good garbage. A bizarre, in the worst way, mix of science fiction and sentimental Hallmark crap, it’s nauseating crap that is shallow, mindless and stupid. I think you're a little harsh, but yes, there is a LOT of cheese in this one. However, I think the cheese helps make the powerful scenes more worthy, they sneak up on you just when it's starts getting to cheesy. The whole movie is sentimental dreck. A ridiculous story of “everything ends well for everyone” and that’s all. I wish at the end it had been revealed that the protagonist is actually an unhinged lunatic who’s been put in a mental asylum for schizophrenia and has hallucinated the whole storyline, it’s the only way any of it would make any sense. |
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Post by Rufus-T on Nov 4, 2018 4:14:14 GMT
One of my favorite movie ever. The scene at the end that he played catch with his father got my eyes misty. This movie also was the great Burt Lancaster's final film. Kevin Costner had a great run during the late 80s into the early 90s.
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Post by _ on Nov 4, 2018 4:23:03 GMT
Never seen it.
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Nov 4, 2018 4:42:47 GMT
As good as Larry Crowne?
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Post by millar70 on Nov 4, 2018 4:43:36 GMT
I think you're a little harsh, but yes, there is a LOT of cheese in this one. However, I think the cheese helps make the powerful scenes more worthy, they sneak up on you just when it's starts getting to cheesy. The whole movie is sentimental dreck. A ridiculous story of “everything ends well for everyone” and that’s all. I wish at the end it had been revealed that the protagonist is actually an unhinged lunatic who’s been put in a mental asylum for schizophrenia and has hallucinated the whole storyline, it’s the only way any of it would make any sense. Yeah, too bad there was no unhinged lunatic to tie everything together at the end. |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Nov 4, 2018 5:23:46 GMT
I went to Dyersville and when on The Field found myself reluctant to cross the line back to "reality". I was not the only one there that day who was making some sort of connection. It is strange how something so obviously fiction can be so real. The scene with Doc returning is the one that gets me … every darn time !, millar70
The original book is as good as the film. |
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Post by twothousandonemark on Nov 4, 2018 5:31:41 GMT
Good, syrupy. I've never owned a copy, probably haven't watched it for 20+ yrs.
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Post by millar70 on Nov 4, 2018 5:45:05 GMT
One of my favorite movie ever. The scene at the end that he played catch with his father got my eyes misty. This movie also was the great Burt Lancaster's final film. Kevin Costner had a great run during the late 80s into the early 90s. Are you a fan of Fandango? Maybe my favorite Costner movie (and that says a lot), but also a vastly underrated film. |
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Post by millar70 on Nov 4, 2018 5:48:57 GMT
I went to Dyersville and when on The Field found myself reluctant to cross the line back to "reality". I was not the only one there that day who was making some sort of connection. It is strange how something so obviously fiction can be so real. The scene with Doc returning is the one that gets me … every darn time !, millar70
The original book is as good as the film. I've teared up at a few scenes in the movie, I gotta admit. I especially love the scene where it's just Shoeless Joe and Ray on the Field. It's pretty cool to hear you've been there. Might have to put that on my bucket list. |
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Post by Rufus-T on Nov 4, 2018 5:53:05 GMT
One of my favorite movie ever. The scene at the end that he played catch with his father got my eyes misty. This movie also was the great Burt Lancaster's final film. Kevin Costner had a great run during the late 80s into the early 90s. Are you a fan of Fandango? Maybe my favorite Costner movie (and that says a lot), but also a vastly underrated film. Unfortunately I never saw that. Sounds like something I would like. |
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Nov 4, 2018 6:11:20 GMT
Liked the movie but didn’t like the treatment of Joe Jackson. I’ve read everything about the Fix and he was in on it. He confessed and Hugh Fullerton and Christy Mathewson fingered him while the Series was being played. Yes, his average was good but he was just better at it. The defense of Jackson is that he was illiterate. So what? Illiteracy doesn’t excuse you from knowing right from wrong. He ran a liquor store in South Carolina so he wasn’t stupid. And I’m sure he wasn’t the only illiterate person in baseball at the time.
Burt Lancaster was so good in that movie. Nice to see one of my favorite actors go out on a high note. Many didn’t.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2018 6:48:02 GMT
I say it's 'somewhere in between'.
I think it's a good movie but part of me thinks it's not this masterpiece that it's really hyped up to be. For me it's my 3rd favorite Kevin Costner baseball movie. I like For the Love of the Game and Bull Durham a lot better than I do Field of Dreams. FTLOTG personally being my favorite of the 3.
It's been a long time since I've seen the movie but I do remember REALLY hating the actress who played Costner's wife. Idk the actress off the top of my head but her voice drove me nuts in that film.
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Post by Midi-Chlorian_Count on Nov 4, 2018 9:04:22 GMT
It's good but it's not The Natural.
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Post by No_Socks_Here on Nov 4, 2018 10:28:33 GMT
One of my favorite movies of all time. The scene of Ray playing catch with his dad at the end gets me every time. It brings me back to when I used to play catch with my own dad. God, how I miss those days. Excuse me, I have to wipe my eyes.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2018 10:58:32 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2018 17:55:26 GMT
I love this film.
It managed to surprise me several times.
It was magical and moving and perfect in its own way. A beautiful film. Maybe the closest I've come to shedding a tear as an adult watching a film.
And baseball is, to me, the best sport for movies. Even though it is not my favorite sport.
And special mention to another brilliant James Horner score.
10/10
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