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Well, it's my scheduled turn to "Movie-a-Day", and I hope that I can help in resuscitating this.... I selected probably my favorite sports movie of all-time..one that will always hold a deep sentimental value in me....
Thanks to Amazon.com for the following:
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Editorial Reviews Amazon.com essential video
A phenomenal hit when it was released in 1989, Field of Dreams has become a modern classic and a uniquely American slice of cinema. It functions effectively as a moving drama about the power of dreams, a fantasy ode to our national pastime, and a brilliant adaptation of W.P. Kinsella's exquisite baseball novel Shoeless Joe. Kinsella himself found the film a delightful surprise, differing greatly from his novel but benefiting from its own creative variations. It is the film that cemented Kevin Costner's status as an all-American screen star, but the story resonates far beyond Costner's handsome appeal. As just about everyone knows by now, Costner stars as Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella, who hears the mysterious words "If you build it, he will come," and is compelled to build a baseball diamond in the middle of his cornfield. His wife (Amy Madigan) supports the wild idea, but a reclusive novelist (modeled after J.D. Salinger and played by James Earl Jones) is not so easily persuaded. The idealistic farmer is either a visionary or a deluded fool, but his persistence is rewarded when spirits from baseball's past begin appearing on the ball field. Past and present intermingle in the person of "Moonlight Graham" (superbly played by Burt Lancaster), an unknown player who sacrificed his dreams of baseball glory for a dignified life as a small-town physician ... but what all of this means is unclear until the film's memorably heartfelt conclusion. A meditation on family, memory, and faith, the film balances humor and magic to strike just the right chord of thoughtful emotion, affecting audiences so deeply that the baseball field created for the production has now become a mecca of sorts for dreamers around the world. --Jeff Shannon--This text refers to the VHS Tape edition.
Personal Note: What else can be really said about this movie? Kevin Costner put on a performance in a lifetime and James Earl Jones was phenomonal.....Ray Liotta in his portrayal of Shoeless Joe Jackson made one feel very sympathetic towards the fate that he received. I always love that slight "jab" at Ty Cobb.... My favorite scene in the film is the end (don't want to elaborate further on the rare few who might have never seen "Field of Dreams"), because it reminds me of my childhood playing Little League baseball and how I will always cherish those moments of spending time w/my dad.... If for some reason one has never seen "Field of Dreams", you've really deprived yourself, because it will forever remain as one of more compelling sports related movies of all-time.....
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Indeed, one of the best sports movies of all time. James Earl Jones was fantastic. I love the scene where he yells at Costner when they first meet. He was so isolated and believable.
Shoeless Joe seemed a bit more intelligent than the one DB Sweeney portrayed in Eight Men Out, another great baseball movie.
Finally saw this - can't believe it took me so long considering I'm a sports fan.
I liked it - I don't know how much of a "replay-ability" it has with me, but definitely felt a little sentimental throughout it.
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