Field of Dreams... cringey?

[Rookiemonster]

Originally Posted by BoyWonder089

The fact that he doesn't come back is great! It gets to life's biggest question, what are we all doing here and what's after this life? No matter what the answers are, baseball is still a great way for people to find happiness.

I get that I do. But I just want to know so bad and then it ends.


Ps I also think the natural sucks

[Rhotchkiss]

Who among us played baseball and didn’t name their bat Wonderboy? No one!

Field of Dreams beats the Natural, but the natural is a great movie nonetheless

Best sports movies: 1. Field of Dreams (transcends sports); 2. Rudy; 3. Miracle

[T206Collector]

The Natural inspired me to try out for 10th grade JV Baseball. I made the team and got two hits and 4 RBI in my first two ABs. True story. And that was 30 years ago!

The music, the score... man that gives me chills just thinkin’ about it!

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Who among us played baseball and didn’t name their bat Wonderboy? No one!

Field of Dreams beats the Natural, but the natural is a great movie nonetheless

Best sports movies: 1. Field of Dreams (transcends sports); 2. Rudy; 3. Miracle

I had a Jackie Robinson Louisville Slugger while playing in the same league (but not the same time) as Frank Thomas (I'm a name-dropper), but never named it 'Wonderboy'.

I had played for about 25 years when 'Field of Dreams' was released and the last 15 or so, someone always hit for me (DH).

All that said, I love 'Field of Dreams', even with its flaws and consider it along with 'Bull Durham' the best.

[Louieman]

I have literally never not cried at the "dad, you wanna have a catch?" moment.

[mechanicalman]

Originally Posted by Louieman

I have literally never not cried at the "dad, you wanna have a catch?" moment.

I even get choked up reading the back of the DVD.

[byrone]

Named my son, who turned one last month, "Archie Graham"

Yeah, I like the movie

[RTK]

One aspect missing from Field of Dreams were Negro League Players, they were denied the right to play. I think their addition should have been written into the story. It's still a wonderful movie but lack of players like Paige, Gibson, O'Neil, Radcliffe,Bell, Dandridge is glaring error in narrative.

[Bored5000]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Who among us played baseball and didn’t name their bat Wonderboy? No one!

Field of Dreams beats the Natural, but the natural is a great movie nonetheless

Best sports movies: 1. Field of Dreams (transcends sports); 2. Rudy; 3. Miracle

I love Field of Dreams, and Ray playing catch with his father makes me tear up every time.

For me, though, the original Rocky is my all-time favorite sports movie. It helps that I live about 90 minutes from Philadelphia, but what makes Rocky so awesome is that he lost in the end. The easy, predictable ending would have been for Rocky to win.

[commishbob]

Originally Posted by Bored5000

For me, though, the original Rocky is my all-time favorite sports movie. It helps that I live about 90 minutes from Philadelphia, but what makes Rocky so awesome is that he lost in the end. The easy, predictable ending would have been for Rocky to win.

Bingo. It opened on Thanksgiving in '76 and I saw it three times that weekend.

[Fballguy]

I'm a football first guy, but Field of Dreams is in my movie Top 10 and no football movie comes close for me....maybe Rudy comes closest.

[jbhofmann]

Field of Dreams isn't even James Earl Jones' best baseball movie...




Sandlot is the perfect buddy nostalgia movie. Parts-- Stand by Me and Goonies, and incorporates baseball all while looking at it from a kid's point of view.

[darwinbulldog]

I think most of you guys like sports movies a lot more than I do. The highest ranked sports film on my own list of best movies I've seen is The Big Lebowski, and it's a pretty big stretch to call that a sports movie anyway. I have it ranked #120. Then I have the Natural at #192. Field of Dreams doesn't make the top 1000.

[seanofjapan]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

I think most of you guys like sports movies a lot more than I do. The highest ranked sports film on my own list of best movies I've seen is The Big Lebowski, and it's a pretty big stretch to call that a sports movie anyway. I have it ranked #120. Then I have the Natural at #192. Field of Dreams doesn't make the top 1000.

A stretch to call the Big Lebowski a sports movie? Obviously you're not a golfer.

[darwinbulldog]

Originally Posted by seanofjapan

A stretch to call the Big Lebowski a sports movie? Obviously you're not a golfer.

Well played

[icollectDCsports]

Originally Posted by seanofjapan

A stretch to call the Big Lebowski a sports movie? Obviously you're not a golfer.

Gophers, not golfers!

[murphy8276]

Surprised no one has mentioned that they remember "If you build it, they will come" as the quote from the movie. Quite a few around the world have that memory instead of "he". I get why he works clearly, but I never heard it that way before these past few months...

[conor912]

Originally Posted by jbhofmann

Sandlot is the perfect buddy nostalgia movie. Parts-- Stand by Me and Goonies, and incorporates baseball all while looking at it from a kid's point of view.

I agree. I watched it with my 8 yr old daughter last month and she loved it.

[Moonlight Graham]

Originally Posted by Rookiemonster

I get that I do. But I just want to know so bad and then it ends.


Ps I also think the natural sucks

I always thought that when Mr Mann goes into the cornfield he gets to play at Ebbets Field with Jackie Robinson. I'm probably wrong though.