Field of Dreams: A Diamond in the Husks (2004 Video) User Reviews

You, Too, Can Visit 'Field Of Dreams'

[ccthemovieman-1 · 9/10 · 25 August 2007]

This is cool - a tour of the house and the field used in Field Of Dreams. The people who own and live in the house give tours of the place in Dyersville, Iowa. Actually, two families own the entire property but the Lansings own most of it and are featured in this "tour" that is part of the Anniversary Edition DVD.

Boy, they've really made it a commercial production, with a souvenir building and a lot of signs, but that's okay because it least it has given thousands a people a chance to see this place and it is free of charge to use the diamond. I admit I would love to go out there and step on that diamond and sit on the bleachers looking out at the ballpark and cornfields. It has to be a thrill. The folks they interview all seem all excited.

There is a local team, too! They call themselves "The Ghost Players." They come out of the cornfields and entertain the crowd. They have the same old uniforms. It's pretty amazing. They've become somewhat famous, traveling all over the world. Even in Japan there was a sign welcoming them saying, "If you build it, they will come." I love it!

Unlike most bonus features on a film, this one features all "average" people being interviewed, those who own the property and some of the over one million people who have come to visit these "hallowed grounds" in Iowa.

Field of Dreams

[smithd18 · 9/10 · 1 August 2010]

This movie is based on the belief that if we dream and work hard to achieve these dreams anything is possible. Ray starts hearing voices while in his cornfield. He is unsure at first what the voice is trying to get him to do. After a while Ray believes he must build a baseball field in the middle of his cornfield. His wife Annie supports this decision even though it puts them in financial trouble. Ray works to make others dreams a reality and in this movie he does that for several people. After building the field Ray continues to hear voices that tell him "to go the distance" and "ease his pain". During the movie Ray must work to understand the meaning of these phases. During his journey he meets Terence Mann a writer, Doc Graham a former baseball player and Archie Graham. Several players come to play on the field and it becomes a religious experience for them. Some feel like this Iowa field is heaven.

If you like baseball and are looking for a wholesome film that the whole family can watch this is it. Even if you hate baseball this is s good film.