3/4  Classic
Field of Dreams is now a classic heart warming sports movie about what sports mean to people beyond winning and losing. An interesting fantasy story about connecting with your family. Really this is a movie about having hope and finding ... (read full)

3.5/4  Build it and they will come!!
"All his life Ray Kinsella was searching for his dreams, then one day his dreams came searching for him." That was the tag line in the preview I saw for Field of Dreams in the spring of 1989.
I remember thinking 'that looks interesting'. ... (read full)

4/4  Sometimes, Dreams Do Come True.
"If you build it, he will come". Those famous words is what drives Ray(played by Kevin Costnar) to begin a journey of a lifetime. He builds a baseball field, thinking that Shoeless Joe Jackson will come back from the dead and play baseball... (read full)

3/4  Good movie, but really slow
"Ray" (Kevin Costner) is an Iowan corn farmer who has regrets -- the biggest of which is fixing his relationship with his estranged father (Dwier Brown).

One day, "Ray" is in his cornfield, with his wife (Amy Madigan) and daughter (Gab... (read full)

4/4  Dreams
This is the story of a man who hears a voice in his field to build a baseball field. And he does.

This movie is so great that it doesn't even feel like you're watching a sports movie. It's mostly about a man who has to take care of his ... (read full)

3.5/4  Review - Field of Dreams (1989)
After a voice told Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) to “build it and he will come,” he decided he better. As the voice continues to beckon him, he tries to figure out what he’s supposed to do in “Field of Dreams.”

Here’s an interesting one ... (read full)

3/4  Field of Dreams Quick Review
This is a movie that mixes baseball, emotion, struggle, and curiosity. It's a really good film. See It.

3/4  Field of Dreams Quick Review
A man with a vision can be both wonderous and inspirational. One simple line "If you build it; they will come," has become one of those pop culture phenoms that everyone can identify. The story is great and touching.

3/4  Field of Dreams Quick Review
Definitely one of the better sports movies out there. The one line is famous all across the globe. It is interesting to see these actors in their roles - especially Liota and Jones. I love baseball and this may be the best one of all time.

5/5 Is this Heaven?
  by Alex Dixon (Arlington, TX USA)
No, it's Iowa...What a classic movie, and it looks so much better in Blu-ray. Never gets old.

5/5 I'm glad I updated from my original edition DVD
  by M. Corey (Skagit Valley, Wa USA)
I met Bill Kinsella in the early 80's. I had read a little bit about this little baseball book from a guy from British Columbia, and when I saw this clapped out car with vacu-formed signs touting a book called "Shoeless Joe" park near me, I popped over to say Hi. Bill Kinsella was/is a sort of scraggy looking dude, and was pretty interesting to talk to, so I walked with him to Elliott Bay Books, and bought a copy, which Kinsella duly signed. He re-autographed it more personally at a later reading after I told him I had called Larry King's radio show, and highly recommended it.
In spring of '89 I was walking past a theatre & saw a poster for a movie called "Field Of Dreams", which I had never heard of, but then I saw it had Kevin Costner, who I'd liked in Silverado and envied in No Way Out for a little backseat scene with Sean Young. Then I noticed in the fine print "Based on the novel Shoeless Joe by W. P. Kinsella". I immediately bought a ticket for the next showing, and I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, and was all choked up at the ending. I did miss many aspects of the novel, such as the replacement of J. D. Salinger by a character called Terrence Mann(well-played by James Earl Jones), and the elimination of characters of the hero's brother, and "The World's Oldest Living Chicago Cub", Eddie "Kid" Scissons, but still thought it was well done. After I got out of the movie, I called a lady friend who I had turned on to Shoeless Joe & told her about it, and "Field Of Dreams" became the second movie I've ever watched twice in one day.(the other was Brazil ...how did that happen??)
When DVD's came out, "Field Of Dreams" was one of the first I bought, but until I bought this 2-disc set, I probably hadn't watched it in 5 or 6 years.
When my new copy arrived, I immediately went to the 2nd disc & the Extras. The first extra I watched was the "From Page To Screen" feature from The Bravo Channel which did little more than piss me off: Anna Geddes, who wrote & directed this knew or cared nothing about the book, or its genesis: the book Shoeless Joe was derived from a short story, the title story from Kinsella's Shoeless Joe Jackson Comes to Iowa. I also had a problem with the way the narrator of "From Page To Screen" went on and on about "an American classic", but didn't mention the facts that Kinsella is Canadian, or that he lived in Iowa while attending the Writer's Program at the University Of Iowa. Of course, The Bravo Channel has become a joke like A&E, living off of "Reality" TV instead of stressing quality content.
After my disgust with From Page To Screen, I was pretty much delighted with all the other DVD Extras: a round table discussion with Costner and some ex-MLB stars was fun; the deleted scenes were OK, with only one that I thought should have been retained in the film; I enjoyed the visit to Galena, Illinois, which served as Chisholm, Minnesota in the movie; the Look Inside "Field Of Dreams" was well done, and I realized that the director & producers really had a passion for the book and the film, and I had never, ever heard that Bill Kinsella's original title for the book was "Dream Field"; The great bit was From Father to Son: Passing Along the Pastime, with a conversation with Dwier Brown, who played the young father of Ray Kinsella, making buying this edition TOTALLY worth it. Although it was moving when the producers of the movie told of losing their Father at "a young age", Dwier Brown lost his Dad less than a month before he appeared in "Field Of Dreams" and BARELY kept it together when he talked about speaking with his Dad on the father's deathbed.
The transfer of the new edition was just fine, and one more thing, especially aimed at the reviewer who gave FOD 1-star due to his only getting 1 disc, in a 1 disc box:
When you're looking at a DVD (or a book) that has multiple editions, make sure you contact the seller either before you buy, or as soon as you buy. Confirm with the seller what you're buying: Caveat Emptor!

1/5 Inaccurate website advertisement
  by Jerome H. Rubin (Duluth,Mn)
I ordered as per website description a 2 disc anniversary edition. The package contained only 1 disc.showing only the feature film . There was no provision in the package for a second disc and no replacement method offered when disc is returned. In other words, the website is wrong. The packaging cover was also in error. Save your money

5/5 Field of Dreams
  by Beverly Moore (Montana)
We first loved the story and then we stopped in Iowa to see the "Field"..it was a feel good feeling, sitting in the bleaches,being a part of the past, not a dry eye, plus we got to play on the field,see the farm house and enjoying being there with our family.
Bev Moore

4/5 Blu-ray edition
  by J. Chrisman (Utah)
First of all, I love the movie and it's an absolute classic. I just wanna throw my two cents in on the Blu-ray release and say that despite some other reviews, I am satisfied with the picture quality of the Blu-ray version. First of all it's an older movie- we're talking like TWENTY YEARS OLD, so no matter how many times it's remastered, it's not going to reach Dark Knight-esque quality. Yeah, there are definitely problems with grainy-ness and other imperfections, but I just got done watching a close-up of Shoeless Joe Jackson on my Samsung in 1080p, and I can promise you this isn't just marginally better than DVD, it's quite noticeably better.

Some of the professional reviews I've read suspect that Universal used the same transfer for this edition as they used for the hd-dvd release a few years back. Since that's probably very likely, I wouldn't be surprised to see an improved transfer in the future, since transfer technology and remastering technology improve over time. But how soon? NOT FOR A LONG TIME! I wouldn't expect a new transfer for another 10 years since transferring/remastering is very costly(take for example North by Northwest's gigantic one costing $1 million recently). After all, Universal is not going to invest the money if they can't recoup it with sales. So moral of the story- this is the best edition you're probably gonna find for a long time :)