This field and farm house still exist and is open to visitors. It’s a beautiful place for baseball lovers. When I went to visit, dozens of kids of all ages just started playing. There were no teams, no adult participating to ruin it, and nobody left out. Just kids playing pickup baseball. It was pure and perfect joy for the kids. Just the way I remember baseball from when I was a kid myself.

@johncasey281

6 ай бұрын

I went last year and played catch with random tourists

@Arfy900

6 ай бұрын

I think they have occasional charity games there.

@MoMoMyPup10

6 ай бұрын

The Yankees and White Sox played a real game on it a few years ago.

@trippelini1219

5 ай бұрын

On the down side, the field is split between two actual farms. The two families that own the farms had battled for years and years and years over rights and land, and it was... acrimonious to say the least. Separate tourist facilities etc, buncha legal hassles. One family finally sold out to the other

"I just want to know where all these beautiful movies are hiding." This was released in 1989. In 1988 there was Rain Man. That's another beautiful movie. Won four Academy Awards. Trust me. It really is a beautiful movie with some interesting humor and sweet, very dear moments. Add it to your list. ❤

@RonnieG

6 ай бұрын

An absolute must! Great movie.

@mahonie3002

6 ай бұрын

Please watch 'Amelie'...its a beautiful film

@MikeFugily-hj3ok

6 ай бұрын

Yes , all beautiful movies. So much better than the garbage movies they put out today.

@reneerocha1796

6 ай бұрын

RAINMAN !!!!! Yes, pleeeze! With Tom Cruise & Dustin Hoffman. Such a GREAT movie!

@jacobjones5269

6 ай бұрын

I still think Charlie Babbitt is the greatest story arc in cinema history.. Tom Cruise’s greatest performance..

Burt Lancaster almost stole this film as Moonlight Graham. The legendary actor had an immense career. James Earl Jones was even better. I think this was his finest performance.

What’s even more touching about the end scene with Ray and his father having a catch is that the scene was only added after audiences that watched test screenings wanted more between father and son. The father of the actor that played Ray’s dad (Dwier Brown) had died just days before brown had to drive to Iowa to shoot that final scene. Then he has to play a scene talking about Heaven. Heartbreaking but he did a great job.

@jacobjones5269

6 ай бұрын

I met Dwyer Brown at a Round Rock baseball game a few years back?.. Pretty sure he’s still kicking..

@jacobjones5269

6 ай бұрын

Yep.. Aged 64… Will you still need me, will you still feed me?..

@UncleQue

6 ай бұрын

@@jacobjones5269 I said that Dwier Browns father had died days before the reshoot. Not that Dwier Brown had died.

@jeffreyjeziorski1480

5 ай бұрын

​@@jacobjones5269birthday greetings, bottle of wine!!

Miss my father everyday and I'm an old man now.

35:58 "I just want to know where all these beautiful movies are hiding..." ...aaaand now I'm bawling my eyes out, lol!

@zammmerjammer

6 ай бұрын

*bawling

@chefskiss6179

6 ай бұрын

@@zammmerjammer Yes... uh, exactly ;) Thank you.

Such a wonderful reaction. I really love the intelligence you two bring. Also the empathy. Thanks!

@dedcowbowee

6 ай бұрын

Yes,I was thinking the same thing.

"Daddy... Daddy... There's a man out there on your lawn." -> chills every time

@trippelini1219

5 ай бұрын

Yeah... good point. Generally speaking that is how horror films begin

This 77 year old recommends to the two of you "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" (1939). I KNOW you will love it!!! 1939 was a magical year for the cinema. Clark Gable did not win the Oscar for "Gone With The Wind" that year as Robert Donat won it for Mr. Chips. That year, also, produced " The Wizard of Oz", " The Four Feathers", " The Hunchback of Notre Dame ", " Of Mice and Men " and more. WOW!!!

@blueboy4244

20 күн бұрын

stagecoach, Mr Smith goes to Washington, Gunga Din, Dark Victory, Gullivers Travels, Destry rides again

Funny you would say "There are books out there too." This movie was based on the book "Shoeless Joe" by Ray Kinsella.

I have thought a lot about this film. I think each character represents a type of regret that men face in their lives. Shoeless Joe reached the pinnacle of success but then lost everything, possibly unjustly. John Kinsella had a dream but was not able to achieve it and could never move on. Terrence Mann achieved his dream but then became disillusioned and walked away from it. Archie Graham made a decision to give up one dream in favor of another. He is at peace with that decision, but was left always wondering whether he was good enough to have made it as a ball player. Ray brought peace to all of these men, and ultimately to himself. I think Terrence Mann was dead the entire time. He was reported missing in a newspaper, his father was looking for him (foreshadowing Ray’s father), and Terrence seemed unable to call him for some reason. There is a time shifting phenomenon going on as demonstrated by the old and young versions of Archie Graham. I think that when the now enlightened Terrence entered the corn he was able to influence his younger self to write again. He wrote about “Shoeless Joe goes to Iowa”, and this is what caused all the people to come visit Ray’s farm. It appears that Terrence entered the corn only an hour or two before, but the people in those cars have already read what his younger self wrote and were inspired to come see the place he described.

@Reclining_Spuds

6 ай бұрын

Beautiful analysis. 😢

@Fett411

5 ай бұрын

This is great. I also think Terence was dead the entire time and rewatching it under that premise makes sense too. To Mark, they’re sitting watching nothing so when they talk to Terence sitting next to them it’s possible Mark doesn’t see him either but pretends to shake the hand of an invisible man. Marks speech about being broke and having to forclose was perfectly opposite to Terence’s message at the same time that people will come but it’s entirely possible Mark said this without being able to hear Terence’s speech as he doesn’t react to it or reference it in any way

@jeffreyjeziorski1480

5 ай бұрын

You knocked me off my seat!!! I never saw that and now it all makes sence. B. E. A. UTIFUL!!!....as Ace Ventura once said.

@9clarkkent

5 ай бұрын

Watched this movie probably 20 odd times, and never considered Mann had already written about it... was already dead. Got my wheels spinning- insightful.

@leannmiller7153

4 ай бұрын

There’s another scene at Fenway that indicates he may be already dead. When they get up to leave, Kevin’s seat flips up then the camera lingers for a second on Terrance’s seat….it’s already up.

I love you two. I am almost ancient now like his father and have seen so much go bad lately, but watching you two and the way you react to these movies (and the messages they contained which seem so lost today)…you two give me hope for the future. Even if it’s a future I will never see.

@encrypter46

6 ай бұрын

I wish I had said this. It's, also, what I feel at 77.

I saw this movie when it was released in '89; and, I don't remember crying. Now, here I am; 35 years later---sobbing, while watching someone else tear up while watching it for the first time. Art can be so mystifyingly powerful. Thank you both. For reminding me that: despite the horrors life brings us...we are still very much alive. Thank you both; for being so very real.

No matter how many times I've seen this movie or a reaction to it, it makes me cry. I think about the people I lost suddenly and wished I could talk to them again. It makes me want to reconnect with them once again. Appreciate your reaction. Thank you.

The mother and daughter actresses in this movie also co-starred later that same year in a great comedy called “Uncle Buck,” which I would recommend.

3:44 "What? At 36? But 36 is so young." 😊Oh, bless you for that sentiment, Jyn.

@JynxRyl

6 ай бұрын

❤️❤️

Terence Mann character is based on a real-life author: JD Salinger, who was a sensation with ONE BOOK: "Catcher in the Rye" which was loved by adolescent baby boomers because of its relatable themes of alienation toward family and society, and the fact that the book was originally banned. He never wrote another book and became a recluse.

"I just want to know where all these beautiful movies are hiding" is one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard on KZread. I hope you find them. I can only recommend another magical baseball movie, The Natural (1984), and hope you like it.

Ryl nailed it at 13:18 and that blew my mind. It is called Field of Dreams for a reason. Well done, young lady. Great reaction to a great movie, as always.

One of the best movies I’ve ever seen and you gave a great reaction! Thank you Ladies, you are now officially my favourite reaction channel! 👍🥰

I live in Iowa, and have visited the field. This movie makes me cry every time. I miss my dad.

I watched this movie many times...me and my father were ballplayers and he looked just like Ray's father...and he was a catcher. My dad rarely watched movies but he and I watched this one together while he was dying. It is a special movie in my life...very special.

This was a family favorite when we was growing up. It’s a unique flavor of a movie.

takes a heart of stone not to cry at "hey Dad. Wanna have a catch?"

Another Great Baseball Movie Is ‘The Natural’.

One of the best baseball movies ever, right up there with The Natural, A League Of Their Own and Bull Durham.

This movie always makes me cry. Just a wonderful story, and adventure, and a very heartwarming ending.

I love your honest and heartfelt reactions. You guys make me cry. 😢

😂😂 Ryl "why's he not coming?" Jyn " I don't know maybe because he's dead" 😂😂😂😅

This movie hits me right in the heart too, thanks for reacting guys ❤

The end always makes me cry as well

This movie hits me like a truck every time. My dad almost made it to the majors and he wanted me to make it. Baseball was my life. Then I loss interest and chose music instead. I haven’t seen my father in over 10 years. Even his name is John. What I wouldn’t give to just turn back time and have a catch with Dad.

most of the baseball related points in this film are true. from joe jackson, to moonlight graham, to the other players all hating ty cobb. the coolest piece of luck happened while filming the first scene of kevin costner pitching to ray liotta (as a right-handed joe jackson). when costner says "see if you can hit my curveball", the script called for liotta to hit a homerun into the cornfield. instead we got a hit right back at the pitcher, and costner's comedically ideal avoidance of the ball. of course they left that in.

Shoeless Joe Jackson is actually buried in my cousin's backyard. He was from South Carolina. You wouldn't be disappointed if you looked into Joe's backstory

You two should watch the fictional baseball movie called "The Natural" Starring Robert Redford and it has a great cast and a really good story. You will not be disappointed.

OMG girls! Your love of this movie really got to me. Y’all are always so good. And yes, there are many good movies left. Keep’em coming!

An all time great movie...Iconic status...Thanks for reacting.

Jen x Ryl you two are awesome and I cry with you every time❤

"I just want to know where all those beautiful movies are hiding?" It is a miracle when you find even one of them.

My name is Terrance, call me Terry. I played Baseball for 17 years, thanks for doing a baseball movie reaction! Baseball movies are the best! Both movies "For Love of the Game" and "Bull Durham" have Kevin Cosner in it. "The Rookie" with Dennis Quaid is really good. "Little Big League" might be the best, because it has real players and actual baseball being played in it. "The Sandlot" "Rookie of the Year" "Bad News Bears" both the old and newer one, and "Angels in the Outfield" for the younger viewers. "Major League 1 and 2" is a great baseball comedy. "The Babe" with John Goodman, "61" is a great movie. "8 Men Out" shoeless Joe and the rigged world series. "Jackie Robinson", "The Natural" with Robert Redford

@Travis_D_Travesty

6 ай бұрын

When you say 'Jackie Robinson' are you talking about the one with Jackie as himself or the one with Chadwick?

@terrysperman304

6 ай бұрын

The older one

I want to commend you ladies for recognizing something many that watch this film never understood. It was not Rays fathers pain (or Shoeless Joes) that needed to be eased but Rays pain. He was the “his” in “ease his pain” Joe even says that just before he returns to the cornfield at the end.

So there's another great Costner baseball movie, Bull Durham, that is lighter and funny but still heartfelt. For heartbreakingly beautiful you should watch Dances With Wolves, probably Costner's greatest work.

A great reaction! This is a beautiful movie.

You ladies just proved to me I need to add this film to my collection...The best baseball movie of all time, hands down. And look at that cast..Great job by Liotta as Shoeless Joe. ( From my research,,no one proved he had anything to do with throwing games and got screwed) Even the final acting we'd see from Burt Lancaster ( The Doctor) was beautiful. That banker bro-in-law was a little shortsighted.. Iowa always loved semi-pro baseball, been some minor leauge for decades, part of the midwest league. Any of the owners would've happliy leased that field or even some pro teams for spring training!

I have been watching you both for a while now and you both are a real joy to me May God bless you both.

@JynxRyl

6 ай бұрын

We appreciate you.

Anne Seymour, who plays the newspaper publisher in Chisholm, MN, is in one of my favorite episodes of NBC's hit 70s medical/action series Emergency!; she is Milly Eastman, retired nurse at Rampart General Hospital, where she is brought back to after a fire, and she meets her old staff.

Perfect! A beautiful reaction to a beautiful film. Thank you.

I never get tired of this movie, obviously. It always feels magical even after having seen it so many times. Glad you ladies liked it.

You guys are on a great run of all time great flicks. They really dont make movies like this anymore

I visited the movie site last year and it’s very special. It’s all still there including those same wooden bleachers. Do the tour of the house and you’ll learn a lot of how they made the movie. Definitely worth a visit!!!

Nice reaction ladies. It's the ultimate childhood fantasy - being able to play catch up or any game with your father when you were about same age. No man can get through that ending without feeling that emotion.

35:59 "i just want to know... where all these beautiful movies are hiding." -ryl awwwww 😊

I love that you guys got so emotional (I assume you're not big baseball fans). It shows what universal themes the story covers ❤

You want to see a grown man cry have him watch this movie , especially if he ever played catch with his dad as a boy! Loved your reaction Ryl

Never seen anyone figure out the plot of this movie so quickly. Well done ladies. One of my favorite movies. Hope you are doing well.

36:26 "lots of great books." -jyn i don't know if i'd enjoy watching you read a book, but i'll give it a shot.

@JynxRyl

6 ай бұрын

😂👍🏾

I'm white, English, never seen a live Baseball game in my life, and like many men, shed tears whenever I watch this film .. a lovely reaction ladies ! Can I recommend " A League of their own ", with Tom Hanks, Madonna and Geena Davis, about the women's Baseball leagues that were set up to replace men's Baseball during WW2 .....

Field of Dreams was all about second chances. Everyone got their chance to do something again that they regretted once in their life, including Ray playing catch with his father. Shoeless Joe Jackson got to play again. Terrance Mann got to find peace and write again (yes he was probably already dead the whole time - lol). Moonlight Graham got to bat and wink at a major league pitcher. My favorite all time movie. I cry at the end every time!

I get frustrated by so many reactors who don't understand what they're watching. They're more interested in their reaction performance than in paying attention to the art in front of them. You girls get it though. Always insightful and thoughtful commentary. Good job.

I think you twp will appreciate another beautiful movie called Brian's Song, the other sports movie that makes old men cry. It stars Billy Dee Williams and James Caan, but is based on a true story of 2 American Football Players during the 1960s.

It was said that the final scene in "AMAZING GRACE and CHUCK", that all the actors and film crew new what was coming and still cried like babies because the kids NAILED that final scene in one take. Stars Jaime Lee Curtis.

Just one of the most beautiful heart-felt movies ever made....I think everyone gets it.....

A great movie. I will play catch with my dad again, someday ...

Another great reaction from you twi. A great movie that brings the tears every time I see it.

It's important for us all to remember that there were a ton of great movies made BEFORE we were born! 🙂 Movies is what America does best! Be sure to watch black n whites, too.

Loved your comment at the end. "If only it could be like that." That was my exact reaction when I first saw this movie. In fact for several years after it made me very angry whenever I accidentally found myself rewatching this movie that life wasn't like that. But I eventually got over it. And reconciling with God in the mid 90s as a consequence of my conversion from atheism had a lot to do with my change in perspective.

@jeanniepiller3421

6 ай бұрын

Don't worry. That's what I'm told Heaven is like, so maybe it's just a matter of time.

@Hexon66

6 ай бұрын

Why are you pretending you were an atheist? Or that atheism was the reason for your anger? I'm happy for you if you found peace in your faith, but let's try not to cast aspersions on others for your history, okay?

@itt23r

6 ай бұрын

@@Hexon66 I am not pretending. to have been an atheist. I certainly was one. And I was quite vocal about it. But like all atheists. I was only fooling myself. That is because it requires faith to be an atheist. And that is because there is no more proof of God's nonexistence than there is of His existence. It requires therefore faith to believe that God does not exist. Scratch any atheist too hard also and you will find anger, because deep down the reason they profess atheism rather than agnosticism is due to either their anger with God or by having been brought up by someone who is angry with God and has adopted that same anger. An atheist, as I later discovered when I stopped being one, is someone who has a grievance with God over something. And so they have a deep seated need to try to get even with Him. But how do you get even with God? You can't. So in their subconscious mind they conspire to do the only thing they feel they can do. Like a child they say to theselves I'll show you, I won't believe in you anymore. And they stay that way until they come to their senses. No one is casting aspersions. That is just the way it is. Atheism is an illogical state of mind. Faith or no faith are your only logical options. And no faith is not atheism. It is agnosticism.

@itt23r

6 ай бұрын

This is actually a response to The11B2P. who aked that I stop belittling the beliefs and non-beliefs of others. I'm having trouble responding to it directly, (perhaps because it was taken down before I could) so we'll see if this works. Sorry if you are finding what I am saying offensive. But I am merely stating facts. It is irrational to profess to know something (that by the rules you have set up for yourself) is unknowable. The basis for atheism is, therefore, not logic but emotion. And the emotion that always surfaces when digging deeper is anger (or in extreme cases, hatred). And it is an anger that is generally directed against some perceived injustice in the world.

@encrypter46

6 ай бұрын

@@itt23r A quote I read in "Whistleblower" magazine follows. A PURPOSEFUL EXISTENCE When Charles Darwin wrote his thesis "On the Origin of Species", it opened the door for belief in a purposeless existence. Because of Darwin's theory, it should not surprise us that so many today live with no greater expectation and hope than to be happy before ceasing to exist forever.

You're reaction? Pure, raw. I've never watched this movie. It didn't seem all that interesting. But now..... It is beautiful.

@JynxRyl

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed watching with us ❤️❤️

Magic! Great reaction! Cheers!

Great reaction to a great movie! Evokes everyone's feelings about their dreams that are sometimes swept away or forgotten, and some relationships between fathers and sons, or could be any parent and child that may be lost and then found.

Beautiful reaction ladies. Loved it.

You two, right now.....this is one of the significant things you will look back on, in your life. Enjoy it, enjoy each other. As we enjoy your company, watching in with you.

I'm so glad you guys watched this movie & were touched by it like I was.

A beautiful reaction, as usual. Many of us cry at the end of this film, either when Doc saves Karen or when John appears. Terry is a prophet. Elijah and Enoch were taken bodily to Heaven by God without dying. ❤

Guys! Did you know Archibald "Moonlight" Graham was a real baseball player? He played in only one game in the major leagues, and he never got to bat. Also, did you know "Shoeless" Joe Jackson had the third highest batting average in major-league history, at .356, just behind Ty Cobb (.366) and Rogers Hornsby (.358). By the way, there are two very heartfelt, emotional sports movies (not goofing around or comedic) you might want to try. "The Natural" and "Hoosiers."

I used to think that non-baseball fans wouldn't like this movie, but it really has little to do with baseball, right? There's so many levels to this, and it never gets old for me. It makes me appreciate my family more.

My all-time, favorite movie! Baseball is what bonded my father and I. If it wasnt for baseball, my life would've been VERY different. Kept me out of trouble. This movie is just beautiful and so was your reaction. Thank you and keep it up!!

When he says Dad and they play Catch it’s hard not to tear up

I love how impactful this movie was for both of you! I also loved how you were checking in with each other. Your connection is beautiful 🫶

Ooo this movie! I knew you two would like this one, it’s so good!

Pretty cool tidbit. When they were interviewing the men at the bar, those were real people who actually knew Moonlight Graham. The stories they shared were true.

I have seen this film at least 40 times. At 13:17, you two summarized it absolutely right, better than I have ever heard or thought.

This is one of my go to all time favorites!! Love Keven Costner. Along with “Sleepless in Seattle” with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan or “You’ve Got Mail” also with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. You know it’s great when Tom is in it.

"Meet joe black" is worth checking out. I enjoy your reactions :-)

If someone described ths plot, you'd probably say "That's stupid. How is THAT a movie?" But then you see it and it's magic!

She figured it out. "Ease his pain". was the dad. One of the few watchers of this film that guessed it early on.

@joeshmoe5193

6 ай бұрын

Yeah Ray's pain and John's pain both were the unresolved relationship between the men; they never got to see each as peers and men. My dad, who I also had a strained relationship with, died when I was 24, 8 months before I got married and never met any of my children so this one definitely hits me in the feels

2:04 That's 'Harvey' from 1950 starring Jimmy Stewart. Fantastic movie.

Loved your faces during the school board meeting scene 😀 An older movie I think you two might appreciate is Sullivan's Travels from 1941. A comedy with a message ;-)

If you build it, he will come- refers to Ray’s father. Ease his pain was referring to Ray’s pain

Beautiful reaction. Thank you for that.

Impressive insight ladies...loved your reaction.

Great Movie and Reaction Ladies !!! Keep it Up

The old doctor is played by legendary actor Burt Lancaster.. check out “Atlantic City” , one of his best leading roles, with a young Susan Sarandon also.

What an emotionally intelligent reaction. Which is sadly lacking elsewhere on YT. Just loved watching you discover this gem of a movie. Definitely earned a subscription.

If you don't believe, then you can't see it. Gotta have faith.

Wow. Hadn't watched this in years. Glad to see I'm not the only one having the same reaction.

I have watched several other reactions to this film. You girls did the best job of all. Insightful, reflectful...and a great job editing

Thank you! You laughed or cried at the right parts, you noticed all the important details, and you asked all the right questions at the right moments. It's amazing to watch one of my favorite movies through your eyes and to see you experience it so fully. So again, thank you!

There are many more movies from the 80's that will make you shed a tear.

It has been a great journey watching you two discover these great movies. One of maybe the best heart warming and beautiful films is the movie "Harvey" from 1950. This also is one of the star actors James Steward's favorite films.

This is my favourite film and I always cry when I watch it. Great reactions from you both.