Comments on: Field of Dreams or The Natural? http://kulturblog.com/2009/03/02/field-of-dreams-or-the-natural/ A pop culture blog by Mormons but not about Mormonism Fri, 01 Jun 2012 22:26:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Steve J http://kulturblog.com/2009/03/02/field-of-dreams-or-the-natural/#comment-21965 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:27:52 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/?p=1902#comment-21965 I loved both movies for different reasons but one of my favorite baseball movies is “For love of the Game”.Costner reflects over his career and his lost love while pitching the game of his life and as a person who grew up listening to Vince Skully every summer’s eve what great ambience of him calling the game and at the end quoting himself from Sandy Koufax’s greatest game a 1- 0 perfect game where the opposing pitcher threw a one hitter and there were only 2 baserunners all game.

]]> By: Susan M http://kulturblog.com/2009/03/02/field-of-dreams-or-the-natural/#comment-21964 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:12:34 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/?p=1902#comment-21964 A League of Their Own has to be my favorite baseball movie. Come on: Madonna, Tom Hanks, and the most quotable quote of all time: There’s no crying in baseball!

]]> By: Jacob J http://kulturblog.com/2009/03/02/field-of-dreams-or-the-natural/#comment-21963 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:57:44 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/?p=1902#comment-21963

It usually breaks this way. People who love baseball, and by love I mean really love baseball, Field of Dreams tends to be the favorite. For those who merely like baseball, they tend to be bigger fans of The Natural.

It’s a fair cop. I am not a lover of baseball.

]]> By: Hayes http://kulturblog.com/2009/03/02/field-of-dreams-or-the-natural/#comment-21962 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:40:29 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/?p=1902#comment-21962 What about Mr. Destiny with Belushi and Michael Caine? Sure, Baseball only occupies the first and last ten minutes…but, at least it has a scantily clad Renee Rousseau.

]]> By: FHL http://kulturblog.com/2009/03/02/field-of-dreams-or-the-natural/#comment-21961 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:52:48 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/?p=1902#comment-21961 #41: Clearly you are forgetting Necessary Roughness. =)

]]> By: John C. http://kulturblog.com/2009/03/02/field-of-dreams-or-the-natural/#comment-21960 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:33:19 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/?p=1902#comment-21960 Field of Dreams is a smaller story. It’s ultimately about a small group of people and how they bond through baseball.

The Natural (in every iteration) is about Big Ideas. People aren’t people in the Natural, they are archetypes. It’s a fine film about Big Ideas, but I prefer a movie (smaltzy as it may be) about people.

Also, Major League is a darn fine movie; quite possibly the best movie ever made about sport.

]]> By: John Mansfield http://kulturblog.com/2009/03/02/field-of-dreams-or-the-natural/#comment-21959 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:11:54 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/?p=1902#comment-21959 Both had great feel good parts, but only The Natural had great feel bad parts (which makes sense since the novel doesn’t even have the feel good parts). The fiasco with Barbara Hershey. The owner in the dark room. Every time Gavin McCleod, the gambler, opens his mouth or glances at the camera.

]]> By: Supergenius http://kulturblog.com/2009/03/02/field-of-dreams-or-the-natural/#comment-21958 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:01:56 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/?p=1902#comment-21958 Mr. 3000 was actually pretty good.

]]> By: Brian V http://kulturblog.com/2009/03/02/field-of-dreams-or-the-natural/#comment-21957 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:11:53 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/?p=1902#comment-21957

This thread sure took a weird turn.

You’re telling me. Someone LIKES Major League???

]]> By: MCQ http://kulturblog.com/2009/03/02/field-of-dreams-or-the-natural/#comment-21956 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:36:38 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/?p=1902#comment-21956

Prison Rape equals Saccharine Fluff

Up your butt Jobu!

This thread sure took a weird turn.

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