| The Joy Luck Club | 
 enlarge | Director: Wayne Wang
Actors: Kieu Chinh, Tsai Chin, France Nuyen, Lisa Lu, Ming-na
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 9677
Format: Pal
Languages: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), Finnish (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Norwegian (Subtitled), Danish (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Running Time: 133 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5017188811378
ASIN: B0001MIQMG
Theatrical Release Date: 1993
Release Date: May 10, 2004
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| Customer Reviews:
 pretty stories May 23, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
As a Chinese girl, I highly recommendate this story. It's an excellent novel and movie. Every sub-story is very pretty and most of all, typical. They are typical stories that did happen at that time! People can see there are many Chinese traditions, but precisely speaking they come from different provinces which are not shared with other part in China. Perhaps because both the author and the movie director had never been to China, there are still some mistakes in the movie which are quite obvious to a Chinese and funny. For example, they played Cantonese traditional music, dragon boat match, as the backgound music of a wedding. This funny mistake seems same to me with playing the official song of world cup 98, The Cup Of Life, in a church wedding!
Nevertheless, it is still a very good movie worth watching.
 Joy Luck Club June 13, 2003
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
A beautifully crafted story. I first saw it about 10 years ago and when I saw it again this year (2003) I loved it just as much. The characters are all very different each with their own charms and failings. This film manges to display the fragility of human nature. It is a realisation that we all have the same basic need - to be loved and accepted for what we are. It shows emotion without being too sentimental. The background music is great - wish I could buy a CD of it. Don't miss this film. Unforgettable!
A look at the film, from the view of a JLC book fan! April 10, 2002
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
The Joy Luck Club was a movie I ordered after loving the book for a time. I sat down to watch it in great anticipation, and sure, it added, chopped and changed bits from the book, but the film, though never as good as the book, is a gripping, beautiful movie. The characters were exactly like I imagined them (Especially Waverly and Lindo) and I liked how the movie showed the tales in a different way. Like the book, parts of the movie moved me to tears, and I loved each character. See this movie, especially if you are a fan of the book, you will not be dissapointed!
Stunning: moving, funny and tragic. A classic May 20, 2001
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
Apart from the story-telling where four Chinese-American mothers recount their tragic lives in China, this story focuses on the relationships between mothers and daughters. It is a film that recounts the harsh coinditions under which Chinese women were (are??) born and the struggles of four women who fled their demons to move to America in the hope of giving their children everyhting they were denied. It is at once poignant, humorous, sad, and above all relevant, balancing the obviously heart-rending plot with the need to avoid descending into melodrama. Having viewed it 8 years after its release, and having read the book, it left me deeply moved, with the feeling that the film had more than done justice to the original storye. This is a rare movie that entertains from start to finish, and brilliantly covers the full spectrum of human emotions.
Best film I have ever seen December 14, 2000
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Having had this video from the video store and watched it more times than I can remember I recommend it to any mother and daughter who would like a better understanding of the relation they have. After watching it I looked at the relationship I have with my own mother and can honestly say I understand and appreciate her more than I ever have DEFINATELY WATCH IT
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