The Joy Luck Club

I thought this movie would be boring and soap opera-ish when my mom told me about it, but she was right:I loved it. I loved the flashbacks each character had. It was so sad, I almost cried at some parts.... Full review

its agret mother daughter movie for all those girls who dont have such great relationships w/ thier mms like me... Full review

its agret mother daughter movie for all those girls who dont have such great relationships w/ thier mms like me... Full review

The book was awful to read I had to read it for a requirement in College. The movie was worse to watch. The movie didn't make any sense. It was as if they threw scenes together and was hard to follow... Full review

The book was awful to read I had to read it for a requirement in College. The movie was worse to watch. The movie didn't make any sense. It was as if they threw scenes together and was hard to follow... Full review

as a chinese immigrant, i feel this movie has nothing to do with chinese culture. Everything relates to Chinese curlture in this movie is created by Tan's sterotype imagination.... Full review

What I love about this story is the generational relationships of grandmother, mother and daughter and family relations i.e. sisters, cousins, in-laws is what is it's about. I was touched by the wisdom of the elders and how relationships were mother/daughter... Full review

What I love about this story is the generational relationships of grandmother, mother and daughter and family relations i.e. sisters, cousins, in-laws is what is it's about. I was touched by the wisdom of the elders and how relationships were mother/daughter... Full review

I did't really like it that much because it was a bit awful I hadto walk out it was that bad I hope your other movies are so awful like this one. I had to pay $8 just to see that... Full review

Read the book. It is a much deeper description of life as a second generation Asian American. Or, for that matter, life as a second generation American crossing the barriers and rejecting their ancestral values only to find that there is... Full review

the characters are all strong and meaningful, each having their own place in the large web of stories that are told as the film unfolds.....portrayed a strong picture of the hardship faced by women in China, compared to the reasonably "safer" upbringing found in America..... ... Full Review

The movie is fairly realistic when compared to other legends that have been adapted into movies by Disney. Ming-wa, who did a superb job playing the lead in Buena Vista´s "The Joy Luck Club", gives Mulan a sense of sophistication, playfulness, and gumption. ... Full Review

LuLing's adventuresome, tragic story is effortlessly dramatic, perhaps....a much better writer.... ... Full Review

Loaded with heart, filled with life and completely entertaining, "The Joy Luck Club" is based on Amy Tan's best-seller, directed by Wayne Wang, with a screenplay by Tan and Ronald Bass ("Rain Man"). This rich and fully dimensional ensemble character study also boasts a first-rate cast of entrancing performers. ... Full Review

The Joy Luck Club " is like a flowering of talent that has been waiting so long to be celebrated. In a screenplay remarkable for its complexity and force, " The Joy Luck Club " moves effortlessly between past and present, between what was, and how it became what is. ... Full Review

T he struggles between mothers and daughters. The conflicts between immigrants and their children. The gap between life in rural China and life in mid-20th-century San Francisco. ... Full Article

Columbus will celebrate its "Big Read" during the next two months, beginning with an event April 22 on the Ohio Statehouse lawn. The free noon event will celebrate reading and promote Asian culture, mother-daughter bonding, exploration of family history and... ... Full Article

As part of your Mother's Day celebration, you may choose to share a movie with mom. There are some wonderful movies out there, celebrating the miracle of motherhood and maternal self-sacrifice. ... Full Article

The National Center for the Book in the Library of Congress holds an annual school-based competition, Letters About Literature , in which students write letters to authors. ... Full Article

The Midlothian Public Library, along with several other local libraries, will participate in the Big Read program this winter. The Big Read is an opportunity for local communities to get together to share a common book theme for an extended... ... Full Article

"It wasn't as good as the book" is a standard, snarky response to film and stage adaptations of stories or novels, which are rife with characters' internal thoughts, so carefully laid out on the page. ... Full Article