Product Details

• Directors: Mike Shiley
• Format: NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Shidog Films
• DVD Release Date: May 9, 2002
• Run Time: 73 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00063E7LO
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #70,709 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From the Heart!, February 28, 2006

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This review is from: Amazing Thailand (DVD)

I am Thai and I believe that this documentary (or travel diary) was made from the heart of someone who took extensive efforts to learn and assimilate another culture. At least it was the feeling that I got. Someone made an issue of Thai words being mis-pronounced. The pronounciation was not perfect, but I knew exactly what he was referring to. Getting the correct tone is difficult. However, I do not see it as bad pronounciation, but rather as a testimony to the extent that someone has taken to even pronounce it as good as it was pronounced given that the narrator was not a native Thai speaker. Good job and I wished that people would see the effort as opposed to trying to find imperfections in something so distant from the intent of the film. All world travelers will enjoy the personal approach. If you expected Hollywood, then this may not be for you. This is a film made from the heart for true-hearted travelers.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Save your money, December 30, 2008

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This review is from: Amazing Thailand (DVD)

I have always wanted to go to Thailand and I bought this DVD in the hope of convincing my husband but I honestly think it had the opposite affect! If you are just planning to go to Bangkok than this DVD may be useful for you as about 2/3rds of the DVD is based on Bangkok. It also shows Chaing Mai but only really covers Thai cooking and massage classes and doesn't really show what there is to do there.
I got my hopes up when the DVD moves to the South of Thailand and the islands (the area I am most interested in seeing) but it actually only spent about 7 or 8 minutes on this!
I was considering putting my copy back on to sell but I don't think it is very fair to make anyone else suffer through it!
I have found the Insight Guides (discovery channel) Thailand book much more interesting and useful and worth the money.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent video, August 5, 2006

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This review is from: Amazing Thailand (DVD)

Summer 2006 planning a trip to Thailand we purchased several guidebooks and DVD's. While this DVD was more expensive than some others we purchased it was by far the best. Very informative with nice video segments. I agree with another reviewer that the thai words and titiles were spoken with a terrible accent however it was still an outstanding video. Well worth the price. Our Thailand vacation was an incredible trip. In addition to purchasing guidebooks I suggest reading Wikitravel Thailand on-line for extra travel information.