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List Price: $9.95 | | Label: Columbia Pictures
Salesrank: 16814
Released: October 5, 1999 |
| Our Price: $3.96 |
| Used Price: $2.18 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
WHEN SCIENCE MEETS VIRTUAL REALITY, THE LINE BETWEEN TWO WORLDS IN PARALLEL DIMENSIONS BECOMES DANGEROUSLY BLURRED. SPECIAL FEATURES: FULL SCREEN AND WIDESCREEN VERSIONS, SUBTITLES: ENGLISH, DVD ROM AND WEB LINK, DIRECTOR AND PRODUCTION DESIGNER COMMENTARY, CONCEPTUAL ART GALLERY AND MUCH MORE.
Description of The Thirteenth Floor:
Computer scientist Hannon Fuller (Armin Mueller-Stahl) finds something extremely important. Knowing that he's marked for assassination, he leaves a message in the virtual reality world he's designed, hoping it will be found by colleague Douglas Hall (Craig Bierko). Hall is a suspect in Fuller's murder and indeed finds a bloody shirt in his house, with no recollection of what he did the night before. Hall plunges headlong into Fuller's world (a re-creation of 1937 Los Angeles) to try to unravel the slaying and is soon knee-deep in confusion and trouble. What this film lacks in character depth and plot cohesiveness it makes up for in special effects and high concept. Fans of films like Blade Runner, Dark City, eXistenZ, and even the game Sim City should find this appealing. Of course, there's the question of letting the computers do all the heavy lifting in films while the humans walk through the plot (an all-too-familiar scenario in 1999), but the re-creation of '30s Los Angeles is certainly something to see, pallid script and acting or not. The Thirteenth Floor is a stylish modern-day noir that raises questions about technology versus reality, all the while wrapped up in a murder-mystery story line. --Jerry Renshaw
The Thirteenth Floor Reviews:
Love the movie..hate Sony 
2009-10-17 -
Sony Conspiracy to rip off consumers is in play. Sony greed.
BOYCOTT OF SONY STARTING HERE AND NOW.
DO NOT BUY ANY OF THEIR PRODUCTS because as one reviewer already noticed that Starman was not re-released in Widescreen in effort to defraud public.
We consumers in the recession economy won't, CAN'T, will not buy overpriced Bluray so Sony has devised a diabolical scheme to FORCE US instead of just lowering Bluray prices.
They thought that when they beat the HD battle they woudl be rich beyond compare.
NOT !!!!
So now Sony has conspired to FORCE US TO BUY BLURAY by buying the rights and then releasing great movies we all want on DVD in WIDESCREEN ONLY IN BLURAY specially the Si Fi movies that MUST be seen in their entirety ie NOT 4:3 Pan and Scan.
They are releasing them in FULLSCREEN 4:3 GARBAGE.
Examples so far:
1. Thirteenth Floor
2. Starman
ARE FULLSCREEN ONLY LIKE SOME STUPID TV SHOW.
The Bluray version is Widescreen but the standard DVD is Fullscreen.
Can you believe this evil corporation?
I HATE SONY MORE THAN ANYTHING AND FOR ME I NOW WILL NEVER BUY ANYTHING SONY AGAIN, NO TV, NO PLAYER, NO NOTHING.
We must revolt against them.
The back lash will teach them a lesson.
Boycott Sony products because they are disgusting, greedy pigs who treat their customers like idiots, have the worst customer service, and who MUST force us to buy their products because we will NOT volunteer to buy overpriced Bluray.
GREED AND EVIL RULES SONY. They care nothing for us only ripping us off.
PLEASE PASS THIS ON.
Full screen DVD, not wide screen 
2009-10-11 - Sadly, this excellent film is apparently not available as a widescreen DVD, only as a full screen version. Disappointing on a LCD screen.
Worlds within worlds within worlds
2009-09-12 - Hannon Fuller (Armin Mueller-Stahl) has a secret and knows that he will be killed for it. Therefore, he leaves a message or his friend and college, Douglas Hall (Craig Bierko.) Soon Fuller is found dead. Naturally, his college is suspected. Douglas must find the message before he is incarcerated.
So far, this seems standard formula. That is where the formula ends. Douglas must go into a computer simulation to retrieve the message, not so easily done. The simulation takes part in the 30's.
Meantime back in the real world Fuller's daughter shows up to everyone surprise, as no one knew he had a daughter. How will she figure in the mystery?
For people that grew up in L.A. you may recognize some of the locations such as the RMS Queen Mary. Before they told where the oil wells were supposed to be, I was guessing Signal Hill.
Be sure to watch the voice over commentary as it gives more insight as to what they are trying to express.
Only seeing the presentation in Blu-ray I could not contrast it to the original presentation however all the pictures and locations look real and do not lose any definition with 1080p or 46" screen.
If you enjoy the intricacies of this story, you will like to read Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder.
Sophie's World
The Thirteenth Floor (1999)-An infinite matrix of virtual worlds! 
2009-08-26 - The Thirteenth Floor (1999) was a very interesting five star film which had to compete in 1999 with the Matrix. Good computer effects, fine acting and a plot which rivals that of The Matrix, sci-fi fans should make a point of seeing this one. As you would expect, it treats the nature of reality vs virtual reality worlds using a very plausible plot.
Briefly, two close computer scientists work to develop a grand virtual world with personalities living within the code. They explore this world only to find their sense of reality challenged. To say more would be a spoiler. My only complaint is that I had a hard time following the plot at times if I didn't concentrate on the story. Overall, a really good film.
One of my favorite movies
2009-05-08 - I like sci-fi. I despise horror. I don't like super natural movies. This movie has a premise/plot like nothing else that I can think of. I thought the acting was excellent. The CG is good. I like the different color themes for the different periods. I would also say that I think Mol is one of the top 10 beautiful women ever. I could look at her all day. I wonder if she has a poster?
