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13 Going on 30 [Region 2] Reviews:
Unsuitable for my daughter
2009-12-16 - Every afternoon before she returns from school I search my daughter Emma's bedroom for anything that might contribute to her moral decay. And every day throughout the years my fears were joyfully unfounded as I rarely had found anything morally questionable. My little princess has consistently maintained a clean, morally upright personal character. That is, of course, until I discovered this PG-13-rated DVD in the back of one of her drawers, conveniently hidden beneath some of her Bible study materials.

Never in her life have I been so disappointed in my otherwise bright, beautiful daughter.

When she returned home from school that afternoon I confronted her wide-eyed and furious about my findings. She denied it was hers at first, but eventually admitted to receiving this item as a gift, claiming she had only seen parts of it at her friend's house and liked what she saw but had not yet seen the entire thing. I went ballistic, yelling until I was physically weeping and red in the face as I told her how seeing something like this (as I firmly held the "13 Going on 30: Fun & Flirty Edition" DVD in front of her face) would ruin her mind and scar her for life. Then I grounded her for two months to hammer the point home. She tried to explain to me that the movie was "not evil," that it was "tastefully made" and that I would not object to any of its content. "Right," I scoffed. Then, confiscating the "13 Going on 30: Fun & Flirty Edition" DVD I smirked in disgusted amusement as I thought, "she'll watch this DVD over my dead body."

About two weeks later, with nothing better to do I took a deep breath and decided to watch this DVD. I was pleasantly surprised at this light-hearted romp into the mind of an awkward 13-year-old girl desperate to grow up and be on her own in an adult's world. Jennifer Garner is a fine actress and deserves the accolades she is apparently receiving for this film. Mark Ruffalo provides a sort of moral compass in this film that is quite a joy to watch. While I am repulsed by some of the attitudes in this film (girls should not be speaking directly to boys), this film really is not as bad as I had feared.

My sweet little angel is still grounded (a little over one month to go!) but I will start letting her out of her room to eat with the rest of the family and use the restroom at night. My precious little angel is growing up to be such a beautiful princess! I love you, Emma!

I love this movie!
2009-08-22 - The first time I saw this movie, I was amused but not blown away. However, parts of it stuck in my memory and I'd catch it when it was on TV. Finally it really grew on me and I knew I needed to own it! Now every time I watch this movie, it just makes me enjoy it that much more. Although it's been compared to the Tom Hanks movie "Big," it takes a different perspective and has a much different outcome. Lots of fun for us girls...guys may enjoy it for its insight into the way girls think. And - if you grew up in the 1980s, you will get a huge kick out of reliving the music/dancing from that generation. Watching the cast dancing to "Thriller" was my favorite part. This is a must for your collection of "good time" entertainment.

fun & flirty
2009-06-09 - fast service & excellent condition, what more could i ask for? thank u very much:)

Cute movie to watch with your daughter
2009-03-02 - Jennifer Garner is a wonderful actress and she truly "Sparkles" in this movie about a somewhat awkward 13-year-old girl from the 80's who wishes she was 30 in order to be like he cool kids. The plot is similar to the Tom Hanks movie "Big" but in this movie the main character is living in her 30 year-old body in the 00's with the mind of a 13 year-old from the 80's. Mark Ruffalo is her unassuming leading man and he brings more heart to this already enjoyable film. The movie reflects the moral of "Don't Judge a Book By its Cover." Jennifer Garner's character finds this out and she is able to use this knowledge to change her life.
My teen-aged daughter borrowed this movie from a friend and I loved it the first time I saw it. It was wonderful to be able to sit and watch a movie with my daughter that wasnt' full of sex and violence and jokes that I didn't have to explain or feel embarassed about. The music was nostalgic to me and made me remember my own good times from the 80's.

Fun, heartwarming and charming... the 2004 romantic comedy looks great on Blu-ray. Check it out!
2009-01-20 - When this film came out back in 2004, I felt it was a fantastic romantic comedy. Romantic, charming and enjoyable.

With two great performances by Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo, there were many things that made this film so enjoyable. From the beautiful locations the film was shot in New York, a funny but touching storyline but also that 80's style, may it be the clothing or the music of that time and with one of the most memorable dance scenes in a film with everyone jamming to Michael Jackson's "Thriller", "13 going on 30 is all out fun!

Here we are five years later and with two DVD releases, the popular romantic comedy will now be released on Blu-ray. So, I'm sure many of you who owned a previous version of the film on DVD maybe wondering, if this Blu-ray release is worth it? Read on!


VIDEO & AUDIO:

"13 going on 30 is presented in 1080p High Definition (1:85:1). Video quality is clean and the film looks very good. But picture quality is not super colorful in terms of eye popping visuals but overall, this film looks even greater on Blu-ray. Personally, I think this is the test transfer we will probably see of this film for years to come. Also, with so much outdoor shots featuring both Garner and Ruffalo with their characters in different parts of New York City, Blu-ray definitely enhances the city compared to the DVD version.

As for the audio, audio is presented in Dolby TrueHD for English, French and Portuguese and 5.1 Dolby Digital for the other language tracks. The film is primarily dialogue and I don't recall hearing any uses of the rear channels for any outdoor ambiance for audio. The music definitely comes out clear and pronounced and livens up the room.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

"13 going on 30 is literally packed with special features. Many of these were featured on the "Fun & Flirty Version" DVD but one featurette is exclusive to Blu-ray:
# Director's Commentary - This commentary features Director Gary Winick. Winick is one of those director's that you would love to hear his commentary because he expresses his true emotion of his feelings of the film, which parts of the film he would love to have reshot and really, getting good insight on the film. Especially the "Thriller" dance scene to the final ending.
# Producers Commentary - This commentary features Susan Arnold, Donna Arkoff Roth and Gina Matthews. Each of these three women giving their tidbits of the film, working with Director Gary Winick and working with the talent.
# Alternate Beginning and Alternate Ending - This was surprising because the characters that played Jenna and Matt were different actors and I am so glad this beginning and ending was not used in the final cut of the film.
# Deleted Scenes - A total of 18 deleted scenes featured.
# Blooper Reel - This is a fun blooper reel of the whole cast.
# The Making of a Teen Dream - This was the original featurette featured on the DVD versions. This was all about the making of the film and interviews with the director, producers and cast.
# Making of a Teen Dream: Another Take - This is exclusive to the Blu-ray and features more content such as Jennifer Garner actually having to do a slumber party with the 13-year-olds as part of her research for her character.
# I Was a Teenage Geek Featurette - This interview features the main actors and actresses of the film talking about their high school life with high school photos and all.
# 1980s "Fashion Flashback" Featurette - This is more or less a fashion flashback photoshoot and dressing up people with 80's fashion.
# Pat Benatar's "Love is a Battlefield" Music Video
# Rick Springfield's "Jessie's Girl" Music Video
# Video Gallery - A photo montage from scenes in the film

The disc is also BD Live Enabled.

"13 going on 30 is just a fun romantic comedy that I have enjoyed countless times. Not because I'm a child of the 80's but I really enjoyed the charming performances by Garner and Ruffalo, the overall story, the music and the awesome shots of New York City. Everything came together for this film.

Although considered as a "date film' or a "Girl's Night Out" type of film, as a guy who enjoyed the film, you can't help be touched because of Ruffalo's portrayal of Matt. Guys get dumped or rejected by girls. That close bond you have with a female friend in high school or friends period, not always last through adulthood. And for Matty, you can literally sense the pain this guy goes through of having the girl he cared for (and eventually hurt him and abandoned him) in high school coming back to his life (especially when he's about to get married). So, there are many aspects that a guy can relate to in this film.

But was this film perfect? Not really. For music, by 1987, Michael Jackson's "Thriller", Pat Benatar's "Love is a Battlefield", the Go-Go's "Head over Heels" and even Rick Springfield's "Jessie's Girl" were old news and were released way before 1987. Music by that time was all about Bon Jovi, the Beastie Boys, Prince, The Jets and LL Cool J. But of course, people who didn't grow up during that time period probably wouldn't know that, so I guess it's not really important.

If you own the DVD, is it worth owning on Blu-ray? Of course, the Blu-ray version is featured in 1080p and the audio is featured in Dolby TrueHD 5.1. This is probably the best video and audio quality we will ever see of this film. But are there considerable difference from the DVD version. Not really. You're only getting one extra special feature on the Blu-ray versus the "Fun & Flirty version" on DVD. But if you don't own this film on DVD or if you have only the first version of the DVD, then this Blu-ray release is definitely worth it, especially if you enjoyed the film.

All in all, I enjoyed this film a lot. I enjoyed it back in 2004 and continue to enjoy it now even after watching it several times. "13 going on 30 is a romantic comedy that can be watched and enjoyed for many years to come. Definitely check it out!