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    13 Going On 30

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    (Studio/Distributor):
    Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number):
    28630
    (MPAA Rating):
    PG-13
    (Rating Reason):
    Some sexual content and brief drag references
    (Retail Price):
    $28.95
    (Disc Type):
    Single Side, Dual Layer (BD-50)
    (Widescreen Edition):
    Yes
    (Full Screen Edition):
    No
    (Running Time In Minutes):
    98
    (Color Type):
    Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access):
    Yes
    (Closed Captioned):
    Yes
    (Regional Coding):
    A, B & C
    (Theatrical Year):
    2004
    (Theatrical Release):
    Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release):
    No
    (Disc Release Date):
    01/20/09
    (THX® Digitally Mastered):
    No
    (Director):
    Gary Winick
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    Dolby TrueHD 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1
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    Overwhelmed with being awkward at 13 in 1987, Jenna Rink (Christa B. Allen) makes a wish that she will be 30, flirty, and thriving. Of course, just after glitter falls and magical chimes stop ringing, she awakens the next morning in a new millennium, in a house she doesn't recognize, with a boyfriend she doesn't know, and with the body of a 30-year-old woman (Garner)...but with the mind of a teenager. Desperate to find answers, Jenna searches for the now-grown Matty Flamhaff (Ruffalo), the last friend she remembers seeing before the jump in time. It is difficult to avoid making comparisons between "13 Going On 30" and a more famous kid-wishes-to-be-an-adult comedy: "Big" (which coincidentally includes a scene where the kid-turned-adult stands up through the sunroof of a limousine). (Suzanne Hodges)

    Special features include audio commentary by Director Gary Winick; additional commentary with Producers Gina Matthews, Susan Arnold, and Donna Arkoff-Roth; an alternate beginning and alternate ending (SD 11:35); 18 deleted scenes SD 27:10); bloopers (SD 03:06); four featurettes: "Making Of A Teen Dream" (HD 18:52), "Making Of A Teen Dream: Another Take" (HD 07:37), "I Was A Teenage Geek" (HD 08:01, and "Fashion Flashback Into The 80's" (HD 06:50); an '80s Outfit Challenge game; and a Then And Now memory game; Pat Benatar's "Love Is A Battlefield" music video (SD 05:21); Rick Springfield's music video for "Jessie's Girl" (03:17); a still montage (SD 02:04); three previews; plus BD-Live interactivity.

    The 1.85:1 1080p AVC picture, as with the previously reviewed anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD, is perfectly suitable for the light storytelling, featuring even brighter and more colorful images that are well balanced with natural fleshtones and deep blacks. Images are sharper and more detailed, with nicely rendered textures and definition. Contrast and shadow delineation are also quite satisfying. The picture is pristine with no visible artifacts. Occasionally the picture has a soft look, but no smearing is detected. (Suzanne Hodges/Gary Reber)

    The Dolby® TrueHD 5.1-channel soundtrack is conventionally produced with forward-sounding dialogue that is wanting in spatial integration, though always intelligible. Surround envelopment is largely provided by the 1980's pop music and is often aggressive. There is no bass impact to the soundtrack except that provided by the music. Overall, this is a mediocre soundtrack that lacks distinguishable qualities, but otherwise provides satisfactory support for this romantic comedy. (Gary Reber)

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