Juno Two-Disc DVD Review

On tuesday the 15th of April Juno came to DVD. The first disc contains the feature length film of Juno and the set of features. While the ssecond disc is a digital copy of the film so you can watch Juno on the go.

The Features of the first disc are (Before the Feature there are two trailers for 27 Dresses and The Savages):

Feature length comentary by the Writer Diablo Cody and Director Jason Reitman 

Deleted Scenes (20:20); also with opitional commentary by screenwriter Diablo Cody and Director Jason Reitman.

Gag Reel (5:12) – A seriesof mess up on the set of Juno.

Gag Take (1:57) – A gag take from the Rainn Wilson.

Cast and Crew Jam (3:13) – The cast and crew dancing around.

Screen Test (22:32) – The screen test of Ellen Page and Micheal Crea.

Way Beyond “Our” Maturity Level: Juno – Leah – Bleeker (8:58)

Diablo Cody is Totally Boss (8:36) – A short feature show how Diablo Cody got to write the Juno script and get the movie made.

Jason Reitman is For Shizz (8:09) – The process of how Jason Reitman got connect to the film.

Honest to Blog!: Creating Juno (13:02) – Of course the Making of Juno with interviews from the cast and crew.

Even more trailers of Sountrack Spot, Charlie Bartlett, Lars and the Real Girl and Bonneville.

The second disc contains:

A digital copy of the disc.

Alot of the features on the two disc is pretty good and for me with only a couple of rotton eggs. One of the rotton egg being the Cast and Crew Jam feature. Personally I thought it was a was just a of space on the disc. The rest of the features do a good job at showing the audience the process of how Juno was made, something some extras on DVDs rarely show us.

Overall I would recommend this DVD as a buy the feature length film could have been the reason alone to get the DVD, but features like Way Beyond,totally boss, For Shizz and Honest to Blog really seal the deal. This DVD is a buy.

Juno Review

Ellen Page plays Juno, a sixteen year old girl who now is pregnant and decides that she can’t go through with abortion decides with a llittle help from her friend Leah (Olivia Thirlby) suggest giving it to a couple looking for a child in the penny savers. Through the penny savers she meets the perfect couple played by Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner. We follow Juno thought the step of pregnancy through the highs and lows till the big day.

The first thrity minutes (besides the animated opening credits, which I like) of Juno, I hated. I just didn’t liked the dialouge I felt like it was trying to be too quirky and that put me off. Then once it got up till the point after Juno and her father (played by J.K. Simmons) meet with the couple Juno plans on giving her child to. After that I fell right back into the movie with open arms and enjoyed the rest of the movie.

The Cast of Juno were all great for me Ellen Page was only OK, why the supporting cast (like J.K. Simmons, Jason Bateman, Jennifer Garner and Allison Janney) really did a good job. Is it me or does Micheal Cera have the same acting technique for all type of characters he plays. He acts the exactly like his characters from television show Arrested Development and his other movie Superbad.

Overall sitting down and watch Juno in the beginning I hated but once you get past that then its full sailing and everything fits in all together. From the acting to the original story of Juno it just seem so right. I recommend see this movie.

Cloverfield DVD Review

On the 22nd of April Cloverfield came out on DVD on a single disc set.

The contents of the Cloverfield DVD are:

Trailers of Star Trek and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull trailers at the beginning of the DVD but can also be accessed from the Previews section in the special features.

Feature length commentary by the film Director Matt Reeves

Document 01.18.08: The Making of Cloverfield (28:16).

Cloverfield Visual Effects (22:29).

I saw it! It’s alive! It’s huge! (5:51).

Clover Fun (3:57).

Deleted Scenes (3:34).

Alternate Endings (4:34).

Most of the features on the DVD went together really well, my personal favorite feature jad to have been the Visual effects feature. Mainly because I am always interested on how and what they do to make all the monsters seem really there in reality. Everything else are good too but I enjoyed that just a little bit more.

**(Side Note) I’m going om a small tangent, but here it goes. Before the movie was even released they (the filmmakers) tried hard to keep everything even the monster hidden. If anyone hadn’t watch Cloverfield yet and didn’t see any spoilers, they can be disapointed just by looking at the back of the DVD. Thety show a part of the monsters on the back. What up with that?

I liked this DVD I was interested with most of the Features and think it a pretty solid buy. but I just can’t stop think that in the future there will be 2-disc of Cloverfield. Yet I would still double dip with this movie. I recommend Cloverfield DVD as a buy.

Easter Eggs (and how to find them)– (1)Scene 17 Supplemental Files: Go to Scene 13-16 in ‘Scene Selection’ and leave the remote alone for 1:17. Scene 17 will appear. (2) Go to Spanish subtitle option and push right on the remote. This will highlight a helicopter where the Statue of Liberty head should be. (3) Go to SCENE SELECTIONS, and above scene #10 should be the extra bit X

(Quick End Thoughts) I heard that they are planning a squeal to Cloverfield, and this is just speculation but during of of the features one of the FX creaters say that the monster is a baby, maybe Cloverfield 2 is when Mama monsters comes to help her baby?