| Juno [Blu-ray] | ![Juno [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61d%2BfNZudML._SL500_.jpg)
| Actors: Michael Cera, Ellen Page, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, J.k. Simmons
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (194 reviews)
Sales Rank: 263
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Subtitled
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Blu-ray
Running Time: 96 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: 2251980
UPC: 024543519805
EAN: 0024543519805
ASIN: B0014DFCMS
Release Date: April 15, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
Theatrical Release Date: December 25, 2007
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Product Description
Explore the outrageous "Junoverse" of the year's most talked-about comedy with this 2-Disc Special Edition of Juno-bulging with awesome special features to deliver hours of laughs and tons of feel-good fun!Juno MacGuff (Ellen Page) is a cool confident teenager who takes a nine-month detour into adulthood when she's faced with an unplanned pregnancy-and sets out to find the perfect parents for her baby. With the help of her charmingly unassuming boyfriend (Michael Cera) supportive dad (J.K Simmons) and no-nonsense stepmom (Allison Janney) Juno sets her sights on an affluent couple (Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman) longing to adopt their first child.Format: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: COMEDY/COMING OF AGE Rating: PG-13 UPC: 024543519805 Manufacturer No: 2251980
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Somewhere between the sharp satire of Election and the rich human comedy of You Can Count On Me lies Juno, a sardonic but ultimately compassionate story of a pregnant teenage girl who wants to give her baby up for adoption. Social misfit Juno (Ellen Page, Hard Candy, X-Men: The Last Stand) protects herself with a caustic wit, but when she gets pregnant by her friend Paulie (Michael Cera, Superbad), Juno finds herself unwilling to terminate the pregnancy. When she chooses a couple who place a classified ad looking to adopt, Juno gets drawn further into their lives than she anticipated. But Juno is much more than its plot; the stylized dialogue (by screenwriter Diablo Cody) seems forced at first, but soon creates a richly textured world, greatly aided by superb performances by Page, Cera, Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman as the prospective parents, and J.K. Simmons (Spider-Man) and Allison Janney as Juno's father and stepmother. Director Jason Reitman (Thank You For Smoking) deftly keeps the movie from slipping into easy, shallow sarcasm or foundering in sentimentality. The result is smarter and funnier than you might expect from the subject matter, and warmer and more touching than you might expect from the cocky attitude. Page's performance is deceptively simple; she never asks the audience to love her, yet she effortlessly carries a movie in which she's in almost every scene. That's star power. --Bret Fetzer
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Simple May 2, 2008
This was a pretty entertaining movie. Every year there seems to be one low budget quirky comedy that seems to become a sensation. Whether it is Napoleon Dynamite, Little Miss Sunshine or this years Juno. The movie seems very simple, but it has many hidden layers. The story simply enough is that 16 year old Juno gets pregnant and decides to keep the baby, but give her up to adoption to a yuppie couple who can't conceive. The actors in this film are all familiar faces and do a terrific job. Ellen Page who did a great job in Hard Candy, is fantastic with her snarky wit as Juno. I really enjoyed the soundtrack to the film. Though the songs are a strange bag, I found myself humming along to most of the tunes throughout the movie. This is a fun one to watch.
 The Best Film of 2007? Oh Pleaseee May 1, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This wasn't even the best pregnancy film of 2007 (that would be the hilarious "Knocked Up", which was 10 billion times smarter, funnier, and better performed and written than "Juno". If you haven't seen it by now, run out and rent or buy tout de suite!). In fact, if this film had not been written by a former stripper (Ms. Cody, whose story the media loved), I doubt that it would had made it beyond Sundance. I simply don't understand why everyone loved it so. I had heard just how witty and mature a teen Juno had been written; perhaps I had seen a different film, but to me she simply came acrossed as a snotty little brat. Making jokes about drinking and birth defects with the prospective adoptive parents of your child is neither witty nor clever; it is disgusting and immature. Intelligent, witty teens have appeared before; "The Breakfast Club", "Say Anything", in more recent years, "My So Called Life" and "Felicity". These writers knew how to make teens sound mature yet vulnerable; realistic yet insightful. Cody does not. I knew I was in trouble 5 minutes into the film with the exchange between Juno and the beyond weird clerk, but I was hoping against hope that he was simply a quirky character. Alas, he was not. Every character here (save for Ms. Garner's, which is the only well written and evolved role and ultimately the only one you'll root for) is written to be as odd as possible. I know that this film was aiming to be the next "American Beauty" with its off beat cast and dialogue (not to mention that Ms. Page could pass as Thora Birch's sister), but it doesn't come close to that film's greatness and simply is a shallow attempt. How unrealistic is it? When the parents are told that their 16 year old daughter is pregnant, they react far less than my parents when I had brought home a puppy without their premission. The father of the baby never has or seems to desire a say in the future of his unborn child (not to mention his parents. If my child fathered a baby, I would want to raise it rather than to have it go to strangers and never to see it again). Juno (who, contrary to the poorly researched film, was named after JUPITER'S wife, not ZEUS'S) is obsessed with the 70's and punk music; which is strange since she plays acoustic guitar not punk noise. After the baby is born, there is no emotional crisis, even though Juno herself makes a point of telling us how much it hurt when her mother left her to start a new life. Does she not realise that she had done the same? There are simply no really consequences in this film. In real life, having a baby while in high school (even if one does give him/her up for adoption) comes with the risk of being overlooked by colleges, massive physical and emotional upheavels (just dealing with regular teen hormones is difficult enough; imagine throwing pregnant hormones on top of that), a postpartum body that never looks or acts the same as the before version, etc. Nevermind that the boyfriend never has to take responsibility for anything. If my daughter became pregnant while in high school, the very first phone call would be to the boy and his parents. Basically, Juno treates her unborn child like one would an unruly puppy: just give it away to someone with more time and space in their lives. While antiabortion people might love the fact that she carried to term, I don't think this film gives either a positive message, cautionary advice, or much in the way of laughs (besides Juno's comment about how Sonic Youth just sounds like noise. I completely relate). This film wins the bronze medal for pregnancy films of 2007, with "Knocked Up" being gold and "Waitress" coming in silver. Watch those if you really want to laugh at pregnancy mishaps.
 A Great Movie May 1, 2008
Juno is a sweet movie with some very adult themes. The adult themes involve teenage pregnancy, abortion, adoption, and adultery. The story is told in such a fun and forthright manner, featuring some exceptional acting from Ellen Page and Michael Cera, that you get the feeling you are peeking in on real people. A joy to watch and a memorable movie, it is no wonder that the film did so well with critics and at the Academy Awards. A warm and gentle movie with some very heavy themes. A 5 star film that is well-worth watching a couple of times.
Ellen Page makes this movie! April 29, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I thought this movie was just a great piece of light-hearted cinema. Although the slang is a little dense (and frankly some of it is just weird, but maybe that is because I am 25 years old and already out of the loop), Ellen Page totally entranced me. She was compelling and believable as the quirky, yet still naive girl in over her head.
My favorite part of the film is the beginning: Rainn Wilson is just great in that little role. The line, "it started with a chair" was so intriguing. And her sitting in the living room set outside Bleeker's house with the pipe in her mouth was priceless!
Give it a shot and enjoy yourself.
Finally, an Oscar nominee worth watching April 28, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Academy Award Best Picture nominee Juno is a quirky, cute comedy. I never once laughed out loud yet found the story of the pregnant teenage girl looking for a home for her baby to be perfectly enjoyable. This movie generated a lot of buzz and did quite well at the box office. I don't know if it ranks as one of the best pictures of the year (it was much better than Michael Clayton), but this is a fun movie that you should check out. Due to language and adult themes, it probably isn't for young kids.
Juno is played by Ellen Page. Page is perfect as the 16-year old junior stunned by the shocking news she is pregnant. Juno is witty, sarcastic, extremely intelligent and passionate about life. She is also very vulnerable, and it shows during the times that her plans don't work out. Like getting pregnant, for example. She tries to deal with it on her own and seeks out a family planning center that doesn't require parental consent. Abortion is a controversial issue, but in a teen pregnancy movie, it had to be dealt with. The movie deals with it and gets it out of the way as quickly as possible. With the help of the one friend that sticks with her, Juno plans to find a couple to adopt her baby. She believes she has found the perfect couple in Vanessa and Mark Loring (played by Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman). Vanessa longs to have kids, but can't, and Mark is very laid back and at times more interested in classic rockn'roll. This is a strange couple and some of the best scenes are between Page and Bateman.
The movie is backed by a great soundtrack. Diablo Cody's screenplay keeps you tuned to the screen. Juno's dad, played by JK Simmons, is very supportive of his daughter. Michael Cera plays the father of the child, Beeker. He loves Juno, but their relationship changes because of the pregnancy. Because the issue of teen pregnancy is somewhat idealized, this movie is sort of a fairy tale. Still, I really liked this movie. Finally, an oscar nominee that wasn't too pretentious for regular movie goers to enjoy.
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