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The Thirteenth Floor [Region 2] | ![The Thirteenth Floor [Region 2]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51EVCQY0ZCL._SL500_.jpg)
| Director: Josef Rusnak
Actors: Craig Bierko, Gretchen Mol, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Vincent D'Onofrio, Dennis Haysbert
Category: DVD
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Rating:  142 reviews
Format: Anamorphic, Full Screen, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), French (Unknown), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Arabic (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Running Time: 100 Minutes
EAN: 3333297667722
ASIN: B00004VXZC
Theatrical Release Date: May 28, 1999
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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
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 Good Movie- bad encryption. February 1, 2010
K. Hamlett (Gallifrey)
This is a good movie dealing with reality on several levels. The scenes are recreations of Los Angeles from the 30's and are quite remarkable.
This DVD does have another of Sony's odd encryption schemes designed more to frustrate the user than to protect the movie.
 A tech-noir treat. January 15, 2010
Michael Gmirkin (Beaverton, Oregon, USA)
This movie was right along the lines of what I was looking for. Lately I've been quite into the Neo Noir and Tech Noir genres. What I had hoped for in eXistenZ, but been disappointed, was realized quite smartly in The Thirteenth Floor.
There's just enough technology used in the movie that it could potentially be considered "tech noir," but moreover it falls squarely into the category of "neo noir," playing with notions of identity, sanity, what defines 'humanity' or the 'soul' in a world of increasingly complex computer simulations made in our image.
I won't give away any of the plot twists and turns. I'll simply say that I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. I liked the style of the movie and some of the themes presented. I was relatively surprised by the ending twists, though I caught the gist based on a hint they placed just before the explicit expository sequence where it's all explained in some length.
I give it an A+. I don't think it's quite fair to classify it alongside The Matrix, as they really are quite different movies. Though they do share a few themes, certainly (virtual worlds, identity, etc.). This is less an actioner than it is a stylized neo noir-ish mystery.
The Thirteenth Floor - a great but overlooked movie November 20, 2009
Carl the Viking (Tucson, AZ USA)
Of all the "Surprise! Reality is not what you think it is" films that came out around this time, the Thirteenth Floor seemed to slip under the radar while movies like "the Matrix" that had bigger actors and more special affects seemed to get all the attention. This is unfortunate because 13th Floor was well-written and had great character development, and although the plot twist was mildly predictable, the story itself is more than enough to carry its own weight. If you like your sci-fi movies to go a little deeper than mere eye candy, give this one a try.
"Because of superstition there is no 13th floor in buildings but come on...people on the 14th floor know what floor they're REALLY on..." - Mitch Hedberg
I liked it about the same as the Matrix but for different reasons November 10, 2009
Just Anonymous (Georgia, USA)
That's a tall statement to say that this smaller lower budget movie is better than the Matrix. They're very different movies. The Matrix is an action movie where this is more of a mystery drama.
To be fair, this movie was more like GATTACA than the matrix in terms of speed. It's an interesting exploration into virtual reality worlds. Definitely consider getting this movie and watching it. It challenges you to think about the limits of our humanity.
This is a first rate movie with excellent actors and a very tightly woven plot. It does have a few twists and turns which is nice in a movie like this. In the end, it turns out to have a wonderful surreal dreamlike quality to it that is mesmerizing. I highly recommend it with a glass of wine.
If you're looking for heavy duty action - go for the Matrix
If you're looking for a surreal ride with great actors, solid acting, and great filming - go for this.
Love the movie..hate Sony October 17, 2009
Chi Chi LaVerona (Earth)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
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