By Fred Topel

When a quirky little indie comedy takes the box office and critics by storm, you don't really think about how awesome it'll look in your home theater. Juno defies even that expectation with one of the most glorious HD presentations on Blu Ray I've yet seen.

Just the flashing colors on the menu screen shine out, and then the film's animated credits offer an even grater pallet. The opening shot of a suburban landscape at sunset, wow. Bright colors in Juno's red hoodie and Bleeker's yellow jogging shorts are totally vibrant. Even Ellen Page's brown eyes show off light half rings around the pupils.

Since the film shows all the seasons, you go from autumn dusks full of colored leaves to crisp white winter snow to summer's pink and lime green with warm light. Spring actually doesn't have many exterior shots to notice.

Even the quickie mart is colorful in all its mundane stock, as are the teen bedrooms with their disorganized decorations. Scenes of high school and the plain beige Loring house show some grain, but come on, not everything needs to be special. This is a rockin' transfer.

Juno is packed with extras too. The commentary track with Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody is hilarious. They riff, go dirty and share anecdotes that are both social and technical, plus a few fanboy references.

20 minutes worth of deleted and extended scenes show more Diablo Cody style riffs and observations. They're not necessary. For example, there are several character intros that obviously weren't missed because we got to know them just fine. You do see some healthy family dynamic and Juno sings a not so thinly veiled song. One extra Loring scene reveals a major flaw in Jennifer Garner's character. Frankly, it would have changed my entire opinion of her so that would have been a dramatic thing to include.

A gag reel is mostly just actors cracking up, as they usually are. J.K. Simmons acts up a little and the group is self deprecating both individually and amongst each other. Jason Bateman is the funniest and his deadpan comments are the most often included. Something called a gag take seems like it has to be a skit, but it just sort of tapers off so you never really find out. It's funny whether it's real or staged but that's kind of weird. A crew music video just looks like everyone goofing off.

Screen tests run about 20 minutes and show key scenes from the movie performed on a soundstage. It's like the Dogme version of Juno. It's all there already at this stage. The one big change is Simmons bursting out laughing, which was reduced to a more subtle reaction in the final film.

The rest of the featurettes range from three EPK style pieces, either on the set or in post, covering basics of the film's development and praising each other. The Fox Movie Channel spots are a little more specific. One from the red carpet discusses the film's balance of humor and drama, and the other still addresses the tone with regards to the film's elements. That makes it a little more meaningful than the other variety.