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Thankfully, there is no Jason Segel full frontal nudity in this film.

I Love You, Man is presented in 1.78:1 with a marvelous 1080p MPEG-4 AVC transfer. The colors really pop off the screen, which is a nice combination of good crew and great transfer. Everything has a slightly warm look to it, which resonates with the Californian imagery.

There is almost no grain to speak of and the clarity is superb; in environments where the set is littered with objects (like Sydney’s place), everything really stands out. It’s nice to see a comedy that doesn’t look like complete crap on Blu-ray. The picture quality is consistent throughout, and coloring never feels scatter shot.

It’s a good looking picture.

Comedy isn’t really well known for its reliance on audio, and I Love You, Man doesn’t really break the mold here. The film tosses up a Dobly TrueHD 5.1 lossless track, with a clear emphasis on dialogue. Vocals come through sharp and clear, but there isn’t much directional audio to speak of.

Background audio is also pretty sharp, but there doesn’t seem like a lot of effort to make the scenes sound “alive”. Especially when characters are on a beach, a boardwalk, restaurant, etc. The focus is obviously on the main characters, and in that respect, the clarity is fantastic.

The biggest disappointment is the Rush stuff, which when either being played for kicks or even at a friggin’ concert, barely stands out. It’s sad to imagine that Rush on Rock Band DLC sounds better than the actual, live band that plays during the movie.

Definitely not a reference track.

Prepare to hear a whole lot of Rush.

I Love You, Man comes on a BD-50 disc in a latched cased, with simple packaging that is a pint-sized reproduction of its one shot poster artwork. Nothing terribly exciting, but the film does boast a decent set of bonus material for fans and non-fans alike.

Director John Hamburg and stars Paul Rudd and Jason Segel all contribute to the commentary, which is pretty fun to listen to. There are lot of in-jokes about the production, and apparently Hamburg can be quite a jester on set, so the commentary never stalls with dull monologues about the filmmaking process.

The set also has deleted scenes, extended scenes and a gag reel. The deleted scenes and extended scenes are worth a peek, but as with most comedies, shorter is almost always better (definitely true in this case). Sadly, the gag reel is mostly the cast and crew laughing at themselves and not a terribly funny amount of improv.

Rounding out the supplemental material is a basic “making of” feature and a series of nine featurettes highlighting alternate takes of certain scenes. It’s pretty good stuff, definitely worth a gander, but it absolutely identical to the DVD release and there is no Blu-ray specific support (BD Live anyone?) to be found.