The Weekly RoundUp
The Features
– Will Ferrell (Stranger Than Fiction – 2006)
– Bob Dylan, Dylan with DA Penebaker (Don’t Look Back – 1965)
– Virginia Davis (Disney’s “Alice” Comedies – 1923-1927)
– Patrick McGoohan (Secret Agent – 1964-1966)
– Abbie Cornish and Russell Crowe (A Good Year - 2006)
The Prices
SD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoAlice in Cartoonland: 35mm Coll.$17.99$14.99$15.99 - - Alexander Revisited: Final Cut$18.69$19.99$19.99 - - Best of Flip Wilson Show$34.49$32.99$39.99 - - Bob Dylan: Don’t Look Back DE$34.99 - $39.99 - - Bob Dylan: Don’t Look Back (1-disc)$13.99$14.99$15.99 - - Conversations with God$19.99$19.99$24.99 - - Doris Day Show: Season 4$27.99$29.99$34.99 - - Dreamland$17.99$19.99$19.99 - - Filmation’s Ghostbusters: S1$35.99$24.99$34.99 - - Girlfriends: Season 1$25.89$24.99$27.99$24.99 - **A Good Year$17.99$19.9919.99$16.99$19.49The Heart of the Game$19.99$19.99$24.99 - - Journey to the End of the Night$17.99$17.99$22.99 - - Land Before Time XII: Great…Flyers$13.99$14.99$15.99$14.99 - Magnum P.I.: Season 6$32.49$34.99$39.99 - $33.99NFL Super Bowl XLI Champions$18.69$22.99$19.99 - $17.99Nine Inch Nails: Beside You in Time$17.99$11.99$22.99 - - Outerworld$13.49$14.99$12.99 - - Planet Brooklyn$22.49$12.99$19.99 - - Reno 911!: Most Wanted$12.99$12.99$12.99 - - The Return$19.99$19.99$19.99 - - Rockford Files: Season 3$27.99$34.99$34.99$29.99 - Russell Simmons Def Poetry: S4$12.73$14.99$15.99 - - Secret Agent: Complete Coll.$99.99$114.99$129.99 - - The State Within$26.99$24.99$24.99 - - Stranger Than Fiction$17.99$16.9915.99$16.99$18.89Studio Classics Coll. (40-disc)$239.99 - - - - Tenacious D: Pick of Destiny$18.99$16.99$17.99$16.99 - Tideland CE$15.99$24.99$22.99 - -
HD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoBullitt$19.95$24.99$28.99 - - The Getaway$19.95$24.99$28.99 - - Nine Inch Nails: Beside You in Time$17.45$20.99$24.96 - -
BLU-RAY TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoBullitt$19.95$24.99$28.99 - - The Getaway$19.95$24.99$28.99 - - Nine Inch Nails: Beside You in Time$17.45$16.99$24.96 - - Stranger Than Fiction$27.25$29.99$38.96 - -
Individual titles included in box sets listed above:
Studio Classics Collection:
Quote:
Originally Posted by amazon.com product description
This 40-Disc Collection includes some of the best in classic film, including 15 films nominated by the Academy of Arts and Sciences for Best Picture of the Year. This is a must-have in any classic film lover's library.
• All About Eve
• Gentlemen's Agreement
• How Green was my Valley
• An Affair to Remember
• The Day the Earth Stood Still
• The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
• Love is a Many Splendored Thing
• The Song of Bernadette
• Anastasia
• The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
• Titanic
• The Mark of Zorro
• The Ox Bow Incident
• My Darling Clementine
• The Diary of Ann Frank
• Peyton Place
• The Grapes of Wrath
• Desk Set
• The Snake Pit
• The Prime of Miss Jean Brody
• Zorba the Greek
• Alexander's Ragtime Band
• The Three Faces of Eve
• Three Coins in a Fountain
• How to Steal a Million
• Leave Her to Heaven
• A Letter to Three Wives
• Return to Peyton Place
• Anna and the King of Siam
• The Razor's Edge
• The Best of Everything
• Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte
• In Old Chicago
• The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
• Orchestra Wives
• The Rains Came
• Two for the Road
• The Black Swan
• The River's Edge
• The Keys to the Kingdom
The Disclaimer Standard disclaimer: All prices are taken from the websites of each chain, or from their printed Sunday advertisements. All prices are subject to change by each chain. Prices and inventory in-store may or may not match the website price.
"LP" in the RoundUp table means a store’s Sunday flyer says "Low Price". That means I could not locate a definite price for the item, and the ad is all I have to go on. Retailers use these phrases in advertisements so that they do not violate MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) agreements with the studios. Doing so can cost them thousands or even millions of dollars in co-op advertising funds.
I, obviously, cannot include EVERY title released in a given week in the RoundUp. The titles included are those that I am interested in...as well as those which I consider will be of interest to a majority of consumers (and sometimes I’ll miss one!). I don't get paid for this, and I don't have the time to list every DVD. So, please don't complain! If there is a title not included in the RoundUp that you want to see, just look it up yourself, and be nice enough to post and share the results with everyone!
Note that I cannot include Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club prices in the RoundUp. They set prices at individual stores based on nearby competition, so there is no way I can say here what price you'll find at YOUR local Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club location. And, as always, Circuit City does not guarantee their sale prices in Hawaii.
The Specials
**BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL! A Good Year is available in both OAR and MAR versions...get the correct one!
--Best Buy has an EXCLUSIVE BONUS DISC with its copies of tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny. Bonus disc contains more than 80 minutes of extras including home movies, deleted scenes and internet shorts. Minimum 25 per store. No rainchecks.
--Best Buy is offering a 2/$20 deal this week. Buy Stranger Than Fiction and ANY ONE of the following DVDs and get them both for $20: Bewitched, Something’s Gotta Give, Tootsie ($9.99 apiece). Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Best Buy is also offering—with the purchase of ANY DVD this week—an EXCLUSIVE DVD TRAILER FOR THE MOVIE 300…PLUS FREE MOVIE CASH TO SEE 300 IN THEATERS. In store only. Minimum 90 per store. No rainchecks. Ticket value = $10.50.
--Best Buy is also offering EXTRA MOVIE CASH FOR THE MOVIE 300 with the purchase of Alexander Revisited: The Final Cut. On pack. Ticket value = $10.50.
--$3 off ANY Disney DVD @ Best Buy with the purchase this week of Little Einsteins: Legend of the Golden Pyramid ($14.99). Must be purchased on same receipt.
--At Best Buy, buy Magnum P.I.: Season 6 and save $10 instantly on the price of ANY SEASON of Magnum P.I. Must be purchased on same receipt
--Best Buy is also advertising a bunch of Blu-ray and HD-DVD deals.
An LG Combo Blu-ray/HD-DVD Player (Model BH100) for $1199.99
Also, Samsung Blu-Ray Player (Model BD-P1000) for $799.99 (before $100 instant savings).
And, Toshiba HD-DVD Player (Model HD-A2) for $499.99 Get four HD-DVD movies FREE, instantly, when you buy the HD-A2. Must be purchased on same receipt
AND…Save $20 on ANY 3….or $10 on ANY 2 Blu-ray discs OR HD-DVD discs. Must be purchased on same receipt.
The following high def discs are shown:
Blu-ray: Saw III, Babel, Crank, The Prestige, Flyboys, M: I: III, Superman returns, Ice Age: The Meltdown ($29.99 apiece)
HD-DVD: Serenity, Babel, You Me & Dupree, Reds, Poseidon, Superman Returns ($29.99 apiece)…and Batman Begins, Van Helsing ($24.99 apiece).
--And Best Buy is having a HUGE sale on 2 and 3-disc Special Editions this week! All of the following titles are just $9.99: Million Dollar Baby (3-disc), Shawshank redemption SE, Mystic River (3-disc), Poseidon SE, Batman SE, Bullitt SE, Phantom of the Opera SE, Heat SE, The Lost Boys SE, Constantine SE, Tru Romance SE, Enter the Dragon SE, V for Vendetta SE.
--Best Buy Odds & Ends: Best Buy has an assortment of titles listed on sale at $9.99 this week. Titles shown include: Beerfest, Beer League, Lady in the Water, The Wicker Man (2006), How to Eat Fried Worms. Look for more titles in-store and on-line.
--Circuit City is offering a FREE $5 Circuit City Giftcard with the purchase of Girlfriends: Season 1 on DVD.
--Circuit City also has a FREE 3-MONTH SUBSCRIPTION TO WWE MAGAZINE with the purchase of WWE: New & Improved DX on DVD.
--Circuit City also has a FREE SNEAK PEEK DVD with the purchase of a number of Fox TV DVD sets. Sneak Peek DVD includes two episodes of the Fox series The Winner (from the creator of The Family Guy. The Winner premieres 3-4-2007.
--Circuit City Odds & Ends: Circuit City also has a LONG list of DVDs in a 2/$10 promotion.
--Target Odds & Ends: And, finally, Target has it’s usual assortment of $7.50 and $10 titles.
The Markdowns
The latest markdowns according to DavisDVD:
EFFECTIVE: February 27, 2007 (Studio/Titles/New SRP)
None to report.
The Features
– Will Ferrell (Stranger Than Fiction – 2006)
– Bob Dylan, Dylan with DA Penebaker (Don’t Look Back – 1965)
– Virginia Davis (Disney’s “Alice” Comedies – 1923-1927)
– Patrick McGoohan (Secret Agent – 1964-1966)
– Abbie Cornish and Russell Crowe (A Good Year - 2006)
The Prices
SD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoAlice in Cartoonland: 35mm Coll.$17.99$14.99$15.99 - - Alexander Revisited: Final Cut$18.69$19.99$19.99 - - Best of Flip Wilson Show$34.49$32.99$39.99 - - Bob Dylan: Don’t Look Back DE$34.99 - $39.99 - - Bob Dylan: Don’t Look Back (1-disc)$13.99$14.99$15.99 - - Conversations with God$19.99$19.99$24.99 - - Doris Day Show: Season 4$27.99$29.99$34.99 - - Dreamland$17.99$19.99$19.99 - - Filmation’s Ghostbusters: S1$35.99$24.99$34.99 - - Girlfriends: Season 1$25.89$24.99$27.99$24.99 - **A Good Year$17.99$19.9919.99$16.99$19.49The Heart of the Game$19.99$19.99$24.99 - - Journey to the End of the Night$17.99$17.99$22.99 - - Land Before Time XII: Great…Flyers$13.99$14.99$15.99$14.99 - Magnum P.I.: Season 6$32.49$34.99$39.99 - $33.99NFL Super Bowl XLI Champions$18.69$22.99$19.99 - $17.99Nine Inch Nails: Beside You in Time$17.99$11.99$22.99 - - Outerworld$13.49$14.99$12.99 - - Planet Brooklyn$22.49$12.99$19.99 - - Reno 911!: Most Wanted$12.99$12.99$12.99 - - The Return$19.99$19.99$19.99 - - Rockford Files: Season 3$27.99$34.99$34.99$29.99 - Russell Simmons Def Poetry: S4$12.73$14.99$15.99 - - Secret Agent: Complete Coll.$99.99$114.99$129.99 - - The State Within$26.99$24.99$24.99 - - Stranger Than Fiction$17.99$16.9915.99$16.99$18.89Studio Classics Coll. (40-disc)$239.99 - - - - Tenacious D: Pick of Destiny$18.99$16.99$17.99$16.99 - Tideland CE$15.99$24.99$22.99 - -
HD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoBullitt$19.95$24.99$28.99 - - The Getaway$19.95$24.99$28.99 - - Nine Inch Nails: Beside You in Time$17.45$20.99$24.96 - -
BLU-RAY TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoBullitt$19.95$24.99$28.99 - - The Getaway$19.95$24.99$28.99 - - Nine Inch Nails: Beside You in Time$17.45$16.99$24.96 - - Stranger Than Fiction$27.25$29.99$38.96 - -
Individual titles included in box sets listed above:
Studio Classics Collection:
Quote:
Originally Posted by amazon.com product description
This 40-Disc Collection includes some of the best in classic film, including 15 films nominated by the Academy of Arts and Sciences for Best Picture of the Year. This is a must-have in any classic film lover's library.
• All About Eve
• Gentlemen's Agreement
• How Green was my Valley
• An Affair to Remember
• The Day the Earth Stood Still
• The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
• Love is a Many Splendored Thing
• The Song of Bernadette
• Anastasia
• The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
• Titanic
• The Mark of Zorro
• The Ox Bow Incident
• My Darling Clementine
• The Diary of Ann Frank
• Peyton Place
• The Grapes of Wrath
• Desk Set
• The Snake Pit
• The Prime of Miss Jean Brody
• Zorba the Greek
• Alexander's Ragtime Band
• The Three Faces of Eve
• Three Coins in a Fountain
• How to Steal a Million
• Leave Her to Heaven
• A Letter to Three Wives
• Return to Peyton Place
• Anna and the King of Siam
• The Razor's Edge
• The Best of Everything
• Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte
• In Old Chicago
• The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
• Orchestra Wives
• The Rains Came
• Two for the Road
• The Black Swan
• The River's Edge
• The Keys to the Kingdom
The Disclaimer Standard disclaimer: All prices are taken from the websites of each chain, or from their printed Sunday advertisements. All prices are subject to change by each chain. Prices and inventory in-store may or may not match the website price.
"LP" in the RoundUp table means a store’s Sunday flyer says "Low Price". That means I could not locate a definite price for the item, and the ad is all I have to go on. Retailers use these phrases in advertisements so that they do not violate MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) agreements with the studios. Doing so can cost them thousands or even millions of dollars in co-op advertising funds.
I, obviously, cannot include EVERY title released in a given week in the RoundUp. The titles included are those that I am interested in...as well as those which I consider will be of interest to a majority of consumers (and sometimes I’ll miss one!). I don't get paid for this, and I don't have the time to list every DVD. So, please don't complain! If there is a title not included in the RoundUp that you want to see, just look it up yourself, and be nice enough to post and share the results with everyone!
Note that I cannot include Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club prices in the RoundUp. They set prices at individual stores based on nearby competition, so there is no way I can say here what price you'll find at YOUR local Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club location. And, as always, Circuit City does not guarantee their sale prices in Hawaii.
The Specials
**BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL! A Good Year is available in both OAR and MAR versions...get the correct one!
--Best Buy has an EXCLUSIVE BONUS DISC with its copies of tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny. Bonus disc contains more than 80 minutes of extras including home movies, deleted scenes and internet shorts. Minimum 25 per store. No rainchecks.
--Best Buy is offering a 2/$20 deal this week. Buy Stranger Than Fiction and ANY ONE of the following DVDs and get them both for $20: Bewitched, Something’s Gotta Give, Tootsie ($9.99 apiece). Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Best Buy is also offering—with the purchase of ANY DVD this week—an EXCLUSIVE DVD TRAILER FOR THE MOVIE 300…PLUS FREE MOVIE CASH TO SEE 300 IN THEATERS. In store only. Minimum 90 per store. No rainchecks. Ticket value = $10.50.
--Best Buy is also offering EXTRA MOVIE CASH FOR THE MOVIE 300 with the purchase of Alexander Revisited: The Final Cut. On pack. Ticket value = $10.50.
--$3 off ANY Disney DVD @ Best Buy with the purchase this week of Little Einsteins: Legend of the Golden Pyramid ($14.99). Must be purchased on same receipt.
--At Best Buy, buy Magnum P.I.: Season 6 and save $10 instantly on the price of ANY SEASON of Magnum P.I. Must be purchased on same receipt
--Best Buy is also advertising a bunch of Blu-ray and HD-DVD deals.
An LG Combo Blu-ray/HD-DVD Player (Model BH100) for $1199.99
Also, Samsung Blu-Ray Player (Model BD-P1000) for $799.99 (before $100 instant savings).
And, Toshiba HD-DVD Player (Model HD-A2) for $499.99 Get four HD-DVD movies FREE, instantly, when you buy the HD-A2. Must be purchased on same receipt
AND…Save $20 on ANY 3….or $10 on ANY 2 Blu-ray discs OR HD-DVD discs. Must be purchased on same receipt.
The following high def discs are shown:
Blu-ray: Saw III, Babel, Crank, The Prestige, Flyboys, M: I: III, Superman returns, Ice Age: The Meltdown ($29.99 apiece)
HD-DVD: Serenity, Babel, You Me & Dupree, Reds, Poseidon, Superman Returns ($29.99 apiece)…and Batman Begins, Van Helsing ($24.99 apiece).
--And Best Buy is having a HUGE sale on 2 and 3-disc Special Editions this week! All of the following titles are just $9.99: Million Dollar Baby (3-disc), Shawshank redemption SE, Mystic River (3-disc), Poseidon SE, Batman SE, Bullitt SE, Phantom of the Opera SE, Heat SE, The Lost Boys SE, Constantine SE, Tru Romance SE, Enter the Dragon SE, V for Vendetta SE.
--Best Buy Odds & Ends: Best Buy has an assortment of titles listed on sale at $9.99 this week. Titles shown include: Beerfest, Beer League, Lady in the Water, The Wicker Man (2006), How to Eat Fried Worms. Look for more titles in-store and on-line.
--Circuit City is offering a FREE $5 Circuit City Giftcard with the purchase of Girlfriends: Season 1 on DVD.
--Circuit City also has a FREE 3-MONTH SUBSCRIPTION TO WWE MAGAZINE with the purchase of WWE: New & Improved DX on DVD.
--Circuit City also has a FREE SNEAK PEEK DVD with the purchase of a number of Fox TV DVD sets. Sneak Peek DVD includes two episodes of the Fox series The Winner (from the creator of The Family Guy. The Winner premieres 3-4-2007.
--Circuit City Odds & Ends: Circuit City also has a LONG list of DVDs in a 2/$10 promotion.
--Target Odds & Ends: And, finally, Target has it’s usual assortment of $7.50 and $10 titles.
The Markdowns
The latest markdowns according to DavisDVD:
EFFECTIVE: February 27, 2007 (Studio/Titles/New SRP)
None to report.