Weekly RoundUp 3-14-2006 (1 Viewer)

[Mike Frezon]

The Weekly RoundUp

The Features


– George Clooney, Robert Downey, Junior & David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck - 2005)


– Viggo Mortenson & Maria Bello (A History of Violence - 2005)


– Barbara Eden (I Dream of Jeannie - 1965)


– The Story of Ruth (1960)

The Prices

TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoAgatha Christie: Miss Marple Coll.$34.99$34.99$34.99$29.99-All Dogs/Heaven: Dogs Undercover$8.99$7.99$9.99--All Dogs/Heaven: Friends to Rescue$8.99$7.99$9.99--Anastasia: Family Fun Edition$13.99$14.99$12.99$14.99-Babylon 5: Legend of the Rangers$13.99$14.99$15.99--Barbie Mermaidia$12.99$14.99$12.99$13.78-Basic Instinct: Ult. Ed. Dir. Cut (NR)$13.99$12.99$15.99--Chasing Ghosts$18.69$19.99$24.97--Columbo: Season 4$27.99$29.99$34.99-$26.99The Cutter$18.69$22.99$24.97--David and Bathsheba$9.99$12.99$12.99--Debbie Does Dallas Uncovered$13.99$14.99$15.99--Deuce Bigalow…: Lil’ Black Book Ed.$13.99$14.99$17.99$13.78-Five Weeks in a Balloon$9.99$12.99$12.99--Good Night, and Good Luck$17.98$16.99$14.99$16.99$18.99A History of Violence$17.98$16.99$14.99$16.99$19.99How to Lose Your Lover$14.99$14.99$15.99$14.99-Ice Age: Super Cool Edition$13.99$12.99$12.99$12.99-**I Dream of Jeannie (B&W)$27.99$34.99$29.99--**I Dream of Jeannie (Color)$27.99$34.99$34.99$27.99-Irish Jam$13.99$14.99$17.99$14.99-Love’s Long Journey$13.99$14.99$15.99--MacGuyver: Season 5$29.96$31.99$29.99$27.99$27.99Marebito$18.69$19.99$19.99--Murder, She Wrote: Season 3$34.99$39.99$39.99-$33.99Naked City: Set 3$20.99$24.99$24.99--Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio$14.96$19.99$24.99$19.99-Remember the Titans: Dir. Cut$12.99$14.99$12.99$13.78-Rusty: The Great Rescue$9.99$12.99$12.99--She Spies: Season 1$27.99$39.99$29.99--Simple Life 3: Interns$12.96$14.99$12.99$12.99-Sleeper Cell: Season 1$24.99$22.99$29.99$27.99-Speed Racer: Volume 4$15.99$19.99$14.99--Spring Break Shark Attack$10.99$9.99$12.99--The Story of Ruth (1960)$9.99$12.99$12.99--Ten Little Indians (1965)$13.99$14.99$15.99--The Thief Lord$13.99$14.99$15.99--Through the Fire: Dir. Cut$20.99$24.99$19.99--V.I.P.: Season 1$34.49$42.99$39.99--The Year of Yao$17.49$24.99$19.99--

Individual titles included in box sets listed above:

Agatha Christie: Miss Marple Collection: Murder She Said, Murder at the Gallop, Murder Ahoy, Murder Most Foul.

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! I Dream of Jeannie: Season 1 is available in both Black & White and Color versions...get the correct one!

--Best Buy, this week, has the deal of the century. Save $5 instantly when you purchase BOTH Barbie Mermaidia AND Barbie Fairytopia ($14.99 apiece). Must be purchased on same receipt.

--The new releases of Ice Age: Super Cool Edition and Anastasia: Family Fun Edition are being advertised as having FREE bonus movie cash ticket on-pack to see Ice Age: The Meltdown in theaters 3-31-06. Up to a $6.50 value. Offer valid 3-31-06 – 4-29-06.

--Worth mentioning that Best Buy is advertising its “Our Lowest Advertised Price” on The Complete Superman Collection ($24.99) and South Park: Seasons 4 & 5 ($24.99 apiece) and Viva la Bam: Seasons 2 & 3 ($16.99).

--Circuit City is offering a FREE “die cast Mach 5 car” with the purchase of Speed Racer: Volume 4 DVD at their stores.

--Target has its usual $5 GiftCard to offer with the purchase of Sleeper Cell or I Dream of Jeannie: Season 1. Quantity limited; no rainchecks. It should also be noted that Target will NOT be carrying I Dream of Jeannie: Season 1 in Black & White.

--Special thanks again to Eric Schulz this week for his help with Target prices not included in the Target flyer.

The Markdowns

The latest markdowns according to DavisDVD:

EFFECTIVE: March 14, 2006 (Studio/Titles/New SRP)

None to report.

 

[Patrick Sun]

Circuit City on sale DVD items:

Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire $19.99
Jarhead $19.99

Sopranos Seasons 1 / 2 / 3 $42.99 each
Sopranos Seasons 4 / 5 $64.99 each

$6.99 each:
The Rock (non-Criterion)
Signs
Hot Chick
Reign of Fire
I Got The Hook Up
Cop Land: Collector's Series
The Others
Ransom
The Waterboy
40 Days & 40 Nights
Spy Kids 2
Spy Kids 3D
My Baby's Daddy
Jersey Girl
Swingers: Collector's Series
Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
Beach Balls
High Fidelity

$9.99 each:
Snatch: 2-DVD Yellow Box Edition
Ghostbusters 1 & 2 (new edition)
Wayne's World 1 & 2 2-Pack
Spider-man 1 & 2 2-Pack
Anchorman
Tommy Boy: Holy Schnike Edition
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle: Extreme Unrated
Beauty Shop
White Chicks
Fight Club (1-disc)
The Warriors: Ultimate Director's Cut
Stealth
Guess Who
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
Cursed: Unrated
Hostage
Kill Bill Vol I
Kill Bill Vol II
Braveheart
The Phantom of the Opera (2005)
The Aviator (2-disc)
Robots
High Tension
Hitch
Finding Neverland
Cheaper by the Dozen (Steve Martin)
Alexander : Director's Cut
A Lot Like Love
The Notebook
Monster-In-Law
Enemy of the State
The Upside of Anger
Ladder 49
The Green Mile
Blade: Trinity (Unrated)
Batman Begins
Charlie & The Chocolate Factory
The Color Purple
Scarface: Anniversary Edition

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Best Buy on sale DVD items:

Lady & The Tramp: Platinum Edition $19.99
Harry Potter & Goblet of Fire $19.99
Saw II $19.99
Jarhead $19.99

Barie: Fairytopia $14.99

$4.99 each: (more in store)
Dumb & Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome
The Pelican Brief
A Perfect Murder

DVD Sets:
Viva La Bam: Seasons 2 and 3 $16.99
The Complete Superman Movie Collection $24.99
South Park: Season 4 or Season 5 $24.99

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Target on sale DVD items:

No catalog titles listed on sale.

 

[Bill Thomann]

Thanks for the Roundup Mike & Patrick. Just Anastasia & Remember The Titans DC at CC for me.

 

[TonyD]

would have liked to get good night and good luck.
movie is terrific but the extras are a little dissapointing for me.

 

[Greg Layton]

Megan and I will most likely rent Good Night and Good Luck and A History of Violence this week, with a possible buy later on. Thanks again for the info Mike.

 

[Scott_J]

Thanks, Mike and Patrick. But 2nd straight week of nothing for me.

 

[Kenneth Cummings]

Thanks for the roundup, but nothing for me this week.

 

[ChrisBEA]

Good Night and Good Luck and A History of Violence !!!!

 

[Mike Frezon]

Yeah, I can see where for a lot of people this is going to be an off-week. Maybe some Good Night, History of Violence and Jeannie for some.

But there are a LOT of big releases right around the corner. Let's see. There's a great big monkey...a little chicken...a geisha...a lion, witch & wardrobe...and an SE of the 2005 Best Picture Oscar-winner--all in the next few weeks. Plus, a whole lot more.

But I'm getting ahead of myself...

 

[Harold Wazzu]

If that is the 2-disc version of Jarhead on sale for $19.99 at both Circuit City and Best Buy I am really ticked I didn't wait!

 

[Mike Frezon]

They are the single-disc. Breathe easy.

 

[Malcolm R]

I always wondered how there managed to be 3 pages of posts in this thread by the time I logged on around Noon on Sundays.

Now I know...all you misers are in here pinching pennies already at the crack of Midnight.

Not sure what I'll pick up this week. The 'South Park' sale at BB looks good. Also might jump at "History of Violence" as it has been recommended by a bunch of people.

 

[Ken Chui]

I'm really disappointed that Target's not carrying the B&W version of I Dream Of Jeannie (I'll pick that up at Best Buy), but having never seen any colourized episodes, this may be a whimsical purchase to complement the B&W set. I'm just happy to have IDOJ on DVD.

 

[george kaplan]

Thanks as usual.

Just Columbo for me.

 

[EricSchulz]

It doesn't surprise me that Target isn't carrying IDOJ in B&W...they didn't carry the B&W version of Bewitched either.

Columbo is a definite buy for me as it has one of my favoite episodes of the series (with Janet Leigh).

 

[Julio Diaz]

I'm ordering She Spies from Amazon - I love that show, especially the first season, which was really funny - and I don't care who knows it!

I'd like to see Good Night, and Good Luck. and A History of Violence, but not enough to make a blind buy at new release prices, especially considering all that's coming up in the next several weeks (next week alone's gonna be a killer...).

May drop by Best Buy today to see what they have for $4.99 per the "more in store" note -- sounds like it's the same Warner titles that Wal-Mart had at $4.88 a couple of weeks ago, but Best Buy usually has the widescreen versions when Wally World doesn't, plus it might give me a chance to grab that copy of Stagecoach I stupidly passed up at Wal-Mart. I'll probably also grab a CC circular and get a price match on Jersey Girl, one of only two Kevin Smith films I don't own yet.

 

[Dave Jessup]

It'll be later in the week, but certainly Babylon 5-LegendOTR, probably "Good Night...", possibly "History of Violence," and possibly "I Dream of Jeannie." But for the last, not at Target, since they seem not to want my money for the "correct" version for me.

Thank you as always, gentlemen!

 

[Steve...O]

Thanks for the Round-Up.

Warner has a couple of gems out this week that I'll be getting: Miss Marple Collection and Ten Little Indians.

Also, I'll probably pick up the legitimate version of Jeannie. Concession to my childhood crush on the still beautiful Miss Eden.

Steve

 

[pitchman]

Thanks for the RoundUp, Mike and Patrick. Nothing for me this week, but with the NCAA Tournament starting later in the week, that is probably a good thing...

 

[RickER]

Columbo would be on my buy list, but i am on a DVD-18 free diet.