Weekly RoundUp 6-12-2007 (1 Viewer)

[Mike Frezon]

The Weekly RoundUp

The Features


– Don Ameche (The Three Musketeers – 1939)


– Cast (Welcome Back Kotter – 1975)


– Dylan McDermott (The Practice – 1997)


– Nicolas Cage (Ghost Rider – 2007)


– Jim Lonborg and friends (Impossible to Forget: Story of the 1967 Red Sox)

The Prices

SD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostco52 Pick-Up (1986)$13.49$12.99$12.99 - - Blood and Chocolate$18.99$19.99$19.99 - - **Breach$19.99$16.99$17.99$16.99$19.49Cecil B. DeMille Classics Coll. (5-disc)$14.99$14.99$15.99 - - Charley’s Aunt$17.99$14.99$15.99 - - Criminal Law (1989)$13.49$12.99$12.99 - - Days of Glory$21.99$19.99$19.99 - - Deadwood: Season 3$64.99$49.99$49.99$62.99$67.99Diagnosis Murder: Season 2$34.99$44.99$39.99 - - **Ghost Rider$19.99$15.99$14.99$16.99 - Ghost Rider (Extended Edition)$23.99$22.99$22.99$22.99 - Glastonbury$22.49$19.99$19.99 - - Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew: Season 2$27.99$34.99$34.99 - - Hellboy: Blood & Iron (Animated)$13.99$17.99$14.99 - - The Hustler CE$14.99$14.99$15.99 - - Impossible to Forget – 1967 Red Sox$16.99$19.99$19.99 - - James Stewart: Screen Legends Coll.$20.19$22.99$19.99 - - The Jeeves Collection$17.99$14.99$15.99 - - Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise$17.49$19.99$19.99 - $18.49Jesse Stone: Night Passage$17.49$19.99$19.99 - $18.49John Wayne: Screen Legend Coll.$20.19$22.99$19.99 - - Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List: S1$26.99$24.99$19.99 - - Late Ozu (5-disc) (CC)$52.49$69.99$59.99 - - MoH: Screwfly Solution$9.99$9.99$12.99 - - Orig. Nancy Drew Movie Mystery Coll.$18.69$24.99$19.99 - - The Practice: Volume 1$27.99$27.99$29.99 - - Primevil$22.49$19.99$19.99 - - Rat Patrol: Season 2$27.99$39.99$34.99 - - Silk$15.99$19.99$17.99 - - Starship Troopers SE$13.39$12.99$9.99 - - Stone Cold (1991)$10.99$12.99$12.99 - - The Three Musketeers (1939)$17.99$14.99$15.99 - - The Two of Us (CC)$29.99$34.99$34.99 - - **Tyler Perry’s Daddy’s Little Girls$20.99$15.99$15.99$16.99 - T. P.’s Daddy’s Little Girls (DE @ Target) - - - $22.99 - T. Perry’s Diary/Mad Blackwoman SE$20.19$17.99$17.99 - - The Verdict CE$14.99$14.99$15.99 - - Waiting for God: Season 2$24.49$29.99$29.99 - - Walker, TX Ranger: Season 3$34.99$44.99$39.99 - - A Wedding$9.99$12.99$12.99 - - Welcome Back Kotter: Season 1$20.99$24.99$19.99 - - What’s Happening Now!: Season 1$22.49$24.99$19.99 - - Zzyzx$17.99$19.99 - - -

HD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoBlack Christmas (2006)$19.95$24.99$29.95 - - Born on the 4th of July$19.95$24.99$29.98 - - Breach$27.95$29.99$39.98 - - Bruce Almighty$19.95$24.99$29.98 - - Daylight$19.95$24.99$29.98 - - Harsh Times$19.95$24.99$29.95 - - Liar, Liar$19.95$24.99$29.98 - - Monty Python’s Meaning of Life$19.95$24.99$29.98 - - Music & Lyrics$27.95$34.99$39.99 - - Sneakers$19.95$24.99$29.98 - -

BLU-RAY TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoBlood and Chocolate$26.95$29.99$38.96 - - Cruel Intentions$19.95$24.99$28.96 - - Ghost Rider (Extended Edition)$26.95$29.99$38.96 - $26.99Music and Lyrics$23.95$29.99$34.00 - - Primevil$23.95$29.99$34.00 - - Seven Years in Tibet$19.95$24.99$28.96 - - Tyler Perry’s Daddy’s Little Girls$27.95$34.99$29.99 - -

(CC) after a title = New release in the Criterion Collection.

(MoH) = New release in the Masters of Horror Collection.

Individual titles included in box sets listed above:

James Stewart – Screen Legends Collection: The Glenn Miller Story, Next Time We Love, Shenandoah, Thunder Bay, You Gotta Stay Happy.

John Wayne – Screen Legends Collection: Hellfighters, Reap the Wild Wind, Rooster Cogburn, The Spoilers, The War Wagon.

The Original Nancy Drew Movie Mystery Collection: Detective, Reporter, Troubleshooter, Hidden Staircase.

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! Breach and Ghost Rider and Tyler Perry’s Daddy’s Little Girlsare available in both OAR and MAR versions...get the correct one(s)!

--Best Buy has an EXCLUSIVE DECK OF CARDS to accompany the purchase of Deadwood: Season 3 at their stores. On-pack. Minimum 10 per store. No rain checks. Seasons 1 & 2 of Deadwood are also on sale for just $49.99 apiece.

--Best Buy is also having a big sale on all its Fox TV on DVD sets. Save $5 to $30 on each Fox show. Choose from more than 140 titles. Minimum of 56 Fox titles available per store.

--Best Buy has a 2/$20 deal this week. Buy Ghost Rider ($15.99) and ANY ONE of the following three DVDs ($9.99 apiece) and get BOTH titles for $20: Men in Black, Underworld, Spider-Man. Must be purchased on same receipt.

--Best Buy also has an EXCLUSIVE FREE VISUAL GUIDE with the purchase of Ghost Rider on DVD. Minimum 12 per store. No rain checks.

--Buy Hellboy: Blood & Iron (animated) at Best Buy ($17.99) and you may also purchase Hellboy: Sword of Storms (animated) for just $5. Must be purchased on same receipt.

--Copies of Hellboy: Blood & Iron (animated) at Best Buy will also include, on-pack, an EXCLUSIVE FIGURINE. Minimum 5 per store. No rain checks.

--Purchase EITHER of the new Tyler Perry releases this week (Daddy’s Little Girls OR Diary of a Mad Black Woman SE) and earn the right to purchase ANY of Perry’s plays on DVD for just $5. Must be purchased on same receipt.

--Best Buy, this week, is advertising a FREE PLUSH DOG…AND A $10 SAVINGS…with the purchase of any THREE select Disney DVDs: Air Buddies, Eight Below, The Fox & Hound, The Fox & Hound 2, The Shaggy Dog. Plush dog may vary by store. Minimum 10 per store. No rain checks.

--At Best Buy, buy ANY TWO of the following HD-DVDs and get a FREE $10 GIFTCARD: Chronicles of Riddick, Constantine, Full Metal Jacket, Serenity, Swordfish ($24.99) OR Alpha Dog ($29.99).

--Best Buy Odds and Ends:Best Buy has a number of DVDs listed for $5.99. There is also a long $9.99 list. Buy any two of the specially-listed $9.99 DVDs and get a FREE $5 Best Buy GIFTCARD.

--Circuit City is advertising an EXCLUSIVE 3-DISC EXTENDED EDITION OF GHOST RIDER. Includes never-before-seen footage plus a third bonus disc with 30 minutes of exclusive features.

--Much like BB, CC is also advertising a FREE EXCLUSIVE FIGURINE with its copies of Hellboy: Blood & Iron. Minimum 10 per store. While supplies last.

--Circuit City has an EXCLUSIVE MAGNETIC PHOTO FRAME with its copies of Tyler Perry’s Daddy’s Little Girls. Minimum 20 per store. While supplies last.

--CC is advertising…but I think most places will be carrying…a two-pack of Seasons 1 and 2 of The Office ($39.99 at Circuit City). These special 2-packs will contain FREE MOVIE CASH to see Evan Almighty. Movie Cash Value = $7.50. Evan Almighty in theaters 6-22-07.

--Circuit City Odds and Ends: Circuit City has lists of DVDs for sale 2/$12 and $9.99. CC also has Seasons 1 & 2 of Deadwood on sale for $49.99.

--Target is advertising its EXCLUSIVE “DELUXE EDITIONS” OF both Ghost Rider and Tyler Perry’s Daddy’s Little Girls. The TPDLG DE includes a 4-CD Tyler Perry audio book. The Ghost Rider DE has the 2-disc extended cut and more.

--Target Odds and Ends: Target has its usual assortment of $10.00 DVDs.

The Markdowns

The latest markdowns according to DavisDVD:

EFFECTIVE: June 12, 2007 (Studio/Titles/New SRP)

None to report.

 

[Patrick Sun]

Circuit City on sale DVD items:

Superman Returns: 2-disc Special Edition $14.99
Norbit $19.99
The Messengers $19.99

Blu-Ray:
The Departed $29.99
Training Day $24.99
The Last Samurai $24.99
Bullitt $24.99
Phantom Of The Opera $24.99
Tyler Perry’s: Daddy’s Little Girls $29.99

HD DVD:
Happy Feet $34.99
Full Metal Jacket $24.99
Swordfish $24.99
GoodFellas $24.99
Unforgiven $24.99

2 DVDS for $12: More titles available in store.
Mission: Impossible
A History Of Violence
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle Of Life
Domino
Patriot Games
Star Trek II: Wrath Of Khan – Director’s Edition
The Butterfly Effect 2
Death Wish
Militant Eagle / The Prodigal Boxer Double Feature
White Chicks
50 First Dates
Face/Off
Clear & Present Danger
Top Gun
Collateral
Just Friend
The Hunt For Red October
We Were Soldiers
Deep Impact
They Were Expendable
Chisum
Stagecoach
The Searchers
Underworld
The Ghost & The Darkness
The Cave
Into The Blue
The Man
M:I: 2

$9.99 each:
Superman II (2-disc ed.)
Spider-Man 2.1
Batman: Special Edition
Batman Begins
Stay Alive: Director’s Cut
Pulp Fiction
Fletch: Jane Doe Edition
Monty Python & The Holy Grail: Special Edition
Clerks: Collector’s Series
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?: Vista Series
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Glory Road
Remember The Titans: Director’s Cut
Annapolis
Trainspotting: Collector’s Series
Kill Bill – Volume I
Kill Bill – Volume II
Gone In 60 Seconds: Director’s Cut
Tombstone
Con Air: Unrated Extended Edition
Crimson Tide: Unrated Extended Edition
Invincible Iron Man
Ultimate Avengers 2
Constantine (2-disc ed.)
The Legend Of Zorro: Special Edition
National Treasure
Batman Forever: Special Edition
V For Vendetta

DVD Sets:
The Practice: Volume I $29.99
Entourage: Season 2 $21.99
Deadwood: Season 1 / 2 / 3 $49.99
Band Of Brothers $49.99
From The Earth To The Moon: Signature Edition $24.99
Everybody Loves Raymon: Season 1 / 2 / 3 $19.99 each
The Sopranos: Seasons 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6.1 $49.99 each
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 1 / 2 $19.99

The Office: Season 1 / Season 2 Two-Pack $39.99
Comes with Free Movie Cash to see Evan Almighty with purchase. Evan Almighty in theaters 6/22/07. Movie Cash Value = $7.50.



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Best Buy on sale DVD items:

Masters Of Horror: The Screwfly Solution $9.99
Days Of Glory $19.99
Déjà Vu $16.99
Rio Bravo: 2-disc Ultimate Collector’s Edition $29.99

Ghost Rider $15.99
Ghost Rider: 2-disc Extended Edition $22.99
Ghost Rider Blu-Ray $29.99

Men In Black $9.99
Underworld $9.99
Spider-Man $9.99
Best Buy Exclusive: Free Visual Guide Book with purchase of Ghost Rider. Minimum 12 per store. No rain checks.
Purchase Ghost Rider and one of the three DVDs above on the same receipt and get both titles for $20.


Hellboy Animated: Blood & Iron $17.99
Hellboy Animated: Sword Of Storms
(Buy Hellboy Animated: Blood & Iron and receive a Best Buy Exclusive Figurine and you can also purchase Hellboy Animated: Sword Of Storms for just $5. Figurine minimum is 5 per store. No rain checks. On packaging)

Tyler Perry’s Diary Of A Mad Black Woman: Special Edition $17.99
Tyler Perry’s Daddy’s Little Girl $15.99
Madea’s Class Reunion $9.99
Madea Goes To Jail $9.99
(Buy either Daddy’s Little Girls OR Diary Of A Mad Black Woman: Special Edition and get ANY Tyler Perry Play on DVD for only $5. Titles must be purchased on the same receipt.)


$5.99 each:
The Man
Just Friends
A History Of Violence
Snatch

$9.99 DVDs: Free $5 Gift Card Instantly with purchase of any 2 of these DVDs. Titles must be purchased on the same receipt.
Big: Extended Edition
That Thing That You Do!: Extended Cut
Idiocracy
Thank You For Smoking
Bandidas
The Sentinel
Flyboys
Porkys; One Size Fits All Edition
Grandma’s Boy: Unrated
Kingdom Of Heaven
Road House
Office Space: Special Edition
The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
Napoleon Dynamite
The Full Monty: Fully Exposed Edition
Revenge Of The Nerds: Panty Raid Edition
Fight Club
Transporter 2
Donnie Darko
There’s Something About Mary
Date Movie: Unrated
Dodgeball: Unrated

$19.99 DVDs: Free Plush Dog + Save $10 Instantly when you purchase 3 select Disney DVDs. DVDs must be purchased on the same receipt.
Plush dog may vary by store. Minimum 10 per store. No rain checks.

The Shaggy Dog
Eight Below
Air Buddies
The Fox & The Hound
The Fox & The Hound 2

HD DVDs: (Get a Free $10 Gift Card Instantly when you purchase any 2 of these HD DVDs. Must be purchased on the same receipt)

Constantine $24.99
Swordfish $24.99
Full Metal Jacket $24.99
Alpha Dog $29.99
Serenity $24.99
The Chronicles Of Riddick $24.99

DVD Sets:
The Rolling Stones: The Biggest Bang $29.99
The Practice: Volume I $27.99
Welcome Back Kotter: Season 1 $24.99
The West Wing: The Complete Series $179.99
M*A*S*H: Martinis & Medicine Complete Collection $179.99
Planet Earth $59.99
Band Of Brothers $49.99

Ultimate James Bond Collection: Volumes I / II / III / IV $49.99 each
Deadwood: Season 1 / 2 $49.99 each

FOX DVD Sets: $19.99 each:
Choose from over 140 titles. Minimum 56 Fox TV on DVD titles per store.

Titles shown in ad:
24
Prison Break
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Angel
The X-Files
Firefly
Bones
The Shield
That 70’s Show
Arrested Development
Futurama
King Of The Hill
Family Guy



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Target on sale DVD items:


$10.00 each: for these titles listed below and selected others
The Lake House
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
See No Evil
The Ant Bully

DVD Sets:
Deadwood: Season 3 $62.99

 

[Bill Thomann]

Breach from Target for me. I got The Verdict CE from DD in Saturday's mail (all my DeepDiscount orders lately have been getting to me in about half the usual time).

 

[Scott_J]

Thanks, guys, but no new releases for me this week. Which is a good thing with the money I've spent at DD's 20% sale this week, not to mention the Six Feet Under set I ordered at Amazon yesterday.

Just for a laugh, this is a customer review for the Walker, Texas Ranger S3 release at Amazon:

 

[Jason_V]

Well, I might just have to "upgrade" my 24 sets to the slimline packs; my digipacks are about ready to fall apart after only 6 months.

And we'll see if I can grab some of the X Files seasons...

This week wasn't supposed to happen like this.

 

[Jason L.]

Would someone please tell me if the Starship Troopers SE DVD is new or just a repackaged one. Thanks.

 

[Steve...O]

Thanks for the round-up.

Huge week for me
Original Nancy Drew Mystery Movie Collection
Charley's Aunt (Jack Benny fans rejoice!)
Diagnosis Murder S2
Millcreek's 150 episode TV Detectives Collection (under $10 with ddd's 20% off sale)

Steve

 

[Luke Foust]

I'll be picking up the Shield Season 5 at Best Buy for sure. $19.99 is the best price I have seen on this yet.

 

[Bob Graham]

IMPOSSIBLE TO FORGET is impossible for me to pass up! Thanks for highlighting this title, Mike, or I might not have known of it's existance. GO SOX!

 

[Will_C]

What's on Target's EXCLUSIVE “DELUXE EDITION” OF Ghost Rider? I was thinking of picking up the extended cut at CC and getting their bonus disc. Anyone know anything about it?

 

[TravisR]

I'll be picking up:

Deadwood: Season Three
Masters Of Horror: The Screwfly Solution

Amazon's price for Deadwood is $49.99 now. I guess they're trying to compete with BB and CC.

Thanks for the prices!

 

[SVTStingRay]

all i know is it better not be a bonus dvd cause then im gonna be pissed. someone posted a walmart flyer from canada and it showed a bonus dvd for ghostrider as well, and then theres the cc disk. whats the point of breaking up all these small exclusives to drive the consumer mad.

 

[bignev44]

Deadwood S3

Thanks Mike and Patrick!

 

[Rob P S]

The Circuit City ad has a mistake - Star Trek 3 is on sale, not Star Trek 2.

 

[Bonnie*F]

Mike -
What's in the Cecil B. DeMille Classic Collection? I looked at Amazon.com and can't even get a DVD collection to come up to find out. DDD has the cover which says 16 early feature films and the blurb says "Some of Cecil B. DeMille's best silent movies are included on this collection. DeMille fans will be delighted to find his directorial debut, THE SQUAW MAN, included. The story of THE SQUAW MAN follows Englishman Captain Wynnegate (Dustin Farnum) as he travels to the U.S. as an exile, after taking the fall for his embezzler cousin. Travelling west, he marries an Indian squaw (Red Wing), but years later his cousin admits to the crime on his deathbed, and the Captain returns to England after his wife's suicide."

Can you find out? Please sir.....

 

[Mike Frezon]

 

[Jason Seaver]

HD DVDs of Monty Python and Sneakers for me. Does anyone know if Meaning of Life has everything from the two-disc set? Universal seems to be pretty good about including everything, but it's almost impossible to find specs on these releases.

 

[ScottJH]

 

[Aaron Silverman]

Speaking of Python, anyone know which SE of The Holy Grail is on sale at CC?

 

[Jason Seaver]

Excellent. I was just checking the shelf last night and saw that I had the original Image DVD release, so this upgrade's a no-brainer.