The Weekly RoundUpThe Features
– Al Jolson (The Jazz Singer – 1927)
– Transformers – 2007
– Mildred Natwick, Lisa Lucas & Jason Robards
(The House Without a Christmas Tree – 1972)
– March of the Wooden Soldiers – 1934
– Arthur Askey (The Ghost Train – 1941)
– Angelina Jolie (A Mighty Heart – 2007)The Prices
| SD-DVD TITLE |
Amazon |
BestBuy |
CrcCity |
Target |
Costco |
|
| Absolutely Fabulous: White Box |
$11.19 |
$12.99 |
$12.99 |
- |
- |
| Amityville Collection – Triple Feature |
$26.99 |
$24.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| **Believers (R & NR) |
$18.69 |
$17.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Carlos Saura’s Flamenco trilogy (CC) |
$33.69 |
$44.99 |
$34.99 |
- |
- |
| Casshern (Director’s Cut) |
$19.99 |
$24.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Christmas Do-Over |
$18.69 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Crazy Love |
$18.89 |
$24.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| The Ghost Train (1941) |
$22.49 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Havoc 2: Normal Adolescent Behavior |
$14.99 |
$14.99 |
$15.99 |
- |
- |
| The Hoax |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
$19.49 |
| Hollow Man (Director’s Cut) |
$14.99 |
- |
$15.99 |
- |
- |
| House Without a Christmas Tree |
$9.79 |
$9.99 |
$10.99 |
- |
- |
| Ice Spiders |
$22.49 |
$22.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Icons of Horror Coll.: Sam Katzman |
$17.49 |
$22.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| The Invisible |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Ironside: Season 2 |
$34.99 |
$39.99 |
$39.99 |
- |
- |
| The Jazz Singer (80th Anniv. Edition) |
$27.89 |
$34.99 |
$34.99 |
- |
- |
| Jingle All the Way (Family Fun Ed.) |
$14.99 |
$14.99 |
$15.99 |
- |
- |
| Kings of South Beach |
$22.49 |
$22.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Land of Hunted Men (1943) |
$13.49 |
$12.99 |
$12.99 |
- |
- |
| MacGuyver: Complete Series |
$135.99 |
$169.99 |
$159.99 |
- |
- |
| MoH: The Damned Thing |
$9.49 |
$12.99 |
$12.99 |
- |
- |
| Medium: Season 3 |
$41.99 |
$44.99 |
$39.99 |
- |
$37.99 |
| Michael Moore Hates America |
$17.99 |
$14.99 |
$15.99 |
- |
- |
| A Mighty Heart |
$18.99 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
$18.99 |
| MGM Holiday Classics Collection |
$36.99 |
$24.99 |
$34.99 |
- |
- |
| My Best Friend |
$18.69 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Planet Terror SE (Ext. & NR) (2-disc) |
$22.95 |
$17.99 |
$16.99 |
$17.99 |
- |
| Planet Terror (Steel Book) (BB only) |
- |
$22.99 |
- |
- |
- |
| The Reaping |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
| **Return/House/Haunted Hill (R & NR) |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Roseanne: Season 9 |
$26.99 |
$26.99 |
$34.99 |
- |
- |
| Squidbillies: Volume 1 |
$22.49 |
$26.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Studio 60 on Sunset Strip |
$41.99 |
$41.99 |
$49.99 |
- |
- |
| That ‘70s Show: Season 7 |
$34.99 |
$36.99 |
$34.99 |
$32.99 |
- |
| Transformers (2007) (1 disc) |
$16.99 |
$14.99 |
$13.99 |
$15.99 |
- |
| Transformers SE (2007) (2 disc) |
$22.99 |
$22.99 |
$22.99 |
- |
$22.99 |
| Transformers DE (Target only) |
- |
- |
- |
$24.99 |
- |
| Treasures III: Social Issues (1900-34) |
$80.99 |
$99.99 |
$79.99 |
- |
- |
| Trials of Darryl Hunt |
$25.19 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Wanted - Dead or Alive: Season 3 |
$29.99 |
$34.99 |
$34.99 |
- |
- |
| White Christmas |
$14.99 |
$14.99 |
$15.99 |
- |
- |
| HD-DVD TITLE |
Amazon |
BestBuy |
CrcCity |
Target |
Costco |
|
| A Mighty Heart |
$27.95 |
$29.99 |
$39.99 |
- |
$27.89 |
| The Reaping |
$27.95 |
$34.99 |
$39.99 |
- |
- |
| Return to House on Haunted Hill |
$23.95 |
$29.99 |
$34.00 |
- |
- |
| Transformers (2007) |
$27.95 |
$29.99 |
$29.99 |
$29.99 |
$27.79 |
| BLU-RAY TITLE |
Amazon |
BestBuy |
CrcCity |
Target |
Costco |
|
| Hollow Man (Director’s Cut) |
$19.95 |
- |
$28.96 |
- |
- |
| The Invisible |
$23.95 |
$29.99 |
$34.00 |
- |
- |
| Masters of Horror: Season 1 V1 |
$19.95 |
$24.99 |
$29.98 |
- |
- |
| Masters of Horror: Season 1 V2 |
$19.95 |
$24.99 |
$29.98 |
- |
- |
| The Reaping |
$23.95 |
$29.99 |
$34.00 |
- |
- |
| Return to House on Haunted Hill |
$23.95 |
$29.99 |
$34.00 |
- |
- |
(CC) after a title = New release in the Criterion Collection.
(MoH) before a title = New release in the Masters of Horror Collection.
Individual titles included in box sets listed above:Amityville Collection – Triple Feature: Amityville Dollhouse, Amityville 1992: It’s About Time, Amityville: A New Generation.
Carlos Saura’s Flamenco Trilogy (CC): Blood Wedding, Carmen, El Amor Brujo.
Icons of Horror Collection: Sam Katzman: The Giant Claw, Creature with the Atom Brain, Zombies of Mora Tau, The Werewolf.
MGM Holiday Classics Collection: The Bishop’s Wife, March of the Wooden Soldiers, Pocketful of Miracles.
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! Believers AND Return to the House on Haunted Hillare available in
both RATED and UNRATED versions...
get the one that’s right for you!
--Just like with they did with Grindhouse: Death Proof, Best Buy will have a “steelbook” edition of Grindhouse: Planet Terror. Includes an EXCLUSIVE DIRECTOR’S INTERVIEW DISC.
On-pack. Minimum 15 per store. No rainchecks.
--Best Buy also have an instant $5 savings when you buy ANY TWO of the following three films on DVD: The Reaping, Return to the House on Haunted Hill, Believers.
Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Best Buy is also advertising an EXCLUSIVE FREE LITHOGRAPH with its copies of Transformers on DVD.
Minimum 30 per store. No rainchecks.
--Also, BB has a FREE $10 BEST BUY GIFT CARD, instantly, when you buy BOTH Transformers on DVD and Transformers: the video game. Or, you can SAVE $5, instantly, when you buy Transformers on DVD AND a Transformers Action Figure ($19.99).
--And, Best Buy has an EXCLUSIVE TRANSFORMERS GIFT SET ($29.99) which includes Transformers on DVD, and “Optimus Prime” and “Cliffjumper” figures.
On-pack. Minimum 10 per store. No rainchecks.
--And there’s FREE MOVIE CASH to see “Lions for Lambs” @ Best Buy this week with the purchase of The Best Picture Modern Collection ($19.99) or ANY UA Gift Set: Volumes 1 – 3.
Two free movie tickets. On-pack. $7.50 value. Valid 11-9-07 thru 12-30-07.
--Best Buy is also advertising a price of just $19.99 apiece on That ‘70s Show: Seasons 1 thru 6 on DVD—when you purchase That ‘70s Show: Season 7.
--
Best Buy Odds and Ends:Best Buy has a number of DVDs listed @ $9.99.
--Circuit City has a FREE TRANFORMERS HAT for its first 20 customers!
While supplies last.
--@ Circuit City, buy Transformers on DVD and get an EXCLUSIVE FREE TRANSFORMERS DIGITAL DOWNLOAD CARD.
Access to more than 11 minutes of exclusive footage.
--Circuit City has a FREE MOVIE CASH to see “The Mist” with the purchase of Planet Terror on DVD.
On-pack.
--Save $5, instantly, with the purchase of ANY two of the following three movies on DVD: Believers, The Reaping, Return to the House on Haunted Hill.
Must be purchased on same receipt.
--CC has a “Buy 2 and save $10” deal AND a “Buy 3 and save $20” deal on the following select TV on DVD series: CSI: Seasons 1-5, CSI-Miami: Seasons 1-3, NCIS: Seasons 1-3, Criminal Minds: Season 2, Ghost Whisperer: Seasons 1-2, JAG: Season 3.
--
Circuit City Odds and Ends: Circuit City has a list of DVDs for sale @ $4.99, $6.99 and $9.99 apiece.
--Target’s got a pretty cool EXCLUSIVE in connection with Transformers on DVD—an EXCLUSIVE DELUXE EDITION WHICH includes the “WORLD’S FIRST TRANSFORMING DVD CASE!”
The DVD case becomes a 15” tall Optimus Prime Robot! Also has bonus content nand all-new comic. Limit 3 per guest. No rain checks.
--Target is also back with one of its FREE $5 GIFTCARDS with the purchase of Transformers (1-disc) on DVD ($15.99) AND their EXCLUSIVE TRANSFORMERS BUMBLEBEE TOY ($15.99).
Quantity limited. No rainchecks.
-- Target has a “Buy One, Get One Free” deal on Disney Blu-ray discs. Shown in the ad are: Wild Hogs, Apocalypto, Pirate of Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest.
Choose from titles shown and selected others. Quantities limited. No rainchecks.
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Target Odds and Ends: Target has a short list of TV Shows on DVD on sale this week.
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Other Transformer Odds and Ends:
--At Wal-Mart, an EXCLUSIVE TWO-DISC TRANSFORMERS PACKAGE which “includes ‘Transformers Beginnings’ an exclusive prequel narrated by the voice of Optimus Prime: Peter Cullen.”
--At K-Mart, buy Transformers on DVD AND a Hasbro transformers toy ($19.99+) and save $10, instantly, at the register. Also, buy a Transformers DVD and get a FREE KEYCHAIN LIGHT.
This is from info gleaned off an internet site which I cannot confirm immediately.
--And what goes better with big, massive Transformers Robots than Twinkies? Hostess is running a $4 mail-in rebate on the Transformers DVDs.
Details here--including downloadable rebate form.
