The Weekly RoundUpThe Features
– Gregory Peck & Barbara Payton (Only the Valiant – 1951)
– Forest Whitaker, Dennis Quaid & Matthew Fox (Vantage Point – 2008)
– The Men Who Tread on the Tiger’s Tail – 1945
– Owen Wilson and gang (Drillbit Taylor – 2008)
– Yoshiko Tsuruoka & Yukio Mishima (Patriotism – 1966)
| SD-DVD TITLE |
Amazon |
BestBuy |
CrcCity |
Target |
Costco |
|
| 30 Days: Season 2 |
$20.99 |
$24.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| American Film Theater Mega Set (Kino) |
$179.99 |
$179.99 |
$169.99 |
- |
- |
| Batman: The Movie SE (1966) |
$9.98 |
$9.99 |
$6.99 |
- |
- |
| City of Men |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| The Closer: Season 3 |
$25.99 |
$29.99 |
$29.99 |
$27.99 |
$29.86 |
| Dead and Gone |
$23.99 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| **Drillbit Taylor (R & NR) |
$16.99 |
$16.99 |
$19.99 |
$16.99 |
- |
| Ganges |
$14.99 |
$14.99 |
$17.99 |
- |
- |
| Get Smart’s Bruce & Lloyd: Out of Control |
$16.99 |
$16.99 |
$19.99 |
$17.99 |
- |
| Heathers (20th Anniversary Edition) |
$14.99 |
$14.99 |
$14.99 |
- |
- |
| Hellboy LE (Animated 2-disc with figurine) |
$30.99 |
$19.99 |
$24.99 |
- |
- |
| House of Payne: Volume 2 |
$16.99 |
$24.99 |
$19.99 |
$22.99 |
- |
| Mad Men: Season 1 |
$31.99 |
$32.99 |
$34.99 |
$34.99 |
- |
| The Men Who Tread on the Tiger’s Tail |
$10.99 |
$14.99 |
$14.99 |
- |
- |
| Mishima: Life in Four Chapters (CC) |
$34.99 |
$34.99 |
$34.99 |
- |
- |
| My Blueberry Nights |
$14.99 |
$17.99 |
$14.99 |
- |
- |
| Only the Valiant |
$8.99 |
$12.99 |
$14.98 |
- |
- |
| Patriotism (CC) |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Sex and Death 101 |
$14.99 |
$14.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Shotgun Stories |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Streets of San Francisco: Season 2 Vol. 1 |
$29.99 |
$34.99 |
$34.99 |
- |
- |
| Til Death Do Us Part: Season 1 |
$35.99 |
$19.99 |
$29.99 |
- |
- |
| Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns (1 disc) |
$18.99 |
$16.99 |
$14.99 |
$16.99 |
- |
| Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns SE (2 disc) |
$19.99 |
$22.99 |
$22.99 |
$22.99 |
- |
| Vantage Point (1 disc) |
$17.99 |
$16.99 |
$14.99 |
$16.99 |
- |
| Vantage Point SE (2 disc) |
$22.99 |
$22.99 |
$22.99 |
$22.99 |
- |
| Walker, Texas Ranger: Season 5 |
$34.99 |
$34.99 |
$49.99 |
- |
- |
| Walker, Texas Ranger: Seasons 1-6 |
$156.99 |
$239.99 |
$249.99 |
- |
- |
| Won Ton Ton: Dog Who Saved Hollywood |
$12.99 |
$12.99 |
$9.99 |
- |
- |
| BLU-RAY TITLE |
Amazon |
BestBuy |
CrcCity |
Target |
Costco |
|
| Batman: The Movie SE (1966) |
$26.95 |
$34.99 |
$29.99 |
- |
- |
| Drillbit Taylor |
$27.95 |
$29.99 |
$27.99 |
$29.99 |
- |
| Ganges |
$19.95 |
$24.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Gangs of New York |
$22.95 |
$29.99 |
$34.99 |
$24.99 |
- |
| Get Smart’s Bruce & Lloyd: Out of Control |
$24.95 |
$29.99 |
$29.99 |
- |
- |
| In the Line of Fire |
$19.95 |
$24.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Mad Men: Season 1 |
$31.95 |
$39.99 |
$34.99 |
$39.99 |
- |
| Point Break |
$27.95 |
$34.99 |
$34.99 |
- |
- |
| Sex and Death 101 |
$23.95 |
$29.99 |
$29.99 |
- |
- |
| Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns |
$23.95 |
$29.99 |
$27.99 |
$29.99 |
- |
| Vantage Point |
$25.95 |
$29.99 |
$27.99 |
$29.99 |
- |
(CC) after a title = New release in the Criterion Collection.
Individual titles included in box sets listed above:American Film Theater Mega Set (Kino): The Iceman Cometh (1973), A Delicate Balance, (1973), The Man in the Glass Booth (1975), Rhinoceros (1974), Butley (1974), The Maids (1975), Luther (1974), In Celebration (1975), Three Sisters (1970), The Homecoming (1973), Galileo (1974), Lost in the Stars (1974), Philadelphia, Here I Come! (1975), Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (1975)..
The PricesThe 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 Careful! Drillbit Taylor is being released in BOTH Rated and Unrated versions!
--Some wider-than-usual differences in prices this week (varying retailer-to-retailer).
--The Blu-ray list is starting to get longer on many weeks!
--Best Buy is advertising an EXCLUSIVE 2-disc deluxe edition of Get Smart’s Bruce & Lloyd: Out of Control this week for $22.99.
Includes first two episodes of Get Smart TV series.
--Best Buy also has a $15 savings when you buy BOTH any version of Vantage Point and any of two Sony Walkmans shown in their flyer.
Must be purchased on same receipt. BB item numbers for the Walkmans are: 8718051 & 8715033.
--Buy ANY TWO of the following three DVDs and get them BOTH for $25: City of Men, City of God, My Blueberry Nights.
Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Best Buy is having a HUGE sale on FOX TV shows with many seasons on sale for just $16.99.
Over 80 titles to choose from in-store or online. Reg. price $24.99 - $49.99 each.
--And, further…Best Buy is having a sale on South Park season sets: Seasons 1-5 @ $14.99 each and Seasons 6-10 for $24.99 apiece. Also, buy ANY season set and get a “Kenny” figure for just $2.99.
Kenny figure regularly $4.99. Minimum 8 per store. No rainchecks.
--Also @ BB, a big sale on HBO TV sets and season sets. Includes John Adams & Band of Brothers.
Save $15 to $35 on selected seasons.
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Best Buy Odds and Ends: Best Buy has lists of “Double Feature” DVDs for sale @ $9.99.
--Free ADDRESS BOOK @ Circuit City with the purchase of Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns.
--Circuit City AND Target are BOTH advertising FREE MOVIE CASH to see Get Smart in theaters with the purchase of Get Smart’s Bruce & Lloyd: Out of Control.
Get Smart in theaters 6-20-08. Up to $7 value.
--CC also has a sale on FOX TV titles.
Save $12 to $25 on select titles shown in their flyer. Titles may vary by store.
--Circuit City also has a long list of $24.99 Blu-ray discs on sale: National Treasure, National Treasure 2, The Prestige, Apocalypto, Cars, all three PotC movies, No Country for Old Men, Signs, The Recruit, Déjà vu, Pearl Harbor, Ratatouille, Enchanted, The Chronicles of Narnia: TLTW&TW, The Wild, Meet the Robinsons, The GamePlan.
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Circuit City Odds and Ends: A long list of DVDs for $4.99. Also, $5.99 Tyler Perry DVDs and a list of some $6.99 titles.
--At Target, get a FREE $5 Target GiftCard when you purchase Mad Men: Season 1 on SD-DVD.
Quantity limited. No rainchecks.
-Target (AND Circuit City, too) is advertising FREE MOVIE CASH to see Get Smart in theaters with the purchase of Get Smart’s Bruce & Lloyd: Out of Control.
Get Smart in theaters 6-20-08. Up to $7 value.
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Target Odds and Ends: A collection of titles for $7.50 and some TV season sets on sale.
