The Weekly RoundUpThe Features
– Sleeping Beauty – 1959
– Charlton Heston & Janet Leigh (Touch of Evil – 1958)
– The Picture of Dorian Gray – 1945
– Michael Keaton – (Beetlejuice – 1988)
– The 7th Voyage of Sinbad – 1958The Prices
| SD-DVD TITLE |
Amazon |
BestBuy |
CrcCity |
Target |
Costco |
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| 30 Rock: Season 2 |
$27.99 |
$26.99 |
$34.99 |
$27.99 |
- |
| The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (50th Anniv. Ed.) |
$17.99 |
$14.99 |
$14.99 |
- |
- |
| A Charlie Brown Christmas DE |
$14.99 |
$14.99 |
$17.99 |
- |
- |
| A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving DE |
$14.99 |
$14.99 |
$17.99 |
- |
- |
| Alice Faye Collection: Volume 2 |
$36.99 |
$44.99 |
$49.98 |
- |
- |
| Battle Beneath Earth/The Ultimate Warrior |
$14.99 |
$14.99 |
$17.99 |
- |
- |
| Beverly Hillbillies: Season 2 |
$36.99 |
$34.99 |
$49.98 |
- |
- |
| Brotherhood: Season 2 |
$27.99 |
$27.99 |
$34.99 |
- |
- |
| Classic Christmas Favorites |
$27.99 |
$29.99 |
$34.99 |
- |
- |
| The Devil’s Chair |
$21.99 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Doctor Who: Brain of Mobius |
$20.99 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Doctor Who: Trial of a Time Lord |
$50.99 |
$49.99 |
$59.98 |
- |
- |
| Dog Gone |
$21.99 |
$14.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Four Jills in a Jeep |
$12.99 |
$12.99 |
$14.98 |
- |
- |
| Four Minutes |
$21.99 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Great American Broadcast |
$12.99 |
$12.99 |
$14.98 |
- |
- |
| Halloween NR CE (2007) (3-disc) |
$18.99 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Halloween Box Set (30th Anniv. Edition) |
$62.99 |
$49.99 |
$79.99 |
- |
- |
| The Happening |
$19.99 |
$16.99 |
$14.99 |
$16.99 |
$18.79 |
| Hello Frisco Hello |
$12.99 |
$12.99 |
$14.98 |
- |
- |
| Hollywood Cavalcade |
$12.99 |
$12.99 |
$14.98 |
- |
- |
| How I Met Your Mother: Season 3 |
$25.99 |
$25.99 |
$27.99 |
- |
- |
| Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer |
$15.99 |
$24.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Jack Frost DE |
$17.99 |
$14.99 |
$14.99 |
- |
- |
| Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead |
$23.99 |
$16.99 |
$21.99 |
- |
- |
| Keeping Up with Kardashians: Season 1 |
$14.99 |
$14.99 |
$14.99 |
- |
- |
| Last of the Mohicans SE (1936) |
$21.99 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Le deuxieme soufflé (CC) |
$27.99 |
$34.99 |
$34.99 |
- |
- |
| Le doulos (CC) |
$27.99 |
$34.99 |
$34.99 |
- |
- |
| The Man in the Iron Mask SE (1939) |
$24.99 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Martin: Season 5 |
$21.99 |
$21.99 |
$21.99 |
- |
- |
| Mission Impossible: Season 5 |
$36.99 |
$34.99 |
$49.99 |
- |
- |
| Mister Roberts (1984) |
$18.99 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Memory Keeper’s Daughter |
$21.99 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Moon Zero Two/When Dinosaurs Ruled… |
$14.99 |
$17.99 |
- |
- |
- |
| The Munsters: Complete Series |
$51.99 |
$59.99 |
$69.98 |
- |
- |
| The Munsters: Family Portrait |
$14.99 |
$14.99 |
- |
- |
- |
| The Note |
$21.99 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| On the Avenue |
$12.99 |
$12.99 |
$14.98 |
- |
- |
| Oversexed Rugsuckers from Mars (1989) |
$12.99 |
$12.99 |
- |
- |
- |
| The Original Faces of Death (30th Anniv. Ed.) |
$21.99 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| The Picture of Dorian Gray |
$12.99 |
$14.99 |
$14.99 |
- |
- |
| Psycho SE (2-disc) |
$19.99 |
$24.99 |
$21.99 |
- |
- |
| Ray Harryhausen Collectible Gift Set |
$72.99 |
$99.99 |
$79.99 |
- |
- |
| Rear Window SE |
$19.99 |
$24.99 |
$21.99 |
- |
- |
| Robot Chicken: Season 3 |
$21.99 |
$21.99 |
$21.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
| Rose of Washington Square |
$12.99 |
$12.99 |
$14.98 |
- |
- |
| The Santa Clause 3 Movie Collection |
$29.99 |
$34.99 |
$34.99 |
- |
$29.99 |
| The Sarah Jane Adventures: Season 1 |
$34.99 |
$29.99 |
$49.98 |
- |
- |
| The Simpsons: Season 11 |
$31.99 |
$29.99 |
$29.99 |
$29.99 |
- |
| Sleeping Beauty: Platinum Edition (2-disc) |
$19.99 |
$14.99 |
$14.99 |
$15.99 |
$18.99 |
| The Smurfs: Season 1 Volume 2 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
$21.99 |
$16.99 |
- |
| South Park: The Cult of Cartman |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
$17.99 |
- |
- |
| Speed Racer: Complete Series Collection |
$42.49 |
$32.99 |
$49.98 |
- |
- |
| Three Stooges Coll.: Volume 4 (’42-’45) |
$21.99 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Touch of Evil |
$19.99 |
$24.99 |
$21.99 |
- |
- |
| TV Sets Holiday Treats |
$9.99 |
$9.99 |
$9.99 |
- |
- |
| Vertigo SE |
$19.99 |
$24.99 |
$21.99 |
- |
- |
| The Visitor |
$14.99 |
$17.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Watership Down DE |
$17.99 |
$14.99 |
$14.99 |
- |
- |
| World w/o End/Satellite in the Sky |
$14.99 |
$14.99 |
$17.99 |
- |
- |
| **You Don’t Mess with the Zohan (R&NR) |
$19.99 |
$16.99 |
$16.99 |
$16.99 |
- |
| You Don’t Mess with the Zohan SE (2-disc) |
$23.99 |
$22.99 |
$22.99 |
$22.99 |
- |
| You’re Not Elected, Charlie Brown |
$13.99 |
$14.99 |
$17.99 |
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| BLU-RAY TITLE |
Amazon |
BestBuy |
CrcCity |
Target |
Costco |
|
| The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (50th Anniv. Ed.) |
$19.95 |
- |
$19.99 |
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- |
| The Amityville Horror (1979) |
$29.95 |
$34.99 |
$34.99 |
- |
- |
| Beetlejuice (20th Anniversary Edition) |
$23.95 |
$29.99 |
$34.99 |
- |
- |
| Body Heat |
$19.95 |
$24.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Carrie |
$27.95 |
- |
$34.99 |
- |
- |
| The Happening |
$27.95 |
$27.99 |
$29.99 |
$29.99 |
- |
| Interview with the Vampire |
$19.95 |
$24.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| The Omen |
$25.95 |
$29.99 |
$29.99 |
- |
- |
| The Omen Collection |
$89.95 |
$114.99 |
$109.99 |
- |
- |
| Otis |
$19.95 |
$24.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Ray Harryhausen Collection |
$74.95 |
- |
$79.99 |
- |
- |
| Sleeping Beauty: Platinum Edition (3-disc) |
$23.95 |
$25.99 |
$25.99 |
$27.99 |
$26.99 |
| The Visitor |
$26.95 |
$29.99 |
$34.99 |
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| You Don’t Mess with the Zohan |
$26.95 |
$29.99 |
$29.99 |
$29.99 |
- |
| Young Frankenstein |
$26.95 |
- |
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(CC) after a title = New release in the Criterion Collection.
Individual titles included in box sets listed above:Alice Faye Collection: Volume 2: Four Jills in a Jeep, Hollywood Cavalcade, Hello Frisco Hello, Rose of Washington Square, The Great American Broadcast.
Classic Christmas Favorites: 10 telecasts which include How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Leprechaun’s Christmas Gold, The Little Drummer Boy Book II, The Stingiest Man in Town, The Year Without a Santa Clause, Rudolph’s Shiny New Year, Nestor the Long-Eared Donkey, Frosty’s Winter Wonderland, Twas the Night Before Christmas, Rudolph & Frosty’s Christmas in July.
Halloween 30th Anniversary Box Set: Halloween (Extended Edition, Halloween 4-The Return of Michael Myers, Halloween 5, and the documentary Halloween-25 Years of Terror.
Ray Harryhausen Collectible Gift Set (SD-DVD): 20 Million Miles to Earth, Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, It Came from Beneath the Sea.
Ray Harryhausen Collection (Blu-ray): 20 Million Miles to Earth, Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, It Came from Beneath the Sea, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad.
TV Sets Holiday Treats: Eight holiday episodes from The Honeymooners, Frasier, The Andy Griffith Show, I Love Lucy, Family Ties, Taxi, The Brady Bunch, Wings.
The Santa Clause 3 Movie Collection: The Santa Clause, The Santa Clause 2, The Santa Clause 3.
The Omen Collection (Blu-ray): The Omen, The Omen 2: Damien’s Return, The Omen 3: The Final Conflict, The Omen: 666.
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--Phew! LOTS going on this week! LOTS of releases, LOTS of deals!
**Be Careful! You Don’t Mess with the Zohan (1-disc) is being released, this week, in both Rated and Unrated versions! Get the one that’s right for you!
--Some things I can’t explain this week: all my new-release lists and BB & CC show the 30th Anniversary release of Halloween to be out this week. Amazon says next week. Also, BB’s flyer and bb.com differ by a buck on their price for the BD of Sleeping Beauty. For some reason I think “Four Jills in a Jeep” is a really cool title for a film. And I never knew there was a live TV recording of the mid-80s revival of Mr. Roberts starring Robert Hayes, Charles Durning, Marilu Henner, Kevin Bacon & Howard Hesseman. And, there are these two releases—SEs of the 1936 Last of the Mohicans and 1939 The Man in the Iron Mask—which keep showing up, with very little info, by an outfit called “Firecake Entertainment.” Buyer beware. And, I also never knew there was ever a 1989 film titled “Oversexed Rugsuckers from Mars.” Really. Never.
--One thing I think is REALLY COOL this week: the fact that Disney has included a 1-disc SD-DVD of Sleeping Beauty in with the Blu-ray release. That’s terrific for a whole lot of reasons!
--A 3/$40 deal at Best Buy this week on Disney animated classics and animated non-classics. Buy ANY THREE of the following DVDs and get them BOTH for $40: The Aristocats, Cars, Enchanted, Finding NemoLittle Mermaid III: Ariel’s Beginning, Mary Poppins, Meet the Robinsons, Ratatouille, Snow Buddies, Sword in the Stone. (Reg. $19.99).
Must be purchased on same receipt.
--The first Disney animated classic hits Blu-ray this week and Best Buy has put together an interesting DVD buyback program as part of this event (from bestbuy.com/sleepingbeauty):
Quote:
Best Buy DVD Buy Back Program
Receive a $10 Best Buy gift card by mail when you purchase the 50th Anniversary Edition of Sleeping Beauty on Blu-ray Disc and send in any used Disney DVD.
Offer valid in store only. See store for details and mail-in form.
Best Buy Standard Terms and Conditions:
Limit of one $10 Best Buy gift card per household. The Blu-ray Disc version of Sleeping Beauty must be purchased during the promotion period beginning 10/07/2008 and ending 10/11/2008, and must be identified on one receipt. All rebate submissions are subject to purchase validation; returned products are not eligible for the gift card payment. Product may not be returned for full purchase price once the gift card has been fulfilled. Customers who receive a price match, of any type, will not be eligible for the gift card. Those who receive a gift card and later receive a price match, will have the value of the gift card deducted from the price match. Gift Receipts are not accepted as proof of purchase.
Best Buy and its fulfillment companies are not responsible for incomplete, illegible, late, lost, mutilated, misdirected or postage-due requests. All rebate materials and requests for each gift card must be sent in separate envelopes, postmarked by the offer deadline, and sent to the address listed on the Rebate Form. Fraudulent submission of multiple requests and/or providing false information disqualifies this gift card request and could result in federal prosecution for U.S. Mail Fraud. Best Buy reserves the right to deny and/or disregard any gift card request if deemed to be false or fraudulent. Best Buy gift card is paid in U.S. funds. Information submitted with any gift card request will be handled according to the Best Buy Privacy Policy, which can be found on Best Buy or by calling 1-888-BEST BUY. Offer void where prohibited or restricted by law. Requests from Best Buy employees will not be honored or acknowledged. Keep a photocopy of all materials submitted for your records.
Mail to: Dealtree
2040 N. Rosebud Blvd.
Bidg. D, Suite 110
McKinney, TX 75069-8213 |
--Best Buy also will have a FREE EXCLUSIVE SLEEPING BEAUTY ALARM CLOCK (Hey! That’s not how she woke up!) with its copies of Sleeping Beauty on both SD & Blu-ray.
Clock value = $6.99
--If Princess Aurora isn’t your thing, maybe you’d prefer to pick up a FREE Cartman figure with this week’s release of South Park: The Cult of Cartman.
Figure value = $4.99.
--Save $5, instantly, when you buy BOTH The Happening AND Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead ($16.99 apiece).
Must be purchased on same receipt.
--THIS IS A REALLY NICE DEAL! Save $10 when you buy ANY TWO of the following Blu-ray discs at Best Buy:
$29.99: Iron Man, Kill Bill: Vol. 1, Kill Bill: Vol. 2.
$34.99: The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Best Buy has an EXCLUSIVE “BUFFY” BONUS DISC, this week, with the purchase of ANY Fox Sci-fi show on DVD. Among the eligible releases: Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dark Angel, Stargate: Atlantis, Stargate: SG-1.
Both in-store and on-line.
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Best Buy Odds and Ends: Best Buy has a list of DVDs for sale @ $4.99.
--Circuit City is advertising a FREE SLEEPING BEAUTY IRON-ON DECAL with their copies of Sleeping Beauty on SD-DVD.
--Just like BB above, Circuit City also has a $5 INSTANT SAVINGS when you purchase BOTH The Happening AND Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead on SD-DVD.
Must be purchased on same receipt.
--The following Blu-rays discs are $17.99 @ CC this week: 16 Blocks, 300, The Departed, Firewall, I Am Legend, Ocean’s Thirteen, Pan’s Labyrinth, Rush Hour 3, Troy, We Are Marshall.
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Circuit City Odds and Ends: Lists of titles for $3.99 and $7.49.
--Target, this week, is advertising a sampler DVD with their SD-DVD copies of Sleeping Beauty.
Features highlights from the all-new Tinker Bell movie coming to DVD soon. Quantity limited. No rainchecks.
--The following Blu-rays discs are $19.99 @ Target this week: 21, Fifth Element, Men in Black, Vantage Point.
--Target is advertising an EXCLUSIVE RELEASE this week: Sesame Street: Tales of Adventure.
$9.99
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Target Odds and Ends: A list of DVDs for $10.
