The Features
– Gepetto, Pinocchio & Figaro (Pinocchio – 1940)
– Sean Penn (Milk – 2008)
– The Boy in the Striped Pajamas – 2008
– Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married – 2008)
– Beyonce Knowles (Cadillac Records – 2008)
– Howard T. Duck & Lea Thompson (Howard the Duck – 1986)
The Prices
| SD-DVD TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | Target | Costco |
| 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) | $14.99 | $17.99 | ||
| Batman: Motion Picture Anthology (1989-97) | $55.99 | |||
| Battle in Seattle | $10.99 | $9.99 | ||
| The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | |
| Cadillac Records | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | $18.99 |
| Caroline in the City: Season 2 | $27.99 | $34.99 | ||
| Escape to Witch Mountain | $14.99 | $14.99 | ||
| The Exile (1947) (March 15 release) | $19.99 | |||
| Family Ties: Season 5 | $27.99 | $34.99 | ||
| Get Smart: Season 2 | $18.99 | $19.99 | $16.99 | |
| The Girls Next Door: Season 4 | $24.99 | $24.99 | ||
| Happy-Go-Lucky | $19.99 | $19.99 | ||
| Howard the Duck SE | $9.99 | $9.99 | ||
| Let the Right One In | $18.99 | $19.99 | ||
| Marie and Bruce | $22.49 | $19.99 | ||
| Milk | $17.99 | $19.99 | $16.99 | $18.99 |
| The Miracle Worker | $12.99 | $12.99 | ||
| Pinocchio (70th Anniversary Platinum Edition) | $16.99 | $16.99 | $16.99 | $18.99 |
| Primal Fear SE | $13.49 | $9.99 | ||
| Rachel Getting Married | $19.99 | $19.99 | $18.99 | |
| Return from Witch Mountain | $14.99 | $14.99 | ||
| Role Models (NR) | $16.99 | $16.99 | $16.99 | |
| South Park: Season 12 | $30.99 | $30.99 | $32.99 | |
| The Starter Wife: Season 1 | $23.99 | $27.99 | ||
| Synecdoche, New York | $19.99 | $19.99 | ||
| Transporter 3 (1-disc) | $16.99 | $16.99 | $16.99 | |
| Transporter 3 SE (2-disc) | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | |
| Woody Woodpecker Favorites | $13.49 | $12.99 |
| BLU-RAY TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | Target | Costco |
| Batman: Motion Picture Anthology (1989-97) | $88.99 | $89.99 | ||
| Battle in Seattle | $21.95 | $24.99 | ||
| Brokeback Mountain | $19.99 | $24.99 | ||
| Cadillac Records | $26.99 | $29.99 | $26.99 | |
| Let the Right One In | $19.99 | $29.99 | ||
| Milk | $27.99 | $29.99 | $26.99 | |
| Pinocchio (70th Anniversary Platinum Edition) | $24.49 | $25.99 | $26.99 | $25.99 |
| Primal Fear | $19.99 | $24.99 | ||
| Rachel Getting Married | $26.99 | $29.99 | $26.99 | |
| Role Models (NR) | $25.49 | $26.99 | $26.99 | |
| South Park: Season 12 | $46.99 | $54.99 | $44.99 | |
| Synecdoche, New York | $27.99 | $29.99 | ||
| Transporter 3 (2-disc) | $26.99 | $26.99 | $25.99 |
(CC) after a title = New release in the Criterion Collection.
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. 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, PLEASE 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, Circuit City is still out of business...even in Hawaii (where they NEVER guaranteed their prices anyway). |
The Specials
**Caution! Koch is releasing this week (on DVD and Blu-ray Max Fleischer’s Gulliver’s Travels (1939). In an extraordinary case of “the stupids” they have taken this academy ratio film and turned it into a 16:9 presentation. I just left it completely off this week’s RoundUp.
--Purchase your copy of Pinocchio at Best Buy this week (on either DVD or Blu-ray) and get a FREE 3-D COLLECTIBLE CUP. [i[ Minimum 2 per store. No rainchecks. Limit 1 per customer. [/i]
--Also at BB this week, get a FREE “GUIDE TO LIFE” book of quotes with the purchase of South Park: Season 12 (Not sure if that is also true with the Blu-ray version. It’s not shown in the flyer.).
--Get a FREE $5 BB GIFTCARD with the purchase, this week, of Role Models (SD or BD) AND EITHER Forgetting Sarah Marshall OR In Bruges. GiftCard good for future purchase. Online offer may vary. Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Buy BOTH The Boy in the Striped Pajamas AND Happy-Go-Lucky this week @ BB and save $8, instantly. Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Best Buy is advertising that their copies of Escape to Witch Mountain and Return to Witch Mountain will contain FREE MOVIE MONEY to see Race to Witch Mountain in theaters. Includes $12 Movie Cash for one admission. In theaters 3-13-09. Valid 3-13-09 thru 4-4-09. No rainchecks.
--At Best Buy, there are some great deals on season sets of TV shows on DVD. Check out the whole list…but highlights include: CSI: Season 8 for $29.99 and Boston Legal: Season 4 $19.99.
--Best Buy Odds and Ends: Best Buy has a list of DVDs for sale @ $6.99.
--Target, this week, has a Pinocchio music CD on their copies of Pinocchio. Quantities limited. No rainchecks.
--And, Target is offering a FREE $5 TARGET GIFTCARD with their copies of South Park: Season 12 (on both DVD & Blu-ray). Quantities limited. No rainchecks. Giftcard restrictions apply.
--Target Odds and Ends: None listed this week.
