The Features
– Henry Wilcoxen & Claudette Colbert (Cleopatra – 1934)
– Phillip Seymour Hoffman & Amy Adams (Doubt – 2008)
– Max Fleischer’s Superman – 1941/42
– Morris Chestnut & Taraji P. Henson (Not Easily Broken – 2009)
– Zooey Deschanel & Jim Carrey (Yes Man – 2008)
– Keanu Reeves (The Day the Earth Stood Still – 2008)
The Prices
| SD-DVD TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | Target | Costco |
| American High School | $24.49 | $14.99 | ||
| Bedtime Stories | $16.99 | $16.99 | $16.99 | $18.99 |
| Bedtime Stories DE | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | |
| Ben 10 Alien Force: Season 1 Volume 3 | $10.49 | $12.99 | ||
| Beverly Hills 90210: Season 7 | $41.99 | $41.99 | ||
| The Boys from Brazil | $9.98 | $8.99 | ||
| Cleopatra (1934) (75th Anniv. Edition) | $21.99 | $24.99 | ||
| The Day Earth Stood Still (2-disc) (2008) | $17.99 | $19.99 | $17.99 | $18.99 |
| The Day Earth Stood Still SE (3-disc) | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | |
| Disney Anim. Coll. V1 – Mickey/Beanstalk | $13.99 | $14.99 | ||
| Disney Anim. Coll. V2 – 3 Little Pigs | $13.99 | $14.99 | ||
| Disney Anim. Coll. V3 – Prince & Pauper | $13.99 | $14.99 | ||
| **Donkey Punch (R & NR) | $22.99 | $24.99 | ||
| Doubt | $18.99 | $18.99 | $16.99 | $18.99 |
| Dynasty: Season 4 Volume 1 | $25.99 | $34.99 | ||
| The Goldwyn Follies | $10.99 | $12.99 | ||
| House | $18.49 | $24.99 | ||
| Iditarod | $17.99 | $17.99 | ||
| It’s A Pleasure | $9.99 | $12.99 | ||
| Max Fleischer’s Superman | $19.99 | $24.99 | ||
| No Country For Old Men CE (3-disc) | $22.99 | $22.99 | ||
| Not Easily Broken | $21.99 | $24.99 | $19.99 | |
| The Paper Chase: Season 1 | $39.99 | $44.99 | ||
| Pre-Code Hollywood Coll. (Universal) | $36.99 | $39.99 | ||
| Scooby-Doo and Samurai Sword | $13.99 | $13.99 | $14.99 | |
| A Song is Born | $9.99 | $12.99 | ||
| The Tale of Despereaux | $16.99 | $16.99 | $16.99 | $18.99 |
| TCM Spotlight: The Doris Day Collection | $34.49 | $44.99 | ||
| Tigger & Pooh: A Musical Too | $18.99 | $17.99 | $17.99 | |
| Vinyan | $22.49 | $19.99 | ||
| Yes Man (1-disc) | $17.99 | $19.99 | $17.99 | |
| Yes Man SE (2-disc) | $22.99 | $23.99 |
$26.99
| BLU-RAY TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | Target | Costco |
| 2010: The Year We Make Contact | $13.99 | $24.99 | ||
| Above the Law | $13.99 | $24.99 | ||
| American History X | $14.99 | $16.99 | ||
| Bedtime Stories (4-5-09 release) | $26.99 | $26.99 | $26.99 | $27.99 |
| Collateral Damage | $14.99 | $16.99 | ||
| The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) (3-disc) | $24.99 | $24.99 | $26.99 | $25.99 |
| Doubt | $23.99 | $23.99 | $26.99 | $25.99 |
| Final Destination | $15.49 | $16.99 | ||
| Fly Away Home | $19.99 | $24.99 | ||
| Iditarod | $20.49 | $24.99 | ||
| John Q | $13.99 | $24.99 | ||
| No Country for Old Men CE (2-disc) | $27.99 | $27.99 | ||
| Not Easily Broken | $28.99 | $29.99 | ||
| Point of No Return | $13.99 | $24.99 | ||
| Taking Lives (Extended Cut) | $13.99 | $24.99 | ||
| The Tale of Despereaux | $26.99 | $27.99 | $26.99 | |
| Tango and Cash | $13.99 | $16.99 | ||
| The Wedding Singer | $15.49 | $16.99 | ||
| Yes Man SE | $24.99 | $24.99 | $26.99 |
(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! Donkey Punch is being released in both RATED and UNRATED editions. Get the one that’s right for you.
--ALSO, please note that the Blu-ray version of Adam Sandler’s Bedtime Stories is receiving a release on April 5 (Sunday) two days earlier than most new releases this week—including the SD version of the same film.
--At Best Buy this week, buy either the 3-disc SD version or the Blu-ray version of The Day the Earth Stood Still and get an EXCLUSIVE FREE FIGURINE OF GORT THE ROBOT. Minimum 6 per store. No rainchecks. A $19.99 value.
--Purchase your copy of The Tale of Despereaux at Best Buy this week (the add specifies the “regular version”
) and get a FREE LUNCHBOX. Minimum 4 per store. No rainchecks. Limit 1 per customer.--Get a FREE $5 BB GIFTCARD with the purchase, this week, of Doubt (SD or BD) AND No Country For Old Men CE (SD or BD).
--Buy BOTH Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too AND Bedtime Stories this week @ BB and save $6, instantly.
--Best Buy is advertising the following Disney titles at the pricepoints of $14.99 (SD) and $24.99 (BD):
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, High School Musical 3, Sleeping Beauty and Wall-E.
--Best Buy is also advertising 50% off the Season 1 sets of a number of HBO TV Series. Shown in the flyer are Entourage ($16.99), Rome ($29.99), Sex and the City ($13.49), and The Wire and The Sopranos ($27.49 apiece). Find more titles in the HBO section in-store and online.
--Best Buy Odds and Ends: None to list.
--Target, this week, has awoken from a deep slumber and is advertising nearly two full pages of DVD sales.
--To begin, get a FREE $10 TARGET GIFTCARD with the purchase of BOTH Bedtime Stories (any version) AND Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too. Quantities limited. No rainchecks. Terms and conditions apply to GiftCards.
--And, Target is advertising a number of TV season sets for $12.99 and $18.99. Titles shown plus selected others.
--Target also has a BOGO sale (Buy one, get one free) on a number of $29.99 Blu-ray discs:
Bangkok Dangerous, Body of Lies, Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Eagle Eye, Indiana Jones IV, Ironman, Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar: Eacape 2 Africa, Punisher: War Zone, Transformers, Transporter 3, Tropic Thunder, Wall-E.
--Target Odds and Ends: A number of titles for $6.99 (Dreamworks animation and some Easter titles). And a list of $13 titles and a list of some Disney titles for $13.99.
