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Weekly RoundUp 5-26-2009

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The Features


– Ray Liotta & Kevin Costner (Field of Dreams – 1989)


– Diana Krall (Live in Rio – 2009)


– Renee Zellweger & Harry Connick, Jr. (New in Town – 2009)


– Michael Douglas (Falling Down – 1993)


– Cast (Designing Women – 1986)

The Prices


SD-DVD TITLE Amazon BestBuy Target Costco
Beyond Rangoon $14.99 $14.99
Carnivorous $20.49
The Closer: Season 4 $25.99 $25.99 $27.99 $26.99
Designing Women: Season 1 $29.99 $31.99
Diana Krall: Live in Rio $13.99
Falling Down $14.99 $14.99
Gunsmoke: Season 3 Volume 2 $25.99 $27.99
Jeeves & Wooster: Complete Series $44.99 $46.99
Killshot $14.99 $14.99
Land of the Lost: Complete Series $41.99 $41.99
Land of the Lost: Comp. Series LE Gift Set $51.99 $56.99
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: 9th Year $38.99 $38.99
M. Butterfly $17.99 $14.99
Mod Squad: Season 2 Volume 2 $27.99 $31.99
**New In Town $21.99 $21.99 $16.99
Powder Blue $12.99 $19.99
The Princess of Nebraska $17.99 $14.99
Revolution: Revisited (Director’s Cut) $17.99 $14.99
Saturday Morning Cartoons – The 1960s: Vol. 1 $19.99 $21.99
Saturday Morning Cartoons – The 1970s: Vol. 1 $19.99 $21.99
Sky Crawlers $19.99 $24.99
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers $17.99 $14.99
The Universe: Season 3 $29.99 $21.99
We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story $10.49 $12.99
Zabriskie Point $14.99 $149.99



BLU-RAY TITLE Amazon BestBuy Target Costco
Carnivorous $38.99
Children of Men $19.99 $22.99
Cinderella Man $19.99 $22.99
Diana Krall: Live in Rio $16.49
Falling Down $23.99 $27.99
Field of Dreams $19.99 $22.99
Inside Man $20.99 $22.99
New In Town $26.99 $27.99 $26.99
Powder Blue $21.49 $24.99
Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves $19.99
Seabiscuit $19.99 $22.99
Sky Crawlers $22.99 $27.99
Spy Game $20.99 $22.99
True Romance (Unrated) $19.99


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

**Be Careful! New In Town is being released this week in both OAR & MAR versions! Get the right one! It’s been quite awhile since I’ve had to issue that warning.

--I had to put this week’s RoundUp to be a little earlier than usual…so I did so without being able to actually see a Best Buy flyer. This week’s info is gleaned from other on-line sources.

--Best Buy has a Buy 5, Save $40 deal on five Pixar Blu-ray dics this week. Buy A Bug’s Life, Cars, Pixar Short Films, Ratatouille, Wall-E ($29.99 apiece!) and save $40.

--The following Blu-rays discs are listed on-sale at Best Buy this week:

$19.99: Australia, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Max Payne, Quantum of Solace.

$24.99: Bride Wars, Frost/Nixon, Hotel for Dogs, Last Chance Harvey, Marley & Me, Milk, Notorious, Role Models, Tale of Despereaux, The Wrestler.

--Best Buy Odds and Ends: None to report.

--Target, this week, is advertising FREE VOUCHERS to see Disney/Pixar’s new theatrical movie Up! with the purchase of ANY of the Disney/Pixar DVDs shown: Wall-E, Cars, Ratatouille, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles. It does not say “exclusive” anywhere near this deal. At participating theaters. Up to $7.50 value. Redeemed on-line using in-pack code. See sticker for details. Quantities limited. No rain checks. Up! in theaters May 29, 2009.

--Target Odds and Ends: A list of $10 titles.

There's Jessie the yodeling cowgirl. Bullseye, he's Woody's horse. Pete the old prospector. And, Woody, the man himself. Of course, it's time for Woody's RoundUp. He's the very best! He's the rootinest, tootinest cowboy in the wild, wild west!

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re: Weekly RoundUp 5-26-2009

Best Buy on sale DVD items:

$9.99 each:
Max Payne
Quantum of Solace
Australia
The Day the Earth Stood Still

$14.99 each:
The Wrestler
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Notorious
Role Models
Tale of Despereaux
Marley & Me
Hotel for Dogs
Bride Wars
Last Chance Harvey

$6.99 each:
Fight Club
28 Weeks Later
Sunshine
Stargate Continuum

Taken $14.99
Valkyrie $17.99
My Bloody Valentine $17.99
Yes Man $15.99

TV on DVD:
True Blood Season 1 $39.99
24 Season 7 $39.99



Blu-ray:

$19.99 each:
Max Payne
Quantum of Solace
Australia
The Day the Earth Stood Still

$24.99 each:
The Wrestler
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Notorious
Role Models
Tale of Despereaux
Marley & Me
Hotel for Dogs
Bride Wars
Last Chance Harvey

$29.99 each (Buy all 5 and save $40)
Wall-E (2-disc)
Cars
Ratatouille
A Bug's Life
Pixar Short Films



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Target on sale DVD items:

TV on DVD:
Burn Notice season 1 $15.99
Scrubs season 7 $16.99
Two and a Half Men season 1-4 $24.99 each
Desperate Housewives season 4 $29.99

$10 each:
Made of Honor
Wanted
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
Get Smart

$13.99 Disney titles with Up! movie voucher ($7.50 value):
Wall-E
Cars
Ratatouille
Finding Nemo
The Incredibles


Blu-ray:

No catalog BD titles listed on sale

"Jee-sus, it's like Iwo Jima out there" - Roger Sterling on "Mad Men"
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 5-26-2009

I'm definitely picking up Children Of Men and Falling Down on Blu-ray this week.

Guess I know what you're getting this week Mike.....you certainly picked a nice screenshot of Ms. Krall for the roundup.
Recently watched- The Mummy(1999)[BD], The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe[BD], You Don't Mess With The Zohan[BD], Patriot Games, Groundhog Day[BD]

Currently watching- Heroes: Season 1[BD], SNL 1976-1977: Season 2, Rome: The Complete Series[BD]
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 5-26-2009

Thanks for the roundup. Nothing for me although I am tempted to buy We're Back: A Dinosaur's Story. I like it but just not quite enought to justify a purchase in spite of its low price. Hayley Mills does a voice in it which is another plus for me.
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 5-26-2009

BestBuy.com has the BR Terminator 2 Skynet edition for $14.99
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 5-26-2009

Children of Men, Seabiscuit and Field of Dreams for me.
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 5-26-2009

Children of Men, Falling Down, Field of Dreams (yet again). I may have to get Live in Rio -- what a great picture of Diane Krall.

Eventually Cind. Man, Seabiscuit, Inside Man, Spy Game.

Surely I will get New In Town just because I'm a sucker for anything Connick is in, but not for $27 -- sometimes prices just don't make a bit of sense. A major flop grossing less than 25M worldwide is the most expensive disc on the new release list.

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Re: Weekly RoundUp 5-26-2009

I'll be picking up True Romance on Blu-ray and I believe that M. Butterfly will complete my David Cronenberg collection.

Thanks for the prices, guys!
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 5-26-2009

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Guess I know what you're getting this week Mike.....you certainly picked a nice screenshot of her for the roundup.
Yep, looks like Designing Women S1 is at the top of Mike's to-buy list for this week.

Slow week this week, except for True Romance BD. Thanks for the prices, guys.
Does anyone even click on these "My Collection" links?
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 5-26-2009

Children of Men at some point, along with Robin Hood. Possibly Australia, but not entirely sure. Otherwise, it's a quiet week, isn't it?
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 5-26-2009

I'd suggest renting Australia before a purchase.

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Re: Weekly RoundUp 5-26-2009

Yeah, I'd heard as much, Patrick. But I have a major aversion to renting movies...even really bad ones. I even stopped my Netflix account because I'd rather have the thing on the shelf than have to watch within a certain amount of time.
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Guess I know what you're getting this week Mike.....you certainly picked a nice screenshot of Ms. Krall for the roundup.
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I don't mind being obvious! I hope I can find it locally. Amazon's price is awesome...but I had nothing to pre-order it with to get free shipping. anyway...it's hard to find a bad picture of Diana Krall. See?



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Yep, looks like Designing Women S1 is at the top of Mike's to-buy list for this week.


Not. (Even though Annie Potts IS featured in the Toy Story movies!)

There's Jessie the yodeling cowgirl. Bullseye, he's Woody's horse. Pete the old prospector. And, Woody, the man himself. Of course, it's time for Woody's RoundUp. He's the very best! He's the rootinest, tootinest cowboy in the wild, wild west!

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BestBuy.com has the BR Terminator 2 Skynet edition for $14.99

Thanks for the heads up.
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 5-26-2009

In case anyone's interested, I was in WalMart Friday morning and they had Star Trek: The Animated Series for $14.96. Not a bad price for the series.

Also, Blockbuster continues to have a 2/$25 used Blu-ray sale. I picked up Milk and Changeling on Friday. Other titles I remember: Prince Caspian, Saw V, Nick and Norah, Zak and Miri, Righteous Kill, Punisher War Zone and a bunch of others.
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