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The Features


– Scarlett Johansson (The Spirit – 2008)


– Kate Winslet (The Reader – 2008)



– Rebecca Neuenswander (Fight Night/Rigged – 2008)


– Jill Wagner (Splinter – 2008)


– Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried, Lacey Chabert & Rachel McAdams (Mean Girls – 2004)

The Prices

SD-DVD TITLE	Amazon	BestBuy	Target	Costco
Anna Karenina (1961)	$10.99
Dark Matter	$17.49	$19.99
Exosquad: Season 1	$14.99	$14.99
First Night	$25.49	$24.99
House of Saddam	$21.99	$24.99
Knots Landing: Season 2	$25.99	$25.99
Lost in Austen	$14.99	$14.99
Malcolm and Eddie: Season 1	$29.99	$27.99
Pillow Talk (50th Anniversary Edition)	$16.99	$14.99
The Reader	$16.99	$18.99
The Spirit (1-disc)	$20.99	$16.99
The Spirit SE (2-disc)	$22.99	$22.99
Splinter	$18.99	$24.99
Wings: Final Season	$27.99	$27.99
Wings: Complete Series	$134.99	$159.99

BLU-RAY TITLE	Amazon	BestBuy	Target	Costco
8 Mile	$20.99	$24.99
Cranford	$28.99	$34.99
The Last Kiss	$19.99	$24.99
Mean Girls	$19.99	$24.99
Pride and Prejudice (1996)	$27.95	$34.99
The Spirit	$25.99	$25.99
Splinter	$20.49	$24.99
The Story of India	$24.99	$34.99
Strange Wilderness	$19.99	$24.99
The Thirteenth Floor	$19.99	$24.99
Universal Soldier: The Return	$19.99	$24.99

(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

--Easter Week is usually a quiet week in the world of new movie releases. Things are no different in 2009.

--At Best Buy this week, buy The Reader and purchase Miss Potter for $5 (Reg. $14.99). Must be purchased on same receipt.

--Best Buy is highlighting Slumdog Millionaire this week: $16.99 (SD) and $24.99 (BD).

--Best Buy is also spotlighting, this week, some Blu-ray Double Features on sale:

$22.99:Mission: Impossible/M:I 2, Clear and Present Danger/The Hunt for Red October, Top Gun/Days of Thunder.

$26.99:Sweeney Todd/Sleepy Hollow.

--Best Buy Odds and Ends: Title for $4.99 and $9.99.

--Target, this week, takes its usual “week off” and doesn’t print a Sunday flyer. It will eventually post on-line @ Target.com.

--Target Odds and Ends: None available.

Edited by Mike Frezon - 7/2/2009 at 06:50 pm GMT
Edited by Mike Frezon - 7/2/2009 at 06:53 pm GMT

The Features


– Scarlett Johansson (The Spirit – 2008)


– Kate Winslet (The Reader – 2008)



– Rebecca Neuenswander (Fight Night/Rigged – 2008)


– Jill Wagner (Splinter – 2008)


– Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried, Lacey Chabert & Rachel McAdams (Mean Girls – 2004)

The Prices

SD-DVD TITLE	Amazon	BestBuy	Target	Costco
TITLE	$19.99	$19.99
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BLU-RAY TITLE	Amazon	BestBuy	Target	Costco
TITLE	$29.99	$29.99
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(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


--At Best Buy this week, buy The Reader and purchase Miss Potter for $5 (Reg. $14.99). Must be purchased on same receipt.

--Best Buy is highlighting Slumdog Millionaire this week: $16.99 (SD) and $24.99 (BD).

--Best Buy is also spotlighting, this week, some Blu-ray Double Features on sale:

$22.99:Mission: Impossible/M:I 2, Clear and Present Danger/The Hunt for Red October, Top Gun/Days of Thunder.

$26.99:Sweeney Todd/Sleepy Hollow.

--Best Buy Odds and Ends: Title for $4.99 and $9.99.

--Target, this week, takes its usual “week off” and doesn’t print a Sunday flyer. It will eventually post on-line @ Target.com.

--Target Odds and Ends: None available.

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Edited by Mike Frezon - 7/2/2009 at 09:24 pm GMT

I'm about ready to give up....

 I wonder whether the mouse can be used in cursor position for editing.

Hmmmm, it looks like it wants to treat all images as "objects" rather than text commands.

The Features


– Rose Byrne (Knowing – 2009)


– Maria Montez (Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves – 1944)



– Henry Fonda (Trail of the Lonesome Pine – 1936)


– Chris Evans & Dakota Fanning (Push– 2009)


– Ray Milland & Gary Cooper (Beau Geste – 1939)

The Prices

SD-DVD TITLE	Amazon	BestBuy	Target	Costco
Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves (1944)	$17.99	$14.99
Beau Geste (1939)	$17.99	$14.99
The Beloved Rogue (1927)	$22.49	$19.99
Coco Chanel	$14.99	$14.99
A Day in the Life	$9.99	$14.99
Dead Wood	$18.99	$24.99
Doctor Who (11 & 12): The Rescue/The Romans	$22.99	$29.99
Doctor Who (138): Attack of the Cybermen	$15.99	$19.99
Five Fingers	$18.99	$19.99
The John Barrymore Collection	$53.99	$49.99
Kath and Kim: Season 1	$20.99	$20.99	$19.99
Knowing	$15.99	$15.99	$15.99	$18.49
Lonely are the Brave	$14.99	$14.99
Matlock: Season 3	$34.99	$39.99
Murder, She Wrote: Season 10	$34.99	$44.99		$32.99
MST3K: XV	$38.99	$49.99
Near Dark	$9.99	$9.99
Night Train	$19.99	$19.99
Peanuts 1960s Collection	$19.99	$24.99
Petticoat Junction: Season 2	$27.99	$34.99
Power Rangers RPM: Vol. 1-Start Your Engines	$12.99	$14.99
Push	$17.99	$16.99	$16.99
Reno 911: Season 6	$18.99	$17.99
Sherlock Holmes (1922)	$22.49	$19.99
Tempest (1928)	$22.49	$19.99
Third Watch: Season 2	$31.49	$39.99
Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936)	$17.99	$14.99
The Unborn	$19.99	$17.99	$19.99

BLU-RAY TITLE	Amazon	BestBuy	Target	Costco
The Deep	$19.99	$24.99
Grumpy Old Men	$18.99	$24.99
In Memory of My Father	$17.99	$24.99
Knowing	$23.99	$24.99	$25.99	$25.99
Night Train	$13.99	$19.99
Push	$23.99	$25.99	$25.99
The Unborn	$27.99	$26.99	$25.99
The Universe: Season 2	$55.99	$89.99

(CC) after a title = New release in the Criterion Collection.

These collections contain the following individual titles:

The John Barrymore Collection (Silent Films):  Sherlock Holmes, The Beloved Rogue, The Tempest, Dr. Jekyl & Mr. Hyde.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 - XV:  The Robot vs. the Aztex Mummy, The Girl in Lover's Lane, Zombie Nightmare, Racket Girls.

Peanuts 1960s Collection:  A Charlie Brown Christmas; Charlie Brown's All-Stars; It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown; You're in Love, Charlie Brown; He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown; It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown.

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


--At Best Buy this week, buy Knowing and Push (any version) and get a FREE $6 Best Buy GiftCard. Must be purchased on same receipt.

--Best Buy has a number of TV seasons on sale this week for $18.99 and less.  Titles include Charmed, Chuck, Da Ali G Show, Dexter, Entourage, Gossip Girl, Mad Men, Moonlight, One Tree Hill, Nip/Tuck, Smallville, Supernatural, Two and a Half Men.

--Best Buy is also spotlighting, this week, some Disney DVDs for $12.99 (Reg. $19.99): 

Bedtime Stories, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Cars, Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, High School Musical 3, National Treasure 2, Ratatouille, Space Buddies, Wall-E.

--Best Buy Odds and Ends: Title for $4.99.

--Target, this week, has the following Blu-ray titles on sale:

$14.99  The Rock, Unbreakable

$16.99:  Deja Vu, Gangs of New York, Kill Bill Vol. 1, Kill Bill Vol. 2

$19.99:  National Treasure, No Country for Old Men (1-disc)

--Target Odds and Ends: Titles for $7.50 and $10.

The Features


– Rose Byrne (Knowing – 2009)


– Maria Montez (Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves – 1944)



– Henry Fonda (Trail of the Lonesome Pine – 1936)


– Chris Evans & Dakota Fanning (Push– 2009)


– Ray Milland & Gary Cooper (Beau Geste – 1939)

The Prices

SD-DVD TITLE	Amazon	BestBuy	Target	Costco
Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves (1944)	$17.99	$14.99
Beau Geste (1939)	$17.99	$14.99
The Beloved Rogue (1927)	$22.49	$19.99
Coco Chanel	$14.99	$14.99
A Day in the Life	$9.99	$14.99
Dead Wood	$18.99	$24.99
Doctor Who (11 & 12): The Rescue/The Romans	$22.99	$29.99
Doctor Who (138): Attack of the Cybermen	$15.99	$19.99
Five Fingers	$18.99	$19.99
The John Barrymore Collection	$53.99	$49.99
Kath and Kim: Season 1	$20.99	$20.99	$19.99
Knowing	$15.99	$15.99	$15.99	$18.49
Lonely are the Brave	$14.99	$14.99
Matlock: Season 3	$34.99	$39.99
Murder, She Wrote: Season 10	$34.99	$44.99		$32.99
MST3K: XV	$38.99	$49.99
Near Dark	$9.99	$9.99
Night Train	$19.99	$19.99
Peanuts 1960s Collection	$19.99	$24.99
Petticoat Junction: Season 2	$27.99	$34.99
Power Rangers RPM: Vol. 1-Start Your Engines	$12.99	$14.99
Push	$17.99	$16.99	$16.99
Reno 911: Season 6	$18.99	$17.99
Sherlock Holmes (1922)	$22.49	$19.99
Tempest (1928)	$22.49	$19.99
Third Watch: Season 2	$31.49	$39.99
Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936)	$17.99	$14.99
The Unborn	$19.99	$17.99	$19.99

BLU-RAY TITLE	Amazon	BestBuy	Target	Costco
The Deep	$19.99	$24.99
Grumpy Old Men	$18.99	$24.99
In Memory of My Father	$17.99	$24.99
Knowing	$23.99	$24.99	$25.99	$25.99
Night Train	$13.99	$19.99
Push	$23.99	$25.99	$25.99
The Unborn	$27.99	$26.99	$25.99
The Universe: Season 2	$55.99	$89.99

(CC) after a title = New release in the Criterion Collection.

These collections contain the following individual titles:

The John Barrymore Collection (Silent Films):  Sherlock Holmes, The Beloved Rogue, The Tempest, Dr. Jekyl & Mr. Hyde.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 - XV:  The Robot vs. the Aztex Mummy, The Girl in Lover's Lane, Zombie Nightmare, Racket Girls.

Peanuts 1960s Collection:  A Charlie Brown Christmas; Charlie Brown's All-Stars; It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown; You're in Love, Charlie Brown; He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown; It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown.

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


--At Best Buy this week, buy Knowing and Push (any version) and get a FREE $6 Best Buy GiftCard. Must be purchased on same receipt.

--Best Buy has a number of TV seasons on sale this week for $18.99 and less.  Titles include Charmed, Chuck, Da Ali G Show, Dexter, Entourage, Gossip Girl, Mad Men, Moonlight, One Tree Hill, Nip/Tuck, Smallville, Supernatural, Two and a Half Men.

--Best Buy is also spotlighting, this week, some Disney DVDs for $12.99 (Reg. $19.99): 

Bedtime Stories, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Cars, Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, High School Musical 3, National Treasure 2, Ratatouille, Space Buddies, Wall-E.

--Best Buy Odds and Ends: Title for $4.99.

--Target, this week, has the following Blu-ray titles on sale:

$14.99  The Rock, Unbreakable

$16.99:  Deja Vu, Gangs of New York, Kill Bill Vol. 1, Kill Bill Vol. 2

$19.99:  National Treasure, No Country for Old Men (1-disc)

--Target Odds and Ends: Titles for $7.50 and $10.

The Features


– Sienna Miller & Keira Knightley (The Edge of Love – 2008)



– Steve McQueen (The Towering Inferno – 1974)



– Virginia Madsen (The Haunting in Connecticut – 2009)


– For All Mankind – 1989


– Cast (American Gladiators - Original Series – 1989)

The Prices

SD-DVD TITLE	Amazon	BestBuy	Target	Costco
12	$22.99	$22.99
Amer. Gladiators: Orig. Series - Battle Begins	$26.99	$24.99
Beach Kings	$24.49
Bewitched: Season 8 (Final Season)	$27.99	$29.99
The Color of Magic	$11.99	$12.99
The Edge of Love	$19.49	$24.99
ER: Season 11	$30.49	$32.99
For All Mankind (CC)	$19.99	$24.99
Grey Gardens	$16.49	$24.99	$16.99	$17.49
The Guns of Will Sonnett: Seasons 1 & 2	$53.99
The Haunting in Connecticut (1-disc)	$16.99	$16.99	$16.99
The Haunting in Connecticut SE (2-disc)	$22.99	$22.99	$22.99
The Horsemen	$19.99	$19.99
Leverage: Season 1	$22.99	$29.99	$27.99
Mad Men: Season 2	$24.49	$29.99	$32.99	$31.99
Nat'l. Lampoon's Van WIlder Freshman Year	$16.99	$14.99
Peyton Place: Part 2	$27.99	$34.99
[Rec]	$17.49	$19.99
The State: Complete Series	$38.99	$44.99
Tracey Takes On...: Seasons 3 & 4	$24.99	$24.99
Wild Pacific	$19.99
Wire in the Blood: Season 6	$49.99	$49.99

BLU-RAY TITLE	Amazon	BestBuy	Target	Costco
Crouching Tiger/Curse Golden Flower/House Flying Dragon	$52.99	$89.99
The Edge of Love	$24.49	$34.99
IExplicit Ills	$22.99	$29.99
For All Mankind (CC)	$19.99
The Haunting in Connecticut	$24.99	$24.99	$26.99
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer	$19.99	$24.99
Mad Men: Season 2	$30.99	$29.99	$32.99
The Towering Inferno	$21.99	$29.99
Wild Pacific	$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


--Best Buy, this week, has an EXCLUSIVE TIE CLIP on it's DVD copies of Mad Men: Season 2. Must be purchased on same receipt.

--Best Buy is also advertising $5 in concession cash on specially-marked packages of Harry Potter 1-5 Blu-ray discs ($19.99 apiece).  Redeem it at showings of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.  Valid 7-1-09 thru 8-2-09.  Value = $5.

--Best Buy, this week, has the following Blu-ray titles on sale: 

$14.99:  Dogma, Donnie Brasco, Hollow Man, In the Line of Fire, Into the Blue, A Knight's Tale, Resident Evil, Run Lola Run.

$19.99 ($14.99 on DVD):  The Changeling, The International, Milk, Role Models, The Tale of Despereaux, The Uninvited.

$23.99:  12 Rounds, Bolt, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Friday the 13th (2009), Gran Torino, Marley & Me, The Pink Panther 2, Pinocchio, Revolutionary Road, Slumdog Millionaire, Taken, The Wrestler.

--Best Buy Odds and Ends: Title for $9.99.

--Target, this week, is advertising Discovery Channel's Shark Week for $16.99 on DVD and $19.99 on Blu-ray.

--Target also has some $13 fitness DVDs.

--Target Odds and Ends: Titles for $10.

The Features


– Sienna Miller & Keira Knightley (The Edge of Love – 2008)



– Steve McQueen (The Towering Inferno – 1974)



– Virginia Madsen (The Haunting in Connecticut – 2009)


– For All Mankind – 1989


– Cast (American Gladiators - Original Series – 1989)

The Prices

SD-DVD TITLE	Amazon	BestBuy	Target	Costco
12	$22.99	$22.99
Amer. Gladiators: Orig. Series - Battle Begins	$26.99	$24.99
Beach Kings	$24.49
Bewitched: Season 8 (Final Season)	$27.99	$29.99
The Color of Magic	$11.99	$12.99
The Edge of Love	$19.49	$24.99
ER: Season 11	$30.49	$32.99
For All Mankind (CC)	$19.99	$24.99
Grey Gardens	$16.49	$24.99	$16.99	$17.49
The Guns of Will Sonnett: Seasons 1 & 2	$53.99
The Haunting in Connecticut (1-disc)	$16.99	$16.99	$16.99
The Haunting in Connecticut SE (2-disc)	$22.99	$22.99	$22.99
The Horsemen	$19.99	$19.99
Leverage: Season 1	$22.99	$29.99	$27.99
Mad Men: Season 2	$24.49	$29.99	$32.99	$31.99
Nat'l. Lampoon's Van WIlder Freshman Year	$16.99	$14.99
Peyton Place: Part 2	$27.99	$34.99
[Rec]	$17.49	$19.99
The State: Complete Series	$38.99	$44.99
Tracey Takes On...: Seasons 3 & 4	$24.99	$24.99
Wild Pacific	$19.99
Wire in the Blood: Season 6	$49.99	$49.99

BLU-RAY TITLE	Amazon	BestBuy	Target	Costco
Crouching Tiger/Curse Golden Flower/House Flying Dragon	$52.99	$89.99
The Edge of Love	$24.49	$34.99
IExplicit Ills	$22.99	$29.99
For All Mankind (CC)	$19.99
The Haunting in Connecticut	$24.99	$24.99	$26.99
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer	$19.99	$24.99
Mad Men: Season 2	$30.99	$29.99	$32.99
The Towering Inferno	$21.99	$29.99
Wild Pacific	$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


--Best Buy, this week, has an EXCLUSIVE TIE CLIP on it's DVD copies of Mad Men: Season 2. Minimum of 6 per store.  No rainchecks.

--Best Buy is also advertising $5 in concession cash on specially-marked packages of Harry Potter 1-5 Blu-ray discs ($19.99 apiece).  Redeem it at showings of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.  Valid 7-1-09 thru 8-2-09.  Value = $5.  In theaters 7-15-09.  So even though the concession cash is valid 7-1 @ HP&tH-BP, the movie doesn't open until two weeks later!

--Best Buy, this week, has the following Blu-ray titles on sale: 

$14.99:  Dogma, Donnie Brasco, Hollow Man, In the Line of Fire, Into the Blue, A Knight's Tale, Resident Evil, Run Lola Run.

$19.99 ($14.99 on DVD):  The Changeling, The International, Milk, Role Models, The Tale of Despereaux, The Uninvited.

$23.99:  12 Rounds, Bolt, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Friday the 13th (2009), Gran Torino, Marley & Me, The Pink Panther 2, Pinocchio, Revolutionary Road, Slumdog Millionaire, Taken, The Wrestler.

--Best Buy Odds and Ends: Title for $9.99.

--Target, this week, is advertising Discovery Channel's Shark Week for $16.99 on DVD and $19.99 on Blu-ray.

--Target also has some $13 fitness DVDs.

--Target Odds and Ends: Titles for $10.

The Features


– Watchmen – 2009


– Coraline – 2009



– Shane West & Sandra De Sousa (Echelon Conspiracy – 2009)


– Brad Davis (Midnight Express – 1978)


– Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt, John Malkovich & Steve Zahn (The Great Buck Howard – 2008)


– Gerard Butler (300 – 2006)

The Prices

SD-DVD TITLE	Amazon	BestBuy	Target	Costco
2 or 3 Things I Know About Her (CC)	$19.99	$24.99
Charlie's Angels: Season 4	$26.99	$34.99
Coraline (1-disc)	$16.99	$16.99	$15.99	$18.99
Coraline CE (2-disc)	$20.99	$22.99	$22.99
Echelon Conspiracy	$19.99	$19.99
An Empress & the Warriors	$17.99	$19.99
The Great Buck Howard	$19.99	$19.99
Hotel: Season 1	$33.99	$44.99
Jon & Kate + Eight: Season 4 Vol. 2	$13.99	$14.99	$12.99
The Lucy Show: Season 1	$26.99	$34.99
Made in U.S.A. (CC)	$19.99
Messengers 2: The Scarecrow	$19.99	$19.99
Monk: Season 7	$34.49	$38.99	$34.99	$34.99
Prison Break: The Final Break	$15.99	$19.99
Psych: Season 3	$36.99	$38.99	$34.99	$34.99
Pushing Daisies: Season 2	$24.49	$25.99
Retribution Road	$24.49	$24.99
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II	$13.99	$13.99	$9.99
Route 66: Season 3 Vol. 1	$24.99	$24.99
Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods	$17.99	$19.99	$17.99
This American Life: Season 2	$12.99	$14.99
The Unknown Woman	$24.99	$24.99
**Watchmen (1-disc)	$16.99	$14.99	$15.99	$18.99
Watchmen SE (Dir. Cut) (2-disc)	$18.49	$22.99	$22.99
The Wonder of It All	$22.49	$19.99

BLU-RAY TITLE	Amazon	BestBuy	Target	Costco
300: The Complete Experience	$27.99	$34.99
Coraline	$21.49	$22.99	$25.99	$26.99
Echelon Conspiracy	$27.99	$29.99
The Great Buck Howard	$23.49	$29.99
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry	$19.99	$24.99
Midnight Express	$26.99	$29.99
Prison Break: Final Break	$19.99	$24.99
Pushing Daisies: Season 2	$34.99	$34.99
Sky Captain & World of Tomorrow	$20.49	$14.99
Watchmen SE (Dir. Cut)	$21.49	$24.99	$25.99	$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


--Best Buy, this week, has a bunch of exclusives connected to Watchmen. 

--For starters, there are EXCLUSIVE EDITIONS OF WATCHMEN which involve special collectible packaging.  SD @ $29.99 and Blu-ray  @ $34.99.

--And, there are special figurines available in store (including Rorschach) for $12.99.

--And, you can buy a special Watchmen motion comic book of Watchmen or Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter DVD for just $5 with the purchase of any version of Watchmen.

--Best Buy has a FREE $10 GiftCard with the purchase of BOTH Prison Break: Final Break AND Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods.  Deal good on either DVD or Blu-ray. 

--Best Buy, this week, also has a FREE $10 GiftCard with the purchase of ANY TWO of these select seasons of the following TV shows:  24: Season 7, Stargate: Atlantis: Season 5, Prison Break: Season 4, Burn Notice: Season 2, The Shield: Season 7, Family Guy: Volume 7.

--Best Buy Odds and Ends:  Free back back clip with the purchase of some Spongebob title for $9.99.  Minimum 4 per store.

--Target, this week, is advertising the Watchmen 2-disc SE DVD with lenticular packaging.  No mention of exclusive.

--Target also states that the Coraline 2-disc CE has over 30 minutes of exclusive bonus content.  Not sure if that means exclusive to Target or exclusive over the 1-disc version.

--Target Odds and Ends: DVD Titles for $7.50 & $13.99 and Blu-ray titles for $9.99 & $11.99.



Edited by Mike Frezon - 7/16/2009 at 10:00 pm GMT
Edited by Mike Frezon - 7/16/2009 at 10:12 pm GMT
Edited by Mike Frezon - 7/19/2009 at 02:10 am GMT

The Features


– Watchmen – 2009


– Coraline – 2009



– Shane West & Sandra De Sousa (Echelon Conspiracy – 2009)


– Brad Davis (Midnight Express – 1978)


– Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt, John Malkovich & Steve Zahn (The Great Buck Howard – 2008)


– Gerard Butler (300 – 2006)

The Prices

SD-DVD TITLE	Amazon	BestBuy	Target	Costco
2 or 3 Things I Know About Her (CC)	$19.99	$24.99
Charlie's Angels: Season 4	$26.99	$34.99
Coraline (1-disc)	$16.99	$16.99	$15.99	$18.99
Coraline CE (2-disc)	$20.99	$22.99	$22.99
Echelon Conspiracy	$19.99	$19.99
An Empress & the Warriors	$17.99	$19.99
The Great Buck Howard	$19.99	$19.99
Hotel: Season 1	$33.99	$44.99
Jon & Kate + Eight: Season 4 Vol. 2	$13.99	$14.99	$12.99
The Lucy Show: Season 1	$26.99	$34.99
Made in U.S.A. (CC)	$19.99
Messengers 2: The Scarecrow	$19.99	$19.99
Monk: Season 7	$34.49	$38.99	$34.99	$34.99
Prison Break: The Final Break	$15.99	$19.99
Psych: Season 3	$36.99	$38.99	$34.99	$34.99
Pushing Daisies: Season 2	$24.49	$25.99
Retribution Road	$24.49	$24.99
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II	$13.99	$13.99	$9.99
Route 66: Season 3 Vol. 1	$24.99	$24.99
Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods	$17.99	$19.99	$17.99
This American Life: Season 2	$12.99	$14.99
The Unknown Woman	$24.99	$24.99
**Watchmen (1-disc)	$16.99	$14.99	$15.99	$18.99
Watchmen SE (Dir. Cut) (2-disc)	$18.49	$22.99	$22.99
The Wonder of It All	$22.49	$19.99

BLU-RAY TITLE	Amazon	BestBuy	Target	Costco
300: The Complete Experience	$27.99	$34.99
Coraline	$21.49	$22.99	$25.99	$26.99
Echelon Conspiracy	$27.99	$29.99
The Great Buck Howard	$23.49	$29.99
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry	$19.99	$24.99
Midnight Express	$26.99	$29.99
Prison Break: Final Break	$19.99	$24.99
Pushing Daisies: Season 2	$34.99	$34.99
Sky Captain & World of Tomorrow	$20.49	$14.99
Watchmen SE (Dir. Cut)	$21.49	$24.99	$25.99	$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


--Best Buy, this week, has a bunch of exclusives connected to Watchmen. 

--For starters, there are EXCLUSIVE EDITIONS OF WATCHMEN which involve special collectible packaging.  SD @ $29.99 and Blu-ray  @ $34.99.

--And, there are special figurines available in store (including Rorschach) for $12.99.

--And, you can buy a special Watchmen motion comic book of Watchmen or Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter DVD for just $5 with the purchase of any version of Watchmen.

--Best Buy has a FREE $10 GiftCard with the purchase of BOTH Prison Break: Final Break AND Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods.  Deal good on either DVD or Blu-ray. 

--Best Buy, this week, also has a FREE $10 GiftCard with the purchase of ANY TWO of these select seasons of the following TV shows:  24: Season 7, Stargate: Atlantis: Season 5, Prison Break: Season 4, Burn Notice: Season 2, The Shield: Season 7, Family Guy: Volume 7.

--Best Buy Odds and Ends:  Free back back clip with the purchase of some Spongebob title for $9.99.  Minimum 4 per store.

--Target, this week, is advertising the Watchmen 2-disc SE DVD with lenticular packaging.  No mention of exclusive.

--Target also states that the Coraline 2-disc CE has over 30 minutes of exclusive bonus content.  Not sure if that means exclusive to Target or exclusive over the 1-disc version.

--Target Odds and Ends: DVD Titles for $7.50 & $13.99 and Blu-ray titles for $9.99 & $11.99.

The Features


– Catherine Deneuve (Repulsion – 1965)


– Michelle Rodriguez (Fast & Furious – 2009)



– Eliza Dushku (Dollhouse: Season 1 – 2009)


– Raquel Alessi (Miss March – 2009)


– Tricia Helfer & Grace Park (Battlestar Galactica)


– The 10th Victim – 1965

The Prices

SD-DVD TITLE	Amazon	BestBuy	Target	Costco
The 10th Victim	$12.99	$12.99
An American Affair	$19.99	$19.99
Angel of Death	$19.99	$19.99
Astonishing Work of Tezuka Osamu	$26.99	$24.99
Bad Lieutenant SE	$14.99	$14.99
Bart Got a Room	$16.99	$16.99
Battlestar Galactica: Season 4.5	$31.99	$31.99	$34.99	$31.99
Battlestar Galactica: Comp. Series	$171.99	$199.99		$164.99
Charles in Charge: Season 5	$26.99
Combat Shock	$14.99	$14.99
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead	$10.49	$12.99
Dollhouse: Season 1	$29.99	$31.99	$34.99	$31.79
The Donna Reed Show: Season 2	$34.99
Dragonball: Evolution	$14.99	$14.99	$19.99
Eagles Over London	$26.99
Early Edition: Season 2	$34.49	$34.99
Fast & Furious (2009) (1-disc)	$16.99	$14.99	$15.99	$18.99
Fast & Furious SE (2009) (2-disc)	$22.99	$22.99	$22.99
Fast & Furious Movie Collection	$42.99	$44.99
The Fifth Commandment	$19.99	$19.99
Green Hornet (Serial)	$24.99	$24.99
Green Hornet Strikes Again (Serial)	$26.99	$24.99
Green Lantern - 1st Flight (1-disc)	$13.99	$12.99	$12.99
Green Lantern - 1st Flight SE (2-disc)	$16.99	$19.99	$16.99
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29	$19.99	$24.99
Knight Rider: Season 1 (2008)	$41.99	$49.99
Life on Mars: Series 1	$44.99	$49.99
The Middleman: Complete Series	$27.99	$29.99
Miss March (NR)	$14.99	$14.99
Necessary Evil	$24.99	$24.99
Repulsion (CC)	$27.99	$34.99
Spectacular Spider-man: Season 1	$18.99	$18.99
Streets of Blood	$14.99	$14.99
Torso	$12.99	$12.99
Torchwood: Children of Earth	$15.49	$19.99

BLU-RAY TITLE	Amazon	BestBuy	Target	Costco
2 Fast & 2 Furious	$20.99	$24.99	$22.99
12 Monkeys	$20.99
Bad Boy Bubby	$19.99	$29.99
Battlestar Galactica: Season 4.5	$43.99	$39.99	$44.99	$43.99
Battlestar Galactica: Comp. Series	$209.99	$209.99		$229.99
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead	$13.99	$19.99
Dollhouse: Season 1	$47.99	$44.99	$44.99
Dragonball: Evolution	$26.99	$26.99	$26.99
Eagles Over London	$19.99
Fast & Furious SE (2009)	$21.49	$24.99	$25.99	$26.99
The Fast & The Furious	$22.49	$24.99	$22.99
Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift	$20.99	$24.99	$22.99
Green Lantern: First Flight	$19.99	$24.99	$22.99
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29	$19.99	$29.99
Inglorious Bastards	$19.99	$24.99
Miss March	$26.99	$26.99
Repulsion (CC)	$19.99	$34.99
A River Runs Through It	$26.99	$29.99
This is Spinal Tap	$21.99	$21.99
Torchwood: Season 2	$54.99	$69.99
Torchwood: Children of Earth	$24.49	$19.99

(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


--Best Buy, this week, has an ACTION FIGURE attached to its SE DVD and Blu-ray versions of Green Lantern: First Flight. 

--Best Buy also has an EXCLUSIVE LIMITED EDITION version of Battlestar Galactica: Season 4.5 (with dog tags and book) for $39.99.

--If you are interested in picking up a few of the older Fast & Furious films on Blu-ray, Best Buy has a 2/$35 deal going on this week. 

--Best Buy also has some great Blu-ray deals on some catalog titles:

$9.99:  Unforgiven, V for Vendetta.

$14.99:  Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Kill Bill 2, Notorious, Revolutionary Road, Slumdog Millionaire, Taken, The Wrestler.

$19.99:  National Treasure, No Country For Old Men.

--Best Buy Odds and Ends: A number of DVD titles for $6.99 & $12.99.

--Target, this week, is advertising a FREE $10 TARGET GIFTCARD with the purchase of the Blu-ray version of Fast and Furious (2009) with ANY Blu-ray version of any of the first three Fast & Furious films.  Quantities limited.  Terms and conditions apply to giftcards.

--Target also has its own Deluxe edition of Fast and Furious (2009) on DVD.  It includes an EXCLUSIVE CD SOUNDTRACK.

--Target Odds and Ends: None to report.

Edited by Mike Frezon - 7/23/2009 at 10:03 pm GMT
Edited by Mike Frezon - 7/25/2009 at 09:37 pm GMT
Edited by Mike Frezon - 7/26/2009 at 03:25 am GMT

The Features


– Jamie Foxx & Robert Downey, Jr. (The Soloist – 2009)


– Ali Larter (Obsessed – 2009)



– Cast (Race to Witch Mountain – 2009)


– Kirk Douglas & Silvano Mangano (Ulysses – 1954)


– Joe Pesci (My Cousin Vinny - 1992)


– The Tigger Movie – 2000

The Prices

SD-DVD TITLE	Amazon	BestBuy	Target	Costco
Actors & Sin (1952)	$13.49	$12.99
Big Iron Collection	$26.99	$24.99
The Chaos Experiment	$17.99	$14.99
Cravings	$23.99	$19.99
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters	$8.99	$12.99
Delgo	$14.99	$14.99
Flight of the Conchords: S2	$17.49	$19.99	$19.99
Fragments	$18.99	$18.99
Hot Blood Sundae	$17.99	$14.99
Labor Pains	$14.99	$14.99
The Last of the Mohicans (Serial)	$19.99	$14.99
The Love Boat: Season 2 Vol. 2	$29.99	$29.99
Mutant Chronicles (1-disc)	$18.99	$17.99
Mutant Chronicles CE (2-disc)	$19.99	$24.99
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh	$24.99	$19.99
Nature's Grave	$22.49
Obsessed (2009)	$17.99	$15.99	$15.99
Project Runway: Season 5	$19.99	$19.99
Race to Witch Mountain (1-disc)	$15.99	$15.99	$15.99
Race/Witch Mountain DE (2-disc)	$22.99	$22.99	$22.99
Shadowheart	$24.49	$14.99
The Soloist	$16.99	$16.99	$16.99	$18.99
The Tigger Movie (10th Anniv. Ed.)	$19.99	$19.99	$17.99
Ulysses (1954)	$12.99	$12.99
Veggie Tales: Minnesota Cuke...	$13.49	$12.99
You Must Remember This: WB Story	$21.99

BLU-RAY TITLE	Amazon	BestBuy	Target	Costco
The Beast	$14.99	$19.99
Big Trouble in Little China	$19.99	$19.99
Labor Pains	$18.99	$18.99
Mutant Chronicles CE	$24.99	$21.99
My Cousin Vinny	$22.99	$29.99
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh	$22.99	$29.99
Obsessed (2009)	$26.99	$25.99	$25.99
Race to Witch Mountain	$27.99	$25.99	$25.99
Sling Blade	$23.99	$23.99
The Soloist	$26.99	$26.99	$26.99
Stargate Atlantis: Fan's Choice	$19.99	$19.99
The Waterboy	$25.99	$25.99

(CC) after a title = New release in the Criterion Collection.

Individual Titles in the Collections Listed Above:

Big Iron Collection:  Crooked River, Colorado Ranger, Fast on the Draw, Hostile Country, Marshal of Heldorado, West of the Brazos.


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


--At Best Buy, this week, save $10 when you both BOTH Race to Witch Mountain AND The Tigger Movie. 

--Also at Best Buy this week, save $5 when you buy BOTH Obsessed and the CD I Am...Sasha Fierce (Beyonce) ($13.99).

--Best Buy Odds and Ends: A number of DVD titles for $3.99 & $8.99.

--Target, this week, is advertising the following Blu-ray discs for $14.99:  American Gangster, Casino, Hulk, Kingdom of Heaven, Mission: Impossible 3, Old School, Shooter, Top Gun.

--Target Odds and Ends: DVD titles for $4.75 and $10.




Edited by Mike Frezon - 7/31/2009 at 09:12 pm GMT

The Features



NOTE: Embed the image and then right click for Image Properties to adjust the actual display size, eg. 400px width should be safe for all browsers though 420px should probably also be fine.  Just delete this note when you're done.

The Prices

SD-DVD TITLE	Amazon	BestBuy	Target	Costco
Actors & Sin (1952)	$13.49	$12.99
Big Iron Collection	$26.99	$24.99
The Chaos Experiment	$17.99	$14.99
Cravings	$23.99	$19.99
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters	$8.99	$12.99
Delgo	$14.99	$14.99
Flight of the Conchords: S2	$17.49	$19.99	$19.99
Fragments	$18.99	$18.99
Hot Blood Sundae	$17.99	$14.99
Labor Pains	$14.99	$14.99
The Last of the Mohicans (Serial)	$19.99	$14.99
The Love Boat: Season 2 Vol. 2	$29.99	$29.99
Mutant Chronicles (1-disc)	$18.99	$17.99
Mutant Chronicles CE (2-disc)	$19.99	$24.99
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh	$24.99	$19.99
Nature's Grave	$22.49
Obsessed (2009)	$17.99	$15.99	$15.99
Project Runway: Season 5	$19.99	$19.99
Race to Witch Mountain (1-disc)	$15.99	$15.99	$15.99
Race/Witch Mountain DE (2-disc)	$22.99	$22.99	$22.99
Shadowheart	$24.49	$14.99
The Soloist	$16.99	$16.99	$16.99	$18.99
The Tigger Movie (10th Anniv. Ed.)	$19.99	$19.99	$17.99
Ulysses (1954)	$12.99	$12.99
Veggie Tales: Minnesota Cuke...	$13.49	$12.99
You Must Remember This: WB Story	$21.99

BLU-RAY TITLE	Amazon	BestBuy	Target	Costco
The Beast	$14.99	$19.99
Big Trouble in Little China	$19.99	$19.99
Labor Pains	$18.99	$18.99
Mutant Chronicles CE	$24.99	$21.99
My Cousin Vinny	$22.99	$29.99
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh	$22.99	$29.99
Obsessed (2009)	$26.99	$25.99	$25.99
Race to Witch Mountain	$27.99	$25.99	$25.99
Sling Blade	$23.99	$23.99
The Soloist	$26.99	$26.99	$26.99
Stargate Atlantis: Fan's Choice	$19.99	$19.99
The Waterboy	$25.99	$25.99

(CC) after a title = New release in the Criterion Collection.

Individual Titles in the Collections Listed Above:



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

--At Best Buy, this week, ... 

--Also at Best Buy this week, ...

--Best Buy Odds and Ends:

--Target, this week, is advertising the following ...

--Target Odds and Ends:

Edited by Man-Fai Wong - 8/4/2009 at 10:22 pm GMT

Mike,

I've updated the above to use 420px width, which seems to the max usable for IE6 (and IE7 when user is limited on screen res).

If anyone complains, you can just switch back to 400px width.  You can do that by simply editing the post and right clicking on the various items to change their display properties, ie. mainly just the various pics.  Basically, only the pics need to have display width set manually -- the various tables, including the disclaimer box, just fall in line accordingly.

I assume you know how to add/delete rows (and columns) from the price tables (also via a right click on the tables).

Hope that helps...

_Man_

The Features



– Rashida Jones (I Love You, Man – 2009)


– Leslie Mann & Michelle Trachtenberg (17 Again – 2009)



– François Bégaudeau (The Class – 2008)


– St. Elmo's Fire – 1985



– Eagles Over London – 1969

The Prices

SD-DVD TITLE	Amazon	BestBuy	Target	Costco
17 Again	$17.99	$16.99	$15.99
90210: Season 1	$31.99	$32.99	$32.99
Adam 12: Season 3	$25.99	$29.99
Alien Trespass	$20.99	$24.99
Are You Being Served: Comp. Coll.	$69.99	$89.99
The City: Season 1	$22.49
The Class	$17.99	$17.99
Designing Women: Season 2	$34.99	$34.99
Donkey X	$17.99	$14.99
Eagles Over London	$26.99	$24.99
Gigantic	$20.49	$24.99
I Love You, Man	$17.99	$15.99	$15.99	$18.99
James Dean, The Fast Lane	$13.49	$12.99
The Last Resort	$20.49	$19.99
Paris 36	$19.99	$19.99
Road Trip: Beer Pong (R & NR)	$17.99	$17.99
Sea Monsters: Prehistoric Adv. 3-D	$14.99	$14.99
Steppin'	$17.99	$14.99
Superfriends: Lost Episodes	$17.99	$17.99
TMNT: 25th Ann. Coll. Box Set	$29.99	$24.99
The Tiger's Tail	$25.99	$24.99

BLU-RAY TITLE	Amazon	BestBuy	Target	Costco
17 Again	$24.99	$25.99	$25.99
About Last Night	$19.99	$24.99
Alien Trespass	$24.99	$34.99
Blue Thunder	$19.99	$24.99
Chaos	$13.99	$17.99
The Class	$27.99	$27.99
Cutthroat Island	$13.99	$17.99
Donkey X	$20.49	$24.99
Eagles Over London	$19.99	$29.99
I Love You, Man	$25.99	$25.99	$25.99
The Ninth Gate	$13.99	$17.99
Replicant	$13.99	$17.99
Sea Monsters: Prehistoric Adv. 3-D	$19.99	$24.99
See No Evil	$13.99	$17.99
St. Elmo's Fire	$21.99	$24.99
Starman	$19.99	$24.99
TMNT: 25th Ann. Coll. Box Set	$56.49	$54.99

(CC) after a title = New release in the Criterion Collection.

Individual Titles in the Collections Listed Above:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 25th Anniversary Collection Box Set (SD-DVD and Blu-ray) - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Secret of the Ooze, Turtles in Time, TMNT.

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

--Best Buy, this week, is offering 30 days of FREE ON-DEMAND STREAMING MUSIC with the purchase of ANY version of I Love You, Man.  On-line promo code on package.

--Also at Best Buy this week, the following Blu-ray titles are on sale:

$9.99:  16 Blocks, The Corpse Bride, Blow, Any Given Sunday.

$12.99:  T2: Director's Cut, Crank. U-571, Casino, American Gangster, 40-Year Old Virgin, Swordfish, Shoot 'Em Uop, Hellraiser, The Devil Wears Prada, First Blood, Collateral Damage, Jarhead, 28 Days Later. Over 40 titles to choose from.

$14.99:  Batman Begins, The Uninvited, Clone Wars, 10,000 BC, 21, The Rock, Across the Universe, Underworld.  Over 25 titles to choose from.

--Best Buy Odds and Ends:  Some recent releases for $14.99

--Target, this week, is advertising an EXCLUSIVE VERSION OF 90210: Season 1 with a 30-minute Q&A with cast and crew.  Quantities limited.  No rainchecks.

--Target as the following Blu-rays listed on a BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE deal:  Casino Royale, DSeven Pounds, The DaVinci Code, Pineapple Express, Paul Blart Mall Cop.  Offer applies to $29.99 titles shown and selected others in store.  Quantities limited, no rainchecks.

--Target Odds and Ends:  A list of titles for $7.50 and specials on TV on DVD. 

--K-Mart has devoted a half-page of their flyer this week to a display of $5 DVDs.  Won't list them all...because it is stuff we have all seen in any $5 sale or in the bin at Wal-mart.


Edited by Mike Frezon - 8/9/2009 at 02:06 am GMT

Review of the obscure Eagles Over London.

http://monsterhunter.coldfusionvideo.com/2009/03/eagles-over-london-1969/

The Features



– Amy Adams & Emily Blunt (Sunshine Cleaning – 2008)


– Rudo y Cursi – 2008


– Julia Roberts & Clive Owen (Duplicity– 2009)


– Channing Tatum & Zulay Henao (Fighting – 2009)


– Cast (thirtysomething – 1987 - 1991)

The Prices

SD-DVD TITLE	Amazon	BestBuy	Target	Costco
Adventureland	$19.49	$16.99	$17.99
Adventures of Robin Hood: Season 4	$10.99	$12.99
Advs. of Robin Hood: Comp. Series	$21.99	$24.99
American Son	$19.99	$19.99
Batman: Brave & Bold - Vol. 1	$10.99	$12.99
Billy Jack	$10.99	$9.99
The Billy Jack Collection	$21.99	$24.99
Boot Camp	$25.99
Californication: Season 2	$29.49	$29.99
Duplicity	$15.99	$15.99	$16.99	$18.99
Eclipse #17 - Nikkatsu (CC)	$62.99	$59.99
Fighting	$15.99	$15.99	$16.99
Frayed	$20.49	$24.99
Goodbye Solo	$19.99	$19.99
Gradiva	$26.99
Here's Lucy: Season 1	$19.99	$19.99
House, MD: Season 5	$26.99	$34.99	$37.99	$37.99
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days DE	$13.49	$9.99
The Informers	$18.99	$19.99
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du... (CC)	$35.99	$34.99
The Last Days of Disco (CC)	$34.99	$34.99
Lee Strobel 3 Film Collection	$18.99	$19.99
Lie to Me: Season 1	$33.49	$31.99	$34.99
Life: Season 2	$41.99	$39.99
Life is Hot in Cracktown (R & NR)	$24.49	$14.99
NCIS: Season 6	$35.99	$44.99	$39.99	$38.99
New Tricks: Season 1	$29.99	$34.99
One Tree Hill: Season 6	$36.49	$35.99	$37.99
Red Velvet (Amazon Exclusive)	$13.49
Rudo y Cursi	$19.99	$19.99
Samantha Who?: Season 2	$25.99	$25.99	$26.99
Scrubs: Season 8	$25.99	$25.99	$29.99
Smallville: Season 8	$36.99	$34.99	$37.99
Sonny with a Chance: Volume 1	$14.49	$12.99
Suite Life on Deck: Anchors Aweigh	$14.49	$12.99
Sunshine Cleaning	$20.99	$17.99	$16.99
thirtysomething: Season 1	$38.99	$49.99
Untouchables: Season 3 Vol. 1	$27.99	$34.99
Wanted Dead or Alive: Comp. Series	$9.99	$12.99
Wiseguy: Season 1	$21.99	$24.99

BLU-RAY TITLE	Amazon	BestBuy	Target	Costco
Adventureland	$25.99	$26.99	$27.99
Children of the Corn	$12.99	$12.99
Duplicity	$25.99	$25.99	$24.99	$25.99
Fighting	$24.99	$24.99	$25.99
Hot to Lose a Guy in 10 Days	$20.99	$24.99
The Informers	$22.99	$29.99
Lie to Me: Season 1	$40.99	$40.99	$39.99
Rudo y Cursi	$27.99	$29.99
Smallville: Season 8	$51.49	$49.99	$54.99
Sunshine Cleaning	$24.49	$27.99	$25.99

(CC) after a title = New release in the Criterion Collection.

Individual Titles in the Collections Listed Above:

The Billy Jack Collection (SD-DVD) - Born Losers, Billy Jack, The Trial of Billy Jack, Billy Jack Goes to Washington.

The Lee Strobel 3-disc Film Collection (SD-DVD) - The Case for Christ, The Case for Faith, The Case for a Creator.

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

--Best Buy, this week, has EXCLUSIVE RELEASES of Blu-ray versions of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Grace Love Undying.  They are $19.99 apiece.

--Best Buy also has EXCLUSIVE METAL PACKAGING on its DVD & Blu-ray releases of Smallville: Season 8

--BB has a FREE PLUSH (Elmo, Big Bird or Grover) when you buy select Sesame Street DVDs at $7.99 apiece.  Products must be purchased on same receipt to receive savings.  Plush: A $6.99 value.

--Also at Best Buy, BUY ANY TWO NEW TV RELEASES (on DVD or Blu-ray) and get a FREE $5 GIFTCARD.  Gift Card good toward future purchase.  Offer valid only on TV series released 8-16-09 thru 8-22-09.  Although the BB flyer shows all TV releases from THIS WEEK(!)  I'm guessing they just got the date in the fine print wrong.

Save $10, instantly, at Best Buy this week when you buy Scrubs: Season 8 and any previous season.  Products must be purchased on same receipt to receive savings. 

--Also at Best Buy this week, the following Blu-ray titles are on sale for $14.99:  King Kong, Adventures of Riddick and Pitch Black

--Best Buy is also advertising an EXCLUSIVE 2-disc release of The Rise and Fall of the WCW for $22.99.  Single-disc release is $17.99 @ BB.

--Best Buy Odds and Ends:  Some good prices on older seasons of House, The Simpsons, Supernatural, Two and a Half Men and Dexter..

--Target, this week, is advertising the following Blu-ray discs on sale:  Each title shown & selected others:

$14.99:  Boondock Saints, Patton, Kingdom of Heaven, Donnie Darko.

$22.99:  Quantum of Solace, Taken, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Valkyrie, Slumdog Millionaire, Notorious, Marley & Me, Bride Wars.

--Target also has a number of TV shows on DVD on slae this week.  Many of its TV Double Packs are on sale from $14.99 to $18.99. 

--Target has seasons 1-5 of Alias on sale for $12.99 and seasons 1-7 of Golden Girls for $8.99 apiece.

--Target Odds and Ends:  A list of titles for $7.50 & $10. 

The Features



– Helen Mirren, Rachel McAdams, Russell Crowe (State of Play – 2009)


– Elisha Cuthbert (The Girl Next Door – 2004)


– Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt & Donald Sutherland (M*A*S*H– 1970)


– Paulina Gaitan & Edgar Flores (Sin Nombre – 2009)


– The Trust – 1911

The Prices

SD-DVD TITLE	Amazon	BestBuy	Target	Costco
Ben 10 Alien Force Season 1 Vol. 4	$9.99	$12.99
Bring It On: Fight to Finish	$19.99	$16.99	$19.99
Brothers and Sisters: Season 3	$38.99	$38.99	$37.99	$38.99
CSI: Season 9	$62.49	$59.99	$64.99	$59.99
Degrassi - Next Generation: S8	$27.99	$34.99
Desperate Housewives: Season 5	$37.49	$37.99	$37.99	$38.99
Disney Nature: Earth	$16.99	$16.99	$16.99
Doctor Who: Deadly Assassin	$19.99	$19.99
Doctor Who: Image/Fendahl	$19.99	$19.99
Doctor Who: Delta/Bannermen	$19.99	$19.99
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas	$22.99	$24.99
The Game: Season 1	$25.99	$29.99
Gaumont Treasures (1897-1913)	$71.99
Heroes: Seaason 3	$37.49	$36.99	$37.99	$38.99
Homeboy	$12.99	$12.99
Impact	$16.99	$19.99
The Meerkats	$12.99	$14.99
Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares: Series. 2	$21.99	$24.99
Rescue Me: Season 5 Vol. 1	$31.99	$31.99	$32.99
Sin Nombre	$19.99	$19.99
State of Play	$15.99	$15.99	$16.99	$18.99
Sugar	$21.49	$19.99
Supernatural: Season 4	$36.99	$35.99	$37.99
Take Out	$26.99	$24.99
TMNT: Season 8	$10.99	$12.99
Terry Fator: Live in Las Vegas	$10.99	$14.99	$9.99
The Toe Tactic	$26.99	$24.99
TCM Classic Films Coll.: Horror	$20.99	$19.99
TCM Classic Films Coll.: Murder Mysteries	$20.99	$24.99
TCM Classic Films Coll.: Science Fiction	$20.99	$24.99
Two and a Half Men: Season 6	$28.99	$28.99	$29.99

BLU-RAY TITLE	Amazon	BestBuy	Target	Costco
Braveheart	$22.49	$22.99	$22.99
Bring It On: Fight to Finish	$27.99	$27.99	$26.99
CSI: Season 9	$61.99	$59.99
Disney Nature; Earth	$26.99	$24.99	$25.99
The Girl Next Door	$19.99	$24.99
Gladiator	$26.99	$22.99	$22.99
Heroes: Season 3	$52.49	$49.99	$47.99
High Crimes	$20.99	$24.99
M*A*S*H	$21.99	$29.99
Monster (2003)	$12.49	$12.99
State of Play	$25.99	$25.99	$25.99	$25.99
Sugar	$28.99	$29.99
Supernatural: Season 4	$51.99	$49.99	$49.99
Terry Fator: Live in Las Vegas	$13.99	$17.99	$14.99

(CC) after a title = New release in the Criterion Collection.

Individual Titles in the Collections Listed Above:

Gaumont Treasures (SD-DVD):  A total of 75 films from the following three directors of early cinema:  Alice Guy, Louis Feuillade, Leonce Perret.  Ten hours of content spread over three discs.

TCM Classic Films Collection: Horror (SD-DVD) - House of Wax (1953), The Haunting (1963), Freaks, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1941).

TCM Classic Films Collection: Murder Mysteries (SD-DVD) - The Maltese Falcon, The Big Sleep, Dial M for Murder, The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946).

TCM Classic Films Collection: Science Fiction (SD-DVD) - 2001 - A Space Odyssey, Soylent Green, Forbidden Planet, The Time Machine (1960).

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

--At Best Buy this week, Save $10 when you buy BOTH Braveheart & Gladiator together on Blu-ray.  Products must be purchased on same receipt to receive savings.

--A 2/$50 deal at BB this week if you buy BOTH (the Blu-ray versions) of State of Play AND either The Last House on the Left OR Duplicity.

--Best Buy, this week, has an EXCLUSIVE BOOK with its copies of Heroes: Season 3 on DVD: Heroes Revealed.  On pack

--Best Buy also has EXCLUSIVE METAL PACKAGING available for pre-order with its copies of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.  FREE LIMITED EDITION COLLECTIBLE STEELBOOK CASE when you pre-order Disney's Snow White Diamond Edition Blu-ray or DVD Combo Pack by October 5, 2009.  Available 10-6-09.  Offer valid 8-30-09 thru 10-5-09.

--Save $15 when you buy, at Best Buy, Desperate Housewives: Season 5 AND any previous season.  ALSO, BB has an EXCLUSIVE BONUS DISC which includes Wisteria Lane Lystery Club bonus disc with exclusive content. 

--Also at Best Buy, EXCLUSIVE LENTICULAR PACKAGING with its copies of Supernatural: Season 4--on both the DVD and Blu-ray versions.

--Best Buy has a notice to save $10 on the Blu-ray version of the X-Men Trilogy ($64.99) (or to save $5 on the DVD version of the X-Men Trilogy.  Text "X-men" to 75555 for a redeemable cashier code.  Standard text messaging rates apply.  Code good in-store only.  Valid 8-30-09 thru 9-28-09. 

--Best Buy Odds and Ends:  Some good prices ($19.99) on older seasons of Rescue Me, Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Supernatural, Two and a Half Men, Smallville and One Tree Hill.

--Target, this week, has an EXCLUSIVE BONUS DVD with its copies of Supernatural: Season 4 (not very clear if this includes Blu-ray copies).  With 45-minute panel discussion at Comic Con and more.  Quantities limited.  No rainchecks.

--Target also has an EXCLUSIVE BONUS DVD with three episodes of Heroes Unmasked with its copies of Heroes: Season 3 (again, not clear if this is available on the Blu-ray disc).  Quantities limited.  No rainchecks.  

--Target has a FREE $10 TARGET GIFTCARD with the purchase of CSI: Season 9 (for the third time, it is NOT clear if this includes the Blu0-ray version).

--Target is also advertising EXCLUSIVE CONTENT on its copies of the Terry Fator: Live from Las Vegas release.  (Would you believe they don't make it clear if this is available on the Blu-ray version?!?)

--Target Odds and Ends:  None this week. 

Edited by Mike Frezon - 8/27/09 at 10:23pm

The Features



– Anna Torv (Fringe – 2008)


– Tatsuya Nakadai & Michiyo Aratama  (The Human Condition – 1961)


– Vivien Leigh & Laurence Olivier (That Hamilton Woman– 1941)


– Jason Statham & Amy Smart (Crank 2: High Voltage – 2009)


– Cast  (The Office – 2008-9)

The Prices

SD-DVD TITLE	Amazon	BestBuy	Target	Costco
Alvin & Chipmunks: Go to Movies	$10.99	$14.99
Alvin & Chipmunks: Very 1st Alvin Show	$10.99	$14.99
Bedknobs & Broomsticks	$21.49	$17.99	$19.99
The Buttercup Chain	$12.99	$14.99
Crank 2: High Voltage	$19.99	$16.99	$19.99
Crank 2: High Voltage SE (2-disc)	$23.99	$22.99
Criminal Minds: Season 4	$35.49	$39.99		$37.99
Friday	$13.49	$12.99
Fringe: Season 1	$38.99	$35.99	$37.99	$37.99
Gifted Hands: Ben Carson Story	$18.99	$19.99
Harper's Island	$29.99	$34.99
Homicide (1991) (CC)	$29.99	$34.99
The Human Condition (1961) (CC)	$79.95	$89.99
I'll Believe You	$22.49	$19.99
Important Things w/ Demetri Martin: S1	$13.99	$12.99
Local Color	$24.49	$24.99
Love & Pain & Whole Damn Thing	$12.99	$14.99
Mad Monster Party	$9.99	$9.99
MMC: Mickey's Advs. in Wonderland	$19.99	$14.99	$17.99
Model Shop	$12.99	$14.99
Mr. Belvedere: Season 3	$34.99	$34.99
No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency: S1	$41.49	$44.99
The Office: Season 5	$36.99	$31.99	$32.99	$34.99
Parks & Recreation: Season 1	$15.49	$19.99
Power Rangers RPM: Volume 2	$13.99	$14.99
Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Dreams	$19.99	$19.99
The Pursuit of Happiness (1971)	$14.49	$14.99
Sleep Dealer	$19.99	$14.99
Summertree	$12.99	$14.99
That Hamilton Woman (CC)	$29.99	$34.99
Valentino: The Last Emperor	$15.99	$19.99
Worst Week: Complete Series	$19.99	$19.99

BLU-RAY TITLE	Amazon	BestBuy	Target	Costco
Catwoman	$14.99	$24.99
Crank 2: High Voltage	$19.99	$24.99	$25.99
Creepshow	$14.99	$24.99
Dance Flick	$27.99	$25.99
Dead Calm	$14.99	$24.99
Exit Speed	$17.99	$14.99
Freddy vs. Jason	$11.49	$24.99
Friday	$19.99	$24.99
Fringe: Season 1	$50.99	$49.99	$52.99	$53.99
Menace II Society	$19.99	$24.99
The New World (Ext. Cut)	$14.99	$24.99
The Office: Season 5	$42.99	$41.99	$42.99
Over the Top	$14.99	$24.99
The Postman	$14.99	$24.99
The Quick and the Dead	$19.99	$24.99
Requiem For a Dream	$9.99	$17.99
Set It Off	$19.99	$24.99
Silverado	$22.99	$29.99
Sleep Dealer	$11.99	$19.99
Sphere	$14.99	$24.99
Valentino: The Last Emperor	$21.99	$24.99

(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

--Since there has been a certain level of interest in the Beatles remasters released this week, I'll tell you what these retailers are up-to.  Amazon has the individual CDs available for $12.99 apiece (with the White Album @ $18.99 and Past Masters @ $16.99).  The big Stereo Box Set is $259.98.  Don't know the price on the Momo box @ amazon.  Both box sets have sold out via pre-order.  More will eventually be made available.

--At Best Buy this week, they have one of their EXCLUSIVE GIFT SETS with The Office: Season 5.  For $41.99, get the DVD set, along with exclusive "Schrute Farms" packaging which contains the following Office-themed products:  stress ball, magnet, mouse pad, T-shirt (Shrute Farms Beets) and door hanger.  Minimum 8 per store.

--Best Buy also features an EXCLUSIVE MINI-COMIC BOOK with their copies of Fringe: Season 1 (either version).  On-pack.  Minimum 4 per store.

--Best Buy, this week, has the following TV shows on sale:

$14.99:  Friday Night Lights: S 1-2

$16.99:  Dexter: S 1-2, Curb Your Enthusiasm: S 1-6

$17.99:  Monk: S 1-6, Scrubs: S 1-6

$19.99:  It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: S 1-3, Smallville: S 1-7, Supernatural: S 1-3, My Name is Earl: S 1-3

$24.99:  House: S 1-3, Heroes: S 1-2, 30 Rock: S 1-2

--Best Buy has most of the individual Beatles CDs listed @ $12.99 apiece.  The White Album is $16.99.  The big Stereo Box Set is $199.99 and the LE Mono Box Set is $229.99.  (The box sets are) Not available in all stores.  Available @ Bestbuy.com.

--BB will also have an Abbey Road "Crate Kit" which includes the AR CD and a T-Shirt ($24.99).  Also available in Let It Be, Rubber Soul and Revolver.  Minimum 3 per store.

--Best Buy Odds and Ends:  Some "comic book movies" @ $4.99, $6.99, $9.99 (in-store and online).

--Target, this week, has one of its EXCLUSIVE DELUXE EDITIONS of The Office: Season 5 on DVD (only).  Includes 45-minute interview with the writers, plus a script and inspirational cast magnets.  Quantities limited.  No rainchecks.

--Target also has an EXCLUSIVE BONUS DVD with its copies of Fringe: Season 1 (again this week, not clear if this is available on both their DVD & Blu-ray copies).  With 45-minutes of content from the Paley Festival and more.  Quantities limited.  No rainchecks.  

--Target has a FREE $5 TARGET GIFTCARD with the purchase of ANY TWO re-mastered Beatles CDs ($11.98 apiece).  Choose from 14 titles! Quantities limited.  No rainchecks.

--Target is also advertising Blu-ray 2-packs at a pricepoint of $24.99:  Italian Job/Shooter, TopGun/Days of Thunder, Mission: Impossible/M:I 2, Next/Face-Off.

--Target Odds and Ends:  A list of $4.75 titles.

Edited by Mike Frezon - 9/3/09 at 9:58am

Hmmm...  I know this is just your test thread, but still, interesting heads up on some BD prices there -- yeah, I had subscribed to this thread from before when I was helping you out w/ it, and that's why I got curious enough to check back in here now.

And oh, I didn't want to bring it up again a few weeks ago (when you were getting tired of futzing around w/ the formatting), but nice to see that you've gotten rid of those couple broken image links that were apparently not visible to FireFox users -- and again, thanks for doing these weekly roundups.

_Man_

Looks like someone's eligible for some early, inside info!    The benefits of being a "helper!"

But, shhhhhhhh.  Don't let the cat out of the bag. 

Yeah...I think those stupid images have finally been purged.  Frankly, I didn't realize I was still propagating them until one of the mods (Adam Gregorich) brought it to my attention again a couple of weeks ago.  Since I never saw them (or any indication that there were bad links), I didn't know that, somehow, they had crept back into my template. 

Mum's the word.  Hehheh...  It certainly does often pay to be a little helpful in general, no? 

BTW, I was thinking it'd be nice if there was a way to auto-subscribe to the latest weekly roundup each week (so it automatically shows up on our home page), but maybe this is the next best thing (at least while you're still testing here).

Have a great rest of this Labor Day weekend, Mike!

_Man_

The Features



– Hugh Jackman (X-Men Origins: Wolverine – 2009)


– Ben Barnes & Jessica Biel  (Easy Virtue – 2008)


– Godzilla & King Kong (King Kong vs. Godzilla– 1962)


– Cast (Bonanza: Season 1 – 1959)


– David Naughton  (An American Werewolf in London – 1981)


– Wagon Master – 1950


The Prices

SD-DVD TITLE	Amazon	BestBuy	Target	Costco
The 39 Steps (CC)	$14.99	$14.99
An American Werewolf in London	$14.99	$14.99
Army of Darkness (Screwhead Ed.)	$14.49	$14.99
Big Bang Theory: Season 2	$28.99	$29.99	$29.99
Bionicle: Legend Reborn	$14.99	$14.99
Bodyguard: A New Beginning	$17.99	$24.99
Bonanza: Season 1 Volume 1	$27.49	$29.99
Bonanza: Season 1 Volume 2	$29.99	$29.99
Bonanza: Season 1 (Complete)	$49.99	$49.99
CSI Miami: Season 7	$42.99	$44.99		$41.99
Camille	$15.49	$19.99
Crash: Season 1	$24.99	$24.99
Directed by John Ford	$17.99	$24.99
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor	$9.99	$12.99
Easy Virtue	$24.99	$24.99
Essential Art House #4 (CC)	$74.99	$89.99
Fame: Seasons 1 & 2	$29.99	$32.99
Fame (1980)	$15.49	$17.99
Fear Itself: Season 1	$21.99	$24.99
Four Dragons	$24.99	$24.99
Friday 13th Part VII: New Blood	$14.99	$14.99
Friday 13th Part VIII: Jason/Manhattan	$11.99	$14.99
Gervaise (CC)	$14.99	$14.99
Grace	$14.99	$17.99
Grey's Anatomy: Season 5	$36.99	$37.99	$36.99	$38.99
The IT Crowd: Season 3	$16.99	$19.99
It's Always Sunny/Philly: Season 4	$25.99	$24.99	$26.99
John Carpenter Collection	$17.99	$14.99
King Kong Escapes	$10.99	$12.99
King Kong vs. Godzilla	$10.99	$12.99
Le Jour Se Leve	$14.99	$14.99
Marvel X-Men: Volume 3	$16.99	$19.99	$15.99
Marvel X-Men: Volume 4	$16.99	$19.99	$15.99
Mayerling (CC)	$14.99	$14.99
Monster Force: Volume 1	$13.99	$14.99
My Name is Earl: Season 4	$33.49	$32.99	$32.99
Note by Note: Making of Steinway L103	$24.99
One Step Beyond: Season 1	$36.99	$39.99
Phantasm II	$14.99	$14.99
Private Practice: Season 2	$38.99	$42.99	$39.99
Sanctuary: Season 1	$24.99	$24.99
SW/Clone Wars: Clone Commandos	$9.99	$9.99	$9.99
Tales of Hoffmann (CC))	$14.99	$14.99
Throne of Blood (CC)	$14.99	$14.99
Transformers: Season 2 V1 (25th AE)	$19.99	$19.99
Trumbo	$18.99	$24.99
Varsity Blues DE	$11.99	$9.99
Wagon Master (1950)	$14.49	$14.99
White Night Wedding	$22.49
The Wolf Man SE (1941)	$24.49
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (1-disc)	$15.99	$15.99	$15.99	$18.99
X-Men Origins: Wolverine SE (2-disc)	$22.99	$22.99	$22.99

BLU-RAY TITLE	Amazon	BestBuy	Target	Costco
Amadeus (Amaray Case)	$19.99	$24.99
An American Werewolf in London	$17.99	$19.99
Army of Darkness (Screwhead Ed.)	$18.99	$19.99
Camille	$13.99	$19.99
Casablanca		$24.99
Child's Play	$15.99	$19.99
Crash: Season 1	$35.99	$34.99
Deep Impact	$20.49	$24.99
Easy Virtue	$28.99	$34.99
Grace	$19.99	$27.99
Hannibal Lecter Anthology	$45.49	$54.99
Hero	$29.99	$29.99
Iron Monkey	$26.99	$29.99
The Legend of Drunken Master	$25.99	$29.99
Lies and Illusions	$21.49
Misery	$15.99	$19.99
My Name is Earl: Season 4	$40.99	$40.99
The Ultimate Force of Four	$73.99	$84.99
Van Helsing	$17.99	$19.99
Varsity Blues	$20.49	$24.99
The Wonder of It All	$16.99	$24.99
Wrong Turn	$20.99	$24.99
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End	$20.99	$24.99
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Ult. Ed.	$22.99	$23.99	$24.99	$25.99
Zatoichi	$26.99	$29.99

(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

--There are the usual price discrepancies, this week, between the Best Buy flyer and bestbuy.com on a number of new release titles.  So, if you are thinking of picking up a title at your local store, you MAY want to consider doing a purchase on BB.com and an in-store pickup. 

--At Best Buy this week, they have one of their EXCLUSIVE COLLECTOR'S SETS of the Blu-ray version of X-Men Origins: Wolverine ($42.99).  Includes Wolverine Bust and $50 GiftCard to sideshowcollectibles.com. Minimum 4 per store. No rainchecks.

--Also @ BB, Save $10 on the X-Men Trilogy on Blu-ray (or $5 on the DVD version).  Text XMEN to 75555 for a redeemable cashier code.  Standard text messaging rates apply.  Code good in-store only.  Expires 9-28-09.

--And, "available ONLY at Best Buy" is a $32.99 title called "Marvel Animation 6 Film Set."  It has no other information.  i can tell you the cover features illustrations of Capt. America, The Hulk, Iron Man and three others I should know...but I was raised on DC comics. 

--Best Buy also has bonus content and offers from Jamster for X-Men Origins: Wolverine.  Text Snikt to 75555.  Standard text messaging rates apply.  Code good in-store only.  Expires 10-1-09.

--Save $5 @ BB when you purchase ANY TWO volumes of Marvel Comic Book Collection: X-Men ($19.99 apiece).

--Save $15 @ Best Buy when you buy Grey's Anatomy: Season 5 and ANY PREVIOUS SEASON.

--Best Buy has the following Blu-ray discs on-sale for 2/$30 (or $19.99 apiece):

Independence Day, X-Men, X-Men II, iRobot, Daredevil, Fantastic 4, The Terminator. 

--BB also has a BOGO FREE deal on the following $29.99 Blu-ray discs:

Casino Royale, Hancock, The International, Paul Blart Mall Cop, Obsessed, Pineapple Express, Seven pounds, Step Brothers.

--Best Buy Odds and Ends:  Some recent DVD releases for $14.99 and various sales on DVD/Blu-ray "superhero" titles.

--Target also has an EXCLUSIVE BONUS DVD with its copies of Grey's Anatomy: Season 5.  With over 100-minutes of content with Private Practice episodes, deleted scenes,and more.  Quantities limited.  No rainchecks.  

--Target has some terrific prices on various TV on DVD releases.  Including Entourage: Seasons 1-5 for $18.99 apiece, 30 Rock: S2 for $16.99 and Mad men: Seasons 1-2 for $18.99 apiece.  Other titles shown...and selected others in-store.

--Target Odds and Ends:  A list of $10 titles.
Edited by Mike Frezon - 9/12/09 at 7:14pm