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Weekly RoundUp 8-11-2009

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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.

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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Best Buy on sale DVD items:
 

$14.99 each:
Gran Torino
The International
The Haunting
Friday the 13th: Killer Cut (2009)
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Madea Goes to Jail


Blu-ray:

$9.99 each (and others):
16 Blocks
The Corpse Bride
Blow
Any Given Sunday


$12.99 each (and others):
T2
Crank
U-571
Casino
American Gangster
The 40 Year Old Virgin
Swordfish
Shoot'em Up
Hellraiser
The Devil Wears Prada
First Blood
Collateral Damage
Jarhead
28 Days Later


$14.99 each (and others):
Batman Begins
The Uninvited
Stars Wars: Clone Wars
10,000 B.C.
21
The Rock
Across the Universe
Underworld: Evolution


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Target on sale DVD items:
 

$7.50 each (also selected other titles in stores)
The Goonies
Gremlins
Batman Begins
Charlotte's Web
Step Up
Akeelah & The Bee
Hellboy
Dirty Dancing

TV On DVD (also selected other titles in stores):
Sex & The City S1: S6 - $13.99 each
Friends S1 - S10: $15.99 each
Weeds S1 - S4: $18.99 each
The Tudors S1 - S2: $19.99 each
Californication S1: $19.99
Family Guy Volume 7: $19.99
Star Trek Motion Picture Trilogy: $19.99
Burn Notice S2: $24.99


Blu-ray:


Buy 1 Get 1 Free:
$29.99 each:
Casino Royale
Seven Pounds
The Da Vinci Code
Pineapple Express
Paul Blart Mall Cop
(and selected others at the store)

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8/8/09 at 11:10pm
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Nothing from the New list, but Corpse Bride on Blu at BestBuy for $9.95 sounds good.

I'd consider getting Crank on Blu too, but for some reason my local Best Buy never, absolutely never, carries that title (and I know, because they put it on sale every other month yet they never have it.)

Probably I should be saving up for some of the series coming soon though...

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8/9/09 at 2:17am
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MP3 Daily Deal

Amazon MP3 Daily Deal
Today's special: the Doobie Brothers' Minute by Minute, featuring "What a Fool Believes." Everyday low price: $7.99.

›Today's price: $2.99

Free Song of the Day

Amazon MP3 Free Song of the DayToday's special: "Idiot Heart" by Canadian indie rockers Sunset Rubdown. Try it if you like Wolf Parade or Interpol.
 

›Download it now for free

One of my favorite albums...

Liza Minnelli, "Results" 
(One Broadway Icon + Pet Shop Boys = a guilty pleasure dance classic!)
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8/9/09 at 3:06am
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Review of the obscure Eagles Over London.

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

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Captain Paul is the quintessential soldier, adapting and improvising so that he can get laid under any circumstances. Thus it is that when he and Meg are back at his place and the bombs begin to fall, the sirens go off, and lights start to flash that the real air raid takes place right in Paul’s pants!

 

Feline videophiles Susie and Dukie.

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8/9/09 at 5:25am
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 Just Adam-12 for me this week. The rest of the month is pretty light for me. Now Sept. is another story. Might have to work some OT to afford everything i want!

Thanks as always guys.
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8/9/09 at 5:26am
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Oh Best Buy, why must you taunt me?  Target around here never has a single copy of Blow when it's on sale, so I'll be picking that up.  And I Love You, Man.  And Air Force One ($14.99).  And Any Given Sunday.  Maybe even The Devil Wears Prada. 

And SuperFriends.

Oy...
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8/9/09 at 10:22am
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I'll probably grab Starman this week. And I'll stop in to Best Buy and check out their Blu-ray sale.

Thanks for the prices, guys! 

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8/9/09 at 12:48pm
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I'd still be interested to hear how the RoundUp looks to everybody out there--especially if you're having any problems.

A special shout out to Man-Fei Wong for his above-and-beyond help, this past week, in formatting the RoundUp so that pictures and tables can be maximized to their fullest potential without negatively impacting various browsers who don't play nice with the new HTF platform.  I hope someday to be able to stretch these tables horizontally as I would like to have more space for titles and I would like the tables to have a little "breathing room"


A note:  next week's RoundUp will be delayed a day or so due to some summer vacation issues.  Hope everyone can hang on a little longer than usual.  Trust me, much like this week...there's not a lot going on in the world of new releases next week.    Although I know there will be people quick to post that they can't WAIT until they have season 12 of The Simpsons sitting on their shelf! 

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!

Top Ten Ways to Find Good Deals on DVDs and Blu-ray...
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8/9/09 at 1:10pm
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No problems with Firefox 3.5.2 here. Thanks as always for the info!

Nothing new this week; Adam-12 s3 eventually (don't have s2 yet). From a previous week's round-up, Doctor Who: The Rescue/The Romans just came in courtesy of this weekend's 40% Borders coupon.
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8/12/09 at 9:22am
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It looks like the tough economy got Target to re-think its price-matching policy:  apparently they quietly re-instated it about two weeks ago.  There is in-store signing (especially in Electronics) and it states that they will match on the exact item when you bring in a print ad.  Not sure of all the details yet, but it is a good thing to know.  In fact, checking the ad from Sunday, there's no mention of it yet.
One of my favorite albums...

Liza Minnelli, "Results" 
(One Broadway Icon + Pet Shop Boys = a guilty pleasure dance classic!)
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8/13/09 at 7:47pm
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Originally Posted by Dennis Nicholls View Post

Review of the obscure Eagles Over London.

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


 

While I've not seen Eagles over London, I know that Enzo G. Castellari is a FUCKING AWESOME director and this movie will probably rule. I just saw Inglorious Bastards, and loved it. I've finally tracked down a copy of Great White, and it's the best of the shameful Jaws rip-offs and 1990: Bronx Warriors was a well done Escape from New York rip-off. He may not be the most original dude, but he knows his shit when it comes to action!
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8/16/09 at 10:37am
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Where's the 8/18 ROUNDUP???
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8/16/09 at 10:46am
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^ A couple posts up, Mike said it would probably be late this week.
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8/16/09 at 12:12pm
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Missed that, thanks!
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8/16/09 at 12:49pm
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Yeah, I had a bit of a panic attack at 6am this morning when I didn't see it posted.  How do I know where the best place to pick up Hanna Montana will be?
One of my favorite albums...

Liza Minnelli, "Results" 
(One Broadway Icon + Pet Shop Boys = a guilty pleasure dance classic!)
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