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Old 04-19-2008, 10:59 PM   #1 of 41
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Weekly RoundUp 4-22-2008


The Weekly RoundUp

The Features


– Cloverfield – 2008


– Tom Hanks (Charlie Wilson’s War – 2007)


– Laura Linney & Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Savages – 2007)


– John Barrymore, Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche (Midnight – 1939)


– Cary Grant & Mae West (She Done Him Wrong – 1933)


– Death of a Cyclist – 1955

The Prices


SD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostco
Before the Nickelodeon: Edwin S. Porter$22.49$19.99$19.99 -  - 
**Charlie Wilson’s War$17.99$17.99$15.99$16.99$18.99
Cloverfield$16.99$16.99$14.99$16.99$18.99
A Date with Judy$14.99$14.99$14.99 -  - 
Death of a Cyclist (CC)$22.49$24.99$19.99 -  - 
Easy Living$11.19$12.99$14.98 -  - 
Eclipse Series 10: Silent Ozu (CC)$33.69$34.99$39.99 -  - 
Friday Night Lights: Season 2$18.99$24.99$19.99 -  - 
Gumby: The Movie$12.69$12.99$14.99 -  - 
Hannah Takes the Stairs$14.99$14.99$14.99 -  - 
Hippocrates (1915)/Eleanor’s Catch (1916)$14.99$14.99$14.99 -  - 
Laverne and Shirley: Season 4$29.99$34.99$34.99 -  - 
The Major and the Minor$11.19$12.99$14.98 -  - 
Merrill’s Marauders$14.99$14.99$14.99 -  - 
Midnight (1939)$9.99$9.99$14.98 -  - 
My Boy Jack$13.99$19.99$17.99 -  - 
Nina’s Heavenly Delights$18.69$19.99$19.99 -  - 
Ocean Waif (1916)/49-17 (1917)$14.99$14.99$14.99 -  - 
One Missed Call$19.99$19.99$19.99$16.99 - 
The Orphanage$19.99$19.99$19.99 -  - 
The Red Kimona (1925)$14.99$14.99$14.99 -  - 
Romulus, My Father$24.29$19.99$19.99 -  - 
The Savages$19.59$19.99$19.99$19.99$18.99
Seance$19.99$24.99$19.99 -  - 
She Done Him Wrong$11.19$9.99$14.98 -  - 
Shirley Temple Collection #6$22.49$24.99$19.99 -  - 
Starting Out in the Evening$19.59$19.99$19.99 -  - 
Stowaway$10.99$12.99$14.98 -  - 
Trailer Park Boys: The Movie$18.69$19.99$19.99 -  - 
Wee Willie Winkie$10.99$12.99$14.98 -  - 
Young People$10.99$12.99$14.98 -  - 



HD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostco
Animal Room$20.95$24.99 -  -  - 
Ganges$19.95$24.99$19.99 -  - 
Sublime$19.95$24.99$19.99 -  - 



BLU-RAY TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostco
One Missed Call$24.95$29.99$29.99$29.99 - 
The Orphanage$24.95$29.99$29.99 -  - 
Six Degrees Could Change the World$19.95 -  -  -  - 
Sublime (Uncut)$19.95$24.99$19.99 -  - 


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

Individual titles included in box sets listed above:

Eclipse Series 10 – Silent Ozu: Tokyo Chorus, I Was Born But…, Passing Fancy.

The Shirley Temple Collection #6: Stowaway, Wee Willie Winkie, Young People.

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.

"LP" in the RoundUp table means a store’s Sunday flyer says "Low Price". That means I could not locate a definite price for the item, and the ad is all I have to go on. Retailers use these phrases in advertisements so that they do not violate MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) agreements with the studios. Doing so can cost them thousands or even millions of dollars in co-op advertising funds.

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, 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, as always, Circuit City does not guarantee their sale prices in Hawaii.


The Specials

**BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL! Charlie Wilson’s War is available in both OAR & MAR editions...get the correct one !

--Free Bonus Disc at Best Buy with their copies of Cloverfield. “T.J. Miller’s Video Diary” 30-minute bonus disc of behind-the-scenes footage featuring “Hud”. Minimum of 74 per store. No rainchecks.

--FREE IRON MAN COMIC BOOKS @ Best Buy this week! Purchase any title from a long list of $7.99 DVDs and get your free comic book. Reproduction of “Iron Man #1.” Minimum 4 per title, per store. No rainchecks.

--And, save $5, instantly, when you purchase BOTH Juno & Lars and the Real Girl. Must be purchased on same receipt.

--And, further…buy Juno on DVD and save 50% on the following movies: Bend It Like Beckham, Garden State, Ghost World, I Heart Huckabees, Little Miss Sunshine, Napoleon Dynamite, Sideways, Thank You for Smoking.

--Also @ BB, it’s FREE BEST BUY EXCLUSIVE COMIC BOOK time! Purchase the 2-disc SE SD-DVD version of Aliens v. Predator - Requiem and get your free comic book. Minimum 10 per store. Excludes Blu-ray version. No rainchecks.

--Best Buy Odds and Ends: Best Buy has a list of $4.99 and $14.99 DVDs this week.

--Big $19.99 Blu-ray sale @ Circuit City this week! 28 Days Later, 300, The Ant Bully, Behind Enemy Lines, Blade Runner (5-disc!), Blood Diamond, Broken Arrow, Bullitt, Chain Reaction, The Corpse Bride, The Departed, The Devil Wears Prada, Enter the Dragon, Entrapment, Fantastic Four, Flyboys, The Fugitive, Goodfellas, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, March of the Penguins, Men of Honor, Ocean’s Thirteen, Pan’s Labyrinth, The Phantom of the Opera, Planet of the Apes (2001), Rocky, The Sentinel, Speed, Superman II, Training Day, The Transporter, The Transporter 2, Troy, Unforgiven, The Usual Suspects.

--Also at CC, a number of TV Shows on DVD season sets are listed on sale this week.

--At CC, purchase any of the following “Double Feature” discs for $9.99 and get a FREE MOVIE TICKET TO SEE “Made of Honor”: 13 Going on 30/The Black Book, Maid in Manhattan/Fools Rush In, Loverboy, Lucky Seven, Steel Magnolias/Sleepless in Seattle, The Wedding Planner/My Best Friend’s Wedding. Titles may vary by store.

--Circuit City Odds and Ends: Lists of DVDs for $6.99 and $8.99.

--Target has it’s own $19.99 sale on a list of Blu-ray titles this week! Blue Planet (Imax), Casino Royale, The Departed, The Fifth Element, Independence Day, Predator, The Rock, Troy.

--Target is advertising an EXCLUSIVE DELUXE EDITION of Cloverfield for $22.99 that includes a music CD as a bonus disc. [i] “Rob’s Going to Japan Party Mix” Music CD” featuring nine tracks including the following artists: Parliament, OK Go, Goldfrapp, Coconut Records, Scissors for Lefty, The Vapors, Of Montreal, The Blood Arm, Bright Eyes.

--Target also has a list of TV Shows on DVD season sets on sale this week.

--Target Odds and Ends: A collection of titles for both $7.49 and $9.99.




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Old 04-19-2008, 11:00 PM   #2 of 41
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 4-22-2008


Circuit City on sale DVD items:

Deep Impact $4.99
The Day After Tomorrow $4.99
ID4: Independence Day $4.99

$6.99 each:
We Were Soldiers
Saving Private Ryan
The Warriors: Ultimate Director’s Cut
Collateral
The Italian Job (2005)
Four Brothers
Top Gun: Special Collector’s Edition
Sahara
The Untouchables
Death Wish
The Hunt For Red October
Lawrence Of Arabia
King Kong (1976)
Biker Boyz
48 Hours / Another 48 Hours Double Feature
Fun With Dick & Jane (Original)
Kung Fu Hustle: Axe Kickin’ Edition
Meatballs: Special Edition
Stripes: Extended Cut
The Karate Kid II
Zathura: Special Edition

$8.99 each:
Vacancy
Blood & Chocolate
The Grudge 2: Unrated Director’s Cut
Casino Royale
Stealth: Special Edition
Stomp The Yard
Boyz In The Hood: 2-disc Anniversary Edition
Open Season
Shark Tale
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit
Chicken Run
Monster House
Ghostbusters 1 + 2
Jumani: Deluxe Edition
ZOOM: Academy For Superheroes
Dreamer
A River Runs Through It
Running With Scissors
Stranger Than Fiction
Monty Python & The Holy Grail: Special Edition
Resident Evil / Resident Evil: Apocalypse – Resurrected Edition

$9.99 each: Free movie ticket to see “Made of Honor" with purchase of any of these DVDs. Titles may vary by store
13 Going On 30 / The Black Book Double Feature
The Wedding Planner / My Best Friend’s Wedding Double Feature
Steel Magnolias / Sleepless In Seattle Double Feature
Loverboy / Lucky Seven Double Feature
Maid In Manhattan / Fools Rush In Double Feature


Blu-Ray Discs $19.99 each:
300
Training Day
Blood Diamond
The Phantom Of The Opera
The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen
The Usual Suspects
The Transporter
The Transporter 2
The Devil Wears Prada
The Ant Bully
Ocean’s Thirteen
The Corpse Bride
Troy
March Of The Penguins
Fantastic Four
Rocky
GoodFellas
Men Of Honor
28 Days Later
Chain Reaction
Planet Of The Apes (2001)
The Fugitive
Pan’s Labyrinth
The Departed
The Sentinel (2006)
Broken Arrow
Entrapment
Speed
Enter The Dragon
Flyboys
Bullitt
Superman II: Richard Donner Cut
Behind Enemy Lines
Unforgiven
Blade Runner: 5 Disc Complete Collector’s Edition

DVD Sets
Friday Night Lights: Season 2 $19.99
How I Met Your Mother: Season 2 $16.99 (Season 1 on Sale)
It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia: Season 1 + 2 $16.99
The King Of Queens: Season 9 $16.99
Family Guy: Volume V $16.99 (Volume III / IV on Sale)
Charmed: Season 2 $16.99 (Season 1 on Sale)
CSI: Season 1 $16.99
Heroes: Season 1 $19.99
The Office: Season 3 $19.99 (Season 2 on Sale)
30 Rock: Season 1 $19.99
My Name Is Earl: Season 2 $19.99 (Season 1 on Sale)
Scrubs: Season 6 $19.99 (Seasons 1 – 5 on Sale)
Entourage: Season 3.2 $19.99 (Season 1 – 3.1 on Sale)

These prices could be $27.99 for the latest season set, or $24.99 for the early season sets, so YMMV.
Prison Break: Season 2 $27.99 (Season #1 on Sale for $24.99)
Bones: Season 2 $27.99
Damages: Season 1 $27.99
The Unit: Season 2 $27.99
Grey’s Anatomy: Season 2 / 3 $27.99 each
Seinfeld: Season 9 $27.99 (Seasons 7 / 8 on sale for $24.99 each)


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Best Buy on sale DVD items:

The 11th Hour $4.99
Sharkwater $12.99
An Inconvenient Truth $14.99
Starting Out In The Evening $19.99
Flashpoint $15.99
Juno $19.99
Alvin & The Chipmunks $19.99
Alien vs. Predator: Requiem $19.99
There Will Be Blood $19.99

$4.99 each:
Black Sheep
Team America: World Police
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Harsh Times
Children Of Men
The Bourne Identity: Extended Edition
The Bourne Supremacy
Scary Movie 4: Unrated
Red Line
Minority Report
Prophecy
Friday The 13th
Derailed: Unrated
Escape From L.A.
The Covenant
Cruel Intentions
Miami Vice
The Hitcher (2007)
Dune
The Deer Hunter
Snatch
Jurassic Park: Collector’s Edition
Underworld
Underworld: Evolution

$7.99 each: Free Iron Man comic book (Marvel Adventures: Iron Man #1) when you buy any titles from this section. Minimum 4 per title, per store. No rain checks.
The Italian Job (2005)
Four Brothers
Aeon Flux: Special Collector’s Edition
Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life: Special Collector’s Edition
Event Horizon: Special Collector’s Edition
The Longest Yard (2006)
Red Eye
Patriot Games
We Were Soldiers
Face/Off: 2-disc Special Collector’s Edition
The Untouchables: Special Collector’s Edition
Payback: Straight Up – Special Collector’s Edition

$14.99 each:
Bee Movie
Hitman: Unrated
Atonement
Stargate: The Ark Of Truth
The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
We Own The Night
Across The Universe: 2-disc Deluxe Edition
Beowulf: Director’s Cut
Resident Evil: Extinction
Superbad: Unrated Extended Edition
The Darjeeling Limited
The Seeker
30 Days Of Night
Spider-man 3
The Invasion

Blu-Ray Discs:
Walk Hard: 2-Disc Unrated Edition $29.99
Juno $34.99
Alien vs. Predator: Requiem $34.99
Sharkwater $24.99
Pan’s Labyrinth $24.99
Rescue Dawn $24.99
Ocean’s Thirteen $24.99
Mr. Brooks $24.99
Ice Age: The Meltdown $24.99
Night At The Museum $24.99
Blade Runner $24.99
X-Men: The Last Stand $24.99
Troy $19.99
300 $19.99
The Fugutive $14.99
Beowulf & Grendel $14.99
3:10 To Yuma $19.99
The Departed $19.99
To Kill A King $14.99
Blue Planet (IMAX) $14.99
Planet Earth $64.99

DVD Sets:
Friday Night Lights: Season 2 $19.99
Roswell: The Complete Series $69.99 each
Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job: Season 1 (10 Episodes) $12.99
Planet Earth $54.99
Planet Earth: The Blue Planet $74.99


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Target on sale DVD items:

$7.49 each: Each title listed and selected others:
Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’s Stone
Beaches: Special Edition
Click: Special Edition
Music & Lyrics
Batman Begins

$9.99 DVDs: Each title listed and selected others:
Open Season
The Notebook
A Night At The Museum
Ocean’s Thirteen
300

Blu-Ray Discs:
Troy 19.99
The Departed $19.99
Blue Planet IMAX $19.99
The Rock $19.99
Casino Royale $19.99
The Fifth Element $19.99
ID4: Independence Day $19.99
Predator $19.99

DVD Sets:
Heroes: Season 1 $19.99
The West Wing: Season 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 $19.99 each
The Office: Season 3 $19.99
Full House: Season 8 $19.99
Frasier: Season 8 $17.99
That 70’s Show : Season 7 $29.99
One Tree Hill: Season 3 $27.99
30 Rock: Season 1 $19.99
Dexter: Season 1 $22.99
Melrose Place: Season 4 $39.99
The Simple Life: Season 5 $9.99
Newhart: Season 1 $27.99
The Tudors: Season 1 $22.99
It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia: Season 1 + 2 $17.99
Firefly: The Complete Series $17.99
My Name Is Earl: Season 2 $27.99
COPS: 20th Anniversary Edition $17.99



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Old 04-19-2008, 11:03 PM   #3 of 41
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 4-22-2008


I will SO be trying to score one of those Blade Runner sets at CC tomorrow. But I know better than to get my hopes up. Plus I won't be able to get there until the afternoon.




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Old 04-19-2008, 11:06 PM   #4 of 41
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Thanks guys. Nothing for me...again.



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Old 04-19-2008, 11:07 PM   #5 of 41
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Thanks as always, guys!
Friday Night Lights: Season Two and Cloverfield for me this week.



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Old 04-19-2008, 11:31 PM   #6 of 41
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Wow, is that the extended version of Dune at BB for five bucks?

I never found one used (ever) and finally caved in and bought a new one for $20 about a year ago.

The extended cut is basically a whole new movie, minus a few bits of gore and with new scenes inserted in odd places unfortunately.

Anyway, this is well worth $5 for most movie/sci-fi fans.

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Old 04-19-2008, 11:46 PM   #7 of 41
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RickER
Thanks guys. Nothing for me...again.

Ditto.
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