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post #61 of 1178
1/6/04 at 10:07am
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No sign of Ford Fairlane or other goodies people are finding in their cheap bins.


I did get 'Ford Fairlane' when it hit the bin about a month ago.

I haven't seen 'Heartbreak Ridge' in the $7.50 section as reported, though.

But I did get 'Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil' for $5.50, so that's something.

On a side note, I believe that 'From Justin to Kelly' has broke all records for getting to the bin.

This was a full-price 2003 new-release and is now $5.50...
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post #62 of 1178
1/8/04 at 10:37am
Dave, reading back on this thread you mentioned the Pink Panther movies being in the bin which I have seen as well. Do you know if they are anamorphic? It probably won't matter in the end and I'll end up picking them up anyway but I'm just interested to know.
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post #63 of 1178
1/8/04 at 12:33pm
It was only the 1 Artisan release, and none of the MGM releases.
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post #64 of 1178
1/8/04 at 11:48pm
I hit the jackpot yesterday. Ford Fairlane and Dark City. Both in the $5.50 bin.
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post #65 of 1178
1/9/04 at 5:34am
Thanks Dave. At least my favorite (Return of the Pink Panther) is anamorphic.
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post #66 of 1178
1/9/04 at 7:36pm
I just wanted to confirm that Excess Baggage is FF ONLY! I was so excited when I found it in the bin and rushed to the service desk, (I had to exchange my defective copy of Three To Tango and there were no more copies at the store) but after getting to my car I flipped it over to see that it was FF only. I was and am very disappointed. I'm still going to get it from an on-line retailer so I can have it in Widescreen. But I had no clue that WAl-Mart was doing this.

$5.50 DVDs I've found for myself
Drive Me Crazy
Encino Man
Glitter
Harvard Man
Longshot
Simply Irresistible
The Smokers

True, many of these DVDs are not top rated movies but think if there's a movie you've always wanted to see but never made yourself rent it for just a few more bucks you can own it!
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post #67 of 1178
1/9/04 at 9:42pm
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I just wanted to confirm that Excess Baggage is FF ONLY!


Yes, I got burned a few months ago with EB too.

I bought it because IMDb didn't show a MAR release and I thought the packaging was dumbed down for re-release.

I still feel dirty from watching a MAR-only release (felt like watching cable) and would probably repurchase the title if I could find the 1998 version.

Unfortunatly C/Tri has released a whole slew of 2003 MAR-only reissues, which have headed straight to the bin.

The most recent example is 'Mortal Thoughts'.

I'd love to get this flick for $5.50, but will never knowingly buy MAR again.
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post #68 of 1178
1/10/04 at 1:57pm
Here is the link to the DVDTalk thread that includes additional stores.

http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=338370
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post #69 of 1178
1/14/04 at 3:53pm
I went last night and was lucky to find "Spice World" and made sure to check and it was the "flipper" version so I had to add it to my collection.
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post #70 of 1178
1/15/04 at 7:37am
In there last night and they had added a TON of "Left Behind" in the $5.50 bin. There was no indication on it if it was wide- or full-screen. It is listed at every e-tailer as a fullscreen release, but those listings are for normal releases and the ones in the bin was a "Special Edition" (not exact wording, but close) release.

Does anyone know if this "SE" version is full- or wide-?

Does anyone know what the OAR of Left Behind is?

My wife caught a bit of it on the television back on New Year's eve, and the sequel as well. She's not overly religious (nor am I), but she said it was interesting in the same way as The Omen series is.


I'd like to pick this up so cheap, but I just want to know if this is OAR first. Any ideas?
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post #71 of 1178
1/15/04 at 8:26am
I found Larry David's comedy "Sour Grapes" in the bin. Didn't pick it up but just to let everyone know who is interested. I did pick up "Mosquito Coast" and "Victory" (both anamorphic WS).
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post #72 of 1178
1/15/04 at 10:55am
I think it has already been mentioned, but Dark City showed up in the bin. My Wal-Mart just had the one copy that I could find. I've been meaning to pick this up for a while, but couldn't justify paying $15 for it. I also picked up Excalibur from the $7.50 bin.
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post #73 of 1178
1/19/04 at 7:45am
Looks like the local Walmart in Michigan (across the border for me) topped up their $5.50 bin this weekend.

I saw a tonne of new titles in there, but the holy grail for me was the widescreen version of Mute Witness, a film I saw in the theatres back in '94 (or whenever) and fell in love with. I've NEVER seen this titles discounted online or in the stores, so to find it for $5.50 marked a major step in completing my collection as a decent price.

Also grabbed

Exorcist III (Wide)
Coma (Wide/full)
Manhunter (single disc SE; wide)

Not a bad haul for about $23.

Also found Jabberwocky and Powerpuff Girls Movie in the $7.50 bin a few weeks back, but those discs are nowhere to be found this time around.
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post #74 of 1178
1/19/04 at 7:50am
I picked up Eastwood's "Firefox" and "Creepshow".

Also saw "Fatal Attraction" in the bin.

"Black Sunday" was in there but I was hesitant to buy it.

Is it any good?
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post #75 of 1178
1/19/04 at 8:43am
Black Sunday is awesome...get it!

I grabbed Coma yesterday, along with Peggy Sue Got Married.

Be careful on Peggy Sue, though...DVDFile reports that it, like Last Action Hero and About Last Night, among others, is now being made in a MAR-only version for budget release purposes. Stupid Columbia.

My copy happens to be a duo-AR release, but copies in your bin may not be. Be careful.
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post #76 of 1178
1/19/04 at 11:28am
Regarding the studios changing these $5.50 releases to MAR only:

If just figures they would find a way to screw up such a pure and wondeful thing as DVDs for $5.50.
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post #77 of 1178
1/19/04 at 2:22pm
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"Black Sunday" was in there but I was hesitant to buy it.


Yep its very good, and at $5.50 its a no brainer!!

BTW a lot of the aforementioned $7.50 bin titles have been moved to the $5.50 bin now at my local Wally World.

Managed to get the first 4 discs of the X-Men: Evolution stuff for $5.50 each !!

I should also mention that AT LEAST TWO of my local WMs have not only the $5.50 bin but at least 1/2 a rack full of $5.50 titles as well so be sure to check the racks also.

Also keep looking in the bins regularly because about 2 weeks one of WM bins was pretty much empty (about 25 DVDs in it) and I was sure it would go away then low and behold 2 days ago they filled up!! A lot of the titles in there now are the ones which seemed to have previously been unattainable here (Titan AE, Ford Fairlane, etc).

Lastly I have also seen some VERY FULL display/stands with $8.88 titles as well. These are more well known newer titles bit still a nice deal.

WM is definitely becoming a excellent place for the "CHEAP DVD SHOPPER"!!


Greg
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post #78 of 1178
1/19/04 at 2:36pm
I just picked up Whipped from the 5.50 rack.
The bin has disappeared in favor of the rack. I missed the last batch of Rumble in the Bronx, hopefully they'll get a few more in! There's another WM near me I need to check.
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post #79 of 1178
1/20/04 at 7:56am
Ford Fairlane finally hit the bin here. Also picked up an oddly coincidental double feature of The Buddy Holly Story and Peggy Sue Got Married.
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post #80 of 1178
1/20/04 at 8:40am
Also, picked up 'Peggy Sue Got Married' (WS/FS).

Have to say, I've had good luck avoiding the MAR-only reissues.

Had to dig for a good copy 'About Last Night' and a few others.

Only regret was buying 'Excess Baggage' before I had fully figured out what was going on with the MAR-only releases.

Never did see a WS/FS copy though and now all are gone anyway.

If I ever find a WS/FS copy, I'll dump my current placeholder.

Not buying anymore FS placeholders though, I'm not into the whole 'open-matt is OK' thing.

If I want fullscreen with visible scanlines, I'll watch cable TV.

It just doesn't feel like a movie to me.
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post #81 of 1178
1/21/04 at 7:37pm
I went tonight to check out the bin and found that Wild Things is also FF/MAR only. I was very unhappy about this I checked every copy. After I checked all of them to never find a widescreen version I gave up but while on the search I found Whipped and felt I should get it.
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post #82 of 1178
1/21/04 at 7:45pm
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while on the search I found Whipped and felt I should get it.


I made the same mistake wile searching the cheap racks....
Watched it yesterday and was sorely disappointed, and I watched it with rather low expectations... At least it didn't cost much more than a rental...
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post #83 of 1178
1/21/04 at 8:59pm
Too bad, Daniel. I picked up a copy of Wild Thing last week at my local Wal-Mart in the bin. It was WS.

Maybe you could check if you've got other Wal-Marts near you.

I also picked up Deathtrap and Diner. The Wild Things transfer looks, um, quite nice.
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post #84 of 1178
1/22/04 at 7:26pm
Well it looks like my local Wally World has stocked up again. There were many titles in the bin that I had not seen in many months and some I had yet to see in my local bin.

For those in need of something popular (ie Ford Fairlane, Pick Up Artist, Return of the Pink Pather, Repli-Kate, etc.)

LMK as I am willing to grab some for folks and ship at cost.

Just shoot me an email of what you want.

Greg
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post #85 of 1178
1/22/04 at 8:45pm
Yup, my local had Children of a Lesser God and The Truman Show, both widescreen! Still looking for the X-Men Evolution discs though
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post #86 of 1178
1/23/04 at 3:12pm
Just raided the "rack"
Ford Fairlane
Powerpuff Girls: Mane Event
Coma
Mosquito Coast
Return of the Pink Panther
Snake Eyes
Truman Show

All WS, except PPG of course.
Most of these were new appearances. I would love to find the X-Men disks, I still have another store to check though...
There are others I would have bought, but dang they were only P&S! Might go back for Peggy Sue Got Married.
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post #87 of 1178
1/24/04 at 8:00am
Went over to Walmart this morning to look for some of those Paramount titles...

Picks:

Snake Eyes (LBX only)

Truman Show (LBX only)

Children of a Lesser God (16x9, mono)

Eye for an Eye (16x9, newer movie with all-star cast)


Passes:

Flashback (16x9, mixed reviews)

Pick-up Artist (16x9, mixed reviews)

Wuthering Heights (16x9, mixed reviews)
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post #88 of 1178
1/24/04 at 4:21pm
I rummaged through the bin tonight and took home:

Return of the Pink Panther
The Truman Show
Forget Paris

I'm really getting to hate the bin concept. If they were lined up orderly, it would take a lot less time -- and be a heckuva lot easier -- to go through the titles.
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post #89 of 1178
1/24/04 at 6:14pm
And you feel like quite an ass if you're standing there digging through it. Degrading, too. I'll grab a title in the bin if it's on top, like Ford Fairlane was yesterday, or any of the other titles, but I won't dig to the bottom. No movie is worth that hassle.
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post #90 of 1178
1/24/04 at 6:27pm
Well, checked out the other local WM, and they had even less in 5.50 area, and they're a bigger store! They did havr onr of the X-men titles for 7.50, I passed on it for now. I did get Some like it Hot for 7.50 though....
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