The Features
– Angelina Jolie (Changeling – 2008)
– Paul Newman & Ann Blyth (The Helen Morgan Story – 1957)
– Ben Kingsley (Gandhi – 1982)
– Charles Laughton & John Mills (Hobson’s Choice – 1954)
– Russell Crowe & Leonardo DiCaprio (Body of Lies – 2008)
– Ashley Tisdale & Lucas Grabeel (HSM 3: Senior Year – 2008)
The Prices
| SD-DVD TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | Target | Costco |
| Alien Raiders | $17.49 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Beverly Hillbillies: Season 3 | $30.99 | $39.99 | - | - |
| **Body of Lies (1-disc) | $16.99 | $16.99 | $16.99 | - |
| Body of Lies SE (2-disc) | $22.99 | $22.99 | - | $21.99 |
| Changeling | $16.99 | $16.99 | $16.99 | $18.99 |
| Choke | $19.49 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Dead Like Me: Life After Death | $18.99 | $18.99 | $19.99 | - |
| Dead Like Me: Complete Collection | $47.99 | $48.99 | $49.99 | - |
| Faces (CC) | $35.99 | $34.99 | - | - |
| Feast III: Happy FInish | $14.99 | $14.99 | - | - |
| Flash of Genius | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - |
| Helen Morgan Story | $13.99 | $14.99 | - | - |
| High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $16.99 | $15.99 | $15.99 | - |
| High School Musical 3: Sr. Yr. (Ext. Ed.) | $19.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | $23.99 |
| Hobson’s Choice (CC) | $29.99 | $34.99 | - | - |
| Hounddog | $14.99 | $14.99 | - | - |
| How to Lose Friends/Alienate People | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| I Served the King of England | $20.49 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Law & Order SVU: Season 8 | $41.99 | $44.99 | - | - |
| The Midnight Meat Train | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - |
| Murder, She Wrote: Season 9 | $33.99 | $44.99 | - | - |
| Out at the Wedding | $21.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| The Outrage | $13.99 | $14.99 | - | - |
| Quarantine | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - |
| Rachel, Rachel | $16.99 | $14.99 | - | - |
| Real Adventures of Jonny Quest: Season 1 | $24.49 | $24.99 | - | - |
| Religulous | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - |
| Sabrina, Teenage Witch: Season 5 | $26.99 | $34.99 | - | - |
| Screamers: The Hunting | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| The Silver Chalice | $13.99 | $14.99 | - | - |
| Still Waiting… | $13.99 | $14.99 | - | - |
| Touch the Top of the World | $22.49 | $19.99 | - | $15.99 |
| When Time Ran Out | $13.99 | $14.99 | - | - |
| BLU-RAY TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | Target | Costco |
| Body of Lies | $24.95 | $26.99 | $26.99 | $25.89 |
| Capote/In Cold Blood (Double Feature) | $38.99 | $39.99 | - | - |
| Changeling | $26.99 | $26.99 | $26.99 | $26.99 |
| Gandhi | $21.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| High School Musical 3: Senior Year DE | $25.99 | $27.99 | $26.99 | $27.99 |
| High School Musical: Remixed | $23.95 | $29.99 | - | - |
| Kramer vs. Kramer | $20.49 | $24.99 | - | - |
| The Midnight Meat Train | $21.99 | $24.99 | - | - |
| The Passion of the Christ | $22.99 | $22.99 | - | - |
| Quarantine | $27.99 | $27.99 | $26.99 | - |
(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. |
The Specials
**Be Careful! Body of Lies (1-disc) is being released this week in both OAR & MAR versions! Get the right one!
Why—now that almost all televisions being sold are 16:9—are releases still being put out in butchered 4:3 releases? Why?
--I know I listed the SD version of Hounddog a week or two ago. It is on all my lists, however, again this week. The Blu-ray version is, apparently, due next week. Craziness.
--A discrepancy on the price of HSM 3: Senior Year on Blu-ray this week. Bestbuy.com is listing $25.99. The Sunday flyer is showing $27.99. The flyer price is listed above.
--A discrepancy on the price of Gandhi on Blu-ray this week. Bestbuy.com is listing $24.99. The Sunday flyer is showing $19.99. The flyer price is listed above.
--A discrepancy on the price of Body of Lies on Blu-ray this week. Bestbuy.com is listing $24.99. The Sunday flyer is showing $26.99. The flyer price is listed above.
--At Best Buy, purchase ALL THREE HIGH SCHOOL MOVIES ON BLU-RAY for $60. Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Also at Best Buy, buy ANY version of HSM 3: Senior Year AND any HSM movie, CD, or game and save $6, instantly. Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Also at Best Buy, purchase BOTH Changeling and Flash of Genius and save $5, instantly. Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Best Buy has quite a list of Blu-ray titles at $14.99 apiece:
Amadeus(last week’s release!), Babel, Black Hawk Down, The Departed, The Untouchables.
--Best Buy also has a notice in their flyer that they are having a 30% off sale on “select movies.” [i] See over 1700 DVD and Blu-ray titles online only at bestbuy.com/dvdsale. Markdowns taken from regular prices. Excludes outlet center items, special order, clearance, demo and open-box items. Rainchecks on insert items only.
--Best Buy Odds and Ends: Best Buy has lists of DVDs for sale @ $3.99, $6.99 & $9.99.
--Target, this week, will give you a FREE $10 TARGET GIFTCARD with the purchase of ANY HSM 3 DVD/Blu-ray AND ANY HSM 3 doll.
--Also, Target shows Lost: Season 4 @ $29.99 (Actually Seasons 1 thru 4, apiece).
--Target Odds and Ends: Target has lists of DVDs for $7.50 and $10.00.
), I went ahead and picked up HSM3 on BD earlier today from J&R nearby for the release day premium price of ~$26. Figured this one's worth it, especially since the kids are home all this week on their mid-winter break.
