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Weekly RoundUp 5-5-2009

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The Features


– Cate Blanchett & Brad Pitt (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – 2008)


– Dustin Hoffman & Emma Thompson (Last Chance Harvey – 2008)


– Momma’s Man – 2008


– Matthew Broderick (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – 1986)

The Prices


SD-DVD TITLE Amazon BestBuy Target Costco
Boston Legal: Season 5 $31.99 $31.99 $34.99 $31.89
Chadni Chowk to China $19.99 $19.99
Crusoe: Complete Series $19.99
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (1-disc) $15.99 $15.99 $16.99 $18.99
Curious Case of Benjamin Button SE (2-disc) $22.99 $22.99 $22.99
Doctor Who: Battlefield $23.99 $29.99
Doctor Who: The E-Space Trilogy $31.99 $44.99
Elton John: The Red Piano $13.99
Enchanted April $19.99 $19.99
Flirting with Forty $22.49 $22.99
Frankenhood $14.99 $24.99
Gene Roddenberry – Earth: Final Conflict S1 $26.99 $26.99
Incendiary $17.99 $17.99
Jake and the Fatman: Season 2 $25.99 $29.99
Jon & Kate + 8: Season 4 – Wedding Vol. 1 $17.99 $19.99 $16.99
Last Chance Harvey $14.99 $15.99 $16.99
Lipstick Jungle: Season 2 $19.49 $19.99 $17.99
Living Proof $22.49 $19.99
Love takes Wing $13.99 $19.99
McLeod’s Daughters: Season 8 $49.99 $49.99
Momma’s Man $26.99 $24.99
October Road: Season 2 $21.99 $29.99
A Plumm Summer $22.49 $19.99 $17.99
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? S1 Vol. 2 $12.99 $12.99
Smother $17.49 $14.99
TCM: Greatest…American Musicals $19.49 $24.99
TCM: Greatest…Broadway Musicals $19.49 $24.99
TCM: Greatest…John Wayne Westerns $19.49 $19.99
TCM: Greatest…Western Adventures $19.49 $24.99
TCM: Greatest…WW II Battlefront Asia $19.49 $24.99
TCM: Greatest…WW II Battlefront Europe $19.49 $24.99
That Girl: Season 5 $35.99 $34.99
Wendy and Lucy $24.99 $24.99



BLU-RAY TITLE Amazon BestBuy Target Costco
Amazon $16.99 $19.99
Bleak House (2005 BBC) $34.99 $44.99
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button $25.99 $25.99 $26.99 $26.99
Dexter: Season 2 $38.99 $39.99
Dog Soldiers $12.99 $14.99
Elton John: The Red Piano $16.99
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off $20.99 $24.99
Grease $20.99 $24.99
Incendiary $24.49 $34.99
It Could Happen to You $19.99 $24.99
Journey Into American Caves $16.99 $19.99
Last Chance Harvey $24.99 $24.99 $26.99
Magic of Flight $16.99 $19.99
Roxanne $19.99 $24.99
Saturday Night Fever $20.99 $24.99
Twilight $23.99
Twilight Ultimate Collector’s Set (Amaz. Excl.) $79.99


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

Individual titles included in box sets listed above:

TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection – American Musicals: Band Wagon, Meet Me in St. Louis, Singin’ In the Rain, Easter Parade.

TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection – Broadway Musicals: Show Boat, Annie Get Your Gun, Kiss Me Kate, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.

TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection – John Wayne Westerns: The Cowboys, Fort Apache, Rio Bravo, The Searchers.

TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection – Western Adventures: The Wild Bunch, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, Jeremiah Johnson, The Train Robbers.

TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection – Battlefront Asia: Bataan, Back to Bataan, The Green Berets, Destination Tokyo.

TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection – Battlefront Europe: Kelly’s Heroes, Where Eagles Dare, The Dirty Dozen, Battleground.

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

--Amazon.com is finally onboard with high-def versions of Twilight for sale.

Amazon.com Exclusive Collector's Set contains:
•Twilight (Special Edition) Blu-ray Disc
•Twilight Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD
•Jewelry Box: individually numbered
•Exclusive Watch
•Limited Edition Charm Bracelet
•6 Glossy Photo Cards
•Bookmark
•Certificate of Authenticity

Blu-ray Disc features:
•Presented in widescreen format only
•Audio commentary by Catherine Hardwicke, Kristen Stewart, and Robert Pattinson
•Muse music video: "Super Massive Black Hole"
•Paramore music video: "Decode"
•Linkin Park music video: "Leave Out All the Rest"
•Five extended scenes with director introductions
•Five deleted scenes with director introductions
•Seven-part documentary: "The Adventure Begins: The Journey from Page to Screen"
•Comic-Con "fandom" piece
•Comic-Con NY sizzle reel
•Three trailers
•Penelope trailer
•BD Live with "New Moon" teaser


--At Best Buy this week, buy BOTH Seasons 1 AND Seasons 2 of Dexter on Blu-ray and save $10, instantly. Must be purchased on same receipt.

--Get FREE SPA CASH-–redeemable online at spafinder.com--when you buy select movies at Best Buy. Movies shown (@ $8.99) are The Devil Wears Prada, Little Miss Sunshine, When Harry Met Sally. Spa cash valid through 7-7-09. Spa cash good at 2500 spa finder venues in the US. Values of $5, $25, $50 or $500 randomly inserted into specially-marked DVDs. Enter code online at spafinder.com to find value of spa cash.

--Best Buy also has a FREE MEDIUM PIZZA FROM DOMINO’s when you buy select movies. Titles shown include Mamma Mia! ($9.99) and Milk & Role Models ($16.99 apiece). Free medium pizza on specially-marked packages. Pizza redeemable online only. .

--25% off select Universal movies online at Best Buy this week. Find more than 1500 titles online only at bestbuy.com/dvdsale.

--The following blu-ray titles are listed for $19.99 @ BB: The Departed, I Am Legend, Pan’s Labyrinth, The Shining, A Clockwork Orange, Bullitt, The Fugitive, Letters from Iwo Jima. Available now. More in store and online. Check bestbuy.com for full listing.

--And in a rather lame Mother’s Day promotion, BB has a number of “Mom’s Favorite TV Shows” on sale.

--Best Buy Odds and Ends: A number of titles for $6.99 and $9.99.

--@ Target, this week, get an EXCLUSIVE BONUS DISC with the purchase of Last Chance Harvey. Quantities limited. No rain checks.

--Target also has an EXCLUSIVE BONUS DISC with their copies of Jon & Kate Plus Eight: Season 4 – The Wedding Volume 1. Quantities limited. No rain checks.

--Target also has a FREE $10 TARGET GIFTCARD for you if you buy BOTH Imagination Movers ($14.99) and Mickey’s Big Splash ($14.99) on DVD.

--Target Odds and Ends: A number of “DVD Gifts for Mom” for $10, $13, $15 and $19.
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 5-5-2009

Best Buy on sale DVD items:

TV on DVD:
Sex and the City season 2 $9.99
The Closer season 2 $18.99
Gilmore Girls season 2 $18.99
Weeds season 2 $18.99
The O.C. season 2 $18.99
30 Rock season 2 $19.99
The Tudors season 2 $19.99
Friday Night Light season $19.99

$9.99 each:
Pineapple Express
Step Brothers
Traitor
Burn After Reading
Righteous Kill
What Happens in Vegas
There Will Be Blood
Sex and the City movie

Mamma Mia! $9.99
Role Models $16.99
Milk $16.99

$6.99 each:
P.S. I Love You
Across the Universe
Made of Honor
Dirty Dancing
Fool's Gold
No Reservations
10 Things I Hate About You
Geisha

$8.99 each:
Little Miss Sunshine
When Harry Met Harry
The Devil Wears Prada


Sex and the City box set $109.99


Blu-ray:

The Tale of Despereaux $24.99

Dexter season 1 and 2 $39.99 each (save $10 if both seasons 1 and 2 are purchase at the same time)



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Target on sale DVD items:

Imagination Movers $14.99
Mickey's Big Splash $14.99
A Plumm Summer $17.99

$10 each:
Mamma Mia
P.S. I Love You
Enchanted

$13 each:
Nights of Rodanthe
Seven Pounds
Fireproof

$15 each:
Marley & Me
Slumdog Millionaire
Secret Life of Bees
Australia

TV on DVD:
Lipstick Jungle Season 2 $17.99
Jon & Kate Plus Eight Season 4 $16.99 w/ bonus disc
Jon & Kate Plus Eight Season 3 $19
Boston Legal Season 5 $34.99
Sex in the City Seasons 1 & 6 10 each
Weeds Seasons 1-3 $13 each
30 Rock Season 2 $19
Gossip Girl Season 1 $19
Big Bang Theory Season 1 $19


Blu-ray:

None
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 5-5-2009

Considering the price, is it safe to assume the new TCM sets are repackaged versions of previous releases?
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 5-5-2009

I went and checked: the TCM musical box contains the 1951 color Show Boat, not the 1936 James Whale B&W Show Boat.

It would appear that the TCM boxes are budget sets of re-releases.
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 5-5-2009

At some point down the road I'll grab Benjamin Button BD. Enjoyable movie, but not something I need to see again right now.

Appreciate it as always, guys.
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When Harry Met Harry?
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Thanks, guys!

Looks like just Benjamin Button Blu for me this week...
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I'll be picking up Benjamin Button on Blu-ray this week.

Thanks for the prices, guys!
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I went through the three-hour doc and the other extras on my review copy of Benjamin Button late last week. I've gotta say, it's worth it for the doc and commentary even if you didn't love the movie. A three-hour How David Fincher Makes Things feature is a can't-miss, and the commentary is what one would expect from Fincher. Different from my Third Man and Last Emperor Criterion discs, they split the extras onto a separate platter from the feature, which makes a bitrate fiend like me VERY happy indeed. Glad Paramount shared their little movie with Criterion.
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 5-5-2009

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Originally Posted by Mike Frezon
--Best Buy also has a FREE MEDIUM MOVIE FROM DOMINO’s when you buy select movies. Titles shown include Mamma Mia! ($9.99) and Milk & Role Models ($16.99 apiece). Free medium pizza on specially-marked packages. Pizza redeemable online only. .
Now, what's a good medium movie...

Jimmy!
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 5-5-2009

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When Harry Met Harry?

Is that a kung fu movie?
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 5-5-2009

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Originally Posted by Cameron Yee
When Harry Met Harry?

I've seen that one in the Alternative Lifestyles section of my local retailer...

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimmy M
Now, what's a good medium movie...


Ghost?
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 5-5-2009

Yet another new film being released that I want to buy yet not on Blu (WENDY AND LUCY). I doubt the PQ would make much difference on this type of film but still.

The way that trend continues, the lack of older titles and the fact that DVD-R is making a big comeback, I'm about ready to unload my relatively small Blu player and discs onto Ebay.
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Originally Posted by Moises
I went through the three-hour doc and the other extras on my review copy of Benjamin Button late last week. I've gotta say, it's worth it for the doc and commentary even if you didn't love the movie. A three-hour How David Fincher Makes Things feature is a can't-miss, and the commentary is what one would expect from Fincher. Different from my Third Man and Last Emperor Criterion discs, they split the extras onto a separate platter from the feature, which makes a bitrate fiend like me VERY happy indeed. Glad Paramount shared their little movie with Criterion.

Yeah the documentary part was interesting.
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 5-5-2009

Just TV on DVD for me this week, the Dexter Deal at BB for both Seasons on Blu, and Earth Final Conflict S1 from Amazon. Finally the best season gets released (Before they screwed up the show)

Benjamin Button and Last Chance Harver on Blu from BB in my Queue.
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I just wanted to pass along to those who are planning to purchase at a B&M, the new People magazine has a $3.00 OFF manufacturer's coupon for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (DVD or Blu-ray.) I used it today at BB and got the Criterion Blu for $22.99 plus tax.
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Originally Posted by pitchman
I just wanted to pass along to those who are planning to purchase at a B&M, the new People magazine has a $3.00 OFF manufacturer's coupon for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (DVD or Blu-ray.) I used it today at BB and got the Criterion Blu for $22.99 plus tax.

Thanks, Gary. I'll have to check that out!

I'm also in for Boston Legal: Season 5 (even though the show really kinda went off the deep end in it's final season).
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 5-5-2009

Just saw the Becket Blu-ray on sale for $15.49 (50 cents less than the DVD!) at Amazon. Burton & O'Toole, for less than a twenty dollar bill on Blu.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pitchman
I just wanted to pass along to those who are planning to purchase at a B&M, the new People magazine has a $3.00 OFF manufacturer's coupon for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (DVD or Blu-ray.) I used it today at BB and got the Criterion Blu for $22.99 plus tax.

thanks, i may pick up a copy Friday.
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