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Weekly RoundUp 1-5-2010

post #1 of 51
1/2/10 at 9:01pm
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The Features


– Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs – 2009


– Final Destination 3-D – 2009


–John Wayne (The Green Berets – 1968)


–Battlestar Galactica – 2004


The Prices

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SD-DVD TITLE Amazon BestBuy Target Costco
10 Things I Hate About You SE (2-disc) $12.99 $14.99    
50 Dead Men Walking $12.49 $24.99    
Big Love: Season 3 $38.99 $54.99  
Chuck: Season 2 $38.99 $36.99 $36.99
The Circuit $14.93 $12.99    
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (1-disc) $16.99 $15.99 $15.99  
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs SE (2-disc) $22.99 $22.99    
Doctor Who: Keys of Marinus $18.99 $19.99    
Doctor Who: Twin Dilemma $18.99 $19.99    
Falling Up $17.49 $14.99    
The Final Destination $17.99 $16.99 $16.99  
Good Witch $12.99 $12.99    
Happily N' Ever After 2: Snow White $10.99 $12.99    
Iron Man - Armored Adventures: Volume 2 $14.49 $14.99    
Kendra: Season 1 $15.99 $19.99    
Laila's Birthday $26.99 $24.99    
Loren Cass $22.49 $19.99    
Lorna's Silence $22.49 $19.99    
Mighty Mouse - New Adventures Complete Series $31.49 $34.99    
The Philanthropist: Complete Series $20.49 $24.99    
Super Friends: Season 1 Volume 1 $18.99 $24.99    
Trucker $19.99 $24.99    
Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You SE $21.99 $19.99    

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BLU-RAY TITLE Amazon BestBuy Target Costco
10 Things I Hate About You SE $19.99 $24.99    
50 Dead Men Walking $12.99 $24.99    
Battlestar Galactica: Season 1 $62.99 $69.99    
Cheaper By the Dozen 2                                           $19.99      
Chuck: Season 2 $47.99 $45.99 $44.99  
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs $27.99 $24.99 $24.99  
Dogtown and Z-Boys $17.99 $19.99    
End of Days $15.99      
The Final Destination 3-D $24.99 $19.99 $19.99  
The Green Berets $18.99 $24.99    
The Last Starfighter $15.99 $19.99    
Riding Giants $17.99 $19.99    
Solarmax (IMAX) $22.49      

(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...even in Hawaii (where they NEVER guaranteed their prices anyway).


The Specials

--The usual price discrepancies, this week, between the Best Buy flyer and bestbuy.com on a number of new release titles .  So, if you are thinking of picking up a title at your local store, you MAY want to consider doing a purchase on BB.com and an in-store pickup.

--Best Buy has an EXCLUSIVE COMIC BOOK with its copies of Chuck: Season 2.  Only on DVD.  Minimum of 2 per store.  No rainchecks.

--Best Buy has the following Blu-ray titles on sale:

$14.99:  Fight Club, Gladiator, Heat, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Braveheart, The Dark Knight

$19.99:  The Hangover, Public enemies

$24.99:  District 9

--The following DVDs are listed for sale at Best Buy @ $9.99 and BUY TWO and GET A $5 BB GIFTCARD INSTANTLY:

Taaken, Quantum of Solace, Paul Blart Mall Cop, Bedtime Stories, Confessions of a Shopaholic, Space Buddies, Step Brothers, Bride Wars, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, The Day the earth Stood Still, I Love You Man, Valkyrie, Australia, Pineapple Express, State of Play, Fireproof, Hannah Montana the 3-D movie, Coraline, Seven Pounds, Saw V, Dragonball, Observe & Report, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.

More in store and online.  Must be purchased on same receipt.  Gift Card Good toward future purchase.  Online offer may vary.

--The following TV on DVD series are on sale at Best Buy:

$13.99 on DVD:  Family Guy: Volume 7, The Simpsons: Season 12, 24: Season 7, How I Met Your Mother: Season 3

$26.99 on Blu-ray:  Burn Notice: Season 2, Dollhouse: Season 1, Sons of Anachy: Season 1, Bones: Season 4.

The above titles are a sneak peek at our huge selection of savings.

--Best Buy Odds and Ends:  A list of exercise DVD titles for $7.99.

--Target has one of its DELUXE EDITIONS of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs for $22.99.  Includes a copy of the book with the same title.  Included with BOTH SE DVD & Blu-ray copies.  Quantities limited.  No rainchecks.

--Target also has one of its DELUXE EDITIONS of Final Destination 3-D for $22.99.  Includes a comic book.  Quantities limited.  No rainchecks.

--Target Odds and Ends: Lists of DVDs for $5 & $10.
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post #2 of 51
1/2/10 at 9:13pm

Best Buy on sale DVD items:
 

$9.99 each (Buy 2 and get $5 BB gift card)
Taken
Quantum of Solace
Paul Blart Mall Cop
Bedtime Stories
Confessions of a Shop-aholic
Space Buddies
Step Brothers
Wedding Wars
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
The Day The Earth Stood Still (2008)
I Love You Man
Valkyrie
Australia
Pineapple Express
State of Play
Fireproof
Hannah Montana movie
Coraline
Seven Pounds
Saw V
Dragonball
Observe and Report
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past


$7.99 each:
A bunch of Biggest Loser DVDs
and other fitness DVDs


TV On DVD


$13.99 each:
Family Guy volume 7
The Simpsons season 12
24 season 7
How I Met Your Mother season 2


Blu-ray:

District 9 $24.99
The Hangover $19.99
Public Enemies $19.99


$14.99 each:
Fight Club
Gladiator
Heat
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
Braveheart
The Dark Knight

TV on Blu-ray: $26.99 each:
Burn Notice Season 2
Dollhouse Season 1
Sons of Anarchy Season 1
Bones Season 4

 


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Target on sale DVD items:


$5 each:
Final Destination (1 & 2)
Saw 1
Blair Witch Project
and selected others


$10 each:
Last Chance Harvey
Step Brothers
Baby Einstein DVDs
and selected others


TV on DVD:

None listed

Blu-ray:
None listed

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post #3 of 51
1/3/10 at 2:01am
hmmmm...not even a rental for me this week.
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post #4 of 51
1/3/10 at 3:54am
Will have to pick up Ralph Bakshi's Mighty Mouse--someday, when the price drops further.
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post #5 of 51
1/3/10 at 7:14am
Nothing new for me this week. I may pick up Sons Of Anarchy or Dollhouse over at Best Buy though.

Thanks for the prices, guys! 
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post #6 of 51
1/3/10 at 7:16am
Super Friends when it goes on sale.  Same with BSG.  But I may be forced to pick up Fight Club on the cheap...only problem is I've only watched the DVD once since it came out....
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post #7 of 51
1/3/10 at 8:22am
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Originally Posted by EricSchulz View Post

hmmmm...not even a rental for me this week.

Well, as a new Blu Ray owner I just had to pre-order The Last Starfighter.   With the economy the way it is I'm renting far more than buying, and I'm only buying BD versions of movies I know will really benefit from the higher resolution on my set-up and that I'll watch a lot.  (Hence my current total of three titles, 2001, Star Trek: First Contact and the BBC's Planet Earth.)   But for $16.00 how could I not buy TLS?  

Now if someone would only revisit Streets of Fire and The Rocketeer I can die happy. 

Regards,

Joe
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post #8 of 51
1/3/10 at 8:26am
I got a blu-ray player for Christmas so I will have to start checking out this weekly thread again.  As always thanks to Mike, Patrick, et. al. for putting this together every week.
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post #9 of 51
1/3/10 at 8:53am
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Originally Posted by Joseph DeMartino View Post

With the economy the way it is I'm renting far more than buying, and I'm only buying BD versions of movies I know will really benefit from the higher resolution on my set-up and that I'll watch a lot.  (Hence my current total of three titles, 2001, Star Trek: First Contact and the BBC's Planet Earth.)   But for $16.00 how could I not buy The Last Starfighter? 

Careful, Joe.  That's how it all starts.  I also was following the "I'll only buy new releases on blu" rule.  Then, you make the first "exception"--for good reasons, of course.    Then another...and another. 


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Originally Posted by Marty M View Post

I got a blu-ray player for Christmas so I will have to start checking out this weekly thread again.  As always thanks to Mike, Patrick, et. al. for putting this together every week.

Welcome home, Marty!  Glad to have you back!

That reminds me.  This week marks my sixth year of putting this puppy together.  Just think, it was six years ago this week that the four Alien films were releases in their two disc SEs for $19.99 apiece at most retailers! 
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post #10 of 51
1/3/10 at 9:47am
I was hoping there would be some Chuck deals such as $10 off if you bought both seasons.
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post #11 of 51
1/3/10 at 9:54am
If anyone's interested (looking at you, Mike, if memory serves), BestBuy.com has Julie and Julia (BD) for $19.99.  The store will price match, obviously.  They also have their standard array of $9.99 BD's on sale in store: Phantom of the Opera, John Q, Traitor, etc.  
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post #12 of 51
1/3/10 at 10:15am
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Originally Posted by Jason_V View Post

If anyone's interested (looking at you, Mike, if memory serves), BestBuy.com has Julie and Julia (BD) for $19.99.  The store will price match, obviously. 

Jason:  Thanks!  I was happy to see J&J for $19.99 a couple of days ago...except I was just as disappointed to see that it was the DVD not the BD.  I have yet to see a copy show up in a used bin in any of my local stores or at my local rental shops. 

Maybe I'll take you up on your suggestion...or I suppose I could order it on-line and do an in-store pickup, eh?  I've never done that before...although I've seen them discussed here many times.

It has amazed me how this title hasn't yet budged off its high price point.  I know as soon as I pick it up, it will probably be a regular in the $9.99 or $14.99 sales... 
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post #13 of 51
1/3/10 at 10:24am
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Originally Posted by Mike Frezon View Post

Maybe I'll take you up on your suggestion...or I suppose I could order it on-line and do an in-store pickup, eh?  I've never done that before...although I've seen them discussed here many times.

It has amazed me how this title hasn't yet budged off its high price point.  I know as soon as I pick it up, it will probably be a regular in the $9.99 or $14.99 sales... 
 

That's why I picked it up today.  Yeah, it is $20, still on the high-ish side, but it Universal BD's aren't included in a ton of sales (just like Fox) are good prices on a regular basis.  Plus, I really enjoyed J&J over the summer and $20 is more than fair, in my mind. 

Both the in store price match and online order should be no hassle for you.  I did mine right at the register and didn't have a single problem.
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post #14 of 51
1/3/10 at 10:28am
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That reminds me.  This week marks my sixth year of putting this puppy together.  Just think, it was six years ago this week that the four Alien films were releases in their two disc SEs for $19.99 apiece at most retailers! 

Thanks for the six years of doing this Mike.  I know its a pain and there are weeks you would probably rather skip, but I can't tell you how often I use it!
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post #15 of 51
1/3/10 at 11:18am
The Steam sale tapped me out so no HT stuff for me this week, but wanted to thank Mike BIG TIME for doing this all these years!
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post #16 of 51
1/3/10 at 11:59am
 I wouldnt know what to do without The Round-Up. Thanks as always Mike, and Patrick.

Galactica season 1 on Blu for me, and thats it. Kind of a slow period for movies, it seems. I have 11 items in my Amazon wish list, going all the way to the end of March. Not much, if you ask me.
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post #17 of 51
1/3/10 at 12:16pm
Damn, six years, thanks for doing this great service for all of us!

I guess you are officially no longer "Dave's replacement" 
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post #18 of 51
1/3/10 at 12:16pm
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Originally Posted by Peter McM View Post

Will have to pick up Ralph Bakshi's Mighty Mouse--someday, when the price drops further.

It's 28.99 right now and since it was put up for order it has been jumping from that price to 31.99 and back just about twice a week.
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post #19 of 51
1/3/10 at 1:01pm
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Originally Posted by Carlo Medina View Post

Damn, six years, thanks for doing this great service for all of us!

I guess you are officially no longer "Dave's replacement" 

You like me, you really, really like me!    I guess I have finally arrived!



Hmmmmmm.  I wonder if amazon will end up price matching bb.com on the Julie & Julia BD?!?
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post #20 of 51
1/3/10 at 5:15pm
Amazon's $30 price for Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles Season 2 (BluRay) for me.

This is what it should have cost from day one. Bought.
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post #21 of 51
1/3/10 at 5:39pm
Thanks for six great years, Mike and Patrick. I haven't been around for all of them, and I'm largely a lurker, but I've certainly saved money and invested time into fantastic films thanks to your efforts.  One specific example I can think of is I am a Fugitive in a Chain Gang.  If not for coming across it in one of your posts a couple of years ago I'd have never known about the film, let alone bought it.  My viewing of the (excellent!) film caused me to take a chance on other Paul Muni films such as Scarface and The Life of Emile Zola.

Between the Weekly Roundup and TerryRL's "... at the Box Office" threads, this forum should be required viewing for all movie fans.

With all that being said, this is a terrible week for both new releases and sales.  Absolutely no blurays on sale at Target this week?  I certainly hope this isn't an example of post-holiday Blu-ray inflation.  It's probably for the best anyway; Moon comes out next week!
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post #22 of 51
1/3/10 at 5:53pm
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That's really cool, Greg.  Thanks for writing!

I am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang has always held a special place for me as it was one of the first films I may have ever watched.  I watched it as a young teen on my local PBS affiliate (where I also got to watch a bunch of Bergman films at that time).  I HAD to watch it--with that title and all.  And I've never forgotten Paul Muni's performance. 

I was in a Target tonight.  As you noted, there's not much going on there this week.  There are still some discounted Blu-rays...but it's mostly the same stuff that they've had on sale for weeks already. 
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post #23 of 51
1/4/10 at 11:50am
Say, speaking of used bins, what does Blockbuster generally charge for used BDs these days?
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post #24 of 51
1/4/10 at 12:11pm
2/25 at corp stores and unknown at franchise.
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post #25 of 51
1/4/10 at 1:15pm
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Originally Posted by TonyD View Post

2/25 at corp stores and unknown at franchise.

Or, $16.99 apiece.
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post #26 of 51
1/4/10 at 1:23pm
Interesting.  When they get down to 2/$20 I'll be in trouble.  ;)
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post #27 of 51
1/4/10 at 1:29pm
Getting Mighty Mouse.

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Originally Posted by TonyD View Post

2/25 at corp stores and unknown at franchise.

Really?  Not bad.   Is the selection pretty good?  I'll have to swing by there on the way home.
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post #28 of 51
1/4/10 at 1:34pm
depends obviously on the location.
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post #29 of 51
1/4/10 at 1:45pm
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by David Deeb View Post

Really?  Not bad.   Is the selection pretty good? 

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Originally Posted by TonyD View Post

depends obviously on the location.


And, on individual taste.  Expect to see the leftovers of the fairly recent releases which the stores might have ordered in large quantities.  And the selection is never even close to the size of the used DVD selection.

At one of my local Hollywood Video stores right now, there is one small wall section devoted to PV'd BD titles.  Among the titles I remember seeing there a few days ago:  The International, Valkyrie, Tropic Thunder, Benjamin Button, Marley & Me, The Day the Earth Stood Still, a couple of the Saw movies, Wanted.  There were more...but many of them were horror or comedy titles that didn't interest me.  And there were only 1 to 4 copies of each title.
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post #30 of 51
1/5/10 at 11:05am
Nothing for me this week, though, I do want to eventually get all of BSG in Blu. 

Just wanted to say kudos on six years!  You and Patrick provide an invaluable service!  Especially since I don't get the Best Buy circular with my Sunday paper anymore!
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