The Features
– Toy Story 2 – 1999
– Katherine Hepburn & Humphrey Bogart (The African Queen – 1951)
– Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side – 2009)
– George Clooney & friend (The Men Who Stare at Goats– 2009)
–James Mason & Barbara Rush (Bigger Than Life– 1956)
–Toshiro Mifune & friends (Sanjuro – 1962)
– The T.A.M.I. Show – 1964
The Prices
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| SD-DVD TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | Target | Costco |
| 7th Heaven: Season 10 | $31.49 |
$36.99 | ||
| The African Queen | $18.99 |
$19.99 | ||
| The African Queen LE | $36.99 |
$36.99 | ||
| After Dark Horrorfest: Volume 4 | $97.49 |
$139.99 | ||
| Bigger Than Life (CC) | $37.49 |
$34.99 | ||
| The Black Balloon | $22.49 |
$19.99 | ||
| The Blind Side | $16.99 |
$16.99 | $15.99 | $18.99 |
| Brothers (2009) | $19.99 |
$19.99 | ||
| Carny | $13.49 |
$14.99 | ||
| Damage | $19.99 |
$19.99 | ||
| Dread | $13.49 |
$13.99 | ||
| Fantastic Mr. Fox | $17.99 |
$17.99 | $19.99 | $18.79 |
| Father Knows Best: Season 4 | $32.49 |
$29.99 | ||
| The Final | $13.49 |
$13.99 | ||
| Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove | $19.99 |
$19.99 | ||
| The Graves | $15.49 |
$13.99 | ||
| The Hidden | $15.49 |
$13.99 | ||
| Hitler Meets Christ | $22.49 |
$19.99 | ||
| Kill Theory | $16.49 |
$13.99 | ||
| Krod Mandoon/Flaming Sword of Fire | $17.99 |
$14.99 | ||
| The Lair: Season 3 | $21.49 |
$24.99 | ||
| Lake Mungo | $14.99 |
$13.99 | ||
| Lark Farm | $24.99 |
$24.99 | ||
| Mad Men: Season 3 | $28.99 |
$28.99 | $34.99 | $31.79 |
| The Men Who Stare at Goats | $17.99 |
$17.99 | $19.99 | |
| The Night of Broken Glass: November 1938 Pogroms | $22.49 |
$19.99 | ||
| Phantom Punch | $23.49 |
$19.99 | ||
| The Prisoner (2009) | $22.49 |
$24.99 | ||
| Red Cliff Part I & II (Original International Version) | $21.99 |
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| Red Cliff Part I (Original International Version) | $14.99 | |||
| Red Cliff Part II (Original International Version) | $14.99 | |||
| Red Cliff (Theatrical Version) | $15.99 |
$15.99 | ||
| The Reeds | $16.49 |
$13.99 | ||
| Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Season 6 | $29.49 |
$34.99 | ||
| Seraphine | $23.49 |
$24.99 | ||
| Son of Man (2005) | $26.99 |
$24.99 | ||
| Spring 1941 | $20.49 |
$19.99 | ||
| The T.A.M.I. Show (Collector's Edition) | $13.99 |
$16.99 | ||
| Talhotblond | $22.98 |
$19.99 | ||
| Zombies of Mass Destruction | $15.49 |
$13.99 |
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| BLU-RAY TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | Target | Costco |
| The African Queen | $23.99 |
$29.99 | ||
| The African Queen (Commemorative Box Set) | $38.99 |
$44.99 | ||
| Bigger Than Life (CC) | $34.49 |
$34.99 | ||
| The Blind Side (3-disc Combo Pack) | $24.99 |
$24.99 | $22.99 | $25.99 |
| Brothers (2009) | $24.99 |
$24.99 | ||
| Days of Heaven (CC) | $27.99 |
$34.99 | ||
| Fantastic Mr. Fox | $26.99 |
$26.99 | $24.99 | $26.99 |
| Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove | $26.99 |
$29.99 | ||
| Mad Men: Season 3 | $32.99 |
$32.99 | $34.99 | |
| The Men Who Stare at Goats SE | $22.99 |
$22.99 | $24.99 | |
| Phantom Punch | $23.99 |
$24.99 | ||
| Red Cliff Parts I & II (Original International Version) | $25.49 |
$29.99 | ||
| Red Cliff Part I (Original International Version) | $14.99 | |||
| Red Cliff Part II (Original International Version) | $14.99 | |||
| Red Cliff (Theatrical Version) | $21.49 |
$19.99 | ||
| Sanjuro (CC) | $26.99 |
$26.99 | ||
| Smokin' Aces: 2 Movie Collection | $36.49 |
$44.99 | ||
| Spring 1941 | $26.49 |
$24.99 | ||
| Toy Story SE | $24.99 |
$24.99 | $22.99 | |
| Toy Story 2 SE | $24.99 |
$24.99 | $22.99 | |
| Yojimbo (CC) | $26.99 |
$26.99 | ||
| Yojimbo & Sanjuro (CC) | $48.99 |
$49.99 |
(CC) after a title = New release in the Criterion Collection.
Individual Titles in the Collections Listed Above:
After Dark Horrorfest: Volume 4 (DVD): Dread, The Final, The Graves, The Hidden, Kill Theory, Lake Mungo, The Reeds, Zombies of Mass Destruction.
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
--An observation. I have noticed a propensity on the part of amazon.com to be changing it's price structure to feature prices ending in forty-nine cents (e.g. $20.49). While I suppose some might say that's their way to have prices slightly lower than the competition (Amazon does do a great job matching & beating competitor's pricing), but I'd argue that it's an indication that those prices are a little bit higher than they might have been if those titles were released a few months ago.
--Best Buy has a Save $10 when you buy BOTH Blu-ray releases of Toy Story & Toy Story 2...OR either TS Combo Pack with ANY OTHER Blu-ray Pixar title. Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Best Buy has an EXCLUSIVE FREE GOAT BOBBLEHEAD DOLL included with their copies of The Men Who Stare at Goats on Blu-ray and DVD. Minimum 5 per store. No rainchecks.
--Best Buy has the following Blu-ray titles on sale. Buy 2 and get a $10 BB GiftCard, Buy # and get a $15 BB GiftCard (on these titles and more in-store):
$24.99: Saw V, Taken.
$29.99: Inglourious Basterds, Public Enemies, Angels & Demons, Gamer, District 9, Gladiator, Surrogates, The Proposal.
--Best Buy is also advertising a 2/$25 deal on the eight After Dark Horrorfest: Volume 4 individual titles released this week. (See list above).
--Best Buy Odds and Ends: BB is advertising Saturday's Twilight Saga: New Moon release for $19.99 on DVD and $24.99 on Blu-ray plus discounts if you buy it with any of the following titles: Astro Boy, Band Slam ($19.99 apiece) and Twilight in Forks ($14.99). Save $5 with one title, $10 with two titles, and save $16 with all three titles. Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Target probably has one of the better deals on the two Toy Story Blu-ray releases. $22.99 apiece...MINUS $10 when you buy both TS & TS2. There are also coupons available on-line from the Disney company for $5 off each release.
--Target this week has an EXCLUSIVE DVD-ROM GAME with their Blu-ray copies of Toy Story and Toy Story 2. Quantities limited, no rainchecks.
--The following Blu-rays are on sale @ Target:
$12.99: Alvin & the Chipmunks, Marley & Me, Night at the Museum, Ice Age: The Meltdown.
$19.99: Up, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Star Trek (2009), Inglourious Basterds, Surrogates, Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, Michael Jackson's This Is It, Couples Retreat, Did You Hear About the Morgans?, Zombieland.
$22.99: Planet 51, Up In the Air, 2012.
--Target also has some TV on DVD season sets and 2-packs on sale.
--Target is still advertising its EXCLUSIVE EDITIONS of the Twilight Saga: New Moon releases on DVD and Blu-ray. They are also advertising totebags ($9.99) and t-shirts ($12.99).
--Target Odds and Ends: Select DVDs for $10.
