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Weekly RoundUp 8-3-2010

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The Features


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– Kick-Ass 2010

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– James Mason & Ava Gardner (Pandora & the Flying Dutchman – 1951)


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–Cast (The Breakfast Club – 1985)

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–Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu (Charlie's Angels– 2000)

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–Cast (Diary of a Wimpy Kid– 2010)

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–Scarlett Johansson (She hasn't had a new disc release in awhile. 

But she has a new haircut.)

The Prices

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SD-DVD TITLE                                                                Amazon BestBuy Target Costco
After.Life $19.99 $19.99    
The Allnighter $10.49 $12.99    
Blood Done Sign My Name $24.99 $24.99    
Cross My Heart $13.49 $12.99    
Days That Shook the World: Season 3 $21.99 $24.99    
Days That Shook the World: Complete Series $53.99 $59.99    
Death Sport/Battle Truck $9.49 $12.99    
Diary of a Wimpy Kid $17.99 $19.99 $16.99  
Eclipse Series 23: 1st Films of Akira Kurosawa (CC) $44.99 $54.99    
Elvis on Tour $14.49 $13.99    
Elvis 75th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition $56.49 $55.99   $49.99
Finding Bliss $26.99 $24.99    
The Ghost Writer $17.99 $16.99 $19.99  
Going Berserk $13.49 $12.99    
The Great Waldo Pepper $13.49 $12.99    
The Greek Tycoon $13.49 $12.99    
Hawaii 5-0: Season 9 $39.49 $39.99   $31.99
Henson's Place $10.99 $12.99    
Heroes: Season 4 $38.99 $39.99 $39.99 $39.99
Humanoids From the Deep $17.99 $14.99    
Kick-Ass $17.99 $17.99 $16.99 $18.99
The Kim Novak Collection $27.99 $34.99    
Mercy: Season 1 $44.99 $32.99    
Open House $18.49 $24.99    
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) $26.99 $24.99    
Piranha $17.99 $14.99    
A Prophet $19.99 $19.99    
SNL: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 3 $17.99 $14.99    
To Save a Life $21.99 $19.99    
TCM Classic Movies Spotlight: Errol Flynn $38.49 $44.99    


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BLU-RAY TITLE                                                           Amazon BestBuy Target Costco
After.Life $25.99 $29.99    
Blood Done Sign My Name $26.99 $24.99    
The Breakfast Club (25th Anniversary Edition) $17.49 $17.99    
Bull Durham (Combo Pack) $18.99 $19.99    
Charlie's Angels $16.99 $16.99    
Diary of a Wimpy Kid $24.99 $25.99 $24.99  
Elvis Blu-ray Collection $37.49 $34.99    
Elvis on Tour $27.99 $27.99    
Escape From New York (Combo Pack) $18.49 $19.99    
Fargo (Combo Pack) $18.99 $19.99    
The Ghost Writer (Combo Pack) $26.99 $22.99 $26.99  
Heroes: Season 4 $55.99 $49.99 $49.99 $51.99
Humanoids From the Deep $18.99 $24.99    
James and the Giant Peach (Combo Pack) $24.99 $26.99    
Kalifornia $18.99 $19.99    
Kick-Ass (Combo Pack) $22.99 $22.99 $24.99 $23.99
Never Say Never Again (Combo Pack) $18.99 $19.99    
Open House $26.99 $24.99    
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) $31.49 $29.99    
Piranha $19.99 $24.99    
A Prophet $28.99 $29.99    
Road to Perdition $21.99 $24.99    
Splinter $17.49 $14.99    
To Save A Life $34.95 $24.99    
Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music (40th Ann. Ed.) $18.99 $19.99    

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

Individual Titles in the Collections Listed Above:

Eclipse Series 23: First Films of Akira Kurosawa  (DVD):  Sanshiro Sugata, The Most Beautiful, Sanshiro Sugata Part Two, The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail.

The Kim Novak Collection (DVD):  Bell Book and Candle, Middle of the Night, Jeanne Engels, Picnic, Pal Joey.

 

TCM Classic Movies Spotlight: Errol Flynn  (DVD):  Desperate Journey, Edge of Darkness, Northern Pursuit, Uncertain Glory, Operation Burma!.


Elvis 75th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition  (DVD):  Jailhouse Rock, It Happened at the World's Fair, Kissin' Cousins, Viva Las Vegas, Girl Happy, Tickle Me, Harum Scarum, Spinout, Double Trouble, Stay Away Joe, Speedway, Live a Little Love a Little, Charro!, the Trouble With Girls, Elvis: That's the Way It Is SE, Elvis On Tour, This is Elvis.

Elvis Blu-ray Collection  (Blu-ray):  Jailhouse Rock, Viva Las Vegas, Elvis on Tour

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
 

--BE AWARE!  Universal has two releases this week--not listed above--which are being released in a Modified Aspect Ratio.  The films 'Night Mother (1.85:1) and Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn (2.35:1) are reportedly both being released in 4:3 aspect ratios.    It has been a long time since we have posted such a warning.  Both are listed for sale at Amazon ($10.99) and Best Buy ($12.99).

 

--Lots of differences, this week, between the Best Buy flyer and bestbuy.com.  Nothing major...but something you might want to check out for potential in-store pick-ups on any new releases.

 

--Best Buy is advertising a FREE LOST ARTIFACTS BOOK when you pre-order the Best Buy EXCLUSIVE Lost: The Final Season Blu-ray or DVD in-store or @ bestbuy.com.   Available Tuesday, August 24.  $5 deposit required.  DVDs & Blu-ray discs N\not included with Lost: Artifacts.  Pre-order must be made between 7-25-10 and 8-23-10.  Release date subject to change.  Limit 3 per title per customer.  While supplies last.  No dealers.  Good in USA only.  Void where prohibited.

--Best Buy has the following Blu-ray discs on sale this week:

 

$7.99:   Righteous Kill, Resident Evil Extinction, Natural Born Killers, Domino, Unforgiven, Rush Hour 3, Lord of War, Any Given Sunday, Aviator, Traitor.

$12.99:  Watchmen, Paul Blart Mall Cop, Terminator Salvation, We Own the Night, The Men Who Stare at Goats, Wall Street, Brooklyn's Finest, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, The Crazies, Law Abiding Citizen, The Hangover.


--Best Buy Odds and Ends:  Lists of DVDs for $3.99 & $9.99 apiece.

--At Target this week, a FREE $5 TARGET GIFTCARD when you buy ANY VERSION of Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie (DVD or Blu-ray) AND book ($9.76 hardcover available now).  Quantities limited, no rainchecks.  Terms and conditions apply to giftcards.

 

--The following Blu-ray discs are on sale @ Target:

 

$14.99:  The Dark Knight, I Am Legend, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Slumdog Millionarie, The Illusionist, A Knight's Tale, The Patriot.

--Target Odds and Ends: A list of DVDs for $4.75 and $10.

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Best Buy on sale DVD items:

 

Miracle $6.99


Chronicles of Narnia $9.99

 

$13.99 each:
Finding Nemo
Toy Story

 

$3.99 each:
Batman
21 Grams
Wedding Crashers
The Shawshank Redemption
Cape Fear
Lord of War
Memento
Harold and Kumar Escape from Gauntanomo Bay
Million Dollar Baby
Semi-Pro
The Fifth Element

 

$9.99 each:
Legion
alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel
Crazy Heart
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
This is It
Final Destination
The Fantastic Mr. Fox
Watchmen
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Terminator: Salvation
The Men Who Stare at Goats
The Dark Knight

 

Blu-ray:

 

$7.99 each:
Righteous Kill
Resident Evil: Extinction
Natural Born Killers
Domino
Unforgiven
Rush Hour 3
Lord of War
Any Given Sunday
The Aviator
Traitor


$12.99 each:
The Hangover
Law Abiding Citizen
The Crazies (2010)
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Brooklyn's Finest
Wall Street
The Men Who Stare at Goats
We Own the Night
Terminator Salvation
Paul Blart Mall Cop
Watchmen


$19.99 each:
Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Hot Tub Time Machine
The Bounty Hunter
Shutter Island
She's Out Of My League
Green Zone
The Wolfman
From Paris With Love

 


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Target on sale DVD items:

 

$4.75 each:
Ocean's Eleven
Stand By Me
Grandma's Boy
Rain Man

 

$10 each:
Taken
Julie & Julia
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Alvin and the Chipmunks


Blu-ray:

 

$14.99 each:
The Dark Knight
Legend
The Day The Earth Stood Still
Slumdog Millionaire
The Illusionist
A Knight's Tale
The Patriot


 

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i need to order one of scarlet johansson

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Has anyone seen a review for The Breakfast Club Blu-ray disk?
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I will definitely pick up the blu-rays for Kick-Ass, Heroes: Season 4 and Kalifornia at some point.  Been especially wanting Kalifornia in my collection for at least as long as I've been collecting DVDs....an excellent, if under-appreciated film.

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Originally Posted by DavidJ View Post

Has anyone seen a review for The Breakfast Club Blu-ray disk?


Kevin K is working on that, and we have a lot of other reviews coming out this week including:

Elvis On Tour

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Piranha

Road to Perdition

Kick Ass

Humanoids From the Deep

Heroes

and maybe a few more
 

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Originally Posted by DavidJ View Post

Has anyone seen a review for The Breakfast Club Blu-ray disk?

 

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Breakfast-Club-Blu-ray/11115/#Review

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Bestbuy.com has the Blu-Rays of Rambo-Extended for $9.99 & Batman: Under The Red Hood 

for $6.99. Both of these titles were released just last week!

 

edit: Deal is now dead.


Edited by ScottJH - 8/1/10 at 12:06pm
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Big week for me, I plan on picking up the Blu-rays of The Breakfast Club, Escape From New York, Kick-Ass and Piranha.

 

Thanks for the prices, guys!

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What about reviews of Escape from New York, including special features?

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A possible rental on Kick-Ass, but otherwise, nada....

 

Thanks Mike and Patrick!

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Thanks Mike and Patrick!  I'll wait for Matt's review on Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and I'll wait for Bull Durham and Escape from New York to get closer to $12 to pull the trigger. On the fence about Kick Ass....The trailer looked pretty good.

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Originally Posted by ScottJH View Post

Bestbuy.com has the Blu-Rays of Rambo-Extended for $9.99 & Batman: Under The Red Hood 

for $6.99. Both of these titles were released just last week!


That just pisses me off.  I picked Batman up at Target yesterday for a (good) price of $19.99.  GGGGRRRRRR!

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If you live near a best buy, they will price match their web price.

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Kick-Ass for sure this week, and maybe Unforgiven (if it's Pat's price and not Mike's price)

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Originally Posted by Jason_V View Post


That just pisses me off.  I picked Batman up at Target yesterday for a (good) price of $19.99.  GGGGRRRRRR!


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Originally Posted by terry deto View Post

If you live near a best buy, they will price match their web price.

 

Pricing error/deal is dead now. Price has been jacked back up to $24.99.

 

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Originally Posted by Adam Lenhardt View Post

Kick-Ass for sure this week, and maybe Unforgiven (if it's Pat's price and not Mike's price)


Adam:  it will be the $7.99.  I fixed the typo in the OP.  Thanks.

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Thanks for the fix (and everything) Mike! Hot Tub Time Machine is also very tempting at that price, but I think I'm going to wait until it hits $14.99 or under.

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Originally Posted by ScottJH View Post

Quote:

 

Pricing error/deal is dead now. Price has been jacked back up to $24.99.

 


I actually caught their website in the midst of their fixing the error/deal this morning.  The search results page for the title was still showing the $6.99 price, but if I tried to add it to my cart or look at the individual item's page, it was reflecting the regular price of $24.99.  So, printed off the search results page with the $6.99 price and price-matched at Wal-Mart with no hassles.  Had actually stopped at a Fry's and a Best Buy yesterday to pick it up, but both places were sold out of almost all their copies with the exception of a few 2-disc DVD editions left at the Best Buy, so it worked out nicely with this morning's deal.
 

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Going back to last week's conversation, the BSG complete series set (BD) is apparently on sale big at Amazon through Friday.  I can get it shipped back to Michigan and pick it up in a few weeks when I'm there for a wedding.  And I miss the sales tax.  :)

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Added the review link for The Ghost Writer Blu-ray combo.


Edited by Michael Reuben - 8/1/10 at 8:26pm
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Added the review link for Elvis on Tour

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Thanks and Adam, I'll keep an eye out for Kevin K's review.

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Has it really been 10 years since the first Charlie's Angels flick came out?? And a friggin' quarter-century since The Breakfast Club??

 

I'd be feeling pretty old right now if it weren't for the gratuitous Scar-Jo pics. Good call, there, Mike! 

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Time does fly, eh, Craig?!?

 

Scarlett does have the effect of keeping me young-at-heart. 

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Hmmm...  BB has quite a few solid BD titles at $7.99, including Mystic River, which I only finally bought recently for $11.49 from Amazon.  No idea it'd come down this far by now.

 

Anyway, maybe I'll go pick up Speed Racer (for the kids) and Any Given Sunday -- hard to resist at $7.99.

 

The website also lists some others at $7.99 like Ferris Bueller, Perfect Storm, True Romance and 2001: Space Odyssey.

 

_Man_

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Amazon has dropped its price on the Eclipse/Kurosawa set to $44.99.

 

It was $53.99

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Blockbuster has Kick-ass blu for 19.99.
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Blockbuster has Kick-ass blu for 19.99.


And for those of us that don't have a Blockbuster within easy driving distance any more, Ultimate Electronics has it for $21.95. I hate going in that place, but I'll probably hold my nose to save the buck, since it's a hop, skip and a jump away from the Best Buy.

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Originally Posted by TonyD View Post

Blockbuster has Kick-ass blu for 19.99.



Thanks for the heads up!

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