Weekly RoundUp 1-25-2011 - Page 2

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Originally Posted by Michael Reuben 

 

I do not yet have review copies of either Hornet's Nest or the trilogy set.

I just received a review copy of The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, but first I'm finishing the review of Let Me In, which streets on 2/1. But a few preliminary observations:

The disc jacket says the films is 2 hours, 9 minutes, but that's a misprint, because it's the length of The Girl Who Played with Fire; this film is just under 2 1/2 hours long. Despite the additional running time, Music Box is still using BD-25s. I haven't yet looked at image quality, but both this film and Fire were shot and finished in the same format, and Fire's image already suffered from over-compression. I'm not optimistic.

Sound is Dolby Digital, as with the previous two films. I loaded the disc long enough to confirm that it's the higher bitrate of 640kb/ps, for those who care. (I do.)

The only extra is a trailer.

Thanks for the review preview Michael.

Crawdaddy, it depends on the state and the coupon type.  I know WA has some goofy rules when it comes to coupons vs. instant rebates.  They went after Costco a few years ago for not collecting tax on the full amount when they were offering an "instant rebate".  It looks like in most states the answer to your question is after, but not sure about MI.  Here is an excerpt of an article from http://www.taxfoundation.org.  Its nice to know that the coupon part of the tax code is just as confusing as the rest of it...

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Originally Posted by Adam Gregorich 

Crawdaddy, it depends on the state and the coupon type.  I know WA has some goofy rules when it comes to coupons vs. instant rebates.  They went after Costco a few years ago for not collecting tax on the full amount when they were offering an "instant rebate".  It looks like in most states the answer to your question is after, but not sure about MI.  Here is an excerpt of an article from http://www.taxfoundation.org.  Its nice to know that the coupon part of the tax code is just as confusing as the rest of it...

 

 

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Coupons and Sales Tax

The key area of confusion is that most states treat manufacturers' coupons differently from retailers' coupons.

If the retailer issues a coupon and expects no reimbursement from any other party (i.e., a retailer coupon), that is treated like a true reduction in price; first, the coupon is applied, then sales tax is calculated on the final sale price.

  Method #1:

  $40.00    original price
 ($10.00)   retailer's coupon

 

  $30.00    subtotal
  $  1.50    5% sales tax

 

  $31.50    tax-inclusive price

However, if the retailer expects reimbursement from the manufacturer or another third party (as is typical with manufacturers' coupons) tax is charged on the price before application of the coupon.

  Method #2:

 

  $40.00    original price
  $  2.00    5% sales tax

 

  $42.00    subtotal
 ($10.00)   manufacturer's coupon

  $32.00    tax-inclusive price

The above is the rule in a preponderance of states, including (for example) California, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Tennessee.

Other states treat all coupons as discounts, regardless if they will be reimbursed by the manufacturer.  In other words, "Method #1" above applies to all coupons.  States using this rule include Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Texas.

Thank you Adam.

Crawdaddy

A little late, but I've updated the list with links to Blu-ray reviews of Enter the Void (which MPI sent late) and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. I also replaced the image of Noomi Rapace. The original one was a publicity image used for all three Girl films, but the image came from The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.