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Weekly RoundUp 8-9-2011

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8/6/11 at 9:00pm
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The Features


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– Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff – 2010

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– Ellen Page (Super – 2010)

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–The Fox and the Hound – 1981

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– Natalie Portman (Your Highness– 2011)

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–Battle of Algiers - 1966

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– Johnny Depp (Dead Man – 1995)

The Prices

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SD-DVD TITLE                                                                    Amazon BestBuy Target
Cameraman: Life and Work of Jack Cardiff $24.99 $19.99  
Camp Hell $14.99 $24.99  
Clash $17.99 $14.99  
The Clinic (Unrated) $16.99 $14.99  
The Clinic (Rated/Theatrical) $17.99 $24.99  
Doctor Who (Episode 149 Paradise Towers) $16.99 $19.99  
Doctor Who (Episode 95 Sun Makers) $18.99 $19.99  
The Fox and Hound/Fox & Hound II (30th Anniversary Edition) $16.99 $19.99 $17.99
Frat House Massacre $17.99 $14.99  
Hey, Arnold!: Season 1 $19.99 $24.99  
Jumping the Broom $17.99 $19.99 $14.99
The Last Godfather $25.99 $24.99  
M.A.S.K.: Complete Series $60.99 $89.99  
Mars Needs Moms $16.99 $19.99 $17.99
Paul $16.99 $19.99 $17.99
Secret Diary of a Call Girl $19.99 $19.99  
Star Wars - Clone Wars: Season 1 $40.49 $34.99  
Super $10.99 $19.99  
Tactical Force $14.99 $14.99  
Top Gear: Season 16 $22.49 $19.99  
Unanswered Prayers $20.49 $19.99  
Webster: Season 3 $21.99 $24.99  
Wide Open (1975) $22.49    
Your Highness $16.99 $16.99 $17.99


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BLU-RAY TITLE                                                                  Amazon BestBuy Target
The Battle of Algiers (CC) $44.99 $44.99  
Cameraman: The Life & Work of Jack Cardiff $31.49 $29.99  
Dazed and Confused $19.99 $19.99 $17.99
Dead Man $7.99 $7.99  
Fast Times at Ridgement High $19.99 $19.99 $17.99
Fox and the Hound/Fox & Hound II (30th Ann. Ed.) (Combo Pk.) $24.99 $29.99 $24.99
Jumping the Broom $24.99 $24.99 $19.99
Mars Needs Moms (Combo Pack) $22.99 $29.99 $24.99
Mars Needs Moms (3-D) (Combo Pack) $29.99 $34.99 $29.99
Paul (Combo Pack) $25.99 $24.99 $24.99
Super $13.49 $19.99  
Tactical Force $18.99 $19.99  
Top Gear: Season 16 $19.99 $24.99  
Your Highness $29.99 $19.99 $24.99

(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 summer doldrums continue...

 

--Disney Movie Rewards has $5 manufacturer coupons ready-to-go for both Mars Needs Moms and The Fox and the Hound.

 

--Best Buy has an EXCLUSIVE BONUS DVD with their Blu-ray copies of Super.   Featuring over 1 hour of extras including, extended scenes, director and cast interviews, Emerald City Comic Con panel discussion, SXSW Film Festival premiere, and poster gallery.

--Save $5 @ Best Buy when you buy ANY TWO of the following titles (DVD or Blu-ray):  Paul, Your Highness, Fast Times at Ridgement High or Dazed and Confused.  See above grid for pricing.

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

$7.99:  Dumb & Dumber, Matrix Reloaded, Blood Diamond, Twister, Natural Born Killers, Mortal Kombat, Extract, Clerks, No Country for Old Men, Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Hero, The Code, Major League, Primal Fear, South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut, Charlie's Angels, Coming to America, Event Horizon, Tommy Boy, Rocky Balboa, Ninja.

$12.99:  X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Angels & Demons, Braveheart, The Matrix, Wedding Crashers, Zombieland.

$17.99 ($13.99 DVD):  Despicable Me, Little Fockers, the Adjustment Bureau, The King's Speech, Battle: LA, Just Go With It, Cedar Rapids, The Company Men, Dinner For Schmucks, Paranormal Activity 2, No Strings Attached, Jackass 3.

--Best Buy Odds and Ends:  A list of DVDs for $9.99 apiece.

--At Target this week, save $8--instantly--when you buy BOTH blu-rays of Mars Needs Moms and The Fox and the Hound.  Quantities limited, no rainchecks.

 

--Target is also advertising an EXCLUSIVE new release DVD of Bethenny Ever After: Season 2 for $16.99.

 

--And, Target will give you a $10 Target Giftcard when you buy ANY TWO of the following titles:  Paul, Your Highness, Fast Times at Ridgement High, Dazed and Confused, The Blues Brothers ($17.99), Animal House ($17.99).  See prices on this week's releases in the grid above. 

 

--Target has the following itles on sale for $15.99 DVD/$19.99 Blu-ray:  No Strings Attached, The King's Speech, True Grit, The Lincoln Lawyer.

 

--And Target has the following TV on DVD sets listed in thsi week's flyer:

 

$8.99:  Will & Grace: Seasons 1 & 2 (two-pack)

 

$14.99  Bethenny Getting Married: Season 1 (Target Exclusive)

 

$16.99:  Two and a Half Men: S7

 

$19.99:  Royal Pains: S2, Bones: Seasons 1 & 2 (two-pack)

 

$24.99:  White Collar: S2

--Target Odds and Ends: None to report.

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Gear mentioned in this thread:

Mars Needs Moms (Four-Disc Blu-ray 3D / Blu-ray / DVD / Digital Copy Combo)
The Clinic (Rated)
The Clinic (Unrated)
post #2 of 34
8/6/11 at 9:06pm
Wow, a full thirty bucks for The Fox & The Hound? frown.gif Especially pricey given I'll never watch the cheapquel. Hopefully I can get a price match for the Target $24.99 and the DMR coupon at BB.
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post #3 of 34
8/6/11 at 9:10pm
Thanks for the Roundup. I have Fox & The Hound coming from Disney Movie Club. I want to get Paul (unrated combo pack) too. Best Buy's website has it for presale for $19.99 with instore pickup for $19.99 not the $24.99 on the grid. If $24.99 is what's in the ad I should preorder it asap.
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post #4 of 34
8/6/11 at 9:30pm

Thanks Mike!  I know Kevin is finishing up his Paul review.  So far in my conversations with him he seems to have really enjoyed it.  I'm debating on Fox and the Hound and am looking at Paul and Your Highness.

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post #5 of 34
8/6/11 at 10:33pm
Fry's is advertising The Fox and the Hound for $19.99. They don't take coupons, however.
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post #6 of 34
8/6/11 at 10:54pm
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post #7 of 34
8/6/11 at 11:11pm
So, $29.99 for Mars Needs Moms 3D= + $24.99 for Fox & Hound = $54.98, minus $8.00 Target bundle discount minus $5.00 Disney MNM coupon, minus $5.00 FH disney coupon = $36.98 for both, right? I'd like verification before I try it.....
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post #8 of 34
8/7/11 at 5:35am
FWIW, my Best Buy circular showed the blu ray for Fast Times At Ridgemont High at $14.99.
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post #9 of 34
8/7/11 at 7:33am
The doldrums are indeed upon us. I can wait for Paul to eventually come way way down. Your Highness seems like a rental. And I agree with Brisby on the ridiculous price for Fox and the Hound. I can imagine Disney justifying it with the old "but its TWO movies!" argument.

Great job with the roundup on all those Target and Best Buy deals, Mike. Truly dizzying.
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post #10 of 34
8/7/11 at 9:19am

DVD doldrums indeed!

 

Thanks, Mike!

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post #11 of 34
8/7/11 at 9:20am
I'll be picking up Fast Times At Ridgemont High this week. Just like Scott, my BB ad shows a $15 price too.

Thanks for the prices! smile.gif
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post #12 of 34
8/7/11 at 10:11am



 

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Originally Posted by Brisby View Post

Wow, a full thirty bucks for The Fox & The Hound? frown.gif Especially pricey given I'll never watch the cheapquel. Hopefully I can get a price match for the Target $24.99 and the DMR coupon at BB.



My Best Buy ad in this mornings's paper is showing the Fox and Hound Blu-ray for $22.99 and the DVD for $19.99

 

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post #13 of 34
8/7/11 at 11:36am
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My Best Buy ad in this mornings's paper is showing the Fox and Hound Blu-ray for $22.99 and the DVD for $19.99

 


Wow, I hope that's right, because my DMR coupon would bring the price down to a reasonable $18. I printed out the Target $24.99 price just in case I still need to price match.

You know, it baffles me how Disney prices a lot of its animation output on Blu, and which films get $10 DMR coupons and which ones get only five. I got Bambi and Alice In Wonderland down to about $10 apiece after coupons, but a full thirty bucks for a relatively minor (if charming) film like The Fox & The Hound?
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post #14 of 34
8/7/11 at 11:41am
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Originally Posted by Scott_J View Post

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Wow!  The return of a prodigal son!  biggrin.gif

 

Let's see.  Most recent post 7-21-09.

 

Where've you been?!?

 

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post #15 of 34
8/7/11 at 11:49am
Thread Starter 

Guys:  It's very likely that I "screwed up" the Best Buy prices as I had no early access to a flyer this week and went with the bb.com prices.  I should have a flyer in my paper now and will make corrections to the grid.  Sorry.
 

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The doldrums are indeed upon us.

 

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Originally Posted by EricSchulz View Post

DVD doldrums indeed!

 

In a week or three, the big TV on DVD weeks are upon us as everyone wants to get their mos recent season on the shelf before the new seasons begin.  Then, back-to-business come Labor Day!
 

 

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post #16 of 34
8/7/11 at 11:53am
Thread Starter 

Nope.  Still didn't get my Best Buy flyer in today's paper.  Sometimes the deck is stacked against me.

 

I'm sure those flyer prices posted above are probably valid nationwide.

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post #17 of 34
8/7/11 at 1:09pm
Thanks Mike!

Anyone recommend Your Highness for a blind bye or at least a rental? The trailer looked fun enough but I know the reviews were pretty bad.
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post #18 of 34
8/7/11 at 2:15pm

I stopped into BB this morning to grab a couple of the cheap-y discs...but mistakenly picked up another copy of Live and Let Die instead of Moonraker.  I hafta go back to exchange it, prolly on Tuesday with Fox and the Hound and Mars Needs Moms.  I also grabbed For Your Eyes Only, Blood Diamond, Primal Fear, Varsity Blues, European Vacation and Cruel Intentions.

 

Live and Let Die and For Your Eyes Only rang up at $19.99 each...$5.00 off each and then another $4.99 off each.  They came to $10 each.  They were on a display with a bunch of other titles...I assume the same deal goes for them, too.

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post #19 of 34
8/7/11 at 2:39pm
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff at Deep Discount for a whopping lowest price of $19.45 for Blu and $14.08 for DVD (no shipping over $15 but may be taxes).
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post #20 of 34
8/7/11 at 3:58pm
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Thanks Mike!

Anyone recommend Your Highness for a blind bye or at least a rental? The trailer looked fun enough but I know the reviews were pretty bad.

It's OK and I would definitely recommend renting it before blind buying it. If you're a fan of Eastbound & Down, it's fun to see Danny McBride doing Kenny Powers in medieval times but there's not much more than that.
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post #21 of 34
8/7/11 at 5:11pm
i'm probably gonna pick up Super as a blind buy and BB's bonus disc looks like it could be worthwhile, but is it worth $6.50 more than Amazon's price?
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Where've you been?!?
I've been around, just not around here. smile.gif I'll reply to your PM and get into it.
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post #22 of 34
8/7/11 at 6:53pm
Best Buy currently has seasons 1-14 of South Park on sale for $12.99, about 50% off. Shelf tags say this sale runs through 8/20.

I also picked up Blu-ray's of Glory and Dark City for $9.99 each.

The BR of The Adjustment Bureau is on sale for $17.99 this week. I would have jumped on it if I hadn't just Redbox-ed it a couple weeks ago for lack of a decent price on the title. Now I can wait for awhile to see if it drops more, but it's definitely one that will be in my collection eventually.
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post #23 of 34
8/7/11 at 8:07pm
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Originally Posted by Chris S View Post

Thanks Mike!

Anyone recommend Your Highness for a blind bye or at least a rental? The trailer looked fun enough but I know the reviews were pretty bad.

It's OK and I would definitely recommend renting it before blind buying it. If you're a fan of Eastbound & Down, it's fun to see Danny McBride doing Kenny Powers in medieval times but there's not much more than that.


I was assuming it would be more like Men In Tights style comedy and it was more of a 80s style action adventure film with only a couple of penis jokes.
 

 

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post #24 of 34
8/7/11 at 8:31pm
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I also picked up Blu-ray's of Glory and Dark City for $9.99 each.
 


I might pick up Glory for $9.99 if I find myself at BB this week.

 

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post #25 of 34
8/7/11 at 8:47pm
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I might pick up Glory for $9.99 if I find myself at BB this week.

 


I think this is the fourth time I've purchased this film (VHS, Laserdisc, DVD, now Blu-Ray). One of the few films worthy of the quad-dip. thumbsup.gif
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post #26 of 34
8/7/11 at 10:02pm
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Originally Posted by marsnkc View Post

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff at Deep Discount for a whopping lowest price of $19.45 for Blu and $14.08 for DVD (no shipping over $15 but may be taxes).


Andrew:

 

I appreciate that heads up.  Order placed at DD for the Cardiff documentary.  thumbsup.gif

 

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post #27 of 34
8/8/11 at 7:29pm

I did get the review up tonight for the combo release of the two Fox and the Hound films. You can find it here.

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post #28 of 34
8/9/11 at 11:07am
Fast Times and Dazed and Confused for under $30 after taxes at Best Buy ($14.99 each minus a $5 discount for buying both). Too good to pass up. Thanks again for the work you do Mike!
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post #29 of 34
8/9/11 at 12:23pm
I'm sort of half-tempted to go for Fox & the Hound and Mars Needs Moms for a total of $32 after all those coupons at Target. Any comments on whether Mars is worth getting?
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post #30 of 34
8/9/11 at 4:41pm
Waiting for the Criterion Blu-Ray release of Dazed & Confused. Got Paul & Fast Times Blu's coming from Amazon, $24.98 shipped.
Edited by ScottJH - 8/9/11 at 4:57pm
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Gear mentioned in this thread:

Mars Needs Moms (Four-Disc Blu-ray 3D / Blu-ray / DVD / Digital Copy Combo)
The Clinic (Rated)
The Clinic (Unrated)