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Weekly RoundUp 10-18-2011

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The Features


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– Johnny Depp & Penelope Cruz (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides – 2011)

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– Red State – 2011

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–Selena Gomez, Leighton Meester, Katie Cassidy (Monte Carlo – 2010)

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–The Captains - A Film by William Shatner – 2011

 

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–Cameron Diaz (Bad Teacher – 2011)

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–Catwoman (Batman: Year One– 2011)

The Prices

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SD-DVD TITLE                                                                    Amazon BestBuy Target
Armadillo $26.99 $24.99  
Baaria $18.99 $24.99  
Bad Teacher $17.99 $16.99 $16.99
Batman: Year One $13.99 $14.99 $12.99
Batman: Year One SE $16.99 $19.99 $17.99
Beats, Rhymes, and Life: Travels of a Tribe Called Quest $20.99 $29.99  
A Better Life $16.99 $19.99  
Bridge School Concerts: 25th Anniversary Edition (3-disc) $21.99 $21.99  
Capt. America/Capt. America 2: Death Too Soon $10.99 $12.99  
The Captains: A Film by William Shatner $12.99 $14.99  
Chick Magnet $26.99 $24.99  
Craig Ferguson: Does This Need to Be Said? $14.99 $14.99  
Eclipse Series 29: Aki Kaurismakiis Leningrad Cowboys (CC) $40.49 $34.99  
Freerunner $18.99 $9.99  
Gigolos: Season 1 $21.99 $24.99  
Happiness Is...Peanuts: Snow Days $9.99 $12.99  
Hellraiser: Revelations $14.99 $14.99  
The History of Mr. Polly $17.99 $14.99  
In a Glass Cage $26.99 $24.99  
Jim's Gift $13.49    
Kuroneko (CC) $20.99 $24.99  
The Last Circus $22.99 $24.99  
Little House on the Prairie: Complete Series $120.99 $134.99  
McMillan and Wife: Complete Series $129.99    
Monte Carlo $16.99 $17.99 $14.99
Page One: Inside the New York Times $11.99 $24.99  
Pirate of Caribbean: On Stranger Tides $17.99 $22.99  
R $26.99 $19.99  
Red State $19.99 $19.99  
The Robber $19.99    
Star Wars: Clone Wars: Season 3 $29.99 $29.99  
Thundercats: Season 1 Book 1 $13.99 $14.99  
V: Season 2 $35.99 $34.99  
Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory: 40th Anniv. UCE $11.49 $9.99  
You Got to Move:  Stories of Change in the South $26.99 $24.99  
Zombie UE (2-disc)   $24.99


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BLU-RAY TITLE                                                                  Amazon BestBuy Target
Baaria $18.99 $24.99  
Bad Teacher (NR) (1-disc) $20.99 $19.99 $19.99
Bad Teacher (NR) (Combo Pack) $24.99 $24.99 $24.99
Batman: Year One (Combo Pack) $16.99 $19.99 $19.99
Beats, Rhymes and Life: Travels of Tribe Called Quest $23.99 $34.99  
A Better Life $22.99 $29.99  
Cape Fear $14.99 $14.99  
Clowns (I Clowns - 1970 - Fellini) $20.99 $34.99  
The Crow $14.99 $16.99  
Darkness Falls $12.49 $14.99  
Freerunner $18.99 $24.99  
The Goonies $9.49 $14.99  
The Guns of Navarone: 50th Anniversary Edition $13.99 $14.99  
Hellraiser: Revelations $17.99 $19.99  
The Hollywood Knights $12.49 $14.99  
The Howling Reborn $16.99 $15.99  
In a Glass Cage $31.49 $29.99  
Kuroneko (CC) $27.99 $34.99  
The Last Circus $22.99 $24.99  
Monte Carlo $24.99 $22.99 $22.99
Page One: Inside the New York Times $22.99 $24.99  
Pirates/Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2-disc Combo Pk) $24.99 $22.99 $22.99
Pirates/Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (3-D) (5-disc LE) $28.99 $26.99 $29.99
Pirates/Caribbean: 4 Movie Collection (15-disc LE) $91.99 $119.99  
Red State $19.99 $19.99  
The Robber $20.99 $24.99  
Star Wars: Clone Wars: Season 3 $39.99 $39.99  
Tomcats $12.49 $14.99  
Under Suspicion $12.49 $14.99  
V: Season 2 $31.99 $44.99  
Willie Wonka & Chocolate Factory: 40th Ann. Ed. UCE $43.99 $54.99  
Zombie UE (2-disc) $22.99 $34.99  

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

Individual Titles in the Collections Listed Above:

Essential Art House: Kurosawa Collection  (DVD):  Hidden Fortress, Ikiru, Throne of Blood.

The Magnificent Seven Collection (Blu-ray):  The Magnificent Seven, Return of the Seven, Guns of the Magnificent Seven, The Magnificent Seven Ride!.

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

--Best Buy has an EXCLUSIVE BLU-RAY BONUS DISC with its 3-D Blu-ray Combo Pack of PotC: On Stranger Tides.  Includes behind-the-scenes and more.  While supplies last.

--There is a $5 Disney Movie Rewards coupon for PotC: On Stranger Tides...being advertised by both Best Buy and Target.  The coupon is eligible on the 3-D Blu-ray Combo pack or the Four Film Blu-ray Collection.

 

--You may also save $5 off any PotC Blu-ray movies & select videogames when you purchase ANY version of PotC: On Stranger Tides.   The videogame is LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game ($29.99 3DS or NDS, $39.99 PS3 or Wii).

 

--Best Buy also has an EXCLUSIVE CATWOMAN FIGURINE in its blu-ray combo pack copies of Batman: Year One.

 

--Save $10 @ BB when you buy BOTH Camelot: S1 ($29.99) AND Bones: S6 ($39.99).

 

--The following recent releases at on sale @ BB:  Green Lantern:  $14.99 DVD, $19.99 Blu-ray, $22.99 Blu-ray Combo Pack,  $29.99 3-D Blu-ray Combo pack...and Hanna:  $17.99 Blu-ray.

--Best Buy has the following TV Shows on DVD on sale this week:

$14.99:  Weeds: S6, Mad Men: S1, X-Files: S1, Xena: S2.

$29.99:  The Big Bang Theory: S4, The Office: S7.

$39.99:  Fringe: Season 3, House: Season 7.

 

--BB has a listing of Halloween-themed DVD and pumpkin-stenciling kits for $4.99 and $7.99.

 

--Best Buy continues it's "Upgrade and Save" promotion in which you can return a DVD to BB and get a $5 coupon off a select list of Blu-ray titles.

 

 

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Bring in your original DVD (no burned copies accepted) with the original case to customer service and receive a $5 coupon valid on a select blu-ray movie.  See a customer specialist or visit BestBuy.com/upgradeandsave for more details about the Uopgrade and Save promotion.  Limit five coupons per trip.  A recycling receipt must accompany the coupon at time of redemption.  Once you have received your coupon, if you do not find a Blu-ray you are unable to get back your turned-in DVD.  Not valid with any other discount or package.  Markdown taken from current price.  Your original DVD must have been commercially packed and with the original case.  Adult content DVDs not accepted.  Not valid with any other offer.  Valid on in-stock Blu-ray movies only.  No cash value.  offer valid 10-9-11 thru 10-29-11.

 

Eligible Blu-rays (shown):

 

$9.99:  Terminator, Training Day, Cast Away, Mrs. Doubtfire.

 

$14.99:  Dark Knight, Forrest Gump, Sherlock Holmes, King's Speech, Kill the Irishman, Hot Tub Time Machine, Valkyrie, Taken, Scoail Network, Drive Angry, Blues Brothers, Animal House.

 

$19.99:  Lincoln Lawyer, Black Swan, Top Gun, Limitless.

 

TV on Blu-ray:  $69.99 The Pacific, $49.99 True Blood: S2, $36.99 Hung: S2, $29.99 Eastbound & Down: S2.

--Best Buy Odds and Ends:  A list of Halloween-themed DVDs ranging in price from $4.99 through $19.99.

--Target, this week, has its own EXCLUSIVE LEGO MINI BLACK PEARL SHIP with its copies of the 3-D Blu-ray Combo pack of PotC: On Stranger Tides.  Quantities limited, no rainchecks.

 

--The following Blu-rays are $12.99 at Target this week:  The Expendables, Drive Angry, Aliens, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

 

--And the following TV on DVD is on sale at Target:  It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: S6 ($19.99), Glee: S2 ($29.99), Big Bang Theory: S4 ($29.99), Modern Family: S2 ($34.99).


--Target Odds and Ends: None to report.

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Thanks for the roundup. I'll be getting the 5 disc POTC at BB with the coupon. It's $1 less than the 2 disc combo & you get the exclusive 6th disc. I've pre sold my 3D & digital copies & will end up making money to own it (since I hate 3D & have no use for digital copies). Plus you get 75 more Disney Movie Rewards points.
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Thanks Mike.  Tomcats and Guns of Navarone for me. V Season 2 when its cheaper.  Waiting for Matt's review of Pirates to decide on that.

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Batman: Year One for sure and most likely X Files Season 1.  I'm a sucker for cheap season sets and I know it's one of the shows on my partner's list to watch when he gets out here permanently in a month.  Thanks Mike! 

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Kevin Smith's movie is "Red State" , not "Red Planet" as listed
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Will borrow The Captains from my local library, with purchase if I like well enough. I'd buy immediately if it were on Blu.
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Thanks for the roundup, Mike. Review of On Stranger Tides coming up later today (I just have to finish up the second disc of bonus features). Kuroneko review will be tomorrow. Leningrad Cowboys later in the week.

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Does anyone have a complete list of the titles being offered in BB's "upgrade & save" program?
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I'll be picking up Red State Blu-ray this week and since my birthday is coming soon, I'll save $40 and get someone to buy me Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

Thanks for the prices! smile.gif
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I was just wondering if there was an easilly-printable list of upgrade & save titles that I could bring with me to BB.
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So it looks like all nine seasons of X Files are 14.99...but none are available for in store pickup.  Interesting.

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Not unless someone manually makes their own and posts it.

 

This list seems to change weekly.  I looked at it last week, and found all 4 die hards, hot tub time machine, old school, and tropic thunder for $9.99 which made them each $4.99 after trade in.

 

I jumped on getting all four die hards for $20, and planned on coming back for the three comedies.

 

I just looked at the list again, and every movie I listed above is now priced at $14.99.  This effectively nullifies the discount, so you would be giving them your dvd for nothing in return.

 

Buyer beware.
 

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I was just wondering if there was an easilly-printable list of upgrade & save titles that I could bring with me to BB.


 

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I traded in Pulp Fiction, Office Space, and The Blues Brothers for The Blues Brothers, The Big Lebowski (another HD-DVD off the upgrade list), and Good Will Hunting.

Also picked up the big Star Wars box and Portal 2 with some gift cards I had been saving for a rainy day. It looks like Christmas morning in here.
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It is unfortunate that BB.com won't price match Amazon for the POTC Box. With my $75 RZ coupon that would make it perfect.

So guess it will be Star Wars: The Clone Wars 3.

Thanks for the prices Mike!
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I was just wondering if there was an easilly-printable list of upgrade & save titles that I could bring with me to BB.

Bring up the web site List on your phone?
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Do I understand correctly that I can bring in ANY commercially produced (non-porn) DVD and get $5.00 off any title from that website list? It doesn't have to be the same title on DVD as I'm buying on Blu-ray? And is it an additional $5.00 off the sale prices posted on the website? If so, that's a pretty incredible deal, bringing something like The Blues Brothers, which is currently $20 at Amazon, down to under $10.
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Do I understand correctly that I can bring in ANY commercially produced (non-porn) DVD and get $5.00 off any title from that website list? It doesn't have to be the same title on DVD as I'm buying on Blu-ray? And is it an additional $5.00 off the sale prices posted on the website? If so, that's a pretty incredible deal, bringing something like The Blues Brothers, which is currently $20 at Amazon, down to under $10.

Yes Jeff, that is correct.

I traded in 3 random titles and got Blues Brothers, Animal House and Forrest Gump for $9.99 each. . It does have to be a BD on their list, but there are about 150 to choose from. I asked if I could trade a 4th title for Stripes, but since Stripes isn't on that list, it would not have been accepted.
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Thank you, David. Some great deals to be had. I'll be hanging on to my Criterion Straw Dogs, but for five bucks, I'll happily pick up the new Blu-ray too.
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Bring up the web site List on your phone?

I don't have a phone capable of doing that (it's one of those cheapie "pay-as-you-go" models).
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Thread Starter 

Just added the link to MattCR's review of Beat, Rhymes and Life to the OP.  Highly recommended by Matt.

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Thread Starter 

And MattH's review of the 5-disc Pirate of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides blu-ray is now linked-to in the OP!

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Thanks, Mike. Stay tuned to this station for more late-breaking reviews during the week!  smile.gif

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And MattH's review of the 5-disc Pirate of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides blu-ray is now linked-to in the OP!



And you can enter to win a copy of the 2D Blu-ray here: http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/315530/pirates-of-the-caribbean-on-stranger-tides-3d-blu-ray-review

 

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Originally Posted by Brisby View Post

Does anyone have a complete list of the titles being offered in BB's "upgrade & save" program?


I think this includes this weeks updated price:

Grouped by Pre-coupon price

$9.99 titles
Big
Blood Diamond
Cast Away
Dawn of the Dead
Donnie Darko SKU: 9172405
Friday Night Lights
Halloween
Jarhead
The Last Starfighter
Law Abiding Citizen
Life As We Know It SKU: 1895306
Mrs Doubtfire
Napoleon Dynamite
Office Space
Planet of the Apes (Remake)
Punisher: War Zone
Rambo
Rob Roy
Robocop
Speed
Straw Dogs
Terminator
Terminator Salvation
Training Day
Twister
The Usual Suspects


$12.99
The Dark Knight


$14.99
007: Quantum of Solace
2012
Angels & Demons
Animal House
Billy Madison
Black Hawk Down
The Blues Brothers
Book of Eli
Boondock Saints
Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day
Bourne Identity
Bourne Supremacy
Bourne Ultimatum
Clash of the Titans (Remake)
The Company Men
Conan the Barbarian
Dazed and Confused
Die Hard
Die Hard 2
Die Hard 3
Drive Angry
The Expendables
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Forrest Gump
Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th Pt. 2
Friday the 13th Pt. 3
Full Metal Jacket
The Good, the Bad, And the Ugly SKU: 9764505
Good Will Hunting
Grindhouse Collector's Edition
Happy Gilmore
Hot Tub Time Machine
Inglorious Basterds
Jackie Brown
Kill the Irishman
The King's Speech
The Last of the Mohicans
Legend of the Guardians
Legion
Live Free or Die Hard
Mimic
Mr and Mrs Smith
Ninja Assassin
Old School
Platoon
The Princess Bride
Pulp Fiction
Resident Evil: Afterlife
The Road
Robin Hood (2010)
Scott Pilgrim vs the World
Sherlock Holmes
The Social Network
Taken
Terminator 2
The Tourist
The Town
Trainspotting
Tropic Thunder
True Romance
Valkyrie
Zombieland


$19.99
Avatar Collectors Edition (Sku 1283795)
Bad Teacher (preorder -- release 10/18/2011)
The Big Lebowski
Black Swan
Cedar Rapids
The Hurt Locker
Limitless
The Lincoln Lawyer
Red
Rio
Top Gun
True Grit (Remake) -- updated to the $19.99 list. It was nice while it lasted at 9.99
Tyler Perry's Madea's Happy Family
X-Men: First Class


$24.99
Dances With Wolves
Zookeeper


$29.99
Bambi
Bambi II
Cars
Fox & The Hound/Fox and the Hound 2
Incredibles
Prom
Rango
Season of the Witch
Source Code
Tangled
Tron Legacy
Wall-E

Bored to Death Season 1
Eastbound and Down Season 1
Eastbound and Down Season 2
Entourage Season 6
Hung Season 1

$34.99
Entourage Season 7

$36.99
Hung Season 2

$39.99
Generation Kill
John Adams

$44.99
Rome Season 1
Rome Season 2

$49.99
Dexter 5th Season
Sopranos Season 1
Sopranos Season 6 Pt1
Sopranos Season 6 Pt 2
True Blood Season 1
True Blood Season 2
True Blood Season 3

$54.99
Treme Season 1

$59.99
Band of Brothers

$69.99
The Pacific
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Thanks, David! smile.gif
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Thanks for another WRU, Mike.

 

 

Probably nothing for me this week -- maybe I'll rent a couple of this week's releases when I reactivate my BB Online account in a couple months.  Gonna need to prep for some upcoming sales anyhow (and be patient for some bargains on various recent releases).  The grapevine has it that B&N's Criterion sale will be just around the corner in November (to start 11/1), and then, there will undoubtedly be a whole slew of sales to follow and/or overlap all the way until the new year.  Meanwhile, I still have a pretty big backlog of unwatched titles to put a dent into...

 

_Man_

 

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The review for Kuroneko can be found here. I'm working on the Eclipse DVD box, but if Monte Carlo happens to arrive today, that review will be up tonight.

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Thanks, Mike.

Hollywood Knights is a guilty pleasure of mine, but I don't know if it is worth a Blu-Ray upgrade.
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Contents of Best Buy-exclusive bonus disc for Pirates 4:

According to the face of the disc, about 20 minutes worth of featurettes:

Organizing A Mutiny (5:13)
Two Jacks (3:52)
Sculpting Mermaids (5:09)
Johnny and Judi (2:59)
The Wild Boar (3:01)
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