Weekly RoundUp 2-19-2013 (1 Viewer)

[Mike Frezon]

The Features

– On the Waterfront – 1954

– John Goodman & Ben Affleck (Argo – 2012)

–Judy Garland & Fred Astaire (Easter Parade – 1948)

–Keira Knightley (Anna Karenina– 2012)

–Julius Caesar – 1970

–Best in Show – 2000

–Les Miserables – 1958

–That Cold Day in the Park – 1969

–Sinister – 2012
The Prices

The price links below will take you directly to the product on Amazon.
Any clickable link on a title listed below will take you to our own HTF review!
SD-DVD TITLE Amazon BestBuy Target 4 Assassins $9.99 $19.99 An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars $14.96 $14.99 Anna Karenina $17.99 $17.99 $16.99 Argo $14.99 $14.99 $14.99 Atlas Shrugged Part II $14.99 $14.99 Bagdad Cafe $8.99 $8.99 Battlestar Glalctica: Blood & Chrome $14.99 $14.99 Closure $15.28 Complete Adventures of Flash Gordon (1940) $14.99 $14.99 Don Giovanni $19.99 $19.99 The Factory $9.99 $17.99 Fun Size $14.99 $17.99 Game of Thrones: Season 2 $29.99 $29.99 $24.99 Hats Off to Dr. Seuss CE $31.32 $34.99 Highlander 2: Renegade Version $17.96 $14.99 Hipsters $24.99 $24.99 Innocent Bystanders $19.99 $19.99 Irreconcilable Differences $14.99 $14.99 Jetsam $16.95 $14.99 Julius Caesar (1970) $19.99 $19.99 Junior High Spy $24.99 $24.99 Lake Placid: Final Chapter $14.86 $14.99 Les Miserables (1958) $19.99 $19.99 Life & Times of Grizzly Adams: Season 2 $21.99 $24.99 Live Nude Girls $14.99 $14.99 Marvel's The Avengers-Earth's Mightiest Heroes: Vol. 6
$14.99 $14.99 The Monster Squad (1987) $14.99 $14.99 Naked City (20 Star-filled episodes) $19.99 $19.99 Night of the Demons 2 $14.99 $14.99 On the Waterfront (CC) $34.99 $34.99 The Package $23.86 $24.99 The Running Man $14.99 $14.99 Seeds of Destruction $18.95 $14.99 Sinister $14.99 $14.99 $14.99 The Six Million Dollar Man: Season 3 $27.86 $34.99 Small Apartments $14.86 $19.99 Sushi Girl $12.99 $12.99 That Cold Day in the Park $19.99 $19.99 The Thief of Baghdad (1924) $14.99 $14.99 Undefeated $9.96 $14.99
The price links below will take you directly to the product on Amazon.
Any clickable link on a title listed below will take you to our own HTF review!
BLU-RAY TITLE Amazon BestBuy Target An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars $21.93 $24.99 Anna Karenina $22.99 $22.99 $22.99 Argo (Combo Pack) $22.99 $22.99 $22.99 Atlas Shrugged Part II $17.99 $19.99 Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome (Combo Pack) $19.99 $19.99 Best in Show $14.99 $14.99 Don Giovanni $24.99 $24.99 Easter Parade $14.99 $14.99 Fun Size $19.99 $22.99 Game of Thrones; Season 2 $34.99 $34.99 $29.99 Hats Off to Dr. Seuss CE $41.86 $59.99 Highlander 2: Renegade Version $19.99 $19.99 Innocent Bystanders $24.99 $24.99 Insider $14.86 $19.99 Irreconcilable Differences SE $24.99 $24.99 Julius Caesar (1970) $24.99 $24.99 Les Miserables (1958) $24.99 $24.99 Live Nude Girls $22.28 $24.99 The Monster Squad (1987) $19.99 $19.99 Monster's Inc. CE (3-disc) $24.99 $24.99 $22.99 Monster's Inc. (3-D) UCE (5-disc) $29.99 $29.99 $27.99 The Nest (1988) (Combo Pack) $22.94 Night of the Demons 2 $24.99 $24.99 On the Waterfront (CC) $41.99 $44.99 The Package $19.59 $19.99 Prison CE $19.58 The Running Man $19.99 $19.99 Seeds of Destruction $18.99 $19.99 Sinister $19.99 $19.99 $19.99 Special Forces $19.99 $19.99 Sushi Girl $20.99 $24.99 The Terminator $13.86 $14.99 Terrorvision/the Video Dead $18.99 That Cold Day in the Park $24.99 $24.99 The Thief of Baghdad (1924) $19.99 $19.99 Top Gun (3-D) $19.96 $19.99 Undefeated $14.99 $14.99
(CC) after a title = New release in the Criterion Collection.
Individual Titles in the Collections Listed Above:
Hats Off to Dr. Seuss (DVD/Blu-ray): (from Amazon.com) *The Cat in the Hat (1971), *The Lorax (1972), *Horton Hears a Who! (1970), *Dr. Seuss on the Loose (1973, though labeled "Green Eggs & Ham And Other Stories"), *How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966). It also includes 4 extra Dr. Seuss specials in the bonus features: *Daisy-Head Mayzie (1995), *The Hoober-Bloob Highway (1975), *Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? (1980, later retitled "Pontoffel Pock & His Magic Piano"), *The Butter Battle Book (1989).
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 EXCLUSIVE PACKAGING with their copies of Games of Thrones: Season 2. Choice of Greyjoy or Lannister packaging.
--Save $15 @ Best Buy when you buy BOTH Toy Story AND Toy Story 2 on Blu-ray...or either of the Toy Story Combo Packs with any OTHER Blu-ray Pixar title (Other titles shown include Cars, Wall-E and A Bug's Life. $29.99 each.).
--Best Buy has the following titles on sale this week:
Skyfall: $17.99 DVD/$22.99 Blu
Game of Thrones: Season 1: $39.99 DVD/$44.99 Blu Combo pack
--And, get a FREE $10 BEST BUY GIFT CARD when you buy any TWO select titles. Titles shown, plus more to choose from in-store and online. Shown in the ad are:
$17.99: Total Recall (Blu)
$19.99: Looper (Blu), MIB 3 (Blu), The Amazing Spider-Man (Blu).
--Best Buy Odds and Ends: None to report.

--Besides having this week's best price on the Blu-ray of Game of Thrones, Target has an EXCLUSIVE--interview with author. Quantities limited, no rainchecks.

--Target also has an EXCLUSIVE with their Blu copies of Argo: simply listed as "bonus content." Quantities limited, no rainchecks.
--The following TV on DVD is on sale at Target this week:
$12.99: John Adams (DVD)
$14.99: The Wire: S1 (DVD)
$16.99: Eastbound & Down: S3 (DVD)
$17.99: Girls: S1 (Blu)
$21.99: Eastbound & Down: S3 (Blu)
$26.99: Boardwalk Empire: S2 (DVD), True Blood: S4 (DVD)
$29.99: Game of Thrones: S1 (DVD)
$32.99: Boardwalk Empire: S2 (Blu), True Blood: S4 (Blu), Band of Brothers (DVD).
$36.99: Game of Thrones: S1 (Blu)

--Target Odds and Ends: None to report.

 

[Malcolm R]

Sinister and Game of Thrones S2 for me.

 

[Adam Gregorich]

Thanks Mike! I was going to wait on Thrones S, but I don't see it getting any cheaper!

 

[DavidJ]

I've cut my spending on DVDs and Blu-rays significantly, but I'll be grabbing Argo (my personal choice for best picture) this week. I'll be getting On the Waterfront at a later date.

 

[Jason_V]

A lot of stuff when it comes down in price (Argo, Top Gun, Monster's Inc, BSG)...but I'm hoping to get some of the HBO stuff on Wednesday.

 

[TravisR]

I'll be picking up Argo, The Terminator and maybe Battlestar Galactica. If someone is looking for a scary movie, Sinister certainly fits the bill and is worth a rental. Thanks for the prices, Mike!

 

[Matt Hough]

I am slated to review Atlas Shrugged Part II this week, but it hasn't arrived yet. Thanks for the RoundUp, Mike!

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Really hate when Target has far and away the best price/an exclusive I really want, because they never stock enough copies of the big titles, and there's no in-store pickup option. I just know they're going to be sold out of Game of Thrones: Season 2 by the time I get out of work on Tuesday. Now I have to decide whether I want to head out early on Tuesday so I can be at the doors at 8 AM and grab a copy before work.

 

[Mike Frezon]

Originally Posted by Adam Lenhardt
Really hate when Target has far and away the best price/an exclusive I really want, because they never stock enough copies of the big titles, and there's no in-store pickup option. I just know they're going to be sold out of Game of Thrones: Season 2 by the time I get out of work on Tuesday. Now I have to decide whether I want to head out early on Tuesday so I can be at the doors at 8 AM and grab a copy before work.

Well...I think that's exactly what you should do.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Well thanks, Mike!

 

[Mike Frezon]

 

[David Norman]

Looks like Amazon is trolling for the Game of Thrones S2 Blu crowd since it just matched Targets 29.99 price tag (no extras), but Target.com hasn't even lowered their price yet.

 

[Jeff Cooper]

So it's looking like no DMR coupon for Monster's Inc. then, eh?

 

[Jeff Cooper]

Fry's website is advertising $24.99 for Game of Thrones Season 2 on Blu-Ray.

 

[Dave N.]

Deep discount dvd has bluray On the Waterfront for $34.61 delivered. Couldn't resist at that price...

 

[Moe Dickstein]

Hoping to get closer to $31 on Watefront using coupons and member discounts at B&N tomorrow. Wont know the in store price u til tomorrow though.

 

[Todd Erwin]

My review of The Nest can be found here.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Spurred on by Mike's recommendation , I was standing outside Target at 8 AM this morning. As much as I hated to drag myself out the door any earlier than I possibly had to, it's probably the smoothest a trip to Target has ever gone. I was in and out in five minutes, no wait at the register. They have the Target exclusive version and the regular version shelved side-by-side, with $59.99 listed as the shelf price for the former, and $49.99 list as the shelf price for the latter. But if you take the Target exclusive version to a price scanner, it gives you the $29.99 price. Odd that they wouldn't want to advertise their loss leader. The Target exclusive bonus disc for "Game of Thrones: Season 2" is a packaged in a separate slim blu case, and it's the Target disc that appears to have the digital copy on it. This extra case is shrinkwrapped together with the normal, non-Target-exclusive Blu-Ray box set.

 

[Aaron Silverman]

Wow. It's been a very long time since the thought of paying over $30 for a single movie has even crossed my mind. (And, yes, it's been a very long time since I've purchased any Criterion titles. . .)

 

[Todd Erwin]

Argo a blind buy for me, most likely.