Weekly RoundUp 8-22-2006 (1 Viewer)

[TonyD]

ok, well it is in this weeks CC ad as a release this week only at CC.

 

[James@R]

Nice to see BB having an Eastwood sale, since I missed out on the one Walmart had. I only need two from that list, but still. Soon I will complete my collection and the Thuggee will be all powerful again.

Not to mention what this week means for my stalled Interocitor project.

 

[Justin_S]

I'll be grabbing Double Indemnity and Satan's Playground. May also spring for that Poseidon/The Perfect Storm 2-for-20 deal at BB.

 

[Daren Welsh]

wait ... Kicking & Screaming is now a Criterion Collection? As in Will Ferrell coaching the kids' soccer team?

 

[Mike Frezon]

 

[Malcolm R]

Why not? There are CC editions of Armageddon and The Rock.

 

[ChrisBEA]

Silent Hill and Veronica Mars S2 for me!

 

[streeter]

I ordered The Wizard. That's it for me this week.

 

[Ken_McAlinden]

Curiously, there is an added scene of Robert Duvall's character helping a wounded Vietnamese child soccer player after his team is decimated by the one Duvall coaches as well as one of Will Ferrell's character stealing his surfboard - a must for a "Redux" of any stripe.

Regards,

 

[TonyD]

this is now in my collection, look forward to watching it again.

the Last Voyage

$6.99

 

[Mike Frezon]

Tony: What are you saying? Did you actually pick it up at CC after all?

Did you find a DVD copy somewhere? The new release?

Enquiring minds want to know...

 

[Mike Frezon]

I guess I'll answer my own question as I stumbled upon THIS THREAD while tip-toeing around over in Software--movies, etc.

I guess CC IS selling Last Voyage for just $6.99 this week!

 

[TonyD]

....

 

[TonyD]

thats what i've been trying to tell you.

*slaps forhead* Doh!

 

[Mike Frezon]

But you don't have to grab me by the ears, too! Aw, c'mon guys!

 

[Mike Frezon]

Has anyone here pre-ordered anything from Amazon.com lately?

I've pre-ordered Survivor: Palau (due out August 29).

My confirmation e-mail, however, tells me they don't expect to ship until September 3! The add not to expect delivery until September 11-12!!!

I was actually kind of hoping to have this close to release date. This is a reason I don't usually order "gotta have NOW" titles over the internet...but their price is so much better than what I expect to see elsewhere.

Any recent experiences?

 

[Malcolm R]

Is that with their "free" shipping option? They always delay shipping when you use that option to try and goose you into paying extra for a faster delivery.

Also, isn't Sept 3 a Sunday? So add a couple days more to that.

 

[Steve...O]

Mike, I find that Amazon puts a lot of cushion in their shipping estimates. I've always gotten my items, even with free shipping, much faster than the estimates indicated.

 

[TonyD]

thats bordering on conspiracy theory.

other then the stuff with the hd dvds i always get shipments within a day or so of release if not on monday.
i use the free option.

 

[Malcolm R]

Any order I select for "free" shipping always takes at least two weeks to reach me, sometimes three. Even if all items are in stock when I order (i.e. no backorders or pre-orders).

If I pay the next higher grade in shipping, I get the items in about 4 days.

Conspiracy theory or not, it's hard to argue with actual, bonafide experience. Not to mention the fact that I can get items from Amazon UK in about 1/2 the time of Amazon US's "Free" option. Just this week, I ordered from Amazon UK last Saturday (four CD's and a DVD), it was shipped on Monday, it was in my mailbox today (Friday). No, it wasn't free, but it was also coming from a different continent.