Weekly Roundup 9/2 (Gasp! Choke! MONSTER number of titles!) (1 Viewer)

I like school. It's just too bad classes get in the way. (quote from Saved by the Bell)

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Standard disclaimer: All prices are taken from the websites of each chain, or from their printed advertisements, the Sunday of the week of release (so as to catch any week-of-release sale prices). All prices are subject to change by each chain. Prices and inventory in-store may or may not match the website price. If a price is marked "$_N/A_" in the grid, it means that this title is not shown as available on that chain's website or perhaps in their ads...but it COULD still be in-stores!

$_"LP" means the advertisement says "Low Price", and $_"HP" means the advertisement says "Hot Price". Use of either of these in the Roundup grid indicates that I could not locate a definate price for the item, and the ad is all I have to go on. Retailers use these phrases in advertisements so that they do not violate MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) agreements with the studios. Doing so can cost them thousands or even millions of dollars in co-op advertising funds.

I only include the titles I feel like including. In fact, the titles are pretty much the ones I'm personally interested in, with few exceptions. I don't get paid for this, and I don't have time to devote to doing every DVD. I have a lovely wife and a five-year-old son I'd rather spend time with. Please don't complain. If there is a title not included in the Roundup that you want to see, just look it up yourself, and be nice enough to post and share the results with everyone...like I do!

Note that Circuit City does not guarantee their sale prices in Hawaii.


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__________TITLE____________Amazon_BestBuy_CrcCity_Target__CostCo__SamsClb
Absent-Minded Prof - WS___$14.99__$14.99__$17.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Alias - Season 1__________$52.49__$45.99__$39.99__$45.99__$42.99__$43.88
Angel - Season 2__________$38.99__$45.99__$45.99__$45.99__$39.99__$_N/A_
The Apple Dumpling Gang___$18.74__$17.99__$19.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Best of Designing Women___$14.96__$17.99__$17.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
The Brave Little Toaster__$18.74__$17.99__$19.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
BL Toaster To The Rescue__$18.74__$17.99__$19.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
BL Toaster Goes To Mars___$18.74__$17.99__$19.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Breakfast Club, The -HSRC_$14.98__$12.99__$17.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
C.S.I. - Season 2_________$67.49__$69.99__$79.99__$64.99__$57.99__$_N/A_
Casper:Spirited Beginning_$11.23__$12.99__$12.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Casper Meets Wendy________$11.23__$12.99__$12.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Cheech&Chong's Next Movie_$14.98__$14.99__$17.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
City Heat_________________$14.98__$14.99__$15.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Escape to Witch Mountain__$18.74__$17.99__$19.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Fletch Lives______________$14.98__$14.99__$17.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken___$11.23__$12.99__$12.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
HighSchool Reunion Boxset_$29.98__$39.99__$34.99__$_N/A___$29.99__$_N/A_
Honkytonk Man_____________$14.98__$14.99__$15.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
How To Frame A Figg_______$11.23__$12.99__$12.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Identity__________________$20.95__$15.99__$15.99__$_"LP"__$_N/A___$_N/A_
Into The Night____________$14.98__$14.99__$17.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
It's Pat__________________$ 9.99__$ 7.99__$ 9.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Kim Possible:Secret Files_$14.99__$14.99__$17.99__$14.99__$_N/A___$12.87
The Love God?_____________$11.23__$_N/A___$12.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Maggie/Ferocious Beast #3_$11.21__$ 9.99__$12.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Medabots Vol. 11__________$11.23__$12.99__$10.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
MP's Meaning/Life -Ann Ed_$20.23__$17.99__$17.99__$19.99__$17.99__$_N/A_
More American Graffiti____$14.98__$14.99__$17.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Outer Limits - Season 2___$52.47__$49.99__$69.96__$_N/A___$44.99__$_N/A_
PCU_______________________$11.23__$ 9.99__$12.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Pink Cadillac_____________$14.98__$14.99__$15.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
PR NinjaStorm: Lightning__$14.99__$_N/A___$17.99__$14.99__$_N/A___$_N/A_
PR NinjaStorm: Lmg Thnder_$14.99__$_N/A___$17.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
The Reluctant Astronaut___$11.23__$12.99__$12.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Rtn From Witch Mountain___$18.74__$17.99__$19.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Saved By The Bell-Ssn 1&2_$37.49__$36.99__$39.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Shakiest Gun In The West__$11.23__$12.99__$12.99__$_N/A___$_N/A__$_N/A_
Simpsons:Treehouse/Horror_$11.23__$ 9.99__$12.99__$ 9.99__$_N/A___$_N/A_
Sixteen Candles - HSRC____$14.98__$12.99__$17.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Sleeping With The Enemy___$11.23__$ 9.99__$12.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Stargate SG-1 - Season 4__$52.47__$49.99__$69.96__$_N/A___$44.99__$_N/A_
TMNT '03-Attack/Mousers___$12.71__$14.99__$15.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
TMNT '03-Meet Casey Jones_$12.71__$14.99__$15.99__$12.99__$_N/A___$_N/A_
Three O'Clock High________$14.98__$14.99__$17.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Tightrope_________________$14.98__$14.99__$15.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Titanic('53)-Fox Classics_$14.98__$14.99__$15.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Weird Science - HSRC______$14.98__$12.99__$17.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Where Eagles Dare_________$14.98__$14.99__$15.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Xena - Season 2___________$52.48__$44.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
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* I had over 70 titles that I potentially could have included on the Roundup this week. I didn't want to be here forever, so I limited it to 50 titles. I purposely left off anything that I haven't heard a "buzz" about, whether or not the store ads are featuring it (example: A Man Apart). If you don't like it, tough. Happy Labor Day.

* Circuit City not only has the best price on Alias - Season 1, but they also will give away a free copy of this book called "Alias: Recruited". It's in-stores only, and while supplies last. If you miss it, tough, don't fret. You can find it in just about any bookstore in the Young Adults section for a mere $5.99 or less.

* Best Buy: If you are buying the Stargate SG-1 Season Sets ($49.95 each, separately), then know that you can instantly save $10 when you buy 2 seasons, $25 when you buy 3, and $40 when you buy all 4 seasons. Are you a Reward Zone member and can't stand missing the points when you save the money? Well, they'll cover you for this one: Get 9,000 Reward Zone points for 2 season sets (10 extra points; nothing real special), 15,000 for 3 sets (2,515 extra), and 21,000 when you get all 4 (~5020 extra).

* Best Buy: Angel: Season 1 and Season 2 are $45.99 EACH. Save $10 instantly when you buy both at the same time.

* Best Buy: The Original Outer Limits: Season 1 and Season 2 are $49.99 EACH. Save $20 instantly when you buy both at the same time.

* Best Buy: Xena - Warrior Princess: Season 1 and Season 2 are $44.99 EACH. Save $20 instantly when you buy both at the same time.

* Best Buy: C.S.I. - Crime Scene Investigation: Season 1 and Season 2 are $69.99 EACH. Save $20 instantly when you buy both at the same time.


The latest markdowns according to VideoTropics web site (DVD Title/Old SRP/New SRP):
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•• 15 Minutes $19.98 $14.98
• 54 $19.99 $14.99
•• Absolute Power $19.98 $14.98
•• Adventures of Pluto Nash $24.98 $19.98
•• All About the Benjamins $24.98 $19.98
•• Angel Eyes $19.98 $14.98
•• Bad Moon $19.98 $14.98
•• Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever $24.98 $19.98
• Belle De Jour $24.99 $19.99
• Big One, The $24.99 $19.99
•• Billboard Dad (Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen) $19.98 $14.98
•• Blood Work (Fullscreen) $24.98 $19.98
•• Blood Work (Widescreen) $24.98 $19.98
•• Blue Planet, The: Seas of Life Giftset (4-Pack) $79.98 $55.92
•• Bronco Billy $19.98 $14.98
•• Cell, The $19.98 $14.98
•• Cher $19.98 $14.98
• Children Of The Revolution $24.99 $19.99
•• City by the Sea (Fullscreen) $19.98 $14.98
•• City by the Sea (Widescreen) $19.98 $14.98
•• Cowboys, The $19.98 $14.98
•• Crossfire Trail $19.98 $14.98
• Crossing Guard, The $14.99 $ 9.99
•• Dead Pool, The $19.98 $14.98
•• Death to Smoochy (Fullscreen) $24.98 $19.98
•• Death to Smoochy (Widescreen) $19.98 $19.98
•• Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol $19.98 $14.98
•• Dennis the Menace 10th Anniversary $19.98 $14.98
•• Dennis the Menace Strikes Again $19.98 $14.98
• Dick Tracy $19.99 $14.99
•• Diner $19.98 $14.98
•• Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Fullscreen) $24.98 $19.98
•• Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Widescreen) $24.98 $19.98
• Duets $19.99 $14.99
•• Eight Legged Freaks (Fullscreen) $24.98 $19.98
•• Eight Legged Freaks (Widescreen) $24.98 $19.98
•• Enforcer, The $19.98 $14.98
• Englishman Who Went Up A Hill But Came Down A Mountain, The $14.99 $ 9.99
•• Eraser $19.98 $14.98
• Exotica $14.99 $ 9.99
•• fear dot com $19.98 $14.98
•• Femme Fatale $24.98 $19.98
•• Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home $19.98 $14.98
•• Free Willy 3: The Rescue $19.98 $14.98
• From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money $19.99 $14.99
• From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter $19.99 $14.99
• Funny Bones $14.99 $ 9.99
•• Glimmer Man, The $19.98 $14.98
• Good Mother, The $19.99 $14.99
• Gordy $19.99 $14.99
•• Green Berets, The $19.98 $14.98
•• Grumpy Old Men $19.98 $14.98
• Gun Shy $14.99 $ 9.99
• Harmonists, The $19.99 $14.99
• He Got Game $19.99 $14.99
•• Hobbit, The $19.98 $14.98
• Horse Whisperer, The $19.99 $14.99
•• House Arrest $19.98 $14.98
• Hunchback of Notre Dame, The (1956) $24.99 $19.99
•• I Am Sam $24.98 $19.98
• I'll Be Home For Christmas $19.99 $14.99
•• Insomnia (Fullscreen) $24.98 $19.98
•• Insomnia (Widescreen) $24.98 $19.98
•• It Takes Two (Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen) $19.98 $14.98
•• J.R.R. Tolkien Giftset $79.99 $54.92
•• John Q $24.98 $19.98
•• Juwanna Mann $19.98 $14.98
•• King of Texas $19.98 $14.98
•• Lethal Weapon $19.98 $14.98
•• Lethal Weapon (Director's Cut Trilogy: 1-3 Widescreen) $59.99 $44.92
•• Lethal Weapon 2 (Director's Cut) $19.98 $14.98
•• Lethal Weapon 3 (Director's Cut) $19.98 $14.98
•• Lethal Weapon 4 (Fullscreen) $19.98 $14.98
•• Lethal Weapon: The Complete Series (1-3 Widescreen, 4 Fullscreen) $74.99 $52.92
•• Little Nicky $19.98 $14.98
•• Love Jones $19.98 $14.98
•• Magnum Force $19.98 $14.98
•• Matrix, The: Revisited $19.98 $14.98
•• Mel Gibson Collection (Conspiracy Theory / Maverick / Lethal Weapon) $69.99 $49.92
•• Miss Evers' Boys $19.98 $14.98
• Mission To Mars $19.99 $14.99
•• Monday Night Mayhem $19.98 $14.98
•• Mosquito Coast, The $19.98 $14.98
• Mouth To Mouth $24.99 $19.99
• Mr. Wrong $19.99 $14.99
• Muppet Treasure Island $19.99 $14.99
•• Murder by Numbers (Fullscreen) $24.98 $19.98
•• Murder by Numbers (Widescreen) $24.98 $19.98
•• Neverending Story II $19.98 $14.98
•• NFL Super Bowl XXXVII $14.98 $ 9.98
•• Night Shift $19.98 $14.98
• O Brother, Where Art Thou? $24.99 $19.99
• Of Love And Shadows $19.99 $14.99
•• Oh God! $19.98 $14.98
•• Pale Rider $19.98 $14.98
• Pallbearer, The $14.99 $ 9.99
•• Poltergeist (Fullscreen) $19.98 $14.98
•• Practical Magic $19.98 $14.98
• Princess Of Thieves $24.99 $19.99
•• Proof of Life $19.98 $14.98
• Purple Noon $24.99 $19.99
•• Queen of the Damned (Fullscreen) $24.98 $19.98
•• Queen of the Damned (Widescreen) $24.98 $19.98
• Rage In Harlem $24.99 $19.99
•• Romeo Must Die $19.98 $14.98
•• Salton Sea, The $29.98 $19.98
•• Samurai Jack $19.98 $14.98
•• Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire $29.98 $19.98
•• Scooby-Doo: The Movie (Fullscreen) $29.98 $19.98
•• Scooby-Doo: The Movie (Widescreen) $29.98 $19.98
•• See Spot Run $19.98 $14.98
•• Set It Off $19.98 $14.98
• Shades Of Fear $24.99 $19.99
• She's So Lovely $19.99 $14.99
•• Showtime (Fullscreen) $19.98 $14.98
•• Showtime (Widescreen) $19.98 $14.98
• Since You've Been Gone $19.99 $14.99
•• So Little Time: Boy Crazy (Vol. 2) (Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen) $19.98 $14.98
•• So Little Time: School's Cool (Vol. 1) (Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen) $19.98 $14.98
•• Stephen King's Cat's Eye $19.98 $14.98
•• Stiletto Dance $19.98 $14.98
•• Sudden Impact $19.98 $14.98
•• Summer Catch $19.98 $14.98
• Swingers $19.99 $14.99
•• Switching Goals (Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen) $19.98 $14.98
•• Thirteen Days $19.98 $14.98
•• Thirteen Ghosts $19.98 $14.98
•• Time to Kill, A $19.98 $14.98
•• Traces of Red $19.98 $14.98
•• Tuskegee Airmen, The $19.98 $14.98
•• U.S. Marshals $19.98 $14.98
•• Wag The Dog $19.98 $14.98
•• Wedding Singer, The $19.98 $14.98
•• White Oleander (Fullscreen) $24.98 $19.98
•• White Oleander (Widescreen) $24.98 $19.98
•• Whole Nine Yards, The $19.98 $14.98
•• You've Got Mail $19.98 $14.98


The latest markdowns according to DavisDVD (there may be some duplication of above, but read through it anyway):
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EFFECTIVE 9.02.03

Buena Vista Crossing Guard, The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill But Came Down A Mountain, Exotica, Gun Shy, The Pallbearer 9.99

Buena Vista 54, Dick Tracy, Duets, From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money, From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter, The Good Mother, The Harmonists, He Got Game, The Horse Whisperer, Mission to Mars, Mr. Wrong, Of Love and Shadows, She's So Lovely, Since You've Been Gone, Swingers 14.99

Buena Vista Belle De Jour, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Purple Noon 19.99

Columbia 13 Ghosts, Air Force One, Beautiful, Desert Blue, Ghostbusters, Ghosts of Mars, Jumanji: SE, Short Circuit 2 14.95

Columbia Avenging Angelo, Black Hawk Down, Brian's Song (2001). Darkness Falls, Druids, I Spy, Infested, Lone Star State of Mind, My Best Friend's Wedding, Sniper 2, Snipes, Mask of Zorro: SE, Trapped, Vampires: Los Muertos 19.95

DreamWorks Biker Boyz 19.99

Fox Ablaze, Desert Saints, The Shipment, Black Point, Con Express, Q&A, Along for the Ride, How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog, Nobody's Baby, Pendulum 9.98

Fox Bulworth, The Digimon Movie, Working Girl, 9 to 5, For the Boys, Sordid Lives, Master Spy, Darkwolf, Hot Shots, Sleeping with the Enemy, Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie, Hot Shots Part Deux, Johnny Dangerously, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Movie, The Chosen 14.98

Universal 12 Monkeys, Bride of Chucky, Fear, The Haunting, Psycho (1998), Shocker, Videodrome, The Watcher 14.98

Universal An American Werewolf in London, Army of Darkness, The Birds, The Bone Collector, Cape Fear (1991), Career Opportunities, The Emperor's Club, Empire, End of Days, The Great Outdoors, Play Misty For Me, Psycho, Rear Window, Red Dragon, The Scorpion King, Uncle Buck, Vertigo 19.98

Warner Bros 8 Seconds, Absolute Power, Bad Moon, Billboard Dad, Bronco Billy, Bullitt, The Cowboys, The Crossfire Trail, The Dead Pool, The Cell, Dennis the Menace, Dennis the Menace Strikes Again, Final Destination, Free Willy: SE, Free Willy 2, Free Willy 3, The Glimmer Man, House Arrest, It Takes Two, The Laramie Project, Little Nicky, Love Jones, Magnum Force, Miss Evers' Boys, Pale Rider, Poltergeist, Proof of Life, Set It Off, Showtime, Stiletto Dance, Sudden Impact, Switching Goals, Thirteen Ghosts, Traces of Red, Tuskegee Airmen, The Wedding Singer, The Whole Nine Yards, Winning London 14.98

Warner Bros I Am Sam, The Incredible Mr. Limpit, The Salton Sea 19.98

I noticed there is no listing for the High School Reunion Box-set. Are they not carrying it?

You mean Best Buy? If they are, I could not locate it at BB.com! I tried and tried, too. :frowning:

Well only getting Alias first season this week. I would get Angel and C.S.I season 2, but both are expensive.

Thanks for all the work, as always, Dave. For those of you interested in "Carlito's Way" Collector's Edition, Best Buy will have it for $14.99, Circuit City for $17.99, and Deepdiscountdvd.com has it for $13.99 with free shipping.

Dave, I may be reading the BB ad wrong, but it seems like the Stargate points are bonus points in addition to the points you would get. So all four seasons would be ~37000 points.


Chris

David, youll get a kick out of this ! The reason the 3 disc collection doesnt come up, is you have to type it in as brat pack.Anyway, its listed at full retail !Thanks for this weeks monster roundup.

Thanks for all the time you put into this, Dave. I'm seriously considering getting both seasons of The Outer Limits, considering the special BB has on it.


I think you may have gotten the wrong idea about something I said last week. When I asked why it was a big week, I was joking.

I figured the comment "Oh yeah, Once Bitten is coming out" would make that fairly clear. Guess it didn't.

A very light week for me.

Only:

The Absent-Minded Professor
How to Frame a Figg
The Reluctant Astronaut
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken
The Shakiest Gun in the West
The Apple Dumpling Gang
Monty Python's the meaning of Life
Escape to Witch Mountain
Where Eagles Dare
Return from Witch Mountain
The Breakfast Club

Tony, that makes sense, as that was the original name of the box set. I didn't think of it. So...what's the actual price?

Jeff, that's a cut-and-paste from VideoTropic, and I don't really screen the content much.

John, that's cool.

george, my potential cost comes to over $400 for titles this week. No way I'm buying all that, so I gotta make some very hard choices. :frowning:


Off to see if my replacement copy of ER functions better than the first set I got (bad DVD18's).

i noticed that disney's TREASURE ISLAND is "on sale" for 14.99 at bestbuy right now.

George , You call that a light week? Im afraid to see what your heavy weeks would be. lol !!!

David, the price is 39.99.

David, may i suggest you get the high school collection right away ? The transfers and d.t.s. alone are worth upgrading immediately ! Just a suggestion .Happy birthday to the greatest poster on the forum !

Only Identity for me. Thanks, Dave.

Nice size week for me. And I won't even break $100.

The Breakfast Club
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken
PCU
The Reluctant Astronaut
Weird Science
Where Eagles Dare

Dave, the High School Reunion is at Best Buy and it is, believe it or not, $39.99!!

Here it is!

Just to let you know Ninja Turtles Meet Casey Jones is $12.99 at Target no metion of Attack of the Mousers.

Finally a price drop on Uncle Buck and Great Outdoors
Just what I need this week more DVDs


Thanks for all your hard work Dave and Happy Birthday