The Weekly RoundUp
The Features
Chicks dig me, because I rarely wear underwear and when I do it's usually something unusual. But now I know why I have always lost women to guys like you. I mean, it's not just the uniform. It's the stories that you tell.
–Bill Murray as John Winger (Stripes – 1981)
Reckon what you is wanting to know is what I'm a-doing in here. 'Reckon the reason I'm in here is 'cause I've killed somebody. But I reckon what you is wanting to know is how come me had killed somebody so I reckon I'll start at the front and tell ye.
– Billy Bob Thornton as Karl Childers (Sling Blade – 1996)
–Davey and Goliath share some baseball tips. (Davey and Goliath – 1960s)
The Prices
TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoThe Agronomist$19.57$25.99$19.99--**Be Cool$19.59$15.99$14.99$16.99$18.79Best of Tokyo Pig$13.99$18.99$17.99--Beyond the Sea$19.59$19.99$19.99$19.99-Black Cloud$14.98$17.99$15.99--The Blockhouse$11.21$12.99$10.99--Coyote Ugly SE (NR)$13.99$12.99$17.99--Davey and Goliath - Volume 1$13.99$16.99$17.99--Dead Ringers$13.97$14.99$15.99--The Dead Zone: Season 3$24.49$28.99$29.99--D.E.B.S. SE$18.72$19.99$24.97--Degrassi Junior High: Season 2$27.96$34.99$29.99--Doctor Who: Leisure Hive$18.73$21.99$19.99--Doctor Who: Ghost Light$18.73$21.99$19.99--Dragnet ‘67: Season 1$27.99$32.99$34.99$34.99-Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox$9.98$7.99$9.99--Dragon Tales: Playing Fair…$13.45$10.99$14.94--The Driver$9.98$6.99$9.99--The Far Horizons (1955)$13.49$11.99$12.99--Father of the Bride SE (15th Anniv.)$13.99$12.99$17.99--Father of the Pride: Comp. Series$20.99$24.99$24.99$24.99-Fireball 500/Thunder Alley (DF)$10.47$10.99$10.99--Footballer’s Wives$26.23$29.99$29.99--Frasier: Season 5$27.29$29.99$34.99--Gone in 60 Seconds (Dir. Cut NR)$13.99$12.99$12.99--Heller in Pink Tights$13.49$11.99$12.99--Hellraiser: Deader$20.99$21.99---Home Improvement: Season 2$34.99$32.99$39.99$32.99-House of Bamboo$11.24$9.99$12.99--Imaginary Heroes$24.26$22.99$19.99--IMAX: L5 – First City in Space$10.48$12.99$12.99--Karate Kid SE$13.96$14.99$15.99--Karate Kid Part II$10.46-$14.94--Karate Kid Part III$10.46-$14.94--Kiss Me Goodbye$9.98$6.99$9.99--Lois & Clark: Season 1$41.99$44.99$39.99$39.99-MacGyver: Season 2$27.29$29.99$27.99$27.99$25.99The Machinist$20.99$19.99$19.99--The Man Who Never Was$11.23$9.99$12.99--Mini-Skirt Mob/Chrome & Hot Lather (DF)$10.47$12.99$10.99--Morons from Outer Space/Alien from LA (DF)$10.47$10.99$10.99--The Naked Truth (1957)$11.21$9.99$10.99--Never Let Go$13.45$9.99$10.99--Newlyweds: Seasons 2 & 3$27.29$27.99$24.99$24.99-Next Karate Kid$10.46----Nightmare Alley$10.49$9.99$12.99--Pitcher & the Playmate (Pin-Up)$25.18$14.99$22.99--Pit Fighter$17.98$14.99$15.99--Power Rangers SPD Joining Forces V. 1$13.99$15.99$17.99--The Prophecy: Uprising$20.99$21.99$24.99--Quincy, ME: Seasons 1 & 2$27.99$32.99$34.99$34.99$26.99Rescue Me: Season 1$34.96$39.99$39.99$39.99-Sanford & Son: Season 6$22.46$24.99$19.99--Sanford & Son: Season 6 LE$20.96-$19.99--SCTV – Disc 1$10.49$12.99$12.99--SCTV – Disc 2$10.49$12.99$12.99--Secret Agent (1996)$9.98$7.99$9.99--**Seed of Chucky$20.99$17.99$14.99$19.99-Shelly Duvall’s Casey at the Bat$11.23$12.99$12.99--Shelly Duvall’s Davy Crockett$11.23$12.99$12.99--Shelly Duvall’s Pecos Bill$11.23$12.99$12.99--Sling Blade SE (Dir. Cut)$13.99$12.99$12.99--SNL: Best of Jon Lovitz$13.99$14.99$15.99$14.99-SNL: Best of Tom Hanks$13.99$14.99$15.99$14.99-Sopranos: Season 5$64.46$69.99$59.99$69.99$64.99Spider-Man: The Venom Saga$13.99$14.99$17.99$14.99-Stargate Atlantis: Rising$18.19$19.99$19.99-$17.99Star Trek: Insurrection SE$13.99$14.99$12.99-$11.99The Street With No Name$10.49$9.99$12.99--Stripes (Extended Cut)$13.96$12.99$12.99$14.99-Swimming With Sharks SE$13.99$14.99$15.99--Tears of the Sun (Dir. Ext. Cut)$13.96$12.99$12.99--ThornBirds 2: Missing Years$13.98$14.99$15.99--Too Close for Comfort: Season 2$27.97$27.99$34.99--Unfaithfully Yours$9.98$7.99$9.99--Vital Signs$9.98$7.99$9.99--Wanted - Dead or Alive: Season 1$27.94$29.99$34.99--What’s New Pussycat?$10.46$12.99$10.99--Wonder Woman: Season 3$27.99$32.99$27.99$29.99-Worth Winning$9.98$7.99$9.99--X-Files: Abduction Vol. 1$29.98$29.99$24.99$34.99-
(DF) listed after a title = new MGM Double Feature release.
The Disclaimer
Standard disclaimer: All prices are taken from the websites of each chain, or from their printed advertisements, the Sunday of the week of release (so as to catch any week-of-release sale prices). All prices are subject to change by each chain. Prices and inventory in-store may or may not match the website price. If a price is marked "$_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 definite 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 (or the ones Dave tells me he's looking for ;o)). 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. So, 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 Dave & I do!
Note that Circuit City does not guarantee their sale prices in Hawaii. Also note that I cannot include Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club prices in the standard Roundup: they set prices at individual stores based on nearby competition, so there is not a way I can say here what price you'll find at YOUR local Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club location. When it comes to Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club prices mentioned at all, just remember that "Your Mileage May Vary".
The Specials
**BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL! Be Cool AND Seed of Chucky are available in both OAR and MAR versions...get the correct one!
--Wow! This is, without a doubt, the biggest Weekly RoundUp I’ve ever put together. What a huge week of new releases! Youse guys is gonna be spendin’ tons of dough this week!
--Best Buy is promoting a FREE publication called DVD Insider at their stores. Over $70 in coupons inside. Pick up your free copy in the DVD department. You’ll get the latest on movies and TV, including collector sets that dads and grads will really like.
--Best Buy is advertising deals on the season sets of Sopranos. Buy 2, save $20. Buy all 5, save $100. Seasons 1 & 5 are $69.99. Seasons 2, 3 & 4 are $79.99.
--Best Buy has an “exclusive on-pack book” with its copies of the X-Files Abduction set. The Real Science Behind the X-Files. A condensed version of the original book. An in-depth explanation of the mysterious science behind the X-Files. Minimum 8 per store. No rainchecks.
--Best Buy is also advertising a slew of special deals for Reward Zone Members. Save $5 on the prices posted in the above table:
Dragnet ’67: Season 1
Home Improvement: Season 2
Lois & Clark: Season 1
MacGyver: Season 2
Quincy, ME: Seasons 1 & 2
Rescue Me: Season 1
Wanted – Dead or Alive: Season 1
Wonder Woman: Season 3
Reward Zone Members save $3 on the prices in the above table:
Father of the Pride: Complete Series
Newlyweds: Seasons 2 & 3
Sanford & Son: Season 6
Reward Zone members save $2 on the prices in the above table:
SNL: Best of Jon Lovitz
SNL: Best of Tom Hanks
--BTW, Best Buy is advertising a free Teri Hatcher poster with its DVD sets of Lois and Clark: Season 1. Here’s the poster photo:
Minimum 6 per store. No rainchecks.
--Circuit City has got a FREE bonus disc with its copies of Newlyweds: Seasons 2 & 3. Bonus disc “Sneak Peek of Laguna Beach Seasons 1 & 2”
--Circuit City is also advertising a price of $64.99 on each of Sopranos season sets 1 through 4 to go along with its price of $59.99 on Sopranos: Season 5.
--Target is advertising a price of $59.99 on each of Sopranos season sets 1 through 4 to go along with its price of $69.99 on Sopranos: Season 5. Target is also advertising FREE $10 gift cards with the purchase of either 24: Season 2 or 24: Season 3.
--Target, in its Sunday flyer, is advertising an unrated version of Seed of Chucky. I cannot find any other references to an NR version of Seed of Chucky anywhere.
The Appeal
If you’re a fan of the Weekly RoundUp…or like talking with other HT enthusiasts about your hobby and the latest new releases, PLEASE HELP SUPPORT THE HOME THEATER FORUM!!!
Operating the HTF is not free for Parker and Ron. That is why there is advertising throughout the forum and there has been the occasional membership fund drive. And there is a way for you to help…FREE OF CHARGE!
If you would simply link to the Portal Page when you start your visits to the HTF, that act alone would bring revenue to the forum. While it would also be nice if you wanted to click on some of the advertisers’ links and check out their deals and sales (that form of “window shopping” would bring even more revenue to the forum), the simple act of landing on the Portal Page registers a “hit” or “impression” that creates revenue for the HTF.
So, if you’ve been “sneaking in” to the HTF through links to your favorite thread or forum, please help out by taking an extra second of your time and landing first on the HTF Portal Page. Thank you!
The Markdowns
The latest markdowns according to DavisDVD:
EFFECTIVE: June 7, 2005 (Studio/Titles/New SRP)
Buena Vista:
All I Wanna Do, Backflash, Blaze, Breakfast of Champions, The Color of Money, Committed, DOA, Diamonds, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Down in the Delta, Dragstrip Girl, Father Hood, Happy Texas, In the Army Now, Like Water For Chocolate, Muriel's Wedding, The Neverending Story III, South Pacific, Two Bits, Vibrations ... $9.99
Angels in the Endzone, Angels in the Infield, The Big Green, Disney's Balloon Farm, Disney's Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story, Disney's The Kid, The Doctor, DysFunktional Family, Girls in Prison, Heartlands, Heaven, Miracle in Lane 2, MXP: Most Extreme Primate, My Name is Modesty, Night Crossing, Perfect Harmony, Ready to Wear, Sounder, Tales Of Wonder: Music And Animation Classics Presented By Paul McCartney, Tex, Toothless, Ultimate X, Whisper: An Elephant's Tale ... $14.99
The Barbarian Invasions, Edges of the Lord, Miracle at Oxford, The Pennsylvania Miners' Story, Spanish Fly, Speakeasy, The Station Agent, Tales From Avonlea, Valentin ... $19.99
The Features
Chicks dig me, because I rarely wear underwear and when I do it's usually something unusual. But now I know why I have always lost women to guys like you. I mean, it's not just the uniform. It's the stories that you tell.
–Bill Murray as John Winger (Stripes – 1981)
Reckon what you is wanting to know is what I'm a-doing in here. 'Reckon the reason I'm in here is 'cause I've killed somebody. But I reckon what you is wanting to know is how come me had killed somebody so I reckon I'll start at the front and tell ye.
– Billy Bob Thornton as Karl Childers (Sling Blade – 1996)
–Davey and Goliath share some baseball tips. (Davey and Goliath – 1960s)
The Prices
TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoThe Agronomist$19.57$25.99$19.99--**Be Cool$19.59$15.99$14.99$16.99$18.79Best of Tokyo Pig$13.99$18.99$17.99--Beyond the Sea$19.59$19.99$19.99$19.99-Black Cloud$14.98$17.99$15.99--The Blockhouse$11.21$12.99$10.99--Coyote Ugly SE (NR)$13.99$12.99$17.99--Davey and Goliath - Volume 1$13.99$16.99$17.99--Dead Ringers$13.97$14.99$15.99--The Dead Zone: Season 3$24.49$28.99$29.99--D.E.B.S. SE$18.72$19.99$24.97--Degrassi Junior High: Season 2$27.96$34.99$29.99--Doctor Who: Leisure Hive$18.73$21.99$19.99--Doctor Who: Ghost Light$18.73$21.99$19.99--Dragnet ‘67: Season 1$27.99$32.99$34.99$34.99-Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox$9.98$7.99$9.99--Dragon Tales: Playing Fair…$13.45$10.99$14.94--The Driver$9.98$6.99$9.99--The Far Horizons (1955)$13.49$11.99$12.99--Father of the Bride SE (15th Anniv.)$13.99$12.99$17.99--Father of the Pride: Comp. Series$20.99$24.99$24.99$24.99-Fireball 500/Thunder Alley (DF)$10.47$10.99$10.99--Footballer’s Wives$26.23$29.99$29.99--Frasier: Season 5$27.29$29.99$34.99--Gone in 60 Seconds (Dir. Cut NR)$13.99$12.99$12.99--Heller in Pink Tights$13.49$11.99$12.99--Hellraiser: Deader$20.99$21.99---Home Improvement: Season 2$34.99$32.99$39.99$32.99-House of Bamboo$11.24$9.99$12.99--Imaginary Heroes$24.26$22.99$19.99--IMAX: L5 – First City in Space$10.48$12.99$12.99--Karate Kid SE$13.96$14.99$15.99--Karate Kid Part II$10.46-$14.94--Karate Kid Part III$10.46-$14.94--Kiss Me Goodbye$9.98$6.99$9.99--Lois & Clark: Season 1$41.99$44.99$39.99$39.99-MacGyver: Season 2$27.29$29.99$27.99$27.99$25.99The Machinist$20.99$19.99$19.99--The Man Who Never Was$11.23$9.99$12.99--Mini-Skirt Mob/Chrome & Hot Lather (DF)$10.47$12.99$10.99--Morons from Outer Space/Alien from LA (DF)$10.47$10.99$10.99--The Naked Truth (1957)$11.21$9.99$10.99--Never Let Go$13.45$9.99$10.99--Newlyweds: Seasons 2 & 3$27.29$27.99$24.99$24.99-Next Karate Kid$10.46----Nightmare Alley$10.49$9.99$12.99--Pitcher & the Playmate (Pin-Up)$25.18$14.99$22.99--Pit Fighter$17.98$14.99$15.99--Power Rangers SPD Joining Forces V. 1$13.99$15.99$17.99--The Prophecy: Uprising$20.99$21.99$24.99--Quincy, ME: Seasons 1 & 2$27.99$32.99$34.99$34.99$26.99Rescue Me: Season 1$34.96$39.99$39.99$39.99-Sanford & Son: Season 6$22.46$24.99$19.99--Sanford & Son: Season 6 LE$20.96-$19.99--SCTV – Disc 1$10.49$12.99$12.99--SCTV – Disc 2$10.49$12.99$12.99--Secret Agent (1996)$9.98$7.99$9.99--**Seed of Chucky$20.99$17.99$14.99$19.99-Shelly Duvall’s Casey at the Bat$11.23$12.99$12.99--Shelly Duvall’s Davy Crockett$11.23$12.99$12.99--Shelly Duvall’s Pecos Bill$11.23$12.99$12.99--Sling Blade SE (Dir. Cut)$13.99$12.99$12.99--SNL: Best of Jon Lovitz$13.99$14.99$15.99$14.99-SNL: Best of Tom Hanks$13.99$14.99$15.99$14.99-Sopranos: Season 5$64.46$69.99$59.99$69.99$64.99Spider-Man: The Venom Saga$13.99$14.99$17.99$14.99-Stargate Atlantis: Rising$18.19$19.99$19.99-$17.99Star Trek: Insurrection SE$13.99$14.99$12.99-$11.99The Street With No Name$10.49$9.99$12.99--Stripes (Extended Cut)$13.96$12.99$12.99$14.99-Swimming With Sharks SE$13.99$14.99$15.99--Tears of the Sun (Dir. Ext. Cut)$13.96$12.99$12.99--ThornBirds 2: Missing Years$13.98$14.99$15.99--Too Close for Comfort: Season 2$27.97$27.99$34.99--Unfaithfully Yours$9.98$7.99$9.99--Vital Signs$9.98$7.99$9.99--Wanted - Dead or Alive: Season 1$27.94$29.99$34.99--What’s New Pussycat?$10.46$12.99$10.99--Wonder Woman: Season 3$27.99$32.99$27.99$29.99-Worth Winning$9.98$7.99$9.99--X-Files: Abduction Vol. 1$29.98$29.99$24.99$34.99-
(DF) listed after a title = new MGM Double Feature release.
The Disclaimer
Standard disclaimer: All prices are taken from the websites of each chain, or from their printed advertisements, the Sunday of the week of release (so as to catch any week-of-release sale prices). All prices are subject to change by each chain. Prices and inventory in-store may or may not match the website price. If a price is marked "$_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 definite 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 (or the ones Dave tells me he's looking for ;o)). 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. So, 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 Dave & I do!
Note that Circuit City does not guarantee their sale prices in Hawaii. Also note that I cannot include Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club prices in the standard Roundup: they set prices at individual stores based on nearby competition, so there is not a way I can say here what price you'll find at YOUR local Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club location. When it comes to Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club prices mentioned at all, just remember that "Your Mileage May Vary".
The Specials
**BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL! Be Cool AND Seed of Chucky are available in both OAR and MAR versions...get the correct one!
--Wow! This is, without a doubt, the biggest Weekly RoundUp I’ve ever put together. What a huge week of new releases! Youse guys is gonna be spendin’ tons of dough this week!
--Best Buy is promoting a FREE publication called DVD Insider at their stores. Over $70 in coupons inside. Pick up your free copy in the DVD department. You’ll get the latest on movies and TV, including collector sets that dads and grads will really like.
--Best Buy is advertising deals on the season sets of Sopranos. Buy 2, save $20. Buy all 5, save $100. Seasons 1 & 5 are $69.99. Seasons 2, 3 & 4 are $79.99.
--Best Buy has an “exclusive on-pack book” with its copies of the X-Files Abduction set. The Real Science Behind the X-Files. A condensed version of the original book. An in-depth explanation of the mysterious science behind the X-Files. Minimum 8 per store. No rainchecks.
--Best Buy is also advertising a slew of special deals for Reward Zone Members. Save $5 on the prices posted in the above table:
Dragnet ’67: Season 1
Home Improvement: Season 2
Lois & Clark: Season 1
MacGyver: Season 2
Quincy, ME: Seasons 1 & 2
Rescue Me: Season 1
Wanted – Dead or Alive: Season 1
Wonder Woman: Season 3
Reward Zone Members save $3 on the prices in the above table:
Father of the Pride: Complete Series
Newlyweds: Seasons 2 & 3
Sanford & Son: Season 6
Reward Zone members save $2 on the prices in the above table:
SNL: Best of Jon Lovitz
SNL: Best of Tom Hanks
--BTW, Best Buy is advertising a free Teri Hatcher poster with its DVD sets of Lois and Clark: Season 1. Here’s the poster photo:
Minimum 6 per store. No rainchecks.
--Circuit City has got a FREE bonus disc with its copies of Newlyweds: Seasons 2 & 3. Bonus disc “Sneak Peek of Laguna Beach Seasons 1 & 2”
--Circuit City is also advertising a price of $64.99 on each of Sopranos season sets 1 through 4 to go along with its price of $59.99 on Sopranos: Season 5.
--Target is advertising a price of $59.99 on each of Sopranos season sets 1 through 4 to go along with its price of $69.99 on Sopranos: Season 5. Target is also advertising FREE $10 gift cards with the purchase of either 24: Season 2 or 24: Season 3.
--Target, in its Sunday flyer, is advertising an unrated version of Seed of Chucky. I cannot find any other references to an NR version of Seed of Chucky anywhere.
The Appeal
If you’re a fan of the Weekly RoundUp…or like talking with other HT enthusiasts about your hobby and the latest new releases, PLEASE HELP SUPPORT THE HOME THEATER FORUM!!!
Operating the HTF is not free for Parker and Ron. That is why there is advertising throughout the forum and there has been the occasional membership fund drive. And there is a way for you to help…FREE OF CHARGE!
If you would simply link to the Portal Page when you start your visits to the HTF, that act alone would bring revenue to the forum. While it would also be nice if you wanted to click on some of the advertisers’ links and check out their deals and sales (that form of “window shopping” would bring even more revenue to the forum), the simple act of landing on the Portal Page registers a “hit” or “impression” that creates revenue for the HTF.
So, if you’ve been “sneaking in” to the HTF through links to your favorite thread or forum, please help out by taking an extra second of your time and landing first on the HTF Portal Page. Thank you!
The Markdowns
The latest markdowns according to DavisDVD:
EFFECTIVE: June 7, 2005 (Studio/Titles/New SRP)
Buena Vista:
All I Wanna Do, Backflash, Blaze, Breakfast of Champions, The Color of Money, Committed, DOA, Diamonds, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Down in the Delta, Dragstrip Girl, Father Hood, Happy Texas, In the Army Now, Like Water For Chocolate, Muriel's Wedding, The Neverending Story III, South Pacific, Two Bits, Vibrations ... $9.99
Angels in the Endzone, Angels in the Infield, The Big Green, Disney's Balloon Farm, Disney's Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story, Disney's The Kid, The Doctor, DysFunktional Family, Girls in Prison, Heartlands, Heaven, Miracle in Lane 2, MXP: Most Extreme Primate, My Name is Modesty, Night Crossing, Perfect Harmony, Ready to Wear, Sounder, Tales Of Wonder: Music And Animation Classics Presented By Paul McCartney, Tex, Toothless, Ultimate X, Whisper: An Elephant's Tale ... $14.99
The Barbarian Invasions, Edges of the Lord, Miracle at Oxford, The Pennsylvania Miners' Story, Spanish Fly, Speakeasy, The Station Agent, Tales From Avonlea, Valentin ... $19.99