Weekly RoundUp 6-6-2006 (1 Viewer)

The Weekly RoundUp

The Features


– John Wayne (The Searchers - 1956)


– Ross Martin & Robert Conrad (The Wild Wild West - 1965)


– Cast (F Troop – 1965)


– Jumbo & Dumbo (Dumbo – 1941)


– Kate Beckinsale (Underworld Evolution – 2006)


– Greta Garbo (The Saga of Gosta Berling – 1924)

The Prices

TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostco3 Godfathers$11.19$12.99$12.99 - - A Nos Amores (CC)$27.99$34.99$34.99 - - Air America: Complete Series$34.99$48.99$39.99 - - Arnold Schwarzenegger Celeb. Pack$22.49$24.99$24.99 - - Angelina Jolie Celebrity Pack$26.99$24.99$24.99 - - BATJAC Suspense Collection$34.29$37.99$34.99 - - Bill’s Gun Shop$17.99$14.99$15.99 - - Black Hawk Down (Ext. Cut)$13.99$14.99$15.99 - - Boys of Baraka$22.49$24.99$24.99 - - Butch Cassidy/Sundance Kid CE$15.97$20.99$19.99 - - Chaplin: Little Tramp Collection$17.99$14.99$15.99 - - Charmed: Season 5$32.49$34.99$32.99$32.99 - Cheyenne: Season 1$27.99$34.99$34.99 - - Colin Farrell Celebrity Pack$22.49$24.99$24.99 - - Come See the Paradise$11.19$12.99$12.99 - - Dazed & Confused (CC)$27.99$27.99$34.99 - - Denzel Washington Celebrity Pack$26.99$24.99$24.99 - - Drew Barrymore Celebrity Pack$26.99$24.99$24.99 - - Dr. Who: Genesis of Daleks$24.49$29.99$24.99 - - Dr. Who: Revelation of Daleks$18.74$19.99$19.99 - - Dumbo: Big Top Edition$29.99$19.99$19.99$16.99 - Emperor of the North$9.69$9.99$12.99 - - Entourage: Season 2$27.99$24.99$27.99$27.99 - Farewell to the King$9.99$9.99$14.94 - - Fast & Furious: Franchise Coll.$17.19$16.99$13.99 - - **Firewall$19.99$16.99$13.99$16.99$19.49Firewall (HD-DVD)$35.99 - - - - F Troop: Season 1$27.99$34.99$34.99 - - Fort Apache$11.19$12.99$12.99 - - Fried Green Tomatoes (Ext. Cut)$13.99$14.99$15.99 - - George Clooney Celebrity Pack$26.99$24.99$24.99 - - **Glory Road$29.99$16.99$16.99$16.99$18.99Heart is Deceitful Above All Things$17.99$19.99$19.99 - - He-Man: Season 2 Vol. 1$37.49$24.99$39.99 - - Home Improvement: Season 4$39.99$29.99$29.99 - - House of Strangers$10.49$9.99$12.99 - - I Wake Up Screaming$10.49$9.99$12.99 - - Jennifer Aniston Celebrity Pack$26.99$24.99$24.99 - - John Ford Collection$41.99$69.99$49.99 - - John Ford/John Wayne Collection$55.46$55.99$79.99 - - Like Mike 2: Streetball$20.19$19.99$17.99$17.99 - The Long Voyage Home$14.99$14.99$15.99 - - The Magician$17.99$14.99$15.99 - - Man In the Vault$10.99$12.99$12.99 - - The Missing (Ext. Cut)$13.99$14.99$15.99 - - Mommie Dearest SE$11.19$9.99$12.99 - - Mr. & Mrs. Smith SE (NR)$17.49$15.99$16.99 - - My Name is Bill W$14.99$14.99$15.99 - - Natalie Portman Celebrity Pack$22.49$24.99$24.99 - - NCIS: Season 1$34.96$39.99$39.99 - $39.99A Perfect Fit$13.99$14.99$15.99 - - Power Rangers: Mystic Force V1$19.99$18.99$17.99 - - Plunder of the Sun SE$10.99$9.99$12.99 - - Preaching to the Choir$11.47$14.99$17.99 - - Ring of Fear$10.99$12.99$12.99 - - The Ron White Show$9.99$9.99$14.94 - - Running Scared$19.99$17.99$16.99$16.99 - The Saga of Gosta Berling (Silent)$22.49$24.99$24.99 - - Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic$16.47$15.99$27.00 - - The Searchers: 50th Anniv. Ed. (2-disc)$17.49$19.99$17.99 - - The Searchers: Ultimate Coll. Ed. (2-disc)$27.99$27.99$34.99 - - Shadow Man$18.69$22.99$19.99 - - She Wore a Yellow Ribbon$14.99$14.99$15.99 - - Sir Arne’s Treasure (Silent)$22.49$24.99$24.99 - - South Pacific: Carnegie Hall$12.99$14.99$15.99 - - Stagecoach SE$17.49$24.99$19.99 - - Star Trek Fan Collective: Q$27.96$27.99$34.99 - - Straight Into Darkness$14.99$14.99$15.99 - - The Syrian Bride$22.49$24.99$24.99 - - They Were Expendable$9.69$9.99$9.99 - - Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada$17.49$19.99$19.99 - - Thunder Birds (1942)$11.19$12.99$12.99 - - Time Tunnel: Season 1 Vol. 2$27.99$29.99$34.99 - - Track of the Cat SE$10.99$12.99$12.99 - - **Underworld Evolution SE$16.96$15.99$13.99$16.99 - Viewtiful Joe: Volume 3$13.99$14.99$15.99 - - Wild Wild West: Season 1$34.86$39.99$39.99 - - Wings of Eagles$14.99$14.99$15.99 - -

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

(HD-DVD) after a title = New High-Definition release.

Individual titles included in box sets listed above:

Arnold Schwarzenegger Celebrity Pack: Predator, Commando, True Lies.

Angelina Jolie Celebrity Pack: Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Life or Something Like It, Pushing Tin.

BATJAC Suspense Collection: Ring of Fear, Track of the Cat, Plunder of the Sun, Man in the Vault.

Colin Farrell Celebrity Pack: Tigerland, Phone Booth, Daredevil.

Denzel Washington Celebrity Pack: Man on Fire, The Siege, Courage Under Fire.

Drew Barrymore Celebrity Pack: Never Been Kissed, Fever Pitch, Ever After.

George Clooney Celebrity Pack: One Fine Day, Solaris, The Thin Red Line.

Jennifer Aniston Celebrity Pack: She’s the One, Picture Perfect, Object of My Affection.

John Ford Collection: The Lost Patrol, The Informer, Cheyenne Autumn, Mary of Scotland, Sergeant Rutledge.

John Wayne/John Ford Collection: The Searchers: 50th Anniversary Edition, Stagecoach SE, Fort Apache, The Long Voyage Home, Wings of Eagles, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, They Were Expendable, 3 Godfathers.

Natalie Portman Celebrity Pack: Anywhere But Here, Garden State, Where the Heart Is.

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.

"LP" in the RoundUp table means a store’s Sunday flyer says "Low Price". That means 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, 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, 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, as always, Circuit City does not guarantee their sale prices in Hawaii.

The Specials

**BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL! Firewall AND Glory Road AND Underworld Evolution are ALL available in both OAR and MAR versions...get the correct one(s) !

--June starts off with a bang this week! HUGE week…highlighted by the two John Ford Collections and some classic TV new to DVD!

--Amazon is showing an HD-DVD version of Firewall this week…but no one else is. The high-def releases hae been difficult for me, some week, to get a read on. So, I am including the listing in the table…just in case…

--A LOT of my source lists, this week, are showing a new release for this week of Garfield the Movie: Purrrfect Collector Edition. However, no retailer or e-tailer seems to be listing it. Some sources even have it showing up in Circuit City’s Sunday flyer with movie cash for Garfield 2: A Tale of Two Kitties.

--Also, I am flying blind on Circuit City prices/deals this week. No early flyer for me. I am using information culled from a variety of internet sources including circuitcity.com.

--Best Buy, this week, is advertising an EXCLUSIVE BONUS COMIC BOOK on-pack with their copies of Underworld Evolution. Minimum 72 per store. No rainchecks.

--Best Buy is holding one of its 2/$20 promotions when you buy BOTH Firewall ($16.99) AND The Fugitive ($6.99). Save $4.

--Best Buy is advertising a FREE Prairie Home Companion Movie Preview DVD. Instantly, with ANY purchase storewide. Hits theaters June 9. Offer varies online. Minimum 30 per store. No rainchecks.

--Best Buy is advertising an EXCLUSIVE T-SHIRT on its copies of Entourage: Season 2. Bonus "Hug It Out" T-shirt on pack. Maximum 15 per store. No rainchecks.

--Best Buy also has an EXCLUSIVE BONUS PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST MOVIE CERTIFICATE with the purchase of Glory Road (widescreen), National Treasure, or other specially marked titles in store. Worth up to $7. Offer valid in-store only. Minimum 10 per store. No rainchecks.

--Save $30, instantly, at Best Buy when you buy any three seasons of The X-Files. Or, save $15 when you buy an two seasons of The X-Files. Must be purchased on same receipt.

--Circuit City has an EXCLUSIVE DEAL on $5 OFF any iTunes card this week with its copies of Glory Road.

--Circuit City is offering FREE MOVIE CASH with its copies of The Fast & Furious Franchise Collection for The Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift. Up to a $7.50 value. Coupon valid through 7-2-06.

--Circuit City has seasons 1 thru 3 of Home Improvement on sale for just $17.99 this week.

--Target is advertising AN EXCLUSIVE TWO-PACK of Underworld Evolution and Underworld for just $24.99. Quantity limited, no rainchecks.

--Target is also advertising an EXCLUSIVE MOVIE CERTIFICATE with its copies of Glory Road. …to see “Cars”. Up to a $7 value! Quantity limited; no rainchecks.

--And Target’s got its FREE $5 GiftCard! This week, get your Target $5 GiftCard with the purchase of either Charmed: Season 5 or Entourage: Season 2. Quantity limited, no rainchecks.

--Worth noting that Target is also including Good Night & Good Luck in its $10 sale this week. And, you should check out Target’s multi-disc set sale this week! A sampling: Boston Legal: Season 1 is on sale at $29.99, The Godfather set is $29.99, Band of Brothers is $49.99.

The Markdowns

The latest markdowns according to DavisDVD:

EFFECTIVE: June 6, 2006 (Studio/Titles/New SRP)

Buena Vista

Full Frontal, My Boss's Daughter, Royal Deceit ... $9.99

Bridget Jones's Diary: CE, Cold Mountain, The Count of Monte Cristo, Disney's Holes, Equilibrium, Gangs of New York, Good Will Hunting, A Hard Day's Night, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, The Ladykillers, Miracle, Open Range, Paid in Full, The parent Trap 2 Movie Collection, The Parent Trap: SE (1998), Raising Helen, Rounders: CE, The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, The Village ... $14.99

3, The Brothers Grimm, The Buried Secret Of M. Night Shyamalan, Dark Water, Four Minutes, Herbie Fully Loaded, Old Yeller 2 Movie Collection, Their Eyes Were Watching God ... $19.99

Circuit City on sale DVD items:

Date Movie: Unrated Low Price ($17.99?

Garfield: The Movie - Free Pussycat Edition $17.99
(Includes Movie Money to see Garfield 2: A Tale of Two Kitties. In theaters 6/23/06. Coupon valid until 7/31/06. A $6.50 value)

$7.49 each:
Underworld: Widescreen Special Edition
The Bourne Identity: Explosive Extended Edition
Collateral
Saving Private Ryan (Gold Cover)
Van Helsing
Assault On Precinct 13 (2005)
Old School: Unrated
The Untouchables: Special Collector's Edition
White Chicks: Unrated & Uncut
We Were Soldiers
Bram Stoker's Dracula
The Rock (Non-Criterion)
Starship Troopers: Special Edition
The 13th Warrior
Traffic (Non-Criterion)
12 Monkees: Special Edition
Midway: Collector's Edition
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Friday
Next Friday
Jurassic Park: Collector's Edition
Hoosiers (1st Pressing)
Apollo 13: 2 DVD Anniversary Edition
The Jerk: 26th Anniversary Edition
The Big Lebowski: Widescreen Collector's Edition
Weird Science: High School Reunion Edition
The Professional
Se7en
Oceans' Twelve
Forrest Gump

DVD Sets:
Wrestlemania 22 Set $17.99
Home Improvement: Season 1 / 2 / 3 $17.99 each
American Dad: Season 1 $17.99
Dawn of the Dead: Ultimate Edition $17.99
Family Guy: Volume 3 $22.99
Seinfeld: Season 6 $29.99
Band of Brothers $59.99
The Wire: Season 2 $49.99
Mel Brooks Collection $54.99
24: Season 1 $27.99
24: Season 2 / 3 / 4 $34.99 each
Entourage: Season 1 $22.99

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Best Buy on sale DVD items:

The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story $19.99

National Treasure $16.99

$4.99 DVDs:
Swordfish
Over The Top
The Last Boy Scout (1st Pressing)
Boiler Room
Heartbreak Ridge
Three Amigos
Poolhall Junkies
Almost Heroes
Rush Hour
Austin Powers in: Goldmember
(More available in store and at BestBuy.com. Regular price is $9.99 each)

DVD Sets:
X-Files: Season 7 / 8 / 9 $39.99
(Save $30 Instantly, when you buy any 3 seasons of X-Files or save $15 when you buy any 2 seasons. Must be purchased on the same receipt)

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Target on sale DVD items:

Underworld/Underworld Evolution Exclusive 2-Pack ... $24.99
(2-Pack includes R-rated "Underworld" DVD, not the 2-disc unrated extended edition)
National Geographic: The Gospel Of Judas ... $14.99
Alan Jackson: Precious Memories: Live at the Ryman (exclusive DVD): $9.99

$10 each:
Good Night, And Good Luck
Racing Stripes
Rebound
Phantom of the Opera
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
The Man
The Notebook

$7.50 each:
Superman: The Movie
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2-disc)
School of Rock
Must Love Dogs (to wanna see this)
Mission: Impossible 2 (2-disc)
Closer

DVD sets ("All seasons available!"):
24: Season 1 $32.99
Family Guy: Volume 3 $19.99
Sopranos: Season 5 $59.99
Simpsons: Season 7 $24.99
Everybody Loves Raymond: Season 5 $24.99
Deadwood: Season 2 $69.99
Rescue Me: Season 2 $29.99

Band of Brothers $49.99
The Godfather Collection $29.99
Lord of the Rings Trilogy (6-disc) $29.99
Star Wars Trilogy $39.99
Indiana Jones Collection $29.99
Lost: Season 1 $39.99
M*A*S*H: Season 10 $24.99
Boston Legal: Season 1 $29.99

Thanks, as always!
I want Underworld Evo and Running Scared

Thanks to Mike & Patrick for the Roundup. I'll be getting the Fast & The Furious:The Franchise Collection, Underworld: Evolution, Firewall at CC, Dumbo Big Top Editon at CC w/ a Target pm & Mr. & Mrs. Smith Unrated Collector's Edition at CC w/ a BB pm.

I'm getting The Perfect Storm & Constantine HD-DVD from Amazon and Dazed and Confused:CC from Best Buy

I checked a couple of HD-DVD lists this week and never saw those releases.

Can anyone point me to some GOOD HD-DVD release lists?

Are you sure about that Amazon price of $15.97 for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?

EDIT: Strange, now that price of $15.97 comes up. Anyhow, I ordered it and thanks for the heads up.




Crawdaddy

Thanks as always, guys. There's some stuff on here I'll get eventually (Dumbo, the Criterion Dazed and Confused, the Stagecoach SE, Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic and the Doctor Who stuff), but nothing I've gotta have this week.

Incidentally, that $4.99 assortment at Best Buy looks like the same Warner assortment that Wal-Mart's currently stocking at $4.88.

Just Entourage Season 2 for me this week.

Thanks to you Mike as always

It's a crapshoot, Mike, and Amazon is NOT the best place to keep track of HD DVD release dates or prices especially for Warner titles. However, Firewall, Constantine, and Perfect Storm are available on 6/6 from Amazon at $27.99, $19.99, and $19.99 (at least for me... it may be less for someone without Amazon Prime).

- Steve

Thanks as usual.

Home Improvement for sure
Dumbo and Butch Cassidy if I can verify improved PQ

You can also sign up with Amazon to receive 10% any HD-DVD or BluRay movie purchase for a year. This dropped The Perfect Storm & Constantine down to $17.99 plus free 2 day shipping if you have Amazon Prime.

Try the HD-DVD/BluRay release date list on the AVS Forum.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=665702

Thanks a ton, Jonathan!

Anyone else have any? The more the merrier!

From dugpa over at DVDFile:


TITLEAmazonBestBuy CrcCity Firewall HD-DVD$27.99$29.99$29.99Constantine HD-DVD$19.99$24.99$24.99The Perfect Storm HD-DVD$19.99$24.99$24.99View From Space With Heavenly Music HD-DVD$20.99$24.99$29.98

thedigitalbits has a hi-def release list too but it's by studio, so it may take a while to sift through: http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articl...freleases.html

anyone know what the magician is.
and the differences of the searchers discs.

From amazon.com:

The Searchers 50th Anniversary Edition (2-disc):

# DVD Features:

* Disc One:
* Newly remastered and restored from original VistaVision film elements
* Introduction by Patrick Wayne
* Commentary by Director Peter Bogdanovich
* Theatrical Trailer
* Disc Two:
* The Searchers: An Appreciation
* A Turning of the Earth: John Ford, John Wayne and The Searchers
* Behind the Cameras: Meet Jeffrey Hunter, Monument Valley, Meet Natalie Wood, Setting Up Production

The Searchers Ultimate Collector's Edition (2-disc):

# DVD Features:

* Disc One:
* Newly remastered and restored from original VistaVision film elements
* Introduction by Patrick Wayne
* Commentary by Peter Bogdanovich
* Theatrical Trailer
* Disc Two:
* "The Searchers: An Appreciation" featurette
* "A Turning of the Earth: John Ford, John Wayne and The Searchers" featurette
* Behind the Cameras: Meet Jeffrey Hunter, Monument Valley, Meet Natalie Wood, Setting Up Production
* Ultimate Collector's Edition includes:
* Reproduction of 1956 Dell comic book
* Reproduction of original 1956 Warner Bros. press book
* Reproductions of filmmaker memos and correspondence
* 10 postcards with behind-the-scenes photos
* Movie poster offer

Tony: Here is The Magician at Amazon.com

Thanks, Mike and Patrick. Nothing definite for me this week, but I may pick up Entourage S2 @ Target.