Weekly RoundUp 2-6-2007 (1 Viewer)

The Weekly RoundUp

The Features

– Flags of Our Fathers – 2006

– Here Comes Mr. Jordan – 1941

– Montgomery Clift & Olivia DeHavilland (The Heiress – 1949)

– Maria Montez (Arabian Nights – 1942)

– Troy Donahue & Sandra Dee (A Summer Place – 1959)

– Eddie Murphy (Delirious – 1983)

– Cast (Anything But Love – 1989)

The Prices

SD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoAlfred Hitchcock Box Set$29.99 - $34.99 - - All Quiet/Western Front (1930)$11.19$12.99$12.99 - - Amazing Screw-On Head$13.49 - $12.99 - - Anything But Love: Volume 1$29.99$37.99$34.99 - - Arabian Nights (1942)$11.19$12.99$12.99 - - Baywatch: Season 3$24.49$19.99$24.99 - - The Complete Ben 10: Season 1$14.99$12.99$15.99 - - Blume in Love$13.99$14.99$15.99 - - Boynton Beach Club$18.99$22.99$22.99 - - Charmed: Season 7$32.48$32.99$32.99$39.99 - Cinderella III: Twist in Time$17.99$17.99$16.99$16.99 - The Clock$13.99$14.99$15.99 - - Coastlines$16.99$19.99$19.99 - - Crossing Delancey$13.99$14.99$15.99 - - **Disaster! (w/ Unrated Shorts)$22.49$22.99$19.99 - - Disaster! (Movie Only)$16.99$9.99$19.99 - - Dora: Pirate Adv./Cowgirl$17.99$14.99$15.99 - - Eddie Murphy: Delirious$12.99$12.99$12.99 - - **Flags of our Fathers$17.99$16.99$14.99$19.99$19.49Flicka$17.99$19.99$19.99$16.99 - Flicka Family Classics Coll.$19.99$19.99$24.99 - - For Your Eyes Only$11.19$9.99$7.99 - - Going My Way$11.19 - - - - Goldeneye$11.19$9.99$9.99 - - Goldfinger$11.19$9.99$9.99 - - **The Grudge 2 (R & NR)$16.99$16.99$14.99$19.99 - The Grudge DE (BB only) - $22.99 - - - Heading South$16.99$19.99$19.99 - - The Heiress (1949)$11.19$12.99$12.99 - - Hellboy: Sword of Storms$12.99$16.99$14.99 - - Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)$13.99$14.99$15.99 - - **Hollywoodland$18.99$19.99$19.99$19.99$19.49Incubus (2006)$18.69$19.99$19.99 - - Last Unicorn SE$14.99$12.99$15.99 - - License to Kill$11.19$9.99$9.99 - - Mad About You: Season 3$27.99$32.99$34.99 - - Masters of Horror: Family (Landis) - $12.99$12.99 - - Miracle in the Rain (1956)$17.99$14.99$15.99 - - My Friend Flicka$11.19$12.99$12.99 - - Nat’l Lampoon’s TV: The Movie$22.49$19.99$19.99 - - The Raven$18.89$24.99$17.99 - - Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles$20.99$24.99$24.99 - $19.99Return of Spinal Tap$13.99 - $15.99 - - Romeo + Juliet: Music Edition (1996)$14.99$14.99$15.99 - - Running With Scissors$17.99$19.99$19.99$16.99$18.99The Science of Sleep$16.99$16.99$22.99 - - Soap$17.99$19.99$19.99 - - Spongebob: …for Hire/Seascape$17.99$14.99$15.99 - - The Spy Who Loved Me$11.19$9.99$9.99 - - A Summer Place (1959)$13.99$14.99$15.99 - - Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo$13.99$14.99$15.99 - - Thunderball$11.19$9.99$9.99 - - Trust the Man$20.99$19.99$19.99 - - Wetback: Undocumented Docu.$14.99$14.99$15.99 - -

HD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoHollywoodland$27.95$34.99$39.98 - -

BLU-RAY TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoAmerican Psycho (Uncut)$19.95 - $29.99 - - First Blood (Rambo)$19.95 - $29.99 - - Reservoir Dogs$19.95 - $29.99 - - Running With Scissors$27.25$29.99$38.96 - - The Tailor of Panama$19.95$24.99$28.96 - - Young Guns$19.95 - $29.99 - -

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

Individual titles included in box sets listed above:

Alfred Hitchcock Box Set: The Ring, The Manxman, Murder!, The Skin Game, Rich and Strange.

Flicka Family Classics Collection: My Friend Flicka, Thunderhead: Son of Flicka, The Green Grass of Wyoming.

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! Flags of Our Fathers AND Hollywoodland are available in both OAR and MAR versions...get the correct one ! The Grudge 2 is available in both rated and non-rated versions…get the one that’s right for you! Disaster! (with Unrated Shorts) is available with two different covers (suggestive and “clean”). Again…get the one that’s right for you!

--Lots of confusion on this week’s Blu-Ray releases (release dates and prices)..

--Best Buy has an EXCLUSIVE DELUXE EDITION OF THE GRUDGE 2 available. The 2-disc set includes 10 special “webisodes” and more…all in a steelbook case ($22.99).

--Best Buy also has EXCLUSIVE FREE BONUS HELLBOY FIGURINES for you with the purchase of Hellboy: Sword of Storms on DVD. Minimum 10 per store. No rainchecks.

--A 2/$25 deal @ Best Buy! Buy The Grudge 2: Standard Edition ($16.99) and EITHER of the following DVDs ($14.99 apiece) and get the two DVDs for $25: The Exorcism of emily Rose, The Grudge. Must be purchased on same receipt.

--A buy two/save $5 deal @ Best Buy. Buy Cinderella III: Twist in Time ($17.99) AND ANY Disney DVD and save $5 instantly on the total purchase. Must be purchased on same receipt.

--BB also has a FREE MAGAZINE with the purchase of Cinderella III: Twist in Time. Get a free issue of Disney Adventures Magazine, plus a free 3-month subscription with the purchase of Cinderella III. Minimum 25 per store. No rainchecks.

--At BB, purchase Flicka on DVD and get THREE FREE SONG PURCHASES from the Best Buy Digital Music Store. Minimum 15 per store. No rainchecks.

--Attention all BLU-RAY collectors! Best Buy is advertising a BUY ONE, GET ONE SALE on the following Blu-ray discs: Second item must be of equal or lesser value. Must be purchased on same receipt.

$29.99: Monster House, Underworld, Click.

$24.99: House of Flying Daggers, Into the Blue, Fifth Element.

--Big savings @ Best Buy on Charmed: Seasons 1 thru 6! All are priced at $19.99. That’s a $20 savings.

--The following Disney DVDs (Reg. $19.99) have been marked down to $12.99 @ Best Buy this week: Alice in Wonderland, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Chicken Little, The Emperor’s New Groove.

--The Best Buy flyer also shows FREE on-pack STICKERS with its copies of Charlie and Lola 3: My Little Town ($12.99).

--Best Buy Odds & Ends: Best Buy has a number of titles on sale for $4.99 (Reg. $9.99) and $6.99 this week (Reg. $14.99). Some nice titles in that $6.99 sale!

--Circuit City has an EXCLUSIVE FREE POSTER with the purchase of Hellboy: Swords of Storm on DVD

--CC also has an EXCLUSIVE FREE CINDERELLA COIN PURSE with its copies of Cinderella III: Twist in Time. While supplies last. Minimum 10 per store.

--CC has a FREE HASBRO $5 Giftcard with the purchase of My Little Pony: A Very Pony Place ($12.99). Good at hasbrotoyshop.com.

--Circuit City has a FREE $5 GIFTCARD with the purchase of Charmed: Season 7 on DVD.

--A two-fer sale @ Circuit City! Buy BOTH The Grudge 2 ($14.99) AND EITHER The Grudge ($9.99) OR Hostel ($9.99) and get BOTH DVDs for $22!. In-store only.

--Buy any two or more of the new single releases of the James Bond films released this week @ CC ($9.99 apiece) and get them @ $7.99. In store only. Must be purchased on same receipt.

--Circuit City Odds & Ends: CC also has a special sale list of DVDs for $4.99 and $9.99 apiece this week. The $9.99 titles also come with $10 off a minimum $50 order at 1-800-flowers.com.

--Target has an EXCLUSIVE LIGHT-UP PIN with the purchase of Cinderella III: Twist in Time on DVD. Items are packaged together.

--And, just like CC (or is it the other way around?), Target has a FREE $5 GIFTCARD with the purchase of Charmed: Season 7 on DVD. Quantity limited. No rainchecks.

--Target also has Sex and the City: Seasons 2 thru 5 and 6.1 & 6.2 on sale for $19.99 apiece.

--Target Odds & Ends: Usual assortment of $10 DVDs.

The Markdowns

The latest markdowns according to DavisDVD:

EFFECTIVE: February 6, 2007 (Studio/Titles/New SRP)

Universal

$12.99 - Assault on Precinct 13, Cinderella Man, Coal Miner's Daughter, Cry Wolf, Dazed and Confused, Fried Green Tomatoes, The Rundown, Seed of Chucky, Shaun of the Dead, Smokey and the Bandit, Two Brothers, Two For the Money.

Circuit City on sale DVD items:

Cinderella: Platinum Edition $16.99
Open Season $19.99
SAW III $19.99

$4.99 each:
Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
The Bridges Of Madison County
Something’s Gotta Give
How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days
City Of Angels: Special Edition
Hope Floats
Runaway Bride
Kiss The Girls
Love Don’t Cost A Thing
Love Story
Before Sunset
Primal Fear
Heaven Can Wait
The American President
A Walk To Remember
The Cell
Blast From The Past
The Rules Of Attraction
The Saint (Val Kilmer)
Mr. Deeds (Adam Sandler)
Forever Young
Intolerable Cruelty
Assassins
Double Jeopardy
The Big Easy
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Big Bounce
Chasing Liberty
An Officer And A Gentleman
Working Girl

$7.99 EACH – When You Buy 2 or More:
(Regularly $9.99 Each. In store Only. Purchases must be made on same receipt)
For Your Eyes Only
Goldeneye
Goldfinger
License To Kill
The Spy Who Loved Me
Thunderball

$9.99 each: $10 Off (minimum $50 order) at 1-800-flowers.com with purchase of ANY of these DVDs.
The Lake House
Friends With Money
Casanova
Legally Blonde / Legally Blonde 2
Shopgirl
Walk The Line
Date Movie: Unrated
Titanic: Special Collector’s Edition
Match Point
Grease: Rockin’ Rydell Edition w/ T-Bird Jacket
Failure To Launch
The Perfect Man
Just Like Heaven
Gone With The Wind: 2-disc Special Edition
Rumor Has It
An Unfinished Life
She’s The Man
The 40 Year Old Virgin: Unrated
Something New
Wedding Crashers: Uncorked Edition
The Family Stone
Braveheart
The Notebook
Sweet Home Alabama
Tristan + Isolde
Shrek
Shrek 2
Cheaper By The Dozen 2
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Pretty Woman: 15th Anniversary Special Edition
Chocolat
Splash
Yours, Mine & Ours (2006)
Sixteen Candles
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Chasing Amy: Criterion Collection
Beaches: Special Edition

DVD Sets:
Grey’s Anatomy: Season 2 Uncut $39.99

Love Is War Collection $19.99
Romantic Tales Collection $19.99
Romantic Favorites Collection $19.99

Charmed: Season 7 $32.99
(Circuit City Exclusive: Free $5 Circuit City Gift Card with purchase)



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Best Buy on sale DVD items:

Cinderella: Platinum Edition $17.99

$4.99 each:
Must Love Dogs
Spanglish
Notting Hill: Collector’s Edition
Love Actually
Hitch
The Wedding Date
The Italian Job (2003)
The Big Lebowski
Troy: 2-disc Widescreen Edition
Team America World Police: Unrated
Jerrry Maguire: Deluxe Widescreen
You’ve Got Mail
A Walk To Remember
Ocean’s Eleven
I Am Sam
The Wedding Singer
Starsky & Hutch
Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason
Along Came Polly
Ultimate Dirty Dancing
Meet Joe Black
Meet The Fockers
Varsity Blues
Miss Congeniality
Pretty In Pink: Everything’s Duckie Edition
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off: Bueller …. Bueller Edition
GHOST
The Last Samurai
Lost In Translation
Training Day
Any Given Sunday
Secretary
American Psycho: Uncut Killer Collector’s Edition

$6.99 each:
The Omen (2006)
Nacho Libre
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mission Impossible: Special Collector’s Edition / M:I:2
Cheaper By The Dozen 2
Dodgeball: Unrated
Fight Club
Fun With Dick & Jane (2005)
Memoirs Of A Geisha
RENT
Office Space: Special Edition With Flair
Man On Fire
Kingdom Of Heaven
Four Brothers
She’s The Man
Titanic: Special Collector’s Edition
Waiting
SAW II: Special Edition
Reservoir Dogs: 15th Anniversary “Gas Can” Edition
National Lampoon’s: Van Wilder

DVD Sets:
Dragonball Z: Season 1 $29.99
The Complete Ben: Season 1 $12.99
Charmed: Season 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 $19.99 each

Charlie and Lola $12.99
Free stickers on pack

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Target on sale DVD items:

$10 each:
The Notebook
The Lake House
Walk The Line

DVD Sets:
Sex And The City: Season 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6.1 / 6.2 $19.99 each

Thanks Mike at Patrick! I'll look at reviews of the Hitchcock box set to see if these are better than the PD versions floating out there.

Looks like I'll be getting Dodgeball and Goldeneye.

Thanks again as always for the roundup

Thanks for the prices, guys. I'll probably get Delirious, but that's about it for this week.

Mike, could you elaborate on this? Who has these titles at this price? I've been holding off on POTC: DMC until the price came down.

Just as an FYI, Goldeneye was the most criticized of all the recent Bond UEs.

Feel a bit of a fool for buying Titanic SE for ~$25 when it came out, kinda shocked by how fast and low this one dropped.

Seriously, the Titanic 3-disc set for $6.99?! I'm so glad I haven't bought it yet... I can get that and Pretty in Pink for $12 - Amazing!

Thanks as always Mike & Patrick.

I'll be getting Flags of our Fathers and Flicka this week.

Mike, the retailer isn't identified on this Special. I'm guessing that it's at Circuit City because it's sandwiched between 2 other CC specials. Just confirmed that it is Circuit City - it's listed in Patrick's post under the CC sale items.

Mike,
Can't find any info on "Goldenfinger".

I'll be picking up Delirious and renting Flags Of Our Fathers and Hollywoodland.

I'm pretty sure that that Masters Of Horror disc has been pushed back. It isn't listed at all on Anchor Bay's website (but they do have the MOH discs coming next week and next month listed).

Thanks for the prices!

Thanks, guys!

At some point, I will add Hollywoodland to my library, but NOT this week!

Universal's $29.99 MSRP for a single SD disc is totally absurd. Especially, in 2007. Too bad. I really enjoyed Hollywoodland when I saw it theatrically, but I will sit this one out until I can pick it up for a more reasonable $10 - $15.

Are these Bond disks the same ones from the recent boxes?

Yes they are Chris, but the draw back is ONLY the 1st disc is being released. The extras disc isn't included with the individual releases.

Exactly. It is completely and totally absurd. I am skipping Hollywoodland and Catch a Fire from last week for that reason. I'm sure they'll both be in the $10 range by the summer. If not, DDD's 20% sale should help a bit in the summer. And, again if not, I've got plenty of other movies to keep me occupied. I won't support a blatant money grab.

Thanks for the roundup!

Thanks, Joe.
I need to get the boxes then... Amazon has all 4 in a bundle for 179.

Since almost every new release has a $30 MSRP, I fail to see how it's a 'money grab'. It's a small new release and those generally cost about $20 and have been that price for couple of years now.

Mark-P: Those $12.99 discs can be found at Best Buy.

And Jeff: as you discovered, the two-fer deal on the Bpnd discs can be found at Circuit City.


Oh dem golden fingers...

I'm glad to see you guys read this darn thing so carefully!

I figure you must be getting me back, Henry, for that little Woot crack I made in Mark Hasting's "Fun with Titles" thread!