Weekly RoundUp 7-27-2010 (1 Viewer)

[COLOR= rgb(255, 0, 0)]The Features[/COLOR]



– Sam Worthington (Clash of the Titans – 2010)


– Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – 2000)


–Appointment With Danger – 1951


–Harvey Lembeck, Phil Silvers, Allan Melvin (The Phil Silvers Show/Sgt. Bilko)


–Jude Law & Forest Whitaker (Repo Men– 2010)


–Home – 2008






–Kaye Ballard & Eve Arden (The Mothers-In-Law - 1967/68)




[COLOR= rgb(255, 0, 0)]The Prices[/COLOR]

The price links below will take you directly to the product on Amazon.


[COLOR= rgb(255, 0, 0)]Any clickable link on a title listed below will take you to our own HTF review of that particular release![/COLOR]




[COLOR= rgb(255, 255, 255)]SD-DVD TITLE [/COLOR]

[COLOR= rgb(255, 255, 255)]Amazon[/COLOR]

[COLOR= rgb(255, 255, 255)]BestBuy[/COLOR]

[COLOR= rgb(255, 255, 255)]Target[/COLOR]

[COLOR= rgb(255, 255, 255)]Costco[/COLOR]



21 Jump Street: Season 3

$13.49

$12.99







21 Jump Street: Complete Series

$45.99

$25.99







Accidents Happen

$24.99

$24.99







Appointment With Danger (1951)

$22.49

$19.99







The Art of the Steal

$21.49

$19.99







Atomic Brain

$17.99

$14.99







Batman: Under the Red Hood (1-disc)

$13.99

$12.99

$12.99





Batman: Under the Red Hood SE (2-disc)

$16.99

$16.99

$15.99





The City: Season 2

$22.49









Clash of the Titans

$16.99

$16.99

$16.99





Crack in the World (1965)

$19.49

$19.99







Dark City (1950)

$22.49

$19.99







Don't Look Up

$22.49

$19.99







Eclipse Series 22: Presenting Sacha Guitry (CC)

$53.99

$49.99







G.I. Joe: The Movie

$12.99

$12.99







Hannie Caulder (1971)

$20.99

$19.99







Home (2008)

$26.99

$24.99







Hunter: Complete Series

$89.99

$69.99







IP Man

$14.99

$14.99







IP Man Collector's Edition

$22.49

$19.99







Jesse Stone: No Remorse

$15.49

$24.99







Life After People: Season 2

$21.99

$24.99







The Mothers-In-Law: Complete Series

$18.99

$34.99







Neighbor

$24.49

$24.99







The Only Way

$12.49

$12.99







Operation: Endgame

$15.49

$19.99







Repo Men

$17.99

$19.99

$17.99





Pictures at an Exhibition - Emerson Lake & Palmer

$13.49

$13.99







Sabrina the Teenage Witch: Final Season

$28.49

$34.99







Sabrina the Teenage Witch: Complete Series

$150.99

$179.99







The Secret of the Grain (CC)

$37.49

$34.99







Sgt. Bilko - The Phil Silvers Show: Season 1

$29.99

$34.99







Stargate Universe SG-U: Season 1.5

$20.49

$24.99







Trouble in the Sky (1960)

$17.99









The Uninvited

$22.49

$19.99







Union Station (1950)

$22.49

$19.99







Vincere

$22.49

$19.99










The price links below will take you directly to the product on Amazon.
[COLOR= rgb(255, 0, 0)]Any clickable link on a title listed below will take you to our own HTF review of that particular release![/COLOR]




[COLOR= rgb(255, 255, 255)]BLU-RAY TITLE [/COLOR]

[COLOR= rgb(255, 255, 255)]Amazon[/COLOR]

[COLOR= rgb(255, 255, 255)]BestBuy[/COLOR]

[COLOR= rgb(255, 255, 255)]Target[/COLOR]

[COLOR= rgb(255, 255, 255)]Costco[/COLOR]



Accidents Happen

$29.98

$24.99







Batman: Under the Red Hood

$19.99

$19.99

$19.99





Battlestar Galactica: Season 3

$60.49

$69.99







Clash of the Titans (Combo Pack)

$24.99

$24.99

$25.99

$25.99



Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

$16.99

$19.99







Don't Look Up

$17.49

$19.99







Fanboys

$15.49

$14.99







G.I. Joe: The Movie

$19.99

$24.99







Home (2008)

$31.49

$29.99







IP Man

$24.99

$24.99







IP Man: Collector's Edition

$20.99

$24.99







Johnny Handsome

$14.99

$19.99







Life After People: Season 2

$28.99

$34.99







Lock Up

$14.99

$19.99







Operation: Endgame

$26.49

$24.99







The Prowler

$24.49

$24.99







Puppet Master

$21.49

$24.99







Rambo (Extended Cut)

$14.99

$19.99







Rambo: Complete Collector's Set

$37.99

$59.99







Repo Men

$24.99

$29.99

$25.99





The Secret of the Grain (CC)

$30.99

$29.99







Stargate Universe SGU: Season 1.5

$29.99

$27.99







Victor, Victoria: The Broadway Musical

$16.49

$14.99










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

Individual Titles in the Collections Listed Above:

Eclipse Series 22: Presenting Sacha Guitry (CC) (DVD): The Story of a Cheat, The Pearls of the Crown, Desire, Quadrille.

Rambo: Complete Collector's Edition (Blu-ray): First Blood, Rambo: First Blood Part II, Rambo III, Rambo.

[COLOR= rgb(255, 0, 0)]The Disclaimer[/COLOR]




[COLOR= rgb(0, 0, 0)]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.

I, obviously, cannot include EVERY title released in a given week in the RoundUp[/COLOR]. 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 [COLOR= rgb(255, 0, 0)]RoundUp[/COLOR] that you want to see, PLEASE 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 [COLOR= rgb(255, 0, 0)]RoundUp[/COLOR]. 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, Circuit City is still out of business...even in Hawaii (where they NEVER guaranteed their prices anyway).







[COLOR= rgb(255, 0, 0)]The Specials[/COLOR]

--Amazon has an EXCLUSIVE LITHOGRAPH CEL available with it's 2-disc DVD (price not listed/unavailable) and Blu-ray ($23.99) copies of Batman: Under the Red Hood. This edition comes with an Amazon-exclusive full-color animation 3" x 5" litho cel (left) assembled into a color-printed sealed mat with certificate of authenticity information printed on the back. Here is the cel image:







--Best Buy has a rather confusing situation with the pricing of it's copies of Batman: Under the Red Hood. Best Buy has an EXCLUSIVE RED HOOD FIGURINE (Approx. 3" tall) ON-PACK of its Blu-ray and 2-disc DVD versions. The flyer lists a price of $22.99 for the BD version/figurine, NO PRICE for the 2-disc DVD and $12.99 for the 1-disc DVD. bestbuy.com lists a $22.99 for the BD/Figuring, $19.99 for BD/No figurine, $19.99 for 2-disc DVD/figurine, $16.99 for 2-disc DVD/No figurine and $12.99 for the 1-disc DVD. So, it appears as if you are paying a premium of $1 for each inch of the height of the Red Hood figurine if that's what you choose to do.







[COLOR= rgb(0, 0, 255)]--Get a FREE $5 CinemaNow GiftCard @ Best Buy when you buy Clash of the Titans on Blu-ray. [/COLOR]



--Also, Buy either the DVD or Blu-ray version of Clash of the Titans @ BB and get FREE BONUS Clash of the Titans SMART PHONE CONTENT. Available for download in store. See a Best Buy mobile phone specialist for details. Available on select smart phones, data usage rates may apply.

[COLOR= rgb(0, 0, 255)]--Best Buy has the following Blu-ray discs on sale this week:

$14.99: The Hangover, Final Destination, The Invention of Lying, Terminator Salvation, Watchmen, Whiteout, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, HP and the Half-Blood Prince[/COLOR]



--BB has the following DVDs for $14.99: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Green Zone, Our Family Wedding



--Best Buy Odds and Ends: A list of DVDs for $7.99 apiece.

--No specials on new releases at Target this week.

--Target Odds and Ends: A list of $12 DVDs.

From Patrick Sun (who's out-of-town for the weekend):


Best Buy on sale DVD items:


$7.99 each:
The Hangover
Observe and Report
????
Boondock Saints
Houligans
Senior Trip
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Terminator: Salvation


$14.99 each:
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Green Zone
Our Family Wedding


[COLOR= rgb(0, 0, 255)]Blu-ray:[/COLOR]


[COLOR= rgb(0, 0, 255)]$14.99 each:
The Hangover
Final Destination
The Invention of Lying
Terminator: Salvation
Watchmen
Whiteout
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince[/COLOR]



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Target on sale DVD items:


$12 each:
Mamma Mia!
High School Musical 3
Step Up 2
National Treasure 2
Monsters vs. Aliens
Adventureland

Forgot the amazon links.


I'll be getting that done now.

Mike, thanks for all your hard work week after week. Much appreciated

You're welcome, Arnie!


And...the amazon links are in!

Wanted Clash and was hoping that someone would have it on Blu around $20. Oh well.


Anyone else notice that awhile back when so of the studios gave PPV a 28 day window (cutting out Nexflix and RedBox... have you seen any commercial for PPV movies say "its not in the mail or in that machine... its only on PPV"... anyway, that was when the good ($20 BluRay) deals really dryed up? Or am I looking at it to deeply?


cp

I'm still rather torn on what I'm going to do about BSG. Do I spring for the complete series set or pick up the season sets as they come out? Chances are I'm going the series set later this year or next year; it's just not a show I NEED to have right now. I will be stopping in at Target this week for the new Batman movie. GI Joe is gonna be a plan only when it drops in price. I already have the old Rhino DVD and haven't watched that in a couple years.


Thanks, as always, Mike. Makes my life easier by not having to track down 18,000 ads per week. I only need the WRU and the Fry's ad.

Woo-Hoo!!! Lets hear it for end of the world disaster films!!!!................Crack in the World!!!! for me!!!!


I used to watch this as a kid. Got to see it on the silver screen a few years back in NJ.


Can't wait for the ship notice from Amazon and it's arrival on Tuesday!!!


I am just too excited about a B-movie release....am I?

I was planning on picking up The Prowler on Blu-ray but $25 is pretty steep.

Thanks for the prices, guys! [/url]

I'm still rather torn on what I'm going to do about BSG. Do I spring for the complete series set or pick up the season sets as they come out?
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Looking at Amazon's prices, it'll be at least $100 more to buy the single season sets and The Plan than what they're charging for the series set. I'm so glad that I didn't wait for the single sets because I paid about $175 for the entire series which is way cheaper than the insane prices that they charge for the single seasons.

Originally Posted by TravisR

Looking at Amazon's prices, it'll be at least $100 more to buy the single season sets and The Plan than what they're charging for the series set. I'm so glad that I didn't wait for the single sets because I paid about $175 for the entire series which is way cheaper than the insane prices that they charge for the single seasons.

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Absolutely true. I guess what stops me is the price tag on the complete series and having to hand it over in one transaction instead of spreading it out. Kinda makes me think "ouch" or something stupid like that. It's much smarter to go the complete series route and be done with it, obviously. The other part of the thought process is how many times I'm actually going to rewatch the series. Am I just getting it to have BSG on the shelf or am I getting it because I legitimately want it.


Ah, the way my mind works!

A possible rental for "Clash..." but that's it. Thanks Mike!

Amazon had BSG in the Gold Box maybe a couple of months ago for around $130, IIRC.

Michael Reuben's review of Home has been linked-to in the OP.

I also linked Ken's Clash of the Titans combo review. I'm trying to get in the habit of making it part of my personal routine for posting a review -- if there's a WRU, add the link.

Added the link for Kevin K.'s review of the Repo Men Blu-ray.

Wait - they remade Repo Man? The hell - does Hollywood have no shame?

Originally Posted by Tony J Case

Wait - they remade Repo Man? The hell - does Hollywood have no shame?

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No, the new movie is Repo Men (plural). They have very similar titles but there's no connection between the two movies.

Originally Posted by Cory Pals

Wanted Clash and was hoping that someone would have it on Blu around $20. Oh well.


Anyone else notice that awhile back when so of the studios gave PPV a 28 day window (cutting out Nexflix and RedBox... have you seen any commercial for PPV movies say "its not in the mail or in that machine... its only on PPV"... anyway, that was when the good ($20 BluRay) deals really dryed up? Or am I looking at it to deeply?


cp

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Not really sure what you're saying there, but maybe related, Blockbuster has a 28 day window on many movies just for rental purpose now, but I doubt that has anything to do with prices of new releases for retail.

What is affected besides the rental window is these 28 day rental window discs are completely/totally featureless.

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Originally Posted by Mike Frezon


The other OTHER part is that, in my line of work, I'm confronted every day with absolute need to hoard as much money as humanly possible. I spent my 20's doing really stupid stuff and getting myself out of financial jams. I'm 31 now, in a new place and I need to be smarter with the dollars. Retirement is only 30-something years away after all. Not to mention wanting a house and stuff before I go gray...