Weekly RoundUp 1-29-2008 (1 Viewer)

[Mike Frezon]

The Weekly RoundUp

The Features


– Nicole Kidman (The Invasion – 2007)


– Charlton Heston (El Cid – 1961)


– Cast (Ladrón que roba a ladrón – 2007)


– Evan Rachel Wood & Michael Douglas (King of California – 2007)


– King of Kong: Fistful of Quarters – 2007

The Prices


SD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoAqua Teen Hunger Force: Volume 5$21.99$21.99$21.99$19.99 - Bordertown$17.99$17.99$19.99 - - Canvas$25.19$14.99$19.99 - - Charm School$26.99$24.99$19.99 - - **The Comebacks (R & NR)$19.99$19.99$17.99$17.99 - Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 6$25.99$27.99$27.99 - - Daddy Day Camp$19.99$19.99$15.99$17.99 - Damages: Season 1$34.99$34.99$39.99 - $33.99Drumline SE$14.99$14.99$17.99 - - El Cid SE$16.99$17.99$19.99 - - El Cid LE$25.99$26.99$34.99 - - Emergency: Season 4$27.99$34.99$34.99 - - Feel the Noise$24.29$19.99$17.99 - - Groundhog Day (15th Anniv. Edition)$14.99$12.99$14.99 - - Hannah Montana: One in a Million$14.99$14.99$14.99$14.99$12.99The Invasion$19.99$16.99$19.99$19.99 - JAG: Season 5$39.99$39.99$49.99$37.99 - King of California$19.99$14.99$19.99 - - The King of Kong: Fistful of Quarters$19.99$19.99$19.99 - $18.99**Ladrón que roba a ladrón$17.99$19.99$17.99 - - **Lake Placid 2 (R & NR)$18.99$19.99$19.99 - - Mansfield Park$18.69$19.99$19.99 - - Monty Python’s Life of Brian (Immac. Ed.)$16.99$19.99$17.99 - - Moving McAllister$19.99$22.99$19.99 - - Mr. Untouchable$19.99$22.99$19.99 - - The Nines$22.49$19.99$19.99 - - Only the Ball was White$9.98$9.99$6.99 - - Pioneers of Television$19.99$19.99$19.99 - - Right at Your Door$25.19$19.99$19.99 - - Rocket Science$19.99$24.99$19.99 - - Spongebob: To Love a Patty$15.29$12.99$14.99 - - Trade$25.19$19.99$19.99 - - Twitches Too$17.99$17.99$19.99 - - Val Lewton: Man in the Shadows$13.99$14.99$17.99 - - Val Lewton Horror Collection$41.99$49.99$59.99 - -


HD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoKing of California$19.95$24.99$29.99 - -


BLU-RAY TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoDaddy Day Camp$26.95$29.99$34.99 - - Damages: Season 1$55.95$59.99$69.99 - $53.99The Invasion$24.95$29.99$29.99 - - King of California$19.95$24.99$29.99 - - Monty Python’s Life of Brian (Immac. Ed.)$19.95$24.99$19.99 - -

Individual titles included in box sets listed above:

Val Lewton Horror Collection: Cat People, The Curse of the Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie, The Body Snatcher, Isle of the Dead, Bedlam, The Leopard Man, The Ghost Ship, The Seventh Victim, Shadows in the Dark, Val Lewton: Man in the Shadows..

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! Ladron Qye Roba a Ladron is available in both OAR and MAR versions...get the right one! Also, The Comebacks AND Lake Placid 2 is available in both rated and unrated versions. Get the one that’s right for you.

--At Best Buy, purchase Hannah Montana: One in a Million on DVD ($14.99) and you are eligible to add ANY one of the following three DVDs onto your purchase in a 2/$20 deal: Hannah Montana: Life’s What You Make It, Hannah Montana: Living the Rock Star Life, Hannah Montana: Pop Star Profile. (Reg. $16.99 apiece). Must be purchased on same receipt.

--Also at Best Buy, you can buy Lake Placid 2 (NR) AND The Comebacks (Reg. $19.99 apiece) on DVD and you can save $5. Must be purchased on same receipt.

--Purchase The Comebacks @ BB and you will receive a FREE PREVIEW DISC for Bachelor Party 2. Minimum 10 per store. No rainchecks.

--At Best Buy: there is a lengthy list of football-related films ranging in price from $6.99 to $14.99. Buy 2 and save $5. Must be purchased on same receipt.

--Best Buy has a a number of newer releases on sale for just $14.99. Titles include American Pie Presents: Beta House, HP & Order of the Phoenix, The Kingdom, Rush Hour 3, Shrek the Third, Spider-man 3, Superbad (NR). More titles available in store.

--Best Buy is also doing a “Buy One, Get One FREE” deal on a number of HD-DVD titles Free HD-DVD must be of equal or lesser value. Must be purchased on same receipt.:

$24.99: Backdraft, The Big Lebowski, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Mummy, Serenity, Shaun of the Dead.

$29.99: Disturbia, Hot Rod, Knocked Up (NR), Shooter, Shrek the Third, Smokin’ Aces, Transformers.

--Best Buy Odds and Ends:Best Buy has Volumes 1-4 of Aqua Teen Hunger Force on sale for $14.99 apiece and Seasons 1-5 of Curb Your Enthusiasm for $17.99 apiece.

--In honor of this week’s release of Daddy Day Camp, Circuit City has Daddy Day Care on sale for just $5.

--Similar to BB, at Circuit City you can purchase BOTH Lake Placid 2 ($19.99) AND The Comebacks ($17.99) and SAVE $10. In store only. Must be purchased on same receipt.

--CC also has a deal on Hannah Montana DVDs. Purchase HM: One in a Million AND ANY OTHER HM DVD or soundtrack CD and SAVE $6. In store only. Must be purchased on same receipt.

--At Circuit City, purchase Saw IV on DVD and you are eligible to add ANY one of the following three DVDs onto your purchase AND SAVE $8: 3:10 to Yuma, Good Luck Chuck, War (Statham/Li) (Reg. $19.99 apiece). Must be purchased on same receipt.

--@ CC, buy Feel the Noise and pick FREE MULTIMEDIA DIGITAL DOWNLOADS with your purchase.

--And, @ Circuit City there are a bunch of Blu-ray titles listed for $24.99

--Circuit City also has a bunch of “Double Feature” DVDs on sale this week for just $6.99.

--Circuit City Odds and Ends: Circuit City has lists of DVDs for sale @ $4.99 (lots of sports movies) and $7.49 (In store only. More titles available in store.).

--At Target, buy Hannah Montana: One in a Million ($14.99) AND the CD Hannah Montana 2: Non Stop Dance Party ($11.98) and get a FREE $5 Target Giftcard. Quantity limited. No rainchecks.

--Target also has a list Blu-ray discs on sale for $29.99 this week.

--Target Odds and Ends: Target has selections of DVDs listed at $7.50 and $10 this week.

 

[Patrick Sun]

Circuit City on sale DVD items:

High School Musical 2: Extended Edition $15.99
Daddy Day Care $5.00

$4.99 each: (In store only)
Cinderella Man
Ali
Two For The Money
Radio
Rudy: Special Edition
Above The Rim
Love & Basketball
Coach Carter
The Replacements
Friday Night Lights
Jerry MaGuire
The Karate Kid: Special Edition
Necessary Roughness
The Longest Yard (2006)
Field Of Dreams: Anniversary Edition
Varsity Blues
Seabiscuit
Brian’s Song
Raging Bull
Slap Shot
Days Of Thunder
Bull Durham
The Pride Of The Yankees
61*
A League Of Their Own
Caddyshack
Bend It Like Beckham
Any Given Sunday
Juice
School Of Rock
Beverly Hills Cop
Eurotrip: Unrated
The Fighting Temptations
How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days

$6.99 Double Feature DVDs:
Training Day / Fallen
The Perfect Storm / Three Kings
Devil’s Advocate / Insomnia
48 Hours / Another 48 Hours
National Lampoon’s Vacation / National Lampoon’s European Vacation
The American President / Dave
Collateral Damage / Eraser
Demolition Man / Over The Top
Stand And Deliver / Lean On Me
Fraility / SAW
Belly / Caught Up
Rising Sun / Sugar Hill
Sleeping With The Enemy / Dying Young

$7.49 DVDs: (In store only. More titles available in store.)
Titanic (1st pressing)
A Beautiful Mind
Sideways
American Beauty
Legends Of The Fall: Special Edition
Fried Green Tomatoes: Collector’s Edition
Monster’s Ball
Leaving Las Vegas
What Women Want
Four Weddings & A Funeral
As Good As It Gets
Bridget Jones’s Diary: Collector’s Edition
Footloose
West Side Story
Ocean’s Twelve
Six Days, Seven Nights
Wedding Crashers: Uncorked Edition
Hitch
50 First Dates
Ocean’s Eleven
Monster-In-Law
Pretty In Pink: Everything’s Duckie Edition
Driving Miss Daisy
How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Unfaithful
Message In A Bottle
Along Came Polly
Sense & Sensibility

James Bond titles (most current edition)
Goldfinger
Thunderball
Licence To Kill
Dr. No
You Only Live Twice
From Russia With Love
Diamonds Are Forever
Live And Let Die
Octopussy
The World Is Not Enough

Blu-ray Discs $24.99 each:
Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Curse Of The Black Pearl
Déjà Vu
Apocalypto
Meet The Robinsons
Gone In 60 Seconds (Cage)
Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer
Die Hard
The Marine
Pathfinder: Unrated
Alien vs. Predator
CARS
28 Weeks Later
Kingdom Of Heaven
High School Musical 2: Extended Edition
Flyboys
Ratatouille
X-Men: The Last Stand


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Best Buy on sale DVD items:

Trade $19.99
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Movie $14.99
Barry Manilow: Songs From the 70’s $14.99
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Runnin’ Down A Dream $29.99

Save $5 when you buy any two DVDs from this list: Titles must be purchased on the same receipt.
The Program $6.99
Varsity Blues $9.99
Brian’s Song $9.99
Jerry MaGuire $9.99
Rudy $9.99
Invincible $14.99
Necessary Roughness $14.99
Facing Giants $14.99
The Replacements $14.99
Remember The Titans: Director’s Cut $14.99
North Dallas Forty $14.99
Heaven Can Wait $14.99
Knute Rockne: All-American $14.99
Gridiron Gang $14.99

$14.99 each: More Titles available in store
The Kingdom
Rush Hour 3
Shrek The Third
Superbad: Unrated Extended Edition
Harry Potter & Order Of The Phoenix
Spider-man 3
American Pie Presents: Beta House

HD-DVD Discs: Buy One, Get One Free. Free HD-DVD must be of equal or lesser value. Titles must be purchased on the same receipt.
The Big Lebowski $24.99
Backdraft $24.99
Shaun Of The Dead $24.99
Serenity $24.99
The Mummy $24.99
The Bourne Identity $24.99
The Bourne Supremacy $24.99
Transformers $29.99
Hot Rod $29.99
Knocked Up: Unrated $29.99
Shrek The Third $29.99
Shooter $29.99
Smokin’ Aces $29.99
Disturbia $29.99

DVD Sets:
Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Volume I / II / III / IV $14.99 each
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 $17.99 each
JAG: Season 5 $39.99


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Target on sale DVD items:

Blu-ray discs $29.99 each:
Superbad: Unrated Extended Edition
Hairspray
Spider-man 3
Ocean’s 13
300
The Departed
Harry Potter & Order Of The Phoenix
Rush Hour 3

$7.50 each: Titles Listed & selected Others
Akeelah & The Bee
Gremlins: Special Edition
Grandma’s Boy: Unrated
Tommy Boy / Black Sheep Double Feature

$10.00 each: Titles Listed & selected Others
300: 2-disc Special Edition
TMNT
The Queen
Night At The Museum

 

[TravisR]

Bigger week for me:

Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Volume Five
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season Six
Val Lewton: Man In The Shadows

Thanks for the prices!

 

[RickER]

El Cid, minus the bells and whistles. Thats it for me. Thanks guys!

 

[Michael Reuben]

I may have to get King of California just because one of my nephews worked on the film as a P.A. and is listed in the credits (with his name misspelled; he was not pleased). Not a bad film, either; Evan Rachel Wood can do no wrong in my book.

M.

 

[TonyD]

everyone should at least rent King of Kong.
what a great doc.
it's crazy what was going on in the world of donkey kong playing.

i want to pic El Cid but was hoping for an hd announcement first.

 

[Chris S]

Thanks for the Roundup!

Only picking up my favorite film from last year, The King of Kong: Fistful of Quarters.

 

[george kaplan]

Thanks as usual.

The only thing I could potentially buy is Groundhog Day, but more than likely I'll wait for the blu-ray.

 

[EricSchulz]

I hope Netflix gets the urated Lake Placid 2 since I thought the first one was great cheesy fun. Any thoughts on renting Invasion? I seem to think it was pretty much universally panned and I remember it tanked at the box office.

 

[pitchman]

Thanks guys!

Since I missed the Val Leton set the first time around, I will take advantage of the Amazon deal. Also, I think I will snag The Pride of the Yankees for $4.99.

 

[Bill Thomann]

Thanks for the roundup. Nothing for me this week.

 

[Mike Frezon]

Probably just Pioneers of Television for me.

Caught a glimpse at the "Late Night" episode one night and it was pretty well done.

Oh....and El Cid SE.

 

[Jason_V]

Meh, nothing catching my eye here. I may splurge on Entourage at the $19.99 price point later in the week. It all depends.

 

[Ric Easton]

I'm gonna wait a little bit on El Cid and that an HD version is coming out soon.


Mike, I saw all four parts and found it very good... even the one about the game shows! It was really interesting to learn about these early years, most of which, I was not yet around for.

Anyway, I'll be picking up my missing seasons of Curb Your Enthusiasm! Thanks guys!

 

[Scott_J]

Thanks for theh RoundUp, guys.

Curb S6 this week and, while I want to see King of Kong, $20 seems too high for that. I'll wait until I can get it cheaper.

Oh, and Veronica Mars S3 thanks to Cameron's thread pointing that out.

 

[TonyD]

Pioneers aired on the local hd public channel.
i saw the game show ep.
very interesting.

learned a few things that i thought i already thought i new about the game show scandals.

 

[Mike Frezon]

You just know your local rental places (Blockbuster, Hollywood Video, etc.) will have that in their "previously viewed" bins before you know it.

I keep hearing that Hollywood Video stores are closing in different places. Was there some news that I missed? Are they downsizing?

 

[Jason_V]

Mike,

The shortest possible story on Hollywood Video (and Movie Gallery) is that they filed for bankruptcy and have been shutting down stores. Movie Gallery bought Hollywood in 2005...and found themselves with huge debt. And competing with Blockbuster and Netflix rent by mail programs.

 

[Mike Frezon]

Thanks, Jason.

Netflix seems to be having quite an impact on the rental industry.

I've got one guy I work with that has absolutely no rental places near where he lives...and that's in a suburb of Albany. The last Mom & Pop shop closed a few months ago...and now the HV has closed. There's no Blockbuster near him and the grocery stores have given up on rentals altogether (maybe there are some of those red box units still around. I don't know.).

It just seems strange since I thought the rental industry was still going strong. He rents a fair amount. Maybe Netflix is in his future?

 

[RickER]

I joined NetFlix about 6 months ago. I love it. Very easy to use, and its cheap too!