Weekly RoundUp 10-16-2007 (1 Viewer)

[Mike Frezon]

The Weekly RoundUp

The Features


– Al Jolson (The Jazz Singer – 1927)


– Transformers – 2007


– Mildred Natwick, Lisa Lucas & Jason Robards
(The House Without a Christmas Tree – 1972)


– March of the Wooden Soldiers – 1934


– Arthur Askey (The Ghost Train – 1941)


– Angelina Jolie (A Mighty Heart – 2007)

The Prices


SD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoAbsolutely Fabulous: White Box$11.19$12.99$12.99 - - Amityville Collection – Triple Feature$26.99$24.99$19.99 - - **Believers (R & NR)$18.69$17.99$19.99 - - Carlos Saura’s Flamenco trilogy (CC)$33.69$44.99$34.99 - - Casshern (Director’s Cut)$19.99$24.99$19.99 - - Christmas Do-Over$18.69$19.99$19.99 - - Crazy Love$18.89$24.99$19.99 - - The Ghost Train (1941)$22.49$19.99$19.99 - - Havoc 2: Normal Adolescent Behavior$14.99$14.99$15.99 - - The Hoax$19.99$19.99$19.99 - $19.49Hollow Man (Director’s Cut)$14.99 - $15.99 - - House Without a Christmas Tree$9.79$9.99$10.99 - - Ice Spiders$22.49$22.99$19.99 - - Icons of Horror Coll.: Sam Katzman$17.49$22.99$19.99 - - The Invisible$19.99$19.99$19.99 - - Ironside: Season 2$34.99$39.99$39.99 - - The Jazz Singer (80th Anniv. Edition)$27.89$34.99$34.99 - - Jingle All the Way (Family Fun Ed.)$14.99$14.99$15.99 - - Kings of South Beach$22.49$22.99$19.99 - - Land of Hunted Men (1943)$13.49$12.99$12.99 - - MacGuyver: Complete Series$135.99$169.99$159.99 - - MoH: The Damned Thing$9.49$12.99$12.99 - - Medium: Season 3$41.99$44.99$39.99 - $37.99Michael Moore Hates America$17.99$14.99$15.99 - - A Mighty Heart$18.99$19.99$19.99 - $18.99MGM Holiday Classics Collection$36.99$24.99$34.99 - - My Best Friend$18.69$19.99$19.99 - - Planet Terror SE (Ext. & NR) (2-disc)$22.95$17.99$16.99$17.99 - Planet Terror (Steel Book) (BB only) - $22.99 - - - The Reaping$19.99$19.99$19.99$19.99 - **Return/House/Haunted Hill (R & NR)$19.99$19.99$19.99 - - Roseanne: Season 9$26.99$26.99$34.99 - - Squidbillies: Volume 1$22.49$26.99$19.99 - - Studio 60 on Sunset Strip$41.99$41.99$49.99 - - That ‘70s Show: Season 7$34.99$36.99$34.99$32.99 - Transformers (2007) (1 disc)$16.99$14.99$13.99$15.99 - Transformers SE (2007) (2 disc)$22.99$22.99$22.99 - $22.99Transformers DE (Target only) - - - $24.99 - Treasures III: Social Issues (1900-34)$80.99$99.99$79.99 - - Trials of Darryl Hunt$25.19$19.99$19.99 - - Wanted - Dead or Alive: Season 3$29.99$34.99$34.99 - - White Christmas$14.99$14.99$15.99 - -


HD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoA Mighty Heart$27.95$29.99$39.99 - $27.89The Reaping$27.95$34.99$39.99 - - Return to House on Haunted Hill$23.95$29.99$34.00 - - Transformers (2007)$27.95$29.99$29.99$29.99$27.79


BLU-RAY TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoHollow Man (Director’s Cut)$19.95 - $28.96 - - The Invisible$23.95$29.99$34.00 - - Masters of Horror: Season 1 V1$19.95$24.99$29.98 - - Masters of Horror: Season 1 V2$19.95$24.99$29.98 - - The Reaping$23.95$29.99$34.00 - - Return to House on Haunted Hill$23.95$29.99$34.00 - -

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

(MoH) before a title = New release in the Masters of Horror Collection.

Individual titles included in box sets listed above:

Amityville Collection – Triple Feature: Amityville Dollhouse, Amityville 1992: It’s About Time, Amityville: A New Generation.

Carlos Saura’s Flamenco Trilogy (CC): Blood Wedding, Carmen, El Amor Brujo.

Icons of Horror Collection: Sam Katzman: The Giant Claw, Creature with the Atom Brain, Zombies of Mora Tau, The Werewolf.

MGM Holiday Classics Collection: The Bishop’s Wife, March of the Wooden Soldiers, Pocketful of Miracles.

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! Believers AND Return to the House on Haunted Hillare available in both RATED and UNRATED versions...get the one that’s right for you!

--Just like with they did with Grindhouse: Death Proof, Best Buy will have a “steelbook” edition of Grindhouse: Planet Terror. Includes an EXCLUSIVE DIRECTOR’S INTERVIEW DISC. On-pack. Minimum 15 per store. No rainchecks.

--Best Buy also have an instant $5 savings when you buy ANY TWO of the following three films on DVD: The Reaping, Return to the House on Haunted Hill, Believers. Must be purchased on same receipt.

--Best Buy is also advertising an EXCLUSIVE FREE LITHOGRAPH with its copies of Transformers on DVD. Minimum 30 per store. No rainchecks.

--Also, BB has a FREE $10 BEST BUY GIFT CARD, instantly, when you buy BOTH Transformers on DVD and Transformers: the video game. Or, you can SAVE $5, instantly, when you buy Transformers on DVD AND a Transformers Action Figure ($19.99).

--And, Best Buy has an EXCLUSIVE TRANSFORMERS GIFT SET ($29.99) which includes Transformers on DVD, and “Optimus Prime” and “Cliffjumper” figures. On-pack. Minimum 10 per store. No rainchecks.

--And there’s FREE MOVIE CASH to see “Lions for Lambs” @ Best Buy this week with the purchase of The Best Picture Modern Collection ($19.99) or ANY UA Gift Set: Volumes 1 – 3. Two free movie tickets. On-pack. $7.50 value. Valid 11-9-07 thru 12-30-07.

--Best Buy is also advertising a price of just $19.99 apiece on That ‘70s Show: Seasons 1 thru 6 on DVD—when you purchase That ‘70s Show: Season 7.

--Best Buy Odds and Ends:Best Buy has a number of DVDs listed @ $9.99.

--Circuit City has a FREE TRANFORMERS HAT for its first 20 customers! While supplies last.

--@ Circuit City, buy Transformers on DVD and get an EXCLUSIVE FREE TRANSFORMERS DIGITAL DOWNLOAD CARD. Access to more than 11 minutes of exclusive footage.


--Circuit City has a FREE MOVIE CASH to see “The Mist” with the purchase of Planet Terror on DVD. On-pack.

--Save $5, instantly, with the purchase of ANY two of the following three movies on DVD: Believers, The Reaping, Return to the House on Haunted Hill. Must be purchased on same receipt.

--CC has a “Buy 2 and save $10” deal AND a “Buy 3 and save $20” deal on the following select TV on DVD series: CSI: Seasons 1-5, CSI-Miami: Seasons 1-3, NCIS: Seasons 1-3, Criminal Minds: Season 2, Ghost Whisperer: Seasons 1-2, JAG: Season 3.

--Circuit City Odds and Ends: Circuit City has a list of DVDs for sale @ $4.99, $6.99 and $9.99 apiece.

--Target’s got a pretty cool EXCLUSIVE in connection with Transformers on DVD—an EXCLUSIVE DELUXE EDITION WHICH includes the “WORLD’S FIRST TRANSFORMING DVD CASE!”

The DVD case becomes a 15” tall Optimus Prime Robot! Also has bonus content nand all-new comic. Limit 3 per guest. No rain checks.



--Target is also back with one of its FREE $5 GIFTCARDS with the purchase of Transformers (1-disc) on DVD ($15.99) AND their EXCLUSIVE TRANSFORMERS BUMBLEBEE TOY ($15.99). Quantity limited. No rainchecks.

-- Target has a “Buy One, Get One Free” deal on Disney Blu-ray discs. Shown in the ad are: Wild Hogs, Apocalypto, Pirate of Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. Choose from titles shown and selected others. Quantities limited. No rainchecks.

--Target Odds and Ends: Target has a short list of TV Shows on DVD on sale this week.


--Other Transformer Odds and Ends:

--At Wal-Mart, an EXCLUSIVE TWO-DISC TRANSFORMERS PACKAGE which “includes ‘Transformers Beginnings’ an exclusive prequel narrated by the voice of Optimus Prime: Peter Cullen.”



--At K-Mart, buy Transformers on DVD AND a Hasbro transformers toy ($19.99+) and save $10, instantly, at the register. Also, buy a Transformers DVD and get a FREE KEYCHAIN LIGHT. This is from info gleaned off an internet site which I cannot confirm immediately.

--And what goes better with big, massive Transformers Robots than Twinkies? Hostess is running a $4 mail-in rebate on the Transformers DVDs. Details here--including downloadable rebate form.

 

[Patrick Sun]

Circuit City on sale DVD items:

Transformers: Eragon $5.99
Transformers: Return of Megatron $5.99

Evan Almighty $19.99
Surf's Up $19.99
1408 $19.99
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer $19.99
Knocked Up: Unrated $19.99

CSI: Seasons 1 - 5 $34.99 each
CSI: Miami Seasons 1 - 3 $34.99 each
NCIS: Seasons 1 - 3 $49.99 each
Criminal Minds: Season 2 $49.99
Ghost Whisperer: Seasons 1 - 2 $49.99 each
JAG: Season 3 $49.99

$4.99 each:
Shaft
Changing Lanes
The Score
The Saint
Drop Zone
Virtuosity
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
The Hunted
Timeline
Hard Rain
Donavan's Reef
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Accused
Dragonslayer
Escape from Alcatraz
Rules of Engagement
Naked Gun 2 1/2
Beverly Hills Cop III
The Golden Child

$6.99 each:
War of the Worlds: Special Collector's Edition
Top Gun: Special Collector's Edition
Mission: Impossible: Special Collector's Edition
Mission: Impossible II
Saving Private Ryan
Patriot Games
Clear and Present Danger
Hunt for Red October
Death Wish
The Warrior's
Tomb Raider: Cradle of Life
Sahara

$9.99 each:
DaVinci Code
Gridiron Gang
Ghostbusters 1 & 2
Talladega Nights: Unrated
Click
RV
Curse of the Golden Flower
Marie Antoniette
Boyz in the Hood
Stranger than Fiction
Little Man
Meatballs
Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Disturbia $13.99


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Best Buy on sale DVD items:

Best Picture Collection (MGM) $19.99

TV On DVD:
Angel: Complete Collection (5 seasons) $99.99

Disturbia $14.99

$9.99 each:
Fantastic 4: Extended Edition
Star Wars: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace
Superman Returns
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
Gladiator
Blood Diamond
Pulp Fiction: Collector's Edition
The Mummy: Collectors Set
Leon the Professional
Reservoir Dogs (Metal Tin)
Lock, Stock & 2 Smoking Barrels
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
King Kong
Miami Vice
Jet Li Fearless
Underworld: Evolution
V for Vendetta
Mission: Impossible: Collector's Edition
Mission: Impossible III
Layer Cake
Braveheart
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Batman Begins
Riddick Trilogy
Serenity
Lucky # Slevin
Red Dawn: Collector's Edition
Sin City
National Treasure
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: revenge of the Sith
Kingdom of Heaven
Waist Deep
Jaws
Scarface

Buy 1, get 1 free, Blu-ray discs $29.99 each
Invincible
Chicken Little
Wild Hogs
Eight Below
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Gone in 60 Seconds
The Lookout
Pearl Harbor
Apocalypto
Deja Vu
The Guardian
The Prestige
Enemy of the State

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Target on sale DVD items:

That 70's Show: Season 7 $32.99

Family Guy: Vol. 5 (Low Price)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Seasons 1 & 2 $19.99
South Park: Season 10 $26.99
Grey's Anatomy: Season 3 $39.99

Blu-Ray (Buy 1, Get 1 Free)
Wild Hogs
Apocalypto
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
(more titles available, not shown in ad)

 

[Jose Arellano]

I'm going to try and get that cool Target Transformers box.

Thank you both for all you do....I check this thread every week, even if I don't post on it often. It is very highly appreciated.

Lenny

 

[Shawn.F]

As always, much thanks for the weekly list.

Looks like an off week for me. Maybe Transformers on HD DVD, but I wasn't nuts about it so I might hold off for next week's big guns (the Kubrick titles).

 

[Xenia Stathakopoulou]

Just planet terror for me this week, eventually I might get the mgm holiday classics.

 

[Jimmy M]

That should be Peter Cullen.

Thanks for all the hard work though. I'll get the Wal•Mart Transformers this week.

Jimmy!

 

[Adam_WM]

Planet Terror Steelbook.

 

[Stephen J*]

Is the Target version of Transformers the same 2 disc set available elsewhere, with the case being the only exception?

 

[TravisR]

I'll be picking up:

The Jazz Singer
Planet Terrror (steelbook)
Masters Of Horror: The Damned Thing
Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip: Season One

Thanks for the prices!

This week is rough but after next week and the week after, my credit card is going to be screaming for mercy.

 

[george kaplan]

Thanks as usual.

I know I'll be picking up Mythbusters 2 for my son. Other than that, there are some possible upgrades this week, but only if I find out definitively that there's significant pq improvement.

 

[Jason Seaver]

Studio 60, although I really wish it were in HD.

 

[Scott_J]

As always, thanks Mike and Patrick.

I'm probably picking up Transformers HD today and maybe the Planet Terror steelbook. I liked Studio 60 but not for $40+. I'll pick it up down the road when it's cheaper.

 

[Jason_V]

Transformers to break in my new HD DVD player, for certain.

I'd love to snag Studio 60, but next week is going to be a killer and I can't fit it into the budget. :frowning:

 

[Mike Frezon]

Right on both counts, Jimmy! Thanks!

Mike runs off to make the corrections!

It's funny...because when I saw the name I said to myself that I had better not confuse him with one of my favorite gameshow hosts...Bill Cullen. But I still got the name wrong...and I don't know why!

 

[Mark Booth]

Just Transformers HD DVD for me this week! It will be my 46th HD DVD. I don't buy regular DVDs anymore. If Hollywood wants me to buy, they better put it on HD DVD. Otherwise, rental at Red Box for $1 per day.

Mark

 

[Chris S]

I'm passing on the HD DVD for Transformers... yea right!! I might have to call it a day a bit earlier than normal on Tuesday.

Also, what's up with all the B1G1 deals on Blu-ray recently. It's making broke! (but thats not to say I want them to stop...)

 

[FranklinC]

That cool transforming Transformers DVD from Target SHALL BE MINE!

 

[todbnla]

How long is Blu Ray Transformers held up? I don't see it listed above??
Is it common for BR discs to come out later than normal release date hd discs?

 

[nolesrule]

Transformers is an HD DVD exclusive being a Paramount release.

 

[todbnla]

That sucks! :frowning: