Weekly RoundUp 3-15-2011 (1 Viewer)

[Mike Frezon]

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



– Mark Wahlberg & Amy Adams (The Fighter – 2010)


– Bryce Dallas Howard & Matt Damon (Hereafter – 2010)


–Yi Yi – 20000


–Jennifer Aniston & Jason Bateman (The Switch– 2010)


–Au Revoir Les Enfants – 1987


–David Argue, John Ley & Nicole Kidman (BMX Bandits – 1983)




–Sharktopus – 2010




[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![/COLOR]




[COLOR= rgb(0, 0, 0)]SD-DVD TITLE [/COLOR]

[COLOR= rgb(0, 0, 0)]Amazon[/COLOR]

[COLOR= rgb(0, 0, 0)]BestBuy[/COLOR]

[COLOR= rgb(0, 0, 0)]Target[/COLOR]



Batman: Brave and Bold: Season 1 Part 2

$14.99

$14.99





Blood

$22.49

$14.99





BMX Bandits

$17.99

$14.99





Coach: Season 4

$17.99

$19.99





Fernando Di Leo Crime Collection

$29.99

$34.99





The Fighter

$14.99

$15.99

$16.99



Gamera vs Zigra/Gamera: Super Monster

$14.99

$14.99





Hemingway's Garden of Eden

$17.99

$14.99





Hereafter

$13.99

$14.99

$14.99



Laramie: Season 1

$44.99

$44.99





Sharktopus

$13.99

$14.99





A Shine of Rainbows

$16.99







Snoop Sisters: Complete Series

$40.49







Snoopy Come Home/A Boy Named Charlie Brown

$15.49

$14.99





Step Off

$24.49

$24.99





The Switch

$15.99

$14.99

$14.99



The Virginian: Season 3

$50.99

$89.99





Waste Land

$21.99

$19.99





Who Do You Think You Are: Season 1

$27.99

$34.99





Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest

$14.99

$14.99








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![/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]



Anchorman: Legend of Ron Burgundy

$17.99

$19.99





Au Revoir Les Enfant (CC)

$27.99

$34.99





Battle of the Warriors

$15.99

$19.99





Blood

$16.99

$16.99





BMX Bandits

$24.98

$19.99





The Fighter

$19.99

$22.99

$22.99



Hereafter (Combo Pack)

$18.49

$24.99

$24.99



Sharktopus

$18.99

$19.99





The Switch

$19.99

$17.99

$19.99



Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest

$28.99

$24.99





Yi Yi (CC)

$27.99

$34.99








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

Individual Titles in the Collections Listed Above:

Fernando Di Leo Crime Collection (DVD): Caliber 9, The Italian Connection, The Boss, Rulers of the City.

[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]



--No specials or exclusives on new releases this week at Best Buy.



--Recent releases advertised at Best Buy: 127 Hours ($14.99 DVD/$22.99 BD), Walking Dead: S1 ($17.99 DVD/$22.99 BD).



--The following Blu-ray titles are on sale at Best Buy this week:



$14.99: Tombstone, Gremlins



$19.99: The Sound of Music, Saving Private Ryan, The Wizard of Oz, Gone With the Wind, Iron Man 2, Gladiator



--Best Buy has the following TV Shows on DVD on sale this week:

$19.99: Psych: Season 4

$29.99: [COLOR= rgb(0, 0, 0)]The Office: Season 6, 30 Rock: Season 4, House: Season 6.[/COLOR]

--Best Buy Odds and Ends: A list of DVDs for $4.99 apiece.

--At Target this week no specials or exclusives on new releases either.



--The following Blu-ray titles are listed at $10: Reservoir Dogs, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Transporter 3, Taking of Pelham 1-2-3.

--Target Odds and Ends: None to report.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Thanks for posting early this week to accomodate daylight saving(s) time! The Switch is a definite at some point; whether I spring for it at the $17.99 Best Buy price or wait for a price drop down the line remains to be seen.

 

[Adam Gregorich]

Thanks Mike! kind of a quiet week for me. I'll wait for the switch and at some point Sharktopus on BD (when it is $7.99 or lower).

 

[Malcolm R]

Amazon links do not work.


May pick up Hereafter.

 

[Adam Gregorich]

Thanks Malcolm. We have been struggling with that for a few weeks. We came up with a workaround, let me see if I can get it to work.

 

[Jason_V]

I was gonna say nothing for me this week, but after scrolling through the titles on sale at BB online...I can't say that and maintain a straight face. Close Encounters, Contact, Network, Time Traveler's Wife, The Player...I have a nice long list of (mostly) Warner titles I'd love to pick up. I may wait until the end of the week to give me time to really think if I "need" these or if they're just impulse purchases.

 

[Adam Gregorich]

Originally Posted by Malcolm R

Amazon links do not work.

They should be good to go now. We appreciate you using them to help support the forum. If anyone finds they aren't working this week please post here or send me a PM.


Thanks!

 

[Matt Hough]

One of my all-time holy grails comes to DVD this week: The Snoop Sisters which ran for one season as part of the NBC Mystery Movie rotating series. Helen Hayes and Mildred Natwick (who won the Emmy that year for Best Actress in a Dramatic Series) are delightfully dotty elderly sleuths in the Miss Marple tradition, and tthe shows as I recall them were a lot of fun.

 

[TravisR]

Nothing for me this week but thanks for the prices!


Hereafter and The Fighter are both well worth renting.

 

[Bill Thomann]

Thanks for the Roundup. Nothing for me this week.

 

[Mike Frezon]

I'm a little surprised more people aren't jumping on The Fighter...like I am.

I already pre-ordered (as a blind buy) from Amazon.


That's it for me this week.


I was surprised to see the Snoop Sisters pop up on this week's radar, Matt. A very nice little NBC show from the '70s. Classic TV fans should be thrilled to get it. That combo of Hayes and Natwick should be a guarantee of quality work for those who are unfamiliar with the show. I was a bit surprised to hear it only ran for one season. I would have said it was at least three or four.

My cousins and I used to jokingly refer to our moms, on occasion, as the Snoop Sisters.

 

[Malcolm R]

Originally Posted by Mike Frezon

I'm a little surprised more people aren't jumping on The Fighter...like I am.

I'm not a fan of boxing (or Mark Wahlberg), so that's my reason for ignoring it.


Snoop Sisters sounds intriguing, but that's a very hefty price for what appears to be five episodes totaling 6 hours of content. I can't justify a blind buy at that price.

 

[TravisR]

Originally Posted by Mike Frezon

I'm a little surprised more people aren't jumping on The Fighter...like I am.

I already pre-ordered (as a blind buy) from Amazon.

I really enjoyed it when I saw it in the theater and I think most people will too. The performances (not just Bale and Leo) are all excellent.

 

[Matt Hough]

Originally Posted by Mike Frezon


I was surprised to see the Snoop Sisters pop up on this week's radar, Matt. A very nice little NBC show from the '70s. Classic TV fans should be thrilled to get it. That combo of Hayes and Natwick should be a guarantee of quality work for those who are unfamiliar with the show. I was a bit surprised to hear it only ran for one season. I would have said it was at least three or four.

My cousins and I used to jokingly refer to our moms, on occasion, as the Snoop Sisters.

The ratings weren't great for the show, but according to an interview Helen Hayes gave (I think to Mike Douglas), she and Mildred were so disenchanted with the fast pace of TV and lack of preparation time for each scene that they were happy not to do any more than one season of episodes.

 

[Aaron Silverman]

I like boxing but The Fighter doesn't seem like something I'd watch more than once. I'll borrow it from the library.

 

[Adam Gregorich]

Tim just posted his review of The Switch (Blu-ray)

 

[Jeff Meyers]

No purchases for me this week, but thank you as always for the Round Up.

I'm going to rent The Fighter, The Switch, and Hereafter.


Paramount has a $5 off coupon valid on The Fighter on DVD or Blu-ray / DVD Combo:

Link: http://www.paramount.com/PHE/newsletter/fighter/thefighter_coupon.html


Notes:

• You must have the Bricks / Coupon.com printer app installed to print this coupon.
• You cannot print to a virtual printer (i.e. PDF)
• Each coupon has a unique code / serial number
• Coupon expires 3/31/2011

 

[Mike Frezon]

A link to Neil's review of The Fighter has been added to the OP.

 

[Will_B]

Scrubs Season 8 on Blu is $12 at DeepDiscount (bear in mind their spotty reputation -- I took the risk).

 

[Matt Hough]

The DVD review copy for A Shine of Rainbows which streeted on Tuesday only just arrived today. The review for it can be found here.