The Features
– Cate Blanchett & Brad Pitt (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – 2008)
– Dustin Hoffman & Emma Thompson (Last Chance Harvey – 2008)
– Momma’s Man – 2008
– Matthew Broderick (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – 1986)
The Prices
SD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyTargetCostcoBoston Legal: Season 5$31.99$31.99$34.99$31.89Chadni Chowk to China$19.99$19.99Crusoe: Complete Series$19.99The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (1-disc)$15.99$15.99$16.99$18.99Curious Case of Benjamin Button SE (2-disc)$22.99$22.99$22.99Doctor Who: Battlefield$23.99$29.99Doctor Who: The E-Space Trilogy$31.99$44.99Elton John: The Red Piano$13.99Enchanted April$19.99$19.99Flirting with Forty$22.49$22.99Frankenhood$14.99$24.99Gene Roddenberry – Earth: Final Conflict S1$26.99$26.99Incendiary$17.99$17.99Jake and the Fatman: Season 2$25.99$29.99Jon & Kate + 8: Season 4 – Wedding Vol. 1$17.99$19.99$16.99Last Chance Harvey$14.99$15.99$16.99Lipstick Jungle: Season 2$19.49$19.99$17.99Living Proof$22.49$19.99Love takes Wing$13.99$19.99McLeod’s Daughters: Season 8$49.99$49.99Momma’s Man$26.99$24.99October Road: Season 2$21.99$29.99A Plumm Summer$22.49$19.99$17.99Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? S1 Vol. 2$12.99$12.99Smother$17.49$14.99TCM: Greatest…American Musicals$19.49$24.99TCM: Greatest…Broadway Musicals$19.49$24.99TCM: Greatest…John Wayne Westerns$19.49$19.99TCM: Greatest…Western Adventures$19.49$24.99TCM: Greatest…WW II Battlefront Asia$19.49$24.99TCM: Greatest…WW II Battlefront Europe$19.49$24.99That Girl: Season 5$35.99$34.99Wendy and Lucy$24.99$24.99
BLU-RAY TITLEAmazonBestBuyTargetCostcoAmazon$16.99$19.99Bleak House (2005 BBC)$34.99$44.99The Curious Case of Benjamin Button$25.99$25.99$26.99$26.99Dexter: Season 2$38.99$39.99Dog Soldiers$12.99$14.99Elton John: The Red Piano$16.99Ferris Bueller’s Day Off$20.99$24.99Grease$20.99$24.99Incendiary$24.49$34.99It Could Happen to You$19.99$24.99Journey Into American Caves$16.99$19.99Last Chance Harvey$24.99$24.99$26.99Magic of Flight$16.99$19.99Roxanne$19.99$24.99Saturday Night Fever$20.99$24.99Twilight$23.99Twilight Ultimate Collector’s Set (Amaz. Excl.)$79.99
(CC) after a title = New release in the Criterion Collection.
Individual titles included in box sets listed above:
TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection – American Musicals: Band Wagon, Meet Me in St. Louis, Singin’ In the Rain, Easter Parade.
TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection – Broadway Musicals: Show Boat, Annie Get Your Gun, Kiss Me Kate, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.
TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection – John Wayne Westerns: The Cowboys, Fort Apache, Rio Bravo, The Searchers.
TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection – Western Adventures: The Wild Bunch, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, Jeremiah Johnson, The Train Robbers.
TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection – Battlefront Asia: Bataan, Back to Bataan, The Green Berets, Destination Tokyo.
TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection – Battlefront Europe: Kelly’s Heroes, Where Eagles Dare, The Dirty Dozen, Battleground.
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.
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, 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 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, Circuit City is still out of business...even in Hawaii (where they NEVER guaranteed their prices anyway).
The Specials
--Amazon.com is finally onboard with high-def versions of Twilight for sale.
Amazon.com Exclusive Collector's Set contains:
•Twilight (Special Edition) Blu-ray Disc
•Twilight Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD
•Jewelry Box: individually numbered
•Exclusive Watch
•Limited Edition Charm Bracelet
•6 Glossy Photo Cards
•Bookmark
•Certificate of Authenticity
Blu-ray Disc features:
•Presented in widescreen format only
•Audio commentary by Catherine Hardwicke, Kristen Stewart, and Robert Pattinson
•Muse music video: "Super Massive Black Hole"
•Paramore music video: "Decode"
•Linkin Park music video: "Leave Out All the Rest"
•Five extended scenes with director introductions
•Five deleted scenes with director introductions
•Seven-part documentary: "The Adventure Begins: The Journey from Page to Screen"
•Comic-Con "fandom" piece
•Comic-Con NY sizzle reel
•Three trailers
•Penelope trailer
•BD Live with "New Moon" teaser
--At Best Buy this week, buy BOTH Seasons 1 AND Seasons 2 of Dexter on Blu-ray and save $10, instantly. Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Get FREE SPA CASH-–redeemable online at spafinder.com--when you buy select movies at Best Buy. Movies shown (@ $8.99) are The Devil Wears Prada, Little Miss Sunshine, When Harry Met Sally. Spa cash valid through 7-7-09. Spa cash good at 2500 spa finder venues in the US. Values of $5, $25, $50 or $500 randomly inserted into specially-marked DVDs. Enter code online at spafinder.com to find value of spa cash.
--Best Buy also has a FREE MEDIUM PIZZA FROM DOMINO’s when you buy select movies. Titles shown include Mamma Mia! ($9.99) and Milk & Role Models ($16.99 apiece). Free medium pizza on specially-marked packages. Pizza redeemable online only. .
--25% off select Universal movies online at Best Buy this week. Find more than 1500 titles online only at bestbuy.com/dvdsale.
--The following blu-ray titles are listed for $19.99 @ BB: The Departed, I Am Legend, Pan’s Labyrinth, The Shining, A Clockwork Orange, Bullitt, The Fugitive, Letters from Iwo Jima. Available now. More in store and online. Check bestbuy.com for full listing.
--And in a rather lame Mother’s Day promotion, BB has a number of “Mom’s Favorite TV Shows” on sale.
--Best Buy Odds and Ends: A number of titles for $6.99 and $9.99.
--@ Target, this week, get an EXCLUSIVE BONUS DISC with the purchase of Last Chance Harvey. Quantities limited. No rain checks.
--Target also has an EXCLUSIVE BONUS DISC with their copies of Jon & Kate Plus Eight: Season 4 – The Wedding Volume 1. Quantities limited. No rain checks.
--Target also has a FREE $10 TARGET GIFTCARD for you if you buy BOTH Imagination Movers ($14.99) and Mickey’s Big Splash ($14.99) on DVD.
--Target Odds and Ends: A number of “DVD Gifts for Mom” for $10, $13, $15 and $19.
