Weekly RoundUp 5-8-2007 (1 Viewer)

[Mike Frezon]

The Weekly RoundUp

The Features


– Drew Barrymore & Hugh Grant (Music and Lyrics – 2007)


– Tom Everett Scott, Johnathon Schaech, Steve Zahn, Ethan Embry & Tom Hanks
(That Thing You Do – 1996)


– Timothy Olyphant and Jennifer Garner (Catch and Release – 2006)


– Robert Loggia and Tom Hanks (Big – 1988)


– Tyne Daley and Sharon Gless (Cagney and Lacey – 1982/83)

The Prices

SD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoThe 4400: Season 3$27.99$29.99$34.99 - $26.99Battlestar Galactica: Seasons 2.0 & 2.5$52.49$69.99$59.99 - - **Because I Said So$16.99$16.99$16.99$16.99$18.99Big: Extended Edition$13.99$14.99$15.99 - - Cagney & Lacey: Season 1$27.99$32.99$34.99 - $27.49Caine Mutiny SE$16.99$19.99$19.99 - - Catch and Release$19.99$16.99$19.99$19.99$18.99Classic Western RoundUp: Volume 1$19.99$22.99$19.99 - - Classic Western RoundUp: Volume 2$19.99$22.99$19.99 - - Daniel Boone: Season 3 - $44.99$39.99 - - Deliver Us From Evil$19.59$24.99$19.99 - - Dirty Dancing (20th Anniv)$13.99$14.99$14.99 - - Donnie Brasco (Extended Cut)$14.99$14.99$15.99 - - Everybody Loves Raymond: S8$29.99$29.99$29.99$29.99 - Fur: Imaginary Portrait/Diane Arbus$19.59$19.99$19.99 - - The Guns of Navarone$16.99$19.99$19.99 - - Jason of Star Command: Comp. Series$26.99$24.99$19.99 - - McLeod’s Daughters: Season 2$41.49$59.99$49.99 - - Mission: Magic!$16.99$19.99$19.99 - - **Music and Lyrics$16.99$16.99$15.99$16.99$18.99The Painted Veil$19.59$19.99$19.99$16.99$19.49Pirates of the Golden Age Collection$19.99$22.99$19.99 - - Revenge$14.99$14.99$15.99 - - The Secret Life of Words$19.95$19.99$19.99 - - That ‘70s Show: Season 6$34.99$34.99$34.99$32.99 - That Thing You Do (Extended Cut)$13.99$14.99$15.99 - - The Tiger and the Snow$21.99$19.99$19.99 - - To Catch a Thief CE$11.19$12.99$12.99 - - Voltron: Defender of Universe: Vol. 3$24.99$24.99$34.99 - - The Waltons: Season 5$27.99$33.99$34.99 - - Young Aphrodites$21.99$19.99$19.99 - -

HD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoNone to Report This Week - - - - -

BLU-RAY TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoCatch and Release$26.95$29.99$38.96 - $26.99Dirty Dancing (20th Anniv.)$19.95$24.99$29.99 - - Donnie Brasco (Ext. Edition)$19.95$24.99$28.96 - - Revenge$19.95$24.99$28.96 - -

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

Individual titles included in box sets listed above:

Classic Western RoundUp – Vol. 1: Canyon Passage, Kansas Raiders, The Lawless Breed, The Texas Rangers.

Classic Western RoundUp – Vol. 2: California, The Cimarron Kid, The Man From the Alamo, The Texans.

Pirates of the Golden Age Collection: Against All Flags, Buccaneer’s Girl, Double Crossbones, Yankee Buccaneer.

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! Because I Said So AND Music and Lyrics are available in both OAR and MAR versions...get the correct one(s)!

--Many retailers are advertising that the Music and Lyrics DVD also contains FREE MOVIE CASH to see Lucky You. Movie Cash = $10.50. Movie Cash valid 5-4-07 thru 6-1-07. Quantities limited. No rainchecks.

--It seems as if a number of HD –DVD and Blu-ray discs that many are reporting due for release this week (Battle of the Bulge, The Fountain, Road Warrior, etc) have been pushed back a week or so. Or else their release dates were mis-reported. Some places also reported Music and Lyrics and Stomp the Yard out on Blu-ray this week. Not gonna happen.

--Some discrepancies between the Circuit City flyer and circuitcity.com this week. I have posted the flyer prices in the table. The on-line price for Dirty Dancing (20th Anniversary) is $15.99 ($1 higher) while the on-line price for Music and Lyrics is $14.99 ($1 lower). Go figure.

--Amazon.com is still having a BIG SALE!

--A return to the 2/$20 deals @ Best Buy. Purchase Catch and Release AND EITHER Steel Magnolias OR 13 Going on 30 SE($9.99 each). Must be purchased on same receipt.

--Save $10, instantly, when you purchase BOTH That ‘70s Show: Season 6 AND any other season of That ‘70s Show on DVD @ Best Buy. Must be purchased on same receipt.

--@ Best Buy, purchase Seasons 1 AND 2 of House on DVD and get both sets for $50. Must be purchased on same receipt.

--@ Best Buy, purchase Dreamgirls on DVD ($19.99) AND the Dreamgirls Soundtrack CD ($13.99) and get both for $25. Must be purchased on same receipt. Excludes prior purchases.

--Best Buy Odds and Ends: BB has a short list of DVDs on sale for $5.99 and $9.99 apiece. They’ve also got the Sex and the City Complete Series Box for $149.99.

--Circuit City is offering a 2/$25 deal on Dirty Dancing (20th Anniversary) AND the Dirty Dancing (20th Anniversary) CD Soundtrack.

--@ Circuit City, purchase Roseanne: Season 7 and get ANY OTHER season of Roseanne FREE. Must be purchased on same receipt.

--Circuit City has a long list of $8.99 DVDs. With the $8.99 DVDs you get a $5 coupon for any fresh fruit bouquet from “Edible Arrangements”. Plus up to $12 in additional savings. See coupon for details. While supplies last. Minimum 20 per store.

--Circuit City Odds and Ends: Circuit City has lists of titles on sale for $4.99. There is also a long list of TV season sets on sale…including Seasons 1 thru 7 of Everybody Loves Raymond for $24.99 and seasons 1 thru 5 of That ‘70s Show for $19.99.

--Target has its usual assortment of $7.50 and $10 DVDs.

The Markdowns

The latest markdowns according to DavisDVD:

EFFECTIVE: May 8, 2007 (Studio/Titles/New SRP)

None to report.

 

[Kyle J Richard]

Woohoo! First reply.

Another week of less-than-stellar releases. How sad is it that I'm only (sort of) interested in some re-releases like Big, That Thing You Do, & Donnie Brasco? I'm not even buying any of those because of my on-going boycott of standard-def releases.

I'd get DB on BD, but I'm holding off on a HD format player, too. The wait for one to win out is grueling.

 

[Scott_J]

Yeah, not the biggest week for releases (it should pick up as summer approaches), but a couple FOX rereleases for me this week: Big and That Thing You Do.

 

[Eric_R.]

That Thing You Do is the only thing for me this week. Thanks for the roundup.

 

[Bill Thomann]

Just Big & That Thing You Do for me this week. Thanks for the roundup.

 

[Malcolm R]

"Lucky You" is mega-flopping at the box office, so I seriously doubt it'll be in theaters beyond May 18, let alone until June 1. So if anyone gets this MovieCash, you might want to RUN to the theater ASAP.

 

[ChrisBEA]

Let me add that it is actually a good movie!

 

[Derek Miner]

I usually don't do posts like this, but to show off the avatar....

Just That Thing You Do for me this week!

 

[george kaplan]

Thanks as usual.

A potentially big week:

Big (depending on pq and what is in the extended cut)
Everybody Loves Raymond (definitely)
That Thing You Do (depending on pq and what is in the extended cut)
To Catch a Thief (definitely)
The Caine Mutiny (unlikely based on dvdbeaver shots, but I'll read other reviews)

 

[TravisR]

I'll be picking up

To Catch A Thief

Although I feel like I'm missing out since I'm the only person not getting That Thing You Do.

Thanks for the prices!

 

[Shawn.F]

I'm happy to see that the HD front is pretty quiet for now. The 22nd of this month is going to be massive, and I need to save up some bucks for that!

 

[JohnRice]

Who is Donna Arbus?

 

[Peter McM]

I didn't get a Circuit City flyer in my Sunday paper this morning. Will we get the usual rundown posted here?

 

[Scott_J]

You should be able to view the flyer at www.circuitcity.com.

 

[Mike Frezon]

Change made! Thanks, John. Had it right in my hand-written notes! Does that count?!

 

[george kaplan]

Thanks Mike, I'll check it out.

 

[RickER]

I see your flying solo this week on the round up Mike. Just Jason of Star Command for me. Well, as long as its not flipper discs like The '75 Ghostbusters.

 

[Mike Frezon]

Don't know what's up with Patrick (he's had some interesting things going on in his life the past couple of months!), but here goes:

Best Buy

$5.99 DVDs:

50 First Dates
America’s Sweethearts
Hitch
Closer
Spanglish
Something’s Gotta Give
Mona Lisa Smile
Anger Management
Maid In Manhattan
Jerry Maguire
Stepmom
Legends Of The Fall

$9.99 DVDs:

Employee Of The Month
You, Me & Dupree
Miami Vice: Unrated
Clerks II
The Protector
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
Jet Li’s Fearless: Unrated Edition

Circuit City

A Night At The Museum $19.99
The Hitcher (2007) $19.99
Déjà Vu $19.99
Alpha Dog $19.99
The Queen $19.99
Dreamgirls $19.99

$4.99 DVDs:

Guess Who
Trading Places
Sky Captain & The World Of Tomorrow
Garden State
Big Trouble In Little China
The Best Man
The Jazz Singer
Primal Fear
Reservoir Dogs: 10th Anniversary Special Edition
Kentucky Fried Movie
Submerged
Wonderland
Young Guns
Harlem Nights
The Ring (Naomi Watts)
An Affair To Remember
Pay It Forward
I Am Sam
Dog Soldiers
French Kiss
Moonstruck
Something To Talk About
State Property
Steel Magnolias
Sleepless In Seattle
Troop Beverly Hills
28 Days
Claudine
Great Expectations
Best In Show
Catch Me If You Can
When Harry Met Sally
Woman, Thou Art Loosed
The Princess Bride: Special Edition
The Terminal

$8.99 DVDs:

Walk The Line
Beerfest: Unrated
Take The Lead
Pulse: Unrated
Clerks II
The Descent: Original Unrated Cut
RV
Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Family Reunion
Waiting
Undisputed II: Last Man Standing
Must Love Dogs / You’ve Got Mail Double Feature
M:I: III
Ice Age
The Lady In The Water
Barnyard
See No Evil
Ed Wood
The English Patient
Employee Of The Month
The Lake House
Remember The Titans: Director’s Cut
An Unfinished Life
Chocolat
Gone In 60 Seconds: Director’s Cut

TV Series[/u]

The Thorn Birds $21.99

Girlfriends: Season 1 $19.99

How I Met Your Mother: Season 1 $19.99

Weeds: Season 1 $17.99

Oprah: 20th Anniversary Collection $39.99

Grey’s Anatomy: Season 1 $19.99
Grey’s Anatomy: Season 2 $39.99

Desperate Housewives: Season 1 / 2 $39.99 each

Everybody Loves Raymond: Season 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 $24.99 each

That 70’s Show: Season 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 $19.99 each

Charmed: Season 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 $27.99 each

Target

$7.50 DVDs:

Hitch
Spider-Man
Robots

$10.00 DVDs:

Click: Special Edition
Nacho Libre
The Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift

 

[EricSchulz]

Yawwwwnnnnnnnnnn......

Will someone please wake me up when something GOOD comes out?

 

[Mike Frezon]

I never do this...

...but I've got some big family events coming up in a few weeks and have decided to "work ahead" a bit on the old WRU front.

Things are still relatively quiet next week...but, holy cow(!), all bets are off for May 22! Without a doubt, that will be the single biggest RoundUp I've ever done (by quantity alone).

"Quality" is always too subjective for me to get into. But, suffice it to say, it will be hard for regular Round-Uppers not-to-find something they want on 5-22!

Then...things get real quiet again for May 29.

June, however, looks to be busy.