Weekly RoundUp 7-15-2008 (1 Viewer)

[Mike Frezon]

The Weekly RoundUp

The Features


– Jason Statham (The Bank Job – 2008)


– Magnificent Obsession – 1954


– Rachael Taylor (Shutter – 2008)


– Trafic – 1971


– Holly Hunter (Saving Grace: Season 1 – 2007)


– Jack Nicholson (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – 1975)

– A Throw of Dice (Prapancha Pash) – 1929

The Prices


SD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoAsylum$23.99$19.99$19.99 - - The Bank Job$18.99$16.99$14.99$17.99 - The Bank Job SE (2-disc)$22.99$22.99$22.99$22.99 - Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell$13.99$14.99$14.99 - - Best of MANswers: Season 1$14.99$14.99$14.99 - - Birds of Prey: Complete Series$28.99$29.99$34.99 - - Boston Celtics: 2007/8 NBA Champs$16.99$19.99$19.99 - - College Road Trip$17.99$17.99$16.99$16.99 - Dallas: Season 9$29.99$29.99$34.99 - - Eureka: Season 2$27.99$34.99$34.99 - - Guardians$11.99$14.99$14.99 - - Insanitarium$17.99$19.99$19.99 - - Magnificent Obsession (1954) (HK Import)$12.99 - $14.98 - - Meet Bill$14.99$14.99$19.99 - - Penelope$19.99$19.99$19.99$16.99 - Reno 911!: Season 5$27.99$27.99$27.99$27.99 - Roxy Hunter…Secret of the Shaman$12.99$14.99$17.99 - - Saving Grace: Season 1$34.99$34.99$34.99 - $33.99**Shutter (R & NR)$19.99$17.99$16.99$17.99 - Step Up 2 the Streets$16.99$16.99$14.99$16.99 - A Throw of Dice (Prapancha Pash) (1929)$26.99$24.99$19.99 - - Trafic (CC) (1971)$27.99$34.99$34.99 - - The Year My Parents Went on Vacation$23.99$19.99$19.99 - -


BLU-RAY TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoThe Bank Job$23.95$29.99$27.99$29.99 - Boston Celtics: 2007/8 NBA Champs - $24.99 - - - College Road Trip$23.95$29.99$29.99$29.99 - One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest$23.95$29.99$29.99 - - Shutter (NR)$27.95$29.99$29.99$29.99 - Step Up 2 the Streets$23.95$29.99$27.99$29.99 -

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

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 Careful! Shutter is being released in both RATED & UNRATED versions!

--A good old-fashioned 2/$30 deal @ Best Buy this week when you buy BOTH College Road Trip AND Step Up 2 the Streets. Must be purchased on same receipt. .

--You can also SAVE $10 when you buy BOTH College Road Trip AND Step Up 2 the Streets on Blu-ray Disc @ BB.

--More MOVIE CASH to see The X-Files: I Want to Believe @ BB with the purchase of any of these $12.99 DVDs: Fantastic Four-Rise of the Silver Surfer, I Robot, Misery, The Outer Limits: Volume 1, TOL: V2, TOL: V3, X-Files Mythology: Volume 1, X-Files Mythology: V2, X-Files Mythology: V3, X-Files Mythology: V4. Value = $8.50. Valid 7-18-08 thru 8-31-08. Minimum 30 per store. No rainchecks.

--Best Buy has a number of Blu-ray Discs on sale for $22.99: 27 Dresses, Across the Universe, Alvin & the Chipmunks, The Eye, Hitman, Jumper, Juno, Meet the Spartans, Rambo IV, The Ruins, Untraceable, Walk Hard.

--Best Buy Odds and Ends: Best Buy has a list of DVDs for sale @ $14.99.

--Circuit City is also advertising TWO FREE RINGTONES with their copies of Step Up 2 the Streets.

--Also at CC, SAVE $5, instantly, when you buy BOTH Asylum AND Shutter (NR). Must be purchased on same receipt.

--At CC, a number of Blu-ray Discs are on sale for $24.99: Across the Universe, Casino Royale, First Sunday, Ghost Rider, Perfect Stranger, Resident Evil: Extinction, Spider-man 3, Superbad, Surf’s Up, Untraceable, Vantage Point.

--Circuit City Odds and Ends: A long list of titles for $6.99 and $7.99.

--At Target, get a FREE $10 TARGET GIFTCARD when you purchase BOTH College Road trip AND Step Up 2 the Streets on EITHER SD or BD formats. Must be purchased on same receipt. Quantity limited. No rainchecks.

-Target is advertising an EXCLUSIVE DELUXE EDITION of Penelope for sale for $22.99. With collectible packaging and Penelope novel.

--Target Odds and Ends: Nothing this week.

 

[Patrick Sun]

Circuit City on sale DVD items:

Rihanna: Good Girl Gone Bad – LIVE $8.99

$6.99 each:
The Transporter: Collector’s Edition
The Transporter 2
Crank
Smokin’ Aces
Inside Man
Man On Fire
Snatch
Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels
Collateral
A History Of Violence
Waist Deep
The Marine
The Professional
Two For The Money
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
BORAT
Eragon
Ocean’s Twelve
The Italian Job (2003)

$7.99 each:
Tears Of The Sun
Stealth
The Patriot: Extended Cut
Ghost Rider
Gridiron Gang
Legends Of The Fall: Deluxe Edition
The DaVinci Code
Curse Of The Golden Flower
The Fifth Element: Ultimate Edition
Perfect Stranger
Stomp The Yard
Boyz In The Hood: 2-disc Anniversary Edition
Rocky Balboa
Facing The Giants
Vacancy
Premonition
Hostel – Part II: Unrated Director’s Cut
Catch & Release
The Grudge 2
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children: 2-disc Special Edition
Monty Python & The Hold Grail: Special Edition
XXX: Unrated Director’s Cut

Gattaca (Free Digital Copy)
Ultraviolet (Free Digital Copy)
Krull (Free Digital Copy)
The 6th Day (Free Digital Copy)
The Messengers (Free Digital Copy)
Talladega Nights: Ballad Of Ricky Bobby (Free Digital Copy)

Blu-Ray Discs: Free Digital Copy included these marked titles:
Surf’s Up $24.99
First Sunday $24.99
Across The Universe $24.99
Perfect Stranger $24.99
Untraceable $24.99
Ghost Rider $24.99
Superbad: 2-disc Unrated Extended Edition $24.99
Vantage Point $24.99
Casino Royale $24.99
Spider-man 3 $24.99
Resident Evil: Extinction $24.99

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Best Buy on sale DVD items:

Disturbia $8.99
Crank $8.99
Casino Royale (2006) $8.99
Shooter $8.99
Chaos $8.99
Flags Of Our Fathers $8.99
WAR $8.99
Red Line $8.99
Amazing Journey: The Story Of The Who $19.99
Batman Begins $5.99
Batman: Gotham Knight $14.99
Batman: Gotham Knight: 2-disc Special Edition $24.99
V For Vendetta $5.99
Constantine $5.99
Superman / Doomsday $9.99
Justice League: The New Frontier $9.99
Justice League: The New Frontier – 2-disc Special Edition $19.99
Superman Returns $5.99
Challenge Of The Super Friends: Attack Of The Legion Of Doom $12.99
Challenge Of The Super Friends: United They Stand $12.99

$12.99 each: Free Movie Money to see The X-Files: I Want To Believe when you buy any of the DVDs in this section. Movie Money value = $8.50. Movie Money valid 7/18/08 – 8/31/08. Minimum 30 per store. No rain checks
Misery: Collector’s Edition
I, Robot
Fantastic 4: Rise Of The Silver Surfer – The Power Cosmic Edition
X-3: X-Men Last Stand
The Outer Limits (2007 Series): Volume I / II / III $12.99 each
X-Files Mythology – Volume I: Abduction
X-Files Mythology – Volume II: Black Oil
X-Files Mythology – Volume III: Colonization
X-Files Mythology – Volume IV: Super Soldiers

$14.99 each:
Juno
Untraceable
Across The Universe
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Hitman
27 Dresses
The Eye
Meet The Spartans: Unrated Pit Of Death Edition
Alvin & The Chipmunks
The Ruins: Unrated
Jumper
Rambo: The Fight Continues

Blu-Ray Discs:
Juno $22.99
Untraceable $22.99
Across The Universe $22.99
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story $22.99
Hitman $22.99
27 Dresses $22.99
The Eye w/ Digital Copy $22.99
Meet The Spartans: Unrated Pit Of Death Edition $22.99
Alvin & The Chipmunks $22.99
The Ruins: Unrated $22.99
Jumper w/ Digital Copy $22.99
Rambo: The Fight Continues w/ Digital Copy $22.99

DVD Sets:
Evening Shade: Season 1 $27.99
The Batman (Animated): Season 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 $9.99 each
Batman Beyond: Season 1 / 2 / 3 $12.99
Batman – The Animated Series: Volume I / II / III / IV $17.99 each
Justice League: Season 1 / 2 $19.99 each
Birds Of Prey: The Complete Series $29.99

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Target on sale DVD items:

No Catalog Titles on sale.

 

[TonyD]

looks like just Boston Celtics: 2007/8 NBA Champs on BR for me this week.

















like that'll ever happen.

 

[Chris S]

Thanks for the Roundup!

Slow week but I'll probably pick up Bank Job as a blind buy. That BB deal on Batman Beyond: Season 1 / 2 / 3 for $12.99 is a pretty good deal for those that don't have them already.

 

[Mike Frezon]

Would this be more your style, Tony?!













Actually, I think it's really odd that Best Buy is the only place showing that BD of the Celtics disc:

 

[george kaplan]

Thanks as usual.

An exceedingly rare purchase for me this week - a blind buy. I've never seen Trafic, but I love Tati, and while I'd normally wait to rent this and see if I want to purchase it, I've been waiting too damned many years to see this film, and so I'm going to take a chance and just buy it.

 

[Shawn.F]

The Bank Job and Celtics for me.

Celtics highlights from last season on Blu-ray? How sweet it is! Any chance to see the Lakers get their butts handed to them again...and again...again...is worth $25 to me.

 

[Scott_J]

Thanks for the prices. I may pick up Bank Job Blu-ray. Otherwise, I'm getting last week's Ruins Blu[ray at BB. With a $5 RZ certificate I have, it'll be $18.

 

[Bill Thomann]

Celtics Championship dvd. Been waiting 22 years for another Celtic championship banner. Think I'll have a cigar & tip my hat to the Old Redhead in the sky who is looking down and smiling.

 

[EricSchulz]

Looks like another week to catch up on some DVD's I purchased but never got around to watching!

 

[Howard Glenn]

It's funny you chose that picture...not too long after it was taken the Sixers got their behinds handed to them by the Lakers in the championship.

Celtics Championship on DVD...yeah baby!

 

[TravisR]

Nothing for me this week. Thanks for prices though!

 

[Will_C]

Birds of Prey and Eureka S2. As always, great job on the RoundUp, I just wonder why Target doesn't show the prices on more new releases each week. They actually had the best price on Psych S2 last week (just like they had the best price on S1 a year ago), and I'd just like to know what they have BoP and Eureka listed at this week.

 

[Esten]

$6.99: The Professional

Damn it! It appears to be the fullscreen-only disc. I was hoping it was the 2-discer.

 

[Robert Floto]

Free Digital Copy???

How does this work, Patrick?

 

[TonyD]

it will either be an additional disc with the down loadable copy or a code that you can use after going to a specific link enter the code get the dl of the movie.

 

[Craig Robertson]

Thanks as always for the Roundup!

Just The Bank Job for me.