David Lambert
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It's showtime! (quote from All That Jazz)
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Standard disclaimer: All prices are taken from the websites of each chain, or from their printed advertisements, the Sunday of the week of release (so as to catch any week-of-release sale prices). All prices are subject to change by each chain. Prices and inventory in-store may or may not match the website price. If a price is marked "$_N/A_" in the grid, it means that this title is not shown as available on that chain's website or perhaps in their ads...but it COULD still be in-stores!
$_"LP" means the advertisement says "Low Price", and $_"HP" means the advertisement says "Hot Price". Use of either of these in the Roundup grid indicates that I could not locate a definate 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 only include the titles I feel like including. In fact, the titles are pretty much the ones I'm personally interested in, with few exceptions. I don't get paid for this, and I don't have time to devote to doing every DVD. I have a lovely wife and a five-year-old son I'd rather spend time with. 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...like I do!
Note that Circuit City does not guarantee their sale prices in Hawaii.
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__________TITLE____________Amazon_BestBuy_CrcCity_Target__CostCo__SamsClb
All That Jazz_____________$11.24__$ 9.99__$12.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Apollo 11: Men/Moon_______$37.49__$45.99__$39.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Apollo 8: Leaving/Cradle__$37.49__$49.99__$39.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Bowling For Columbine_____$20.23__$16.99__$19.99__$19.99__$17.99__$17.48
Chicago - Widescreen______$19.45__$15.99__$15.99__$_"LP"__$17.99__$18.27
Convoy____________________$11.21__$12.99__$12.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Cover Girl________________$18.71__$_N/A___$19.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Day of the Dead - Divamax_$22.49__$19.99__$19.99__$15.99__$_N/A___$_N/A_
The Final Countdown_______$11.21__$12.99__$12.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Hello, Dolly!_____________$11.24__$ 9.99__$12.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Kid Stays In The Picture__$20.96__$19.99__$19.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Lair of the White Worm____$11.24__$ 9.99__$12.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Memoirs/Invisible Man_____$14.99__$14.99__$15.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
The Mighty Saturns________$37.49__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Mucha Lucha: Heart/Lucha__$14.99__$17.99__$15.99__$14.99__$_N/A___$_N/A_
NL's Vacation -Widescreen_$14.99__$14.99__$12.99__$14.99__$_N/A___$_N/A_
NYPD Blue - Season 2______$44.99__$45.99__$45.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Project Gemini____________$37.49__$_N/A___$39.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Roger & Me________________$14.99__$14.99__$15.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
The Rose__________________$11.24__$ 9.99__$12.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Roughnecks: Zephyr Camp.__$18.71__$22.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Sabrina the Teenage Witch_$11.24__$12.99__$12.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
See No Evil_______________$18.71__$_N/A___$19.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Simon & Garfunkel: Ctl Pk_$11.24__$ 9.99__$12.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Spacecraft Films Wave 1___$127.48_$169.99_$169.98_$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
What's New Scooby Doo? V1_$14.99__$14.99__$15.99__$14.99__$_N/A___$_N/A_
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* BE CAREFUL! Chicago is available in both Widescreen and Fullscreen versions...get the correct one.
* BE CAREFUL-ER! Convoy and The Final Countdown are included on this Roundup "just in case". In case of what? "In case they are decent releases!" I really don't think these will be worth buying, as they are both from Triumph, which is another arm of Pacific Family Entertainment (PFE). That is the company that put out a disaterous release of The Final Countdown last year. Will this re-release be any better, or just a rehash of the same one? Will Convoy be decent, or more like Final Countdown? I FOR ONE AM GOING TO WAIT AND SEE! The folks at The Digital Bits seem to be following this very closely. And they are picky people. If they get copies and say they are worth owning, then I'll take the dive. And only then. I recommend you all wait and see, too. Someone in-the-know has posted in the software section of HTF that these guys at PFE/Triumph do not legitimately own these films, that these are essentially bootlegs, and insinuate that the actually rights-holders for The Final Countdown have a version on the way that is "going to surprise" us all. Waiting sounds better and better.
* Non-OAR discs are left off the Roundup, whenever they've been identified in advance. Examples: Killing Mr. Griffin, Repossessed, The Spring. This does NOT apply to markdowns, which are simply cut-and-paste from other lists.
* I've heard a rumor that Toys R Us, of all places, is selling Chicago for $15.99 (same price as Best Buy and/or Circuit City). No sure they would have many (or any) copies of the OAR version, but if they're near you then check them out.
* Circuit City will give you a free CD Single with purchase of Chicago. No telling what the song is, but it's from the film...but also probably not on the soundtrack, because purchase of the soundtrack gets you the same bonus CD Single. Perhaps the song "Class", that was deleted from the film and added back into it for the DVD? Maybe...
* If you want a CD, though, Best Buy will simply sell you both the DVD and CD for Chicago together for $20. Not bad.
* Best Buy seems to be breaking street date - apparently with official sanction. The street date for both ER - The Complete First Season and Mr. Show - The Complete Third Season is August 26th, but Best Buy is advertising them for *this* week (8/19) for $44.99 (ER) and $27.99 (Mr. Show).
* Finally, Best Buy will take $15 off the total if you buy both Season 1 and Season 2 of NYPD Blue at the same time.
The latest markdowns according to DavisDVD:
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EFFECTIVE 8.19.03
Columbia Half Past Dead 19.95
DreamWorks Catch Me If You Can, The Ring, Road to Perdition, Saving Private Ryan 19.95
The latest markdowns according to other sources:
-------------------------
April Fool's Day $14.99
The Brotherhood $14.99
Cabaret $19.98
Changing Lanes $19.99
The Commitments $14.99
Don't Look Now $14.99
The Duellists $14.99
DVD Dance Pack (SNF/Grease/Fd/Fl/UC) $69.99
An Eye For An Eye $14.99
The Fast And The Furious - Tricked-Out Edition $19.98
Flashback $14.99
Flashdance $14.99
Flesh And Bone $14.99
Footloose $19.99
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood $14.99
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan $14.99
Fright Night Part 2 $14.99
The Gambler (James Caan) $14.99
Hey Arnold! The Movie $19.99
Indecent Proposal $14.99
Jack Frost $14.98
K-19 The Widowmaker $19.99
Mad Monster Party $14.98
My Bloody Valentine $14.99
Red Dragon - Collector's Edition $19.98
Saturday Night Fever $19.99
Serpico $19.99
Silver Bullet $19.99
Staying Alive $14.99
The Temp $14.99
Thief of Hearts $14.99
Tom Cruise Action Pack (TG/DoT/MI) $49.97
Travolta Collection (SNF/Grease/UC) $44.95
War and Peace (Hepburn) $14.99
We Were Soldiers ($19.99)
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Standard disclaimer: All prices are taken from the websites of each chain, or from their printed advertisements, the Sunday of the week of release (so as to catch any week-of-release sale prices). All prices are subject to change by each chain. Prices and inventory in-store may or may not match the website price. If a price is marked "$_N/A_" in the grid, it means that this title is not shown as available on that chain's website or perhaps in their ads...but it COULD still be in-stores!
$_"LP" means the advertisement says "Low Price", and $_"HP" means the advertisement says "Hot Price". Use of either of these in the Roundup grid indicates that I could not locate a definate 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 only include the titles I feel like including. In fact, the titles are pretty much the ones I'm personally interested in, with few exceptions. I don't get paid for this, and I don't have time to devote to doing every DVD. I have a lovely wife and a five-year-old son I'd rather spend time with. 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...like I do!
Note that Circuit City does not guarantee their sale prices in Hawaii.
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__________TITLE____________Amazon_BestBuy_CrcCity_Target__CostCo__SamsClb
All That Jazz_____________$11.24__$ 9.99__$12.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Apollo 11: Men/Moon_______$37.49__$45.99__$39.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Apollo 8: Leaving/Cradle__$37.49__$49.99__$39.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Bowling For Columbine_____$20.23__$16.99__$19.99__$19.99__$17.99__$17.48
Chicago - Widescreen______$19.45__$15.99__$15.99__$_"LP"__$17.99__$18.27
Convoy____________________$11.21__$12.99__$12.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Cover Girl________________$18.71__$_N/A___$19.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Day of the Dead - Divamax_$22.49__$19.99__$19.99__$15.99__$_N/A___$_N/A_
The Final Countdown_______$11.21__$12.99__$12.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Hello, Dolly!_____________$11.24__$ 9.99__$12.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Kid Stays In The Picture__$20.96__$19.99__$19.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Lair of the White Worm____$11.24__$ 9.99__$12.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Memoirs/Invisible Man_____$14.99__$14.99__$15.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
The Mighty Saturns________$37.49__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Mucha Lucha: Heart/Lucha__$14.99__$17.99__$15.99__$14.99__$_N/A___$_N/A_
NL's Vacation -Widescreen_$14.99__$14.99__$12.99__$14.99__$_N/A___$_N/A_
NYPD Blue - Season 2______$44.99__$45.99__$45.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Project Gemini____________$37.49__$_N/A___$39.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Roger & Me________________$14.99__$14.99__$15.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
The Rose__________________$11.24__$ 9.99__$12.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Roughnecks: Zephyr Camp.__$18.71__$22.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Sabrina the Teenage Witch_$11.24__$12.99__$12.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
See No Evil_______________$18.71__$_N/A___$19.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Simon & Garfunkel: Ctl Pk_$11.24__$ 9.99__$12.99__$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
Spacecraft Films Wave 1___$127.48_$169.99_$169.98_$_N/A___$_N/A___$_N/A_
What's New Scooby Doo? V1_$14.99__$14.99__$15.99__$14.99__$_N/A___$_N/A_
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* BE CAREFUL! Chicago is available in both Widescreen and Fullscreen versions...get the correct one.
* BE CAREFUL-ER! Convoy and The Final Countdown are included on this Roundup "just in case". In case of what? "In case they are decent releases!" I really don't think these will be worth buying, as they are both from Triumph, which is another arm of Pacific Family Entertainment (PFE). That is the company that put out a disaterous release of The Final Countdown last year. Will this re-release be any better, or just a rehash of the same one? Will Convoy be decent, or more like Final Countdown? I FOR ONE AM GOING TO WAIT AND SEE! The folks at The Digital Bits seem to be following this very closely. And they are picky people. If they get copies and say they are worth owning, then I'll take the dive. And only then. I recommend you all wait and see, too. Someone in-the-know has posted in the software section of HTF that these guys at PFE/Triumph do not legitimately own these films, that these are essentially bootlegs, and insinuate that the actually rights-holders for The Final Countdown have a version on the way that is "going to surprise" us all. Waiting sounds better and better.
* Non-OAR discs are left off the Roundup, whenever they've been identified in advance. Examples: Killing Mr. Griffin, Repossessed, The Spring. This does NOT apply to markdowns, which are simply cut-and-paste from other lists.
* I've heard a rumor that Toys R Us, of all places, is selling Chicago for $15.99 (same price as Best Buy and/or Circuit City). No sure they would have many (or any) copies of the OAR version, but if they're near you then check them out.
* Circuit City will give you a free CD Single with purchase of Chicago. No telling what the song is, but it's from the film...but also probably not on the soundtrack, because purchase of the soundtrack gets you the same bonus CD Single. Perhaps the song "Class", that was deleted from the film and added back into it for the DVD? Maybe...
* If you want a CD, though, Best Buy will simply sell you both the DVD and CD for Chicago together for $20. Not bad.
* Best Buy seems to be breaking street date - apparently with official sanction. The street date for both ER - The Complete First Season and Mr. Show - The Complete Third Season is August 26th, but Best Buy is advertising them for *this* week (8/19) for $44.99 (ER) and $27.99 (Mr. Show).
* Finally, Best Buy will take $15 off the total if you buy both Season 1 and Season 2 of NYPD Blue at the same time.
The latest markdowns according to DavisDVD:
-------------------------
EFFECTIVE 8.19.03
Columbia Half Past Dead 19.95
DreamWorks Catch Me If You Can, The Ring, Road to Perdition, Saving Private Ryan 19.95
The latest markdowns according to other sources:
-------------------------
April Fool's Day $14.99
The Brotherhood $14.99
Cabaret $19.98
Changing Lanes $19.99
The Commitments $14.99
Don't Look Now $14.99
The Duellists $14.99
DVD Dance Pack (SNF/Grease/Fd/Fl/UC) $69.99
An Eye For An Eye $14.99
The Fast And The Furious - Tricked-Out Edition $19.98
Flashback $14.99
Flashdance $14.99
Flesh And Bone $14.99
Footloose $19.99
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood $14.99
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan $14.99
Fright Night Part 2 $14.99
The Gambler (James Caan) $14.99
Hey Arnold! The Movie $19.99
Indecent Proposal $14.99
Jack Frost $14.98
K-19 The Widowmaker $19.99
Mad Monster Party $14.98
My Bloody Valentine $14.99
Red Dragon - Collector's Edition $19.98
Saturday Night Fever $19.99
Serpico $19.99
Silver Bullet $19.99
Staying Alive $14.99
The Temp $14.99
Thief of Hearts $14.99
Tom Cruise Action Pack (TG/DoT/MI) $49.97
Travolta Collection (SNF/Grease/UC) $44.95
War and Peace (Hepburn) $14.99
We Were Soldiers ($19.99)