Weekly Roundup 8-24-10 (1 Viewer)

[Mike Frezon]

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



– Jennifer Lopez & Alex O'Laughlin (The Back-Up Plan – 2010)


– Ajami – 2009


–Brittany Murphy (Abandoned – 2010)


–Betty Compson & George Bancroft (Docks of New York– 1928)


–Survival of the Dead – 2009


–Gertrude Berg (Yoo-hoo, Mrs. Goldberg – 2009)

[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(255,255,255)]SD-DVD TITLE [/COLOR]

[COLOR= rgb(255,255,255)]Amazon[/COLOR]

[COLOR= rgb(255,255,255)]BestBuy[/COLOR]

[COLOR= rgb(255,255,255)]Target[/COLOR]

[COLOR= rgb(255,255,255)]Costco[/COLOR]



2:22

$24.49

$24.99

 

 



$5 a Day

$19.99

$24.99

 

 



90210: Season 2

$32.49

$34.99

 

 



Abandoned

$16.49

$14.99

 

 



Addicted to Her Love

$22.49

$19.99

 

 



Ajami

$26.49

$24.99

 

 



An American Journey: In Robert Frank's Footsteps

$26.99

$24.99

 

 



The Back-Up Plan

$16.99

$17.99

$17.99

 



The Bad Mother's Handbook

$19.99

$19.99

 

 



Ben 10 Alien Force: Volume 8

$10.99

$12.99

 

 



City Island

$19.49

$14.99

$16.99

 



Dark Arc

$17.99

$14.99

 

 



Dorian Gray

$18.49

$19.99

 

 



Flight of the Conchords: Complete Collection

$38.49

$34.99

 

 



Four Stories of St. Julian

$17.99

$14.99

 

 



Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - Part 2

$31.49

$39.99

 

 



George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead (1-disc)

$13.99

$16.99

 

 



Geo. A. Romero's Survival of the Dead SE (2-disc)

$16.99

$24.99

 

 



Gossip Girl: Season 3

$38.99

$39.99

$36.99

 



The Great Rift: Africa's Greatest Story

$14.99

$14.99

 

 



The Least Among You

$17.99

$14.99

 

 



Les Paul: Live in New York

$19.99

$14.99

 

 



Lost: Season 6 (Final Season)

$37.99

$37.99

$37.99

$38.99



Lost: Complete Collection

$148.99

$149.99

$179.99

 



Machine Gun McCain

$17.99

$24.99

 

 



NCIS: Season 7

$37.99

$39.99

$39.99

$37.99



The Patty Duke Show: Season 3

$30.49

$34.99

 

 



The Simpsons: Season 13

$31.99

$31.99

$29.99

$30.99



The Simpsons: Season 13 (Embossed Box)

$32.49

$32.99

$32.99

 



The Square

$21.49

$19.99

 

 



A Step Into the Darkness

$17.99

$14.99

 

 



Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles Forever

$12.49

$14.99

 

 



Three Silent Classics by Josef von Sternberg (CC)

$58.99

$89.99

 

 



Tom & Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes

$14.99

$14.99

 

 



Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg

$26.99

$24.99

 

 

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]

[COLOR= rgb(255,255,255)]Costco[/COLOR]



2:22

$24.49

$24.99

 

 



$5 a Day

$21.99

$24.99

 

 



Abandoned

$34.98

$29.99

 

 



Addicted to Her Love

$22.49

$19.99

 

 



Ajami

$31.49

$29.99

 

 



The Back-Up Plan

$19.99

$22.99

$22.99

 



City Island

$26.99

$19.99

$19.99

 



Death Note Collection

$29.99

$34.99

 

 



Dorian Gray

$15.49

$19.99

 

 



Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - Part 2

$33.99

$44.99

 

 



George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead SE

$16.99

$16.99

 

 



The Great Rift: Africa's Greatest Story

$18.49

$19.99

 

 



Les Paul: Live in New York (Combo Pack)

$31.49

$29.99

 

 



The Long Good Friday

$12.99

$14.99

 

 



Lost: Season 6 (Final Season)

$47.99

$47.99

$47.99

$48.99



Lost: Complete Collection

$194.99

$199.99

 

 



Machine Gun McCain

$17.49

$24.99

 

 



Mona Lisa

$12.99

$14.99

 

 



Shogun Assassin

$14.99

$14.99

 

 



The Simpsons: Season 13

$39.99

$39.99

$38.99

$39.99



The Square

$30.95

$29.99

 

 



Time Bandits

$12.99

$14.99

 

 



Universe: Our Solar System

$18.49

$24.99

 

 



Withnail and I

$12.99

$14.99

 

 






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

Individual Titles in the Collections Listed Above:

Three Silent Classics by Josef von Sternberg (CC) (DVD): Underworld, The Last Command, The Docks of New York.

Death Note Collection (Blu-ray): Death Note, Death Note II: The Last Name.

[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]

--Best Buy has an EXCLUSIVE BONUS DISC AND COLLECTIBLE PACKAGING on their copies of Lost: Season 6. Including 20 minutes of never-before-seen features. Minimum 15 copies of the DVD version per store. Minimum 8 copies of the Blu-ray version per store. No rainchecks on either.




--Best Buy also has the EXCLUSIVE BONUS DISC ALONG WITH THE SECRET GAME (as seen on Season 6) included in their DVD & BD copies of Lost: The Complete Collection. Minimum 2 per store of DVD version. Minimum 1 per store of Blu-ray version. No rainchecks of either.




--Still on the Lost bandwagon, Best Buy has some sales on prior seasons of Lost: Dave $20 when you buy Lost: Season 6 on DVD any any previous season of Lost on DVD...AND, save $25 when you buy Lost: Season 6 on Blu-ray and any previous season of Lost on Blu-ray. Must be purchased on same receipt to receive savings.




--BB also has some Lost collectible T-shirts (Oceanic, Dharma) advertised for $9.99.




--Best Buy is offering a "first look" at at ABC's new TV series No Ordinary Family. Best Buy invites the first 50,000 customers to visit NoOrdinaryScreening.com to preview the entire first episode of ABC's No Ordinary Family, premiering Tuesday, September 28. Use passcode "extraordinary" to watch.

[COLOR= rgb(0,0,255)]--Best Buy also has an EXCLUSIVE BRACELET with its copies of Gossip Girl: Season 3. Minimum 1 per store. No rainchecks[/COLOR][COLOR= rgb(0,0,255)].[/COLOR]

--Best Buy has the following titles on sale this week ($9.99 DVD/$14.99 BD):

Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Crazy Heart, Hot Tub Time Machine, Our Family Wedding.

--Best Buy Odds and Ends: A list of DVDs for $4.99 apiece and a bunch of TV season sets for $19.9.

--At Target this week get a FREE $5 TARGET GIFTCARD when you buy Gossip Girl: Season 3. Quantities limited, no rainchecks. Terms and Conditions apply to giftcards.




[COLOR= rgb(0,0,255)]--Target has the following Blu-ray discs on sale for $19.99: The Hangover, Terminator Salvation, District 9, Wolverine, Planet 51, Alvin/Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.[/COLOR]

--Target Odds and Ends: Long lists of DVDs for $6.99 and $9.99.

 

[Patrick Sun]

Best Buy on sale DVD items:

 

$4.99 each:
27 Dresses
The Devil Wears Prada
The Day After Tomorrow
Jumper
There's Something About Mary

 

$9.99 each:
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Crazy Heart
Hot Tub Time Machine
Our Family Wedding

 

TV on DVD

Entourage season 6 $24.99
Dexter season 4 $34.99
True Blood season 2 $39.99

Friday Night Lights season 3 $14.99

 

$19.99 each:
Gossip Girl season 2
Two and a Half Men season 6
NCIS season 6
One Tree Hill season 6

 

$19.99 each:
Smallville season 7
Supernatural season 4
The Big Bang Theory season 2
Family Guy volume 7
Dexter season 3

 

[COLOR= #00f]Blu-ray:[/COLOR]

 

[COLOR= #00f]$14.99 each:
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Crazy Heart
Hot Tub Time Machine
Our Family Wedding[/COLOR]

 




Target on sale DVD items:

 

$6.99 each:
The Karate Kid
The Departed
Groundhog Day
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
The Holiday
The Women
The Golden Compass
Breakfast at Tiffany's

 

$9.99 each:
Open Season 2
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Fireproof
Slumdog Millionaire
Step Brothers
10 Things I Hate About You
Underworld
National Treasure 2

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: Deluxe Edition $14.99


TV on DVD

 

$29.99 each:
Weeds season 1-2 2-pack
How I Met You Mother season 1-2 2-pack

 

One Tree Hill season 6 $24.99
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 1-2 2-pack $24.99
Lost seasons 1-4 @$29.99 each
Lost season 5 $39.99
Everyone Loves Raymond season 8-9 2-pack $17.99
The Golden Girls season 3-4 2-pack $24.99
Bones season 1-2 2-pack $29.99
Curb Your Enthusiasm season 7 $24.99
Dexter season 3 $29.99


[COLOR= #00f]Blu-ray:[/COLOR]

 

[COLOR= #00f]$19.99 each:
The Hangover
Terminator Salvation
District 9
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Planet 51
Alvin and the Chipmunks: the Squeakeual
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince[/COLOR]

 

[RickER]

Nothing. Not even anything i would rent. Oh well, starting at the end of September i will be broke with stuff i want. Thanks as always guys!

 

[Mike Frezon]

Originally Posted by RickER

Nothing. Not even anything i would rent. Oh well, starting at the end of September i will be broke with stuff i want. Thanks as always guys!

The last quarter is always a killer. Always.

 

[Michael Elliott]

The second biggest movie in history has a sequel being released this week so it's at least worth a rental. TITANIC 2.

 

[SD_Brian]

Originally Posted by Michael Elliott
 

 

[Jason_V]

Outside of LOST and Simpsons, nothing I even have an interest in. And those two are going to be purchases down the road when I find them at better prices. I vow to stay away from any store that sells BD's in the next 2 weeks since I have added 19 new movies to the collection in the last 24 hours. Another 6 yesterday at FYE...all used, all on sale.

 

[Regulus]

Originally Posted by RickER
 

 

[Michael Reuben]

Since it'll be a day or two before my review of the City Island Blu-ray is ready, I've added a link to RAH's "A few words about" thread in the meantime.

 

[LCD22]

Completing "Lost" with the Season 6 Blu-ray, this will be shipped this week from Amazon. That's about it for awhile.

 

Mike, I hope you don't mind me asking this as normally it's not an issue getting Best Buy's in-store exclusive discs. Unfortunately again this year, I will be unable to obtain the sixth and final season bonus disc. I'm also still looking for Season 5's. If anyone has an extra copy or would be willing to part with theirs, please let me know and we'll talk payment for the shipping & handling. I'm using a PayPal account.

 

Thanks very much guys.

 

[dpippel]

Thanks once again for the effort guys. Unfortunately it's yet another lackluster Blu-ray release slate this week. Nothing that I'm even remotely interested save for Time Bandits, but with the many reports of a crappy transfer I'll pass. Looks like l'll be banking my extra cash instead of buying movies. Again. That's not all bad.

 

[TravisR]

Big week for me. I'll be picking up the Blu-rays of Lost and The Simpsons.

 

Thanks for the prices, guys!

 

[ManW_TheUncool]

I had originally preordered w/ Amazon, but ended up canceling it to make use of Best Buy's $10 GC offer instead (for Dexter S4 + Lost S6 w/ the exclusive bonus disc):

 

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?type=category&id=pcmcat217700050020

 

Amazon was gonna take longer (for free shipping) anyway -- and wouldn't have the exclusive bonus disc.

 

Do note though that if you want to use that $10 GC offer for Lost S6 (plus one other TV set), you'll probably need to call them up to get them to honor the deal since the website doesn't seem to be set up correctly for it. They included Lost S6 in the offer list, but somehow don't have it programmed properly -- might have something to do w/ the other $20-25-off deal when purchasing w/ a previous season.

 

I did an online chat asking about that and then switched to a phone order to get the deal done (w/ in-store pickup).

 

_Man_

 

[Will_B]

"[COLOR= rgb(0, 0, 255)]Target has the following Blu-ray discs on sale for $19.99:"[/COLOR]

 

I guess in Target's mind, $19.99 is a sale price.

 

On the topic of Lost, I'll be at Best Buy in the early AM looking to snag a BluRay Season 6 with the bonus disc.

 

[Richard Gallagher]

Before everyone writes this week off as a total loss, you may want to take a look at The Square, a film which you likely have never heard of.

 

[dpippel]

Originally Posted by Richard Gallagher

Before everyone writes this week off as a total loss, you may want to take a look at The Square, a film which you likely have never heard of.

At $30 for the Blu-ray it sits squarely in the rental category for me.

 

[Michael Elliott]

 

Originally Posted by SD_Brian
 

[url=http://www.amazon.com/Titanic-II-Bruce-Davison/dp/B003JQZXWW/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1282524645&sr=1-1]http://www.amazon.com/Titanic-II-Bruce-Davison/dp/B003JQZXWW/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1282524645&sr=1-1

 

A sequel.
 

 

[Richard Gallagher]

Originally Posted by dpippel


At $30 for the Blu-ray it sits squarely in the rental category for me.

Good point. It's a worthwhile film, but at that price I would hold off too.

 

[Michael Reuben]

 

Originally Posted by Richard Gallagher It's a great little noir, but I agree that it's pricey.

 

Another first-rate film in this week's Blu-rays is [url=http://www.hometheaterforum.com/forum/thread/303229/htf-blu-ray-review-ajami-highly-recommended]Ajami, which probably gets overlooked because (gasp!) it's subtitled. It, too, is pricey, but Kino's titles usually are.

 

City Island has the Robert Harris seal of approval, but no one should buy an Anchor Bay Blu-ray during the first week of release.

 

[Will_B]

Ooh, a Poseidon II and Titanic II double feature would be so, so... depressing.