Weekly RoundUp 8-26-2008 (1 Viewer)

[Mike Frezon]

The Weekly RoundUp

The Features



– Alizée (En Concert – 2004)


– Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Alan Hale, Errol Flynn (Virginia City – 1940)


– Escape from Fort Bravo – 1953


– Jack Skellington (The Nightmare Before Christmas – 1993)


– Redbelt – 2008


– Glenn Ford (Cimarron – 1960)

The Prices


SD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoAlizée – In Concert (2004)$24.99$24.99$19.99 - - August$25.99$14.99$19.99 - - Brotherhood of the Wolf (Dir. Cut 2-Disc)$16.99$14.99$14.99 - - Chicago 10$20.99$19.99$19.99 - - Cimarron (1960)$9.99$9.99$9.99 - - Delicatessen SE$17.99$14.99$14.99 - - Entourage: Season 4$25.99$26.99$24.99$24.99 - Errol Flynn Westerns Collection$34.99$44.99$49.98 - $34.49Escape from Fort Bravo$11.99$9.99$9.99 - - Everybody Hates Chris: Season 3$27.99$29.99$34.99 - - Fishtales$18.99$14.99$19.99 - - Heroes: Season 2$24.99$29.99$24.99$24.99$25.49The Law and Jake Wade$11.99$9.99$9.99 - - The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)$9.99$12.99$14.98 - - The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning$19.99$15.99$14.99$16.99 - Lunch (One)$26.99$19.99$21.99 - - Many Rivers to Cross$11.99$9.99$9.99 - - My Sassy Girl$19.99$19.99$19.99 - - NCIS: Season 5$38.99$39.99$49.99$39.99 - Never Say Macbeth$17.99$14.99$14.99 - - The Nightmare Before Christmas CE$22.99$24.99$24.99$24.99 - Nightmare Before Christmas Ult. Coll. Set$116.99$119.99$129.99 - - One Tree Hill: Season 5$38.99$39.99$39.99$39.99 - **Postal (R & NR)$22.99$19.99$19.99 - - Redbelt$24.99$19.99$19.99 - - Saddle the Wind$11.99$9.99$9.99 - - Salò, or 120 Days of Sodom (CC)$29.99$34.99$34.99 - - The Shield: Season 6$39.99$37.99$39.99$39.99 - Shipwrecked (1990)$10.99$9.99$14.99 - - Son of Rambow (Best Buy Exclusive) - $19.99 - - - The Stalking Moon$11.99$9.99$9.99 - - Three Stooges Collection 3 (1940 – ’42)$16.99$19.99$19.99 - - The Untouchables: Season 2 Vol. 2$27.99$29.99$34.99 - - Warner’s Western Classics Collection$41.99$49.99$59.98 - $39.99What Happens in Vegas$19.99$15.99$15.99$16.99 - What Happens in Vegas (Extended Ed.)$23.99$22.99$22.99$22.99 - Where in World in Osama Bin Laden?$16.99$17.99$19.99 - -


BLU-RAY TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoThe Adventures of Robin Hood$19.95$24.99$19.99 - - Afro Samurai: Season 1 (Director’s Cut)$13.95$19.99$19.99 - - Dude, Where’s My Car?$27.95 - $34.99 - - End of Days$20.95$24.99$19.99 - - Heroes: Season 1$69.95$79.99$99.98$74.99 - Heroes: Season 2$40.95$49.99$69.98$44.99$43.99Miami Vice$19.95$24.99$19.99 - - Nightmare Before Christmas CE$27.95$34.99$34.99$29.99 - Pale Rider$19.95$24.99$19.99 - - Postal$19.95$29.99$19.99 - - Redbelt$26.95$29.99$34.99 - - The Secret$24.95$34.99$29.99 - - U-571$19.95$24.99$19.99 - - What Happens in Vegas$27.95$29.99$29.99$29.99 -

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

Individual titles included in box sets listed above:

The Errol Flynn Western Collection: Montana, Rocky Mountain, San Antonio, Virginia City.

Warner Home Video Westerns Collection: Escape from Fort Bravo, Many Rivers to Cross, Cimarron (1960), The Law & Jake Wade, Saddle the Wind, The Stalking Moon.

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! Postal is being released in both RATED & UNRATED versions! Get the one right for you!

--BIG SALE this week on TV Shows on DVD @ Best Buy! 25% of ALL TV on DVD sets throughout the store. Sale excludes: Entourage: Season 4, The Shield: Season 6, Heroes: Season 2, NCIS: Season 5, One Tree Hill: Season 5, AND any Blu-ray TV on DVD sets. 25% markdown taken from regular prices. Choose from more than 800 TV on DVD season sets. Also excludes outlet center items, special order, clearance, demo & open box items. Selection will vary by store. No rainchecks.

--Purchase ANY HBO title this week @ BB and get a FREE TRUE BLOOD SAMPLER DISC. Includes Episode 1.

--Buy ANY DVD at Best Buy and get a FREE E-MOVIE PACKET to see either Righteous Kill or Traitor. Value = $10.50.

--Best Buy is advertising an EXCLUSIVE EARLY RELEASE of Son of Rambow on SD-DVD.

--Buy The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning @ BB and get a FREE EXCLUSIVE COLLECTIBLE 3-D CUP. Value = $4.99.

--Best Buy is advertising an EXCLUSIVE Heroes: Season 2 GIFT SET. Includes Limited Edition Kensei Mask.

--And, Best Buy will give you some FREE EXCLUSIVE SKULL CANDY EAR BUDS with the purchase of Entourage: Season 4 this week. On pack. Minimum 10 per store. No rainchecks.

--Best Buy has some kid’s titles on sale 2/$20. Titles include some Disney titles (no feature films) and Little Einsteins.

--$19.99 BDs @ Best Buy: Goodfellas, Twister, V for Vendetta.

--Best Buy Odds and Ends: Best Buy has a list of DVDs for sale @ $3.99.

--Circuit City is advertising a FREE EXCLUSIVE FILM CELL with their copies of Heroes: Season 2 on SD-DVD.

--Purchase Entourage: Season 4 @ CC and get a FREE EXCLUSIVE T-SHIRT. While supplies last. In-store only.

--At CC, seasons 1 thru 5 of The Shield are on sale for $19.99.

--Circuit City Odds and Ends: Lists of titles for $4.99 and $6.99.

--At Target, get a FREE $5 TARGET GIFTCARD when you purchase BOTH The Little Mermaid (original - $16.99) AND The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginnings on DVD. Must be purchased on same receipt. Quantity limited. No rainchecks.

--You will also get a FREE $5 TARGET GIFTCARD with the purchase, this week, of NCIS: Season 5. Quantity limited. No rainchecks.

--Target is advertising another of its EXCLUSIVE DELUXE EDITIONS of a new release: What Happens in Vegas. Includes EXCLUSIVE conversation date cards. Quantity limited. No rainchecks.

--And, would you believe, Target has ANOTHER EXCLUSIVE DELUXE EDITION: Heroes: Season 2! Packaging is different. Includes 30 minutes of bonus footage and a collectible sketchbook.

--$19.99 Blu-ray discs @ Target this week: Batman Begins, The Perfect Storm, Twister, V for Vendetta.

--Target is advertising an EXCLUSIVE JOURNAL with its copies of One Tree Hill: Season 5. Quantity limited. No rainchecks.

--And, topping off a busy Target week…EXCLUSIVE CARDS with the purchase of Entourage: Season 4.

--Target Odds and Ends: A list of DVDs for $10.

 

[Patrick Sun]

Circuit City on sale DVD items:

Enchanted $14.99
Virgin Territory $12.99
Mad Money $15.99
Vantage Point $14.99
21 $14.99

$4.99 each: Most movies available online, by phone & in select stores
The Island
Catwoman
John Q.
After The Sunset
Oliver Stone Collection: Natural Born Killers
Any Given Sunday
The Italian Job (2003)
Training Day
Lean ON Me
Money Talks
Funny Farm
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Cellular
Blade
The Neverending Story
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
Sahara
I Am Sam
City Of Angels: Special Edition
Pleasantville
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
The Warriors: Ultimate Director’s Cut
Minority Report
Clear & Present Danger
Mission: Impossible – Special Collector’s Edition
M:I 2

$6.99 each:
Hot Fuzz
Battlestar Galactica: RAZOR
Eastern Promises

DVD Sets:
The Shield: Season 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 $19.99 each
Heroes: Season 1 $32.99

-------

Best Buy on sale DVD items:

Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams $15.99
Afro Samurai $6.99
Afro Samurai : Director’s Cut $12.99

$3.99 each: See In Store Display
American Psycho: Uncut Version – Special Collector’s Edittion
Bottle Rocket
Booty Call
Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle – Unrated
GO
Panic Room
Saving Silverman
Waiting: 2 DVD Special Edition
CHAOS
CRANK
CRASH
The Devil’s Rejects: Unrated
Reservoir Dogs: Special Edition

2 DVDs For $20: Titles must be purchased on same receipt and are $14.99 regularly. More titles available in store and online at BestBuy.com/dvdsale
Little Einsteins: Firebird Rescue
Little Einsteins: Our HUGE Adventure
Disney Sing Along Songs
Handy Manny: Tooling Around
My Friends: Tigger & Pooh – Friendly Tails
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey’s Treat
Disney Princess Party: Volume I
Disney Princess Party: Volume II

Blu-Ray High Definition Discs / Players:
Heroes: Season 1 $79.99
GoodFellas $19.99
Twister $19.99
V For Vendetta $19.99
Vantage Point $29.99
Open Season $29.99
The Other Boleyn Girl $29.99
Camp Rock: Extended Edition $29.99
Hannah Montanna: Best Of Both Worlds – The 3-D Movie $29.99


---------

Target on sale DVD items:

The Little Mermaid: 2-disc Platinum Edition $16.99
The Little Mermaid III: Ariel’s Beginning $16.99
Free $5 Target Gift Card with combined purchase of both Little Mermaid. Little Mermaid III DVDS. Quantities limited. NO rain checks.

$10.00 each: Each title listed and selected others
Bratz: The Movie
Grindhouse Presents: Planet Terror: Extended & Unrated
Facing The Giants
Spy Kids / Spy Kids 2: Two Movie Collection


Blu-Ray High Definition Discs:
Twister $19.99
The Perfect Storm $19.99
Batman Begins $19.99
V For Vendetta $19.99
Heroes: Season 1 $74.99

 

[Bleddyn Williams]

Thanks as always, Mike and Patrick!

Heads-up on the fact that Afro Samurai Blu-ray is currently only $13.95 at Amazon!

 

[Bill Thomann]

Nightmare Before Christmas & Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning from me (probably at CC).

 

[Chris S]

I would post something here but I haven't made it past the first video...

 

[Chris S]

Is the Blu-ray version of the WB Classic "The Adventures of Robin Hood" still due out this week?

 

[Mike Frezon]

As far as I know, Chris. It showed up on all my release lists AND was listed by retailers. Had you heard it would be delayed for some reason?

 

[pitchman]

Thanks guys! I'll be picking up The Nightmare Before Christmas (Blu), The Stooges Collection 3, and most likely the Target exclusive SD version of Heroes: Season 2. I didn't care much for the storyline of the abbreviated second season and can't see spending an extra $20+ on a Blu-ray set. If the Blu includes the same extra content as the Target SD, then I may reconsider...

 

[MikeDE]

Amazon now says the Ultimate Nightmare Before Christmas set has been "discontinued by the manufacturer".

 

[george kaplan]

Thanks as usual.

Only the blu-ray upgrade of Robin Hood (depending on reviews of PQ).

 

[Chris S]

Just a rumor that I suspect is based on the fact that it's a catalog release and may not be ordered high enough to meet demand. I'm very skeptical that it's true but I figured I'd ask.

 

[Alan Kaplan]

Hi All,

Sears has all the new Universal Blu-ray's for $17.99.
U-571, Miami Vice, End of Days, and a few others.

 

[NeilO]

Does anyone have any pictures of the exclusive stuff in this edition?

Thanks,

Neil

 

[TravisR]

Huge week for me- Heroes: Season One, Heroes: Season Two and The Nightmare Before Christmas on Blu-Ray and Entourage: Season Four and The Shield: Season Six on DVD.

And for only 10 episodes, the prices on The Shield are way too high. I'm not one of those guys who waits for a $20 sale on every TV title but I may hold off since Sony is charging a price that is closer to the price of an HBO show.

Thanks for the prices, guys!

 

[Inspector Hammer!]

Okay that seals it, I was going to wait until Monday but i'm going to go get that Alizee concert today.

No word on Friends going back on sale huh? Rats.

EDIT: Nevermind, Friends would qualify for that 25% off sale.

 

[Marty M]

I am so out of it, I guess. I had never heard of Alizee, but have to admit she is "easy on the eyes".

 

[Jason_V]

Thanks gents. Prolly nothing this week.

Then again, I might pick up Perfect Storm BD. Depends if I need a late week pick me up or not.

 

[Mike Frezon]

Do you know someone who is definitely be going to carrying this in-store, John? I'm figuring anyone looking for Alizée is going to have to go on-line.

 

[Inspector Hammer!]

Yep, when I posted that I thought I could just go and buy it but when I looked on BB.com I discovered that it isn't available in-store. :frowning:

I hate buying things on-line, I want her, er, I mean it, now dammit!

 

[Mike Frezon]

Uh oh. Something funny's happened to amazon's listing of the Alizee disc. It is no longer listed as a new release with an August 26 date and $24.99 price tag.