Weekly RoundUp 9/7/04

[Freezer]

Only by interrogating the other passengers could I hope to see the light, but when I began to question them, the light--as Macbeth would have said-- thickened.
–Albert Finney as Hercule Poirot (Murder on the Orient Express – 1974)



The Weekly RoundUp

_____________TITLE____________ _ _Amazon _ BestBuy _ CrcCity _ Target_ _ Costco_
Alexander’s Ragtime Band______ _ $13.03 __ $12.99 __ $12.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Alfred Hitchcock Sig. Coll.___ _ $69.94 __ $79.99 __ $99.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Alias: Season 3_______________ _ $48.99 __ $39.99 __ $39.99 __ $45.99 __ $_N/A_ __
Alligator People______________ _ $10.49 __ $12.99 __ $12.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
American Dreams: Season 1_____ _ $62.99 __ $69.99 __ $69.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Angel: Season 4_______________ _ $38.99 __ $39.99 __ $39.99 __ $45.99 __ $_N/A_ __
Another Country (20th Ann. SE) _ $13.99 __ $14.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Are You Being Served? Comp Col _ $27.99 __ $34.99 __ $34.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Battle Creek Brawl____________ _ $_9.98 __ $_9.99 __ $_9.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Best of Beakman’s World_______ _ $_9.95 __ $_9.99 __ $_9.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Bonanza: Under Attack_________ _ $_9.98 __ $_9.99 __ $_9.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Bookies_______________________ _ $18.19 __ $10.99 __ $19.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Bootmen_______________________ _ $_9.98 __ $_9.99 __ $_9.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Boston Strangler______________ _ $10.49 __ $12.99 __ $12.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Burning Bed___________________ _ $10.46 __ $12.99 __ $10.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Christmas Star________________ _ $16.99 __ $14.99 __ $17.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Clerks: 10th Anniv Edition____ _ $24.49 __ $24.99 __ $24.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Columbo: Season 1_____________ _ $41.35 __ $43.99 __ $37.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Cryptkeeper’s Deadly Duo Pack_ _ $16.98 __ $14.99 __ $17.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Davy Crockett: 50th Anniv. Ed. _ $16.99 __ $14.99 __ $17.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Dawn of the Dead (’78 Ult. SE) _ $34.99 __ $33.99 __ $39.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Decoys________________________ _ $17.47 __ $22.99 __ $24.97 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Desperate Living______________ _ $12.28 __ $12.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Dial M for Murder_____________ _ $13.97 __ $14.99 __ $15.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Disney Princess Party_________ _ $16.99 __ $14.99 __ $17.99 __ $14.99 __ $_N/A_ __
Eddie Murphy – Raw____________ _ $10.49 __ $_9.99 __ $12.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Everwood: Season 1____________ _ $41.99 __ $44.99 __ $39.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Female Trouble________________ _ $12.28 __ $12.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Foreign Correspondent_________ _ $13.98 __ $14.99 __ $15.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
The Funhouse__________________ _ $10.49 __ $12.99 __ $12.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Ghost Story___________________ _ $12.73 __ $12.99 __ $12.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Ginger Snaps Back_____________ _ $21.73 __ $18.99 __ $19.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Gotham________________________ _ $13.01 __ $12.99 __ $10.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Great Adaptations (CC)________ _ $69.97 __ $85.99 __ $99.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Hans Brinker or Silver Skates_ _ $16.99 __ $14.99 __ $17.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Hear No Evil__________________ _ $10.49 __ $12.99 __ $12.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
I Confess_____________________ _ $13.98 __ $14.99 __ $15.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Iron Fisted Monk______________ _ $_9.98 __ $_9.99 __ $_9.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Iron Jawed Angels_____________ _ $18.89 __ $24.99 __ $19.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Island Top World 30th Ann. Ed. _ $16.99 __ $14.99 __ $17.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
James Stewart: Hollywood Leg._ _ $50.98 __ $49.99 __ $59.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Jersey Girl___________________ _ $20.99 __ $19.99 __ $19.99 __ $19.99 __ $_N/A_ __
Judgment at Nuremberg_________ _ $10.46 __ $_9.99 __ $10.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Kaena: the Prophecy___________ _ $21.72 __ $22.99 __ $24.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Keen Eddie: Complete Series___ _ $27.29 __ $34.99 __ $34.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
King Kong Lives_______________ _ $12.28 __ $_9.99 __ $12.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Knockabout____________________ _ $_9.98 __ $_9.99 __ $_9.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
**The Ladykillers_____________ _ $20.99 __ $17.99 __ $19.99 __ $_L/P_ __ $_N/A_ __
Last Flight of Noah’s Ark_____ _ $16.99 __ $14.99 __ $17.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Latin Dragon__________________ _ $19.59 __ $24.99 __ $19.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
The Legacy____________________ _ $12.73 __ $12.99 __ $12.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Magnum PI: Season 1___________ _ $41.99 __ $39.99 __ $37.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Man with One Red Shoe_________ _ $12.28 __ $12.99 __ $12.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Martian Chronicles____________ _ $17.38 __ $14.99 __ $15.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Mask SE Dir. Cut______________ _ $13.99 __ $14.99 __ $17.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Maximum Overdrive_____________ _ $10.49 __ $12.99 __ $12.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Memphis Belle_________________ _ $13.99 __ $14.99 __ $15.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Monster Bash Fun Pack_________ _ $16.98 __ $16.99 __ $17.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Mork & Mindy: Season 1________ _ $27.29 __ $32.99 __ $29.99 __ $29.99 __ $_N/A_ __
Moving Target (1988)__________ _ $13.01 __ $12.99 __ $10.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)_______ _ $13.98 __ $14.99 __ $15.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Mr. Vampire___________________ _ $_9.98 __ $_9.99 __ $_9.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Murder on the Orient Express__ _ $10.49 __ $12.99 __ $12.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Music In My Heart_____________ _ $17.47 __ $22.99 __ $24.97 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Naked in New York_____________ _ $17.47 __ $22.99 __ $24.97 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Never Cry Wolf________________ _ $16.99 __ $14.99 __ $17.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
One Little Indian_____________ _ $16.99 __ $14.99 __ $17.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Peep Show_____________________ _ $_9.95 __ $_9.99 __ $_9.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Pink Flamingoes 25th Anniv Ed. _ $12.28 __ $12.99 __ $12.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Polyester_____________________ _ $12.28 __ $12.99 __ $12.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Postman Fights Back___________ _ $_9.98 __ $_9.99 __ $_9.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Punisher______________________ _ $19.59 __ $15.99 __ $15.99 __ $15.99 __ $_N/A_ __
Red Heat SE___________________ _ $13.99 __ $14.99 __ $12.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Resident Evil: Deluxe Edition_ _ $13.96 __ $14.99 __ $12.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Rounders: Collector’s Edition_ _ $13.99 __ $14.99 __ $17.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
The Sentinel__________________ _ $12.73 __ $12.99 __ $12.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
**Soul Plane__________________ _ $18.89 __ $15.99 __ $17.99 __ $19.99 __ $_N/A_ __
Spring Summ. Fall Wint. & Spr. _ $20.97 __ $24.99 __ $24.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Squanto: A Warrior’s Tale_____ _ $16.99 __ $14.99 __ $17.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Sssssss_______________________ _ $10.49 __ $12.99 __ $12.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Stage Fright__________________ _ $13.98 __ $14.99 __ $15.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Star Trek Generations CE______ _ $13.99 __ $14.99 __ $17.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Strangers on a Train 2-disc SE _ $18.89 __ $24.99 __ $19.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Suspicion_____________________ _ $13.98 __ $14.99 __ $15.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Terror Train__________________ _ $10.49 __ $_9.99 __ $12.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Tex___________________________ _ $16.99 __ $14.99 __ $17.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Tiger Town____________________ _ $16.99 __ $14.99 __ $17.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Twilight Zone: Season 1_______ _ $41.99 __ $47.99 __ $49.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Twin Towers___________________ _ $13.03 __ $12.99 __ $12.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
The United States of Leland___ _ $24.59 __ $20.99 __ $24.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
The Vanishing_________________ _ $10.49 __ $12.99 __ $12.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Wattstax SE___________________ _ $20.48 __ $22.99 __ $19.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Whispers in the Dark__________ _ $13.04 __ $12.99 __ $12.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Will & Grace: Season 3________ _ $31.49 __ $34.99 __ $34.99 __ $39.99 __ $_N/A_ __
Working Trash_________________ _ $_9.98 __ $_9.99 __ $_9.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Wrong Man_____________________ _ $13.98 __ $14.99 __ $15.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __


Titles in the Collections listed in the above RoundUp:

Great Adaptations (CC): Great Expectations, Lord of the Flies, The Most Dangerous Game, Oliver Twist.

Alfred Hitchcock Signature Collection: Dial M for Murder, Foreign Correspondent, Suspicion, The Wrong Man, Stage Fright, I Confess, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Strangers on a Train SE, North by Northwest SE.

Cryptkeeper’s Deadly Duo Pack: Bordello of Blood, Demon Knight.

James Stewart: Hollywood Legend Series: Vertigo, Rear Window, Harvey, Winchester ’73, Destry Rides Again.

Monster Bash Fun Pack: Alvin & the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein, Alvin & the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman, Monster Mash, Archie and the Riverdale Vampires.



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 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 only include the titles I feel like including (or the ones Unicorn tells me he's looking for ;o)). 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. 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...like we do!

Note that Circuit City does not guarantee their sale prices in Hawaii. Also note that I cannot include Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club prices in the standard Roundup: they set prices at individual stores based on nearby competition, so there is not a way I can say here what price you'll find at YOUR local Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club location. When it comes to Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club prices mentioned at all, just remember that "Your Mileage May Vary".


**BE CAREFUL! The Ladykillers is available in both OAR and MAR versions...get the correct one. Soul Plane is available in both R and NR versions...get the one that’s right for you.

**Special Note** I have included prices for the DVD release of Judgment at Nuremberg in this RoundUp even though more than half my sources say the release date was shifted from September 7 to September 14. I will err on the side of the HTF which says in its review HERE that the date is September 7.

--Resident Evil is being advertised widely as having a free movie ticket for RE: Apocalypse.

--Amazon is still featuring free shipping on orders over $25. Restrictions apply.

--Best Buy is having a deal on season sets of Alias. Alias Season sets 1 & 2 are available for $49.99. Season 3 is on sale for $39.99. Buy any two sets and save $10.

--Best Buy is offering up a Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow sneak peek DVD with the purchase of ANY entertainment software.

--Best Buy is also advertising, with the purchase of Everwood: Season 1, Extra’s Fall TV preview Bonus DVD. This DVD will be included on the packaging.

--Best Buy is also advertising, this week, an exclusive on-pack preview of “Saw” on packages of The Punisher (including two Saw theatrical trailers, also a preview of “Open Water”, and a bonus on-pack Punisher collectible comic book. Bring your wheelbarrow.

--Circuit City is advertising on The Punisher a FREE Punisher comic book and a three track CD featuring Finger 11 and more.

--Target is offering a free 4-pack of Market Pantry Popcorn with the purchase of The Punisher.

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The latest markdowns according to DavisDVD:

EFFECTIVE: September 7, 2004 (Studio/Titles/New SRP)

20th Century Fox

Big Shot, Bootmen, The Chosen, Digimon, The Movie, The First $20 Million is Always the Hardest, For the Boys, Hot Shots!, Hot Shots! Part Deux, Master Spy, Waking Ned Devine ... $9.98

Bachelor Party, The Banger Sisters, Brown Sugar, Down With Love, Joe Somebody, Kissing Jessica Stein, Party Monster, Scorched, Shoot or Be Shot, Solaris, The Transporter, Unfaithful ... $14.98

Columbia/TriStar

The Body, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Breakaway, Cruel Intentions 2, Lockdown, Mo' Money, The Professionals, Urban Legend, XXX ... $14.95

For Keeps, Fresh Horses, Mona Lisa Smile, Radio, Returner, Underworld: SE, Vampire Effect, Wild Things 2 ... $19.95

MGM

Bowling For Columbine, Legally Blonde 2 ... $14.98

Thelma & Louise: SE ... $19.98

Casa de los Babys, Girls Will Be Girls, On Edge ... $24.98

[Davideo]

thank you so much for taking the time to post that whole list! :highfive:

I want to pick up so much this week, and many of the older titles can wait, but I hate when there are so many releases because the retailers only bother putting one or two on sale. In this case the big sale seems to be the Punisher. But now i'm having trouble deciding what to get. ClerksX, Ladykillers, Rounders, and Jersey Girl are all movies I want to pick up, not counting the box sets that are out now.

[aedavela]

I'd say either buy what you really want most regardless of price or just stick to the titles that are on sale this week.

[Ispep Aloc]

ST: Generations was recalled.

Picking up:

Alias S3
Will & Grace S3
Everwood S1
Jersey Girl
Clerks X
Magnum PI (possibly)

[slipkornotpsu]

I just went to my bestbuy and got the last copy of Clerks X. It rang up 19.99 just to let some people know.

[reefa]

Argh! Forgot MotOE came out this week too. Back to Best Buy I go.

[Jeff003]

I will be picking up Unsolved Mysteries-UFO's sometimes this week.

[NotEd]

While YMMV I just thought I should pass this along. The Walmart near me (Germantown, MD) had Jersey Girl priced around $15.69 Tuesday.

I do not know who they might be trying to beat locally, seeing how every other store on the chart above has it listed for around $20.