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Old 09-11-2005, 04:32 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Weekly RoundUp 9-13-2005

The Weekly RoundUp

The Features


–Charlton Heston (Ben-Hur – 1959)


–Johnny Damon & Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon & Barrymore (Fever Pitch – 2004)


–Harold Lloyd (Two Gun Gussie – 1918 and High and Dizzy - 1920)


–Nicholas Cage, Matt Dillon, Christopher Penn and Vincent Spano (Rumble Fish – 1983)

The Prices

TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostco
Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely Special$14.98$14.99$15.99 -  - 
Alone In The Dark SE (1982)$10.47 - $9.99 -  - 
Art Linkletter’s Kids Say/Darndest Things (Best of)$13.96$14.99$15.98 -  - 
Ben-Hur 4-disc CE$27.94$24.99$34.99 -  - 
Billy Jack Ultimate Collection$41.99$49.99$59.99 -  - 
Brady Bunch: Season 3$27.29$27.99$29.99$29.99 - 
Branded$10.49$12.99$12.99 -  - 
Bratz: Rock Angelz$13.95$14.99$12.99$14.99 - 
Carlito’s Way: Ultimate Edition$16.09$16.99$15.99 -  - 
Charley Chase Collection 2$22.45$19.99$19.99 -  - 
Cheers: Season 6$27.29$27.99$34.99 -  - 
Coal Miner’s Daughter: 25th Anniversary Edition$13.99$14.99$17.99 -  - 
Cowboy Bebop: Remix Volume 1$20.99$24.99$24.99 -  - 
Da Ali G Show: Season 2$20.96$19.99$19.99 -  - 
Director’s Label Box Set: Volume 2$55.99$99.99$59.99 -  - 
Doctor Detroit$9.73$9.99$9.99 -  - 
Empire Falls$20.99$24.99$24.99 -  - 
Escaflowne: The Movie SE$13.99$14.99$17.99 -  - 
Everybody Loves Raymond: Season 4$31.49$29.99$29.99 -  - 
**Fever Pitch$16.98$16.99$14.99$16.99$18.99
Fever Pitch: Red Sox Curse Reversed Edition$16.98$16.99$22.99 -  - 
Frankenstein (2005)$14.98$14.99$15.99 -  - 
Frasier: Season 6$27.29$27.99$34.99 -  - 
Halloweentown 1 & 2$13.99$14.99$17.99 -  - 
Halloweentown High$13.99$14.99$17.99 -  - 
Harold Lloyd Collection 2$22.46$24.99$24.99 -  - 
Heartbeeps$9.73$9.99$9.99 -  - 
**Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy$16.98$16.99$17.99$16.99$18.99
It’s All About Love$22.48$24.99$24.99 -  - 
The Last Time I Committed Suicide$9.73$9.99$9.99 -  - 
Las Vegas: Season 2$41.99$39.99$59.99 -  - 
Madison$18.72$22.99$24.97$16.99 - 
Milwaukee, Minnesota$17.99$19.99$19.99 -  - 
Nina’s Tragedies$22.48$19.99$19.99 -  - 
Nobody Knows$22.46$24.99$24.99 -  - 
Oliver Hardy Collection$18.71$19.99$19.99 -  - 
One Missed Call (R)$22.46$24.99$19.99 -  - 
One Tree Hill: Season 2$41.99$39.99$39.99$39.99 - 
Palindromes$20.99$19.99$19.99 -  - 
Peep Show: Season 1$18.73$22.99$19.99 -  - 
Pooh’s Halloween Heffalump Movie$13.99$16.99$17.99$14.99 - 
Psycho 2$9.73$9.99$9.99 -  - 
Psycho 3$9.73$9.99$9.99 -  - 
Rock School$17.47$22.99$24.97 -  - 
Rumble Fish SE$13.99$14.99$17.99 -  - 
SCTV-Network 90: Season 4$62.99$65.99$99.99 -  - 
Sigmund & Sea Monsters: Season 1$24.47$29.99$29.99 -  - 
Smallville: Season 4$41.99$39.99$39.99$39.99$39.99
Taxi: Season 3$27.29$34.99$34.99 -  - 
Today You Die$18.72$22.99$19.99 -  - 
Transformers - Cybertron: Robots/Disguise$11.89$14.99$12.99 -  - 
Twin Sisters$26.99$24.99$24.99 -  - 
Winter Solstice (2004)$20.99$24.99$24.99 -  - 


Individual Titles included in Collections listed above:

Billy Jack Ultimate Collection: The Born Losers, Billy Jack, The Trial of Billy Jack, Billy Jack Goes to Washington.

Charley Chase Collection 2: Shine ‘Em Up, His Wooden Wedding, Isn’t Life Terrible, Innocent Husbands, Dog Shy, His Wooden Wedding, Isn't Life Terrible, Innocent Husbands, Dog Shy, Bromo and Juliet.

Harold Lloyd Collection 2: Two Gun Gussie, The City Slicker, The Non-Stop Kid, Ring Up the Curtain, Captain Kidd's Kids, From Hand to Mouth, High and Dizzy, Never Weaken, Among Those Present, Now or Never.

Oliver Hardy Collection: The Show, Stick Around, Along Came Auntie, 45 Minutes from Hollywood, Crazy to Act, The Sawmill, Should Sailors Marry?, Hop to It!.

The Disclaimer
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".


The Specials

**BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL! Fever PitchAND Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy are available in both OAR and MAR versions...get the correct one!

--Well, things have calmed down since last week’s blockbuster release week!

However, some notes: The 3-disc SE of Chicago seems to have been pulled from this week’s expected release. Also, all Red Sox fans should take note of the alternate release of the movie Fever Pitch. It is called the Boston Red Sox Reversed Curse Edition and features a longer cut of the film and some different extras. Also there are some new combo deals which are being made available this week. I have not included them in the RoundUp table itself because they do not appear to be new releases, but some of you may still be interested. They include: I Know What You Did Last Summer/I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, La Bamba/The Buddy Holly Story and Soccer Dog/Soccer Dog: European Cup. And, I also included in this week’s RoundUp two films which seem to have conflicting release dates: Branded (9/27) and Carlito’s Way: Ultimate Edition (9/27). There is a chance they may show up in stores this week…or maybe not for another week or two.

--For anyone who did NOT get their copy of Lost: Season 1 last week, Circuit City is offering a deal in which you buy Lost: Season 1 and get $5 off any CD. Purchases must be on same receipt. In-store only.

--Also, for those who bought Lost: Series 1 at Best Buy to get the bonus disc and the $10 coupon to use on Desperate Housewives: Season 1 should know that it looks like that deal is about to get even better! Gord Lacey of TVShowsonDVD.com has reported in another thread over in The Home Theater Forum:

Quote:
The DH package has a sticker on it that says "Save $10 by mail *with purchase of Desperate Housewives Season 1 and Lost Season 1."

*Offer expires December 31, 2005. Good in USA and Canada only. Void where prohibited. *See complete details inside DVD.

You need to send in:
-Proof of purchase tab from DH season 1
-Proof of purchase tab from Lost Season 1
Cash register receipt from DH Season 1 set purchase imprinted with store name and dated between September 20, 2005 and December 31, 2005 with price circled (photocopies are okay)
-Original, hand-printed, complete certificate (no photocopies!!)

This is something on every DH set, and the mail-in certificate is included inside. I guess people that bought Lost (with bonus disc) and DH at Best Buy will enjoy $20 off the DH set.
The Markdowns

The latest markdowns according to DavisDVD:

EFFECTIVE: September 13, 2005 (Studio/Titles/New SRP)

SONY/Columbia-TriStar

976-Evil, Bingo, Double Vision, First Men in the Moon, For Keeps, Heaven is a Playground, Jackie Chan Adventures: The Search For The Talismans, Jersey Girl, Jury Duty, Lucky Seven, man and Boy, Micki & Maude, Red Water, Side Out, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation ... $9.95

Baby Boy, Bear In The Big Blue House Live!, Blind Fury, Bunny lake is Missing, Cruel Intentions 3, Gang of Roses, Hustle and Heat, In the Cut, In the Cut: Director's Edition, Krull, Laurel Canyon, Masked and Anonymous, Monster, Motives, Places in the Heart, Real Genius, She's Out of Control, Tears of the Sun, The Last Dragon, The Wild One, Weekend at Bernie's II ... $14.94

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Old 09-11-2005, 05:52 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Thanks as always for the roundup! You might want to add a (1982) after Alone in the Dark, less people mistakenly think it's the crappy 2005 film. Looks like Ben-Hur, the Director’s Label Box Set and Las Vegas S2 for me this week. I might pick up Hitchhiker's Guide, though I wasn't too impressed with the translation to film. The BBC version was better.
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Old 09-11-2005, 12:58 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Bummer. I was hoping for a good deal on Las Vegas S1 & S2 package deal. Looks like I might have to wait for S3 to come out for the package.
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Old 09-11-2005, 06:44 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I'm getting information now that Best Buy seems to have upped their price at the last minute on the Cheers and Frasier sets this week to $31.49. The prices were $27.99 at bb.com just a couple of days ago.
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Old 09-11-2005, 10:20 PM   #5 (permalink)
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My CC really sucks. They never got in The Sting, Deer Hunter or To Kill a Mockingbird last week. I had to go to Target to get the Sting. I just called them & they are not getting in Ben Hur (I could tell the girl in the dvd dept. hadn't even heard of it) nor are they getting in the Red Sox Collector's Edition of Fever Pitch. I guess I'll be getting them from Bestbuy.com (don't have a BB near me & they'll be too high everywhere else. IF anybody else even gets them). I'll get Hitchiker's Guide from bb.com too (might as well save about $3-4 worth of gas since 2 of 3 purchases won't even be available. Our CC is SUPPOSED to be one of their superstores, too. That's a laugh.
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Old 09-11-2005, 10:51 PM   #6 (permalink)
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I am wondering if any of my local stores (upstate NY) will be carrying the Red Sox version of Fever Pitch.

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Old 09-12-2005, 02:35 PM   #7 (permalink)
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SCTV Volume 4 at Circuit City for 99.99 must be a typo. Anyone know the actual price? I want to pick this up somewhere.
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Old 09-13-2005, 02:11 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Not too hard to check.

Click here to see SCTV: Volume 4 at CC for $99.99
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Old 09-15-2005, 09:20 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Best Buy's in store price for the Director’s Label Box Set: Volume 2 is $68.99. Don't know why their website has it so high.
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