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Old 05-18-2008, 05:37 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Weekly RoundUp 5-20-2008

The Weekly RoundUp

The Features


– Nicolas Cage (National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets – 2007)


– The Night They Raided Minsky’s – 1968


– Kristin Huffman, Jane Pfitsch, Raul Esparza & Robert Cunningham (Company – 2007)


– If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium – 1969


– Sarah Jessica Parker & Amy Linker (Square Pegs – 1982-’83)

The Prices


SD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCitySearsTargetCostco
24: Season 1 SE$42.99$39.99$36.99$44.99 -  - 
The Bill Engvall Show: Season 1$14.99$19.99$17.99$13.49 -  - 
Charles in Charge: Season 3$19.99$24.99$19.99$18.89 -  - 
Company (PBS - 2007)$18.99$19.99$19.99$17.99 -  - 
Diary of the Dead - $17.99$14.99$17.99 -  - 
Exes and Ohs: Season 1$16.99$14.99$14.99$13.49 -  - 
Eclipse Series 9: William Klein (CC)$30.99$34.99$39.98$31.49 -  - 
The Flock$17.99$17.99$12.99$17.99 -  - 
Gomer Pyle USMC: Season 4$27.99$34.99$34.99$26.99 -  - 
Hamburger Hill (20th Anniv. Ed.)$16.99$14.99$14.99$13.49 -  - 
If It’s Tuesday, It Must Be Belgium$14.99$14.99$17.99$13.49 -  - 
JAG: Season 8$45.99$39.99$49.99$40.49$39.99 - 
James Stewart: Western Collection$29.99$29.99$34.99$26.99 -  - 
Killing Zelda Sparks$17.99$17.99$14.99$13.49 -  - 
The Muppet Show: Season 3$25.99$34.99$34.99$31.49$29.99 - 
Nat’l Treasure 2: Book of Secrets$16.99$14.99$14.99$18.89$15.99 - 
Nat’l Treasure 2: Book of Secrets CE (2-disc)$22.99$22.99$24.99$26.99$24.99$23.89
New Maverick: Pilot$13.49$12.99$14.98$8.99 -  - 
Night of the Living Dead (1968)$13.99$14.99$14.99$13.49 -  - 
The Night They Raided Minsky’s$14.99$14.99$17.99$13.49 -  - 
Penn & Teller – Bullsh*t: Season 5$21.99$24.99$19.99$18.89 -  - 
Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Hour: Vol. 1$19.99$19.99$19.99$17.99 -  - 
Sight$19.99$19.99$19.99$17.99 -  - 
Square Pegs: Complete Series$20.99$24.99$19.99$22.49 -  - 
Strange Wilderness$19.99$19.99$14.99$18.89 -  - 
Tom Selleck Western Collection$17.99$17.99$14.99$13.49 -  - 
Vexille: The Movie$19.99$19.99$19.99$17.99 -  - 
What Did You Do in War, Daddy?$14.99$14.99$17.99$13.49 -  - 



HD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCitySearsTargetCostco
Ocean’s Eleven - $24.99$19.99$18.89 -  - 
Ocean’s Twelve - $24.99$19.99$18.89 -  - 



BLU-RAY TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCitySearsTargetCostco
Anger Management$19.95$24.99$19.99$18.89 -  - 
Company (PBS – 2007)$20.95$24.99$19.99$22.49 -  - 
National Treasure CE$23.95$29.99$34.99$26.99$29.99 - 
Nat’l Treasure 2: Book of Secrets$23.95$29.99$27.99$26.99$29.99$25.99
Short Circuit$10.99$17.99$17.99$16.19 -  - 
V For Vendetta$19.95$24.99$19.99$18.89 -  - 


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

Individual titles included in box sets listed above:

Eclipse Series 9 – The Delirious Fictions of William Klein (CC): Where Are You Polly Maggoo?, Mr. Freedom, The Model Couple.

James Stewart – Western Collection: Destry Rides Again, Winchester ’73, Bend of the River, The Far Country, Night Passage, The Rare Breed.

Tom Selleck Western Collection: Monte Walsh, Last Stand at Saber River, Crossfire Trail.

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

**Hooray! ALL off this week’s releases are again available in just their OAR versions! This is getting to be a very nice trend.

--FREE ON-LINE GAMETIME @ Best Buy this week! Purchase ANY VERSION of National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets and get a FREE 30-DAY PASS TO PLAY GAMES AT PIRATESONLINE.COM. Minimum 9 per store. No rainchecks.

--Buy TWO Blu-ray discs @ BB from the following list ($29.99 apiece) and SAVE $10: National Treasure CE, National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets, Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe.

--@ BB, Buy ANY TWO Blu-ray discs from the following list (Reg. $19.99) for $30: Big Fish, Flags of Our Fathers, Harry Potter & Chamber of Secrets, HP & the Goblet of Fire, HP & Prisoner of Azkaban, HP & Sorcerer’s Stone, The Italian Job, A Knight’s Tale, The Patriot.

--And, get FREE MOVIE MONEY to see Sex and the City: The Movie, when you purchase any Sex and the City DVD. Movie Money value = $10.50. Sex and the City: The Movie opens in theaters 5-30-08. Movie Money valid 5-30-08 thru 6-29-08. Minimum 2 per title per store. No rainchecks. The Complete TV series set is pictured in the ad for $109.99 (save $90).

--Best Buy takes a page out of Target’s book and creates its own “Deluxe Edition” of George Romero’s Diary of the Dead. With the DVD comes a “zombie manual” entitled “The Zen of Zombie.” Price is $19.99. The $17.99 “non-deluxe” version will also be available.

--At Best Buy, buy The Muppet Show: Season 3 and sve $10 on Season 1 or 2 of The Muppet Show.

--Bestbuy.com is having a 20% off sale on LionsGate DVDs.

--BB also has a list of DVDs that are “Buy 2, Save $10”. And, another list (with collectible packaging) of DVDs “2 for $12.”

A number of Pixar DVDs are listed for $12.99 @ Best Buy this week: A Bug’s Life, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Monster’s Inc., Toy Story 2.

--And, Best Buy has a number of TV on DVD titles on sale this week.

--Best Buy Odds and Ends: Best Buy has lists of DVD titles on sale this week for $14.99.

--Buy BOTH National Treasure movies on Blu-ray disc @ Circuit City this week and SAVE $10.

--CC also has a number of Adam Sandler DVDs on sale for $8.99. Get FREE MOVIE CASH to see “You Don’t Mess with the Zohan” with the purchase of any of these titles: 50 First Dates, Anger Management, Big Daddy, Click, Mr. Deeds. Movie Cash Value = $7.50. DVDs also include a sneak peek of the film. Titles may vary buy store.

--Circuit City Odds and Ends: A long lists of DVDs for $4.99 and a list of Disney titles for $12.99 (including the Pixar titles listed above for Best Buy).

--Buy BOTH National Treasure movies on Blu-ray disc @ Target this week and get a FREE Target $10 GIFTCARD. Quantities limited. No rainchecks.

--Target Odds and Ends: A collection of titles for $10.
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Old 05-18-2008, 06:34 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Thanks Freezer!

Buying:
Diary of the Dead
Night of the Living Dead (I helped work on the doc that comes on the disc, glad to see this finished and released woohoo)
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Thanks Freezer!

Buying:Night of the Living Dead (I helped work on the doc that comes on the disc, glad to see this finished and released woohoo)
Wait? What? That's awesome, tell us more!


What's the deal with Amazon not selling Diary of the Dead?
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Wait? What? That's awesome, tell us more!


What's the deal with Amazon not selling Diary of the Dead?
I'm not sure, maybe they couldn't get a deal w/ the Weinsteins & Dimension???

My friend is Romero's manager and got together with some filmmakers and the original cast of NOTLD and spent 3 days in Pittsburgh filming at all the original locations. He asked me if I'd like to join him so I went out, did some behind the scenes stuff. Provided some info, did some gofer work and just enjoyed. I got to spend the day at not only the cemetary which i've been to many times but got to go to the property where the original house was located and spent the whole afternoon evening on probably some of the most revered horror grounds ever, with the original cast.

I guess there were some editing problems and they didn't think this would be ready by the time the dvd was released but i guess it is.
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Hey, am I blind or what? Can anybody else see the special Best Buy edition of Diary of the Dead in the ad?
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Hey, am I blind or what? Can anybody else see the special Best Buy edition of Diary of the Dead in the ad?
Here it is from MY BB flyer (page 15). Keep in mind, however, that most sales flyers are regional. This one is from upstate New York:

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Duh! Man, if it was a snake (or a zombie, in this case) it would have bit me!
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Muppet Show and Penn & Teller BS for me this week.
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Don't know if anyone here is into musical theater...but this week's release of Stephen Sondheim's Company is terrific. I saw it aired a couple of months ago on PBS HD and it both looked and sounded fantastic. This is a fairly faithful recording of the 2007 revival starring Raul Esparza. This staging of the show was terrific--one of the best I've ever seen.
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I might get National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets. Probably just the 1-disc version.
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Got the BB Diary of the Dead set & Night of the Living Dead
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