Free Bonuses With DVD Releases - Part 2

[JohnIan]

Best of How I Met Your Mother
Exclusive store release

Best Of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Exclusive store release

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$4.75 DVDs

Over The Hedge
Super Troopers
Dora The Explorer: Super Silly Fiesta
Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia
Pawn Stars: Season 1

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$10.00 DVDs

Easy A
Kick-Ass
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Iron Man 2 (single disc version)

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Covert Affairs: Season 1 $34.99
Jersey Shore: Season 1-2 set $9.99
Hot In Cleveland: Season 1 $9.99
The Walking Dead: Season 1 $16.99
House, M.D.: Seasons 5 or 6 $14.99 (each)
The Office: Season 4 - 6 $14.99 (each)
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia: Seasons 3 - 5 $16.99 (each)
South Park: Season 14 $19.99
Spartacus: Season 1 $19.99
NCIS: Season 7 $19.99




They are having a better sale than Best Buy, but I'm not going this week, no real hook. Next week might be different. I WANT "The Big Bang".

[JohnIan]

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Ironman (single disc version) $6.99
Batman Returns (single disc version) $7.99
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen $9.99
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World $9.99
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse $11.99
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Volume 1 $12.99

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$9.99 CD

"Michael Grimm - Michael Grimm" exclusive bonus tracks




There is a single title I'm curious about and it's not listed, "Stripperland!" (zombie strippers). Their website list it at $14.99, but will it be in store or online only?

[JohnIan]

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12.99 DVD

The Sherlock Holmes Collection (not the classic film series)
White Collar: Season One

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$13.99 DVDs

The King's Speech
Gulliver's Travels (2 Disc Set)
No Strings Attach
Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure

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$16.99 DVD

Downton Abbey

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Royal Pains: Season Two $24.99
Glee: Season 1 $34.99
Glee: Season 2, Vol. 1 $22.99
Glee: Encore $14.99

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$11.99 CD

"Brad Paisley - This Is Country Music" with free five dollar gift card




I'm looking at this and the best I can muster is meh.

[JohnIan]

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$4.99 DVD

Royal Wedding

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$14.99 DVDs

The Next Three Days
The Rite

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$15.99 DVDs

Mechanic
The Roommate

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$7.99 CD

"Foster The People - Torches" with exclusive bonus tracks




Once again they failed to list what I wanted, "The Big Bang". Looked at their website, it reads $19.99. It's fuzzy if the store will carry it or if it's online only.

[JohnIan]

True Blood: The Complete Third Season
Exclusive Bill, Sookie and Eric signature editions (fuzzy, different boxes or just different slipcovers)



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$4.75 DVDs

Anastasia
Dora The Explorer: Save The Day!
Adventures Of Elmo In Grouchland
Annie: Special Anniversary Edition

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$10.00 DVDs

Disneynature: Earth
Sweet Home Alabama
Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian
Transformers (single disc version)

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Psych: Season 5 $34.99
Psych: Season 4 $19.99
How I Met Your Mother: Season 5 $19.99
The Boondocks: Season 3 $19.99
Castle: Season 2 $19.99
Californication: Season 3 $19.99
True Blood: Seasons 1 or 2 $19.99 (each)
Bones: Season 1 & 2 (double pack) $19.99
Family Guy: Volumes 3 & 4 (double pack) $19.99




Looks like I'm going to buy "Drive Angry" here, $13.99. I'm undecided on "True Blood" - exclusive wise. No, not like that. Best Buy has their own, a bottle opener.

[JohnIan]

True Blood: The Complete Third Season
Exclusive bottle opener magnet (probably attached to the back of the package)

Eddie Vedder: Water On The Road
Exclusive store Blu-Ray

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$3.99 DVDs; comes with free theater voucher to see "X-Men: First Class"

X-Men
X2: X-Men United
X-Men 3: The Last Stand
X-Men Origins: Wolverine

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True Blood: Seasons 1 or 2 $37.99 (each)




I'll find out on Tuesday where I want to buy "True Blood". "Drive Angry" is a buck more expensive here, $14.99.

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Update June 1st, 2011.

Those free vouchers for "X-Men: First Class" appear NOT to be inside the cases or on them. In fact it looks like they won't be included at all. *shrugs*

[JohnIan]

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$4.75 DVD

The Roy Rogers Collection

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$7.00 DVDs

True Grit (1969 version)
Public Enemies
Law Abiding Citizen
3:10 To Yuma

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$7.99 DVD

Outlaws & Gunslingers pack

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$10.00 DVDs

The Other Guys
The Hurt Locker
Salt
Red
Start! Walking With Leslie Sansone 1 & 2 Mile Walk
Jillian Michaels Ripped In 30
Element: Am And PM Yoga For Beginners

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$14.00 DVDs

The Social Network
The King's Speech
Takers
Tron: Legacy

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$14.99 DVDs

The Clint Eastwood Star Collection (Fistful Of Dollars/For A Few Dollars More/The Good, The Bad And The Ugly/Hang 'em High)
John Wayne: America's Legendary Hero pack

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Save ten dollars if you buy (below) Burn Notice and White Collar on the same receipt

Burn Notice: Season 4 $32.99
White Collar: Season 2 $24.99
Breaking Bad: Season 3 $22.99
The Big C: Season 1 $19.99
Pretty Little Liars: Season 1 $37.99
Wanted Dead Or Alive: The Complete Series $14.99
Archer: Season 1 $9.99
24: Season 8 $24.99
Dexter: Season 4 $16.99
Family Guy: Volume 8 $19.99
True Blood: Season 3 $34.99
Bones: Season 5 $24.99
Burn Notice: Season 3 $16.99
Eastbound & Down: Season 1 $9.99
Entourage: Season 6 $14.99
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia: Season 5 $14.99
The Tudors: Final Season $14.99




Awesome price for "Archer", great show. I'll wait some more for season 8 of "24", fifteen dollars will be just nice - maybe in a few months. Nothing for me this week.

[JohnIan]

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
Exclusive Sinestro action figure - Blu-Ray/DVD combo only - three per store



The Lord Of The Rings: Extended Edition - Motion Picture Trilogy
Exclusive "The One Ring" ring with Blu-Ray pre-order ($24.50 value)

Sanctum
Exclusive Blu-Ray/DVD/digital copy combo pack OR 3D Blu-Ray//DVD/digital copy pack

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$3.99 DVDs

The Crow
Scary Movie

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Breaking Bad: Season 3 $19.99
Burn Notice: Season 4 $29.99
White Collar: Season 2 $29.99
Pretty Little Liars: Season 1 $39.99
Weeds: Season 1 $11.99
The Office: Season 5 $19.99
House, M.D.: Season 5 $21.99
NCIS: Season 7 $23.99

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$12.99 CD

"All Time Low: Dirty Work - Deluxe Edition" four exclusive bonus tracks

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$14.99 CD

"Tech N9ne: All 6's and 7's - Deluxe Edition" three exclusive digital downloads




I would like to buy "Sanctum", but not for $16.99. I'll wait until the DVD hits ten bucks or less, I'm comfy with that. There is a single want this week, "Rubber". No listing, but their website reads $16.99 - fuzzy if my store will carry it.

[JohnIan]

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$4.75 DVDs

Patriot
Independence Day
Hancock
Friday Night Lights

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$8.99 DVD

Dirty Harry Collection: 4 Film Favorites (Dirty Harry/Magnum Force/The Enforcer/Sudden Impact)

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$10.00 DVDs

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
Transformers (single disc version)
Brooklyn's Finest
Date Night

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$14.99 DVD

The Bourne Trilogy (The Bourne Identity/The Bourne Supremacy/The Bourne Ultimatum)

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ESPN: 30 For 30 $34.99
The Walking Dead: Season 1 $14.99
Mad Men: Season 4 $14.99
House, M.D.: Season 6 $14.99
Justified: Season 1 $14.99
The Office: Season 6 $14.99
The Sopranos: Season 6, Part II $16.99
John Adams $19.99
The Pacific $39.99
Band Of Brothers $29.99
Modern Family: Season 1 $19.99
Sons Of Anarchy: Season 2 $19.99

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$12.99 CD

"Jackie Evancho - Dream With Me" exclusive deluxe store release with 4 bonus tracks




No listing for "Blood Night: The Legend Of Mary Hatchet", not surprised. If I want it, I'll have to buy online.

[JohnIan]

ESPN: 30 For 30
Exclusive Blu-Ray store release

Jackass 3.5
Exclusive Blu-Ray store release

Foo Fighters: Back And Forth
Exclusive Blu-Ray store release

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$13.99 DVDs

The Dilemma
Little Fockers
The Mechanic
The King's Speech
127 Hours
Unstoppable
Tron
Jackass 3

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$9.99 CDs

"Ledisi - Pieces of Me" two exclusive bonus tracks
"Gorilla Zoe - King Kong" three exclusive bonus tracks

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$19.99 CD

"Owl City - All Things Bright And Beautiful" exclusive t-shirt, junior girl's size large




I am disappointed that "Red Riding Hood" did not have an exclusive, namely the director's cut with better extras on DVD. I'll be honest, I have now lost quite a bit of interest. As it stands, I still have hope for a better - store release for "Sucker Punch" which comes out at the end of this month. C'mon, this better happen.

[JohnIan]

Battle: Los Angeles
Exclusive steelbook combo - Blu-Ray/DVD

[JohnIan]

The Best Of I Love Lucy
Exclusive store release

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$14.99

Cars (comes with free theater voucher to see "Cars 2")

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The Closer: Season 6 $24.99
Big Time Rush: Season 1, Vol 2 $14.99




Meh. More money for next week. Man, I hope. Hope, that one of the giants will have an exclusive for "Sucker Punch". A bonus disc with more (better) extras and the extended cut. I'm repeating myself, true. Just making a statement.

[JohnIan]

The Eagle
Exclusive Blu-Ray/Combo set

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$3.99 DVDs

Black Hawk Down
Underworld
The Pursuit Of Happyness
The Fifth Element (not Ultimate Edition)

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$8.99 DVDs

Transformers (single disc version)
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen (single disc version)

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Purchase "The Adjustment Bureau" and "The Eagle" on the same receipt and save $5.00 (both sell this week for $16.99)




Yeah, it's a slow week. I'll probably take home "The Adjustment Bureau". No listing for "Elektra Luxx", though their website reads $19.99.

[JohnIan]

My One And Only
Exclusive store release DVD

Crazy On The Outside
Exclusive store release DVD

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$1.99 DVDs

D-Day: The Invasion - March To Victory
Princess Collection (5 film collection)
Alfred Hitchcock: The Master of Suspense (10 film collection)
The Duke
Abraham Lincoln: Father of Freedom

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$5.99 DVDs

It's Complicated
The Kids Are All Right
Couples Retreat
Shutter Island
Get Him to the Greek
Letters to Juliet
The Hurt Locker

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$9.99 DVDs

Despicable Me
Megamind
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen (single disc version)

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Weeds: Season 5 $9.99
Parenthood: Season 1 $9.99
The Office: Season 2 $9.99
Sex and the City: Season 6, Part 2 $9.99

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$11.99 CD

"Selena Gomez And The Scene - When The Sun Goes Down" with 4 exclusive bonus tracks

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$13.99 CD

"Beyoncé" with six bonus tracks and music video




This F'ing sucks! I was expecting Target to have at least the extended cut for "Sucker Punch" on DVD. Nope. Just grand. Pass.

[JohnIan]

The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy Extended Edition
Blu-Ray release (only) with six character figurine set - 2 per store

Lord Of The Dance: Michael Flatley Returns As Lord Of The Dance
Two exclusive CDs; DVD and Blu-Ray

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$9.99 DVDs

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, Part 1 (single disc)
The Rite

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$14.99 DVDs

No Strings Attached
Cedar Rapids
The Green Hornet

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True Blood: Season 3 $32.99

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$12.99 CD

"Limp Bizkit: Gold Cobra - Deluxe Edition" with 4 exclusive bonus tracks



It looks like the only thing I want is "Sucker Punch" ($14.99 DVD) and I'll be honest, I'm disappointed, zero exclusives for it. I'll wait for a better price on "Season Of The Witch" ($16.99). It'll hit ten bucks in a few months.

[JohnIan]

Pardon?

[JohnIan]

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$4.75 DVDs

Dora The Explorer: Save The Day
Robots
Walk The Line
Baby Mama




That's it! I want to blame the holiday on this, I hope. This is just plain sad.

[JohnIan]

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$7.99 DVDs with free theater voucher to see "Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows - Part 2"

Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban
Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince

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Eureka: Season 4 $19.99
Covert Affairs: Season 1 $19.99
Warehouse 13: Season 2 $19.99
Psych: Season 5 $19.99
In Plain Sight: Season 3 $19.99




Indeed. No listing for "Hobo With A Shotgun". Their website has it for $17.99, the two disc DVD and $24.99 for the single. I'm confused too.

[JohnIan]

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Entourage: Season 7 $24.99




Another poor outing from Target. Perhaps next week will have better pickings.

[JohnIan]

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$9.99 DVDs

No Strings Attached
Drive Angry
The Fighter
Hall Pass
The Rite
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt 1
Red Riding Hood
The Hurt Locker

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$12.99 DVDs

The Mechanic
Black Swan
The Green Hornet
Just Go With It
The King's Speech

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Entourage: Season 7 $22.99
Entourage: Seasons 1 - 6 $14.99 (each - sale begins July 12th)

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$9.99 CD

"Incubus: If Not Now, When?" with three exclusive bonus tracks




No listing for "Damnation Alley" (DVD, site reads $14.99), grand. I guess the only thing other than that of interest is "Robot Chicken Star Wars: Episode III" DVD $12.99. Next Tuesday, season six of "The Girls Next Door" comes out. I hope Best Buy will carry it.

Crap.

Just typed a search, they have seasons 1 - 5 listed, but no offering for season six. *sigh*

[JohnIan]

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$4.75 DVDs

Anastasia
Mrs. Doubtfire
Raising Helen
Independence Day

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$10 DVDs

Dinner For Schmucks
Jackass 3
Robin Hood
Fair Game

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Jersey Shore: Season 3 $19.99
Supernatural: The Anime Series $29.99
Burn Notice: Season 4 $18.99
Modern Family: Season $18.99
30 Rock: Season 4 $14.99
House M.D.: Season 6 $14.99
The Office: Season 6 $14.99




Sorry about the non-post last week - blame the washer. It broke and I had NO clean clothes (it was laundry day) - had other things on my mind. I'm a night owl with dirty clothes. It's fixed now. Man, it's so basic you don't expect it not to be there. Oh well. Nothing here for me this week, a lot of meh.

[JohnIan]

Source Code
Excluisve DVD/Blu-Ray combo $22.99

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Jersey Shore: Season 3 $14.99

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$9.99 CD

"Ledisi: Pieces Of Me" two exclusive bonus tracks

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$14.99 CD

"Tech N9ne - All 6's And 7's" exclusive downloads (three tracks) and a medallion




No joking, that's it. Damn, that's crap on a cracker. I'll probably pick up "Source Code", both here and Target will be selling it for $12.99 (DVD), good price. No listing for "Scream Of The Banshee", I checked. Their website reads $14.99. I've read good reviews, I'm curious.

[JohnIan]

Soul Surfer
Exclusive DVD/CD soundtrack (sampler?) set

[JohnIan]

Eastbound & Down: The Complete Second Season
Exclusive bonus disc (Cast Q&A) DVD $16.99/Blu-Ray $22.99

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$7.00 DVDs

Gladiator
The Bucket List
P.S. I Love You

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$10.00 DVDs

Life As We Know It
Due Date
The Hangover

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Heroes: Season 3 $8.99
Monk: Season 3 $8.99
Parks And Recreation: Season 1 $8.99
Eastbound & Down: Season 1 $14.99

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$9.99 CD

"Trace Adkins - Proud To Be Here" Deluxe Edition with 2 exclusive bonus tracks




I think I would like to have that exclusive for "Eastbound & Down". *nods* That's a great price on "Heroes".

[JohnIan]

Eastbound & Down: The Complete Second Season
Exclusive t-shirt (reads "It's Always Darkest Before You Pass Out.") DVD $14.99/Blu-Ray $19.99

Rio
Exclusive 3D Blu-Ray/Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital Copy set $29.99

Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs
Exclusive 3D Blu-Ray/Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital Copy set $29.99

The Chronicles Of Narnia 3: Voyage Of The Dawn Treader
Exclusive 3D Blu-Ray/Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital Copy set $29.99

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$4.99 DVDs

A Beautiful Mind
Baby Mama
The Kingdom
Seabiscuit
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Friday Night Lights

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$9.99 DVDs

The Hangover
Grown Ups
Quantum of Solace
The Proposal
Inception
The Town

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14.99 DVDs

Tangled
Rango

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Eastbound & Down: Season 1 $14.99

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$7.99 CD

"Mat Kearney - Young Love" with exclusive bonus disc (three additional tracks)




Nothing here this week for me. I see no listing for "Quarantine 2" (don't laugh) or "Stake Land: Special Edition". A gander at their website reads $24.99 and $17.99. That's if the brick and mortar stores will carry them. It sucks that this is the new reality.

[JohnIan]

Bethenny Ever After: The Complete Season 2
Exclusive store release (DVD $16.99)

Bethenny Getting Married?
Exclusive store release (DVD $14.99)

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$15.99 DVDs

True Grit
The King's Speech
The Lincoln Lawyer
No Strings Attached

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White Collar: Season 2 $24.99
Two And A Half Men: Season 7 $16.99
Will & Grace: Season 1 & 2 pack $8.99
Royal Pains: Season 2 $19.99
Bones: Season 1 & 2 pack $19.99




Nothing here this week for me. That's a good price for "Will & Grace" if you were into the show.

[JohnIan]

Super
Exclusive bonus disc - DVD ($14.99) & Blu-Ray ($19.99)

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9.99 DVDs

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs
Ice Age
Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs
Night At The Museum II: Battle Of The Smithsonian
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid
Hachi

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13.99 DVDs

Battle: Los Angeles
Paranormal Activity 2
Despicable Me
Dinner For Schmucks
Jackass 3
Just Go With It
Cedar Rapids
No Strings Attached
The Adjustment Bureau
The Company Men
The King's Speech
Little Fockers




There you go. I will be buying "Super" on DVD. Sway. The news I read at the time was that the bonus disc (DVD) would only be attached to the Blu-Ray copies. I'm glad both formats get it.

[JohnIan]

Best Buy bonus disc screen snap

[JohnIan]

Jumping The Broom
Exclusive CD soundtrack/DVD set

[JohnIan]

Hoodwinked Too!: Hood Vs. Evil - $17.99
Exclusive activity book

Dexter: The Fifth Season - $29.99
Exclusive postcard

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$4.75 DVDs

The Green Mile
We Are Marshall
The Shawshank Redemption
The Never Ending Story

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$10.00 DVDs

How To Train A Dragon
Hereafter
Inception
The Proposal

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$14.99 DVDs

Battle Los Angeles
Limitless
Rio
Insidious
Rango

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Psych: Season 4 $9.99
Glee: Encore $9.99
Scrubs: Season 8 $9.99
Arrested Development: Season 3 $9.99
Golden Girls: Season 6 $9.99
Archer: Season 1 $9.99
Friday Night Lights: Season 4 $9.99
The Big Bang Theory: Season 3 $14.99
Entourage: Season 6 $14.99
Walking Dead: Season 1 $14.99
Chuck: Season 2 $14.99
One Tree Hill: Season 7 $14.99
Supernatural: Season 5 $14.99
The Vampire Diaries: Season 1 $14.99




The only thing I will buy this week is the new season of "Dexter" and yeah I'll get it here because of that postcard. I should be ashamed.

[JohnIan]

Free $10.00 gift card with purchase of $50.00 or more of DVD or Blu-Ray purchase (must be on the same receipt)

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Dexter: The Fifth Season $27.99
Dexter: Seasons 1 - 4 $14.99 (each)
The Big Bang Theory: Seasons 1 - 3 $18.99 (each)
Supernatural: Seasons 1 - 5 $18.99 (each)
Fringe: Seasons 1 or 2 $18.99 (each)
The Mentalist: Seasons 1 or 2 $18.99 (each)
Chuck: Seasons 1 - 3 $18.99 (each)
The Vampire Diaries: Season 1 $14.99

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$12.99 CD

"Jay-Z + Kanye West: Watch The Throne" Exclusive Deluxe Edition - 4 bonus tracks




This and that, but not for me. Yeah. There you go.

[JohnIan]

Marley & Me: The Puppy Years
Exclusive store release; DVD by it self or double packed with "Marley & Me"

[JohnIan]

Man, it's been a while since my last 'Past Tense' - December 3rd, 2010 to be exact. I've decided to relaunch this... thing, an expanded version. A weekly installment; a look back at some old and not so old store exclusives. These are the things which I own, mostly. Back when I had more money to burn. Don't we all miss those days?

Get seated and buckle in - for this FIRST article you get two titles!

This inaugural week we travel to the land of money and privilege. A place where the beautiful live. A place called "Laguna Beach"...

"Laguna Beach: The Complete First Season" was released on home video on July 19th, 2005. An MTV program.

It streeted against "Sliders: The Third Season", "Constantine: 2 - Disc Deluxe Edition" and "Cleopatra 2525: The Complete Series" (c'mon, you watched it too, share the shame).

The release originally came with an insert. A one sheet with an ad for the "V.I.P. Surf Club" (series website with more features; photos, videos, ring tones, games and weekly previews of season two episodes). The other side is an ad for season two.

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Best Buy offered a $10.00 off coupon. Use it to buy season one, $29.99 or other MTV season sets such as "Punk’d", "Viva La Bam" or "Newlyweds".

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Circuit City sold the collection with an exclusive keychain for $27.99 (attached to the package). I'm not going to bother with this.

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There was only one real exclusive worth having and it was from Target. A bonus disc in a CD envelope inside the slipcase. They also added a $5.00 gift card. The set sold for $27.99. I didn't get this at the time. In fact I didn't buy this show until a few weeks ago from Big Lots!, they were having a sale. It was a blind buy, I liked it and pursued the bonus DVD off Ebay. *nods* The disc has a run time of 13:49 minutes.

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Can you guess the second title? Why yes, the second season!

"Laguna Beach: The Complete Second Season" splashed on shelves on August 8th, 2006. Still an MTV series.

It streeted against "Larry The Cable Guy: Health Inspector", "C.S.A.: The Confederate States Of America" and "Bring It On: All Or Nothing".

The release came with two inserts. The first was a mock postcard from the LB store; 20% off discount with the provided code (LB20OFF - makes me wonder if you could insert a 50 in place of that 20) - expired on September 2nd, 2006. The other side was an ad for another MTV show, "8th & Ocean: The Complete First Season" (then coming to home video); still in mock postcard theme. This also had a 20% off code (8O10OFF), expired on the same day.

The second insert was a contest from Pepsi. Log in to the promotional website with the provided code and see if you won a free copy of season two, soundtrack. I don't see a CD for that. I suspect it was "Laguna Beach: Summer Last Forever" soundtrack, released on November 7th, 2006. The other side was contest rules; it ran from August 8th to September 8th, 2006.

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Several stores had exclusives. Once again I didn't buy these when they were first released. This time out I bought them through Amazon and Ebay (twice over - my initial try had scratched DVDs).



The first was from Best Buy. The bonus disc set sold for $26.99. The exclusive came in a printed cardboard sleeve attached to the back of the package. It had a run time of 95:08 minutes, very sway. The disc is pure season two extras, unlike the later entry.

The ad for the store claimed the disc would have something called "MTV Overdrive Presents 'Fashion Of Laguna Beach'". Did they mean the 'Aftershow' featurette, "Laguna Style"? We may never know.

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Circuit City sold the second season with a free skin care kit for $27.99. Lame.

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On that same date, Target offered a more elaborate set for $27.99. This collection came with an exclusive slipcover. It was different from the box cover (Target slip, above left). The box cover is a BIT different from the regular edition, it reads "The Complete Second Season Collector's Edition". Yeah, the girl on the far left (Jessica) does have a distorted face, that's some good Photoshopping there Lou.



In addition to the slipcover was a bonus disc. The extra DVD came inside a slim case (with artwork) as did the regular discs. The exclusive has 8:38 minutes of actual "Laguna Beach" content. The rest was devoted to filler (Showtime DVDs are the same; I would rather them not have unrelated stuff and a lower price). As a whole, the bonus is 91:37 minutes long.

Completing the collection is a twenty-four page photo booklet (which I forgot to scan), sorry. Various images of the cast lounging about the beach, a hot tub and the surf shop. The Target box is thicker to accommodate the additional extras.

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Suncoast/F.Y.E had one of their own, a bonus disc. I don't own this, but it's on my list. Price? Sorry, I do not know. I found, much like the above - years after the fact. I think I can find it, but this will take some time. The disc has a single item, "Going Home With..." from MTV Overdrive.

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This is even more rarer, a bonus disc from MTV Shop, online I'm guessing. The bonus has "Highlights From The After Show". I'll be honest, I don't think I will ever find this, definitely 'first come, first serve' kind of deal. Retail price? That info is lost to the internet Gods.

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Footnotes.

Season three is available from Amazon as a MOD (Manufactured On Demand), an official DVD-R set with no extras (and no opening credits). But non-region one releases such as the United Kingdom and Australia received full box sets complete with bonus features. Season three was to have an official U.S. release for July 24th, 2007, but it never happened - at least not in the States. Paramount Home Entertainment for whatever reason pulled the plug, too bad.

Oh yeah, NONE of these seasons have air dates, there are episode guides, but no dates. Why is that?

There you go, hope to see you next Thursday. And the weeks to come.

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December 28th, 2012:
What you see here is a re-working; conforming to later 'Past Tense' structures.

January 4th, 2013:
Added additional exclusives.

[JohnIan]

Just Bieber: Never Say Never Ultimate Collector's Edition - $29.99
Exclusive Bieber necklace and keepsake box

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$7.00 DVDs

Angels & Demons
Public Enemies
Miss Congeniality/Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (double feature)
Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince

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Gossip Girl: Season 4 $39.99
NCIS: Season 8 $39.99
Brothers & Sisters: Season 5 $34.99
Eastbound & Down: Season Two $16.99
Entourage: Season 7 $24.99
Weeds: Season 6 $26.99
True Blood: Season 3 $34.99




Nothin' for me this week, then again it's a crappy week for releases.

[JohnIan]

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$9.99 DVDs

Arthur (2011 remake)
Unknown
Source Code

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$10.00 gift card with purchase of $50.00 or more of TV titles on DVD and or Blu-Ray; must be on the same receipt

NCIS: Season 8 $38.99
Gossip Girl: Season 4 $36.99
NCIS: Los Angeles Season 2 $38.99
NCIS: Seasons 1 - 7 $19.99 (each)
NCIS: Los Angeles Season 1 $19.99
Gossip Girl: Seasons 1 - 3 $18.99 (each)
Dexter: Season 5 $32.99
Dexter: Seasons 1 - 4 $14.99 (each)
South Park: Seasons 1 - 14 $12.99 (each)
The Simpsons: Season 13 $14.99
The Simpsons: Seasons 1 - 3 $14.99 (each)
Archer: Season 1 $14.99
One Tree Hill: Seasons 1 - 7 $14.99 (each)
Friday Night Lights: Seasons 1 - 5 $14.99 (each)
American Dad: Seasons 1 - 5 $14.99 (each)
American Dad: Season 6 $19.99
Smallville: Seasons 4 - 9 $14.99 (each)
Two And A Half Men: Seasons 5 - 7 $18.99
Family Guy: Volumes 1 - 7 $14.99 (each)
Family Guy: Volume 8 $19.99
Hung: Season 1 $19.99




Now remember, just put down $14.99 and you can take home Jodie Foster's "Beaver"; watch it, play it and share with like minded pals. But remember, Mel Gibson has had his hand in it so it might be more sober than want. You could DO a double viewing, Jodie's "Beaver" with Wallace & Gromit's "A Close Shave". I am most certain she would like that, Ms. Foster seems like a woman who appreciates smooth animation. Or you could view it with season one of "Hung". But I'm uncertain how that would come together.

As for stuff... the only thing I want - wasn't listed, "The Event: The Complete Series". Looking online, Best Buy will sell it for $39.99.

[JohnIan]

Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil
Exclusive 3D Blu-Ray/Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital Copy combo set with CD sampler

[JohnIan]

This week we get all spied-up and become morally ambiguous with "MTV's Æon Flux"...



"MTV's Æon Flux: The Complete Animated Collection" was released on home video on November 22nd, 2005.

It streeted against "Alien Vs. Predator: The Unrated Edition", "King Kong: Two-Disc Collector's Edition" (1933) and "War Of The Worlds: Widescreen Two-Disc Limited Edition" (2005).

This release originally came with an embossed cardboard foil slipcover. The three disc came inside digipacks, each. There was one insert. Side A was a production note from series creator Peter Chung. It detailed the changes made for the remastering; select dialog re-recorded by stars (voice actors Denise Poirier and John Lee) for better series continuity, voice replacement for the character Clavius (it's now Bruce Willis, uncredited) and CGI elements added for shadows, blurs and various glows. As well as timing errors corrected among other revisions.

The other side featured ads for various MTV products; "Æon Flux: The Game", "Æon Flux: The Herodotus File" book, "Jackass: The Box Set" and "Beavis And Butt-Head: The Mike Judge Collection - Volume 1".

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There were two exclusives, plus one. Lets address this alphabetically...



Former retail giant Circuit City sold the box set on release day for $27.99; it came with a bonus DVD. A sampler disc (in a CD envelope) showcasing select shorts from the MTV series that it originated from - "Liquid Television" (1991 - 1994). The shorts (totaling 17:20 minutes); "Uncle Louie's Date", "I Am Normal", "Genie Junkie", "The Block Heads", "Winter Steele" ("Ball Of Communion" episode), "Fred Dharma: Psychedelic Detective" and various tiny bits. There was no menu screen, it just plays. This offering was limited to five per store. I'm lucky to have mine.



Best Buy had their own exclusive, a CD sampler of the score (in a printed cardboard sleeve); sold for $26.99. This sampler is the ONLY official soundtrack to the series. The eighteen track disc features seven sound bytes from the show. I'll get into that story in a few.



Months after the "Complete Animated Collection" release, Wal-Mart had a bonus DVD for the then streeted "Æon Flux" live action film, April 25th, 2006. It was a sampler for complete series (twenty-three minutes total), three of the shorts from the "Liquid Television" days and the trailer for the box set. This exclusive set retailed for $19.49. This bonus disc came in a standard DVD case with artwork, but was only available with the Full Screen editions of the movie. A somewhat common practice by the store at the time. I bought mine, kept the bonus and sold the copy on Ebay. As of writing, this can still be bought from Wal-Mart online, but now for forty-seven cents more.

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Footnotes.

In 1997 composer, Drew Neumann wanted to release series music for anime fans. He asked permission from the show's architect, Peter Chung. He said yes, then Neumann got cock blocked - MTV. The record label, Tone Casualties (now defunct) would be sued if they used the name or image of "Æon Flux". Not detoured, Neumann released an unofficial soundtrack, under a different name.



The two disc CD set was re-named "Eye Spy - Ears Only: Confidential" with a cover art done by none other than artist/creator Chung. It mimics the iconic "Æon Flux" image of a fly caught in the eye. Because of the name change and different artwork, many fans failed to know about it. The limited pressed soundtrack soon sold out and became a sought after collector's item to those in the know. I failed to get my copy.

This is the soundtrack from an animated series on a popular cable TV network. The title of the series and the name of the network are secret, and will not be divulged in these notes. There are also cues which have never been released, which were written for the semi-defunct CD-ROM game spinoff from the series. Over a full hour of music had to be cut to make a 2 CD set. Clever fans of the show will know what show it is.

- Neumann liner notes

That game (from Cryo Interactive) was eventually aborted. And that's where the music could've ended. But very much like the titular character, it rose to fight another day.



More than a decade later due to popular demand the score shot up ears again. In 2010 Neumann re-released the soundtrack - remastered and expanded (two to eight minutes longer on select tracks). But the old rules still applied. This too would not be named "Æon Flux". Unsure if there was enough demand for physical copies (costly to produce), this endeavor was pure digital - 320 bit MP3s (from the 24 bit masters). The compressed document is huge, close to 400mb. I had to buy and download at a friend's house (he has broadband), I'm on dial-up.

For obvious reasons I'm not going to list the website nor download price (through PayPal). You should be able to find it on your own, it's not that hard.

Virtual disc one has three expanded tracks, disc two has four of them. Exclusive through Neumann is a third virtual named, "Volume 3 Declassified - Freedom Of Information Act". This contains additional music from the series as well as music from the early non-speaking shorts. It also features the expanded score from the episode "Chronophasia" (aired September 19th, 1995).

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Made me feel helpless, humiliated and sad.

- Peter Chung's thoughts on the motion picture

Something I was unaware of until researching this post. Plans were afoot in 2008 to do a direct to video feature, a sequel to the series (animated). But Paramount lost interest in the property and passed. Too bad, that would've rocked.

It also should be noted that most of the episodes in the box set are longer than when it originally aired. Some alternate takes were found and included. That and the series, minus the shorts which aired on "Liquid Television" is only ten episodes long, but is still fondly remembered.

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Tangent.

Since we've talked about it a moment ago. I should continue to say some additional words - the "Æon Flux" movie (2005). I bought the DVD on street (April 25th), didn't see it at the theaters. It was okay. It has grown on me these past years. The screenplay by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi is inventive, but seriously should NOT be called "Æon Flux".



As you can see from the top of this PT, that's the iconic costume worn by Æon. Granted for actress Charlize Theron, she doesn't have the attributes to fill out that outfit (that's not a knock on her, she's an attractive woman). In the same way you don't cast Natalie Portman as a live action Jessica Rabbit. She's not for that role. Above you see the costume used for the character, it's not even close to the series outfit. Then you have Trevor Goodchild played by Marton Csokas, he's not the charismatic amoralist you've come to know from the series. He's played like a stereotypical bad guy. *sigh*

The very same thing happened to "Resident Evil" (2002). The film is so removed from the original concept, it's in name only. If they wanted to do a real adaptation they should've just gone with the game novelization by S.D. Perry (published in 1998 by Pocket Books). It took the video game, that's not so linear and made it a sequential story - pretty damn good too. Hell, there are seven books ("The Umbrella Conspiracy" 1998, "Caliban Cove" 1998, "City Of The Dead" 1999, "Underworld" 1999, "Nemesis" 2000, "Code Veronica" 2001 and "Zero Hour" 2004) by her (Stephani Danelle; S.D.) that could be turned into movies, faithful motion pictures.

Anyhow, the Paul W.S. Anderson, written/directed feature has definitely grown on me - one of my favorites and I do enjoy the "Resident Evil" franchise for what it is (I own all the DVDs). But just like "Æon Flux" it should not have that moniker, give it a different name.

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On August 31st, 2004 Theron was injured on set; she was performing her own stunt. She hurt her neck from a trampoline accident. Production has halted for a month and on September 30th, "Æon Flux" resumed filming. The above image is Ms. Theron in her neck brace, then recovering. When filming restarted, she continued to do her own stunts. I'm impressed, good girl.

Man, I would've hated to have seen Demi Moore as Æon (not a fan of hers), she was offered the role - though I can see Michelle Rodriguez in the part. She almost had the role. She could fit into that costume.

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October 27th, 2012:
What you see here is a re-working; conforming to later 'Past Tense' structures with added images.

November 21st, 2012:
Added info/images from the 2005 motion picture.

[JohnIan]

The Vampire Diaries: Season 2
Exclusive bonus disc $37.99

Madea's Big Happy Family
Exclusive Deluxe Widescreen Edition $16.99

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$4.75 DVDs

Anastasia
Raising Helen
Roman Holiday (single disc version)
Bad Lieutenant

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$10.00 DVDs

Shrek: The Final Chapter
Source Code
Transformers (single disc)
Expendables

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$14.99 DVD

Laugh To Keep From Crying

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Sons Of Anarchy: Season 3 $37.99
House M.D.: Season 7 $37.99
Desperate Housewives: Season 7 $39.99
Nikita: Season 1 $39.99
Psych: Season 5 $34.99
Parenthood: Season 2 $36.99
Meet The Browns: Season 1 $19.99
Sons Of Anarchy: Season 2 $29.99
Dexter: Season 5 $29.99
Parenthood: Season 1 $16.99
House M.D.: Season 6 $19.99
Bones: Season 4 $16.99

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$11.99 CD

"Lil Wayne - Tha Carter IV - Deluxe Edition" with two exclusive bonus tracks




The only thing here I want is that exclusive for S2 of "The Vampire Diaries", there you go.

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Updated: 8/30/11

Picked up their exclusive for "The Vampire Diaries: The Complete Second Season". This is housed in a thick case, holding the six discs (bonus as well); it is bigger than the standard season sets which appear to be inside slim cases.

The extra disc just plays, no menu screen; series panel at Comic-Con 2010. It runs for twenty-nine minutes.

[JohnIan]

Boys Of Fall
Exclusive Blu-Ray release $12.99

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$10.00 gift card when you buy $50.00 or more DVDs or Blu-Rays - must be on the same recept

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$12.99 DVD

Laugh To Keep From Crying

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$14.99 DVDs

Prom
The Lincoln Lawyer
Rio
Something Borrowed
Insidious
Limitless

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$17.99 DVD

Madea's Big Happy Family

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The Vampire Diaries: Season 2 $36.99
Desperate Housewives: Season 7 $32.99
Nikita: Season 1 $39.99
Cougar Town: Season 2 $24.99
House M.D.: Season 7 $36.99
Sons Of Anarchy: Season 3 $34.99
(Free t-shirt with purchase of any 2 seasons of "Sons Of Anarchy")
Sons Of Anarchy: Seasons 1 or 2 $24.99 (each)
House M.D.: Seasons 1 - 9 $19.99 (each)
The Vampire Diaries: Season 1 $14.99
Desperate Housewives: Seasons 4 - 6 $19.99 (each)
Cougar Town: Season 1 $19.99
Weeds: Season 1 - 6 $12.99 (each)
Breaking Bad: Seasons 1 - 3 $14.99 (each)
How I Met Your Mother: Seasons 1 - 5 $14.99 (each)
Eastbound & Down: Season 2 $19.99
Eastbound & Down: Season 1 $9.99
Entourage: Season 7 $24.99
Entourage: Seasons 4 - 6 $16.99 (each)
Bones: Season 5 $24.99
Bones: Seasons 1 - 4 $19.99 (each)

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$12.99 CD

"David Guetta - Nothing But The Beat" with exclusive bonus CD, six additional tracks

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$19.99 CD

"Lil Wayne - Tha Carter IV - Deluxe Edition" with exclusive t-shirt




If I'm lucky, I'm gonna spend my load at Target this week. I will pick up "Desperate Housewives" S7, "Nikita" S1 and "Cougar Town" S2 at a better sale - and maybe not here. *shrugs*

[JohnIan]

This week we gather all available supplies and hope to go undiscovered in "Dawn Of The Dead"...



The motion picture opened on March 19th, 2004. It was made with a budget of $28,000,000 (estimated) and grossed over $59 million during its U.S. theatrical run.

The feature opened against "The Passion Of The Christ", "Hidalgo", "Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen" and "Starsky And Hutch".

I'm going to be covering the "Unrated Director's Cut". This release originally came with an embossed cardboard slipcover which mirrored the case's wraparound. It also came with an insert, not a chapter listing, but advertisement. One side an ad for "The Chucky Collection", the other side - various Universal horror themed releases ("Funhouse", "Ghost Story", "Legacy", "The Sentinel" and "Sssssss").

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The now dead Circuit City sold the movie on release day, October 26th, 2004 for $15.99. The store offered a mini eighteen page, limited edition comic; slightly smaller than a DVD case (I have mine under the slipcover). It retold the opening, up to where the surviors go to the mall. It was a sampler, part of a bigger Mig. Biz official comic book adapation. I was unaware of this exclusive until a week after its release. I was lucky my store still had a couple copies. Now, damn impossible to find.



Best Buy had their own that date, a bonus disc (13:47 minutes). It retailed for $15.99 too. The DVD case for that exclusive was a two discer - though there were reports that some found the bonus disc inside a single disc case, the extra DVD within a CD envelope. The bigger story that day was the difficulty finding a copy that HAD a bonus disc. While common now, back in the day most didn't notice a tiny sticker indicating that this particular copy was the exclusive (it was assumed all the copies sold that day had it). This goes for myself as well. I found mine by weight; had two copies, one in each hand - which was heavier? I remember customers asking store staff for help. And there was that moment looking at the mess, thinking to myself, I'm not going to get one. These were the days if a title had a bonus disc it was attached on the back of the DVD case or completely separate on a cardboard rack (next to the new releases table).

Future Shop in Canada (which is a sister store of Best Buy; the same company owns both) sold it with an exclusive steelbook case. I do not know if it came with the bonus disc - nor can I tell you the price. Sorry.

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Footnotes.



Above is the unrated DVD cover, 'Bonus Features' menu and sub-menu.



Above here is the rated DVD (widescreen) cover and its 'Bonus Features' menu. As you can see there is a featurette that is exclusive to the R-rated edition, "Surviving The Dawn" (23:30 minutes). If fans want the complete remake experience - you have to own both versions. Not to mention the main menus for both versions are different (news reports and zombie apocalypse), plus the unrated edition has an unlisted extra (not mentioned on the back of the DVD case), an introduction by director Zack Snyder.

For my use, I ended up finding a transparent three disc case, all the DVDs are inside - the unrated wraparound is on the front with the R rated wraparound seen on the inside. Pretty sway.

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I almost forgot about this. What you see above is the Japanese poster.

In the United Kingdom before the movie came out, there were numerous complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority.

Why?

That poster (same image, just in English) was too scary and it frightened lots of little kids who walked by the ad. Times have changed, that kind of thing just doesn't happen nowadays.