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DVD & Blu-Ray releases for 03/16/2010
Sunday, March 14th, 2010Each week I try and list the new movies and TV coming out on DVD and BluRay that pertain to shows that we would be reporting on Fan Rants anyway. All prices are listed from the weekly sales circulars and the websites, you should confirm them first as sometimes the stores website will list a different price than whats in the store.
| DVD Title | Amazon | Best Buy | Target | Wal-Mart |
| Astro Boy | $16.99 | $19.99 | $21.79 | $16.86 |
| The Fourth Kind | $17.99 | $19.99 | $20.99 | $17.86 |
| Mystery Science Theater 3000: XVII | $32.99 | $49.99 | $35.98 | $32.86 |
| Ninja Assassin | $17.99 | $17.99 | $20.29 | $17.86 |
| The Princess and the Frog | $16.99 | $16.99 | $15.99 | $16.86 |
| South Park: Season 13 | $29.99 | $29.99 | $34.99 | $29.86 |
| Twilight Saga: New Moon SE (2-disc) (March 20th) | $20.49 | $20.49 | $19.99 | $17.00 |
| Blu-Ray Title | Amazon | Best Buy | Target | Wal-Mart |
| Astro Boy | $24.99 | $26.99 | $28.99 | $24.86 |
| The Fourth Kind | $23.99 | $24.99 | $25.89 | $23.86 |
| Ninja Assassin (3-Disk) | $24.99 | $24.99 | $30.19 | $24.86 |
| The Princess and the Frog (1-Disk) | $22.99 | $22.99 | $19.99 | $22.86 |
| The Princess and the Frog (3-Disk Combo Pack) | $27.99 | $26.99 | $26.99 | $27.86 |
| South Park: Season 13 | $37.99 | $37.99 | $40.59 | $37.86 |
| Twilight Saga: New Moon SE (2-disc) (March 20th) | $19.99 | $21.99 | $19.99 | $19.96 |
| Special Releases! | ||||
| Get a $10 off printable coupon from Redplum for Twilight: New Moon! | ||||
| Save $10 on The Princess and The Frog Blu-ray Combo Pack | ||||
| Mystery Science Theater 3000: XVII – The Crawling Eye, The Beatniks, The Final Sacrifice, Blood Waters of Dr. Z. | ||||
| Amazon.com has a FREE INSTANT VIDEO-ON-DEMAND version of The Twilight Saga: New Moon if you pre-order the DVD or Blu-ray from them. For your computer or compatible TV starting just after Midnight on release day. | ||||
| Best Buy is offering SPECIAL DOORBUSTER PRICING for the first two hours of business on Saturday, March 20. Get $5 off BB’s EXCLUSIVE STEELBOOK EDITIONS and $3 off the standard Blu-ray and 2-disc DVD release of New Moon. | ||||
| Go to bestbuy.com/newmoon to find midnight events in your area. Stores with Midnight openings will have Doorbuster pricing for both the midnight opening and the first two regular business hours on March 20, 2010. | ||||
| Best Buy also has EXCLUSIVE MOBILE SKINS available with its copies of The Twilight Saga: New Moon on Blu-ray and the SE DVD. Minimum 3 per store. | ||||
| Best Buy also has an EXCLUSIVE BOOK with its Blu-ray (only) editions of The Princess and the Frog. The Princess and the Frog:The Essential Guide Book FREE with purchase of TP&TF Blu-ray Combo Pack or 1-disc Blu-ray. | ||||
| Target this week has an EXCLUSIVE PURSE with its copies of The Princess and the Frog Blu-ray or Deluxe DVD version. Purse is packaged with movie. Quantities limited. | ||||
| Target has EXCLUSIVE DELUXE EDITIONS (DVD/$19.99 and Blu-ray/$24.99) of The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Both include all standard edition content PLUS bonus disc with: deleted scenes, 2 featurettes: Introducing the Volturi and Storyboard to Screen, Fandimonium: a look at die-hard fans, The Beat Goes On: the music of New Moon, limited edition film cell collectible. | ||||
| Weekly Specials! | Amazon | Best Buy | Target | Wal-Mart |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | $4.99 | |||
| Underworld | $4.99 | |||
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | $4.99 | |||
| Resident Evil: Apocalypse | $4.99 | |||
| 30 Days of Night | $4.99 | |||
EXTERMINATE Your Sleep!
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Oh yeah, finally a replacement for my boring old alarm clock. Available from Latestbuy.com is the Dalek Talking Alarm Clock. And at almost 10 inches tall its enough to scare anyone awake.
Three classic phrases to wake you up: ‘You would make a good Dalek’, ‘You are the enemy of the Daleks, you must be destroyed’ and of course ‘Exterminate!’ Perfect for you Doctor Who fans!
Join the Evil League of Evil
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010Our favorite geek store, QMX, has shown off their newest creation… The Evil League of Evil T-Shirt. Available in all geek sizes S-3XL. So orders yours today!
DVD & Blu-Ray releases for 03/09/2010
Monday, March 8th, 2010Each week I try and list the new movies and TV coming out on DVD and BluRay that pertain to shows that we would be reporting on Fan Rants anyway. All prices are listed from the weekly sales circulars and the websites, you should confirm them first as sometimes the stores website will list a different price than whats in the store.
| DVD Title | Amazon | Best Buy | Target | Wal-Mart |
| Boondock Saints II: All Saint’s Day | $17.99 | $17.99 | $17.99 | $17.86 |
| Boondock Saints II: All Saint’s Day * Steelbook Edition | $19.96 | |||
| Planet 51 | $17.99 | $17.99 | $17.99 | $17.86 |
| Tremors: Complete Series | $22.99 | $24.99 | $22.59 | $22.86 |
| Blu-Ray Title | Amazon | Best Buy | Target | Wal-Mart |
| Boondock Saints II: All Saint’s Day | $19.99 | $22.99 | $19.99 | $20.86 |
| Planet 51 | $25.99 | $26.99 | $25.99 | $26.86 |
| Special Releases! | ||||
| Best Buy has EXCLUSIVE STEELBOOK PACKAGING for the upcoming release of the The Lord of the Rings trilogy on Blu-ray . $5 deposit required. Available Tuesday, April 6. | ||||
| WalMart has EXCLUSIVE STEELBOOK PACKAGING for Boondock Saints II this week. | ||||
| Weekly Specials! | Amazon | Best Buy | Target | Wal-Mart |
| 2012 * BluRay | $24.99 | $24.99 | $24.86 | |
| Bones season 4 * DVD | $27.32 | |||
| Burn Notice season 1 and 2 * DVD | $35.99 | $34.99 | ||
| Castle season 1 * DVD | $19.99 | $19.86 | ||
| Die Another Day * BluRay | $12.99 | $12.99 | ||
| District 9 * BluRay | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.86 | |
| Dollhouse season 1 * DVD | $28.99 | $28.99 | $28.86 | |
| Flash Forward season 1, Part 1 * DVD | $19.99 | $19.99 | ||
| Goldfinger * BluRay | $12.99 | $12.99 | ||
| Knowing * BluRay | $14.99 | $14.99 | ||
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl * BluRay | $13.49 | $13.32 | ||
| Quantum of Solace * BluRay | $12.99 | |||
| Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles season 2 * DVD | $16.99 | $16.99 | ||
| The Tudors season 3 * DVD | $21.99 | $21.86 | ||
DVD & Blu-Ray releases for 03/02/2010
Sunday, February 28th, 2010This is a new weekly feature here at Fan Rants. I won’t be listing all movies coming out but typically the features that we would be reporting on Fan Rants anyway. All prices are listed from the weekly sales circulars and the websites, you should confirm them first as sometimes the stores website will list a different price than whats in the store.
| DVD Title | Amazon | Best Buy | Target | Wal-Mart |
| 2012 | $15.99 |
$16.99 | $15.99 | $15.86 |
| Alice (2009 Miniseries) | $13.99 |
$14.99 | $12.99 | $14.86 |
| Castle in the Sky | $19.99 |
$19.99 | $22.99 | $19.86 |
| Clash of the Titans | $12.99 |
$9.99 | $10.89 | $12.86 |
| Doctor Who: Remembrance of Daleks (Story 152) | $22.49 |
$19.99 | $20.19 | n/a |
| Doctor Who: Dalek War (Stories 67 & 68) | $38.99 |
$49.99 | $42.89 | n/a |
| Gentlemen Broncos | $19.99 |
$19.99 | $19.99 | $19.86 |
| Jeremiah: Season 2 (Amazon Exclusive) | $35.99 |
n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Kiki’s Delivery Service | $19.99 |
$19.99 | $22.99 | $19.86 |
| My Neighbor Tortoro | $19.99 |
$19.99 | n/a | $19.86 |
| Ponyo SE (2-disc) | $17.99 |
$17.99 | $19.99 | $17.86 |
| Ponyo SE + Plush Toy | $24.99 |
$29.99 | $27.89 | $24.86 |
| Where the Wild Things Are | $17.99 |
$17.99 | $16.99 | $17.86 |
| Blu-Ray Title | Amazon | Best Buy | Target | Wal-Mart |
| 2012 (1-disc) | $19.99 |
$19.99 | $19.99 | $19.86 |
| 2012 SE (2-disc) | $24.99 |
$24.99 | $22.99 | $24.86 |
| Alice (2009 Miniseries) | $19.99 |
$24.99 | $19.99 | $19.86 |
| Clash of the Titans | $26.99 |
$29.99 | $27.99 | $26.86 |
| Gentlemen Broncos | $27.99 |
$29.99 | $30.49 | $27.86 |
| The Neverending Story | $17.99 |
$19.99 | n/a | $17.86 |
| Ponyo | $24.99 |
$24.99 | $24.99 | $24.86 |
| Where the Wild Things Are | $23.49 |
$26.99 | $19.99 | $23.32 |
| Special Releases! | ||||
| 2012 – Target has exclusive EXCLUSIVE BONUS DISC with their DELUXE EDITION Blu-ray | ||||
| Weekly Specials! | Amazon | Best Buy | Target | Wal-Mart |
| Aliens Special Edition * DVD | $7.99 | |||
| Chuck season 2 * DVD | $36.99 | |||
| Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon * DVD | $7.99 | |||
| Flash Forward season 1, part 1 * DVD | $19.99 | |||
| Glee volume 1 * DVD | $24.99 | |||
| Pirates Of The Carribean: At Worlds End * Blu-Ray | $13.00 | |||
| Resident Evil * Blu-Ray | $9.99 | |||
| Star Trek TOS: Season 3 * Blu-Ray | $39.99 | |||
| Star Trek TOS: Season 3 * DVD | $39.99 | |||
| Wolverine * Blu-Ray | $13.00 | |||
