Big Lots update - Page 3

Ken Cline · 12-30-06, 09:14 PM

Well, I was about to stop hunting, until Perkinsun Dzees posted new titles I haven't seen. So, I headed out today to stop by the last 3 BL's that I know of. First stop...JACKPOT - Picked up 12 discs. Second stop, nothing. Third stop 6 more. It was a good day

Read My Lips - $2.00

Twin Falls Idaho - $2.00

Manny & Lo - $2.00

Earth vs. The Spider - $2.00

Haiku Tunnel - $2.00

The Mystic Masseur - $2.00

Japanese Story - $2.00

Va Savoir (Who Knows?) - $2.00

The Pact Of Silence - $2.00

Raising Victor Vargas - $2.00

The Gene Krupa Story (Sal Mineo) - $3.00

Subway (Luc Besson) - $2.00. I also saw a cheap version ($1.00) of this same film.

Mambo Italiano - $2.00

Pauline & Paulette - $2.00

Dark Blue World - $2.00

The Luzhin Defence - $2.00

Mission Kashmir - $2.00

Secret Ballot - $2.00

Autolycus · 12-30-06, 09:27 PM

In addition to titles mentioned in the previous posts, I saw these at our Big Lots:

Titles For $2.00 (Hearst Entertainment/Starlight):

Lip Service (aka "Out Of Sync") (2000 - Kari Wuhrer, Gail O'Grady)

The Truth About Jane [2000 - Ellen Muth (From "Dead Like Me"), Stockard Channing]

Titles For $3.00 (Columbia TriStar/Sony):

Divorce American Style (1967 - Dick Van Dyke, Debbie Reynolds)

Fire Down Below (1957 - Robert Mitchum, Jack Lemmon, Rita Hayworth)

The Gene Krupa Story (1959 - Sal Mineo, Susan Oliver, Yvonne Craig)

Hellcats Of The Navy (1957 - Ronald Reagan, Nancy Davis)

The Marrying Kind (1952- Aldo Ray, Judy Holliday)

Music In My Heart (1940 - Tony Martin, Rita Hayworth)

Ruby (1992 - Danny Aiello, Sherilyn Fenn) Anamorphic Widescreen

There's A Girl In My Soup (1970 - Peter Sellers, Goldie Hawn)

For $4.99 (Columbia TriStar):

Mercy - Extended International Version (2000 - Ellen Barkin, Peta Wilson)

Unfortunately, the only copy of Mercy I saw at Big Lots was the single-sided 2004 Full Screen-only reissue.

There had been a previous release in 2000 which had both the US edit and the Extended International Version in Anamorphic Widescreen on a double-sided flipper disc.

This was one of several films such as The Deep, Sheena, and Bite The Bullet, which Columbia reissued in 2004 in Full Screen-only after having previously issued them in widescreen/full screen flipper versions - a practice which never made a lick of sense to me.

Lokimok · 12-31-06, 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SPiRAL

Haiku Tunnel is great. What state are you in Lokimok ?

NY. Haiku Tunnel & Pact of Silence are 2 that I almost bought, but ended up putting back.
Some of these like Haiku Tunnel, Secret Ballot, & others seem to be on either IFC or Sundance fairly regularly, but I always miss them - partly because my digital cable leaves a lot to be desired.

chard31 · 12-31-06, 08:57 AM

Went to a BL that usually carries alot of dvds but they only had the same old junk titles and nothing "new"...

I'll try a different one today...

sataniko · 12-31-06, 05:16 PM

Stopped by this morning and found:

Le Dernier Combat $2.00
World Traveler $2.00
The Secret Lives of Dentists $2.00
Jackpot $3.00
The Right Temptation $4.99

SPiRAL · 12-31-06, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lokimok

NY. Haiku Tunnel & Pact of Silence are 2 that I almost bought, but ended up putting back.
Some of these like Haiku Tunnel, Secret Ballot, & others seem to be on either IFC or Sundance fairly regularly, but I always miss them - partly because my digital cable leaves a lot to be desired.

I was able to pick up :

Twin Falls Idaho
Tiptoes ( Oldman, McConaghey, Beckinsale, and P. Arquette )
Raising Victor Vargas
My Wife Is An Actress
Haiku Tunnel

All for $2 each. Thanks to everyone for posting about the selection.

moviefan2 · 01-01-07, 12:27 AM

The available titles on dvd seem to vary at each store. There are not that many on dvd. I went to several of them today and they had different titles. One had George Stevens A Filmmakers Journey on dvd, while the other two didn't. One only had 1st and 10 complete season dvd. I couldn't really find some of the titles mentioned earlier on dvd. I was looking for The Horsemen because I was curious to see it. I did pick up the George Stevens Journey dvd though.

Doc Moonlight · 01-01-07, 10:23 AM

Have been to 3 over the past few days. Did not see most of the titles listed, but found a copy of Nina Takes a Lover for $3.

Lokimok · 01-01-07, 02:36 PM

Went to a 2nd Big Lots yesterday & picked up
Angels Over Broadway for $3 & Me Without You, Twin Falls Idaho, & The Loves Of Carmen for $2 each.

Also saw:

Hanky Panky ($3)
Man & Boy (Bill Cosby) ($3)
The Pickle ($3)
The Governess (Full Screen)
Japanese Story
Peep Show
Charlie's Angels
Broken Wings
Music In My Heart
& a few titles I saw at the previous store

chard31 · 01-01-07, 04:39 PM

Went to another BL and they had almost no dvds but I did manage to pick up:

moklerman · 01-01-07, 09:26 PM

Autolycus, or anyone else, willing to pick up a copy of Lip Service for me? I can pay with PayPal and am willing to look for other titles at my local (3) Big Lots if you have something in mind. Thanks.

abintra · 01-02-07, 03:24 AM

Anyone that purchased Pauline & Paulette or Son of the Bride, if you've opened it, or can, can you confirm that they both are anamorphic?

Thank you kindly.

sataniko · 01-02-07, 08:10 PM

Went to another BL and found:

GUN 6 Film Anthology $7.99
The Evil That Men Do $2
Kept $2
Read My Lips $2
Pact of Silence $2
Bon Voyage $2
Broken Wings $2
Me Without You $2
Va Savoir $2
Me You Them $2
Solomon & Gaenor $2
Bonjour Tristesse $2
The Code $2
Tip Toes $2
Dark Blue World $2
My Wife Is An Actress $2
Ruby $3
Rush of Fear $2.99
Laser Moon $3.29

chard31 · 01-02-07, 08:58 PM

The Evil That Men Do $2

Nice find...

creekdipper · 01-03-07, 07:18 AM

No new titles to post but some encouragement. A week ago visited several Big Lots but only one had a number of titles. Yesterday revisited the closest one on the way back from post office...and found that they had totally restocked. Found 11 titles that weren't at the other stores last week.

The moral is...keep checking back. They do restock and you might get lucky.

Ken Cline · 01-03-07, 10:25 AM

I found Iron Monkey 2 from the Tai Seng label and bought it for $5. Then when I got home I noticed that it was the dubbed english version. I totally missed that in the store. Then I noticed there were terrible reviews on it, saying it wasn't even related to the first Iron Monkey (which I liked) and quality was very poor. Luckily, I didn't open and will be returning it.

Tomboymama · 01-03-07, 02:39 PM

I was near my Big Lots this morning (northeastern Missouri) and they had just restocked. I saw many of the titles already mentioned here and that weren't out just a couple of days ago.

I think my best find was:
Happy Times (Zhang Yimou) for $2.00

I also picked up:
I Capture the Castle $2.00
The Horsemen $3.00
Going in Style $3.00

Others I remember seeing that I don't think have been mentioned are:
December $2.00
The 5th Musketeer 3.00
and the following were $4.99:
Blade Runner
Frantic
Oh God!
Oh God!, You Devil
A Very Long Engagement
The Imposters

I'm sure there were more but those are what I can remember. Happy hunting.

abintra · 01-03-07, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tomboymama

I think my best find was:
Happy Times (Zhang Yimou) for $2.00

I also picked up:
I Capture the Castle $2.00
Going in Style $3.00

I wouldn't mind those also. Going in Style is terrific.

Ken Cline · 01-03-07, 04:50 PM

After last weeks Big Lots DVD blitz (and Tower's demise), here's the damage to my wallet for the year. Thanks to the OP for this deal. IMO, this was/is the deal of the year!

elektrohog · 01-03-07, 04:52 PM

picked up pt anderson's HARD EIGHT and cronenberg's SPIDER...
and also found a copy of fox studio classics LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING with william holden and jennifer jones for $4.99- these are usually cheapies but not as cheap as $5

mrnededwards · 01-03-07, 07:15 PM

When and where is the Pasadena CD show?

chard31 · 01-04-07, 08:30 AM

So yesterday I went to yet another BL and they did have many of the dvds previously listed...

Here's what I got:

A Very Long Engagement 2dvd set
Bon Voyage
Dark Blue World
Don't Raise The Bridge
Haiku Tunnel
Mission Kashmir
My Wife Is An Actress
Mystic Masseur
Postcards From The Edge
The Evil That Men Do
There's A Girl In My Soup
Tiptoes
Vanya On 42nd Street

Ken Cline · 01-04-07, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrnededwards

When and where is the Pasadena CD show?

It's actually the record/CD (and now some DVDs) show. There's lots of vinyl there. But, since I only collect CD (and DVDs) I call it the "CD show". It's the first Sunday of every month (which means it will be this Sunday 1/7). It's located at the Pasadena City College.

Pasadena City College Flea Market & Record Swap
1570 E Colorado Blvd (Colorado & Bonnie), Pasadena, CA (626)585-7906

docdoowop · 01-04-07, 02:00 PM

"Angels Over Broadway" $3
"Mr. Sardonicus" $2

Really crappy selection at the St. Louis Park (Twin Cities) store, as usual.

printerati · 01-04-07, 07:07 PM

The Western Hills store in Cincinnati had about eight copies of 1st and Ten for $6, but nothing else of note. A decent selection at the Colerain Avenue store, however, although there wasn't more than a single copy of most films.

I picked up these for $2 each:
- Broken Wings
- Dark Blue World
- The Luhzin Defence
- Raising Victor Vargas

I left behind (for now):
- Adam Had Four Sons
- Angels Over Broadway
- Blade Runner (original release)
- Bon Voyage
- Bonjour Tristesse
- Code
- Dancer, Texas (already own)
- Destination Tokyo
- Divorce American Style
- Eat A Bowl Of Tea
- The Evil That Men Do
- Fingers
- The Gene Krupa Story
- Haiku Tunnel (not a fan)
- Hanky Panky
- Kept
- The Kid Stays In The Picture
- The Late Show
- LOTR: The Two Towers (original release)
- Mambo Italiano
- Manny and Lo
- Me Myself I
- Me Without You
- Me You Them
- Mission Kashmir
- Mr. Sardonicus
- Oh, God! Book II
- Mystic Masseur
- Pact of Silence
- Pauline and Paulette
- Peep Show
- Pirahna II
- Postcards From The Edge
- Read My Lips
- Ruby
- The Sea Is Watching
- Secret Ballot
- The Secret Lives Of Dentists
- Sin City (Mickey Rourke cover, UPC/case damaged)
- Slugger's Wife
- Snake In The Eagle's Shadow
- Solomon And Gaenor
- Son Of The Bride
- Subway
- Tiptoes
- Trixie
- Twin Falls Idaho
- Va Savoir
- Vanya On 42nd Street
- A Very Long Engagement (already own, UPC/case damaged)
- We're No Angels

All of the above are between $2 and $4.99. There was another Rita Hayworth film I can't remember. I'm still looking for Tube, Beijing Bicycle, Le Dernier Combat, and Monsieur Ibrahim.

12-30-06, 09:14 PM	#51
Ken Cline Senior Member Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: SoCal Posts: 334	Well, I was about to stop hunting, until Perkinsun Dzees posted new titles I haven't seen. So, I headed out today to stop by the last 3 BL's that I know of. First stop...JACKPOT - Picked up 12 discs. Second stop, nothing. Third stop 6 more. It was a good day Read My Lips - $2.00 Twin Falls Idaho - $2.00 Manny & Lo - $2.00 Earth vs. The Spider - $2.00 Haiku Tunnel - $2.00 The Mystic Masseur - $2.00 Japanese Story - $2.00 Va Savoir (Who Knows?) - $2.00 The Pact Of Silence - $2.00 Raising Victor Vargas - $2.00 The Gene Krupa Story (Sal Mineo) - $3.00 Subway (Luc Besson) - $2.00. I also saw a cheap version ($1.00) of this same film. Mambo Italiano - $2.00 Pauline & Paulette - $2.00 Dark Blue World - $2.00 The Luzhin Defence - $2.00 Mission Kashmir - $2.00 Secret Ballot - $2.00 __________________ KC - DVD Fanatic Friends Don't Let Friends Watch VHS! My Academy Screener Collection Big Lots OOP Sony List Big Lots Trade List

12-31-06, 05:16 PM	#55
sataniko DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,681	Stopped by this morning and found: Le Dernier Combat $2.00 World Traveler $2.00 The Secret Lives of Dentists $2.00 Jackpot $3.00 The Right Temptation $4.99 __________________ DVD Aficionado DVDSpot

01-01-07, 10:23 AM	#58
Doc Moonlight DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Saint Louie Posts: 1,741	Have been to 3 over the past few days. Did not see most of the titles listed, but found a copy of Nina Takes a Lover for $3. __________________ "If it weren't for the rocks in its bed, the stream would have no song." --Carl Perkins

01-02-07, 08:10 PM	#63
sataniko DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,681	Went to another BL and found: GUN 6 Film Anthology $7.99 The Evil That Men Do $2 Kept $2 Read My Lips $2 Pact of Silence $2 Bon Voyage $2 Broken Wings $2 Me Without You $2 Va Savoir $2 Me You Them $2 Solomon & Gaenor $2 Bonjour Tristesse $2 The Code $2 Tip Toes $2 Dark Blue World $2 My Wife Is An Actress $2 Ruby $3 Rush of Fear $2.99 Laser Moon $3.29 __________________ DVD Aficionado DVDSpot Last edited by sataniko; 01-02-07 at 08:13 PM.

01-03-07, 10:25 AM	#66
Ken Cline Senior Member Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: SoCal Posts: 334	I found Iron Monkey 2 from the Tai Seng label and bought it for $5. Then when I got home I noticed that it was the dubbed english version. I totally missed that in the store. Then I noticed there were terrible reviews on it, saying it wasn't even related to the first Iron Monkey (which I liked) and quality was very poor. Luckily, I didn't open and will be returning it. __________________ KC - DVD Fanatic Friends Don't Let Friends Watch VHS! My Academy Screener Collection Big Lots OOP Sony List Big Lots Trade List

12-30-06, 09:27 PM	#52
Autolycus Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 195	In addition to titles mentioned in the previous posts, I saw these at our Big Lots: Titles For $2.00 (Hearst Entertainment/Starlight): Lip Service (aka "Out Of Sync") (2000 - Kari Wuhrer, Gail O'Grady) The Truth About Jane [2000 - Ellen Muth (From "Dead Like Me"), Stockard Channing] Titles For $3.00 (Columbia TriStar/Sony): Divorce American Style (1967 - Dick Van Dyke, Debbie Reynolds) Fire Down Below (1957 - Robert Mitchum, Jack Lemmon, Rita Hayworth) The Gene Krupa Story (1959 - Sal Mineo, Susan Oliver, Yvonne Craig) Hellcats Of The Navy (1957 - Ronald Reagan, Nancy Davis) The Marrying Kind (1952- Aldo Ray, Judy Holliday) Music In My Heart (1940 - Tony Martin, Rita Hayworth) Ruby (1992 - Danny Aiello, Sherilyn Fenn) Anamorphic Widescreen There's A Girl In My Soup (1970 - Peter Sellers, Goldie Hawn) For $4.99 (Columbia TriStar): Mercy - Extended International Version (2000 - Ellen Barkin, Peta Wilson) Unfortunately, the only copy of Mercy I saw at Big Lots was the single-sided 2004 Full Screen-only reissue. There had been a previous release in 2000 which had both the US edit and the Extended International Version in Anamorphic Widescreen on a double-sided flipper disc. This was one of several films such as The Deep, Sheena, and Bite The Bullet, which Columbia reissued in 2004 in Full Screen-only after having previously issued them in widescreen/full screen flipper versions - a practice which never made a lick of sense to me.

12-31-06, 08:57 AM	#54
chard31 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Slightly Off Center... Posts: 375	Went to a BL that usually carries alot of dvds but they only had the same old junk titles and nothing "new"... I'll try a different one today...

01-01-07, 12:27 AM	#57
moviefan2 Needs to contact an admin about multiple accounts Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 14	The available titles on dvd seem to vary at each store. There are not that many on dvd. I went to several of them today and they had different titles. One had George Stevens A Filmmakers Journey on dvd, while the other two didn't. One only had 1st and 10 complete season dvd. I couldn't really find some of the titles mentioned earlier on dvd. I was looking for The Horsemen because I was curious to see it. I did pick up the George Stevens Journey dvd though.

01-01-07, 02:36 PM	#59
Lokimok DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 1,582	Went to a 2nd Big Lots yesterday & picked up Angels Over Broadway for $3 & Me Without You, Twin Falls Idaho, & The Loves Of Carmen for $2 each. Also saw: Hanky Panky ($3) Man & Boy (Bill Cosby) ($3) The Pickle ($3) The Governess (Full Screen) Japanese Story Peep Show Charlie's Angels Broken Wings Music In My Heart & a few titles I saw at the previous store

01-01-07, 04:39 PM	#60
chard31 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Slightly Off Center... Posts: 375	Went to another BL and they had almost no dvds but I did manage to pick up:

01-01-07, 09:26 PM	#61
moklerman Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 243	Autolycus, or anyone else, willing to pick up a copy of Lip Service for me? I can pay with PayPal and am willing to look for other titles at my local (3) Big Lots if you have something in mind. Thanks.

01-02-07, 03:24 AM	#62
abintra DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Somewhere between thought and expression Posts: 2,767	Anyone that purchased Pauline & Paulette or Son of the Bride, if you've opened it, or can, can you confirm that they both are anamorphic? Thank you kindly.

01-02-07, 08:58 PM	#64
chard31 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Slightly Off Center... Posts: 375	The Evil That Men Do $2 Nice find...

01-03-07, 07:18 AM	#65
creekdipper DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,378	No new titles to post but some encouragement. A week ago visited several Big Lots but only one had a number of titles. Yesterday revisited the closest one on the way back from post office...and found that they had totally restocked. Found 11 titles that weren't at the other stores last week. The moral is...keep checking back. They do restock and you might get lucky.

01-03-07, 02:39 PM	#67
Tomboymama Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 130	I was near my Big Lots this morning (northeastern Missouri) and they had just restocked. I saw many of the titles already mentioned here and that weren't out just a couple of days ago. I think my best find was: Happy Times (Zhang Yimou) for $2.00 I also picked up: I Capture the Castle $2.00 The Horsemen $3.00 Going in Style $3.00 Others I remember seeing that I don't think have been mentioned are: December $2.00 The 5th Musketeer 3.00 and the following were $4.99: Blade Runner Frantic Oh God! Oh God!, You Devil A Very Long Engagement The Imposters I'm sure there were more but those are what I can remember. Happy hunting.

01-03-07, 04:50 PM	#69
Ken Cline Senior Member Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: SoCal Posts: 334	And the damage done.... After last weeks Big Lots DVD blitz (and Tower's demise), here's the damage to my wallet for the year. Thanks to the OP for this deal. IMO, this was/is the deal of the year! __________________ KC - DVD Fanatic Friends Don't Let Friends Watch VHS! My Academy Screener Collection Big Lots OOP Sony List Big Lots Trade List

01-03-07, 04:52 PM	#70
elektrohog Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 210	picked up pt anderson's HARD EIGHT and cronenberg's SPIDER... and also found a copy of fox studio classics LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING with william holden and jennifer jones for $4.99- these are usually cheapies but not as cheap as $5 Last edited by elektrohog; 01-03-07 at 04:58 PM.

01-03-07, 07:15 PM	#71
mrnededwards Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 61	When and where is the Pasadena CD show?

01-04-07, 08:30 AM	#72
chard31 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Slightly Off Center... Posts: 375	So yesterday I went to yet another BL and they did have many of the dvds previously listed... Here's what I got: A Very Long Engagement 2dvd set Bon Voyage Dark Blue World Don't Raise The Bridge Haiku Tunnel Mission Kashmir My Wife Is An Actress Mystic Masseur Postcards From The Edge The Evil That Men Do There's A Girl In My Soup Tiptoes Vanya On 42nd Street

01-04-07, 02:00 PM	#74
docdoowop DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: May 2006 Location: Twin Cities, MN. Posts: 1,099	"Angels Over Broadway" $3 "Mr. Sardonicus" $2 Really crappy selection at the St. Louis Park (Twin Cities) store, as usual. __________________ All those who believe in telekinesis.....raise my hand.

01-04-07, 07:07 PM	#75
printerati DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 2,057	The Western Hills store in Cincinnati had about eight copies of 1st and Ten for $6, but nothing else of note. A decent selection at the Colerain Avenue store, however, although there wasn't more than a single copy of most films. I picked up these for $2 each: - Broken Wings - Dark Blue World - The Luhzin Defence - Raising Victor Vargas I left behind (for now): - Adam Had Four Sons - Angels Over Broadway - Blade Runner (original release) - Bon Voyage - Bonjour Tristesse - Code - Dancer, Texas (already own) - Destination Tokyo - Divorce American Style - Eat A Bowl Of Tea - The Evil That Men Do - Fingers - The Gene Krupa Story - Haiku Tunnel (not a fan) - Hanky Panky - Kept - The Kid Stays In The Picture - The Late Show - LOTR: The Two Towers (original release) - Mambo Italiano - Manny and Lo - Me Myself I - Me Without You - Me You Them - Mission Kashmir - Mr. Sardonicus - Oh, God! Book II - Mystic Masseur - Pact of Silence - Pauline and Paulette - Peep Show - Pirahna II - Postcards From The Edge - Read My Lips - Ruby - The Sea Is Watching - Secret Ballot - The Secret Lives Of Dentists - Sin City (Mickey Rourke cover, UPC/case damaged) - Slugger's Wife - Snake In The Eagle's Shadow - Solomon And Gaenor - Son Of The Bride - Subway - Tiptoes - Trixie - Twin Falls Idaho - Va Savoir - Vanya On 42nd Street - A Very Long Engagement (already own, UPC/case damaged) - We're No Angels All of the above are between $2 and $4.99. There was another Rita Hayworth film I can't remember. I'm still looking for Tube, Beijing Bicycle, Le Dernier Combat, and Monsieur Ibrahim. Last edited by printerati; 01-04-07 at 07:25 PM.