Re: Amazon Discounts and Deals Thread #7 (is it #7? I'll pretend it is)
 

I have it. One thing I noticed about the BD is that the shadow detail is a lot better than the DVD (and this movie has quite a lot of shadows), but overall this is a pretty modest upgrade. Even a 100% faithful-to-the-source transfer on this one wouldn't exactly make demo material.

Prices on Warner titles have indeed been dropping like crazy in the last 36 hours or so.

Previous lists:
7-3-11, 7-1-11, 6-30-11, 6-29-11, 6-28-11, 6-27-11, 6-26-11, 6-25-11, 6-24-11, 6-23-11, 6-22-11, 6-21-11, 6-20-11, 6-19-11, 6-18-11, 6-17-11, 6-16-11, 6-15-11, 6-14-11, 6-13-11, 6-12-11, 6-11-11, 6-10-11, 6-9-11, 6-8-11, 6-7-11, 6-6-11, 6-3-11, 6-2-11, 6-1-11,
[Prices may have changed since titles were posted. Or not.]


Here are today's New Lows and some Old Lows:

Network (1977) $9.99
You've Got Mail $9.99
Soylent Green (1973) $9.99
The Enforcer / Sudden Impact (Action Double Feature) $9.99
I Love You, Beth Cooper $9.99

Mortal Kombat $10.49
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation $10.49

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie $11.99

Blitz (Pre-order) $13.99

The Breakfast Club (25th Anniversary Edition) $14.49
Above and Beyond - Blu-ray - Complete Two Part Miniseries $14.49

Higanjima: Escape From Vampire Island (Blu-ray/DVD Combo) (Pre-order) $16.99

Conan the Barbarian (Pre-order) $17.99

Brazil (Pre-order) $18.99
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Pre-order) $18.99

Trigun Badlands: Anime Movie (Pre-order) $19.99
Dragon Ball Z Kai: Season One, Part 6 (Pre-order) $19.99

Yu Yu Hakusho: Season Three (Classic) (Pre-order) $23.99
Burst Angel: Classic (Pre-order) $23.99

Rio (Blu-ray/ DVD Combo + Digital Copy) (Pre-order) $24.99

Twelve Kingdoms Part 1: Shadow of the Moon Sea of Shadow (Pre-order) $28.99

The Bourne Trilogy (The Bourne Identity / The Bourne Supremacy / The Bourne Ultimatum) (Slim Packaging) $29.99

Samurai Girls: Complete Collection (Pre-order) $39.99

Re: Amazon Discounts and Deals Thread #7 (is it #7? I'll pretend it is)
 

Been waiting for Network to drop to $10. Great film. I was planning on going to BB tomorrow or Wed. to pick up the Bourne Trilogy, but Amazon decided to save me a trip. :)

Re: Amazon Discounts and Deals Thread #7 (is it #7? I'll pretend it is)
 

I ordered it for $30.45 at Amazon three weeks ago. Do I have any shot at asking for a little rebate? No idea how to go about doing that.

Re: Amazon Discounts and Deals Thread #7 (is it #7? I'll pretend it is)
 

probably not since you probably bought it from a marketplace seller, but I guess it usually never hurts to try.

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Legends of the Fall $10.99

Previous lists:
7-4-11, 7-3-11, 7-1-11, 6-30-11, 6-29-11, 6-28-11, 6-27-11, 6-26-11, 6-25-11, 6-24-11, 6-23-11, 6-22-11, 6-21-11, 6-20-11, 6-19-11, 6-18-11, 6-17-11, 6-16-11, 6-15-11, 6-14-11, 6-13-11, 6-12-11, 6-11-11, 6-10-11, 6-9-11, 6-8-11, 6-7-11, 6-6-11,
[Prices may have changed since titles were posted. Or not.]


Here are today's New Lows and some Old Lows:

Dogtown and Z-Boys $10.49
Fireproof $10.49
A Passage to India $10.49
Not Easily Broken $10.49
Fly Away Home $10.49

Legends of the Fall $10.99

Gandhi $14.49

Damages: The Complete First Season $16.49

Lebanon $20.49

Re: Amazon Discounts and Deals Thread #7 (is it #7? I'll pretend it is)
 

For anyone interested, all of the $10.49/10.99 titles in today's update are available at Barnes and Noble's web site for $9.99 (possibly less if you get a coupon from the Barnes and Noble coupon thread).

I picked up Fly Away Home, A Passage to India, and several other Sony titles for $8.99 each with coupon a while back, and the prices are holding for now.

No-minimum free shipping if you're a B&N member; $25 minimum order otherwise.

Gandhi, however, seems stubbornly stuck around $15 (or higher).

Re: Amazon Discounts and Deals Thread #7 (is it #7? I'll pretend it is)
 

You can always return it, and re-order it. Not sure it's worth the hassle for 5 bucks though...

Re: Amazon Discounts and Deals Thread #7 (is it #7? I'll pretend it is)
 

Das Boot 19.49

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Pre-order for Jurassic Park Trilogy (standard version, not the gift set) now at $49.99.

Pre-order for Spartacus: Gods of the Arena now at $24.99.

Re: Amazon Discounts and Deals Thread #7 (is it #7? I'll pretend it is)
 

Great price on Damages Season 1. I bit.

Re: Amazon Discounts and Deals Thread #7 (is it #7? I'll pretend it is)
 

Nope. If it were a day or two, maybe. Three weeks is well beyond Amazon's generosity.

Re: Amazon Discounts and Deals Thread #7 (is it #7? I'll pretend it is)
 

Is the JP Trilogy a good price? I'm wondering if it will be in the $29.99 range sooner than later.

Re: Amazon Discounts and Deals Thread #7 (is it #7? I'll pretend it is)
 

At this point, always assume come Black Friday it'll be at a good lower price.

Re: Amazon Discounts and Deals Thread #7 (is it #7? I'll pretend it is)
 

It's going to be a very popular release. There will probably be serious competition between retailers when it comes out or shortly thereafter.

I'd be shocked if somebody isn't offering it for under $40 eventually. Amazon's price may well drop again too.

Re: Amazon Discounts and Deals Thread #7 (is it #7? I'll pretend it is)
 

After seeing what happened with Back to the Future, I am wary of paying for any Blu-ray box set at a price that works out to more than $10 per film.

Re: Amazon Discounts and Deals Thread #7 (is it #7? I'll pretend it is)
 

It will be lower closer to release day. October 25 is a long ways away, and I'm not going to tie up funds for it.

Re: Amazon Discounts and Deals Thread #7 (is it #7? I'll pretend it is)
 

Basically I pre-order if I HAVE to have it when it comes out. Otherwise I wait for a drop, which is why I haven't bought Star Wars or LOTR.

Limited editions and/or digital copies sometimes compel me to the earlier purchase.

Previous lists:
7-5-11, 7-4-11, 7-3-11, 7-1-11, 6-30-11, 6-29-11, 6-28-11, 6-27-11, 6-26-11, 6-25-11, 6-24-11, 6-23-11, 6-22-11, 6-21-11, 6-20-11, 6-19-11, 6-18-11, 6-17-11, 6-16-11, 6-15-11, 6-14-11, 6-13-11, 6-12-11, 6-11-11, 6-10-11, 6-9-11, 6-8-11, 6-7-11, 6-6-11,
[Prices may have changed since titles were posted. Or not.]


Here are today's New Lows and some Old Lows:

Phobic (Pre-order) $8.99
Legend of Diablo (Pre-order) $8.99
Mr Write (Pre-order) $8.99
Horror Within (Pre-order) $8.99

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince $9.49

The Rocker $9.99
The X-Files: I Want to Believe $9.99
Gentlemen Broncos $9.99
Space Chimps $9.99

Sex Drive (Unrated and Cream-Filled) $11.49
Chronicles of Riddick $11.49
Explorers/ From the Titanic to the Moon $11.49

Jennifer's Body $11.99

Casino Jack $12.99
Notorious $12.99

Love & Other Drugs $13.49
Casino Jack $13.49

Super (Pre-order) $13.99
The Fourth Kind $13.99
Eden of the East: The King of Eden (Blu-ray/DVD Combo) $13.99
Space Jam (Pre-order) $13.99

Centurion $14.49
The Crew $14.49

Hellraiser: Bloodline / Hellraiser: Inferno (Miramax Double Feature) $15.49

Good Neighbors (Pre-order) $15.99

John Carpenter's the Ward (Pre-order) $17.99

Cyrus $19.49

Blue Crush 2 (Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy) $19.98

Rango (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy) (Pre-order) $19.99

Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (Pre-order) $24.99

Samurai Girls: Complete Collection (Pre-order) $38.99

Glee: Season Two (Pre-order) $47.99

Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy (Pre-order) $49.99

Re: Amazon Discounts and Deals Thread #7 (is it #7? I'll pretend it is)
 

Yes, that is the golden rule for me too. Only if I can't wait and want to watch something immediately or it's a Disney release do I break the $10 rule and go up to $15. Even $10 is pushing it given the Blockbuster used BD sales. So the Jurassic Trilogy is not even on my purchase radar until it hits $30.

On another topic (since this is the Amazon thread), I did want to see Rango right away and preordered the BD for $24.99 - $5 coupon = $19.99 in hopes it would drop another $5. Its release date is on FRIDAY July 15th rather than Tuesday the 12th. I believe Borders had it listed for $19.99 and if there are any coupons at the time (and you happen to have a store near you still open), Borders could be cheaper. Long ago I emailed Amazon about Borders' Rango price, and they didn't lower the price.

I'm still hoping Amazon drops the price to $19.99, but it's not looking promising. Here's my question: what is the last day I dare wait to cancel my preorder for Rango to avoid it shipping (still have free 2-day shipping with Prime)? If my final cost isn't $15 or less, I want to cancel.

I'm going to assume the answer is Sunday night given that Amazon Tuesday releases can go into shipping soon on Thursday night. Perhaps Monday night but I don't want to risk it shipping.

Re: Amazon Discounts and Deals Thread #7 (is it #7? I'll pretend it is)
 

Rango at Best Buy will be $19.99 - $5 Rango coupon, -$5 any blu-ray $14.99 or more coupon, = $9.99. The problem is that some stores or clerks will not accept the second coupon, but YMMV.

Re: Amazon Discounts and Deals Thread #7 (is it #7? I'll pretend it is)
 

For goodness sake, don't get him started on Best Buy and coupons!!

Re: Amazon Discounts and Deals Thread #7 (is it #7? I'll pretend it is)
 

Here we go: Rango is now $19.99 on Amazon. Don't forget the $5 coupon.

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Pre-ordered Super. It's a dollar less than Wal-Mart with Amazon Prime and I get it on release day.