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Old 10-23-05, 05:42 PM
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According to Walmart.com, this is what the bonus disc includes:

Walmart Exclusive Bonus Disc Includes: The Skywalker family is at the heart of the Star Wars saga. Now hear the inside story of Luke and Anakin Skywalker from the characters who witnessed it all: the famous droid duo C-3PO and R2-D2! Episodes IV, V and VI are explored in "The Story Of Luke Skywalker," which follows the young man escaping from his daily chores on Tatooine to his becoming a hero in the Rebel Alliance. In "The Story Of Anakin Skywalker," you'll go behind the mask of the greatest Star Wars villain and discover how Darth Vader started life as a young Podracing champion on Tatooine and later became a headstrong young Jedi seduced by the dark side of the Force. With clips from the Star Wars films, C-3PO and R2-D2 take you on an hour long journey through the saga and prepare you for the explosive final chapter: "Star Wars: Episode III Revenge Of The Sith."

Lithograph for me
Old 10-23-05, 05:59 PM
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Boy, that does sound lame! A promotional clip show? No thanks. Lithograph for me as well.
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Since Best Buy isn't open at midnight and I'm not a RZ sucker, er, I mean member, and I'm a Star Wars geek from day one, I'll take the bonus DVD. I plan to be in store at the local Wal*Mart at 12am to pick up my copy. I am taking November 1st off from work to do so.

As for price: Who cares? This is Star Wars. Name the price and I'm there... For any other title, price would matter, but not here.
Old 10-23-05, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by wennma01
also: has anyone heard how much toys r us will sell it for? Episode II was ~$10 iirc
I was there this morning and saw a presale slip with $5 reserve. On the reverse it said balance due $14.99. So they're preselling it for $19.99, can't say if they'll actually have a better sale that day or not. Isn't looking like it.
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Both. Then will sell or gift one of them.
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Originally Posted by packaok
Since Best Buy isn't open at midnight and I'm not a RZ sucker, er, I mean member, and I'm a Star Wars geek from day one, I'll take the bonus DVD. I plan to be in store at the local Wal*Mart at 12am to pick up my copy. I am taking November 1st off from work to do so.

As for price: Who cares? This is Star Wars. Name the price and I'm there... For any other title, price would matter, but not here.

heh, i've gotten over 200 bucks from BB through RZ.
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$5 and I will buy this...but its not worth much more..
Old 10-23-05, 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by packaok
Since Best Buy isn't open at midnight and I'm not a RZ sucker, er, I mean member
OH NO, GOD FORBID A RETAILER GIVES YOU FREE STUFF! That was an asanine comment...RZ is nice, especially if you buy stuff there regularly. If you ever purchase a digital camera or something over $150, it's worth it right there alone - you get money back right away...how is that being a "sucker"?
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Originally Posted by lordzeppelin
OH NO, GOD FORBID A RETAILER GIVES YOU FREE STUFF! That was an asanine comment...RZ is nice, especially if you buy stuff there regularly. If you ever purchase a digital camera or something over $150, it's worth it right there alone - you get money back right away...how is that being a "sucker"?
Well ya gotta admit, coming back to a company that screws you over with stupid claims like (paraphrased) "our customers told us that they want to have to spend MORE money to get a reward zone certificate" sorta quallifies as a sucker.

The only reason I'm a sucker is because I bought the entire run of X-Files when they were on sale at BB, so it only made sense to join again.
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Thanks for pointing out that it's cheaper at Wal-Mart now. My original order was $25.
No boring lithograph for me.
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Suncoast has a Revenge of the Sith patch, old-style like the Return of the Jedi patch from years ago... I'll go with the lithograph, but I'll try to sweet-talk someone for a patch. Maybe if I buy a bunch of other movies they'll let me have one...
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I'm on the fence about this-I'd like the litho, but I'm a completist & wouldn't mind having the DVD, though it sounds like promotional fluff no doubt. It also costs $5 more, so maybe the litho is the way to go.
Old 10-24-05, 08:48 AM
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Right now I'm leaning toward Wal Mart for the bonus dvd (even if I have to pay extra for it). I don't have a BB closer than 35-40 miles so I'll wait & see if Circuit City has a nice premium with it too & if Toys R Us has anything to go with it but the WM dvd as of now sounds best to me.
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I'm a RZ member, but will most likely spring for the extra DVD from Wal-Mart. I had planned on taking November 1st off work so I could pick up the DVD at midnight anway, and the lithograph would do little more than collect dust at my place. I don't even know if I have a guarantee that my BB will open at 8:00 AM, as a lot of times I approach them about special hours I hear about online they act like they haven't even heard about it.
I'll pay the extra $5 and get the bonus disc, which seems to come with a WS copy.
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Originally Posted by TomOpus
Why would you want the fullscreen copy of the movie?

Oh, that's right... Wal*Mart ONLY sells fullscreen dvds... gotcha

Not mine , I just bought Batman Begins Widescreen last week at WilFart
Old 10-24-05, 09:21 AM
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Honestly, none of these extras seem all that fantastic to me. Ultimately, I'd be most upset at not having the bonus disc (even if it is a glorified clip show). So I'm making the 20-mile trek to the nearest Wal-Mart on Nov. 1. I can live without the other stuff... I was really hoping that some retailer would have a slipcover for the full 6 films (or at least the prequels).
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I'll pick up my litho...neat. I like using my RZ card
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FWIW, I think that image above and on the website is the cardboard holder of the lithograph, not the lithograph itself.
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I'll go wherever the price is lowest, reward or bonus regardless.

What I want to know is if anyone will be marking down Ep II to coincide with the release. I don't own that yet. I got Ep I for free from a cereal promotion.
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Originally Posted by packaok
Since Best Buy isn't open at midnight and I'm not a RZ sucker, er, I mean member..
Heh, define irony. A guy that spends $10 a year to get free money and merchandise is a sucker whereas the one that will buy virtually anything George Luca$h will throw the Star Wars logo on, without a second thought is the average joe.
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The RZ at BB reminds me of a cartoon I saw recently.

The punch line - I would have saved more, but I ran out of money.
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My RZ has given my $125+ in certificates after factoring in the cost, it rocks. I'll probably get it at BB unless our Walmart does what it did with Episode II and sells it for $10 on Tuesday.
Old 10-24-05, 11:11 AM
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Will probably go for the litho since I really don't feel like spending the extra 5 bucks at Wallywolrd to get the extra disc.
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I have already pre-ordered from Wal-Mart. Bonus disc for me! That litho looks lame IMO.
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Since I'm not a RZ member, no litho for me.


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