Wow..great finds toldawg128..

I checked a Big Lots today, and only bought 'And Now for Something Completely Different' for $3. I did see the old North by Northwest release though, but none of those 2-disc titles you found. :(

I got the Batman 1943 movies and FF: Spritis Within 2-disk today for $3 each. That was the last copy of each and all they had worth mentioning at my BL.

Man I hate my local Big Lots - never stocked anything listed here.

^Mine's *real* hit-or-miss! For the most part the DVD "section" at is pretty crappy. Even with this week's "family titles" sale they only had 4 of the titles shown in the ad with just a few each of those! I've managed to pick up a title or two on occasion and I always make a special trip when I read about new titles people are finding (it's only 1 mile door-to-door) but mostly I sit here a bit jealous of what others are finding. There are a couple of titles I've been wanting to find that haven't shown up yet so I'll probably bite at the DD Sony sale instead. Yeah, it's a few more dollars but at least I'll get a farily reasonably priced copy.

picked up a few yesterday:
Running on Empty
White Nights
The Passenger
Undiscovered
A Cry in the Dark
What to do in case of fire.

I went to my Big Lots today looking for Strangers on a Train 2-disc but no suck luck.
Of the 2-disk SE WB titles all they had was 2 copies of the 2-disk Giant and 2-copies of The Band Wagon Special Edition (w/ slipcover)
I already have Giant and I almost bought the Band Wagon. Anybody seen this one? ANy good>?

I wonder how they decide which stores get the good stuff and which ones get the junk

I was able to pick up Monster 2 disc SE for $3 today.

Picked up the Batman 1943 serials for $3.00 last night

It's considered one of the greatest musicals of all-time...just a notch below Singin' in the Rain.

Yeah i ended picking up The Band Wagon: 2-disk SE and I also went to two other Bog Lots I don't normally go to and I found Strangers on a Train. Each store looked to have one cope each of A Stangers on A Train:2-disk Se , King Kong (the original): 1-disk edition, and North by Northwest.
So, i definitely picked up a copy of Strangers on a Train:2-disk Se and it was actually priced $3.00 for spme reason so i was very glad to find that one.

I'm wondering if only the midwest got the Warner 2 dvd sets. The 2 closest stores to me in the Northwest usually get everything others report on this thread. The only new dvd's either store got in their weekly truckloads on Fri 12/21 were $1-$2 public domain films & cartoons; i.e. junk.

Hope the Warner titles make it up here eventually.

I live in central California and sometimes the titles I see on this thread don't make it here until weeks later. I always assume I've missed out but often times they are just really slow in getting here. It took about 2 months to get the At last the 1948 show when everyone else had already picked it up.

I hope to see the Warner sets soon.

I got the 2-disc version of Dog Day Afternoon a few months ago at a store here in Texas, but I haven't seen any other WB 2-disc sets. I'll have to check back in a few weeks.

I just got:

Monster - 2disc
Breakfast on Pluto
Blue Thunder SE
The Passenger
Mrs. Henderson Presents

all for $3 each

so, this is belated and random, and I'm probably insane to have started myself on this quest, but, has anyone seen:

Gundam Seed 2, 5 [or anything except 10,6,8,1]
Gundam Seed Movie I - The Empty Battlefield
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Vol. 1, 2
Overman King Gainer Vol. 6
Planetes Vol. 1, 4-6

or:

Argentosoma 2

?
I can't swear by having fascinating things to trade, but I can finance :S

Got the following for $3 each today:

The Passenger
And Now for Something Completely Different
Silver City
Evening With Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder

just a heads up, for anybody in Houston

check out the Big Lot on Main/Old Spainish Trail near Reliant Stadium, its a goldmine there

I picked up

Memento Criterion 2 disc set
Final Fantasy Spirits Within 2 Disc set
Urban Legend

for $3 each

they had more, but most i already had

anyone know of any big lots in the southern california area that have good dvd selections? i thought i lucked out when i found the sony titles at one store in glendora right before thanksgiving, but when i went back today, it was back to crappy title selection.

That's not a Criterion...

Let me see what I can find. I know I've seen Planetes 2, both Zeta Gundams, Mars Daybreak 5, and Overman King Gainer 4 at various times over the past months, but there's no telling what's still available.

If you come across The Squid and The Whale (which I've been too lazy to pick up) or the 2-disc Strangers on a Train (which I haven't seen around here), I'll gladly trade for those.

As an aside, the selection at the Lafayette, LA store sucks right now.

I guess I have a question as well. Anyone seen Mobile Suite Zeta Gundam: Volume 5? I have all the others and really would like the final one to complete my collection.

I would be willing to pay a bit extra, and shipping and handling of course, or try to trade something (If I can find it) from Big Lots.

5 is the only one I never found at Big Lots. It is listed in the Big Lots list in the ANIME Bargains! thread, however, so it appears that at least one person found it at some point. I picked up a used copy from fye.com since I had some leftover store credit, but I had to wait almost two months before the used copy showed up.

It was a bit painful having to pay more for 5 ($14.99) than for 1-4 combined, but I gave up on finding it locally, and didn't have much of a choice. You can apparently order a new copy for $14.99 through the Best Buy in-store kiosk (details here).

There's 2 stores in Whittier, that had good selections. The one Washington and Norwalk seemed a bit better.

Cheers, I can probably grab a SatW for you no trouble (here's hopin' anyway, I still see them around...)

Some additions:
Overman King Gainer v6
CHANGED: Gundam Seed 2-5,7,9
Gundam 0083 1,2,4
CHANGED: Zeta Gundam 1,2,5

Sigh, I think that covers everything....man, I'm insane.

I have a Big Lots in walking distance, and for the first time in a while, there were a bunch of Bandai DVDs. I picked up Zeta Gundam 1, Gundam F91, Gundam Seed Movie 1, and Yukikaze 1 and 3. There were a few more copies of all these (except Yukikaze #3), along with Witch Hunter Robin 1, Wolf's Rain 3, Escaflowne 4, Gundam 0083 #2, Planetes 2 (I think it was a special edition or something) and 6.

Others they had were one volume each of the following (don't remember the volume numbers): Outlaw Star, Ryvius, Fantastic Children, Scry-d (I think there were three different ones), SD Gundam, a few Love Hina specials, and Kaze no Yojimbo.

Stopped by today and saw a bunch of DVDs that have public domain movies with big stars...there's 3 movies on one DVD and they were $1. They had the second season of a claymation series I've never heard of....it looks like it takes place in a barnyard for $3. They had the 3-disc first season of something that looked like a rip off of The Transformers...and is anime. Those were the only ones that really stood out....

That is "Creature Comforts" a british series that takes interviews with real people and animated the creatures to be saying the dialog. Rather funny show, totally worth 3 dollars.

Just so there's no confusion going forward, volumes 1-3 of Planetes are 2-disc (due to extras), and 4-6 are 1-disc. Inexplicably, volumes 1-3 also have slipcovers, while 4-6 do not...nice planning on Bandai's part with the individual releases.

Printerati,

Have you checked on the Big Lots on Tylersville Rd in Mason, OH? (I mentioned this on the anime bargains thread.) They have quite a bit of anime, and they have Squid and the Whale as well. I happened to be out there for an appt, but it's really not that close for me to go back.

Duh, looks like I should have checked the anime bargain thread before I wrote this.....please ignor, I read what you said there.

:)

I think I'll check them out after work today.

I sure hope you find something, and I'm not sending you on a wild goose chase, however, I know for a fact that they had "The Squid and the Whale". Hopefully, it's still there. :o

Thank you for the recommendation, SeymourGams. Went back today and picked it up along with Christmas with the Kranks. I've never heard anything positive about Christmas with the Kranks, but I figured I'd pick it up for $3.

I'm sure they'll have something of interest, thanks. :)

I am positive I could find something better to spend my $3 on. ;)

I *finally* got "Batman: The Complete 1943 Movie Serial Collection" for $3 today at BL! I was just about to bite on the DD sale and pick one up when I decided to give BL one more try. Of course it cost me $30 in after-Christmas sale items my wife picked up while I was looking over the DVD selections...

Sent you a PM, if you're willing, I'd love to get ahold of 0083 #2, Zeta 1, F91, and Seed movie 1. I'd pay shipping and all.

The Tylersville Road store did come through on a couple of things. I finally found the Gundam movie Char's Counterattack, and they also had Blue Submarine No. 6: Special Edition (a 3-disc set containing the complete unedited series) for $3. Reviews aren't great, but I couldn't pass up getting an entire series for $3.

According to the anime thread, the Blue Submarine movie has also been spotted at $3, but I have yet to see it around here. If anyone finds it, let me know.

Just picked up Starhunter(15 episodes, 2 discs) starring Michael Pare' for $4.00. Generally speaking, anything he's in is pretty stinky but I liked Streets of Fire so much that I keep waiting for him to do something good again. This series looks like it's about a sci-fi/futuristic style bounty hunter. We'll see.

Ok, it goes back tomorrow! ;)