Best Buy Prices: August 5 - August 11, 2007
08-07-07, 03:08 PM
#152
Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Grand Haven, MI
Posts: 200
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I picked up King Kong 3-Disk and House of Flying Daggers. I wanted to blind buy Shooter but all they had were Fullscreen. I also wanted SNL Commercial Parodies but they had none.
08-07-07, 03:09 PM
#153
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Central TX
Posts: 472
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by bookcase3
I'll answer my own question in case it helps anyone else out there: I printed out the online special from BB.com and they honored the price in-store, so I got both seasons of Muppet Show for $40. I wish they still had the felt case for Season 1, but that serves me right for waiting. But you can't beat $20 each!
08-07-07, 03:15 PM
#154
Challenge Guru & Comic Nerd
Originally Posted by thedrizzle
I picked up King Kong 3-Disk and House of Flying Daggers. I wanted to blind buy Shooter but all they had were Fullscreen. I also wanted SNL Commercial Parodies but they had none.
08-07-07, 03:18 PM
#155
Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Posts: 182
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Stopped in to buy a battery backup for the office and of course ended up wandering to the DVD section and picked up Northern Exposure seasons 1+2, Orgazmo, and Roger Rabbit. Would have got more Northern Exposure if it was doable.
08-07-07, 04:02 PM
#157
Senior Member
Just got I, Robot, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, and Along Came Polly all for just $6.47 after my $10 Reward Zone certificate thing. I considered picking up Fargo also, but they didn't have any with the slipcase.
08-07-07, 05:57 PM
#159
DVD Talk Legend
Originally Posted by thedrizzle
I picked up King Kong 3-Disk and House of Flying Daggers. I wanted to blind buy Shooter but all they had were Fullscreen. I also wanted SNL Commercial Parodies but they had none.
Edit: Sorry thedrizzle, I see where you posted a follow-up that you had checked the regular shelves.
08-07-07, 06:44 PM
#161
DVD Talk Gold Edition
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 2,817
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
So for those that picked up the King Kong Extended, I love the movie but am not sure about the double dip. Is there that much in the way of extras to make it worth picking up twice IE Sin City?
08-07-07, 06:55 PM
#162
DVD Talk Platinum Edition
Originally Posted by Jam Master Jay
So for those that picked up the King Kong Extended, I love the movie but am not sure about the double dip. Is there that much in the way of extras to make it worth picking up twice IE Sin City?
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=25197
I would highly recommend this set. Although the new and extended scenes don't add anything new to the feature, it doesn't take away from the film either. The high recommendation comes from the major care that had been put into this DVD set in terms of quality of the extra content, as well as the quality of all the extras included. A Peter Jackson project once again schools the industry on how a special edition should look. The only complaint I have other than the lack of additional depth to the film itself, is the packaging. It opens up and you have one disc on the left hand side, as well as two overlapping discs on the right hand side. I've never been a fan of the overlapping disc packaging, as it's usually hit or miss if you're going to get a loose disc inside or not. Fortunately I didn't experience such a problem with this set, and I hope you don't either.
08-07-07, 07:23 PM
#164
DVD Talk Platinum Edition
Originally Posted by pbro83
Off topic, but I have been dying to see next week's ad. Where are you speedy? 
08-07-07, 07:52 PM
#166
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: New York, NY, USA
Posts: 541
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Visited a BB this morning and they had like 8 copies of King Kong Extended and every one of them had loose disks. In the afternoon, I finally visited the last BB in my area I have yet to visit and, luckily, was able to locate not only a good copy but one that actually had a slipcase.
Last edited by consoleman; 08-07-07 at 08:17 PM.
08-07-07, 09:06 PM
#167
DVD Talk Special Edition
Join Date: Apr 1999
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 1,248
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by bookcase3
I got both seasons of Muppet Show for $40. I wish they still had the felt case for Season 1, but that serves me right for waiting. But you can't beat $20 each!
The receipt shows each set at $20, so I'm wondering if I could have just returned season 1 later anyway?
08-07-07, 10:25 PM
#168
DVD Talk Special Edition
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Here, which is not there.
Posts: 1,703
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by kunert
The receipt shows each set at $20, so I'm wondering if I could have just returned season 1 later anyway?
08-08-07, 07:43 AM
#171
DVD Talk Legend
Originally Posted by kunert
I went into BB today not even being aware of this deal, and fortunately there was a sign, and ONE copy left of season 2. I was originally reluctant to pay $30 for season 2, but I wanted to be sure to get the felt cover.
08-08-07, 07:53 AM
#172
Picked up Roger Rabbit, Block Party and SNL Commercial Parodies. Good deal.
I was tempted to try out the Northern Exposure sets. I've never seen the show, can anyone give me a recommendation? Like if you like ________, then you'll probably like Northern Exposure. Thanks!
I was tempted to try out the Northern Exposure sets. I've never seen the show, can anyone give me a recommendation? Like if you like ________, then you'll probably like Northern Exposure. Thanks!
08-08-07, 07:54 AM
#173
DVD Talk Godfather
Originally Posted by kenbenobi
I haven't seen a non-felt cover yet for Muppet Show S2. I checked everywhere, cuz I wanted to be sure I got the felt one, so wanted to feel the difference. But they were all the same. I'm pretty sure I got the felt one. I screwed up with Muppet Show S1 and got the non-felt, even though I bought it on release day. I didn't know about the felt cover back then. Makes me want to kick myself...
I did the same. Except I sold mine on half.com that day for $25 and just went and bought the felt one. $5 extra bones for it. 
I also only saw the felt one.
08-08-07, 07:57 AM
#174
Challenge Guru & Comic Nerd
I swear I checked 70 copies of Muppets Season 2, and none of them were felt. But then they were all sealed, and maybe it is different kind of felt than season 1, but I really think it was more a laminated cardboard feel than anything like felt.
08-08-07, 08:07 AM
#175
Member
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Waterbury, CT
Posts: 94
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Altimus Prime
... and if every single copy has the same sound, it's highly unlikely that every single copy has a loose disc. They do put things inside cases, ya know.
Every one of the 12 or so Kong sets that were at my BB had that crazy rattling going on and only two had slipcovers. I bought one of the ones with the slipcovers hoping for the best.
Once opened, sure enough, Disc 1 was floating around the case. The problem is that Disc 1 is housed on the inside left cover which is pretty flexible and if pressed from the outside could pop off easily. Disc 2 & 3 are overlapping inside the right cover and secure each other this way. The insert book is positioned over disc one with slip-clips.
The floater disc had what originally looked like scratches but easily wiped off and I had no problem playing it.