Weekly RoundUp 5-29-2018 (1 Viewer)

[Mike Frezon]

Mike Frezon

Weekly RoundUp 5-29-2018

Where to find the Best Deals on Movies & TV Shows on 4k/UHD, Blu-ray and DVD…

The Features

– Midnight Cowboy – 1969

– Annihilation – 2018

– Au Hasard Balthazar – 1966

– The Man Who Watched Trains Go By [aka The Paris Express] – 1952

– The Reincarnation of Peter Proud – 1975

– Odds Against Tomorrow – 1959

Weekly RoundUp 5-29-2018

 

[Mike Frezon]

Hey RoundUppers!

Kind of an odd week for new releases. Pretty quiet but maybe there's a release that you've been waiting for for a very long time!

Good luck and safe shopping!

And, Happy Memorial Day!

 

[Rodney]

Looking forward to getting The Man Who Watched Trains Go By. This is a blind buy from ClassicFlix for me.

 

[TravisR]

I'll pick up Annihilation this week.

Thanks for the prices, Mike!

 

[DavidJ]

I wasn’t able to see Annihilation in theaters, but I’m considering a blind buy.

 

[Matt Hough]

Thanks for the RoundUp, Mike.

I'll wait for some reviews to see if Criterion's Midnight Cowboy is a significant step-up from MGM's already released Blu-ray. I'm sure the bonuses are excellent, but I'm more curious about what the transfer looks like.

 

[Carlo_M]

I liked ex machina so I may check out annihilation. Very odd that the 4K is a Best Buy exclusive. Usually their exclusives are older catalog titles not new releases.

 

[J. Carr]

Not much this week; however, I did see a "forgotten" favorite -- Cold Turkey! I saw this in the theater in the 60s and had almost forgotten it. It was a hoot! One of Dick Van Dyke's best theatrical efforts. Worth a blind buy if you're a Dick Van Dyke fan.

Thanks, Mike, for all you work. It's much appreciated, even more so now that TVShowsonDVD has closed down! Not a good sign for the future of our favorite medium....

 

[Jake Lipson]

Thank you for your work as always, Mike!

Nothing for me this week.

 

[TravisR]

According to the sticker on the slipcase of Annihilation, Best Buy's 4K exclusive is until October 29 so I assume the 4K will be available at other stores shortly after that (if not on October 30).

 

[dpippel]

I missed Annihilation in the theater so will probably do a blind buy of the 4K this afternoon. That's it for me this week,

 

[Carlo_M]

I'm still curious as to why Annihilation would sign a 4K exclusive with BB until essentially November. Did they just not anticipate it would sell at all, and so better to take the money offered by BB? Again for catalog titles I understand (even if I don't approve of them). But for a new release, I find it puzzling.

 

[Malcolm R]

I saw Paddington 2 blu-ray at Walmart tonight for $14.96. Just make sure you're getting the regular/standard edition. They also have some kind of special edition with a Walmart exclusive bonus item. That one will ring up at $28.

 

[DavidJ]

I saw Paddington 2 blu-ray at Walmart tonight for $14.96. Just make sure you're getting the regular/standard edition. They also have some kind of special edition with a Walmart exclusive bonus item. That one will ring up at $28.

I guess a Walmart trip is in my future. The kids keep asking me about getting this one and I’ve been waiting for a bit of a price drop.

 

[Mike Frezon]

Not much this week; however, I did see a "forgotten" favorite -- Cold Turkey! I saw this in the theater in the 60s and had almost forgotten it. It was a hoot! One of Dick Van Dyke's best theatrical efforts. Worth a blind buy if you're a Dick Van Dyke fan.

And Amazon has already price-dropped to $16.45. I'd call Amazon and ask for an adjustment. They don't HAVE to, but a reasonable rep should.

 

[Robert Crawford]

And Amazon has already price-dropped to $16.45. I'd call Amazon and ask for an adjustment. They don't HAVE to, but a reasonable rep should.

Same thing with Odds Against Tomorrow. I'll have both of these titles tomorrow at that price point.

 

[David Weicker]

Amazon automatically issued a refund for Cold Turkey to me

 

[Mike Frezon]

Amazon automatically issued a refund for Cold Turkey to me

Oh good. Maybe the adjustment happened before pre-order status ended?

 

[David Weicker]

Oh good. Maybe the adjustment happened before pre-order status ended?

Robert Crawford posted the news about 10:48 the night of the 29th. So it just snuck in under the wire