Big Lots update
02-10-07, 07:59 PM
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Went to my nearest store yesterday & saw that they had restocked since the 3rd. Nothing that hasn't been reported before, but a few that I hadn't seen at any of the 3 stores I've been checking (Trixie, Me Myself I, a Jerry Lewis movie, a Jim Brown...) They'd also gotten a case of $4.99 Canadian discs such as Broken Flowers, Sin City, & The Constant Gardener. Ended up buying nothing, but regret not picking up Broken Flowers. Went to a 2nd Big Lots today & found nothing of interest.
Also stopped at a Dollar General & found Last Orders for $3. This was the only OOP Columbia-TriStar title I saw (& one I never found at Big Lots). It's got an OCT. 2006 sticker over the bar code.
Also stopped at a Dollar General & found Last Orders for $3. This was the only OOP Columbia-TriStar title I saw (& one I never found at Big Lots). It's got an OCT. 2006 sticker over the bar code.
03-07-07, 11:52 AM
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Just when I thought the Big Lots Sony/Columbia-Tristar deal was finally played out, I happened to go by the nearest Big Lots last night and found that they had added a batch of $2.00 titles.
Most of them were titles which had previously been seen at Big Lots elsewhere (but had for some reason never shown up at the stores in my area). Of those titles I picked up Mr. Sardonicus, Bon Voyage, The Code, The Mystic Masseur, Broken Wings, Tiptoes, Subway, and Secret Ballot.
Two titles I picked up which I had not previously seen as being at Big Lots were:
Passionada (2004)
The Matinee Idol/Frank Capra's American Dream (a 1928 silent film by Capra with a documentary about him).
Obviously, YMMV. These were the first additions to the DVD section at this particular Big Lots store in weeks.
Note to Ken Cline: These two titles should be emboldened on the master list and Trixie needs to be added.
Most of them were titles which had previously been seen at Big Lots elsewhere (but had for some reason never shown up at the stores in my area). Of those titles I picked up Mr. Sardonicus, Bon Voyage, The Code, The Mystic Masseur, Broken Wings, Tiptoes, Subway, and Secret Ballot.
Two titles I picked up which I had not previously seen as being at Big Lots were:
Passionada (2004)
The Matinee Idol/Frank Capra's American Dream (a 1928 silent film by Capra with a documentary about him).
Obviously, YMMV. These were the first additions to the DVD section at this particular Big Lots store in weeks.
Note to Ken Cline: These two titles should be emboldened on the master list and Trixie needs to be added.
03-07-07, 01:13 PM
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Nice store, Autolycus. I went on Sunday during the 20% off sale, but mine didn't have much. I got the Canadian Brothers Grimm and My Big Fat Independent Movie for 3.99 each after the discount...
03-08-07, 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Autolycus
Two titles I picked up which I had not previously seen as being at Big Lots were:
Passionada (2004)
The Matinee Idol/Frank Capra's American Dream (a 1928 silent film by Capra with a documentary about him).
Note to Ken Cline: These two titles should be emboldened on the master list and Trixie needs to be added.
Passionada (2004)
The Matinee Idol/Frank Capra's American Dream (a 1928 silent film by Capra with a documentary about him).
Note to Ken Cline: These two titles should be emboldened on the master list and Trixie needs to be added.
Last week I picked up A very Long Engagement (Warner, 2 disc) for $4.99.
03-08-07, 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by docdoowop
That 20% off deal on Sunday was limited to the evening hours, which sucked.
03-08-07, 03:20 PM
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I've also seen a smattering of Sony/Columbia TriStar titles in a DVD assortment which has shown up in the last few days at a couple of Dollar Generals in my area.
Dollar General has them priced at 2 for $6.00 (i.e. $3.00 each). Each had a round sticker on the back marked "Feb. 2007."
I picked up Sunshine State and Reptilian, both of which I'd never been able to get at Big Lots.
Other titles I remember: Joe and Max, Brother John, Big Shot's Funeral, The Best Of Charlie's Angels, Charlie's Angels: Undercover, I'm With Lucy, Ike: Countdown To D-Day (this one had never been at Big Lots), and Passionada (hadn't been at Big Lots until recently).
Unfortunately as seems true with all Dollar Generals, each store had the exact same titles in the assortment they had received, no variation.
So if even here in the boondocks of North Carolina I'm seeing a few new Sony titles here and there, there's hope that more of the previously unseen out of print/discontimued Sony titles from Ken Cline's master list may show up yet at Big Lots or Dollar General.
Dollar General has them priced at 2 for $6.00 (i.e. $3.00 each). Each had a round sticker on the back marked "Feb. 2007."
I picked up Sunshine State and Reptilian, both of which I'd never been able to get at Big Lots.
Other titles I remember: Joe and Max, Brother John, Big Shot's Funeral, The Best Of Charlie's Angels, Charlie's Angels: Undercover, I'm With Lucy, Ike: Countdown To D-Day (this one had never been at Big Lots), and Passionada (hadn't been at Big Lots until recently).
Unfortunately as seems true with all Dollar Generals, each store had the exact same titles in the assortment they had received, no variation.
So if even here in the boondocks of North Carolina I'm seeing a few new Sony titles here and there, there's hope that more of the previously unseen out of print/discontimued Sony titles from Ken Cline's master list may show up yet at Big Lots or Dollar General.
03-08-07, 05:02 PM
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I have checked the 5 BLs in the whole of the Raleigh/Durham/Cary area a zillion times. Sadly, no Spider.
A shame indeed as it was already on my wishlist...now I'll have to pay for OOP prices. Madness.
A shame indeed as it was already on my wishlist...now I'll have to pay for OOP prices. Madness.
03-09-07, 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by FangsFirst
I have checked the 5 BLs in the whole of the Raleigh/Durham/Cary area a zillion times. Sadly, no Spider.
A shame indeed as it was already on my wishlist...now I'll have to pay for OOP prices. Madness.
A shame indeed as it was already on my wishlist...now I'll have to pay for OOP prices. Madness.
While I was in Florida, I found "Spider" in the $5.99 bin at one of the GameStops...
BTW: I tried to watch it and it's a very slow and hard to watch movie...
Turned it off after 30 mins...
03-09-07, 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by chard31
While I was in Florida, I found "Spider" in the $5.99 bin at one of the GameStops...
BTW: I tried to watch it and it's a very slow and hard to watch movie...
Turned it off after 30 mins...
BTW: I tried to watch it and it's a very slow and hard to watch movie...
Turned it off after 30 mins...
(just to see which elicits such a reaction!)
03-09-07, 12:51 PM
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FWIW, Spider is not much like The Fly - no sci-fi experiments gone wrong, no human-eating spiders. But it did feel a lot like A History of Violence. They are both about unlocking and freeing a man from a hidden past that still defines them.
03-10-07, 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by FangsFirst
I have checked the 5 BLs in the whole of the Raleigh/Durham/Cary area a zillion times. Sadly, no Spider.
A shame indeed as it was already on my wishlist...now I'll have to pay for OOP prices. Madness.
A shame indeed as it was already on my wishlist...now I'll have to pay for OOP prices. Madness.
03-10-07, 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Doc Moonlight
Not sure what the OOP prices are, but the Candian version is in print and can be had for about $15 US shipped. Not as good as $2 or $6, but it is an alternative.
03-12-07, 10:28 PM
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Modesto, CA
The two Modesto, CA stores are really drying up for most of the great titles discussed in this thread.
But....
Now they have a fresh supply of some of those Mill Creek Entertainment box sets for $6. I had previously purchased their "SciFi Classics 50 Movie MegaPack" and the "Black Action 10 Movie Pack" and was pleased with the video quality.
So today I picked up:
Burnt Rubber 20 Movie Pack (Hot Rod and Racing films)
Vampires & More! 20 Movie Pack
I left behind:
Mean Guns 20 Movie Pack (Italian & other 70's Westerns)
Hot Pursuit - The First Season (Court TV series)
Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Series (1954-1955)
150 Cartoon Classics (public domain toons)
But....
Now they have a fresh supply of some of those Mill Creek Entertainment box sets for $6. I had previously purchased their "SciFi Classics 50 Movie MegaPack" and the "Black Action 10 Movie Pack" and was pleased with the video quality.
So today I picked up:
Burnt Rubber 20 Movie Pack (Hot Rod and Racing films)
Vampires & More! 20 Movie Pack
I left behind:
Mean Guns 20 Movie Pack (Italian & other 70's Westerns)
Hot Pursuit - The First Season (Court TV series)
Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Series (1954-1955)
150 Cartoon Classics (public domain toons)
03-13-07, 08:14 AM
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I'll be looking for these. I have the 50 movie packs "War Classics", "Dark Crimes" and "Mystery Classics"...and also the Sherlock Holmes box. Quality mirrors price, but these are great buys.
03-13-07, 09:58 AM
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I'll be looking for these. I have the 50 movie packs "War Classics", "Dark Crimes" and "Mystery Classics"...and also the Sherlock Holmes box. Quality mirrors price, but these are great buys.
03-13-07, 11:12 AM
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Not on the early sets. I bought the recent "Ultimate TV Westerns" and "Very Best of One Step Beyond" boxes, and *they* do. However it's not intrusive and the frequency is maybe every 25-30 minutes.
03-13-07, 01:50 PM
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Just back from checking the St. Louis Park store for the above-mentioned Mill Creek boxes and no joy. *However*, a slew of $2.00 Columbia/Tri-Star titles were added. I bought most of them, all widescreen unless indicated:
"Baadasssss!" SE
"Borderline"
"Circus"
"Crush"
"The Governess" (FS)
"Home Room"
"Ike: Countdown To D-Day"
"Joe And Max"
"Just Looking"
"The Lady And The Duke"
"Le Dernier Combat"
"Me, You, Them"
"Murder In Greenwich" (FS)
"My Wife Is An Actress"
"Peep Show" (no indication, but since it's a short I expect FS)
"Returner"
"The Sea Is Watching"
"The Secret Lives Of Dentists" SE
"Sin"
"Sunshine State"
"Time And Tide"
"True Blue"
"Tube"
"Virtual Sexuality"
"Baadasssss!" SE
"Borderline"
"Circus"
"Crush"
"The Governess" (FS)
"Home Room"
"Ike: Countdown To D-Day"
"Joe And Max"
"Just Looking"
"The Lady And The Duke"
"Le Dernier Combat"
"Me, You, Them"
"Murder In Greenwich" (FS)
"My Wife Is An Actress"
"Peep Show" (no indication, but since it's a short I expect FS)
"Returner"
"The Sea Is Watching"
"The Secret Lives Of Dentists" SE
"Sin"
"Sunshine State"
"Time And Tide"
"True Blue"
"Tube"
"Virtual Sexuality"
03-13-07, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by docdoowop
Just back from checking the St. Louis Park store for the above-mentioned Mill Creek boxes and no joy. *However*, a slew of $2.00 Columbia/Tri-Star titles were added. I bought most of them, all widescreen unless indicated:
