September 15th, 2009 -- What Are You Getting This Week?

[James Harvey]

With a new week of DVD and Blu-ray releases upon us, what are you getting?

Fans should take note that this week brings a hefty amount of X-Men-themed goodies to shelves! New releases for X-Men Origins: Wolverine, X-Men: The Animated Series, and even Wolverine and The X-Men for Canadians, are all hitting stores today!

A list covering most of DVD and Blu-ray releases for the week of September 15th - September 22nd, 2009 can be found below.

This Week on DVD:
-An American Werewolf in London - Full Moon Edition
-Army of Darkness Screwhead Edition
-Astro Boy, Volumes 1 - 5
-Axe of Wandsbeck
-The Beiderbecke Tapes
-The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Second Season
-Big Pun: The Legacy
-Bleach - Volume 20
-Blood & Bone
-Bodyguard: A New Beginning
-Bonanza: The Official First Season - Volumes 1 & 2
-Camille
-Case Closed: Season Two
-Crash: Season 1
-CSI Miami: The Complete Seventh Season
-Deadgirl
-Doctor Who: The Next Doctor - 2008 Christmas Special
-Dragon Ball - Season One
-Fame
-Fame: The Complete Seasons 1 & 2
-Fear Itself: The Complete First Season
-Four Dragons
-Friday the 13th, Part VII: The New Blood (Deluxe Edition)
-Friday the 13th, Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (Deluxe Edition)
-The Getaway (1972)/The Getaway (1994)
-Ghost Hunt: The Complete Series Box Set
-Ghost in the Shell: Anime Legends 2nd Gig
-Gigantor: The Collection Volume 2
-Grace
-Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Fifth Season
-Hayate the Combat Butler, Part 2
-Heartland: Season 1, Part 1
-Hero
-The IT Crowd: The Complete Third Season
-It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season 4
-John Carpenter: Master of Fear (4 Movie Collection)
-John Wayne-John Ford Film Collection
-King Kong Escapes
-King Kong vs. Godzilla
-Magikano: The Complete Series Box Set
-Mail Order Bride
-Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack - Volume One
-My Name Is Earl: Season 4
-Nerdcore Rising
-Next Day Air
-NFL: History of the San Diego Chargers
-Nightwatching
-Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L103
-Old Jews Telling Jokes
-One Step Beyond: The Official First Season (1959)
-Phantasm II
-Primeval, Volume 2
-Private Practice: The Complete Second Season
-pvc-1
-Rumba
-Sanctuary: The Complete First Season
-Shadow Boxer (1974)
-Shinobi No Mono - Collector's Set, Volume 1
-Soundstage: Ringo Starr and the Roundheads - Live
-Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Volume Two: Clone Commandos
-Stella: Live In Boston
-The Strawberry Shortcake Movie: Sky's the Limit
-Tall Tales & Legends: The Complete Series
-Treasure Quest: Season 1
-Triangle
-Varsity Blues - Deluxe Edition
-Wagon Master
-Wes Craven Collection
-White Night Wedding
-WWE: The Best of Smackdown - 10th Anniversary 1999-2009
-Wolverine and The X-Men - Complete First Season (DVD Talkback)
-X-Men Origins: Wolverine (DVD/Blu-ray Talkback)
-X-Men: The Animated Series Volume 3 (DVD Talkback)
-X-Men: The Animated Series Volume 4 (DVD Talkback)

This Week on Blu-ray:
-Amadeus (Director's Cut)
-An American Werewolf in London - Full Moon Edition
-Army of Darkness - Screwhead Edition
-Child's Play
-Crash: Season 1
-Deep Impact
-Easy Virtue
-Grace
-Hannibal Lecter Anthology
-Hero Special Edition
-Iron Monkey
-The Legend Of Drunken Master
-Lies and Illusions
-Misery
-My Name Is Earl: Season 4
-Van Helsing
-Varsity Blues - Deluxe Edition
-Wrong Turn
-Wrong Turn 2 - Dead End
-X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Blu-ray/DVD Talkback)
-Zatoichi


In Closing...
For a list of some of the best prices as well as the latest price drops for existing titles, check Mike Frezon's weekly thread on the Home Theater Forum and SalesCircular.com. A relatively comprehensive list of this week's releases can be found at DVD Talk and ComingSoon.net. For the latest reviews of some of the top DVD and Blu-ray releases, check out The WF DVD Report! The WF DVD Report posts new reviews every Monday-Friday!

So, what are you getting this week?

Remember to check out the forum for other discussion threads!

[Viper]

Here's my version of this week's list:

Animation

Astro Boy Vols. 1-5
Barbie & the Three Musketeers
Bionicle: The Legend Reborn
Clone Wars Vol. 2: Clone Commandos
Dragon Ball: Season 1 Uncut
Gigantor Vol. 2
The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack Vol. 1
Monster Force Vol. 1
The Strawberry Shortcake Movie: The Sky's The Limit
Transformers 25th Anniversary Edition: Season 2, Vol. 1
X-Men Vol. 3
X-Men Vol. 4

Recent Theatrical Releases

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Limited Theatrical Releases

Deadgirl (Unrated Director's Cut)
Easy Virtue
Grace

Re-Releases

An American Werewolf in London (Full Moon Edition)
Varsity Blues (Deluxe Edition)
The Wolf Man: Special Edition-Universal Legacy Series

Collections

John Carpenter: Master of Fear Collection

Live-Action TV-on-DVD

The Big Bang Theory: Season 2
Bonanza: Season 1: Vols 1 & 2
C.S.I. Miami: Season 7
Crash: Season 1
Fame: Complete Seasons 1 & 2
Fear Itself: Season 1
Grey's Anatomy: Season 5
Heartland: Season 1, Part 1
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season 4
My Name is Earl: Season 4
One Step Beyond: Season 1
Private Practice: Season 2

Misc.

Blood & Bone
Bodyguard: A New Beginning
Four Dragons
Phantasm II
PVC-1
White Night Wedding

Blu-Ray

Amadeus (Director's Cut)
An American Werewolf in London (Full Moon Edition)
Child's Play
Crash: Season 1
Easy Virtue
Grace
Grey's Anatomy: Season 5
Hannibal Lecter Anthology
Hero
Iron Monkey
The Legend of Drunken Master
My Name is Earl: Season 4
The Ultimate Force of Four
Van Helsing
Varsity Blues (Deluxe Edition)
The Wonder of It All
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Ultimate 2-Disc Edition)
Zatoichi

As for me, I plan on getting X-Men Vols. 3 & 4 AND Wolverine!!! Regardless of what the stupid critics said about it, I thought Wolverine was a terrific movie!

I would've also bought Dragon Ball: Season 1 Uncut this week, but I have to save some money for my upcoming Vegas trip at the end of the month. Oh well, I've waited THIS long to get it, I can wait a little longer! I still can't wait to see the UNCUT version of Episode 2! Bulma looked so gorgeous in a relaxing bubble bath!!! It's a shame 10-year-old Goku ruined the moment for her!

James Harvey, I hope my version of the list was ok. You left out a couple of titles in yours. I hope you don't mind.

[ABrown]

So I went to Best Buy this morning, right when they opened the door. I looked all over the place, no sign of the Transformers:Season 2.1 release. So I ask one of their employees. Guess what, they never received the item. It's in their ad for the week! How do you not receive an item when it's in your ad! So I went to the Target which is right in the same shopping plaza and bought it there.

I'm kinda tempted to e-mail Best Buy's customer service and explain to them that this is the reason I stopped shopping at Circuit City. And guess what, you dont' see too many Circuit City stores around anymore....

[DBZALLSTAR]

Originally Posted by ABrown

So I went to Best Buy this morning, right when they opened the door. I looked all over the place, no sign of the Transformers:Season 2.1 release. So I ask one of their employees. Guess what, they never received the item. It's in their ad for the week! How do you not receive an item when it's in your ad! So I went to the Target which is right in the same shopping plaza and bought it there.

I'm kinda tempted to e-mail Best Buy's customer service and explain to them that this is the reason I stopped shopping at Circuit City. And guess what, you dont' see too many Circuit City stores around anymore....

Responsibility for something like this does NOT sit with the store. It is the responsibility of the distributor to ensure that product is sent to the store. If any fault lies with Best Buy, it is the fault of their distribution facility and not the store. If you want to go the route of contacting Best Buy's customer service, feel free to do so. I can not guarantee that it will do you any good, though. Trust me when I say that I have dealt with this situation several times. Sometimes, we will receive the product, but it will only be one or two copies. It can be quite irritating, but it is not my fault nor is it the store's fault. Feel free to direct all complaints about Best Buy toward me. I know the ins and outs.

Back on topic:
This week, I have picked up The Big Bang Theory Season Two, X-Men: The Animated Series Volume Three, and X-Men: The Animated Series Volume Four,, and am considering X-Men Origins: Wolverine on Blu-Ray.

[Menos Grande]

X-Men volume 3 and 4. I'm skipping Wolverine.

[Michael JJ]

The two X-Men Volumes, The Big Ban Theory Season 2, and Dragon Ball Volume 1...eventually. I'm just a little short on cash at the moment.

[ABrown]

Originally Posted by DBZALLSTAR

Responsibility for something like this does NOT sit with the store. It is the responsibility of the distributor to ensure that product is sent to the store. If any fault lies with Best Buy, it is the fault of their distribution facility and not the store.

Well, I just want to make sure that I'm being clear. I'm not blaming that particular store location for the error. I blame the corporation. I know that it's not the fault of the employees of that particular store. Just like what I was saying about Circuity City. Circuit City didn't fail because of the individual store's employees. Week after week I would go to Circuit City for new releases, they NEVER had the ones that I was looking for. So I stopped going. What's interesting is that there wasn't even a spot on the floor for the Transformers:Season 2.1 release. So if they were expecting to receive it, why didn't they have a spot for it? Just makes you wonder....

And I forgot to mention in my post earlier. I was SO tempted to buy the next volume of Star Wars:Clone Wars. But I'm just going to have to be patient and know that in November the entire first season will be available at a more reasonable price: http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Clon...3052823&sr=8-1.

[PRdude]

Originally Posted by Menos Grande

X-Men volume 3 and 4. I'm skipping Wolverine.

Same here, except I'm just skipping the latter until I get a bit more money to spare.

[DBZALLSTAR]

Originally Posted by ABrown

Well, I just want to make sure that I'm being clear. I'm not blaming that particular store location for the error. I blame the corporation. I know that it's not the fault of the employees of that particular store. Just like what I was saying about Circuity City. Circuit City didn't fail because of the individual store's employees. Week after week I would go to Circuit City for new releases, they NEVER had the ones that I was looking for. So I stopped going. What's interesting is that there wasn't even a spot on the floor for the Transformers:Season 2.1 release. So if they were expecting to receive it, why didn't they have a spot for it? Just makes you wonder....

And I forgot to mention in my post earlier. I was SO tempted to buy the next volume of Star Wars:Clone Wars. But I'm just going to have to be patient and know that in November the entire first season will be available at a more reasonable price: http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Clon...3052823&sr=8-1.

There are two locations for Transformers Season 2 Volume 1. The inline area must always have at least one copy, so had they actually received it, it would have been in the Television A-Z section. The other area where it was to be displayed is known as the DVD New Release/Feature Wall. Not all Best Buy locations have them set the same way, but the basic planogram is the same. It would have been in the final row of the standard DVD New Release area on the wall, again had they received any. It is quite possible that they may have received it and already sold it earlier than they should have. Transformers is distributed by Ingram Entertainment, and they typically ship product out earlier than other distributors, often in boxes that are not labeled with a street date tag. This means that employees who are not well versed in street dates may put product out on the sales floor before it really should be displayed. The other issue that may have occurred, besides an issue with the distributor, is that the products may not have been received by the Inventory team. The DVDs may have very well been in the store, but they may not have been checked into the inventory system. Did an employee actually log into the system to check for you? I may have memorized almost every DVD, CD, etc. that we currently carry in store, but I usually log into the inventory system to show the customer whether or not we have something in the event that I know for a fact that we either do not have a product in stock or no longer carry it. I feel that actually seeing the inventory system showing that we do not have something in the store puts the customer at ease and eases conflict. (Explanation over.)

I actually managed to pick up Dragon Ball Season One earlier than expected, about two weeks ago. Normally, I am all about street dates, but because other retailers in the area had already begun to sell it, we were given authorization to sell it as well. I am more than satisfied with it thus far.

[Yojimbo]

Pre-ordered It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season 4 along with some music, Kid Cudi: Man on the Moon End of Day on Amazon for this week's releases.

[ABrown]

Originally Posted by DBZALLSTAR

Did an employee actually log into the system to check for you?

Yeah, the guy said that all of the other Best Buys in the area received it. But their location didn't. That's why I blame Best Buy as a corporation for the error.

[Mandouga]

The Best Buy near where I live had Transformers S2P1, as well as Dragon Ball S1. At Wal-Mart, I got the new Barbie and SSC movies.

[shaman_mya19]

got kirby fright to the finish on dvd in the mail

[Ioz]

I bought Wolverine and both animated X-Men volumes.

[PRdude]

I got Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Season 8 in the mail from DeepDiscount today.

[PRdude]

I got my copy of Wolverine and the X-Men - The Complete 1st Season from amazon.ca today.

I ordered it Monday, got a notification that it was shipped out Tuesday, came home from work yesterday afternoon, then went out, and when I came back, I saw a DHL tag on my mailbox in the lobby of my building saying that they tried to deliver it only to find I wasn't there to pick it up. They tried again today, and I was home to accept it. I only chose standard delivery too, and Friday was the estimated delivery date. Pretty quick, yes?

[Viper]

Here's what I picked up:

X-Men: TAS Vol. 3
X-Men: TAS Vol. 4
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2-Disc version)

[Spider-Man]

A very expensive week for me! I picked up Wolverine and the X-Men: Season One, X-Men Volume Three, X-Men Volume Four, X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2! A great week and I am loving all the cartoons. I may go back for Ninja Turtles: Ninja Tribunal this weekend.

[JeffBreakdown]

Originally Posted by PRdude

I got my copy of Wolverine and the X-Men - The Complete 1st Season from amazon.ca today.

I ordered it Monday, got a notification that it was shipped out Tuesday, came home from work yesterday afternoon, then went out, and when I came back, I saw a DHL tag on my mailbox in the lobby of my building saying that they tried to deliver it only to find I wasn't there to pick it up. They tried again today, and I was home to accept it. I only chose standard delivery too, and Friday was the estimated delivery date. Pretty quick, yes?

how much did you pay for it including shipping? i'm from ct, so the shipping shouldn't be too different. and is it worth the price? i want a full review...STAT!

[PRdude]

Originally Posted by JeffBreakdown

How much did you pay for it including shipping? I'm from CT, so the shipping shouldn't be too different. And is it worth the price? I want a full review...STAT!

In Canadian dollars, the set was $41.49, while shipping was $9.98. In American, it's $38.83 and $9.34 respectively, making it $48.17 US altogether. So maybe it is worth the price.

Also, um, since I have other priorities, I'm not able to give a full review at this time.