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• Salvador--Special Edition | DVD | (10/09/2001) from £13.40   |  Saving you £-0.41 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Salvador recounts the conflict between the peasant revolution and the US-backed death squads in El Salvador in the early 1980s as seen through the eyes of American journalist Richard Boyle. Telling unpalatable truths condensed into intense fiction, Oliver Stone's film is typically confrontational, the real Boyle writing the source material for Stone's savage screenplay. The journalist is brought to life by James Woods in a brilliant hyper-kinetic performance: his powerful commitment to the truth balances his self-destructive, drink, drugs and danger-fuelled personality. Providing excellent support is James Belushi as partner in debauchery Dr Rock, while Stone delivers the most spectacular $4 million movie imaginable by conning the El Salvadorian military into lending tanks, planes and helicopters for a film which brands many of their leaders as war criminals. Genuinely radical cinema, Salvador blisters with moral fury, setting it beside The Killing Fields (1984) as a modern classic. On the DVD: Without spoiling the plot, the original trailer is so compelling it makes you want to watch the film again even if you've just seen it. The are four deleted/extended scenes which add a little more political background--unfortunately the legendary orgy/severed-ears seen is not among them. Parts, though not the whole of this scene, appear in the exceptionally good 62-minute retrospective documentary which covers the extraordinary making of the film and the horrors of the political background in depth (a technical advisor was shot dead on a tennis court). Oliver Stone delivers the best commentary tracks around and this is no exception as he presents a masterclass in gonzo-guerrilla filmmaking. There is also a gallery of 46 behind-the-scenes stills. Given the circumstances, Robert Richardson's cinematography is miraculously accomplished and, excepting some grain, transfers to DVD, anamorphically enhanced at 1.77:1, very well. The original low-budget sound has made the transition to three-channel Dolby Digital with style, George Delerue's machine-gun score having real urgency and the action being appropriately chaotic. --Gary S Dalkin

• Star Wars : Attack Of The Clones | Blu Ray | (09/11/2015) from £22.43   |  Saving you £6.56 (29.25%)   |  RRP £28.99

  Limited Edition Steelbook with Emboss on front Title Treatment Ten years after the invasion of Naboo, Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen), now twenty years old, is an apprentice to Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor). With the galaxy on the brink of civil war, an assassination attempt is made on Senator Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman), former Queen of Naboo. Anakin is assigned to protect her and in the course of his mission, the young Jedi falls in love with Padmé, while also discovering his own darker side. Anakin, Padmé and Obi-Wan Kenobi are ultimately drawn into the escalating galactic confict and the beginning of the Clone Wars. Click Images to Enlarge

• Detective Bureau 2-3 Go To Hell Bastards! | Blu Ray | (09/07/2018) from £17.25   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Starring original Diamond Guy, Jo Shishido, Seijun Suzuki's Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell Bastards! is a hard hitting, rapid-fire yakuza film that redefined the Japanese crime drama. Detective Tajima (Shishido) is tasked with tracking down a consignment of stolen firearms, as the investigation progresses things take an anarchic, blood-drenched grudge match. Rapidly paced, darkly funny, and extremely stylish, Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell Bastards! is unlike anything seen before and rightly deserves its cult status. Suzuki's send up of post-war greed would go on to cement his domestic and international status as one of the leading directors to come out of Japan. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Newly translated optional English subtitles Interview with historian and Japanese cinema expert Tony Rayns Gallery of original production stills Theatrical trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matthew Griffin

• Kickboxer | Blu Ray | (06/07/2015) from £7.99   |  Saving you £12.00 (150.19%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Martial art expert Kurt Sloane (Jean-Claude van Damme) learns some unorthodox fighting techniques in preparation for a deadly competition in Thailand, where he hopes to avenge his brother who was paralysed in a previous match.

• Top Gun (Blu-ray 3D) | Blu Ray | (29/07/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Jingoism, beefcake, military hardware, and a Giorgio Moroder rock score reign supreme over taste and logic in this Tony Scott film about a maverick trainee pilot (Tom Cruise) who can't follow the rules at a Navy aviation training facility. The dogfight sequences between American and Libyan jets at the end are absolutely mechanical, though audiences loved it at the time. The love story between Cruise's character and that of Kelly McGillis is like flipping through pages of advertising in a glossy magazine. This designer action movie from 1986 is made more palatable by the canny casting of good actors in dumb parts. Standouts include Anthony Edwards--who makes a nice impression as Cruise's average-Joe pal--and the relatively unknown Meg Ryan in a small but memorable appearance. --Tom Keogh

• Get Carter | DVD | (24/06/2002) from £7.52   |  Saving you £7.73 (123.48%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Why did Hollywood think it was a good idea to take Get Carter--Mike Hodges' classic 1971 study in gangster psychology--transplant the setting from decaying Tyneside to a present-day American metropolis, neuter the screenplay so that precious little of the original's acerbic humour and subtlety remain, and assign the lead role of Jack Carter, memorably taken by Michael Caine in the original, to Sylvester Stallone? No amount of Rocky-cum-Rambo routines can convince you that he's remotely inside the character, even though here Carter's psychotic side has been airbrushed out as he seeks revenge for the murder of his brother and rape of his niece. Miranda Richardson is a wearily sympathetic Gloria, and Rachel Leigh Cook a not-too-bratish Doreen (is this actually used as an American name?). Mickey Rourke looks suitably wasted as loutish businessman Cyrus; Alan Cumming is an annoyingly smug computer whizz Kinnear (wouldn't you have pulled the trigger?), while Michael Caine loses all credibility for his cameo appearance as Cliff Brumby. Did he really need the cash? On the DVD: Get Carter on disc is a classy but lifeless production. Extras include the theatrical trailer, cast and crew details, and six deleted scenes which are too brief to be more than off-cuts. Three spoken and nine subtitled languages are provided, and there's director Stephen Kay's pithy running commentary to enjoy. Even he, however, often sounds at a loss to explain just why the film was made. Thank goodness the original movie is also available on DVD. --Richard Whitehouse

• Wonder Woman - Complete Season 1 | DVD | (15/08/2005) from £12.49   |  Saving you £-2.50 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Meet the United States' secret and most beautiful weapon in the fight against tyranny: Wonder Woman! Season 1 of 'Wonder Woman' (the Pilot movie and 13 regular episodes) retains the World War II era of the super heroine's early comic book adventures. Also captured is the exuberant tone of a comic book come to screen life as the warrior princess (empowered by her sense of a woman's worth and by the mysterious substance Feminum that's found only on her remote native isle) battle

• The Prisoner | DVD | (04/10/2004) from £92.99   |  Saving you £-34.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £58.99

  The Prisoner is an extraordinary TV series that not only entertains but also offers you the chance to philosphise or ponder the human condition. It is highly regarded as one of the most famous the most acclaimed and most of intriguing of British cult TV adventure series. Staring Emmy award winner Patrick McGoohan as Number Six. A man removed from his position in a secret organisation and trapped in a nightmare village where his thoughts and movements are controlled by an unknown force- represented by the ever changing Number Two. A taut psycho-thriller The Prisoner was highly influential when aired on ITV in 1967 and 1968 and it remains as relevant and intriguing as ever. This box set includes the complete series with all 17 episodes as well as the 35th Anniversary companion disc (an essential addition with a whole host of informative and fun features) packed with hours of extras all packaged together for the first time in one definitive set! Episodes comprise: 1. Arrival 2. The Chimes Of Big Ben 3. A. B. And C. 4. Free For All 5. The Schizoid Man 6. The General 7. Many Happy Returns 8. Dance Of The Dead 9. Checkmate 10. Hammer Into Anvil 11. It's Your Funeral 12. A Change Of Mind 13. Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling 14. Living In Harmony 15. The Girl Who Was Death 16. Once Upon A Time 17. Fall Out

• Thief Lord | DVD | (16/10/2006) from £5.10   |  Saving you £10.89 (213.53%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Two young boys in Venice are befriended by a gang of young urchins and their enigmatic leader, the Thief Lord.

• Once Upon a Time in Mexico | DVD | (06/10/2008) from £5.23   |  Saving you £4.76 (91.01%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Antonio Banderas returns as the mythic guitar slinging hero El Mariachi in director Robert Rodriguez' sequel to "Desperado."

• Bait (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (29/04/2013) from £6.99   |  Saving you £13.00 (185.98%)   |  RRP £19.99

  After an unstoppable tsunami destroys everything in its path, a sunny paradise beach town is suddenly turned into a living hell. Trapped in a submerged supermarket a group of survivors are desperately trying to find an escape route. To make matters worse their being hunted by a very large and very hungry great white shark. Are they able to band together to survive with their limbs attached? Or are they destined to join the food chain? Drenched in gore and swimming in blood, Bait is an intense horror you can really get your teeth into. Special Features: Making of Trailer

• Batman Forever (2 Disc) | DVD | (21/10/2005) from £19.26   |  Saving you £-3.27 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Riddle me this; riddle me that you'll find adventure on the wings of a bat! Brace for excitement as Val Kilmer (Batman) Tommy Lee Jones (Two-Face) Jim Carrey (The Riddler) Nicole Kidman (Dr. Chase Meridian) and Chris O'Donnell (Robin) star in the third spectacular film in the Warner Bros. Batman series. Joel Schumacher directs and Tim Burton co-produces this thrill-ride of a movie that thunders along on Batmobile Batwing Batboat Batsub and bold heroics. Hang on!

• Rocky 2 | DVD | (15/01/2007) from £5.08   |  Saving you £7.91 (155.71%)   |  RRP £12.99

  It's the rematch of the century as Rocky Balboa takes on Apollo Creed in this powerful follow-up to one of the most acclaimed movies in film history. After club fighter Rocky Balboa (Stallone) goes the distance with heavyweight champ Apollo Creed (Weathers) boxing fans clamour for a rematch. But Rocky having sustained massive injuries in the bout announces his retirement. He concentrates on his relationship with Adrian (Shire) marrying her and attempting to settle into the routine of family life. But as Rocky tries to make a new start for himself he realizes that he can't escape his true calling. The ring beckons once more and the ""Italian Stallion"" must prepare for the fight of his life.

• Premium Rush | DVD | (25/02/2013) from £4.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (220.44%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Dodging speeding cars, crazed cabbies and eight million cranky pedestrians is all in a day's work for Wilee (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), the best of New York's agile and aggressive bicycle messengers.

• Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Blu Ray | (01/09/2014) from £5.95   |  Saving you £24.04 (404.03%)   |  RRP £29.99

  With the emergence of Electro (Jamie Foxx), Peter must confront a foe far more powerful than he. And as his old friend, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), returns, Peter comes to realize that all of his enemies have one thing in common: OsCorp.

• Mighty Ducks Are The Champions | DVD | (12/02/2001) from £4.98   |  Saving you £10.01 (201.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Screen favourite Emilio Estevez stars in the hilarious comedy hit The Mighty Ducks are the Champions! Aggressive trial lawyer Gordon Bombay (Estevez) has never lost a case. But when he's sentenced to a community service assignment he must coach a ragtag team of Pee Wee Hockey players who can't skate can't score and can't win! First he teaches the hapless team everything about winning and then they teach him that winning isn't everything. Watch the pucks fly as they battle their w

• Hard Boiled | DVD | (10/05/1993) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Inspector Yuen nicknamed 'Tequila' is a courageous cop who shoots from both hips never reloads and never misses. A tough guy with a soft spot and infinite charm Tequila is the only man for the job of cleaning up the city and when his partner is killed in a spectacular shoot-out he decides to take the investigation into his own lethal hands. With a body count well into three figures more firepower than you can shake an Uzi at stylised adrenalin-pumping action sequences which make Hollywood blockbusters look like Bambi this is still John Woo's most outrageous flick!

• Six Million Dollar Man Season Four | DVD | (01/10/2012) from £29.85   |  Saving you £10.14 (33.97%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability to build the world's first bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man. Better than he was before. Better, stronger, faster. Steve Austin, an astronaut who crashed during an experimental aircraft test, is a man barely alive and clinging to life. At that point the government decided to use secret funding for a secret bionics project to create the next generation of covert operative--an agent with bionic limbs that gi...

• Bonanza - 8 DVD Box Set | DVD | (10/03/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

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• Marvel Knights Collection | DVD | (09/09/2013) from £25.89   |  Saving you £24.10 (93.09%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Bringing together 8 fantastic Marvel Knights Animations in one box set. X-Men Gifted: The X-Men are back with the express purpose of “astonishing” the world! But when pressure builds for the mutants to take an antidote to “cure” them and a new adversary arrives on the scene will it derail their plans before they even get started? X-Men Dangerous: The tragic death of a student at the Xavier Institute reveals that a powerful enemy is working from inside the mansion to destroy the X-Men; an enemy who knows all their weaknesses and can predict their every move. X-Men Torn: Emma Frost’s erratic behaviour has the X-Men spinning in a non-stop downward spiral. Will an unlikely union be the final straw? After secretly lying in wait for months the new Hellfire Club makes its move! X-Men Unstoppable: The X-Men are off to protect the Earth from its destruction at the hands of the Breakworld. And when it’s all over nothing will ever be the same! In this fourth and final arc of “Astonishing X-Men” the mutants prove they are more than astonishing; they are unstoppable! Iron Man Extremis: Extremis a 21st century of the super-soldier serum that turns its subjects into living weapons has fallen into terrorist hands. Now Iron Man must change to fight this threat in ways that will forever alter Tony Stark. Spider Woman – Agent of S.W.O.R.D: When Spider Woman is approached by a mysterious agent of S.W.O.R.D. the last thing she wants is another invasion of Skrulls. But she soon finds that the urge within her to inflict vengeance upon them is too intense to deny. Black Panther: T’Challa is the Black Panther the super genius warrior king of the African nation of Wakanda the most technologically advanced nation on Earth. When Klaw a deadly assassin and his mercenaries threaten to invade his civilisation Black Panther must use his superhuman skills to prevail. Thor & Loki – Blood Brothers: Thor & Loki are brothers and forever enemies. But why does Loki hate his brother? Is this master of mischief really the villain he’s been branded? Loki’s lust for power and his feud with Thor take on a new meaning in this resonant epic.