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• X-Men: Beginnings Trilogy | Blu Ray | (10/07/2017) from £5.98   |  Saving you £7.36 (184.46%)   |  RRP £11.35

  Although the superhero comic book has been a duopoly since the early 1960s, only DC's flagship characters, Superman and Batman (who originated in the late 1930s) have established themselves as big-screen franchises. Until now--this is the first runaway hit film version of the alternative superhero X-Men universe created for Marvel Comics by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and others. It's a rare comic-book movie that doesn't fall over its cape introducing all the characters, and this is the exception. X-Men drops us into a world that is closer to our own than Batman's Gotham City, but it's still home to super-powered goodies and baddies. Opening in high seriousness with paranormal activity in a WW2 concentration camp and a senatorial inquiry into the growing "mutant problem", Bryan Singer's film sets up a complex background with economy and establishes vivid, strange characters well before we get to the fun. There's Halle Berry flying and summoning snowstorms, James Marsden zapping people with his "optic beams", Rebecca Romijn-Stamos shape-shifting her blue naked form, and Ray Park lashing out with his Toad-tongue. The big conflict is between Patrick Stewart's Professor X and Ian McKellen's Magneto, super-powerful mutants who disagree about their relationship with ordinary humans, but the characters we're meant to identify with are Hugh Jackman's Wolverine (who has retractable claws and amnesia), and Anna Paquin's Rogue (who sucks the life and superpowers out of anyone she touches). The plot has to do with a big gizmo that will wreak havoc at a gathering of world leaders, but the film is more interested in setting up a tangle of bizarre relationships between even more bizarre people, with solid pros such as Stewart and McKellen relishing their sly dialogue and the newcomers strutting their stuff in cool leather outfits. There are in-jokes enough to keep comics' fans engaged, but it feels more like a science fiction movie than a superhero picture. --Kim Newman

• Death Wish (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (06/08/2018) from £13.93   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Bruce Willis stars in Director Eli Roth's reimagining of the 1974 revenge thriller Death Wish. Dr. Paul Kersey (Willis) is a surgeon who only sees the aftermath of his city's violence as it's rushed into his ER until his wife (Elisabeth Shue) and college-age daughter (Camila Morrone) are viciously attacked in their suburban home. With the police overloaded with crimes, Paul, burning for revenge, hunts for his family's assailants to deliver justice. As the anonymous slayings of criminals grab the media's attention, the city wonders if this deadly avenger is a guardian angel or a grim reaper. Fury and fate collide in the intense action-thriller Death Wish.

• The Raid | Blu Ray | (24/09/2012) from £12.48   |  Saving you £6.77 (60.34%)   |  RRP £17.99

  In a desperate bid to flush violent criminals from one of Jakarta's high-rise apartment blocks, an elite SWAT team is tasked with raiding the building floor by floor.

• He Who Dares: The Downing St Siege | DVD | (05/01/2015) from £5.99   |  Saving you £9.00 (150.25%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Simon Phillips and Tom Benedict Knight star in this British action thriller sequel to Paul Tanter's 2013 film 'He Who Dares'. Following on six months after the SAS carried out a successful rescue mission to recover the Prime Minister's kidnapped daughter from a terrorist group the UK's most wanted criminal Alexander Holt (Phillips) escapes from prison and starts putting plans in place to get revenge for his time spent behind bars. His plan: kidnap the Prime Minister (Russell Kilmister). While SAS Captain Chris Lowe (Knight) faces an inquiry into his and his team's actions in the kidnapping case Holt takes advantage of the lack of security and attacks 10 Downing Street taking the Prime Minister hostage. Can Holt and Lowe put their differences aside and negotiate a reasonable agreement that allows the PM to get out alive?

• Flyboys | Blu Ray | (24/12/2007) from £39.29   |  Saving you £-19.30 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  "Flyboys," is inspired by the epic tale of the American young men who would become known as the legendary Lafayette Escadrille.

• Le Mans / Italian Job | DVD | (20/06/2011) from £6.66   |  Saving you £6.33 (95.05%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Titles Comprise: Le Mans: Forty-five international racing stars join Steve McQueen in this gritty nerve-shattering recreation of the toughest car race on earth - Le Mans. Returning to France to compete a year after he's been injured an American driver (McQueen) finds himself drawn to the widow of a racer who was killed in the same accident. Filmed on location in France the film's spellbinding cinematography provides a dazzling look at the world's most extraordinary cars and the unique personalities of the people drawn to the race car circuit. Steve McQueen himself a championship racer did most of his own driving on the harrowing 8.5-mile Le Mans course - often at speeds exceeding 200 miles per hour. The Italian Job: Charlie Croker is out of jail and on the make with an ingenious plan for the heist of the century. Aided and abetted by top criminal mastermind Mr. Bridger Charlie sets off with an ace team of villains and three very special minis to lift $4 000 000 from under the noses of the Turin Polizi. The trouble is with the cops and the Mafia on his tail Charlie finds that grabbing the money is kid's stuff compared to getting away with it... This action packed comedy drama is an all time cult classic of the 60's with the craziest car chase in movie history and an incredible cliff hanger finale The Italian Job is the caper movie to beat them all!

• The Count Of Monte Cristo | DVD | (22/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Alexandre Dumas' celebrated book 'The Count Of Monte Cristo' follows the adventures of Edmond Dants (Gerard Depardieu) a 19th-century French version of James Bond a rich ruthless and suave purveyor of homemade justice. This French production is extravagant having the destinction of being the first filmed version of the newly restored unabridged version of Dumas' classic which runs about 800 pages. The movie was filmed all over Europe and doesn't leave out any detail from the ce

• Lady Vengeance | Blu Ray | (25/01/2010) from £21.65   |  Saving you £3.34 (15.43%)   |  RRP £24.99

  After being betrayed, Lee Geum-Ja ends up in prison. Years later she gets out, and with the help of her former prison mates seeks revenge.

• Ivanhoe | DVD | (05/09/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This is the UK region 2 DVD release by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. It is catalogue number CDR 18280.

• Rio Lobo (New to Blu-Ray) | Blu Ray | (11/06/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A classic action-filled JOHN WAYNE Western is set into motion with a spectacular robbery of a Union pay train by Confederate guerillas. The train's colonel (WAYNE) jails the enemy leaders (JORGE RIVERO, CHRIS MITCHUM) but the three men later become friends when the war ends. Together they seek the Union traitors responsible for a string of Confederate train robberies, a mission that culminates in a rousing shoot-'em-up finale. Rio Lobo was the fifth collaboration over a 22-year period between JOHN WAYNE and the legendary director HOWARD HAWKS. Catch the action of Rio Lobo digitally restored and available for the first time in Hi-Def Blu-ray!

• The Great Silence | Blu Ray | (29/11/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  On an unforgiving, snow-swept frontier, a group of bloodthirsty bounty hunters, led by the vicious Loco (Klaus Kinski) prey on a band of persecuted outlaws who have taken to the hills. Only a mute gunslinger named Silence (Jean-Louis Trintignant) stands between the innocent refugees and the corrupt killers. But, in this harsh, brutal world, the lines between right and wrong are not always clear, and good does not always triumph. Featuring superb photography and a haunting score from maestro Ennio Morricone, director Sergio Corbucci's bleak, brilliant and violent vision of an immoral, honour-less West, is widely considered to be among the best and most influential Westerns ever made. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Sergio Corbucci's masterpiece, The Great Silence, on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK from a 4K restoration. Special Features Limited Edition (3000 Copies Only) O-Card Slipcase Reversible Poster featuring the film's original artwork Set of 4 facsimile lobby cards 1080p presentation on Blu-ray from a 4K restoration undertaken and completed for the 50th anniversary of the film's original release English and Italian audio options Optional English Subtitles Brand new audio commentary by Western expert Howard Hughes Brand new audio commentary by filmmaker Mike Siegel Audio commentary by director and Spaghetti Western aficionado Alex Cox, recorded live at the Hollywood Theatre, Portland in 2021 Brand new interview with Austin Fisher, author of Radical Frontiers in the Spaghetti Western: Politics, Violence and Popular Italian Cinema Cox on Corbucci filmmaker Alex Cox talks about Sergio Corbucci [15 mins] Western, Italian Style 1968 documentary [38 mins] Two Alternate Endings (both fully restored in 4K), with optional audio commentaries Trailers Stills Galleries PLUS: A Collector's Booklet featuring new writing by Western expert Howard Hughes *All extras subject to change

• Iron Man 1 & 2 | Blu Ray | (25/10/2010) from £52.63   |  Saving you £-14.64 (-38.50%)   |  RRP £37.99

  Iron Man: Iron Man tells the story of Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) the enigmatic heir to the Stark Enterprises fortune. A driven inventor and executive who seems to have it all Tony is haunted by his dark side. Though he commands his empire by day by night he secretly becomes Iron Man the living embodiment of decades of defense spending and innovation. Strapping on billions of dollars worth of state-of-the-art armor and weaponry each night to fight crime terrorism and corporate espionage Tony begins to crack under the strain of his fractured lifestyle and must ultimately confront the one enemy he can never beat - himself. Iron Man 2: In this sensational follow-up Stark must become Iron Man once more and do battle with Whiplash (Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler) and corporate rival Justin Hammer (Sam Rockwell - Moon). Scarlett Johansson (Lost In Translation) stars as sexy Russian spy Black Widow and Don Cheadle (Boogie Nights) assumes the role of Colonel James Rhodes from Terrence Howard.

• Ghost Shark with Limited Edition 3D Lenticular Sleev | DVD | (28/10/2013) from £9.98   |  Saving you £5.01 (50.20%)   |  RRP £14.99

  When teenager Christy Bruce disappears from a high school beach party, her severed arm washed ashore a day later. Drunken sea captain Blaise Shaw became a hero to the small seaside community of Harmony after killing the great white shark that was deemed responsible, but the Christy Bruce murder was no shark attack. Blaise turns to ghost hunter Ava Conte, who is skeptical but intrigued by his ghost shark ramblings. With preparations for a massive July 4th celebration rapidly approaching, they ...

• Fast & Furious 6 | Blu Ray | (16/09/2013) from £6.59   |  Saving you £18.40 (279.21%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Vin Diesel Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson lead the returning cast of all-stars as the global blockbuster franchise built on speed races to its next continent in Fast and Furious 6. Reuniting for their most high-stakes adventure yet fan favourites Jordana Brewster Michelle Rodriguez Tyrese Gibson Sung Kang Gal Gadot Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges and Elsa Pataky are joined by badass series newcomers Luke Evans and Gina Carano. Since Dom (Diesel) and Brian's (Walker) Rio heist toppled a kingpin's empire and left their crew with $100 million our heroes have scattered across the globe. But their inability to return home and living forever on the lam has left their lives incomplete. Meanwhile Hobbs (Johnson) has been tracking an organization of lethally skilled mercenary drivers across 12 countries whose mastermind (Evans) is aided by a ruthless second-in-command revealed to be the love Dom thought was dead Letty (Rodriguez). The only way to stop the criminal outfit is to outmatch them at street level so Hobbs asks Dom to assemble his elite team in London. Payment? Full pardons for all of them so they can return home and make their families whole again. Building on the worldwide blockbuster success of Fast Five and taking the action stunts and narrative to even greater heights Fast and Furious 6 sees director Justin Lin back behind the camera for the fourth time. He is supported by long-time producers Neal H. Moritz and Vin Diesel who welcome producer Clayton Townsend back to the series. Special Features: All the Action that was too hot for cinema Over 50 minutes of bonus material including how the team pull off action packed mayhem on a breath taking scale! Take Control Deleted Scenes Making Of: The Fastest of Them All Reuniting The Team Letty's Return The Mastermind and the Mole Planes Tanks and Automobiles (The London Chase Highway Heist: The Convoy Attack The Antonov Takedown Dom and Letty Race Again) It's All About the Cars (On the Set with Vin Gearhead's Delight The Flip Car) Hand to Hand Fury Feature Commentary

• Chuck Norris Collection - Missing In Action/Code Of Silence/Lone Wolf McQuade | DVD | (04/12/2006) from £10.99   |  Saving you £-3.67 (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.32

  Code of Silence (Dir. Andrew Davis 1985): Chuck Norris plays Det. Eddie Cusack a tough Chicago cop who battles two opposing mob gangs in this fast-paced police actioner. Norris is asked to rectify the situation when the daughter of an underworld Don is used as a pawn in an escalating drug war. Complete with dazzling martial arts action and incredible stunts! Lone Wolf McQuade (Dir. Steve Carver 1983): Chuck Norris is Lone Wolf McQuade a legendary Texas Ranger feared by outlaws and respected by other lawmen. When McQuade uncovers a gun smuggling operation led by an American gangster the action explodes with McQuade wreaking havoc on all those who come between him and the law... Missing In Action (Dir. Joseph Zito 1984): American servicemen are still being held captive in Vietnam - and it's up to one man to bring them home in this blistering fast-paced action-adventure starring martial arts superstar Chuck Norris. Following a daring escape from a Vietnamese POW camp Special Forces Colonel James Braddock (Norris) is on a mission to locate and save remaining MIAs. Aided by a beautiful State Department official (Lenore Kasdorf) and a former Army buddy (M. Emmet Walsh) Braddock amasses top-secret information and state-of-the-art weaponry. Now this one-man army is prepared to blast his way into Vietnam...but will he be able to blast his way back out?

• My Hero Academia: 3 Movie Collection | DVD | (06/02/2023) from £16.69   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Two Heroes: Deku visits I-Expo, the world's leading hero item exhibition, but a sinister plan is set in motion when villains hack the security system. Heroes Rising: Deku and the rest of the heroes of Class 1-A must save a group of islanders from a villain with an unfathomable Quirk. World Heroes Mission: When a sinister organization threatens to end superhuman powers, Deku, Bakugo, and Todoroki have two hours to stop civilization's collapse. But there's still one problem: Deku's on the run for murder.

• Sky Riders | Blu Ray | (20/03/2017) from £18.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Action adventure directed by Douglas Hickox and starring James Coburn and Robert Culp. When a rich industrialist by the name of Bracken (Culp) finds that his wife and children have been kidnapped by terrorists, he has the police try to capture them and rescue his family. But the police fail in every attempt and Bracken's last hope lies in his wife's former husband McCabe (Coburn) who has his own plan of action and recruits a team of professional hang gliders for a daring mountain top rescue.

• Trader Hornee | DVD | (26/04/2008) from £6.73   |  Saving you £-0.74 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A jungle adventure with a difference - a safari that includes much boy-girl girl-boy girl-girl stuff and lots lots more. Hamilton Hornee is the private detective hired by a bank to find the missing child of a famed African explorer. 15 years previously her parents were slain in the jungle by savage natives and he's to establish if by some miracle she has survived. If the girl is found she will now be 21 years of age and will inherit the multi-million dollar estate of her father. Hornee and his Girl Friday Jane head the search party which includes Max and Doris Matthews cousins of the late wealthy explorer. If the missing girl is not found they get to inherit the money. Also on the safari are Tender Lee a columnist looking for the story of a lifetime and Stanley Livingston a zoologist who's trying to prove the existence of Nabucco the legendary great white gorilla. In Africa Hornee hires as a guide Kenya Adler a famed hunter and explorer who is now a bit past his prime. Soon the expedition is captured by the Meshpokas people who are ruled by the beautiful young blonde haired white goddess Algona and are the most feared natives in all the Dark Continent. Stanley Livingston finds his great white gorilla which turns out to be a British Commissioner in an ape-suit who in reality is a notorious escaped Nazi war-criminal. Algona discovers she's the missing child and frees all the captives except one; Horne... she keeps him for her own amusement! Good Bawdy Fun.

• 13 (Thirteen) | DVD | (08/10/2012) from £6.19   |  Saving you £9.80 (158.32%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Jason Statham, Sam Riley (Control), Ray Winstone (Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull), Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson and Academy Award nominee Mickey Rourke star in this intense thriller about the underground 'sport' of Russian roulette. It is fiercely organized and ferociously secret. It attracts depraved gamblers and desperate men. And tonight, one naive young player will mistakenly become a numbered participant in a deadly world of power, violence and chance where th...

• The Fighting Seabees (John Wayne) | DVD | (05/06/2006) from £4.90   |  Saving you £5.09 (103.88%)   |  RRP £9.99

  All-American hero John Wayne takes a crew of construction workers and turns them into one of WWII's toughest fighting forces in this action-packed war classic. But first he has to convince the army brass to let his civilians bear arms and then he's got to whip them into combat shape. Now Wayne is fighting for his life on a different battlefield when he's brought up on court-martial charges for leading his troops in an all-out assault against the Japanese. It's Wayne at his best playing the kind of rough-and-tumble man of honor that made him a legend and Hollywood's biggest star. An entertaining combination of strong supporting performances by Daniel O'Keefe and ravishing about-to-be superstar Susan Hayward.