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• 84 Charlie Mopic | DVD | (12/11/2007) from £6.98   |  Saving you £-0.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  1968 and a US Army reconnaissance patrol gets lost in the Central Highlands of Vietnam and finds itself in deep trouble. This is seen through the eyes of MoPic the patrol's cameraman. The cameraman is not simply recording the action but is trying to make a documentary that can be used as a training film for new recruits. The six members of the unit share their diverse experiences both individually and collectively to camera while bullets fly around them and MoPic points and shoots. Rather than a simple routine mission the crew find themselves embroiled in a battle for their lives while hoping to return with the film that accurately reflects the realities of combat warfare.

• Cleanskin | DVD | (02/07/2012) from £2.44   |  Saving you £13.55 (555.33%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Sophisticated British action thriller CLEANSKIN explodes onto cinema screens in March with an exciting cast lead by Sean Bean, who plays Ewan, a Secret Service Agent working undercover in the criminal underbelly of London.

• El Dorado | DVD | (06/06/2005) from £5.03   |  Saving you £7.96 (158.25%)   |  RRP £12.99

  El Dorado doesn't quite have the scope or ambition of Howard Hawks' greatest Westerns, Red River and Rio Bravo. But this relaxed picture, made near the end of Hawks' marvellous career, still shows the steady, sure hand of a master. Hawks reunites with John Wayne, playing a hired gun mixed up in a range war; Robert Mitchum is Wayne's old pal, now a sheriff in the midst of a hopeless drunken bender. James Caan, in one of his first sizable roles, plays a kid who can't shoot straight and wears a funny hat (every character in the movie makes fun of this hat). As the plot moves along, it begins to resemble Rio Bravo rather closely ("I steal from myself all the time", Hawks was fond of admitting). But in El Dorado the heroes are a bit older, their powers a bit weaker; at the end Wayne must revert to a bit of subterfuge in order to get the drop on the steely gunslinger (ice-cold Christopher George) he needs to put down. As relaxed as the movie is, Hawks and Wayne and company are in good spirits, with plenty of broad humour and easy camaraderie on display. Hawks and Wayne would make just one more film, the disappointing Rio Lobo, before ending their fruitful partnership. --Robert Horton

• Sharpe's Regiment / Sharpe's Siege | DVD | (12/08/2002) from £4.80   |  Saving you £10.19 (212.29%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Based on the novels by Bernard Cornwell, Sharpe (1993-7) ran to 14 full-length television films that follow the adventures of the titular soldier through the later years of the Napoleonic Wars. The programmes are an outstanding achievement for the small screen, dominated by Sean Bean's central performance as the heroic, troubled outsider who turns out to be a resourceful and loyal leader. Bolstered by a strong supporting cast, particularly Daragh O'Malley as Harper and (in later episodes) Abigail Cruttenden as Jane, Sharpe is often visually striking, the action tense and gripping. Consistency is maintained by all 14 episodes being directed by Tom Clegg. On the DVD: Sharpe's sound is full-bodied stereo while the very "sharp" picture has been transferred slightly letterboxed at 14:9. Though looking much better than the original TV transmissions the occasionally cropped framing makes it apparent the films were shot in 16:9 widescreen, so it is regrettable they have not been transferred to DVD in that format. Otherwise these are first-rate releases. --Gary S Dalkin

• Hickok | DVD | (09/04/2018) from £6.20   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Trying to escape his past, famous gunslinger, Wild Bill Hickok (Luke Hemsworth), moves to the frontier town of Abilene, Kansas. When Mayor George Knox (Kris Kristofferson) hires him to be town marshal Hickok is tasked with his greatest challenge yet: taming the wildest town in the west. While delivering his own brand of frontier justice, Hickok finds himself confronted by outlaws, bandits and a powerful saloon owner (Trace Adkins), all angered by this new brand of law enforcement. As tensions mount in Abilene, a bounty is placed on Hickok's head and Wild Bill's reputation as the fastest draw in the west is immediately put to the test.

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2016 Edition) | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £21.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools the Triwizard Tournament. But since Harry never submitted his name for the Tournament, who did? Now Harry must confront a deadly dragon, fierce water demons and an enchanted maze only to find himself in the cruel grasp of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. In this fourth film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, everything changes as Harry, Ron and Hermione leave childhood forever and take on challenges greater than anything they could have imagined.

• Planet Of The Apes Red Tag Boxset | DVD | (15/09/2008) from £26.95   |  Saving you £-6.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Planet of the Apes:Charlton Heston and Roddy McDowall star in this legendary science-fiction masterpiece. Astronaut Taylor (Heston) crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist (McDowall). Winner of an honorary Academy Award for Outstanding Make-Up Achievement, Planet Of The Apes is grand entertainment, from its visually arresting beginning to the chilling last moment. Beneath The Planet of The Apes:In the acclaimed sequel to Planet of the Apes, another astronaut (James Franciscus) crashes through the time barrier searching for the missing Taylor (Charlton Heston). The daring rescue mission leads to a subterranean city where mutant humans, who practise mind control, worship a weapon capable of destroying the entire planet. Escape From The Planet of The Apes:Roddy McDowall and Kim Hunter reprise their roles from the original Planet of the Apes in this third chapter of the Apes saga. Two intelligent simians from the future, Cornelius (McDowall) and Zira (Hunter) travel to present-day Earth. They become instant sensations, wined and dined and treated like celebrities - until a high-level plot forces them to run for their lives! Conquest of The Planet of The Apes:The fourth episode of the legendary Apes saga, stars Roddy McDowall and Ricardo Montalban. The time is the near future. Apes have substituted cats and dogs as household pets, and replaced servants as personal assistants - until their continual mistreatment provokes one advanced ape from the future, Caesar (McDowall), to lead a spectacular revolt that marks the beginning of the ape revolution. Battle For The Planet of The Apes:The fifth and last chapter of the legendary Apes saga is set in 2670 A.D. After the revolution, brought about by Caesar, the world is now a desolated place. Now man and apes try to live together in an uneasy harmony, with apes having the edge over man as the leaders. When the smoke clears the carnage is everywhere, but there is hope for a new beginning for man and ape. Rise of The Planet of The Apes:From the creators of Avatar comes the number 1 UK blockbuster and ultimate Sci-fi re-boot – Rise of the Planet of the Apes an origin story set in present day San Francisco, where man's own experiments with genetic engineering lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy. Planet of the Apes (2011):In the year 2029, interstellar reconnaissance missions are relegated to chimpanzee pilots from the space station OBERON in deep space. On one such mission, a chimp loses communication and vanishes from the radar. Fearless astronaut Leo Davidson launches a rescue mission and, following a malfunction, lands on a jungle-like planet not unlike Earth. To Leo's astonishment, English-speaking apes and primitive humans inhabit the planet. Following his capture by the apes and his subsequent escape, Leo assembles a small band of defiant humans and empathetic apes in an attempt to re-establish contact with Oberon, but his focus changes following an unexpected discovery. Armed with this new information, Leo leads a rebellion against an overpowering ape force that will result in freedom or complete annihilation.

• Collateral - Double Disc Edition | DVD | (17/01/2005) from £4.85   |  Saving you £18.14 (374.02%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Tom Cruise uncovers his dark side to play a contract killer who hijacks a taxi - and its driver - to take him from job to job.

• Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits (The Big Boss / Fist of Fury / The Way of the Dragon / Enter the Dragon / Game of Death) | Blu Ray | (14/07/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Death Collector | DVD | (22/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  He's a collector for the mob...and he doesn't take no for an answer. It's all in the family for a young streetwise hood as he quickly becomes a collector for the mob. He quickly rises rung by rung up the ladder of the underworld in this violent crime sage.

• Batman - Mystery Of The Batwoman | DVD | (26/01/2004) from £5.04   |  Saving you £8.95 (177.58%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Batman is back and in his unique fearless style he's on the attack targeting his arch enemy The Penguin and his criminal cohort Rupert Thorn who are plotting a scheme to sell illegal weapons. But there's a new vigilante in town who's also intent on thwarting injustice and overthrowing the evil entrepreneurs. Who is she you ask? It's Batwoman of course! With high-tech gadgets and powerful punches Batwoman proves to be a formidable crimefighter - the only problem is that the Dark

• This Means War | Blu Ray | (24/09/2012) from £13.08   |  Saving you £11.91 (91.06%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Two of the world's top secret agents are best friends who never let anything come between them - until they inadvertently fall for the same woman.

• In the Name of the King 2 | DVD | (21/05/2012) from £5.98   |  Saving you £7.01 (117.22%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Dolph Lundgren (The Expendables) stars as Granger, a lethal ex-forces soldier transported back in time to fulfil an ancient prophecy in this action-packed sequel to In the Name of the King: a Dungeon Siege Tale.Summoned to defeat the threatening forces of darkness, Granger finds himself catapulted back to a mystical age where dragons scorch the skies and the only way to fight is in brutal hand-to-hand combat. As he fights his way to the truth, Granger learns that one wrong move could cost him not only his life, but the very future of his world.

• Bond Remastered - Octopussy (1-disc) | DVD | (12/03/2007) from £10.98   |  Saving you £2.00 (25.03%)   |  RRP £9.99

  James Bond (Roger Moore) may have met his match in Octopussy (Maud Adams) an entrancing beauty involved in a devastating military plot to destroy detente. From the palaces of India to a speeding circus train in Germany and a mid-air battle on the wing of a high-flying jet only Agent 007 can stop the nightmarish scheme!

• Biggles - Adventures In Time | DVD | (24/02/2014) from £8.75   |  Saving you £4.24 (48.46%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The daring WWI flying ace takes on a dastardly Hun super-weapon and arch rival Eric von Stalhein aided by Algy Bertie and Ginger a British intelligence officer (Peter Cushing) and a bungling American time traveller! The action swings from the Western Front to 1980s London!

• Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + UV Copy) | Blu Ray | (09/12/2013) from £6.98   |  Saving you £23.01 (329.66%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Percy Jackson, the son of Poseidon, continues the epic journey to fulfill his destiny, as he teams with his demigod friends to retrieve the Golden Fleece, which has the power to save their home and training ground, Camp Half-Blood.

• Killing Salazar | DVD | (23/01/2017) from £7.91   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  An elite team of DEA agents are assigned to protect a dangerous drug lord and take refuge in a luxury hotel while they await extraction. They soon find themselves at the centre of an ambush as the drug lord's former associates launch an explosive assault on the hotel.

• Mad Max 3 - Beyond Thunderdome | Blu Ray | (27/04/2015) from £8.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Mad Max - Beyond Thunderdome

• Play Dirty | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £7.79   |  Saving you £5.20 (66.75%)   |  RRP £12.99

  WWII Action/Drama about a 'Dirty Dozen-type unit operating behind enemy lines in North Africa. A British Petroleum executive (Michael Caine) is assigned to work with the British Army handling port duties for incoming fuels. This gives him the official rank of Captain in the British Army. The Colonel (Nigel Green) in charge of the unit is told he must have a British officer accompany his men on a dangerous mission 400 miles behind the German lines and is saddled with the Petroleum executive who tries to argue his way out by saying that his contract states he is to only work port duties. That argument is lost on the Brigade Commander (Harry Andrews - Ice Cold in Alex; The Hill)) who simply points out that the executive is wearing a British uniform. The real leader of the Dirty Dozen (Nigel Davenport - A Man for All Seasons; The Royal Hunt of the Sun; No Blade of Grass) a released prisoner himself doesn't need or want the British officer who's supposed to be in charge but he's promised an extra 2 000 British Pounds if he gets him back alive.

• Smallville: The Complete Series (20th Anniversary Edition) | Blu Ray | (19/10/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A