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• The Spirit | DVD | (25/05/2009) from £5.98   |  Saving you £14.01 (234.28%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Adapted from the legendary comic book series created by Will Eisner, "The Spirit" is a classic action-adventure-romance written for the screen and directed by genre-twister Frank Miller (creator of "300" and "Sin City").

• Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves - 2 disc Special Edition | DVD | (26/01/2004) from £9.77   |  Saving you £9.22 (94.37%)   |  RRP £18.99

  Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves reinvented the legend for contemporary cinema audiences, and in doing so far outstripped at the box office even Kevin Costner's own infinitely superior Dances with Wolves to become the biggest hit of 1991. It's an entertaining enough family adventure film, but plays like a big-budget TV movie with no distinctive flair for action or romance. (Director Kevin Reynolds would reunite with Costner four years later for the equally stodgy Waterworld). If the accents are all over the place, at least Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio makes a Maid Marion of ravishing Pre-Raphaelite beauty. Morgan Freeman is fine as Robin's Moorish sidekick, though, other than to expand the demographic, his character has no business being in the story. Realising that the whole enterprise has the credibility of a pantomime, Alan Rickman outrageously camps up his Sheriff of Nottingham, stealing the film in the process. Costner makes an acceptable hero, though he will never replace Errol Flynn in the definitive The Adventures of Robin Hood. If you can accept explosives in 13th-century England, that the approach to Sherwood Forest is a modern conifer plantation and that the 170 miles from Dover to Nottingham is a matter of a few hours ride via Northumberland, then you may find much to enjoy here. Otherwise an already overlong film has been extended to an excessive 148 minutes in this special edition, making far too much of a not very good thing. On the DVD: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is presented as a two-disc set, with a 1.78:1 anamorphic transfer that is generally good looking but with an occasionally soft picture and some evidence of dirt and minor print damage. The Dolby Digital 5.1 remix of the original stereo soundtrack is atmospheric and powerful and shows off Michael Kamen's score to its best. Though presented with 12 minutes of footage not seen in the cinema version, the film still suffers most of the cuts (amounting to 28 seconds) imposed by the BBFC over the years. The main extras are a pair of commentaries: Costner and Reynolds discuss the film in frank and enthusiastic detail, while on a second track Freeman, Slater, writer/producer Pen Densham and cowriter/producer John Watson offer a great deal of insight plus a fair bit of stating the obvious, backslapping and critic bashing. Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie (31 mins) is a cut version of a 45-minute TV special originally broadcast in America the night before the premiere, and offers an interesting if brief look at the Robin Hood story plus some routine making-of material. Finally, there is a video of Bryan Adams performing "Everything I Do, I Do It for You" live at Slane Castle and 18 minutes worth of bland electronic presskit-style archive interviews with Costner, Freeman, Mastrantonio, Slater and Alan Rickman, plus the original American trailer, a stills gallery and cast and crew list. --Gary S Dalkin

• Hotel Artemis | Blu Ray | (26/11/2018) from £9.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Jean Thomas, aka THE NURSE (Jodie Foster) is the manager of the Hotel Artemis, an ultra-exclusive, members-only hospital hidden in a hotel redolent of faded ˜20s glamour. Tough, sharp and utterly fearless, The Nurse treats an assortment of assassins, gunrunners, thieves and gangsters in an unexpected state-of-the-art emergency room capable of providing a new liver with a 3-D printer or injecting a patient with nanobots that heal from the inside out. With the help of her towering assistant EVEREST, The Nurse wrangles some of the most dangerous criminals in the world, from sultry French assassin NICE and international arms dealer ACAPULCO, to bank robbers WAIKIKI and his brother HONOLULU. One night as a violent riot rages on the streets of Los Angeles, legendary crime boss Orian Franklin, aka NIAGARA, arrives needing immediate treatment after a failed attempt on his life. Niagara's sudden arrival creates a violent clash among the criminals in the hospital, with one ˜patient' having a particularly deadly motive for checking into the hotel. The Nurse makes a decision that could jeopardize the future of the ER and everyone in it. Now the safest place for criminals in the city has become the most dangerous.

• Offender | Blu Ray | (24/12/2012) from £6.39   |  Saving you £11.60 (181.53%)   |  RRP £17.99

  When you've lost everything... How far will revenger take you? Hot new talent Joe Cole ignites a masterpiece of explosive intensity in this powerful action suspense thriller. For Tommy Nix, his girlfriend and unborn child were his entire life, his reason for living. That is until one cruel day when they were brutally torn away, the collateral damage for a ruthless gang who pulled off an armed robbery-murder during the chaos of the London riots. As the city swelters and burns around him Tommy is left with nothing but rage inside. Launching a one-man-war against those responsible he will stop at nothing, even incarceration, to deliver his own form of blazing justice. A man who has lost everything becomes capable of anything...

• The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (20/01/2025) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Gary Cooper (Bluebeard's Eighth Wife), Franchot Tone (Mutiny on the Bounty), and Richard Cromwell (Baby Face Morgan) head the cast of spectacular adventure classic The Lives of a Bengal Lancer. When Lieutenant McGregor (Cooper) welcomes officers Forsythe (Tone) and Stone (Cromwell) to a remote outpost on the northwest frontier of the British Raj, they face overwhelming odds as they battle a local insurgency. A high point in the diverse and celebrated career of prolific filmmaker Henry Hathaway (The Shepherd of the Hills), and featuring stunning photography by Charles Lang (The Big Heat), The Lives of a Bengal Lancer was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.

• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £4.90   |  Saving you £18.09 (369.18%)   |  RRP £22.99

  It took some time for Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson to return to Middle Earth, but the wait was very much worth it. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey starts off by playing strongly to its links to the previous adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord Of The Rings trilogy, before setting off on an adventure of its own. The first of three films based on The Hobbit, An Unexpected Journey isn't a fast film to get going, but it does spent quality time introducing its key characters. Most moviegoers are more than familiar with Sir Ian McKellen's Gandalf of course, but the collection of dwarves and Martin Freeman's take on Bilbo Baggins are all brought together, and the adventure ensues. It's a journey that's punctuated by terrifically orchestrated action sequences, a swirling score, and lavish production design. Furthermore, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has one or two real standout moments contained within its running time, not least when we finally get reunited with Gollum. The sequence where Bilbo Baggins and Gollum come face to face is as good as anything Jackson put on screen in the Lord Of The Rings films. And while The Hobbit doesn't quite capture the magic of the earlier trilogy often enough, there's a lot here to enjoy, and plenty left to look forward to. It's beautifully, beautifully presented on disc, too. --Jon Foster

• Skyfall | Blu Ray | (18/02/2013) from £6.30   |  Saving you £20.69 (328.41%)   |  RRP £26.99

  Skyfall is the 23rd instalment of the longest-running film franchise of all time, the James Bond series. Directed by Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Road to Perdition, Revolutionary Road), this action-packed film is a culmination of everything that makes 007 great, along with nods to the humour found in previous films. James Bond (Daniel Craig) finds his loyalty to M (Judi Dench) tested as her past returns to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack from a cyber-terrorist, 007 must do everything it takes to track down the threat. Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men, Vicky Cristina Barcelona) is superb as the sinister villain, Raoul Silva, and as the film unfolds you discover his dark past. - A.D.

• Grindhouse 1 - Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death | DVD | (17/09/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  To avoid a serious avocado shortage, the U.S. government hires feminist anthropology professor Margo Hunt (Shannon Tweed) to find the man-eating Piranha Women tribe who inhabit the avocado jungle of Southern California. Assisted by chauvinist Jim (Bill Maher) and a dim-witted student named Bunny, Hunt must convince the tribe to move to Malibu condos while simultaneously fending off her rival Dr. Kurtz (Adrienne Barbeau). Meanwhile, Bunny's contemplating joining the Piranha gals - but she must consume Jim first.

• Blood And Bone | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £7.80   |  Saving you £8.19 (105.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Director Ben Ramsey and writer Michael Andrews team for this martial-arts action thriller concerning a mysterious drifter (Michael Jai White) who becomes ensnared in the seedy world of underground street-fighting. In the back alleys of Los Angeles life is cheap and to go against the grain is to take on the most powerful criminal organisation on the West Coast.

• Race To Witch Mountain | DVD | (24/08/2009) from £5.95   |  Saving you £10.04 (168.74%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Enjoy the ultimate Race to Witch Mountain experience anytime, anywhere on Blu-ray and DVD Combi pack. On Blu-ray, Disney's fun family action-adventure is turbocharged with spectacular picture and sound.

• The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre | DVD | (26/06/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  B-movie legend Roger Corman moved into the mainstream to produce this documentary-esque depiction of the infamous 1929 shooting of seven Chicago mobsters. This gritty gangster docu-drama recounts the events leading to the notorious bloodbath mob maestro Al Capone (Jason Robards) visited on his rivals the Moran gang in 1929; exploring how the event affected the lives of some of the key gangsters involved.

• Conan The Barbarian | DVD | (18/04/2005) from £14.98   |  Saving you £5.01 (33.44%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Thief. Warrior. Gladiator. King. Through the history of mankind the times that are most recorded in mythology and song are those of the great deeds and fantastic adventures. Such a time was the Hyborean Age. Such a tale is the story of 'Conan The Barbarian'. Cimmeran Conan witnesses his parents' savage murder at the hands of the raiding Vanir and their master Thulsa Doom also leader of the snake-cult of Set. Fifteen years of agony first chained to the Wheel Of Pain grinding grain and then enslaved as a pit fighter forge a magnificent body and indominitable spirit. Freed miraculously one day by his owner Conan with his companions Subotai the Mongol and Valeria the Queen of Thieves sets forth upon his quest to learn the riddle of steel which his father has prophesied will confer ultimate power; and to kill the arch-villian Thulsa Doom...

• James Bond: Sean Connery 6-Film Collection Steelbook Library Case | Blu Ray | (30/06/2025) from £120.00   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  THE ORIGINAL BOND This limited-edition collection features six of the films that established the enduring franchise: Dr. No, From Russia with Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice and Diamonds are Forever. Complete with commentaries, special features and numbered certificate of authenticity. NOW IN 4K ULTRA HDAlso Contains Blu-ray versions.4K: Dolby Atmos True-HD4K: 2160p Ultra High Definition 16x9 1.75 (DR NO, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE,GOLDFINGER), 2.35 (THUNDERBALL), 2.4 (YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE, DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER) 4K: English; DTS-HD Master Audio: English 2.0Selected Special Features, there are many more than the zavvi site can currently show....Dr. NoCommentary: Director Terence Young & Cast/CrewDeclassified MI6 Vault: James Bond's guns, premiere events, exotic locationsMission Dossier: Inside Dr. No, Terence Young's influenceMinistry of Propaganda: Theatrical trailers, TV and radio promotionsFrom Russia with LoveCommentary: Terence Young & Cast/CrewDeclassified MI6 Vault: Interviews with Ian Fleming, Raymond ChandlerMission Dossier: Inside the film, Harry Saltzman's roleMinistry of Propaganda: Theatrical trailers, TV ads, radio promotionsGoldfingerCommentary: Director Guy Hamilton & Cast/CrewDeclassified MI6 Vault: Behind-the-scenes footage, Aston Martin DB5 featureMission Dossier: Film's making-of, cultural impactMinistry of Propaganda: Extensive promotional TV/radio clipsThunderballCommentary: Terence Young, Editor Peter Hunt, Screenwriter John HopkinsDeclassified MI6 Vault: 1965 NBC special, Ford promo film, behind-the-scenesMission Dossier: Film's making-of, historyMinistry of Propaganda: TV/radio ads, commercials, theatrical trailersYou Only Live TwiceCommentary: Director Lewis Gilbert & Cast/CrewDeclassified MI6 Vault: BBC documentary highlights, Ken Adam's designsMission Dossier: Film's inside details, animated storyboardsMinistry of Propaganda: Theatrical trailers, TV & radio promotionsDiamonds Are ForeverCommentary: Director Guy Hamilton & Cast/CrewDeclassified MI6 Vault: BBC interview, action sequences, explosion testsMission Dossier: Film's making-of, Cubby Broccoli featureDeleted Scenes: Several cut scenes including Sammy Davis Jr., action momentsMinistry of Propaganda: Trailers, promotional ads, TV spotsEach film includes extensive promotional material, commentary, behind-the-scenes footage, and deleted scenes, offering a comprehensive look at the making and marketing of these classic James Bond films.

• Kick-Ass 2 | Blu Ray | (09/12/2013) from £7.12   |  Saving you £17.87 (250.98%)   |  RRP £24.99

  After Kick-Ass's (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) insane bravery inspires a new wave of self-made masked crusaders led by the badass Colonel Stars and Stripes (Jim Carrey) our hero joins them on patrol. When these amateur superheroes are hunted down by Red Mist (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) - reborn as The MotherF!?ker - only the blade-wielding Hit Girl (Chloe Grace Moretz) can prevent their annihilation! Special Features: Alternate Opening (3m 6s) and Commentary The Making of Kick-Ass 2 (49m 33s) Extended Scenes (14m 10s) and Commentary Hit Girl Attacks: Creating the Van Sequence (5m 18s) Big Daddy Returns: The Unshot Scene (2m 4s) Feature Commentary with Aaron Taylor-Johnson Christopher Mintz-Plasse Chloë Grace Moretz and Writer / Director Jeff Wadlow

• Star Trek Beyond (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Digital Download) | Blu Ray | (21/11/2016) from £8.23   |  Saving you £0.50 (6.08%)   |  RRP £8.73

  From producer J.J. Abrams come the third instalment to the new Star Trek films, with all of the main crew returning (Chris Pine, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin) with the additions of Idris Elba and Sofia Boutella. The USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test. Click Images to Enlarge

• Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | DVD | (14/05/2012) from £3.42   |  Saving you £16.57 (484.50%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The good news is, Dr. Watson does get married. The bad news is, Sherlock Holmes throws his bride off a moving train. Actually, there's even worse news than that--but all will be explained in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, the sequel to Guy Ritchie's 2009 hit. Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law return to their roles as Holmes and Watson, as the duo take on the world's greatest criminal mind, Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris), a man whose latest scheme has global implications. Sherlockians who prefer their consulting detective to remain in a traditional mode had best look the other way, for the sequel continues Ritchie's vision of Holmes as a hard-punching action hero hurtling through a barrage of special effects sequences. If you can go with that, A Game of Shadows actually improves on the first film: the story makes a little more sense (or possibly the whole thing moves so smoothly you don't notice the illogic), Harris is a delicious villain, and new cast members Noomi Rapace (from the Swedish Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series) and Stephen Fry (playing Sherlock's brother Mycroft, who calls his sibling "Sherlie") add appeal. It's all frivolous and superficial, but the film's playful attitude and breathless forward motion are skillfully managed--and the final note adds just the right punctuation. --Robert Horton

• Star Trek 2 - The Wrath Of Khan Director's Cut (Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Steelbook) | Blu Ray | (18/07/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the first broadcast of a Star Trek episode in 1966, this Steelbook features art based on the original theatrical poster, plus commemorative 50th Anniverary logo. One of the most celebrated and essential chapters in Star Trek lore, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is now presented in this spectacular Director's Cut from legendary filmmaker Nicholas Meyer. On routine training maneuvers, Admiral James T. Kirk seems resigned that this may be the last space mission of his career. But Khan is back, with a vengeance. Aided by his exiled band of genetic supermen, Khan (Ricardo Montalban)brilliant renegade of 20th century Earthhas raided Space Station Regula One, stolen a top secret device called Project Genesis, wrested control of another Federation starship, and now schemes to set a most deadly trap for his old enemy Kirk...with the threat of a universal Armageddon! Bonus Features: COMMENTARY BY: Director Nicholas Meyer (Director's Cut and Theatrical Version) COMMENTARY BY: Director Nicholas Meyer and Manny Coto (Theatrical Version) Text commentary by Michael and Denise Okuda (Director's Cut) Library computer (Theatrical Version) NEW: The Genesis Effect: Engineering the Wrath of Khan Farewell: A tribute to Ricardo Montalban Plus: Production, Storyboard, Star Trek Universe Bonus

• Hana-Bi | DVD | (19/02/2001) from £19.00   |  Saving you £0.99 (5.21%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The ideal starter movie for those who wish to familiarise themselves with the work of the paradoxical Japanese auteur, Hana-Bi (the word means "fireworks" in Japanese) is an echt example of "Beat"'s Takeshi Kitano's distinctive brand of existential crime thrillers. Like Violent Cop, Boiling Point, Sonatine or his LA-set Brother, Hana-Bi juxtaposes shocking bursts of violence with reflective moments of lyricism, setting up a slap-caress-slap rhythm that's as disquieting as it is addictive. Kitano himself plays weary Tokyo cop Nishi, an impassive-faced detective in hock to yakuza mobsters, toughened by a career in violence (at one point he takes out an attacker's eye with a chopstick, an assault so swiftly edited one barely has time to register it). Nishi's Achilles-heel is his love for his wife Miyuki (Kayoko Kishimoto) who is dying of cancer, following their late daughter to the grave. When Nishi leaves a stakeout to attend to her in hospital, a colleague, Horibe (Ren Osugi) is paralysed in the ensuing shootout. Nishi, guilt-stricken, goes on the run with Miyuki, taking her to beauty spots to enjoy simple pleasures like kite-flying and picnics before she dies, although the yakuza are never far behind. Meanwhile, Horibe takes up painting, and discovers in the process a calming new vocation (the na&239;ve, disturbing and strangely beautiful images are by Kitano himself, painted after he had his own near-fatal experience in a motorcycle accident). The cumulative effect is a profoundly moving and enigmatic movie, one that discreetly withholds many of the narrative crutches--backstory, motivation--you would expect from a conventional Hollywood movie with the same story. It's not surprising Kitano is so drawn to characters teeming with contradictions, given that his own career seems so bi-polar on paper: he started out a television presenting clown, and his move into glowering policiers represented an image volte-face as surprising to Japanese audiences as it would be if Dale Winton had started making Scorsese-style gangster movies. His comic sensibility shines through in spots in Hana-Bi, even more so in the broad comedy Kikujiro. Considered by many critics Kitano's best film, Hana-Bi^'s power is augmented by Hideo Yamamoto's lapidary cinematography, and Jo Hisaishi's lush, string-laden score. --Leslie Felperin

• End Of Days | DVD | (08/01/2001) from £5.96   |  Saving you £12.03 (201.85%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Arnold Schwarzenegger takes on the devil himself (Gabriel Byrne) in this end of millenium drama.

• Army of Saviours | DVD | (11/06/2012) from £6.98   |  Saving you £11.00 (220.44%)   |  RRP £15.99

  ARMY OF SAVIOURS (unter bauern) is based on the memories of Marga Spiegel. In her narrative, published in 1965, she describes how courageous farmers in southern Munsterland saved her family from deportation to concentration camps in the East.