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• Monsters, Inc. --Widescreen Two Disc Collector's Edition | DVD | (07/09/2002) from £9.94   |  Saving you £15.05 (151.41%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The monsters in Monsters, Inc. are just so incredibly cute--and they know it. Whereas Woody, Buzz and pals in the Toy Story saga were filled with self-doubt about just how much the children in their lives would continue to love them, here our heroic monsters and their impossibly lovable human ward Boo have no such worries, at least when it comes to the cinema audience. And that's why Monsters, Inc., for all its wondrous computer-animated artistry, its smart humour and its family-friendly appeal, doesn't quite capture the naïve charm of its predecessors. Nevertheless, John Goodman and Billy Crystal, as scare-champions Sulley and Mike, are a great double-act whose comedy never goes over kids' heads but still reaches up to make their parents laugh. The film's central conceit--that monsters in the bedroom closet are just doing a night's work in order to generate power from screams for the city of Monstropolis--is funny and cleverly worked out; and kids will of course love the fact that the monsters are mortally afraid of the very children they are trying to frighten. The animation is extraordinarily detailed (Sulley's fur is a marvel in itself) and the set-piece action sequences top anything that has gone before for sheer audaciousness. But overall Pixar play things very safe, from the hissable villain to the end credit "outtakes". A bolder film might have taken inspiration from The Nightmare Before Christmas; instead, a little of that Disney disease of knowing cuteness seems to have crept into the formula. --Mark Walker

• Bandits | DVD | (20/05/2002) from £5.97   |  Saving you £14.02 (234.84%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Bruce Willis and Billy Bob Thornton are a pair of thieves on the run from prison. Their bank robbing exploits make them firm favourites with the public, particularly Cate Blamchett who sees in them an escape from her dull life.

• Gridiron Gang/ Faster/ Welcome to the Jungle Triple Pack | DVD | (03/10/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Titles Comprise:Faster: After 10 years in prison, Driver (Dwayne Johnson) has focused on one thing - hunting down the people responsible for brutally murdering his brother. Now a free man with a terrifying purpose, he sets out to find and kill all those on his list. But on his heels are two men who will do anything to stop him - a veteran cop (Billy Bob Thornton) and a hitman (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) who finds his match in this worthy opponent. Now, the hunter is also the hunted.Gridiron Gang: One goal. A second chance.Gridiron Gang tells the gritty and powerfully emotional story of juvenile detention camp probation officer Sean Porter (Dwayne The Rock Johnson), who, along with another officer, Malcolm Moore (Xzibit), turns a group of hard core teenage felons into a high school football team in four weeks. Confronted with gang rivalries and bitter hatred between his teammates, Porter teaches some hard lessons (and learns a few himself) as the kids gain a sense of self-respect and responsibility.Based on a true story, Gridiron Gang sends out a message that one man can make a difference and the most hopeless kids in our society can change the course of their lives through hard work, commitment and bold leadership.Welcome To The Jungle: A mob boss's 'retrieval expert' is sent to the Amazon on one final job to retrieve the boss's son, who is currently looking for a priceless treasure, only to lock horns with the local town's megalomaniacal boss with explosive results!

• Princess Mononoke | DVD | (22/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Princess Mononoke has already made history as the top-grossing domestic feature ever released in Japan, where its combination of mythic themes, mystical forces, and ravishing visuals tapped deeply into cultural identity and contemporary, ecological anxieties. For international animation and anime fans, this epic, animated 1997 fantasy, represents an auspicious next step for its revered creator, Hayao Miyazaki (My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service), an acknowledged anime pioneer, whose painterly style, vivid character design, and stylised approach to storytelling take ambitious, evolutionary steps here. Set in medieval Japan, Miyazaki's original story envisions a struggle between nature and man. The march of technology, embodied in the dark iron forges of the ambitious Tatara clan, threatens the natural forces explicit in the benevolent Great God of the Forest and the wide-eyed, spectral spirits he protects. When Ashitaka, a young warrior from a remote, and endangered, village clan, kills a ravenous, boar-like monster, he discovers the beast is in fact an infectious "demon god", transformed by human anger. Ashitaka's quest to solve the beast's fatal curse brings him into the midst of human political intrigues as well as the more crucial battle between man and nature. Miyazaki's convoluted fable is clearly not the stuff of kiddie matinees, nor is the often graphic violence depicted during the battles that ensue. If some younger viewers (or less attentive older ones) will wish for a diagram to sort out the players, Miyazaki's atmospheric world and its lush visual design are reasons enough to watch. For the English-language version, Miramax assembled an impressive vocal cast including Gillian Anderson, Billy Crudup (as Ashitaka), Claire Danes (as San), Minnie Driver (as Lady Eboshi), Billy Bob Thornton, and Jada Pinkett Smith. They bring added nuance to a very different kind of magic kingdom. -- Sam Sutherland, Amazon.com On the DVD: with an impressive widescreen aspect of 2.35:1 and a pleasant 5.1 Dolby digital sound, you cannot fault the transfer of this animation in any way. However, the special features leave a lot to be desired on what is a classic piece of modern anime. The "Behind the Scenes" feature holds no information on the making of Princess Mononoke in its original form--with no input from animator Hayao Miyazaki--and the trailer is taken from the American release of the movie (even though it calls itself an "original" theatrical trailer), complete with the annoyingly hyped-up voiceover that comes with US film trailers. The redeeming feature of this DVD is the ability to watch the anime in its original language with subtitles, a much more passionate and beautiful form--so much of the feeling and lyricism of the movie is lost with the transfer to English language and misplaced casting. After watching the original Japanese version of Princess Mononoke and reading the book you begin to wonder why the West has become such a solitary child of Disney. --Nikki Disney

• Jerry Bruckheimer Action Collection | DVD | (08/07/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £21.99

  Crimson Tide: Superstars Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman face off in the intense action-thriller Crimson Tide. Viggo Mortensen and James Gandolfi ni also star as the full-throttle tension builds relentlessly! Amidst a global crisis, the USS Alabama is ordered to launch its nuclear missiles - signaling the start of World War III! And when the sub's commander and his executive offi cer clash over the validity of their orders, an epic struggle for control erupts under the sea. The ...

• Sling Blade | DVD | (06/07/2005) from £21.08   |  Saving you £-3.09 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Billy Bob Thornton wrote, directed, and starred in Sling Blade, a mesmerizing drama with haunting overtones of To Kill a Mockingbird. Thornton plays a mentally retarded man who has spent 20 years in a psychiatric hospital for killing his mother and her lover. Released into the community from which he came, he befriends and protects a lonely boy regularly harassed and abused by his mom's boyfriend (a terrific performance by Dwight Yoakam). The story is ultimately about sacrifice, but Thornton certainly doesn't get twinkly about it. Some of the best material concerns the hero's no-big-deal efforts to integrate into a "normal" life: working, eating fast food, earning admiration for his handyman skills, and attaining a semblance of community among other damaged souls. John Ritter has a great part as a gay shopkeeper who tries to assuage his own loneliness by spilling his guts out to Thornton's uncomprehending character. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

• A Simple Plan | DVD | (07/05/2012) from £17.48   |  Saving you £-11.49 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  When Hank, Jacob and Lou find $4.4 million inside a crashed plane in a nature preserve, they quickly come up with the plan to keep the money safe until the plane has been found by others and the dust has settled. But Jacob, Hank's brother, and Lou, a friend, do not behave the way they decided to. Lou, constantly in financial debt, wants his share soon and Jacob wishes to renovate their parents' farm. The trusty atmosphere between the unequal partners dissolves slowly, and intrigues are spun. Also, accidents start happening and when an FBI agent comes into town, looking for a crashed plane, Hank and his partners get into very deep water...

• The Baytown Outlaws | Blu Ray | (26/12/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  When the ruthless Oodie brothers, the sweatiest outlaws south of the Mason-Dixon line, get a visit from Celeste (Eva Longoria) they are offered a job that sounds too easy to be true - to rescue Celeste's godson from her mafioso ex-husband Carlos (Billy Bob Thornton). The crazy trio take the case, not knowing that Carlos has a few tricks up his sleeve - tricks such as crooked cops, a ferocious gang of Tomahawk-wielding bikers, a team of strippers-turned-assassins and a truckload of apocalyptic road pirates... Welcome to the world of The Baytown Outlaws - the biggest redneck kick-ass bonanza of the year! Special Features: Behind the Scenes with Cast and Crew Theatrical Trailer Original Trailer

• School For Scoundrels | DVD | (25/06/2007) from £2.92   |  Saving you £13.07 (447.60%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Billy Bob Thornton stars in this comedy as an evil confidence-trainer who takes on a group of timid students.

• South Of Heaven, West Of Hell | DVD | (29/09/2008) from £7.87   |  Saving you £-0.62 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  You've Never Seen The West This Wild! In a desolate Arizona town Marhal Valentine Casey (Dwight Yoakam) is threatened by a family of outlaws who have just robbed the bank murdering everyone in their path. The savage Taylor Henry (Vince Vaughn) marks Valentine for certain death. Valentine journeys out to protect his sweetheart Miss Adalyne (Bridget Fonda) and to bring back the Henry Gang dead or alive.

• Cannon Busters - The Complete Series - Limited Edition | Blu Ray | (10/05/2021) from £23.28   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Follow the adventures and exploits of S.A.M., a high-end, royal-class friendship droid who's joined by a quirky, discarded maintenance robot and a brash, deadly fugitive. Together, the unlikely trio embarks on an unforgettable journey in a fantastic and dangerous world in search of S.A.M.'s best friend, the heir to a powerful kingdom under siege. Special Features 2 x Blu-ray discs containing episodes 1-12 plus over 50 minutes of exclusive bonus content: Cannon Busters A Journey Behind the Scenes, Gallery, Textless Opening & Closing, Trailers and the complete Episode 1 animatics 2 x bonus DVD discs containing episodes 1-12 Super-collectable AR enabled Hangman's Saloon Jukebox pin from PinFinity unlock the opening title animation and Showdown theme song and play it on your pin Exclusive 64 page, full-colour production art booklet containing the opening title animation storyboards Opening and Closing lyric sheets and Closing animation artworks Set of 6 x full-colour art cards Philly Box (filler box) Rigid art box featuring wrap-around design

• The Apostle | DVD | (06/07/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

• Going Overboard | DVD | (14/08/2006) from £6.54   |  Saving you £-2.55 (-63.90%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Get ready for big laughs on the high seas as Adam Sandler plays Shecky Moskowitz a cruise ship waiter who has his eyes on becoming the ship's comedian. Shecky notices that the ship's comedian Dickie Diamond always gets the stunningly gorgeous beauty queens on board by being the funny man. Dickie doesn't want any competition and refuses to give Shecky a chance to perform on the ship as his warm up act. As fate would have it Dickie hat is blown overboard and he gets locked in the bathroom. With the comedian presumed lost at sea and the ship in need of a comedy act Shecky is given his big break at stand up. The big question is will he sink or swim? Shecky's antics rock the boat in this hilarious sea adventure that's jam packed with hysterical comic sketches and sexy fantasy sequences.

• The River | DVD | (23/04/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Starring Mel Gibson in his second Hollywood film, The River celebrates traditional American values through the Garvey family's determination to hold onto their farm against all odds. The drama opens with the threat of flooding from the river that adjoins the Garvey's land, then depicts their struggles through ailing livestock, accident and risk of crop failure. Add to these a local businessman, Scott Glenn, planning to turn the valley into a dam, a subplot echoing Deliverance (1972), also filmed in Eastern Tennessee, and all the elements are in place for an emotional triumph-over-adversity movie. Much of The River has a realistic tone, unflinchingly depicting numerous hardships, especially when Gibson has to earn extra money as a strike-breaking hired hand in a steel mill. Against this, and a surprisingly left-wing tone advocating cooperation over competition, the more upbeat moments resort to feel-good cliché with John Williams' lilting score seemingly wandered in from a Spielberg fantasy. Nevertheless the cast, including Sissy Spacek as Gibson's wife, deliver first-rate performances and cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond expertly captures the harshness and the beauty of the land. The River was one of a trio of major US farming movies in 1984, the others being Country and Places in the Heart. On the DVD: The 1.85:1 anamorphically enhanced image is virtually flawless, capturing the many subtle effects of light on water throughout the film. Released theatrically in stereo, the opening and closing sequences demonstrate the power of a Dolby Digital 5.1 remix in generating atmosphere through natural sound. Elsewhere the audio is less striking, but always clean and powerful. Extras are routine: the US trailer, four brief biographies, and interesting though short production notes. --Gary S. Dalkin

• Jayne Mansfield's Car | DVD | (17/03/2014) from £2.84   |  Saving you £11.41 (722.15%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In what critics are calling his best work as writer/director since Sling Blade Academy Award-winner Billy Bob Thornton stars along with Oscar winner Robert Duvall two time Oscar-nominee John Hurt and Golden Globe-winner Kevin Bacon in this story of fathers and sons wars and peace and the turbulent time that changed America forever. It's 1969 in a small Alabama town and the death of a quirky clan's long estranged wife and mother bring together two very different families for the funeral. But do the scars of the past hide differences that will tear them apart or expose truths that could lead to the most unexpected collisions of all? Robert Patrick (Walk The Line) Ray Stevenson (Dexter) Katherine Lanasa (Deception) and Frances O'Connor (The Hunter) co-star in the acclaimed comedy/drama where 'the performances are first-rate' (NY Daily News).

• Mr Woodcock | DVD | (28/01/2008) from £2.59   |  Saving you £17.40 (671.82%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Seann William Scott and Billy Bob Thornton star in this comedy about a man who finds his Mum is to marry the gym teacher who terrorised him at school.

• Friday Night Lights - The Movie | Blu Ray | (29/04/2019) from £7.55   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Based on H.G. Bissinger's book, which profiled the economically depressed town of Odessa, Texas and their heroic high school football team, The Permian High Panthers starring Billy Bob Thornton. In the 1988 American football season, the Permian High Panthers hold the hopes of their economically depressed town on their shoulders, and with each game hope to get closer to mainstream success. Their dedicated coach Gary Gaines (Thornton) tries to keep the team focused and together in the face of the increasingly tense expectations of the town, but when they lose their star player it's all he can do to stop the team falling apart.

• TC 2000 | DVD | (11/09/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  TC 2000 is the action packed tale of a chaotic society where the guardians of the rich and powerful are set in action against the brutal tribe-like criminal gangs of the underclass.

• Daddy And Them | DVD | (23/01/2012) from £7.92   |  Saving you £12.07 (60.40%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Billy Boy Thornton writes, directs and stars in this offbeat comedy about a dysfunctional white trash family from Arkansas. When an uncle is charged with murder, the whole motley crew comes together to offer their support, with hilarious consequences.

• The Badge | DVD | (31/03/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Badge features Billy Bob Thronton as a local sheriff who begins an investigation into the death of a transsexual after hearing that high ranking politicians may have been involved. Although he is homophobic his investigation causes him to be rejected by others forcing him to seek help from the people he once despised.