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• The Poseidon Adventure | DVD | (30/06/2003) from £9.61   |  Saving you £-3.62 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Hands down, this is the best movie (and was one of the first) to come out of the seemingly endless cycle of disaster movies that dominated box offices during the 1970s. It could even be argued that Titanic owes some of its success to the precedent set by this 1972 blockbuster starring Gene Hackman as a priest who leads a small group of survivors to safety from the bowels of a capsized luxury liner. From its stellar cast to its cheesy, Oscar-winning theme song, The Morning After, the movie has all the ingredients of a popular classic, beginning with a New Year's Eve celebration aboard the ill-fated Poseidon and ending as a pop allegory when the Hackman character becomes a Christ-like martyr. Filmed on spectacular sets where everything down is up and the ship's thick hull points in the direction of salvation, this is "a waterlogged Grand Hotel" (in the words of New Yorker film critic Pauline Kael) that is as entertaining as it is unabashedly brainless. The Poseidon Adventure is filled with performances that rise above the limits of the screenplay. It's also the only movie--unless you count her underwater corpse in Night of the Hunter--that lets Shelley Winters strut her stuff as an aquatic heroine. Who could ask for anything more? --Jeff Shannon

• A Touch of Frost: Series 7, 8 and 9 | DVD | (04/10/2004) from £15.99   |  Saving you £9.00 (56.29%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Further investigations with garrulous detective Frost (David Jason)... Includes: Line Of Fire Benefit Of The Doubt and Mistaken Identity.

• Hook | DVD | (24/04/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Hook is Steven Spielberg's most spectacular film of the 90s. It is also seriously underrated, arguably the equal of ET, (1982) and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, (1977). An unofficial sequel to J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, Hook adopts the startling premise of what happened after "the boy who never grew up", grew up. Robin Williams, in his career best performance, is the corporate suit forced to remember he once was "The Pan", returning to Neverland to battle nefarious Captain Hook (a splendid Dustin Hoffman), for his children's love. This is a ravishingly beautiful, stunningly designed film, at once highly imaginative and with a genuinely magical atmosphere which ranges from exquisite, delicate fantasy to slapstick tomfoolery. There is fine support from Maggie Smith, Julia Roberts and Bob Hoskins, and John Williams' rapturously romantic score is yet another career high. Slated upon release, and dubbed a flop though it grossed $200 million, Hook reacted against the "greed is good" 80s by upholding family values and responsibility while evoking a genuine sense of wonder. Only the somewhat pantomime final showdown disappoints, but alongside Legend, (1985)and Labyrinth, (1986), Hook is ripe for reassessment as a fantasy classic. The DVD transfer is superb and the disc, though not packed with additional features, has some interesting extras. --Gary S. Dalkin

• Silent Movie | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The film Silent Movie is director Mel Brooks's comic tribute to the golden days of the silent screen. A movie within a movie 'Silent Movie' stars Brooks as Mel Funn a filmmaker who has seen better days for one thing he's just come out of a bout with the bottle. When his best friends (Marty Feldman and Dom DeLuise) rescue him from despair and convince him to make another attempt at moviemaking Mel comes up with an idea a silent picture. Alas this is the 1970s and in

• As Time Goes By - Series 3 | DVD | (25/10/2004) from £8.98   |  Saving you £16.01 (64.10%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Long ago Lionel a dashing young British Army officer met Jean a lovely student nurse and fell deeply in love. When Lionel was shipped off to fight in the Korean war the two lost touch. Now they meet again and slowly begin to rekindle their romance. Episodes Comprise: 1. We'll Always Have Paris 2. Rocky's Wedding Day 3. Living Together But Where? 4. Covering Up 5. Moving In 6. Branching Out 7. The Mini Series 8. A Trip to Los Angeles 9. Dealing with Sally 10. Problems Problems

• The Day Of The Triffids | DVD | (30/06/2003) from £13.58   |  Saving you £-3.59 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  All reports confirm that the world is witnessing an unprecedented shower of meteorites - a once in a lifetime spectacle that must be seen. And seen it is by most of the world's population. Bill Masen lies in his hospital bed in frustration with his eyes bandaged. When he finally gets to remove them the following morning he discovers the previous nights' light show has blinded all those who saw it. He is one of the few people to still have their sight. But worse is to come. With the meteorite shower has come the spores of a man-eating alien plant form Triffidus Celestus. The fate of mankind is in the hands of a few in this classic 1962 adaptation of the John Wyndham novel.

• A Touch of Frost: Series 6 | DVD | (06/09/2004) from £12.10   |  Saving you £12.89 (106.53%)   |  RRP £24.99

  David Jason is the gritty and dogged Detective Inspector Jack Frost a man who has little time for paperwork or the orthodox approach. Featuring the complete series 6 of A Touch Of Frost. Episodes include: Appendix Man One Man's Meat Private Lives Keys To The Car.

• The Avengers : The Definitive Dossier 1967 (Box Set 4) | DVD | (25/02/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The final box set in the series draws the curtain on the career of Mrs Emma Peel (Diana Rigg) and introduces swinging new assistant Tara King! Featuring the following episodes: The ''50 000 Breakfast Dead Man's Treasure You Have Just Been Murdered The Positive-Negative Man Murdersville Mission... Highly Improbable The Forget-Me-Knot

• A Touch of Frost: Series 6 - 10 | DVD | (18/10/2004) from £27.95   |  Saving you £42.04 (150.41%)   |  RRP £69.99

  A must for all fans of BAFTA winning David Jason detective series, A Touch of Frost. This 10-disc set features all the episodes from series six to ten.

• The Poseidon Adventure | DVD | (29/05/2006) from £12.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (23.09%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Hell Upside Down. One of the most gripping escape films of all time follows ten survivors as they struggle to flee from an ocean liner capsized by a tidal wave. Suspenseful terror combined with the victims' intimate and personal stories results in compelling and heart-stopping drama. The distinguished talents of 15 Academy Award winners along with the incredible special effects make this film a true classic.

• Salute The Toff | DVD | (18/11/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The film was based on the 1941 novel of the same name by John Creasey. The sixth in the series featuring upper-class sleuth Richard Rollison also known as 'The Toff'. This film and another Toff adaptation Hammer the Toff was shot back-to-back at Nettlefold Studios in the summer of 1951. They were released to cinemas in January and May 1952 respectively. Worried when her boss goes missing secretary Fay (Carol Marsh) seeks the help of society sleuth 'The Toff' (John Bentley). The Toff finds a dead body and is attacked in a hotel during his search for missing boss Draycott (Tony Britton). Aided throughout by Inspector Grice (Valentine Dyall) and The Toffs wonderfully camp butler (Roddy Hughes). Long thought lost the film has been restored to a good standard.

• The Day Of The Triffids | DVD | (02/04/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  All reports confirm that the world is witnessing an unprecedented shower of meteorites - a once in a lifetime spectacle that must be seen.' Bill Masen lies in his hospital bed and listens to the radio broadcast in frustration - the bandages on his eyes are not meant to be removed until the following morning. When the time comes he is relieved to find he can see perfectly. But is soon to discover that he is one of the few people left in the world that can. The previous night's light show has blinded all those who watched. With the meteorites have come the spores of a man-eating alien plant form - Triffidus Celestus. Multiplying quickly they uproot themselves in search of a prey that stumbles helplessly in the dark. The fate of the world is in the hands of a few as the Triffids threaten the future of mankind in this classic adaptation of John Wyndham's sci-fi chiller.

• Almost Pregnant | DVD | (09/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Linda can't wait to have a baby. But according to their doctor her husband Charlie is not as virile as he appears. Wild times begin when Linda hops into bed with Gordon and his cousin Ray. Then Charlie begins having flings of his own in this bawdy and raucous comedy...

• Flashfire | DVD | (06/03/2003) from £4.99   |  Saving you £-1.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  A young man rejects his family's wealth and position of power to join the police force where he uncovers deep seeded corruption within the police threatening his reputation and placing his life on the line.