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• The Manchurian Candidate | Blu Ray | (19/01/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Denzel Washington stars as a US Army Major who, growing suspicious about his experience during the Gulf War, uncovers a shocking secret at the heart of the White House.

• Love Or Whatever | DVD | (28/07/2014) from £10.78   |  Saving you £5.21 (48.33%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Corey had it all - a successful career, bags of charm and, most of all, a bright future with his boyfriend. But, when his other half commits the ultimate betrayal and dumps him for a woman, he embarks upon a wild journey of self-discovery. Soon, he meets a potentially perfect new guy but first he needs to make some life-changing choices. Sexy and genuinely funny (including a hilarious star turn from The Brady Bunch's Jennifer Elise Cox) , Love Or Whatever is the freshest, funniest gay comedy around.

• Ally McBeal, Series 5 Box Set 2 | DVD | (10/02/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The fifth season was the last series of Ally McBeal, and probably the least satisfying. While always at least slightly entertaining, it was troubled by two conflicting imperatives: first, to steer its neurotic characters and multiplicity of sub-plots towards a coherent and credible resolution; second, to sustain another series of a programme that had, by now, exhausted all the plot possibilities that were remotely believable. The result is a bemusing onslaught of new characters (Ally's Mini-Me Jenny and a barely distinguishable phalanx of lantern-jawed male leads), celebrity cameos (Edna Everage, Christina Ricci, Barry White, Matthew Perry, Jon Bon Jovi), several storylines that would test the credulity of any of the curiously indulgent judges before whom Ally's firm practises (notably the arrival of a 10-year-old daughter that Ally didn't know she had) and one misbegotten attempt to anchor the programme to the real world (the "Nine One One" episode, an unwatchably mawkish allegory about the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States). Granted that Ally McBeal was never intended to be realistic drama, but when the programme spirals entirely off into the realms of the surreal, any possibility of the sort of identification with the characters on which the programme once relied is lost. Though not without its moments, the sudden redemption of Fish, always the best-written character, is deftly handled. Season Five will be of chief interest to adherents who stuck with it through the first four and so wanted to see how it all ends; in keeping with the central character's defining motifs of solipsism and self-pity, it does so with a whimper. On the DVD: Ally McBeal has episode selector on each disc, and a scene selector within each of those. The final disc contains two short and desultory documentaries on the series billed, somewhat hopefully, as "Special Features". A French audio soundtrack is available, as are subtitles in English, French and Dutch. –-Andrew Mueller

• History of the World in Two Hours - in 3D | Blu Ray | (24/09/2012) from £9.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (100.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  13.7 BILLION YEARS IN THE MAKING.This landmark television special cuts 13.7 billion years of history down to size. In just two hours, you will get the whole story of where you came from and how you got here. Find out why your original ancestor is an exploding star, how your handheld device hides a Stone Age secret, and why your fast-paced modern lifestyle grew from seeds planted more than 10,000 years ago. From the formation of the earth and the emergence of life, to the advance of man and the growth of civilization, the CGI-driven special History Of The World In Two Hours is a rapid-fire view of history-an epic story that reveals surprising connections to our daily lives.

• Trick Or Treat | DVD | (14/07/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Eddie Weinbauer is a typical all-American teenager. At least he was until he fell under the evil spell of rock music. Now he's obsessed with his superstar idol Sammi Curr and as Halloween approaches Eddie begins to realise this isn't only rock n roll.. It's life or death!

• Please Give | DVD | (10/01/2011) from £6.73   |  Saving you £9.26 (57.90%)   |  RRP £15.99

  PLEASE GIVE is writer/director Nicole Holofcener's perceptive and devastatingly funny take on modern life's contradictions, good intentions and shaky moral bearings.

• Exorcism | DVD | (12/01/2015) from £5.90   |  Saving you £10.09 (171.02%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Young film-maker Robert Davies has found the ideal location for his film 'Exorcism'. What could be a more perfect setting than a creepy and desolate house where, decades ago, a young girl was rumoured to have been possessed by a demon? According to legend, a local priest failed to exorcise the demon and no one knows what happened to either of them. Followed by cameraman David to capture 'behind-the-scenes' footage of the flick, Rob and his crew quickly set up. A few hours into the shoot thoug.

• Straight Jacket | DVD | (24/04/2006) from £7.98   |  Saving you £9.00 (150.25%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Writer/director Richard Day (Girls Will Be Girls) pokes gleeful fun at McCarthy-era Red-baiting and the hypocrisy of the celluloid closet . Hunky screen idol Guy Stone (played with crackling comic timing by Matt Letscher) is the dreamboat of every woman in America and the secret lover of every hot stud in Hollywood. A rock-solid manly man without the slightest little wiggle in his walk Guy is the top choice for the lead in Ben Hur. But when a few homo-criminating photos pop

• History of the World in Two Hours | DVD | (24/09/2012) from £16.79   |  Saving you £-3.80 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This landmark television special cuts 13.7 billion years of history down to size. This bite-size slice of history will give the whole story of where you came from and how you got here. Find out why your original ancestor is an exploding star, how your handheld device hides a Stone Age secret, and why your fast-paced modern lifestyle grew from seeds planted more than 10,000 years ago. From the formation of the Earth and the emergence of life, to the advance of man and the growth of civilisation this is an epic story that reveals surprising connections to our daily lives.

• Zombie Driller Killer | DVD | (08/10/2012) from £6.73   |  Saving you £6.26 (48.20%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Norwegian horror, as a father tries to uncover the reasons behind his daughter's mysterious transformation into a zombie. Shortly after a female jogger falls prey to a killer who uses an electric drill to bore into the heads of his victims, Morten Ravn (Morten Rud�) receives a phone call from the police informing him that they've discovered his daughter's Johanna's (Johanna Gustavsson) body. This comes as some surprise to Morten, however, as his daughter has just returned home, and is sitting...

• Diary Of A Wimpy Kid 3 - Dog Days | DVD | (23/10/2017) from £5.30   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3: Dog Days, the third instalment in the Wimpy Kid films, is sublimely funny for all ages. That's a tall order, but it's really true. The script, the jokes, the acting, the dialogue are all appropriate for pretty much all ages of children, but manage to be super-appealing to adults too. Zachary Gordon is back as Greg, the wimpy kid who just can't quite square his true desires--to play video games all summer, indoors--with his well-meaning dad's intention that he do something worthwhile, and preferably outside. When Greg starts hanging out at the swanky country club pool to be nearer his crush, Holly (Peyton List), he lets his dad (Steve Zahn) believe he's gotten a job there. The jokes and gags are not highbrow, and yet director David Bowers and the talented cast and well-written script keep things moving along, if you will, swimmingly. What's great about the Wimpy Kid films is that the kids are believable and on-trend, and yet wear age-appropriate clothes and don't drop swear words. It's endearing to see middle-schoolers treated as the almost-teens they are--emphasis on "almost." Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3: Dog Days is truly a comedy that the whole family can enjoy together. --A.T. Hurley

• Set It Off | DVD | (01/12/2008) from £9.43   |  Saving you £-1.44 (-18.00%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Four women Stony (Jada Pinket) Cleo (Queen Latifah) Frankie (Vivica A. Fox) and Tisean (Kimberly Elsie) have spent a lifetime struggling to move away from the mean streets of their neighbourhood. But the system stole their dreams and now they are determined to steal them back. Targeting the banks of Los Angeles the four rob the city’s most vulnerable financial institutions. Flash with cash they discover that easy money can inch them towards their elusive goal of escaping LA – but it can’t solve their problems. The police are hot on their trail with Detective Strode determined to pin the crimes on the girls. Soon the four realize that breaking out of prison may be easier that busting free from the hood...

• Brian's Song | DVD | (07/10/2002) from £6.96   |  Saving you £13.03 (187.21%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A remake of the 1971 classic film this is the true story of a special relationship between two professional football players Gale Sayers (Mekhi Phifer) and Brian Piccolo (Sean Maher). The star players for the Chicago Bears Sayers and Piccolo soon become roommates and best friends. When Sayers suffers a knee injury in mid-season it is Piccolo who prods and inspires him to work toward a complete recovery. Then fate deals a cruel blow: Piccolo is stricken with malignant cancer. The c

• Ally McBeal - Season 4 Box Set 2 | DVD | (08/04/2002) from £10.87   |  Saving you £12.11 (153.68%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Too mainstream to be a cult, yet too odd to be totally conventional, Ally McBeal has become one of televisions curios. While its early days saw the show become something of a victim of its own self-conscious stylising, the episodes included on series 4 volume 2 are far stronger in terms of characterisation and plot and the storylines are easy to pick up. Not that the quirks have been exiled--the first programme features McBeal hallucinating about Barry Manilow--rather they have now become part of the overall feel of the show. Despite the attention lavished on both the lead character and the actress who plays her, the show is a real ensemble piece and works best when all the players are together. One of the collection's weakest moments is the episode that sends the usually excellent Richard and John off to LA on their own, an episode which lays threat to a dreaded spin off. While there are annoying moments--could they not have edited out the "previously on Ally McBeal" parts for retail release and why do they never go out with anyone other than work colleagues--with guest appearances from the likes of Sting this is a must for any fan of the series. On the DVD: Sadly, the DVD collection betrays very little thought or effort. The pace of the show is certainly brisk (especially when shorn of the adverts) and the picture quality is equally dynamic, instilling real depth to the many aerial shots of Boston itself. Given that music is such an integral part in the show, it is no surprise that the soundtrack has been given a boost by its recreation in Dolby digital stereo. The interactive menu, however, is clumsy to use and having to work back through the options at the end of each episode quickly becomes tiresome. The complete lack of any extras whatsoever is also a definite minus point.--Phil Udell

• Raging Sharks | DVD | (26/05/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  An object from outer space crash lands in the Bermuda Triangle. The event triggers an unusual phenomenon: a field of magnetic pulses that drive sharks in the area into a frenzy! A series of shark attacks to an underwater lab puts it in serious danger with oxygen levels dropping, a way out against the raging sharks is needed.

• Ally McBeal - Season 4 Part 1 | DVD | (11/02/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The first half of Ally McBeal's fourth season starts with that all important question, the one Ally has been waiting for from day one: "Ally will you... move in with me?". As always Ally's romantic dreams never quite become a reality and the series continues within the Grimm Fairy Tale world of Ally's love (and quirky work) life. The most important twist this season occurs in the first episode "Sex, Lies and Second Thoughts"--the departure of Tracy Ullman and Ally's current beau, Brian, to be replaced by the series' new heart-throb Larry (Robert Downey Jr). Initially dating both father and son ("Two's a Crowd") Ally cannot help but become besotted by Larry's charisma; he being a fellow lawyer further seals their bond, that is until Larry's past comes back to haunt him. Other highlights include a quirky romance for John ("Reason to Belive"), a charity auction leading to an all male fan-club for John ("Love on Holiday") and a romantic connection for Mark--though the recipient of his affection may have hidden more than he bargained for. Unfortunately the series was outshone by the real-life drama of Calista Flockhart's and Downey's rocky relationship along with Downey's drugs convictions. Even though he won a Golden Globe for his performance, he ultimately had to be dropped from the series. On the DVD: Not much on offer here for Ally's début into the DVD market. The individual episode menu does offer a language selection of French and English and the subtitles for the Netherlands and French. You also have the option to select chapters from the specific episodes, along with a "previously on Ally McBeal..." for that little reminder of whom Ally is dating now. Although standard for a TV DVD release, the 1.33:1 aspect ratio and 2.0 Dolby sound is disappointing for a television series which offers ground-breaking use of special effects. --Nikki Disney

• Ally McBeal - Season 1 Part 2 | DVD | (07/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Follow Ally's trials and tribulations in life through her eyes and caricaturises her personal thoughts and fantasies. Contains the second half of Season One's episodes. The episodes are: 'The Blame Game' 'Body Language' 'Once In A Lifetime' 'Forbidden Fruits' 'Theme Of Life' 'The Playing Field' 'Happy Birthday Baby' 'The Inmates' 'Being There' 'Alone Again' and 'These Are The Days'.

• Ally McBeal - Season 2 Part 2 | DVD | (07/10/2002) from £9.39   |  Saving you £10.60 (53.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A blend of courtroom dramas and neurotic love affairs create the perfect formula for the second part of the acclaimed Ally McBeal season 2. Ally (Calista Flockhart) continues to suffer in the hands of love and embarks upon a series of doomed love affairs that culminate in an adulterous kiss with her old love Billy (Gil Bellows). The confusion that accompanies her fated love life follows her into the courtroom where not only does she experience bizarre Al Green hallucinations but she also tries to sue God in defence of a little boy with leukaemia (Angels and Blimps). Meanwhile as Ally encounters visions of Al Green in the courtroom an inner Barry White takes over John Cage (Peter Macnicol) leaving him re-energised and finally confident enough to conquer his infatuation with sub-zero Nelle (Portia di Rossi). Enter the magical world of Ally with these essential Season 2 Part 2 DVDs that chronicle the daily traumas of Elaine's (Jane Krawkoski) face bras imaginary extended tongues and rigorous therapy sessions that will leave us all hollering for more. This box set includes the episodes: Angels & Blimps; Pyramids on the Nile; Sideshow; Sex Lies and Politics; Civil Wars; Those Lips That Hand; Lets Dance; Only the Lonely; The Green Monster; and I Know Him by Heart.

• Ally McBeal - Season 2 Part 1 | DVD | (07/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  At the start of Series Two of the Boston law firm drama, nothing much had changed at Richard Fish's rather kooky establishment. Ally (Calista Flockhart) was still a skinny, whimsical woman-child looking for Mr Right. Billy (Gil Bellows) was still married to Georgia (Courtney Thorne-Smith), John Cage (Peter McNicol) was still too eccentric to be considered for romantic involvement, Elaine (Jane Krakowski) was still a nosey meddler and Fish (Greg Germann) himself was still looking for ways to make money. Lots of it. Greed prompts him to hire new litigator Nelle (Portia DiRossi), a tall, blonde power-dresser who leaves the other women bristling in her wake. But their antipathy towards their new colleague is nothing compared to the forces of hatred spiky Ling (Lucy Liu) inspires. Before long John (The Biscuit) and Nelle are embarking on a tempestuous romance, Ally is stealing Elaine's new boyfriend before going out with one of Georgia's exes and Billy begins to show the signs of instability which lead to him to bleach his hair blonde in the following season. Ally's outspoken flatmate Renee (Lisa Nicole Carson) got a welcome increase in her time on screen in this second season. Despite the sheer number of episodes David E Kelley and his team turn around each year, this second series consistently provided entertaining viewing to the last, despite--or perhaps because of--some of the characters being so unlikable. The inter-office banter reached new heights of inventive bitchiness, the comic CGI illustrations of Ally's imagination still felt reasonably fresh and the court cases managed to combine oddity with emotional involvement. All in all this group of dysfunctional and rather incestuous workaholics proved curiously engaging yet again. --Emma Perry

• Ally McBeal - Season 3 Part 1 | DVD | (07/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In David E Kelley's Boston law drama, Ally McBeal, his lawyers' private and work lives are always inextricably linked. Nobody does anything in the "Cage and Fish" firm without their colleagues knowing about it, including going to the toilet. Kelley is as willing as always to embrace implausible coincidence in his storylines for the pay-off of maintaining the high pace and dramatic neatness. Our anti-heroine Ally McBeal starts her third season with a wet, wordless fling in a car wash with Jason Gedrick, and it's no surprise that Ally ends up facing Gedrick at the altar when a client asks her to be bridesmaid. With the entire firm invited along as guests, can she keep quiet about the groom? Well, you know Ally--she may not have any lasting success in the romance department but it's a subject she feels very strongly about. The third season sees fewer CGI expressions of Ally's thoughts and imagination, but the drama is just as colourful. Billy's increasing concerns over the balance of male and female power manifests itself in his newly dyed blond hair and his hiring of six PVC-clad women to follow him around boosting his testosterone. Other highlights include Ally exploring her lesbian side with Ling, Elaine posing as John's "fluffer" to banish his sexual insecurities and an explosive Thanksgiving party at Ally's. There are plotlines within Series 3 which stretch plausibility, such as finding out that Ally's dad is the man Georgia's been snogging to forget her husband's metamorphosis into a blonde-haired, sexist egomaniac. Ally McBeal does have the tendency to descend into sickening sentimental tosh, like all the "child inside" nonsense in Episode 11, but that aside, it continues to provide escapist entertainment of the first order. --Emma Perry