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• Lake Placid 2 | DVD | (03/10/2011) from £6.73   |  Saving you £3.26 (48.44%)   |  RRP £9.99

  When a man is eaten alive by an unknown creature, the local game warden teams up with a paleontologist from New York to find the beast. A quiet, remote lake is suddenly the focus of an intense search for a crocodile with a taste for human flesh!

• The Lotus Eaters - The Complete Series One | DVD | (09/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  To eat the fruit of the lotus is to lose the desire to return home. But everyone who does has a reason. Shepherd's bar is a focal point for a group of expatriates living in and around a small town on the isle of Crete. Run and owned by reformed Alcoholic Erik Shepherd the bar is a temptation that is never far from Erik's mind and his faltering marriage to Ann (Wanda Ventham) provides little respite from his addiction. When Donald Culley (James Kerry) arrives on the island the populace are drawn to this charming handsome stranger. However Culley knows something about Ann that could prove far more devastating that Erik's drinking. Featuring the complete series 1 of the BBC's The Lotus Eaters.

• The ABBA Story - The Winner Takes It All | DVD | (17/09/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Winner Takes It All--The ABBA Story reflects the peaks and troughs of the Swedish supergroup's popularity over the decades, as well as the quartet's turbulent years together. Initially labelled as just another trashy Eurovision act following their win with "Waterloo" in 1974, the group confounded their critics by emerging as a credible musical team with superior songwriting abilities. Following a few years of mass adoration the punters got tired, and for most of the 1980s the group, along with their fans, were forced into years of hibernation and denial. Luckily a new dawn rose in the early 1990s with the emergence of ABBA tribute bands such as Bjorn Again, the appropriation of the group's music in the movies Priscilla Queen of the Desert and Muriel's Wedding, and the global success of the ABBA Gold greatest hits collection. This documentary successfully manages to piece together both the public and private side of the group, through the use of interview excerpts and video footage. The DVD also contains exclusive interviews with all four members of the band for the first time since their split. Reflecting on the intricate nature of their music, as well as the elevation of their compositions to the heady heights of pop classics, the documentary concludes with behind-the-scenes footage of preparations for the ABBA-inspired West End stage show Mamma Mia!. This is a must for all ABBA fans, as well as those wishing to discover the heritage of one of the world's greatest pop groups. On The DVD: although boasting 30 minutes of extra footage, interviews and music, this release is basically an extended version of the television documentary (of the same name) broadcast in 1999. The DVD version of the programme has been segmented into 20 chapters, labelled with names of classic ABBA tunes, which reflect the themes of particular parts of the narrative. Unfortunately all of the additional DVD footage has been subsumed into the documentary and cannot be accessed individually. There are no other extra DVD features (not even subtitles), and the main menu only allows access to the individual chapters. --John Galilee

• Lord Of The Rings - The Two Towers (Theatrical Version) | Blu Ray | (06/04/2010) from £7.99   |  Saving you £17.00 (212.77%)   |  RRP £24.99

  In the second part of the fantasy trilogy Frodo and Sam continue on to Mordor in their mission to destroy the One Ring, whilst their former companions make new allies and launch an assault on Isengard.

• Smith: The Complete Series | DVD | (20/06/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Meet Smith - a London street urchin and apprentice highwayman. Hunted, hounded and homeless, he is on the run from the law with a mysterious document which, he senses, is of great value. Smith lives in constant fear of the hangman of Tyburn, and is in mortal danger from other, secret, enemies...

• The Da Vinci Code 10th Anniversary | 4K UHD | (17/10/2016) from £24.89   |  Saving you £5.10 (20.49%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Critics and controversy aside, The Da Vinci Code is a verifiable blockbuster. Combine the film's huge worldwide box-office take with over 100 million copies of Dan Brown's book sold, and The Da Vinci Code has clearly made the leap from pop-culture hit to a certifiable franchise (games and action figures are sure to follow). The leap for any story making the move from book to big screen, however, is always more perilous. In the case of The Da Vinci Code, the story is concocted of such a preposterous formula of elements that you wouldn't envy Akiva Goldsman, the screenwriter who was handed a potentially unfilmable book and asked to make a filmable script out of it. Goldsman's solution was to have the screenplay follow the book as closely as possible, with a few needed changes, including a better ending. The result is a film that actually makes slightly better entertainment than the book. So if you're like most of the world, by now you've read the book and know that it starts out as a murder mystery. While lecturing in Paris, noted Harvard Professor of Symbology Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) is summoned to the Louvre by French police help decipher a bizarre series of clues left at the scene of the murder of the chief curator, Jacques Sauniere. Enter Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou), gifted cryptologist and Sauniere's granddaughter. Neveu and Langdon are forced to team up to solve the mystery, and from there the story is propelled across Europe as it balloons into a modern-day mini-quest for the Holy Grail, complete with alternative theories about the life of Christ, ancient secret societies headed by historical figures like Leonardo Da Vinci, secret codes, conniving bishops, daring escapes, car chases, and, of course, a murderous albino monk controlled by a secret master who calls himself "The Teacher." Taken solely as a mystery thriller, the movie almost works--despite some gaping holes--mostly just because it keeps moving forward at the breakneck pace set in the book. Brown's greatest trick might have been to have the entire story take place in a day so that the action is forced to keep going, despite some necessary pauses for exposition. Hanks and Tautou are just fine together but not exactly a memorable screen pair; meanwhile, Sir Ian McKellen's scenery-chewing as pivotal character Sir Leigh Teabing is just what the film needs to keep it from taking itself too seriously. In the end, this hit movie is just like a good roller-coaster ride: try not to think too much about it--just sit back and enjoy the trip. --Daniel Vancini, Amazon.com

• Hogfather Limited Edition | DVD | (23/04/2007) from £29.99   |  Saving you £-5.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  An all-star cast headline this fantasy drama based on Terry Pratchett's best-selling novel.

• The Ken Follett's World Without End / Pillars of the Earth | DVD | (04/11/2013) from £48.58   |  Saving you £-13.59 (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  The Pillars of the EarthBased on the novel by Ken Follett and set in 12th Century England in the fictional town of Kingsbridge this epic story revolves around the building of a cathedral and follows the lives of three men over 40 years as they each deal with politics war romance and personal ambition. Special Features: The Making of Pillars of the Earth World without EndA paid assassin is sent to murder a king. A mysterious knight flees to the countryside hotly pursued by the Queen's men. Two teenagers witness an incident in the woods that will change the course of a nation. Ken Follett's worldwide bestseller World without End comes to life as a monumental eight-hour event series. Special Features: The Making of Ken Follett's World without End

• Shark Attack - The Great White | DVD | (24/01/2005) from £8.93   |  Saving you £4.06 (45.46%)   |  RRP £12.99

  By getting closer than anyone else would dare Ian Gordon attempts to dispel the belief that the Great White is an unprovoked man-killer but instead suggests that it is a thinking social animal. Also included is an intriguing documentary revealing the terrifying prospect that the Great White Sharks are living and hunting in packs as a pattern of horrific local attacks off the waters of Chatham Island 500 miles east of New Zealand suggest.

• And Now The Screaming Starts | DVD | (20/01/2003) from £33.76   |  Saving you £-17.77 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  It is 1795 England and the lovely Catherine (Stephanie Beacham) arrives at the foreboding manor where she is to marry Sir Charles Fengriffen (Witchfinder General's Ian Ogilvy ). Almost immediately upon arrival Catherine is set upon by a series of strange hallucinations and visions involving a severed hand as well as a creepy eyeless ghost. Catherine's sanity to say nothing of her life is threatened as she tries to uncover the source of the supernatural happenings and a sudden pregnancy only adds to the mystery as she slowly begins to find out what dark secrets really exist at Fengriffen! Peter Cushing stars in the blood-curdling tale. As with just about anything he is in Cushing doesn't just carry the film he steals it! As the 18th-century psychiatrist Dr. Pope he serves as a sort of Sherlock Holmes-ish character investigating the claims of ghosts and struggles in vain to find a way to cure with reason what he perceives as Catherine's delusions. Beacham and Ogilvy give solid genre performances but when Cushing is on screen it is simply his film. Veteran heavy Herbert Lom (perhaps best remembered for his recurring role in the Pink Panther series as Peter Sellers's psychotic boss) is chilling in a flashback appearance. Gravelly voiced beatle-browed Patrick Magee makes the most of an underwritten role while Ian (The Saint) Ogilvy and Stephanie Beacham carry the film superbly as the tormented bride and groom.

• The Last of Sheila (blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (09/11/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Crackerjack | DVD | (24/03/2003) from £6.96   |  Saving you £6.03 (86.64%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A Chicago cop's obsession with tracking down his family's killers leads him on a vacation to a secluded mountain resort. The guest list includes a Mafia boss carrying a fortune in diamonds and a team of mercenaries who are out to steal them...

• The Lord Of The Rings - The Two Towers | DVD | (26/08/2003) from £5.02   |  Saving you £14.97 (298.21%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In the second part of the fantasy trilogy Frodo and Sam continue on to Mordor in their mission to destroy the One Ring, whilst their former companions make new allies and launch an assault on Isengard.

• The Atom Egoyan Collection | Blu Ray | (14/04/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £70.99

  Collection of seven films from Canadian writer/director Atom Egoyan. Includes EXOTICA, THE ADJUSTER, FAMILY VIEWING, THE SWEET HEREAFTER, CALENDAR, NEXT OF KIN and SPEAKING PARTS.

• Simon and Laura | Blu Ray | (02/08/2021) from £17.03   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Multiple-award-winning screen legend Peter Finch stars alongside Kay Kendall, Muriel Pavlow and Ian Carmichael in this whimsical satire on then-BBC programming that prefigures the current Reality TV landscape by fifty years! Adapted from Alan Melville's hit West End play and directed by Oscar-winner Muriel Box, Simon and Laura is featured here as a brand-new High Definition remaster from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio. A cunning idea for a new television programme showing the trials and tribulations of a famous married couple seems a surefire hit. But this perfect couple with their perfect life also argue, bicker and throw things at each other regularly when no-one is watching... Can they keep up their façade for the viewing millions?

• Pieces | DVD | (05/09/2011) from £13.48   |  Saving you £2.51 (15.70%)   |  RRP £15.99

  When you meet him you'll go to PIECES! Jigsaw puzzles can be maddening. They drive to distraction. You might even go so crazy to take your own mother down with an axe... On a Boston Campus young girls are missing out. Missing out on hands feet arms and heads as a certain puzzled psychopath forty years down the line carves a bloody swathe through the female college population. Only one tough cop has the stones to bring him in but can he track down the slayer before all the girls are mincemeat? If you want classic leering sleazy slasher action then Pieces will take a chainsaw to your skull.

• The Police - Everybody Stares: The Police Inside Out | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This fantastic film features a never before seen documentary capturing the Police from their inception in 1978 through to their peak in 1982 and their split in 1984. All the footage was culled from Stewart Copeland's Super 8 archives and the man himself edited directed and narrated. Features classic performances archive footage and interviews with the key players. Tracklist: 1. The First Two Years 2. I Got This Movie Camera 3. And It May Sound Strange 4. Europe Summer Festivals 5. Next To You 6. First Frenzy 7. Chat to Camera During Show 8. Rock Star Trashes Road Store 9. Blond Life 10. News Reels 11. Zenyatta Bull Rings 12. Arena Band in America 13. Do Do Inna Snow Snow 14. Life Becomes a Duran Duran Video 15. Japanese Valentines 16. Wretched In Montserrat 17. World Conquest 18. This Is What We Came For 19. US festival With Real Cameras 20. End Titles

• Sharknado | Blu Ray | (07/10/2013) from £14.20   |  Saving you £3.79 (26.69%)   |  RRP £17.99

  When a freak tornado swamps Los Angeles, thousands of man-eating sharks are sucked into the swirling vortex, terrorizing the waterlogged populace and flooding the city with shark-infested seawater.

• General Hospital: Series One | DVD | (20/08/2012) from £16.90   |  Saving you £23.09 (136.63%)   |  RRP £39.99

  A huge success for ITV throughout the 1970s, General Hospital carried on in the tradition of Emergency - Ward 10 and other medical shows of the 1960s. This highly popular series offers a dramatic insight into life at a busy hospital, featuring both compelling medical storylines and those highlighting the often strained personal lives of the doctors, nurses and consultants. General Hospital initially ran for 270 half-hour episodes as a twice-weekly soap-style afternoon serial before being reformatted into a series of hour-long, self-contained dramas in 1975. Out of this first series, only a comparative handful remain in the archive and this set contains all episodes known to exist.

• Stay Lucky - The Complete Series 4 | DVD | (03/06/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Dennis Waterman stars as Thomas Gynn a London gangland refugee who's headed north to escape old demons and try to start life afresh in this popular light-hearted Yorkshire Television drama series. Ian McNeice Susan George and Leslie Ash join the regular cast for this fourth series while a stellar guest cast includes Peter Capaldi Frances de la Tour Tim Healy Rula Lenska and Tom Wilkinson. On being released from a brief spell in Her Majesty's care Thomas finds that his significant other Sally Hardcastle has now left the area with another man and is pregnant. Consoled by his friends Pippa and Lively he sets about making another fresh start; earning money is his top priority and his new projects include a bar and a steam museum. But life still has plenty to throw at Thomas Gynn - including gun-toting Italians and the joys of a Hungarian prison cell...