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• Remembering The Home Guard | DVD | (03/03/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  They were immortalised forever as figures of amusement in TV's 'Dad Army' but when Hitler's troops prepared to invade our shores in 1940 the population of Great Britain slept easier knowing the newly formed Home Guard were their eyes and ears. 'This is a war of unknown warriors' said Churchill of the part time band of citizens who were prepared to fight and die for their country many of whom were survivors of the Great War. When they were finally disbanded in 1944 the Home Guard w

• The New Avengers: The Complete Series - Episodes 1-26 | DVD | (02/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £59.99

  Sometimes dismissed as a pale descendant of a great original, The New Avengers deserves a second look and is perhaps best considered as a largely successful attempt to re-imagine its predecessor for 1970s audiences. Patrick McNee was never the most convincing of action heroes, and the decision to make his John Steed the supervisor and mentor of two younger agents was a sensible one--Steed's virtues are style, wisdom and fortitude rather than physical prowess. Gareth Hunt's Gambit has an unattractively smug side, but has also a louche charm. Joanna Lumley's Purdey is one of the most attractive heroines of genre television, astonishingly leggy and beautiful. Those who only know her later incarnation as Patsy in Absolutely Fabulous will understand now why such a fuss is made over her. The script team overlaps heavily with that of the original series; the new show has the same quirkiness, only occasionally varying it with a rather darker leCarrésque complexity or sudden outbreaks of Hammer Horror. If it lacks some of the sheer style of the original, that is a reflection of its period--the 1970s were less visually imaginative than the 60s. Tightly plotted, imaginatively cast with interesting guest stars, it is only with The Avengers that The New Avengers suffers by comparison. --Roz Kaveney

• Blue Murder - Series 1 And 2 | DVD | (18/10/2004) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Caroline Quentin stars as DCI Janine Lewis the hit police drama Blue Murder. Starring along side her are Ian Kelsey ( Casualty ) David Schofield ( Our Friends in the North ) and Nick Murchie.

• Death Race/Crank/Snatch | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £10.50   |  Saving you £2.49 (19.20%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Death Race: From director Paul W.S. Anderson comes Death Race an action-thriller set in the post-industrial wasteland of tomorrow with the world's most brutal sporting event as its backdrop. A penitentiary full of felons has inspired the jailers to create a grisly pastime ripe for lucrative kickbacks. Now adrenalized inmates a global audience hungry for televised violence and a spectacular arena come together to form the Death Race. Crank: A professional hit man Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) discovers that a poisonous injection threatens to kill him if his heart rate drops below a certain point. Now he must exact his revenge on the people who injected him before he takes his last breath! Snatch: In the heart of gangland two novice unlicensed boxing promoters Turkish (Jason Statham) and Tommy (Stephen Graham) get roped into organising a bare-knuckled fight with local kingpin villain and fellow boxing promoter Brick Top (Alan Ford). But it all goes wrong when Brick Top's fighter who is rigged to win is suddenly knocked out by the boys' wildcard Irish gypsy boxer One Punch Mickey O'Neil (Brad Pitt). Unfortunately things go from bad to worse as Mickey starts playing by his own rules and the duo find they are heading for a whole lot of trouble. Meanwhile en route to New York to deliver a stolen 84-carat diamond to head honcho Avi (Dennis Farina) Franky Four Fingers (Benicio Del Toro) is robbed of the stone. Forced to jump on the next plane to London Avi is by no means pleased. He hires local legend Bullet Tooth Tony (Vinnie Jones) to find Franky and the diamond. The hunt for the missing stone launches everyone into a spiral of double-crossing vendettas as different parties pursue personal agendas some of them farcical most of them illegal and all of them destined to spin completely out of control...

• Van Helsing / Bram Stoker's Dracula / Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Van Helsing (Dir. Stephen Sommers 2004): Hunted as a murderer by those who do not understand his calling Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) travels the globe as a fugitive. Accompanied only by Carl (David Wenham) a friar entrusted with providing Van Helsing's safety and a weapons arsenal to rival James Bond Van Helsing is despatched to the shadowy world of Transylvania. Home to the ravishing Anna Valerious (Kate Beckinsale) one of the last remaining descendents of a powerful royal family Van Helsing has been sent to terminate the evil and undefeatable Count Dracula (Richard Roxburgh) and his alluring bloodthirsty vampire brides. Herself a fearless hunter Anna joins forces with Van Helsing to confront her family's life long adversary and avenge the deaths of her predecessors. In a stunning showdown Van Helsing comes face to face with his mortal enemy but is also forced to confront his past... Bram Stoker's Dracula (Dir. Francis Ford Coppola 1992): Francis Ford Coppola returns to the original source of the Dracula to create a modern masterpiece. It follows the tortured journey of the devastatingly seductive Transylvanian Prince (Gary Oldman) as he moves from Eastern Europe to 19th century London in search of his long lost Elisabeta who is reincarnated as the beautiful Mina (Winona Ryder)... Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (Dir. Kenneth Branagh 1994): It is the late 18th Century. After the death of his beloved mother young Victor Frankenstein leaves his father and Elizabeth the adopted sister he passionately loves to attend university. Here he becomes obsessed with the teachings of Professor Walman who believes that living creatures can actually be created from dead matter. One electrifying night Frankenstein's efforts are rewarded as his Creature struggles to life. Alone despised and driven by a rage of emotional agony it sets off to find its maker. And so begins the nightmare that will engulf Victor Frankenstein...

• Apache | Blu Ray | (01/12/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Mischief Night | DVD | (28/07/2014) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-4.54 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

• X-Men 2 - Limited Edition Steelbook | Blu Ray | (04/11/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The X-Men are back and this time it's war! Packed with explosive special features including deleted scenes stunt rehearsals and behind-the-scenes footage this Blu-ray edition is an in-depth powerful look at this epically entertaining X-Men adventure starring Hugh Jackman Halle Berry and Ian McKellen!

• The Homecoming | DVD | (05/07/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  When Teddy (Jayston) brings his wife Ruth (Marchant) home to meet his family for the first time murky secrets are revealed and old wounds are reopened... The American Film Theatre production of Harold Pinter's play features direction from Peter Hall and showcases Ian Holm giving one of the finest performances of his career as vicious thug Lenny.

• Sally In Our Alley / Looking On The Brightside | DVD | (24/01/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Titles Comprise: Sally In Our Alley: Waitress Sally Winch (Gracie Fields) believes her soldier boyfriend (Ian Hunter Broadway Melody of 1940) has died in the trenches when his letters cease to arrive. He's actually only been injured however and has stopped writing as he doesn't want to burden Sally. But when he returns home they are reunited again... This bittersweet war romance is the film that made Gracie Fields a star. Her first cinematic outing the film quickly established her onscreen persona as a down-to-earth good natured girl who is unlucky in love. Made in Ealing studios Sally In Our Alley is a ground-breaking gem from the early days of the talkies. Looking On The Brightside: Gracie (Gracie Fields) and Laurie (Richard Dolman) are lovers who together form a musical act. Gracie sings and Laurie writes the songs. But when Laurie gets a taste of fame he runs off after a glamorous actress spurning Gracie. Gracie Fields' second cinematic outing continued her collaboration with producer/ writer Basil Dean at Ealing Studios and was co-written by Archie Pitt Gracie Fields' first husband. The film cements Fields' optimistic persona - with the uplifting title song urging the audience to adopt her glass-half-full outlook no matter what the world throws at them. Full of memorable songs and a vintage Fields performance Looking On The Bright Side is a joy from beginning to end.

• Strictly Sinatra | DVD | (22/04/2002) from £10.98   |  Saving you £9.01 (45.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Toni Cocozza is a small-time Scottish Italian club singer obsessed with Frank Sinatra. In the hope of finding stardom he falls in with a group of gangsters and is soon betraying his true friends.

• Losing Isaiah | DVD | (06/10/2003) from £11.45   |  Saving you £7.53 (89.01%)   |  RRP £15.99

  An African-American baby abandoned by his crack addicted mother is adopted by a white social worker and her husband. When the mother struggles through rehab to kick her habit she then seeks to reclaim her lost son...

• X-Men - Limited Edition Steelbook (Blu-ray + DVD) | Blu Ray | (01/04/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The evolutionary next step in explosive action spectaculars is here! Loaded with hours of special features including deleted/extended scenes, behind-the-scenes featurettes and more, this Blu-ray edition of the smart, sleek (Newsweek) and striking (Time Out London) first chapter in the X-Men saga has never been more powerful!

• God's Gun | Blu Ray | (08/02/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Most Haunted 5.1 | DVD | (08/04/2005) from £9.72   |  Saving you £16.53 (195.39%)   |  RRP £24.99

  In this first instalment of Most Haunted Series Five follow Yvette Fielding spiritual medium Derek Acorah top paranormal experts and historians as they brave some of the UK and Europe's most malevolent locations. Celebrity fans of the show Gaby Roslin and Uri Geller join the team to experience first hand the phenomenon that is a Most Haunted investigation. Guest psychics Ian Lawman and David Wells also return for more ghostly goings on. Chough Hotel Witchcraft ghostly apparitions and mysterious footsteps surround the team in Somerset. Presenter Dr. David Bull braves it on a lone vigil in the attic - a decision he will live to regret. Old Hall Hotel with celebrity guest Gaby Roslin Gaby Roslin joins the team in Cheshire where a curious combination of baths bees and books ensure that their stay is far from pleasant. Black Swan Hotel with celebrity guest Uri Geller The team investigate the scene of an apparent centuries old crime but can they identify both victim and villain? Guest psychic Uri Geller adds his thoughts and helps to unearth the deep dark and shocking secret that lies under the streets of Wiltshire. Kinnitty Castle A warm welcome awaits the team across the Irish Sea. But as night falls and the lights go out a series of startling and eerie events shake and scare every screaming member of the crew. Castle Leslie For centuries this building has been a family home. But who still haunts here and why won't they leave? As they attempt to make contact the Most Haunted team are shocked and amazed at the response that they receive from beyond the grave. Kasteel Doorwerth On their first investigation in the Netherlands the Most Haunted team encounter suicide and torture. Who are these unfortunate victims? And which shocked member of the team will they choose to use in order to make their suffering known? Kasteel Ammersoyen The Most Haunted team extend their investigations to the Netherlands by visiting a remote castle with a history of family turmoil and medieval torture but which ghosts will choose to make it a night never to forget?

• American Pie 2 | DVD | (07/02/2011) from £8.98   |  Saving you £3.00 (42.92%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In this sequel to the box office smash the guys are all back home after their first year at various colleges. Not wanting to stay with their respective folks, the boys rent a beach house together for the summer, and catch up with some old friends.

• The Hornblower Collection (6 discs) | DVD | (10/02/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Based freely on the classic novels by CS Forester, Hornblower is a series of TV films following the progress of a young officer through the ranks of the British navy during the Napoleonic Wars. The series' greatest asset is the handsome and charismatic Ioan Gruffudd in the lead role, surely a major star in the making. For television films the production values are very good, though as Titanic, Waterworld and The Perfect Storm demonstrated, filming an aquatic adventure is a very expensive business, and it is clear that the Hornblower dramas simply make the best of comparatively small budgets. No more faithful to Forester's books than the 1951 Gregory Peck classic Captain Horatio Hornblower, the real inspiration seems to have come from the success of Sharpe, starring Sean Bean, which likewise featured a British hero in the Napoleonic Wars. Nevertheless, while rather more easygoing than the real British navy of the time, the Hornblower saga delivers an entertaining adventure, greatly enhanced by the presence of such guest stars as Denis Lawson, Cheri Lunghi, Ronald Pickup and Anthony Sher. --Gary S Dalkin

• Shout at the Devil | DVD | (02/04/2007) from £8.08   |  Saving you £-2.09 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  An American with the help of an upper-class Englishman who's looking for adventure hopes to get rich via smuggling and land speculation in Africa. But they are forced to put aside the conflict and focus on more serious problems when they discover a group of Germans attempting to ready a grounded battleship for war.

• The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug - Extended Bookend Edition | Blu Ray | (03/11/2014) from £149.83   |  Saving you £-39.84 (N/A%)   |  RRP £109.99

  Academy Award® winner Peter Jackson continues his Middle-Earth saga that follows the adventures of Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) who's swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. In the company of thirteen dwarves and the wizard Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen) Bilbo enters the Lonely Mountain in possession of Gollum's precious ring and his keen blade Sting. With an all-star cast including many acclaimed actors from The Lord of the Rings (such as Cate Blanchett Ian Holm Christopher Lee Hugo Weaving Elijah Wood Andy Serkis and more) and the effects wizardry of Jackson's award-winning Weta Workshop Tolkien's epic story comes to life as never before imagined.

• Cutaway | DVD | (23/12/2002) from £5.37   |  Saving you £-2.38 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  U.S. Customs agent Victor (Stephen Baldwin) is a special operative who goes Deep Cover to bring down some of the worlds most notorious drugs lords he works under various aliases and he always brings these criminals to justice. He discovers that a group of financial drug smugglers have been using parachutes to skydive the drugs in at night. Gradually Caruso blurs the line that separates his mission from his new found passion having ultimately to choose between his duty and his lifestyle which he has come to obsess.