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• Swiss Family Robinson | DVD | (05/02/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The Disney touch is all over this grand, colourful version of the Johann Wyss adventure of a European family setting off for the new world of New Guinea. The film opens on a ship jostled and torn by a raging storm while a family struggles to make it through alive. Tossed into a reef near a deserted tropical island, father John Mills takes charge and the family soon turns their island prison into a veritable paradise. Their multi-level tree house, built in record time, is complete with running water and a working pipe organ scavenged from the ship, while their grand yard is abloom in English roses. As a tale of hardship and pioneer pluck it's pure fantasy, but as entertainment it's energetic and appealing. The island is impossibly populated by ostriches, zebras, lions and elephants, a private zoo that delights the youngest boy and offers plenty of comic relief. The two older brothers discover even wilder life when they rescue the prisoner of oriental pirates (led by hard-bitten Sessue Hayakawa). There's little real danger anywhere in the film: even the climactic battle with the pirates is a cartoonish affair, with coconut bombs and non-lethal booby traps, until the final desperate, deadly moments. Hardly a faithful adaptation of the novel, but a lush, beautifully shot film and an entertaining adventure safe for all ages. Dorothy McGuire co-stars as the proper, worry-prone mother. --Sean Axmaker

• The Plague Dogs | DVD | (09/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  An animated adventure from the artistic team behind 'Watership Down'. A pair of dogs Rowf (Christopher Benjamin) and Snitter (John Hurt) escape from an animal research facility situated in a remote part of the English countryside. Rowf is cynical and mistrusting of humans having only known the tortured existence of being a laboratory animal. Snitter on the other hand had previously enjoyed life as a domestic pet and longs to be loved and cared for by a human master once again. Unprepared for life in the wild the pair befriend a fox The Tod (James Bolam) who helps them learn to survive in the bleak environment by feeding on the area's livestock. As the authorities attempt to track down the escapees things take a turn for the worse when a deliberately leaked story suggests the dogs may be infected with the bubonic plague...

• Sam Complete Series 2 | DVD | (01/03/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  From the 1930s to the 1960s Sam follows the life of a young boy growing up in a Yorkshire mining village. But Sam reflects more than just one man's life it captures the qualities and textures of the time weaving and exploring the fabric of a nation. The war is over and Sam is a young man. He is unhappy working in the pit and has no respect for Alan Dakin his mother's ex-lover whose house he lives in. When his Grandfather dies he leaves Sam some property and appoints him Trustee for his father. Nobody knows Sam's father Harry's whereabouts or even if he is still alive. Sam goes to sea and in Germany finds people who actually knew his father. But when Sam returns from sea he finds many things in Skellerton have changed. His mind strays back to his childhood and he relives the actual day his father left and his last words.

• The Brighton Mob | DVD | (13/07/2015) from £4.98   |  Saving you £15.01 (301.41%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Ryan a well-intentioned young police officer with a troubled past is just out of training when a Senior Officer singles him out as a perfect candidate for an undercover sting. Ryan is transformed into Max a young criminal with a force-ten temper who infiltrates a notorious gang of bank robbers headed by the enigmatic and elusive master-thief known only as ‘the Monopoly Man’. Struggling with his own identity Ryan is drawn closer to the gang and finds himself crossing the line to the point of no return as he takes part in their biggest heist yet. When the gang are caught and locked together in a cell with rumours of a “snitch” in their midst Ryan must maintain his criminal persona just to stay alive.

• Casino Lights '99 | DVD | (09/07/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Contemporary jazz, smooth jazz, jazz lite: call it what you will, Casino Lights 99 will fulfil any taste you may have for that kind of funky, groove-oriented instrumental music (with a couple of vocals thrown in for good measure). Filmed at Switzerland's Montreux Jazz Festival in 1999, the concert (also available on CD) features some of the genre's best players, like pianist Bob James and guitarist Larry Carlton, both of whom appear with their own bands, backing other musicians, and with their group Fourplay. Also on hand are keyboardist George Duke, saxophonists Kenny Garrett, Boney James, Kirk Whalum, and Mark Turner, and trumpeter Rick Braun. The performances are all good; these fellows can play, and singers Kevin Mahogany and Gabriela Anders are no slouches either. The problem lies in the material. Aside from Miles Davis's "Four" (played by Fourplay), the standard "Old Folks" (Turner), and a couple of others, most of what passes for tunes is little more than riff-heavy, melody-free jamming--and that includes two hoary classics, Eddie Harris's "Cold Duck Time" (played here by Carlton) and Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man" (the closing number, played by just about everybody). The simple truth is that listening to (and watching) some guy get down with his funky horn again and again gets old over the course of two hours. But then, perhaps you had to be there. --Sam Graham, Amazon.com

• Return To A Better Tomorrow | DVD | (01/10/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This modern blockbuster skillfully reinterprets everything that made Heroic bloodshed classics like The Killer and A Better Tomorrow so successful with a compelling plot great characters a charismatic hero and above all breathtaking ballistic action. Hong Kong's latest superstar Ekin Cheng plays Tong Chun an impressively ruthless Triad boss who commands the respect of all his men. His friend Wei (Ben Lam) is jealous of his status and secretly sets him up... Ekin Cheng's cool gun-toting style is superbly pitted against Ben Lam's amazing kung fu prowess Chingamy Yau looks sexy as ever and screen villain Ngai Shing chills as the murderous hitman Dutch. But the real star of this excellent movie is Director Wong Jing who squeezes in enough brilliantly choreographed action to blow your mind! A great new twist to a classic genre.

• Boogeyman | DVD | (02/08/2004) from £9.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  A young girl witnesses her brother murder a man through a reflection in a mirror. Twenty years later the mirror is shattered, freeing his evil spirit, which seeks revenge for his death.

• Demon Under Glass | DVD | (15/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Who is the monster the undead creature of the night or the scientists experimenting on him? The pursuit of a serial killer leads to a deeper evil. When a creature of myth and legend a real vampire is captured he is imprisoned in a specially built medical unit and subjected to brutal medical experiments. With the project's original MD dead a rookie from the clinic downstairs is brought in as a replacement. As the procedures becomes more gruesome he is torn between sympathy

• HIllbillies On TV - The Ozark Jubilee | DVD | (28/07/2008) from £12.09   |  Saving you £0.90 (7.44%)   |  RRP £12.99

  28 tracks in black and white made for American TV. Ozark Jubilee was a country and western music show broadcast weekly from Springfield Missouri. Country star Red Foley hosted. It was broadcast between 1955 and 1960. and the legendary names featured are legion: Brenda Lee Roy Acuff Sonny James Rex Allen and many more.Tracks 1-20 are a compilation of the show's highlights while tracks 21-28 comprise one complete unedited show. This action-packed DVD is a must for any serious rock n' roll fan or collector.

• Conan The Barbarian | DVD | (24/09/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Warrior Gladiator King. Through the history of mankind the times that are most recorded in mythology and song are those of the great deeds and fantastic adventures. Such a time was the Hyborean Age. Such a tale is the story of 'Conan The Barbarian'. Cimmeran Conan is captured as a child after his parents' savage murder by raiding Vanir led by Thulsa Doom head also of the snake-cult of Set. Fifteen years of agony first chained to the Wheel Of Pain grinding grain and then enslaved as a pit fighter forge a magnificent body and indominitable spirit. Freed miraculously one day by his owner Conan with his companions Subotai the Mongol and Valeria the Queen of Thieves sets forth upon his quest to learn ""the riddle of steel"" which his father has prophesied will confer ultimate power; and to kill the arch-villian Thulsa Doom...

• The Tribe - Vol. 2 - Episodes 5-8 | DVD | (25/03/2002) from £7.86   |  Saving you £8.13 (50.80%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Let’s admit it right away, The Tribe may just be the best kids’ TV show ever. To be precise, it’s for older children and teenagers (and their parents will find it insightful, too), the very age group that occupies all the roles in this post-apocalyptic tale. Mixing the scenario of Lord of the Flies (except there are, y’know, girls in it as well) with the visual imagery of Mad Max and the angst-ridden psychodrama of Sweet Valley High, The Tribe tells of a near-future in which the world’s adult population has been wiped out by a virus. Of course, society’s infrastructure has gone, too, so the youthful survivors not only have to deal with all the usual trials and tribulations of childhood and adolescence but must also develop some form of functioning society of their own, without any form of adult intervention and with only the barest amount of technology. What happens, of course, is that all the social ills of the old world, from bullying to teenage pregnancy, are writ 10 times larger in the new. The ways in which the characters cope (or fail to cope) with these issues are both exasperating and deeply moving. --Roger Thomas

• Beyond The Call | DVD | (22/09/2003) from £3.98   |  Saving you £-0.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Inspired by actual events and featuring superb performances from Oscar-winner Sissy Spacek David Strathairn and Arliss Howard 'Beyond The Call' is a riveting drama that takes a no-holds-barred look at the effect of Death Row both on the condemned and on those closest to them. Although happily married to Keith and the mother of two children Pam O'Brien cannot forget Russell Cates a childhood sweetheart now on Death Row for the murder of a cop. Despite Keith's misgivings she makes contact with Cates and starts to visit him on Death Row re-establishing a close rapport. But this growing relationship begins to put a strain on her marriage. For Keith like Cates is a veteran of Vietnam and returned home profoundly damaged by his experiences. But unlike Cates he has suppressed a memory that only a man with Cates's experience can help him to confront.

• In Hell / Replicant / The Order | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In Hell (Dir. Ringo Lam 2003): Kyle Lord (Van Damme) is arrested and convicted for the vigilante killing of his wife's murderer. Kyle must survive life in a maximum-security prison where inmates are made to battle to their death in a brutal no holds barred fight called The Shu for the warden's entertainment and profit. Kyle fights his oppressors and is quickly sent to The Shu where his unbridled rage catapults him to the victor's circle. Kyle has become one of the monsters he despises and must now battle within himself to survive... Replicant (Dir. Ringo Lam 2001): Jean-Claude Van Damme squares off against his deadliest opponent yet (himself!) when he stars as both a heinous serial killer and the replicated clone that represents the authority's best and only chance at capturing this mad killer on the loose... The Order (Dir. Sheldon Lettich 2001): Action superstar Jean-Claude Van Damme (Nowhere To Run Universal Soldier) is back in The Order a fast-paced high-octane thriller set in the Middle East. From the director of Double Impact and featuring screen legend Charlton Heston (Planet Of The Apes Any Given Sunday) Ben Cross (First Knight Chariots Of Fire) and sexy newcomer Sofia Milos The Order is an exciting adventure packed with extreme fight choreography exotic locations and non-stop action. Journey to a turbulent world under siege as reformed artifact smuggler Rudy (Van Damme) travels to Jerusalem to rescue his museum-curator father who's been kidnapped by ruthless fanatics and recover a sacred scroll believed to hold dangerous secrets of an underground sect. Framed for murder by a scheming police chief (Cross) Rudy enlists the aid of a mysterious beauty (Milos) to clear his name and wages a one-man battle to recapture the prized manuscript before the ultimate Holy War breaks out and all hell breaks loose!

• Dirty Money | DVD | (10/03/2014) from £4.99   |  Saving you £1.00 (20.04%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Based on a true story... One man, Isaac, leaves his old, seedy, gangster-filled lifestyle to start over with his family. After he re-locates to Los Angeles, it isn't long before the world of crime that he tried to escape finds him. Threatened by a dangerously temperamental gangster, his criminal cousin and a drug lord, Issac finds getting a fresh start almost impossible. As those close to him fall victim to the promises of quick money by the way of the gun, violence surrounds him until he ha...

• The Bogey Man | DVD | (28/09/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  An original UK ˜video nasty' Ulli Lommel's creepy classic, THE BOGEY MAN, returns to British shelves in this stunning HD remaster - completely uncut and uncensored! In this eighties slasher-sickie the spirit of a sleazy psycho-sexual madman is trapped in a mirror during the night of his death. Years later and this evil entity is freed when the glass is destroyed - allowing our invisible prowler to slice and dice his way through a bevy of helpless teenagers and the family of the people who caused his untimely demise. Featuring a cameo appearance from horror legend John Carradine, and an alluring leading lady turn from the sexy Scream Queen Suzanna Love, THE BOGEY MAN was a critical and commercial smash hit upon its original 1980 release. Now, decades after this sleeper spook-show first disturbed censors across the world, THE BOGEY MAN is ready to haunt your living room all over again. Don't say you weren't warned!!!

• Totally F***ed Up | DVD | (01/11/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Director Greg Araki chronicles the messed up lives of six gay LA teenagers as they try to keep it together in the face of AIDS homophobia queerbashing and infidelity. Along the way the best friends - an aspiring film-maker artist skater cosy dyke duo and sexy depressive loner Andy experiment with sex drugs and artificial insemination. A film for anyone who has lived through the pain of alienation this self-conciously cool story of the gay teen underground is new queer cinema at it's edgiest a humorous study of an unwanted generation.

• White Rush | DVD | (26/01/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  When a drug deal goes sour and accidently leaves a cool $6 million worth of cocaine in the hands of five friends they each see something different. What none of them see is that one of the dealers is still alive and he needs his coke back before his impatient Mexican supplier sets a lethal lady assassin on his trail...

• Fear Runs Silent | DVD | (03/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Kerry Johnson's spirit as been broken by the ordeals of living in a twisted broken home. Her science teacher Mr. Hill convinces her that the best escape from her nightmare is to join the annual field trip. But none of her domestic nightmares can compare to what she and her classmates will experience when they penetrate the deepest layer of the forest. Out of the darkness comes something so terrifying and bloodthirsty that neither Mr. Hill's hi-tech electronic gadgets nor the county sheriff could ever hope to save them. The unseen presence hunts the teenagers relentlessly and ruthlessly forcing Kerry and her friends to summon every ounce of courage they possess to overcome their fear of the unknown and make it back out of the forest alive.

• Moto GP Riding Secrets | DVD | (27/10/2008) from £9.51   |  Saving you £1.48 (13.50%)   |  RRP £10.99

  A fascinating behind the scenes look at what it takes to compete in the highest level of motorcycle racing. This official programme takes fans of MotoGP through the mental preparation riding skills set-up team work media management and other essential elements of bike racing heroes like Valentino Rossi Colin Edwards and James Toseland must master. Loaded with top tips expert insight and advice from the professionals this is a truly exceptional look behind the scenes of the world's leading motorcycle championship and a must for all fans of MotoGP.

• Bitter Sweet | DVD | (21/06/2010) from £5.38   |  Saving you £0.61 (11.34%)   |  RRP £5.99

  In order to avoid an arranged marriage with a man she doesn't love, Sarah Millick runs off to Vienna with her music teacher, Carl Linden, whom she does love. They are married. In Vienna, they struggle to make a living by making music. Carl writes an operetta and tries to get it produced. They are helped along by Viennese Baron, but his intentions are not honorable. He kills Carl in a sword fight. A big producer does put on the operetta, with Sari in the lead -- but without her husband, it is a bittersweet victory.