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• Thunderbirds: Volume 3 | DVD | (19/07/2004) from £5.00   |  Saving you £10.99 (219.80%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Filmed in VIDECOLOR [explosions, drum roll, music builds to a climax] and SUPERMARIONATION"! The opening sequence of Thunderbirds is itself a masterclass in Gerry Anderson's marionette hyperbole: who else would dare to make a virtue out of the fact that (a) the show is in colour and (b) it's got puppets in it? But everything about this series really is epic: Thunderbirds is action on the grandest scale, pre-dating such high-concept Hollywood vehicles as Armaggedon by 30 years and more (the acting is better, too), and fetishising gadgets in a way that even the most excessive Bond movies could never hope to rival. Unsurprisingly, it transpires that the visual effects are by Derek Meddings, whose later contributions to Bond movies like The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker echo his pioneering model work here.As to the characters, the clean-cut Tracey boys take second place in the audiences' affections to their cool machines--the real stars of the show--while comic relief is to be found in the charming company of Lady Penelope and her pink Rolls (number plate FAB1), driven by lugubrious chauffeur Parker, whose "Yes, milady" catch phrase resonated around school playgrounds for decades. (Spare a thought for poor old John Tracey, stuck up in space on Thunderbird 5 with only the radio for company.) The puppet stunt-work is breathtakingly audacious, and every week's death-defying escapade is nail-bitingly choreographed in the very best tradition of disaster movies. First shown in 1964 and now digitally remastered, Thunderbirds is children's TV that still looks and sounds like big-budget Hollywood.On this DVD: The four episodes are: "End of the Road", "The Uninvited", "Sun Probe" and "Operation Crash Dive".

• Barbara Stanwyck | DVD | (13/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  A bumper box set of classic films featuring 'The Queen' Barbara Stanwyck! Double Indemnity (Dir. Billy Wilder 1944): Director Billy Wilder and writer Raymond Chandler ('The Big Sleep') adapted James M. Cain's hard-boiled novel into this wildly thrilling story of insurance man Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) who schemes the perfect murder with the beautiful dame Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck): kill Dietrichson's husband and make off with the insurance money. But of cou

• We Are Most Amused - Prince's Trust | DVD | (08/12/2008) from £6.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (30.00%)   |  RRP £9.99

• Dinocroc Vs. Supergator | DVD | (04/07/2011) from £3.91   |  Saving you £2.08 (53.20%)   |  RRP £5.99

  They were created deep within the secret island laboratories of an unscrupulous biotech corporation and grown to horrific proportions... until they both escaped. Bullets won't stop them. Explosives only make them meaner. And their ravenous reptile appetites for scientists tourists S.W.A.T. teams and swimsuit models have only just begun. Now an undercover investigator a sexy Fish & Game officer and a cold-blooded swamp hunter known only as 'The Cajun' are all in pursuit of the scaly beasts that can outrun SUVs crush buses and snack on sleazy producers in hot tubs. But when these monster lizards ultimately meet in battle will mankind be the defeated species? David Carradine (Kill Bill Death Race 2000) - in one of his final performances - stars in this epic Syfy smash about the bone-crunching body-chomping earth-trembling smackdown of Dinocroc vs. Supergator!

• John Betjeman - A Bird's Eye View | DVD | (07/11/2011) from £9.97   |  Saving you £0.02 (0.20%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Sir John Betjeman narrates three classic BBC films documenting some of England's most historical and picturesque places.Part 1: An Englishman's Home (1969)Take a helicopter trip over some of Britain's extraordinary houses with Sir John Betjeman and glimpse the country's deep history in the process. From Iron Age forts to gentrified seaside pavilions, this travelogue reveals Britain's changing face through time.Part 2: Beside the Seaside (1969)Traces the origins of the British seaside holiday, which is said to have originated with King George III. Concentrating on the South West, the flying camera captures the natural beauty of the landscape and character of the British people beside the sea. Part 3: One Man's County; Cornwall (1964)John Betjeman looks at the texture of Cornwall.

• Wwe: The Best Of Raw And Smackdown 2014 | DVD | (09/02/2015) from £5.99   |  Saving you £24.00 (80.00%)   |  RRP £29.99

  2014 was absolutely epic! Relive a thrilling and exciting year of sports-entertainment with WWE’s Best of RAW and SmackDown 2014! Featuring the rise of Daniel Bryan as he took on The Authority and “occupied RAW” in his quest for sport-entertainment’s most illustrious prize. The return of Evolution. Seth Rollins turning on his brothers in arms as The Shield unceremoniously disbanded. The electrifying surprise return of The Rock to confront Rusev and Lana. Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker’s WrestleMania 30 contract signing. The Authority being ousted from power and much much more!!

• The Sherlock Holmes Catalogue - The Sign Of Four | DVD | (28/04/2003) from £22.95   |  Saving you £-12.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Sign of Four is a 1987 feature-length version of Conan Doyle's second Sherlock Holmes novel, and is faithful to the original story except in one important detail: Dr Watson (Edward Hardwicke) does not get the girl. Otherwise, the familiar tale of the death of Bartholomew Sholto and the theft of the Agra treasure is all here, featuring a snappy performance by Jeremy Brett as Holmes doing some of the finest investigative work of his career. The famous climax, a chase on the Thames in which Holmes is almost struck dead by an exotic weapon, is handled very well. Sherlockians may have a hard time not seeing Watson's romantic pursuit of Mary Morstan (Lila Kaye), his first wife according to Doyle's book, but it would hardly have been practical in the context of the long-running Granada Television series. The rest is to be enjoyed, however. --Tom Keogh

• Mortal Thoughts | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Demi Moore Glenne Headly Bruce Willis and Harvey Keitel star in this riveting psychological thriller about two best friends caught in a complex web of violence and betrayal. Told in a series of haunting flashbacks the story unfolds as a determined police detective (Keitel) questions New Jersey housewife Cynthia Kellogg (Moore) about the death of her best friend's abusive husband (brilliantly played by Willis). Reluctant to incriminate her friend Cynthia weaves a net of lies tha

• The Phantom Of The Opera | DVD | (07/03/2005) from £12.32   |  Saving you £-2.33 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The original and best version of Gaston Leroux's legendary book The Phantom Of The Opera is an awesome monument to the Golden Age of Hollywood starring ""The Man of a Thousand Faces"" Lon Chaney. In the film Chaney is Erik the horribly disfigured Phantom who leads a menacing existence in the catacombs and dungeons beneath the Paris Opera. When Erik falls in love with a beautiful prima donna (Mary Philbin) he kidnaps her and holds her hostage in his lair where he is destined to have

• Grand Hotel Steelbook (Blu-ray + UV Copy) | Blu Ray | (28/01/2013) from £21.67   |  Saving you £-3.68 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

• To Serve Them All My Days Series 1, 2 and 3 | DVD | (15/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £59.99

  John Duttine stars as David Powlett-Jones who has been invalided out of the First World War and sent to work in a large public school in Devon. Utterly unconvinced of his teaching abilities he is persuaded to stay and so begins his long relationship with Bamfylde school...

• The Tommy Steele Story | DVD | (19/07/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  On the night of his greatest triumph as a musical performer whilst surrounded by press men Tommy looks back on how he got started.... With a career in the Merchant Navy a second hand guitar an anonymous Calypso bar far far away - this is how the The Tommy Steele Story begins.

• Inspector Morse - Disc 13 And 14 - The Sins Of The Fathers / Driven To Distraction | DVD | (15/07/2002) from £5.34   |  Saving you £9.65 (180.71%)   |  RRP £14.99

  When Inspector Morse first appeared on television in 1987, nobody could have predicted that it would run into the next century, maintaining throughout a quality of scripts and story lines that raised the genre of the detective series to a new level. Much of its success can be attributed to John Thaw's total immersion in the role. Morse is a prickly character and not obviously easy to like. As a detective in Oxford with unfulfilled academic propensities, he is permanently excluded from a world of which he would dearly love to be a part. He is at odds with that world--and with his colleagues in the police force--most of the time. Passionate about opera and "proper beer", he is a cultural snob for whom vulgarity causes almost physical pain. As a result, he lives from one disillusionment to another. And he is scarred--more deeply than he would ever admit--by past relationships. But he also has a naïve streak and, deep-down sensitivity, which makes him a fascinating challenge for women. At the heart of Morse's professional life is his awkward partnership with Detective Sergeant Lewis, the resolutely ordinary, worldly sidekick who manages to keep his boss in an almost permanent state of exasperation while retaining his grudging respect. It's a testament to Kevin Whateley's consistently excellent performance that from such unpromising material, Lewis becomes as indispensable to the series as Barrington Pheloung's hypnotic, classic theme music. Morse's investigations do occasionally take him abroad to more exotic locations, but throughout 14 successful years of often gruesome murders, the city of Oxford itself became a central character in these brooding two-hour dramas: creator Colin Dexter stating he finally had to kill Morse off because he was giving Oxford a bad reputation as a dangerous place! --Piers Ford

• WWE: Royal Rumble 2014 | Blu Ray | (14/04/2014) from £12.00   |  Saving you £7.99 (66.58%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The face of WWE Randy Orton defends the newly unified WWE World Heavyweight Championship against John Cena in what could be the biggest rematch in WWE history. Awaiting the Champion of Champions will be the WWE Superstar who can outlast 29 other men in the epic 30-man Royal Rumble Match. Will the last man standing be 'The Animal' Batista who just returned to WWE after almost 4 years to reclaim his place at the top of the food chain? Plus behemoths Brock Lesnar and Big Show collide. And after infiltrating the inner sanctum of The Wyatts Daniel Bryan tries to silence the family patriarch once and for all. The road to WrestleMania begins at one of WWE's proudest traditions Royal Rumble. Matches Include: Royal Rumble Kick-off WWE Tag Team Championship Match: Cody Rhodes and Goldust Vs. New Age Outlaws Daniel Bryan Vs. Bray Wyatt Big Show Vs. Brock Lesnar WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match Randy Orton Vs. John Cena 30-Man Royal Rumble Match

• Penguins of Madagascar: The Classic Penguins Christmas Caper | DVD | (15/11/2010) from £6.31   |  Saving you £1.68 (26.62%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Penguins Of Madagascar: The Classic Penguins Christmas Caper

• Hell's Angels on Wheels | DVD | (14/04/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  Hell's Angels on Wheels takes you back to an era of drug and gasoline fuelled rebellion. Photographed by Lazlo Kovacs (Paper Moon Close Encounters of the Third Kind) and starring Jack Nicholson in one of his finest roles this movie goes hog wild! The director Richard Rush worked alongside the notorious Sonny Barger and the Oakland Hells Angels as a major background source. Adam Rourke plays Buddy the head of the Angels and Nicholson plays Poet a gas jockey who joins the brotherhood. Nicholson soon comes to realise that there are a lot of slaves in Buddy's hell and he doesn't want to be one of them. Until that realisation however he delights in the violence and the orgies - which allows Nicholson to give his baby-faced killer grin a thorough work-out.

• Baby's Day Out / Dunston Checks In | DVD | (09/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Baby's Day out The Cotwell family arrange a family portrait only to discover that the photographers are kidnappers! Dunston Checks In An orangutan called Dunston checks into a hotel which he proceeds to turn upside down. The manager's son Kyle is determined to help Dunston escape to a new life...

• Frasier Season 3 | DVD | (06/09/2004) from £5.99   |  Saving you £29.00 (484.14%)   |  RRP £34.99

  With this third season, Frasier scored an impressive hat trick, winning its third successive Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series. You don't need too much analysis to get to the bottom of this unprecedented success. The series was a primetime oasis of wit and sophistication, with welcome forays into farce that pricked Frasier's bubble of pomposity. His priceless reactions to the assaults on his dignity are worthy of Jack Benny. Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) can be infuriating, as in "The Focus Group," in which he is obsessed with knowing why a lone focus group participant (guest star Tony Shalhoub) doesn't like him. But he is also endearing in his delusional view of himself as, in the words of one mocking bystander, a "man of the people." Frasier meets his match in new station owner Kate Costas (Oscar-winner Mercedes Ruehl). Their combative relationship turns to lust over the course of the first 10 episodes. But the season's most pivotal story arc is the separation of Niles (David Hyde Pierce) and Maris. "Moon Dance," which marked Grammer's directorial debut, is a series benchmark, as a crestfallen Niles tangos with his unrequited love, Daphne (Jane Leeves), at a high society ball. Not that the Crane family still doesn't have issues to work out. Frasier cannot abide being beaten at chess by Martin (John Mahoney) in "Chess Pains." Frasier and Niles ill-advisedly go into joint practice in "Shrink Rap," and find themselves on the opposite sides of a sanity hearing in "Crane vs. Crane." Lilith is sorely missed, but in this season's blast-from-the-past episode, Shelley Long returns in "The Show Where Diane Comes Back." It is a joy to see Cheers resurrected, if only in Diane's self-absorbed new play, which Frasier agrees to back. And any episode with Frasier's amoral agent Bebe (Harriet Sansom Harris) is must-see television. Frasier's humor was character-based, rather than topical, giving it a longer shelf life. For those who lament the end of one of television's gold standard series, this box set will be excellent therapy. --Donald Liebenson

• The Longest Day | DVD | (04/06/2001) from £9.28   |  Saving you £10.71 (115.41%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Longest Day, producer Darryl F Zanuck's epic account of June 6, 1944, is Hollywood's definitive D-Day movie. More modern accounts such as Saving Private Ryan and the mini-series Band of Brothers are more vividly realistic, but Zanuck's production is the only one to attempt the daunting task of covering that fateful day from all perspectives. From the German high command and front line officers to the French Resistance and all the key Allied participants, the screenplay by Cornelius Ryan, based on his own authoritative book, is as factually accurate a depiction of events as possible. Zanuck picked three different directors to handle the German, French and Allied sequences respectively and the result should have been a grittily realistic semi-documentary work of unparalleled authenticity. That it is not is due to the unfortunate decision to populate the movie with an apparently endless parade of stars: John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, Sean Connery and Kenneth Moore to name a few all pop up from time to time; while Roddy McDowall and Richard Burton, on leave from the set of Cleopatra, also get cameos. The end result is an uneasy mix of verisimilitude and Hollywood star-power. Add to that the need for every character to provide almost endless explanatory exposition and the film falls a little flat for too much of its running time. The set-piece battles are still spectacular, however, and if the landings on Omaha beach lack the graphic gore of Private Ryan they nonetheless show the sheer scale and audacity of the invasion. Despite its top-heavy cast, The Longest Day is still the best D-Day movie ever made.On the DVD: The black and white print is in excellent condition, as is the remixed Dolby 5.0. Made in 1969, the 50-minute supplementary documentary "D-Day Revisited" has producer Zanuck revisiting key locations in Normandy, chatting to the locals in rather stiff French and providing a personal narrative of the events of June 6, 1944 intercut with scenes from his film. The sight of the elderly Zanuck standing on Omaha Beach or beside the headstone of an unknown soldier is easily as poignant as the bookend scenes of Saving Private Ryan, but without the Spielbergian sentiment. --Mark Walker

• Swamp Water | DVD | (17/04/2006) from £11.49   |  Saving you £1.50 (13.05%)   |  RRP £12.99

  When hunter Ben (Andrews) happens upon a fugitive (Brennan) and his daughter (Baxter) living in a Georgia swamp he falls in love with the girl. However for them to be together he must first somehow pursuade the fugitive to return to town... A little seen wartime gem from French maestro Jean Renoir.