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• Further Up The Creek | DVD | (12/07/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Crikey! The Royal Navy has finally entered the nuclear age and is selling off its obsolete old frigates to the Arabs!

• Life And Death of Colonel Blimp, The / A Matter Of Life And Death | DVD | (17/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Two masterpieces of British cinema are paired here--Powell and Pressburger's first Technicolor triumph, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) and their even more ambitious A Matter of Life and Death (1946). Both pictures are transcendent examples of the filmmakers' craft, and remain models of great cinema long after their original wartime propaganda brief has expired. Based on a famously satirical cartoon strip that mocked outmoded attitudes of fair play at a time of "total war", Blimp subsequently became notorious as the film Churchill tried to have banned. Because the War Office objected to the screenplay, they refused to allow P&P's first choice for the role, Laurence Olivier, and the duo cast unknown stage actor Roger Livesey in his place. It is Livesey's sympathetic performance that transforms Clive "Sugar" Candy from an object of satire to one of warm affection, effectively reversing the film's intended message about old-fashioned decency versus wartime pragmatism. Anton Walbrook is a profound presence in a role that mirrored the actor's own plight as a German in Britain, while Deborah Kerr is a living leitmotif in the film, playing no fewer than three distinct but deliberately related roles. Briefed by the Ministry of Information to make a film that would foster Anglo-American relations in the post-war period, the duo, known as "the Archers", came up with A Matter of Life and Death, an extravagant and extraordinary fantasy in which David Niven's downed pilot must justify his continuing existence to a heavenly panel because he has made the mistake of falling in love with an American girl (Kim Hunter) when he really should have been dead. National stereotypes are lampooned as the angelic judges squabble over his fate. In a neat reversal of expectations, the heaven sequences are black and white, while earth is seen in Technicolor. Daring cinematography mixes monochrome and colour, incorporates time-lapse images, and even toys with background "time freezes" 50 years before The Matrix. Roger Livesey and Raymond Massey lead the fine supporting cast. On the DVD: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp and A Matter of Life and Death are presented in reasonably sharp 4:3 ratio with good mono sound. Blimp comes with a 25-minute documentary feature that tells us nothing revelatory about making the film, but has good new interviews with cinematographer Jack Cardiff (then an apprentice) and eloquent admirer Stephen Fry. Text biographies and stills are also included. Life and Death has no extras. --Mark Walker

• 8.1/2 Women | DVD | (30/06/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Storey Emmenthal and his father travel between Tokyo and Geneva acquiring exotic lovers on the way while their Geneva home becomes a high class brothel...

• Teletubbies - Again Again! | DVD | (15/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  More fun with the Teletubbies. Laa Laa is the only Teletubby that wants to play indoors and the custard machine isn't working.

• Animated Adventures Collection - Laura's Star/The Magic Sword/Dr Seuss/Powerpuff Girls - The Movie | DVD | (21/09/2009) from £6.57   |  Saving you £1.42 (21.61%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Laura's Star (2004): Did you ever believe that somewhere there's a special friend just for you? That what Laura finds the day she moves with her family to the city. She misses her old friends and her old house - until she rescues a fallen star the perfect size for cuddling. The star is homesick too. And as Laura and the star share a series of enchanted adventures (stardust makes toys come to life!) she finds that friendship can turn her strange new surroundings into a wonderful new place. A place called home. Beloved by children acclaimed by critics and based on the popular book series this resplendent movie glows with charm and storybook-like animation. Sprinkle a little stardust in the life of your little one. The Magic Sword (1998): Stunning animation and sensational songs await you in the enchanted land of Camelot. A spirited teenage girl names Kayley answers the call to adventure when Ruber the evil knight steals King Arthur's legendary sword Excalibur. Aided by Garrett a handsome blind squire Kayley embarks on a thrilling quest to recover the sword and save her beloved kingdom. Along the way these two unlikely heroes meet up with one outrageously funny creature a wise-cracking two-headed dragon named Devon and Cornwell. On their magical musical journey Kayley and Garrett discover the unlimited power of friendship and courage. You'll discover dazzling fun-filled entertainment in Quest for Camelot. Powerpuff Girls - The Movie (2002): This full-length adventure features an animated epic so big so funny and so spectacular that only the Powerpuff Girls can handle it! Created by a perfectly powerful experiment Blossom Bubbles and Buttercup explode into action as the new kids in Townsville! But after one enthusiastic game of tag they nearly destroy their beloved city. Now called social freaks they turn to the mysterious Mojo Jojo for help but this sinister simian has other plans big plans like leading an army of evil monkeys to destroy the world! Join the celebration as the Powerpuff Girls save Townsville and the world - for the very first time ... before bedtime!

• Randall And Hopkirk Deceased - The Complete Second Series | DVD | (14/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The second chapter to the terrific remake of the cult classic 'Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)' stars Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer as the dead detective and his hapless but very much alive partner. Mad ghosts mummified bodies experiments that mysteriously change a person's gender; nothing it seems is beyond the perlexing world inhabited by super-sleuth characters Jeff Randle and Marty Hopkirk aided and abetted by ghost-busting glamour girl Jeannie (Emilia Fox) and Hopkirk's mentor Wyvern (Tom Baker). This release features the complete second series of 'Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)'. Episodes comprise: Whatever Possessed You?: Jeff and Jeannie are hired to investigate goings on at a hotel that is supposed to be haunted. Jeff has a disbelief in ghosts until Marty re-appears and gives Jeff back his memories of Marty being a ghost. Revenge Of The Bog People: Jeff's ex-fianc''e Freya Cargill asks him to re-open investigations into the death of her Egyptologist father. Jeff and Jeannie head for the museum where he worked and meet some of the strange staff who work there. O Happy Isle: Jeff and Jeannie are hired to investigate the apparent suicide of a young gay man on the remote island of Strait Isle in Scotland the inhabitants of which are starting to show some bizarre character traits. Painkillers: At the request of Bulstrode and Lacey Jeff and Jeannie pose as doctors to investigate activities at a secret underground pain-research laboratory. Marshall & Snellgrove: Jeff and Jeannie are hired to investigate what is happening at the home of an eccentric family. But so are their arch-rivals Marshall & Snellgrove another firm of private detectives... The Glorious Butranekh: When the baby of their secretary Felia is kidnapped by the sinister Butranekh Cult Jeff and Jeannie investigate some unpleasant goings on in Latvia. Two Can Play That Game: Jeff and Jeannie investigate an empty department store where a crook's love of playing games has reached lethal extremes. But Jeff and Marty's relationship has reached such a nadir that Marty is cast adrift in Rhadamanthus-On-Sea.

• Bob Roberts | DVD | (02/01/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Vote first. Ask questions later. Tim Robbins stars in his directorial debut as right-wing folksinger Bob Roberts in this satirical mockumentary. Bob Roberts is joined on his Pennsylvania senatorial campaign trail by a British documentary filmmaker who offers insight into Roberts his staff and his supporters. Roberts is the anti-Bob Dylan wowing his supporters with tunes such as ""Times Are Changin' Back"" and ""Wall Street Rap."" With his clean-cut good looks and squeaky-clean

• Thunderbirds: Volume 6 | DVD | (19/07/2004) from £9.96   |  Saving you £9.02 (129.41%)   |  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 audience's 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" catchphrase 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: "The Duchess Assignment", "Brink of Disaster", "Attack of the Alligators!" and "Martian Invasion". Amazon.com

• Flags Of Our Fathers | Blu Ray | (09/07/2007) from £5.59   |  Saving you £14.40 (257.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Directed by Clint Eastwood, this tells the stories of the six men who raised the American flag at the Battle of Iwo Jima.

• Bedlam | DVD | (16/03/2015) from £5.57   |  Saving you £7.42 (133.21%)   |  RRP £12.99

  George is haunted by demons from his family's past and tortured by voices in his head. He makes one last attempt at recovery by checking himself into a psychiatric hospital but soon discovers it is hiding a terrible secret.

• D-Day The 6th Of June | DVD | (09/05/2005) from £6.48   |  Saving you £9.50 (272.21%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The great love story of the Great War. Hollywood once again looks back at the undeniably compelling story of D-Day this time through the device of two officers facing the coming battle one American and one British recalling their love for the same woman.

• Born to Be Wild | DVD | (19/07/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | DVD | (22/05/2000) from £17.98   |  Saving you £0.01 (0.06%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Terrifyingly dark and based (very loosely) on factual events, this controversial, brilliantly atmospheric, occasionally darkly funny film tells of the tragedy that befalls a group fo five teenagers one summer afternoon.

• World War II Classics - Above Us The Waves / In Which We Serve | DVD | (29/10/2001) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Even if all written and documentary evidence were to disappear, you could still get a real insight into Britain's involvement in the Second World War through feature films such as Above Us the Waves (1955) and In Which We Serve (1942). Directed by Ralph Thomas, Above Us the Waves tells of a Royal Navy mission to sink the "invincible" German battleship Tirpitz off the Norwegian coast. John Mills is calm and confident as the mission commander, with strong support from John Gregson and Donald Sinden--all treated by the German personnel as fellow gentlemen when captured. Despite stirring music from Arthur Benjamin, the action sequences are visually no more than adequate, and the film is only a partial success compared with the naval and domestic drama of the earlier In Which We Serve. Noël Coward wrote the screenplay and musical score, co-directed (with David Lean) and gave possibly his finest screen performance as the commander of HMS Torrin. His speech to the survivors of the sunken ship, as they prepare for reassignment, is just the highlight of a film packed with memorable visuals and perceptive dialogue. On the DVD: Though there are no additional features the black-and-white prints have come up excellently in the 4:3 video aspect ratio. There are 15 access points for each film, though the lack of subtitles is an unfortunate omission. These are period pieces that capture the mood of an era.--Richard Whitehouse

• Judy Garland:Me and My Shadows | DVD | (04/02/2002) from £5.38   |  Saving you £14.61 (73.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Dorothy found the rainbow; Judy spent her life looking for it. 'Life With Judy' follows the amazing life story of American icon Judy Garland. Based on New York Times best seller from daughter Lorna Luft 'Life With Judy' is a deeply moving testament to the healing powers of embracing one's past facing one's demons and charting a course of self-love and discovery.

• Wwe: Extreme Rules 2014 | Blu Ray | (21/07/2014) from £6.59   |  Saving you £13.40 (67.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Daniel Bryan's wild ride is about to take an extreme turn. Having finally overcome the corporate machine at WrestleMania now the 'Yes!' man must overcome a demonic force. Will demon Kane drag the Champion's title reign to hell or will Bryan overcome the odds once again? Plus today's most dominant faction The Shield must adapt or perish at the hands of the reunited Evolution a stable that boasts 31 combined World Championship Title reigns. And locked inside a steel cage John Cena must battle the new face of fear Bray Wyatt as well as the monster that Wyatt insists is lurking inside the face of 'hustle loyalty and respect' find out who truly has 'the whole worlds in his hands' when WWE presents its most hardcore event Extreme Rules! Featuring: WeeLC Match: El Torito Vs. Hornswoggle Triple Threat Elimination Match: Rob Van Dam Vs. Cesaro Vs. Jack Swagger Two-On-One Handicap Match: Xavier Woods and R-Truth Vs. Alexander Rusev WWE Intercontinental Championship Match: Big E Vs. Bad News Barrett Six-Man Tag Team Match: The Shield Vs. Evolution Steel Cage Match: John Cena Vs. Bray Wyatt WWE Divas Championship Match: Paige Vs. Tamina Snuka Extreme Rules Match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship: Daniel Bryan Vs. Kane

• Midsomer Murders - Blood Wedding | DVD | (04/08/2008) from £10.32   |  Saving you £6.67 (39.30%)   |  RRP £16.99

  An upper class wedding results in an evil and sudden death which becomes another challenge for Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby. These people are not used to having the police around asking a lot of questions and Tom Barnaby has Cully's wedding on his mind.

• Wuthering Heights (Repackaged) | DVD | (23/01/2012) from £5.45   |  Saving you £4.54 (83.30%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Wuthering Heights is Emily Bronte's classic tale of all-consuming love. When Mr. Earnshaw encounters Heathcliff, a ragamuffin orphan, he kindly brings the boy into his home and makes him part of the family. And from the start, Heathcliff falls hopelessly in love with the daughter of the house, the beautiful, headstrong Catherine. She adores him, too, but when a wealthy neighbour woos her, Catherine's material instincts get the better of her, and she agrees to marry the man. However, Catherine discovers that she cannot forget Heathcliff so easily... and that not even death can make them part...

• Very Important Person | DVD | (15/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Sir Ernest Pease KBE FRS (James Robertson Justice) is a cantankerous and crotchety old professor. Testing one of his new radar inventions (and travelling incognito as Lt. Farrow RN) the plane he is travelling is shot down and he is incarcerated as a POW. His overbearing and abrasive manner leads his fellow inmates into believing he is a German spy but when they discover who he actually is they realise that his escape is vital to the war effort. Written by Henry Blyth (The Bul

• Heartless | DVD | (04/04/2005) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-3.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Angus Deayton and Simone Lahbib star in the original director's cut of this heart-warming comedy drama. Harry Holland (Deayton) is a charming yet ruthless and hedonistic barrister. Struck down in the middle of a major trial by a rare cardiac condition he is rushed to hospital where he wakes up three weeks later after a successful heart transplant operation. To Harry's dismay he has changed into a different man questioning the morals of his career and unable to enjoy his old bachelor