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• Randall And Hopkirk Deceased - The Complete Series 1 | DVD | (29/10/2001) from £19.95   |  Saving you £0.04 (0.20%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This is the entire first series of Reeves and Mortimer's long-awaited take on the cult classic Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) and it's surely the most re-watchable of television series, not least because of its improbable plots. The anticipation which preceded the show was a drama in itself. How will it compare with the original? Would Reeves and Mortimer be able to cut it in acting roles? Will the cast be upstaged by her wardrobe? The answers were, of course, "perfectly", "no problem" and "probably not, but the BBC wardrobe department certainly excelled themselves for this series". In fact, the premise of this humorous supernatural detective fantasy (a genre which probably contains nothing other than this series and the original)--a dead private detective comes back as a ghost to assist his partner, who is the only mortal who can see him--could easily have occurred as one of those surreal narratives from the duo's comedy shows. A must-see. On the DVD: the DVD includes a lively behind-the-scenes documentary (broadcast at the beginning of the series), an unfunny collection of outtakes and a rather better music video which comes on like Blue Velvet "re-imagined" by Cubby Broccoli.--Roger Thomas

• Cruel Intentions 3 | DVD | (12/07/2004) from £6.94   |  Saving you £9.05 (56.60%)   |  RRP £15.99

  When their malicious wager to seduce and abandon two trusting coeds ends in a draw Jason (Nathan Wetherington) and Patrick (Kerr Smith) - the two most amoral students at Prestridge College - set their sights on the ultimate prize: Cassie Merteuil (Kristina Anapau) a woman so cold and calculating she takes sexual manipulation to a whole new level of pleasure and pain!

• Risk | DVD | (16/07/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The world of insurance hasn't exactly inspired a wealth of memorable cinema, but Australian film Risk is a feisty, funny, clever and, yes, insurance-related movie. Drawing on a range of cinematic themes (good cop/bad cop, the young newcomer and his guiding light, a love triangle) the film offers a fresh insight by virtue of its unusual setting. Ben Madigen (Tom Long) finds himself working in the business by default and is soon taken under the wing of the charismatic John Kreisky (Brown). While trying to undertake his job without compromising his principles, Madigen is unwittingly lured into a scam by Kreisky and his girlfriend, lawyer Louise Roncaldi (Claudia Karvan). The burgeoning and later unravelling relationship between the three is the film's key story, as Long finds himself torn between the other two. Brown is excellent as the scheming Kreisky, once again proving that his failure to move into a more major acting league is little short of baffling--but then, this type of imaginative film offers him more scope than Cocktail or FX ever could and serves as a welcome advertisement for the growing Australian movie industry. This is a highly intelligent film that keeps its plot-cards closely to its chest, keeping the viewer guessing throughout. On the DVD: the usual scene selection is coupled with the trailer, which presents the film (slightly misleadingly) in pulsating, high-action tones. The "making of" featurette offers the viewer an insight into not very much happening (look, there's a man pushing something) and gives the cast an opportunity to take themselves a little too seriously. --Phil Udell

• Guilty As Charged | DVD | (15/07/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

• Cruel Intentions 3 | DVD | (07/06/2010) from £8.07   |  Saving you £1.92 (19.20%)   |  RRP £9.99

  When their malicious wager to seduce and abandon two trusting coeds ends in a draw Jason (Nathan Wetherington) and Patrick (Kerr Smith) - the two most amoral students at Prestridge College - set their sights on the ultimate prize: Cassie Merteuil (Kristina Anapau) a woman so cold and calculating she takes sexual manipulation to a whole new level of pleasure and pain!

• Guilty as Charged | DVD | (30/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

• Guilty As Charged | DVD | (03/02/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In the dead of the night a lone soldier runs for his life. In a blind panic he stumbles and falls. His pursuers move in for the kill. No mercy. But this isn't war it's murder... a U.S. Soldier gunned down by his own for breaking the rules. Shipped to the military's Fort Chaney to investigate the killing undercover specialist John Murphy (Antonio Sabato Jr.) masquerades as a new recruit and joins an elite squad under the command of Colonel Straus (James Remar). It's not long before Murphy realises it's the fanatical Straus and his platoon who are judge jury and executioner in the trial of any soldier who steps out of line. But just as he's about to make the bust Murphy's cover is blown. For his betrayal he's sentenced to death by Straus and on the run knows he must kill or be killed...

• Cruel Intentions 3 | DVD | (12/07/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £36.99