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• Farscape 2.2 | DVD | (07/05/2001) from £19.27   |  Saving you £5.72 (22.90%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The second season of Farscape expands upon and develops the characters introduced in the ambitious first season. John Crichton's new nemesis is the deadly Scorpius, replacing Crais who has taken the living ship Moya's offspring on a voyage into the unknown. Moya's regular crew--Aeryn, Zhaan, Chiana, D'Argo and Rygel--remain as divided and suspicious of each other as ever, yet somehow manage to pull together at times of crisis. After revelations about Pilot's introduction to Moya in "The Way We Weren't", the writers continue to exploit the show's gift for surprising as well as emotionally convincing character development. The CGI effects, prosthetics and state-of-the-art puppetry, courtesy of Jim Henson's Creature Shop, continue to make Farscape the most original looking sci-fi show on TV. The witty scripts, peppered with post-modern pop culture references and movie in-jokes, are also a breath of fresh air. The result is episodic TV sci-fi that continually pushes at the accepted boundaries of the genre. On the DVD: the four episodes included here are all distinguished by ambitious storytelling, somewhat let down in the execution. In "Picture if You Will", an old enemy returns with a truly bizarre and barely comprehensible scheme to imprison Moya's crew inside a picture (shades of Dorian Gray maybe?). "Home on the Remains" has a contrived plot that harks right back to classic Star Trek, with Crichton even quoting Jim Kirk (the highlight, though, is Zhaan's transformation, which gives a whole new meaning to hay fever). Both "Dream a Little Dream" and "Out of Their Minds" play around with the crew's perceptions of reality--the former is a curious flashback episode set in between the first and second season, as Zhaan is put on trial for murder on a dystopian planet run by lawyers; the second plays body-swap with the crew, with everyone obviously having fun pretending to be everyone else (the aliens, however, look like leftovers from The Dark Crystal). DVD extras include a handful of deleted scenes, a DVD-ROM screensaver and yet another photo gallery. --Mark Walker

• Little Monsters - TV Trevor Plus Other Stories | DVD | (22/07/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Trevor spent every spare moment watching television. If he saw a show that he particularly liked he would dress up and pretend to be the main character. Trevor pretends to be 'Rex The Wonder Dog' and insists on sleeping in an old basket on his bedroom floor! This DVD in the Little Monsters series also features episodes with Know-All Nancy Revolting Ronnie Helpful Henry Pickin' Peter and Forgetful Fiona.

• Whisper Kill | DVD | (02/08/2004) from £7.87   |  Saving you £-0.89 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Ambitious reporter Liz Bartlett secretly wishes that Jerry Caper her business associate were dead. Yet her hidden desire soon becomes a reality when he is brutally murdered. Investigative reporter Dan Walker is assigned to the murder case and becomes intrigued by the pretty reporter. They begin a passionate affair but Dan can't dispel his suspicion of Liz's guilt. When a second murder is commited Dan probes deeper looking for clues in Liz's past. But just as the pieces of the puzzle begin to fall into plac Dan follows a lead bringing him face to face with the killer in a shocking ending filled with suspense.....

• Farscape 2.4 | DVD | (27/08/2001) from £25.00   |  Saving you £-0.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The second season of Farscape expands upon and develops the characters introduced in the ambitious first season. John Crichton's new nemesis is the deadly Scorpius, replacing Crais who has taken the living ship Moya's offspring on a voyage into the unknown. Moya's regular crew--Aeryn, Zhaan, Chiana, D'Argo and Rygel--remain as divided and suspicious of each other as ever, yet somehow manage to pull together at times of crisis. The writers continue to exploit the show's gift for surprising as well as emotionally convincing character development, while the CGI effects, prosthetics and state-of-the-art puppetry, courtesy of Jim Henson's Creature Shop, continue to make Farscape the most original looking sci-fi show on TV. The witty scripts, peppered with post-modern pop culture references and movie in-jokes, are also a breath of fresh air. The result is episodic TV sci-fi that continually pushes at the accepted boundaries of the genre. --Mark Walker

• Shattered Trust (Other Side of Love BONUS) | DVD | (07/11/2011) from £5.38   |  Saving you £-0.39 (-7.80%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Promising young attorney Shari Karney is breaking up under the stress of running her practice. She is neglecting her appearance and her boyfriend, and quarrels with her mother. When she becomes emotionally involved in a child abuse case and physically attacks a witness in court, it appears that she has finally gone over the edge. But whilst being helped by a friendly psychiatrist she comes to realise that her behaviour is the result of her father having abused her as a child.

• Final Scream | DVD | (15/10/2007) from £5.99   |  Saving you £-3.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  A wealthy group of college graduates are invited to a remote estate to participate in what they believe to be an innocent murder mystery game. The evening begins as a fun night of scary stunts fake blood featuring a mysterious man in a creepy mask. But soon the body count becomes reality as one of the players turns into a violent killer. Now they are playing a far more realistic game a game to stay alive!

• 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

• Backflash | DVD | (10/06/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Disgruntled video store owner Ray (Robert Patrick) is struggling to make ends meet in the desert of the Southwest U.S.A. To escape his problems he takes to the highway. On route to nowhere he picks up an attractive and mysterious hitchhiker Harley (Jennifer Esposito). The chemistry between them is immediate and Harley offers Ray the opportunity of a lifetime - to help her smuggle million of stolen money from a local bank. In the tradition of the classic American road movie and with a cast of bizarre characters dramatic locations and an unpredictable plot Backflash is a modern and edgy thriller with a stellar cast also including Colm Meaney and Melissa Joan Hart.

• The West Wing - Complete Seasons 1-3 (Amazon.co.uk Exclusive) | DVD | (29/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £99.99

  This box set containing the complete first three series of The West Wing is available exclusively from Amazon.co.uk. Aaron Sorkin's American political drama The West Wing, set in the White House, has won innumerable awards--and rightly so. Its depiction of a well-meaning Democrat administration has warmed the hearts of countless Americans. However, The West Wing is more than mere feel-good viewing for sentimental patriots. It is among the best-written, sharpest, funniest and moving US TV series of all time. Martin Sheen leads a strong ensemble cast: his Jed Bartlet is such an impressively plausible fictional President that polls once expressed a preference for Bartlet over the genuine incumbent. Handled incorrectly, The West Wing could have been turgid, didactic propaganda for The American Way. However, the writers are careful to show that, decent as this administration is, its achievements, though hard-won, are minimal. Moreover, the brisk, staccato-like, almost musical exchanges of dialogue, between Josh and his PA Donna, for instance, as they pace purposefully up and down the corridors are the show's abiding joy. --David Stubbs

• Deadfall | DVD | (17/06/2002) from £8.08   |  Saving you £-0.09 (-1.10%)   |  RRP £7.99

  All that is pure will wither and perish chaos has been awakened. Imprisoned in the worlds of old reborn in the new abndon all hope... for the dark hours are now upon you... A group of four friends spend a weekend at a cabin in the woods. Whilst there they unleash a dark force...

• Love Hurts | DVD | (13/09/2010) from £5.19   |  Saving you £0.80 (13.40%)   |  RRP £5.99

  From the producer of the classic Don Juan De Marco comes a comedy that asks: if love is the answer could you rephrase the question?! Ben Bingham (Richard E. Grant) has slipped into the complacency of a daily routine unlike his vibrant wife Amanda (Carrie-Anne Moss). When she finally leaves him Ben is at a loss. He refuses to get out of his pyjamas until his popular 17 year-old son Justin (Johnny Pacar) takes over. He updates Ben's 'look' and pushes him out into the social scene. Before Ben knows what is happening he is the most popular single man in town pursued by his nurse his trainer and karaoke singing twins. Things change when Justin falls in love for the first time and Ben is forced to refocus recapture his humanity his heart and most importantly his wife ... who is now with another man. Starring Richard E. Grant (Withnail & I Jack & Sarah Bright Young Things) Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix) Jenna Elfman (Dharma & Greg) and Janeane Garofalo (24 The Truth About Cats & Dogs Reality Bites) Love Hurts is a painfully romantic comedy

• Farscape 2.3 | DVD | (02/07/2001) from £17.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (-63.60%)   |  RRP £10.99

  The second season of Farscape expands upon and develops the characters introduced in the ambitious first season. John Crichton's new nemesis is the deadly Scorpius, replacing Crais who has taken the living ship Moya's offspring on a voyage into the unknown. Moya's regular crew--Aeryn, Zhaan, Chiana, D'Argo and Rygel--remain as divided and suspicious of each other as ever, yet somehow manage to pull together at times of crisis. After revelations about Pilot's introduction to Moya in "The Way We Weren't", the writers continue to exploit the show's gift for surprising as well as emotionally convincing character development. The CGI effects, prosthetics and state-of-the-art puppetry, courtesy of Jim Henson's Creature Shop, continue to make Farscape the most original looking sci-fi show on TV. The witty scripts, peppered with post-modern pop culture references and movie in-jokes, are also a breath of fresh air. The result is episodic TV sci-fi that continually pushes at the accepted boundaries of the genre. --Mark Walker

• She Lives By Night | DVD | (13/09/2002) from £8.99   |  Saving you £-6.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Angeal can't remember her name. Killing is something she can't forget... Having been struck down by a car vampire Angela is suffering from amnesia. The driver takes her back to his place to recuperate butalready the thirst is beginning to gnaw away at Angela...

• Shattered Trust | DVD | (25/03/2013) from £6.73   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Promising young attorney Shari Karney is breaking up under the stress of running her practice. She is neglecting her appearance and her boyfriend, and quarrels with her mother. When she becomes emotionally involved in a child abuse case and physically attacks a witness in court, it appears that she has finally gone over the edge. But whilst being helped by a friendly psychiatrist she comes to realise that her behaviour is the result of her father having abused her as a child.

• Squeeze Play! | DVD | (26/08/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Squeeze Play! is the first and most seminal of Troma's early sex comedies it's a hilarious raunchy movie about a women's softball team where anything goes. Almost 20 years before A League Of Their Own and 20 times funnier comes Squeeze Play! It's a wild battle of the sexes as the World Series of Laughs heats up on and off the softball field.

• Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends - Series 2-3 - Complete | DVD | (24/11/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The wall crawling web slinger is joined by his Amazing Friends - Firestar and X-Men hero The Ice-Man in these eleven exciting episodes from seasons 1 and 2! Whether it is battling Video Man or foiling the evil plans of Lightwave our heroes are always ready to battles the forces of evil and save Earth! Episodes Comprise: 1. The Origin Of Iceman 2. Along Came Spidey 3. A Firestar Is Born 4. Spider-Man: Unmasked! 5. The Translyvanian Connection 6. The Education Of A Superhero 7. Attack Of The Arachnoid 8. Origin Of The Spider-Friends 9. Spidey Meets The Girl From Tomorrow 10. The X-Men Adventure 11. Mission: Save The Guardstar

• The Santa Clause | DVD | (01/10/1999) from £12.98   |  Saving you £7.01 (54.01%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Tim Allen makes an impressive screen debut in Disney's well-written holiday film, The Santa Clause. Divorced toy company executive Scott Calvin is pleased to have his son Charlie for Christmas, though the boy himself isn't happy about it. But when Santa Claus accidentally topples off the roof of the house and falls with a thud in the snow, Scott finds himself taking the merry old elf's place and earning new respect in his son's eyes. When the night ends, the reindeer take them to the North Pole, and Scott discovers that by donning the fabled red suit, he's inadvertently agreed to become the next Santa Claus. The next morning he wakes up in his own bed and thinks it's all a dream--but Charlie remembers it with crystal clarity. Scott now has to deal with his suspicious ex-wife (Wendy Crewson) and her psychiatrist boyfriend (Judge Reinhold), who both think he's playing tricks with Charlie's mind, and also with his own out-of-control body, which is putting on weight and growing a prodigious beard. The Santa Clause probably won't supplant It's a Wonderful Life or Miracle on 34th Street as anyone's favourite Christmas film, but it's an enjoyable, straightforward family film, anchored by the affable charisma of Allen. --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com

• Desert Thunder | DVD | (22/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Tyrannical Iraqi President Ali has just crossed the line...again. He has developed not only a biological weapon dealy enough to wipe out an entire metropolis but also the long-range missile system to deliver the deadly load to any European target. Only one man can lead a covert land sea and air strike into the familiar terrain retired Air Force Pilot Lee Miller. One catch - since the United Nations will not sanction a formal attack the U.N. and the world cannot know about the top-secret strike. With the clock ticking Miller must turn a rag-tag team of armed forces rejects into an elite squadron of air commandos for the impossible task at hand.

• Freaky Fairy Tales | DVD | (18/02/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Little Brian likes a good fairy tale but tonight is going to be a little different. The sacrificial rites of two witches terrify little Brian as a still pumping heart is ripped from its victim's chest. Meanwhile Little Red Riding Hood's well formed little body looks very tasty to the local Werewolf and Goldilocks' drug crazed horror makes little Brian dive under the pillow. Then the real Freaky Fairy Tales begin..

• Seeds of Deception | DVD | (25/11/2002) from £3.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  They call him the 'baby maker'. To married couples, desperate to have children but unable to conceive, he seems like the answer to their prayers. Dr Cecil Jacobson is larger than life - both physically, and professionally as a respected expert on fertility medicine and artificial insemination. His reputation attracts those from all levels of society, including Mary Bennet, whose main aim in life is to have a child. But the joy of Mary and other prospective parents is destroyed as terrible ...