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• Digimon - The Movie | DVD | (30/06/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The hit children's TV show about a fantasy world of digital monsters comes to the big screen.

• Transformers - Takara | DVD | (26/08/2002) from £6.22   |  Saving you £9.77 (157.07%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Transformers' have been a favourite for children and adults alike since its launch over 17-years ago and now for the first time in the UK 'Transformers - Takara' is available to take home! Four Soldiers From The Sky: The evil Decepticons led by Galvatron decide to take control of the Sigma computer which will finally lead them to victory. To this end they launch a vicious attack on Cybertron. As the Autobots fight back a mysterious ship appears... but are those on board friend or foe? The Tale Of The Master Star: While the fighting continues on Cybertron Optimus Prime makes his way to the Sigma computer and is protected by the shadow of an old friend. Meanwhile Billy of the Autobots and Soundwave of the Deceptions engage in a deadly battle. The Birth Of A New Leader: Rodimus Prime and Optimus Prime come together to battle Galvatron and to protect the Sigma computer. But despite all efforts the Autobots suffer a severe blow and Galvatron discovers a weakness in the computer. The Resurrected Billy Against The Decepticons: The Autobots decide to rebuild Billy while the Decepticons make the same choice with Soundwave. But when new Soundwave and Blaster (formerly Billy) meet again who will be victorious this time? The Revolt On Planet Pistol: The Decepticons have invaded the peaceful planet of Pistoll and have turned its own people against each other. It's up to the Autobots to stop the Deceptions and to return Pistoll to peace but there appears to be spies everywhere. The Evil Meteor: A meteor is heading straight for the planet Sidnea and the Autobot headquarters. With Sparkle injured it is only his son Danny who can save the Autobots from destruction. But Danny is only a boy...

• Cranford: Complete BBC Series | DVD | (11/02/2008) from £6.29   |  Saving you £13.70 (217.81%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This BBC dramatisation of three of Elizabeth Gaskell's novels captures the small absurdities and tragedies in the lives of the people of Cranford a small rural Cheshire town inhabited largely by women. This is a community that runs on cooperation and gossip at the very heart of which are the daughters of the former rector: Miss Deborah Jenkyns and her sister Miss Matty. But domestic peace is constantly threatened in the form of financial disaster imagined burglaries tragic accidents and the reapparance of long-lost relatives.

• The Dambusters | DVD | (18/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Something of a cult item among British war movies (and brilliantly spoofed a few years back by a lager ad), The Dam Busters turns a minor World War II incident into a saga of heroic stiff-upper-lippery in the classic British style. A bombing raid is proposed on a strategically vital Ruhr dam, but its position is inaccessible. Enter eccentric inventor Dr Barnes Wallis (Michael Redgrave in best daffy professor mode) who comes up with a genius idea--a bomb that will bounce on water like a skimmed pebble. Naturally the top brass pooh-pooh it, but gallant Wing Commander Guy Gibson (Richard Todd) is persuaded, and between them flyer and boffin forge ahead. The touches of carefully understated emotion now verge on self-parody, but it's hard not to get caught up in the narrative sweep, especially when the bombers take off on their mission and Eric Coates' stirring march hits the soundtrack. The modelwork, state-of-the-art for its early 1950s period, still looks impressive, and the death of Gibson's beloved black Labrador (embarrassingly called Nigger) is a three-hanky moment to rival the shooting of Bambi's mum. --Philip Kemp

• Stargate - Continuum | Blu Ray | (18/08/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £25.99

  Stargate Continuum is a futuristic glimpse of time travel and parallel worlds that tell the story of an alien civilizations attempt to enslave Earth and put an end to it's existence as we know it! While SG-1 attends the execution of Ba'al the last of the Goa'uld System Lords Teal'c and Vala inexplicably disappear into thin air. Carter Daniel and Mitchell race back to a world where history has been changed: the Stargate program has been erased from the timeline. As they try to convince the authorities what's happened hundreds of Goa'uld motherships arrive in orbit led by Ba'al his queen Qetesh (Vala) and his first prime Teal'c. The remaining SG-1 members must find the Stargate and set things right before the world is enslaved by the Goa'uld.

• Stargate SG-1: Season 3 | DVD | (24/02/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £59.99

  With a well-established framework of back-story and an increasing list of adversaries, the third series of Stargate SG-1 was the place where casual viewers began to fall away. Unless you were taking notes it was becoming ever harder to stay on top of the Goa'uld history and their constant scheming. Fortunately by now a solid fanbase had appeared worldwide--with clubs, conventions and Web sites galore--so the ratings didn't slip even while ancient gods kept appearing and reappearing. Daniel Jackson could always be trusted to illuminate any relevant myth or legend (or find them in five minutes on the internet), while Carter's memory download from last year supplied the necessary ties with the rebellious Tok'ra. Away from the story arc the show's all-important stand-alone tales gave some thorny old subjects a new SF spin, including organised religion, the use of children in the passing on of knowledge, and leading an alternative life. O'Neill's sarcastic wit went into overdrive this year and Teal'c could be relied upon for a sneer or fish-out-of-water joke. Further comic relief came from Sam "Flash Gordon" Jones and Dom DeLuise, but perhaps the funniest thing of all was the wig Carter would apparently be wearing in an alternate universe. --Paul Tonks

• Wives And Daughters | DVD | (20/08/2001) from £33.73   |  Saving you £-8.74 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Andrew Davies' 1999 adaptation of Mrs Gaskell's Wives and Daughters was hailed as the rediscovery of a "forgotten" classic novel and found the BBC on the crest of a wave with costume dramas--led by Pride and Prejudice. Handsome and beautifully filmed, if anything, it surpassed the quality of even that highly praised landmark production. "We should all look pretty strange under a microscope," botanist Robert Hamley tells our heroine Molly Gibson and of course Mrs Gaskell places all her characters under intense scrutiny, with affection but without judgement. Davies' screenplay peals back the layers, giving full vent to the comedy, tragedy and satire that drive this tale of provincial life to its highly satisfactory conclusion. Justine Waddell imbues Molly with an increasingly exasperated but remarkably forbearing intelligence, while Francesca Annis, as the outrageously self-absorbed step-mother Hyacinth, paints a wonderful portrait of affectation without ever totally alienating our sympathy. Michael Gambon's immensely touching Squire Hamley won him a Best Actor BAFTA, but all the performances are uniformly excellent, contributing immeasurably to five hours of television drama of the highest calibre. On the DVD: Presented in 16:9 format with a Dolby Digital stereo soundtrack, this two-disc presentation retains all the hallmarks of the original BBC viewing experience. The picture quality is lush--the production lighting is excellent--and the sound quality sharp. The only gripe is with the extras: the Omnibus documentary "Who the Dickens is Mrs Gaskell?" is brutally truncated, cutting off talking heads like novelists Fay Weldon and Margaret Drabble in their prime and giving limited insight into how the production was made. As an audio bonus, there is also 30 minutes of John Keane's music.--Piers Ford

• The Russia House | DVD | (29/04/2002) from £8.96   |  Saving you £4.03 (44.98%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Intelligent casting, strong performances and the persuasive chemistry between Sean Connery and Michelle Pfeiffer prove the virtues in director Fred Schepisi's well-intended but problematic screen realization of this John Le Carré espionage thriller. At its best, The Russia House depicts the bittersweet nuances of the pivotal affair between a weary, alcoholic London publisher (Connery) and the mysterious Russian beauty (Pfeiffer) who sends him a fateful manuscript exposing the weaknesses beneath Soviet defence technology. Connery's Barley is a gritty, all-too-human figure who's palpably revived by his awakening feelings for Pfeiffer's wan, vulnerable Katya, whose own reciprocal emotions are equally convincing. Together, they weave a poignant romantic duet. The problems, meanwhile, emanate from the story line that brings these opposites together. Le Carré's novels are absorbing but typically internal odysseys that seldom offer the level of straightforward action or simple arcs of plot that the big screen thrives on. For The Russia House, written as glasnost eclipsed the cold war's overt rivalries, Le Carré means to measure how old adversaries must calibrate their battle to a more subtle, subdued match of wits. Barley himself becomes enmeshed in the mystery of the manuscript because British intelligence chooses to use him as cat's paw rather than become directly involved. Such subtlety may be a more realistic take on the spy games of the recent past but it makes for an often tedious, talky alternative to taut heroics that Connery codified in his most celebrated early espionage role. If the suspense thus suffers, we're still left with an affecting love story, as well as some convincing sniping between British and US intelligence operatives, beautifully cast with James Fox, Roy Scheider and John Mahoney. Veteran playwright Tom Stoppard brings considerable style to the dialogue, without solving the problem of giving us more than those verbal exchanges to sustain dramatic interest. --Sam Sutherland

• Dawn of the Dead | DVD | (25/10/2004) from £5.06   |  Saving you £14.93 (295.06%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In this remake of George Romero's classic horror, a ragtag group of survivors take refuge in a shopping mall as bloodthirsty zombies walk the earth.

• Taken: Season 1 | DVD | (06/11/2017) from £8.98   |  Saving you £8.00 (133.56%)   |  RRP £13.99

  All ten episodes from the first season of the action drama series starring Clive Standen and Jennifer Beals. Devastated by the murder of his sister, Bryan Mills (Standen) is recruited to a secret US intelligence agency by Deputy Director Christina Hart (Beals). Taking his first steps in the field, Mills comes up against a number of deadly terrorist threats while also looking to track down those responsible for his sister's death. The episodes are: 'Pilot', 'Ready', 'Off Side', 'Mattie G', 'A Clockwork Swiss', 'Hail Mary', 'Solo', 'Leah', 'Gone' and 'I Surrender'.

• Marvel Studios Ant-Man UHD | Blu Ray | (30/03/2020) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Marvel Studios introduces the newest member of the Avengers: Marvel's Ant-Man. Armed with the amazing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang joins forces with his new mentor Dr. Hank Pym to protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from ruthless villains! With humanity's fate in the balance, Pym and Lang must pull off a daring heist against insurmountable odds. This action-packed adventure takes you to new levels of pulse-pounding excitement!

• Gosford Park | Blu Ray | (26/11/2018) from £13.45   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  TEA AT FOUR. DINNER AT EIGHT. MURDER AT MIDNIGHT. In 2001, Robert Altman (MASH, The Long Goodbye) took the unexpected step into Agatha Christie territory with Gosford Park, a murder-mystery whodunit set in an English country house starring a host of British acting greats and with an Oscar-winning screenplay by Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes. It would become a huge success with audiences and critics alike. Set in 1932, the action unfolds during a weekend shooting party hosted by Sir William McArdle (Alan Bates), and his wife Lady Sylvia (Kristin Scott Thomas) at his estate, Gosford Park. Among the guests are friends, relatives, the actor and composer Ivor Novello (Jeremy Northam), and an American film producer (Bob Balaban). When Sir William is found murdered in the library, everyone and their servants becomes a suspect. Also starring Charles Dance, Michael Gambon, Richard E. Grant, Helen Mirren, Clive Owen, Maggie Smith, Emily Watson and many more, Altman produced another masterpiece deserving to be ranked alongside Nashville and Short Cuts as one his finest forays into ensemble drama. Special Edition Contents: Brand new 2K restoration from a 4K scan, carried out by Arrow films exclusively for this release, supervised and approved by director of photography Andrew Dunn High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary by director Robert Altman, production designer Stephen Altman and producer David Levy Audio commentary by writer-producer Julian Fellowes Brand-new audio commentary by critics Geoff Andrew and David Thompson (author of Altman on Altman) Introduction by critic Geoff Andrew Brand new cast and crew interviews recorded exclusively for this release The Making of Gosford Park archive featurette Keeping Gosford Park Authentic archive featurette Q&A Session with Altman and the cast Fifteen deleted scenes with optional Altman commentary Trailer Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matthew Griffin FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector s booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Sheila O Malley and an archive interview with Robert Altman

• Spawn | DVD | (04/06/2018) from £6.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A government assassin is brought back to life as a black superhero with supernatural How can you avenge betrayal and murder? How can you fight for right in a world so steeped in evil? How can you protect those you love most from all that can do them harm? No man living - or dead - can tell you. But one trapped between both is struggling for an answer that can save the lives of his most beloved, or plunge the world into eternal darkness. The cloak and chains of Spawn explode onto the screen in a deadly tornado of untapped, unwrapped, merciless power.

• Tenet | Blu Ray | (14/12/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £4.99   |  Saving you £15.00 (300.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Matthew McConaughey plays the ultimate bachelor about town, a serial heartbreaker until one day the ghosts of his former girlfriends visit him and take him on a journey through his failed relationships

• 3 Classic World War 2 Naval Battles - The Battle Of The River Plate / In Which We Serve / We Dive At Dawn | DVD | (20/10/2003) from £10.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (63.69%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The Battle Of River Plate - Ten days before World War II Germany's crack battleship Admiral Graf Spee sails with orders to carry out action against Allied merchant shipping in the South Atlantic. Captained by Hans Langsdorff (Peter Finch) Graf Spee with her superior speed sinks ship after ship. Meanwhile the net is tightening round the German Killer. Outwitted by British Intelligence the Germans are convinced Graf Spee is trapped by a massive naval force. The captain eva

• Creed (4K Ultra HD Blu-ray) | 4K UHD | (13/06/2016) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  From Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema comes award-winning filmmaker Ryan Coogler's Creed. The film reunites Coogler with his Fruitvale Station star Michael B. Jordan as the son of Apollo Creed, and explores a new chapter in the Rocky story, starring Academy Award nominee Sylvester Stallone in his iconic role. Adonis Johnson (Jordan) never knew his famous father, world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, who died before he was born. Still, there's no denying that boxing is in his blood, so Adonis heads to Philadelphia, the site of Apollo Creed's legendary match with a tough upstart named Rocky Balboa. Once in the City of Brotherly Love, Adonis tracks Rocky (Stallone) down and asks him to be his trainer. Despite his insistence that he is out of the fight game for good, Rocky sees in Adonis the strength and determination he had known in Apollothe fierce rival who became his closest friend. Agreeing to take him on, Rocky trains the young fighter, even as the former champ is battling an opponent more deadly than any he faced in the ring. With Rocky in his corner, it isn't long before Adonis gets his own shot at the title but can he develop not only the drive but also the heart of a true fighter, in time to get into the ring? Creed also stars Tessa Thompson (Selma, Dear White People) as Bianca, a local singer-songwriter who becomes involved with Adonis; Phylicia Rashad (Lifetime's Steel Magnolias) as Mary Anne Creed, Apollo's widow; and English pro boxer and former three-time ABA Heavyweight Champion Anthony Bellew as boxing champ Pretty Ricky Conlan. Ryan Coogler directs from a screenplay he wrote with Aaron Covington, based on a story by Coogler. The film is being produced by Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff, Charles Winkler, William Chartoff, David Winkler, Kevin King-Templeton and Sylvester Stallone, with Nicolas Stern executive producing. Click Images to Enlarge

• Scary Movie 4 | DVD | (14/08/2006) from £6.46   |  Saving you £11.53 (64.10%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Anna Faris and Regina Hall return to save the world from a ruthless alien invasion in this new spoof!

• Mr Calzaghe | DVD | (23/11/2015) from £8.95   |  Saving you £11.04 (123.35%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Mr. Calzaghe is the incredible real-life Rocky story of a true British boxing legend. Joe Calzaghe and his father Enzo come from humble beginnings in Newbridge, Wales. Through sheer grit and determination this father-son team have travelled the globe from Cardiff to Las Vegas to take on the vicious world of boxing, beat the best fighters that America could throw at them to show they are a force to be reckoned with. A definitive story told in their own words and featuring contributions from Chris Eubank, Mikkel Kessler and Michael J. Fox, Mr. Calzaghe is not only the thrilling and pulse-pounding account of an amazing career but a moving celebration of the unique bond between a father and son that created a sporting legend.

• Dragon - The Bruce Lee Story | DVD | (20/03/2000) from £5.66   |  Saving you £10.33 (182.51%)   |  RRP £15.99

  This enjoyable and touching biography of martial-arts film star Bruce Lee stars Jason Scott Lee (no relation), an actor with a lively face and natural intensity, who makes every moment of this film compelling. Directed by Rob Cohen, Dragon traces Bruce Lee's slow rise over myriad obstacles--most of them race-based--to become an international superstar in films. Lee's origins are oddly set in San Francisco instead of his real home in Seattle, but then again there is plenty of artistic license going on as Cohen explores the actor's psyche through some powerful fantasy sequences. Lauren Holly is good as Lee's wife, Linda (whose book about her late husband inspired this movie). A scene involving Bruce's rescue of son Brandon (who died in a film-making accident in 1993) from a murderous spirit is plain spooky. The special-edition DVD release has a widescreen presentation, director interview, featurette, screen tests, closed captioning, optional French soundtrack and Spanish subtitles. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com --This text refers to the VHS edition of this video