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• From Here To Eternity | DVD | (14/01/2002) from £4.94   |  Saving you £15.05 (304.66%)   |  RRP £19.99

  From Here to Eternity offers a much more heartfelt interpretation of the event that propelled the United States into World War II than any film made in recent years. Here there are no angst-ridden scenes where "true love" returns from the dead, no costly CGI and definitely no Hallmark happy ending. This is a film about illicit sex, military machismo and tragic loss of love, friendship and ultimately life. The filmmakers did, however, have to make some compromises when adapting James Jones's novel: Alma becomes a "hostess" rather than a prostitute and the very downbeat ending, where Captain Holmes is essentially rewarded for his brutality by the military, was replaced with the morally acceptable punishment of his actions by a more self-aware army. Although Private Robert E Lee Pruitt's story provides the meat of the film, there are other subplots woven into the narrative, including a couple of doomed love affairs, which explore themes of adultery and social acceptance. Sergeant Warden (Burt Lancaster) begins a torrid affair with the commander's wife Karen (Deborah Kerr) leading to one of the most famous moments in movie history--the "clinch in the surf". From then on everything is challenged. Love, honour and eventually whether you should conform or stand up for what you believe in. At the end the couples are left wondering about the future of their relationship, but fate decides for them as the Japanese launch their attack on Pearl Harbor, leaving us with one of the most dramatic and moving endings of any war film. On the DVD: The black and white film is not anamorphically enhanced but presented full frame in its original aspect ratio of 1.37:1, although the transfer is well done and the picture is pretty sharp. Sound is 2.0 mono rather than the standard 5.1 reworking of the audio track, and it works. The dialogue is clear without any noticeable hiss. There's a 22-minute "making of" documentary, which doesn't really do justice to the film and contains very little information of interest. Along with this is Fred Zinnemann's As I See It, an extract from the director's home video footage from the shoot. You also get the theatrical trailer, but the best feature is the audio commentary, by Fred Zinnemann's son Tim and screenwriter Alvin Sargent, which has some fantastic detail about the struggle between director and studio-head Harry Cohn over casting, along with the run-ins with the censor and US military over the "inflammatory nature" of the film.--Kristen Bowditch

• Immortals | DVD | (05/03/2012) from £3.89   |  Saving you £16.10 (413.88%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The 3-D epic adventure Immortals is directed by revolutionary visualist Tarsem Singh. Secretly chosen by Zeus, Theseus (Henry Cavill) must save his people from evil King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) and his hordes.

• Sin City | UMD | (26/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £18.99

  Frank Miller's acclaimed comic book comes to the screen courtesy of director Robert Rodriguez.

• The Great Western Collection - Volume 2 | DVD | (25/08/2014) from £10.69   |  Saving you £29.30 (274.09%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Six of your favourite Western Classics in one box set! Disc One - Hell Bent For LeatherAfter having his horse stolen Clay Santell stops in the town of Suttersville but is mistaken by the townspeople and a crooked U.S. Marshall for a murderer named Travers. Clay's challenge is not only to get away from the Marshal and his posse but to somehow prove his innocence as well Disc Two - Evil Roy SladeOrphaned and left in the desert as an infant Evil Roy Slade grew up alone - save for his teddy bear - and mean. As an adult he is notorious for being the meanest villain in the West so he's thrown for quite a loop when he falls for sweet schoolteacher Betsy Potter. There's also Nelson L. Stool a railroad tycoon who along with his dim-witted nephew Clifford is trying to get revenge on Evil Roy Slade for robbing him. Disc Three - Gun For A CowardA young cowboy whose dedication to the principles of peace and reason has earned him a reputation for cowardice overcomes his psychological aversion to violence after his elder brother unjustly censures him for not joining in a foolhardy gunfight in which their youngest brother is killed. Disc Four - Whispering SmithLuke Whispering Smith is a by-the-book no-nonsense railroad detective who learns his friend Murray Sinclair has been fired from his railroad job. Seeking vengeance Sinclair begins helping outlaw Barney Rebstock wreck trains. Now Smith must find and bring his old friend to justice... at any cost in this suspenseful adventure filled with pistol-packing action. Disc Five - The Cimarron KidAfter being falsely accused of a payroll heist the Cimarron Kid heads for the high country where he joins the outlaw Dalton gang. When the Daltons are decimated during a daring daylight bank robbery the Kid takes over what is left of the gang and hides out at a local ranch. Here he is reformed by the love of the rancher's daughter Carrie Roberts but not so reformed that he doesn't embark upon one last robbery. Disc Six - Ride A Crooked TrailAudie Murphy plays Joe Maybe an outlaw who is mistaken for U.S. Marshall Jim Noonan when he assumes the man s identity after his death. Pretending to be Noonan Maybe is appointed sheriff of Webb City a rough river town. The only reason he goes along with the ruse is so that he can gain easy access to the town and plan a robbery.

• Expendables 1-3 Box set | Blu Ray | (08/12/2014) from £16.85   |  Saving you £18.14 (107.66%)   |  RRP £34.99

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• Pete's Dragon | Blu Ray | (15/04/2013) from £5.00   |  Saving you £10.99 (219.80%)   |  RRP £15.99

  When an orphan named Pete and his best friend Elliott - an invisible dragon! - wander into the seaside village of Passamaquoddy, the townspeople think he is behind the hilarious accidents that keep happening. But after a daring rescue, everyone starts to believe in Pete's fire-breathing buddy. Get ready for the magical adventure filled with friendship, fun and heart-warming songs, including the 1977 Academy Award Best Song nominee, Candle On The Water. Special Features: Brazzle Dazzle Effects: Behind Disney's Movie Magic Deleted Storyboard Sequence: Terminus and Hoagy Hunt Elliott Original Song Concept: Boo Bop Bopbop Bop (I Love You, Too)

• The Care Bears Movie DVD & Blu-Ray Mediabook | Blu Ray | (11/12/2023) from £24.97   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  High above, where the clouds and the stars live, the Care Bears watch over the good on earth. One day, they witness the sorcerer's apprentice Nicholas accidentally freeing an evil spirit who puts a curse on him. With the boy's aid, the ghost plots to turn people's love into hate. The Care Bears team up with their friends from the Emotional Forest and orphans Kim and Jason to break the spell. Because to save the world, you need a good portion of love... One of the most successful cartoons of the 80s! The lovable family adventure appears as a 2- disc limited collector's edition in a media book with the film on Blu-ray and DVD for the first time in the UK, and with a 24-page booklet.

• Domino | DVD | (20/02/2006) from £5.94   |  Saving you £14.05 (236.53%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Keira Knightley stars as real-life model turned bounty hunter Domino Harvey in this thriller from director Tony Scott.

• Iron Man 2 - Triple Play (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy) | Blu Ray | (25/10/2010) from £6.99   |  Saving you £21.00 (300.43%)   |  RRP £27.99

  Robert Downey Jr. returns as billionaire industrialist Tony Stark - otherwise known as chrome-plated superhero Iron Man. And this time he's facing-off against Russian baddie Whiplash, megalomaniac Justin Hammer and...War Machine!!

• Immortals | Blu Ray | (05/03/2012) from £9.86   |  Saving you £15.13 (153.45%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Director Tarsem Singh never, ever, shortchanges you on his visuals. Presented in razor-sharp 1080p, and in 3D too, Immortals is a busy, dramatic and sparkling home cinema demonstration. It hardly skimps on the action, either. Said action kicks off as Mickey Rourke’s King Hyperion amasses an army, with the intention of waging war on humankind. This he does quite successfully, until the small matter of Henry Cavill’s Theseus interjects. It turns out that Theseus has been chosen by Zeus to do battle with Hyperion, and that’s pretty much all you need to know, before settling down to a couple of hours of medieval fantasy battling. Anyone familiar with 300 will know the score here. Story isn’t Immortals’ strength, instead giving way to wave after wave of blockbuster carnage. There’s some terrific CG work at play here, too, that makes good use of 3D. And rarely isn’t something of note happening on the screen. The extra features are good, with the Blu-ray boasting a pair of alternative endings, along with a different opening too. The ones chosen for the final cut edge them out, but it’s interesting to see what else was considered. There’s some more traditional deleted material, too, and some welcome insights courtesy of the behind the scenes footage. It all rounds off a strong package, for a relentlessly entertaining film, warts and all. --Jon Foster

• Edge of Eternity (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (20/01/2025) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Cornel Wilde (Shockproof), Victoria Shaw (The Crimson Kimono), and Mickey Shaughnessy (Jailhouse Rock) star in Edge of Eternity, a riveting murder mystery from director Don Siegel (Madigan, Charley Varrick). When a series of killings plagues an Arizona ghost town on the edge of the Grand Canyon, Deputy Sherrif Martin (Wilde) forms an unlikely partnership with playgirl Janice (Shaw) to investigate. Made on location, and shot in CinemaScope by the great Burnett Guffey (The Sniper, The Reckless Moment), Edge of Eternity is one of Don Siegel's most arresting and thrilling crime films.

• Sin City & Sin City 2: A Dame To Kill For | DVD | (15/12/2014) from £9.99   |  Saving you £22.99 (328.43%)   |  RRP £29.99

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• Halloween (25th Anniversary Edition) | DVD | (27/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  It was a cold Halloween night in 1963 when six year old Michael Myers brutally murdered his 17-year-old sister. Fifteen years later he escapes from prison and returns home...

• Appointment With Terror: The 60s | DVD | (29/10/2018) from £9.19   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  DO YOU KNOW THIS VOICE? When a ransom bid results in the death of a child, the police have only one lead the old lady who witnessed the kidnapper using a public phone box. Though her recollection is vague, she volunteers to act as bait for the killer! DANGER TOMORROW Dr Bob Murray and his wife Ginny move into an old country house where Bob is to assist the local GP. In the days that follow, Ginny has strange visions that can only be explained as extra-sensory perception and with it comes a strong belief that her life is in mortal danger... WEST 11 Joe Beckett, seasoned citizen of the bedsitter belt, aged about 22, is, to use his own description, 'an emotional leper'. He decides that he needs a violent shock to shake him back into life, and as a result accepts a commission to carry out a murder... 24 HOURS TO KILL When a jet airliner with engine trouble lands in Beirut for a twenty-four hour stopover, purser 'Jonesey' fears his life is in danger from a gold-smuggling gang whom he double-crossed on a previous trip!

• Lady And The Tramp 2 - Scamp's Adventure | DVD | (12/03/2001) from £9.41   |  Saving you £10.58 (112.43%)   |  RRP £19.99

  One of the remarkable things about making an animated sequel is that actors don't age. It took Disney 46 years to make a sequel to its 1955 hit Lady and the Tramp, yet the events of this made-for-video sequel take place only six months later. Lady and Tramp are getting along fine with their human family, the Darlings, and they have four new puppies. The three girl puppies take after mum, the boy, Scamp, has a lot of dad in him. Scamp dreams of "being a real dog", and that means living on the street as a member of the Junkyard Dogs. Despite his dad's warnings, Scamp (voiced by Scott Wolf) runs off and goes through the trials of a mutt, including run-ins with Junkyard leader Buster (Chazz Palminteri); the dogcatcher (Don Knotts); and a fellow stray, Angel (Alyssa Milano). The formula here is the same as other Disney direct-to-video sequels for The Lion King and The Little Mermaid, and the justification to return to a classic movie is flimsy at best. To its credit, Disney has made a quality effort in the animation department, adapting sets and characters from the original with great success. But the story is never engaging, the songs are forgettable, and the impact unsustainable (and at 62 minutes, quite trite). Nevertheless, a Disney kid should dig Scamp's rough-and-tumble adventures and the cute tale of puppy love (Scamp and Angel even revisit the Italian diner). --Doug Thomas, Amazon.com

• G.I. Blues | DVD | (18/03/2002) from £7.05   |  Saving you £5.94 (84.26%)   |  RRP £12.99

  After Elvis Presley got out of the army in 1960, he was instantly ushered into G.I. Blues, a Paramount movie about an Oklahoma singer who (surprise) gets out of the army and wants to open a club. Making a potentially lucrative bet that he can seduce a cabaret singer (Juliet Prowse), Elvis instead falls in love. Leaving behind his rockabilly roots for a slicker image better suited to early 60s pop, the Elvis of this movie is the one who made almost 30 more just like it. The songs include "G.I. Blues", "It's Not Good Enough for You," "Tonight Is So Right for Love" and "Wooden Heart". It's directed by Norman Taurog, a studio veteran who made his first film in 1928 and worked many times with Presley. --Tom Keogh

• Angel Heart 4K | Blu Ray | (14/10/2019) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  New York, 1955, Private Detective Harry Angel has a new case on his hands. Washed up crooner Johnny Favorite has gone missing. Anybody that might be holding clues is being killed. Informants and witnesses are being murdered one by one. The bodies are piling up, time is running out and Harry Angel is being kept awake at night by strange satanic visions. From the mean streets of New York to the backwoods of New Orleans, Harry suddenly finds himself being dragged into a world of sex, murder, voodoo and death. This is no ordinary case, and Harry is no ordinary detective. Directed by Alan Parker (Midnight Express, Mississippi Burning) and starring Mickey Rourke (Sin City, The Wrestler), Robert De Niro (Taxi Driver, Heat), Lisa Bonet (High Fidelity) and Charlotte Rampling (Red Sparrow), Angel Heart is a deeply disturbing film with an incredibly unsettling atmosphere. A prime example of late eighties neo-noir, it successfully manages to blend elements of detective fiction with dark horror. Brand new 4K restoration Extras: Alan Parker interview excerpt from Cinéastes des années 80 Audio Commentary with Alan Parker Introduction to Angel Heart by Alan Parker A Background in Voodoo Original EPK and Behind the Scenes Footage Behind the Scenes Gallery

• The Fox And The Hound | DVD | (15/10/2001) from £9.87   |  Saving you £10.12 (102.53%)   |  RRP £19.99

  One of Disney's less popular animated movies, for absolutely no good reason at all, because it's an excellent story, simply and expertly told. The box blurb rather confusingly compares it to Bambi, but this is a story which has rather more to do with how social conventions can divide friendships than the coming-of-age subtext which underlies the latter. The story is perhaps predictable--a fox cub and a puppy play together as friends, not realising that their places in the scheme of things dictate that they will grow up to become hunter and hunted. Of course, eventually they see the light and it all ends happily, but even so the story promotes the importance of tolerance. The master-stroke, however, is the gradually evolving realisation that the aggressive prejudices which we all stand to inherit from society are nothing more that the products of stupidity and manipulation, and should be treated with the contempt they deserve. Good stuff for kids and adults alike. Trivia buffs might like to know that this is one of the films Tim Burton worked on at Disney, his first job after graduating from college. --Roger Thomas

• Laurel Canyon | DVD | (26/04/2004) from £5.74   |  Saving you £14.25 (248.26%)   |  RRP £19.99

  When an uptight young man and his fiancee move into the house of his wild music producer of a mother, the resulting clash shakes everyone up.

• Angel Heart - Special Edition | DVD | (21/08/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The film packed with stunning images jaw-dropping scenes and superb performances from Robert De Niro and Mickey Rourke is a fusion of two genres - the classic Chandleresque detective story and the supernatural. Harry Angel is hired for $125 a day to track down the big band swinger Johnny Favourite. What seems like a straight-forward missing person case dramatically becomes a murder hunt for this down-and-out private detective. His client Louis Cypher a mysterious stranger is forced to up his fee to keep Angel on the case. Each of Angel's leads ends up as a victim of a ritualistic act of murder as he begins to put together the pieces in the jigsaw of Johnny's strange story... the nightmare has just begun.