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• Black Beauty | DVD | (01/09/2003) from £12.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  It would be easy to pass by this movie, based on Anna Sewell's famous novel Black Beauty, on the assumption that it's dated and twee. Well, perhaps it is a little, but the sheer quality of the whole enterprise places it in the front rank of children's cinema classics. Screenwriter Wolf Mankowitz's ability to harness both literary and popular techniques in the same work (also true of his written fiction) remains unsurpassed in this captivating tale of Beauty's eventful life, from being raised as a foal by the devoted Joe (Lester), then passing through the hands of various owners before being purchased by, supposedly, Miss Sewell herself, to be once more cared for by a now-adult Joe who is in her employ. Along the way, Beauty passes through the hands of gypsies, a circus owner, a family of aristocrats and is even ridden into war, with each episode being expertly cast (Mower is in particularly fine form as a mad, bad and dangerous army officer) and produced to the highest cinematic standards--even the exterior lighting is perfect. Absolutely recommended. The 4:3 DVD is a transfer of exceptionally high quality and includes the cinema trailer, an image gallery of stills and collector-enthusing promotional ephemera (presented in a thumb-saving slideshow format) and, rather incongruously, a trailer for Help! I'm a Fish!--Roger Thomas

• Chariots Of Fire (Special Edition) | DVD | (08/02/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  'The British Are Coming!' Britain's finest athletes have begun their quest for glory in the 1924 Olympic Games. Success brings honour to their nation. For two runners, the honour at stake is personal... and their challenge one from within. Winner of four 1981 Academy Awards including Best Picture, 'Chariots Of Fire' is the inspiring, true story of Harold Abrahams, Eric Liddell and the team that brought Britain one of its greatest sports victories. Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nigel...

• The Ghosts Of Edendale | DVD | (10/04/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  When a young couple moves to Hollywood determined to make it in the movies they find the house of their dreams on a hill called Edendale. Here all the neighbours are in 'the business ' and they have high hopes for Kevin and Rachel. But just how far are they willing to go to succeed? When Kevin becomes a cold hard stranger obsessed with writing his new screenplay Rachel discovers that Edendale has a famous Silent Movie past. This hill once belonged to Tom Mix - King Cowboy of t

• Bible Code, The / Unlocking Da Vinci's Code / Angels / Demons | DVD | (14/03/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A box set full of religious conspiracy's... The Bible Code: In August 1994 an American scholarly journal Statistical Science published the results of a highly controversial experiment. An Israeli mathematician named Dr Eliyahu Rips had revealed that there was encoded information within the ancient Hebrew script of the Torah. A Gulf War reference was found merely weeks before the conflict actually started. Isreali Prime Minister Yitzak Rabin's tragic murder had also been pred

• Black Cat | DVD | (22/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Gore guru Lucio Fulci the director behind such films as the entrail ridden 'Zombie Flesh Eaters' and the seriously nasty 'New York Ripper' gets to grips with gothic horror writer Edgar Allan Poe in this gruesome adaptation of his classic story. A detective arrives to investigate a series of grisly murders and finds a few tell-tale paw prints here and there. Patrick Magee stars in one of his last roles as the moggy mastermind.

• A Seance to Contact the Spirit of Diana | DVD | (06/12/2004) from £11.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (66.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Spirit of Diana attempts to unearth the truth behind the deaths of Princess Diana and her lover, Dodi Al-Fayed, in a car crash in Paris in 1997, by unconventional means--holding three séances in an attempt to contact the Princess's spirit. Not surprisingly, the makers of the programme appear to have undergone a taste bypass, from choosing the tinkling piano musak played throughout to employing sycophantic presentation by veteran Avengers actor Patrick Macnee. If you haven't already slipped into a diabetic coma from the sugar overdose that is the first segment (mainly the gushings of various "confidantes" of Diana, who are almost as keen to depict her as a latter-day saint as they are to spill the beans on her troubled love life), then the séances themselves will surely finish you off. The first séance, conducted by medium Jane Hamilton-Parker, begins promisingly as she correctly identifies one awestruck participant's link with Diana as being her work with AIDS sufferers in Zimbabwe. However, Jane's accuracy rapidly declines from this point, as does that of Craig, her husband and fellow medium, in the second séance. The pair are clearly fishing for information from their subjects and are nonplussed, if not downright tetchy when contradicted. Any credibility the programme may have left is destroyed by the third séance, presided over by "clairvoyant channeller" Patricia Bankins and her invisible "spirit guide", St Germain. Unfortunately for Patricia, when she's possessed by St Germain's spirit, she's also possessed of his bizarre German accent and facial tics--most distracting. There are no earth-shattering revelations from this programme about the circumstances of Diana's death, so conspiracy theorists will be disappointed. The statements made by all three mediums about Diana's state of mind are no more revealing than anything that's already been covered extensively by the tabloids. On the DVD: Unless you're keen to read the biographies of the shameless individuals who appear in The Spirit of Diana, there are no DVD special features as such. You can't help feeling that this is reflective of the shoddy nature of the programme itself. --Alison Drury

• Pret A Tout | DVD | (29/12/2014) from £9.19   |  Saving you £13.79 (222.42%)   |  RRP £19.99

  30-year-old Max (Max Boublil) has made a fortune with an internet business venture he started with his two friends and he is currently enjoying life under the sun. However Max has grown tired of his lifestyle and he can’t stop thinking about his college love Alice (Aissa Maiga Mood Indigo) a spirited idealist who was never interested in material luxuries. But Max has a few tricks up his sleeves to woo her into liking him… PRÊT A TOUT is a funny and charming romantic comedy from director Nicolas Cuche (Second Chance) starring one of France’s most loved comedic actors of the moment Max Boublil.

• Bunker of the Dead | DVD | (23/04/2018) from £12.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

• Braveheart (Special Edition) | DVD | (08/02/2006) from £7.99   |  Saving you £-2.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Fight and you may die run and you'll live... at least for a while. And dying in your beds many years from now would you be willin' to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance just one chance to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives but they'll never take... our freedom! Mel Gibson directs and stars in this Academy Award-winning epic based on the life of legendary thirteenth century Scottish hero William Wallace. Returning to his homeland following the death of an heirless king Wallace (Mel Gibson) finds the political landscape precarious. Edward the Longshanks King of England (Patrick McGoohan) has captured Scotland's throne and threatens the freedom of all Scottish people as tyrannical policies instituted by the English plague the Scots. Initially Wallace is content to stand by the wayside yearning for the simple life of building a home and raising a family. However when the woman he loves (Catherine McCormack) suffers a cruel fate at the hands of English soldiers Wallace takes a stand against the new rule. With his fierce patriotism and determination he gathers an amateur but passionately rebellious army

• Minder - Series 8 - Part 3 Of 4 | DVD | (05/07/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Episode titles included are: Series 8 Part 3: Episodes 7-9 Episode 7 - A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In Shepard's Bush Episode 8 - Him Indoors Episode 9 - The Greatest Show In Willesden

• Father Dear Father - Series 3 - Complete | DVD | (22/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Episodes Comprise: 1. This Is Your Wife 2. One Dog And His Man 3. It's Never Too Late. 4. Nobody's Indispensable 5. The Suitable Suitor 6. A Man About The House

• Silas Marner | DVD | (09/10/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Silas Marner, a member of a strict religious community, is wrongly accused of theft and has no choice but to move to a faraway village. For 15 years he lives alone, hoarding the money he makes from his weaving and gaining a reputation as a recluse, a miser and perhaps even a witch. Marner's life changes dramatically one Christmas season, when his gold is stolen and a mysterious woman dies in the woods outside his cottage. She leaves behind a child that Marner, to the surprise of the other villagers, takes into his home to raise as his daughter. The arrival of the infant, who he names Eppie after his mother, transforms Marner. His bitterness evaporates, he no longer cares about his lost money, and he commits himself completely to his adopted child, who grows up into a loving and beautiful daughter. But Marner's happiness may be threatened when Eppie's real father wants to claim Eppie as his own. Ben Kingsley gives a subtle and moving performance as the simple weaver, and a strong cast gives him ample support in this 1985 BBC adaptation of George Eliot's novel. Silas Marner is not particularly complex--it's certainly a more modest undertaking than Eliot's most famous novel, Middlemarch--but this sentimental Victorian tale, filled with historical detail, potential tragedy, heartless villains and the redeeming power of childhood, makes for a very satisfying film. --Simon Leake, Amazon.com

• Open Season / Open Season 2 | Blu Ray | (09/02/2009) from £26.98   |  Saving you £13.01 (32.50%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Open Season (2006): Boog (Martin Lawrence) a domesticated grizzly bear with no survival skills has his perfect world turned upside down when he meets Elliot (Ashton Kutcher) a scrawny fast-talking mule deer. They join forces to unite the woodland creatures and take the forest back into nature's control! It's a film for the whole family that Shawn Edwards (Fox-TV) calls a fun story loaded with lovable characters! Open Season 2 (2008): Boog and Elliot are back for more crazy adventures. After falling head over hooves in love with Giselle Elliot's road to the altar takes a slight detour when Mr. Weenie is kidnapped by a group of pampered pets determined to return him to his owners. Boog Elliot McSquizzy Buddy and the rest of the woodland creatures launch a full-scale rescue mission for their sausage-shaped friend and soon find themselves in enemy camp: the world of the pets. Led by a toy poodle named Fifi the pets do not plan to let Mr. Weenie go without a fight. Can a toy poodle REALLY bring down an 900-pound grizzly bear? Will Elliot ever marry Giselle? Find out in Open Season 2.

• Exorcism | DVD | (10/05/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

• Brennender Tod (Mediabook B, Blu-ray + DVD) | Blu Ray | (13/06/2019) from £24.81   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Working Title Family Collection - Nanny McPhee/The Borrowers/Thunderbirds/Johnny English | DVD | (10/03/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Titles Comprise: Nanny McPhee: Emma Thompson whose first screenplay won the 1995 Oscar for Sense and Sensibility returns to screenwriting with Nanny McPhee a motion picture adaptation of the ""Nurse Matilda"" books by Christianna Brand. Thompson the only person to have won Oscars for both acting and writing also plays the title role in Nanny McPhee opposite Colin Firth Kelly Macdonald and - in her first role for the big screen in two decades - Angela Lansbury. In this dark and witty fable Thompson portrays a person of unsettling appearance and magical powers who enters the household of the recently widowed Mr. Brown (Firth) and attempts to tame his seven exceedingly ill-behaved children. The children led by the oldest boy Simon (Love Actually's Thomas Sangster) have managed to drive away 17 previous nannies and are certain that they will have no trouble with this one. But as Nanny McPhee takes control they begin to notice that their vile behavior now leads swiftly and magically to rather startling consequences. Her influence also extends to the family's deeper problems including Mr. Brown's sudden and seemingly inexplicable attempts to find a new wife; an announcement by the domineering Aunt Adelaide (Angela Lansbury) that she intends to take one of the children away; and the sad and secret longings of their scullery maid Evangeline (Kelly Macdonald). As the children's behavior begins to change Nanny McPhee's arresting face and frame appear to change as well creating even more questions about this mysterious stranger. The Borrowers: The adventures of the dauntless tiny Clock family parents Pod (Jim Broadbent) Homily (Celia Imrie) and their kids Peagreen and Arrietty - a family of tiny four inch tall people who live under the floorboards of a big house surviving by ""borrowing"" from the ""Human Bean"" family upstairs. The Borrowers turn dental floss into tightropes toaster handles into catapults socks into beds stamps into wall posters and when their world is facing extinction - in the form of Ocious P. Potter (John Goodman) their resourcefulness knows no bounds. Thunderbirds: International Rescue run in secret by the Tracy family and led by Jeff (Bill Paxton) is permamently on standby to offer assistance when accidents and incidents threaten lives across the world. However when the villainous Hood (Ben Kingsley) infiltrates the Tracy's clandestine island base and imprisons most of the family who will rescue the rescuers? It's left to teenage Alan (Brady Corbet) and his similarly young friends to save the day! Johnny English: Bumbling British intelligence officer Johnny English has to step into the breach when all his fellow agents are suddenly bumped off. With the machinations of mysterious millionaire Pascal Sauvage becoming increasingly threatening it's up to Johnny to save the crown jewels and the very fate of the Royal family!

• Road House/Road House 2 | DVD | (22/01/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Road House (Dir. Rowdy Herrington 1989): Patrick Swayze stars as Dalton in this modern-day western as a tough guy with poetic instincts and a Mercedes. Fresh from earning his degree in Eastern Philosophy from New York University mettlesome loner Dalton finds work as a bouncer at a violent road house. Within weeks Dalton has rid the bar of the trouble-makers ruining its business and has even struck up a romance with a sexy doctor. When Dalton bounces the wrong man who turns out to be one of local crime boss Brad Wesley's henchmen. Wesley first tries to buy Dalton off but fails. When Wesley learns of Dalton's new lover who used to be Wesley's significant other Wesley vows bloody vengeance. But Dalton with his unique mixture of brute force and calmness isn't about to let his college money go to waste... Road House 2: The Last Call (Dir. Scott Ziehl 2006): Johnathan Schaech (The Sweetest Thing 8MM2) stars in this action-packed sequel to the classic action film Road House. When Nate Tanner owner of the Black Pelican roadhouse is beaten up by a local drug runner and his thugs trying to pressure him to sell them his club his nephew Shane (Johnathan Schaech) comes to the small town to help run the club. Shane an undercover DEA agent by profession soon finds himself defending the roadhouse from a seemingly increasing number of drug runners all intent on making the place their own.

• Play Golf With Mark James | DVD | (30/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  Many golfers practise golf shots but few consider the value of strategy. The art of thinking your way around a course and considering the consequences and tactics of every shot before it is hit. This simple yet often ignored technique is a proven method to lower scores.Golf professionals use it all the time. Here top Ryder Cup professional Mark James with the help of TV star Patrick Mower and World Cup footballer Kevin Keegan shows you how to develop an instinct that curbs the nat

• Ricky Gervais' Extras (Episodes 1-6) | UMD | (28/11/2005) from £10.94   |  Saving you £14.04 (176.60%)   |  RRP £21.99

• Dementia 13 | DVD | (15/08/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  'Dementia 13' will delight all fans who thrive on classics such as 'Night Of The Living Dead' and 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' with the plot revolves around a seemingly benign member of a family who is the mad axe-murderer and is steadily picking off the rest of the relations... 'Dementia 13' is guaranteed to make you double lock all your doors at night!