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• Splash | DVD | (14/10/2002) from £8.25   |  Saving you £7.74 (93.82%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Splash was big news in 1984. It was the sole reason for a renewed Disney Studios forming its Touchstone Pictures subsidiary. This was so they could get away with displaying Daryl Hannah's nude bottom! It was also big news for launching the film career of Tom Hanks, who immediately became a massive box-office comedy draw in the 80s. For Ron Howard, it was the breakaway success that guaranteed he'd be able to pursue as diverse a directorial career path as he wanted to. It's a simple romance tale, spiced up by making the female lead a mermaid. The stroke of brilliance in the script was in making the comedy happen around the two leads, while letting them believably convey they are hopelessly lost in love. The comedy comes from the ever-reliable John Candy as a larger-than-life womanising older brother, and Eugene Levy as a scatty scientist. Although New York looks a little different today, the movie has hardly aged at all. Which is just as well since it boldly begins "This morning." On the DVD: Splash offers a transfer that has some defects, but colours and dark areas seem just about right. We're spoiled for extras, with a warmly nostalgic Howard joining a key production crew commentary in reminiscing on how much fun they had making the movie. There's a half-hour documentary ("Making a Splash") interviewing everyone involved, including some archival footage of the late Candy. Best of all are the original Audition Tapes for Hanks and Hannah, which reveal the consummate professionals these once-hungry stars really are. --Paul Tonks

• Starship Troopers | DVD | (11/06/2001) from £8.25   |  Saving you £7.74 (93.82%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A gloriously over-the-top treat, Paul Verhoeven's Starship Troopers takes the militaristic moralising of Robert Heinlein's pulp classic and sets about undermining it mercilessly. Johnny Rico (Casper Van Dien) desperately wants to join the Mobile Infantry and kill some Earth-threatening alien bugs. He also desperately wants Carmen (Denise Richards), but only gets to fulfil one ambition in the second of Verhoeven's futuristic satires (also cowritten with his RoboCop scriptwriter Ed Neumeier). Set in a fascistic future where kids must do military service to qualify as citizens, own property or even have babies, the film's dark Vietnam and Nazi-era parallels are all the more disturbing given its deceptively sunny Beverly Hills 90210 teenage cast (though scenery-chewing veteran Michael Ironside steals the movie as tough-talking Lt Rasczak). The CGI arachnids are among the most convincing and dangerous-looking creatures ever seen on screen, and with the movie clocking up the highest number of blanks ever fired on a film set, it's also pretty loud! Verhoeven went on to be Executive Producer of the Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles animated TV series a couple of years later. On the DVD: Starship Troopers in this DVD incarnation can now be played continuously on one side of the disc (the original Region 2 release version was that crime against the DVD format, a "flipper"). You'll also feel really spoiled by the extras here: five deleted scenes (approximately six minutes) pad out Carmen's love triangle problems. There are impressive screen tests for Denise Richards and Casper Van Dien (three-and-a-half minutes). An eight-minute featurette zips by with key interviews and fact flinging. And a real treat is three scene developments with layers of FX work explained by Verhoeven. But what makes this DVD essential is the director's enthusiastic commentary alongside screenwriter Ed Neumeier: dissing astrology, making a stand for feminist issues, saying how he went nude to placate the actors for their shower scene, and drooling with praise for his FX team, Verhoeven makes a fascinating statement that "war makes fascists of us all". After a studio disclaimer, and beginning with his reaction to the film's critique in Time Magazine, this is no-holds-barred fun. --Paul Tonks

• Bleak House (Special Edition) | DVD | (13/11/2006) from £8.49   |  Saving you £-1.49 (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.00

  Acclaimed writer Andrew Davies turns his talents to one of Charles Dickens' most brilliant novels - arguably the greatest ever depiction of Victorian London. Fresh and imaginative yet faithful to the original this thrilling fast-paced adaptation is shot with a contemporary edge. At its heart is the story of the icily beautiful Lady Dedlock who nurses a dark secret and the merciless lawyer Tulkinghorn who seeks to uncover it. The generous John Jarndyce struggling with his own past and his two young wards Richard and Ada are all caught up like Lady Dedlock in the infamous case of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce which will make one of them rich beyond imagination if it can ever be brought to a conclusion. As Tulkinghorn digs deeper into Lady Dedlock's past he unearths a secret that will change their lives forever and which is almost as astounding as the final outcome of the Jarndyce case.

• Hamlet | DVD | (04/01/2010) from £9.76   |  Saving you £10.23 (104.82%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Ethan Hawke stars as a brooding New York filmmaker in this updated take on the classic Shakespeare play.

• Doctor Who The Macra Terror | Blu Ray | (25/03/2019) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The original 1967 master recordings of 'The Macra Terror' were lost soon after the programme's original transmission. However, audio-only recordings have survived and have been used here to create a brand new fully animated reconstruction of this lost classic. With highly detailed hand-drawn animation carefully lip-synced with the original 1967 audio, this new production allows viewers to once again experience this Doctor Who chiller in full. The Doctor (Patrick Troughton) and his companions (Jamie, Polly and Ben) arrive on a human colony in the far flung future. The colony outwardly appears to be happy and carefree. But behind it's cheerful exterior the colony has been secretly infiltrated by a race of giant parasitic crab creatures called the Macra. The Macra brainwash the human colonists to mine toxic gas in the levels below the colony. Ruling the colony from a control centre in the heart of the main city they scuttle down to the city at night looking for food. The Doctor's friend Ben is soon taken over by the Macra and under their malign influence, he turns against the Doctor. As more colonists are picked off in the night and as their influence spreads, the Doctor sets out to bring an end to the Macra terror.

• Doctor Who: The Moonbase | DVD | (20/01/2014) from £5.09   |  Saving you £14.90 (292.73%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Tardis arrives in 2070 AD on the Moon where a weather control station under the command of a man named Hobson is in the grip of a plague epidemic - in reality the result of an alien poison planted by the Cybermen. Polly realises that as the Cybermen's chest units are made of plastic they must be vulnerable to attack by solvents. She and her friends manage to destroy all the Cybermen on the base with a 'cocktail' of such chemicals shot at them through fire extinguishers. A second wave of Cybermen advances across the lunar surface but prompted by the Doctor Hobson uses the base's gravity-generating weather control device the Gravitron to send them flying off into space.

• Dirty Dancing | DVD | (01/09/2008) from £3.95   |  Saving you £12.04 (304.81%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Patrick Swayze returns to our screens as rebellious dance teacher Johnny Castle in the re-release of this classic '80s hit.

• Firewall | DVD | (24/07/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Harrison Ford stars in this tense thriller about a security expert forced to steal to save his own family.

• The Box Of Delights: 40th Anniversary Edition | Blu Ray | (25/11/2024) from £13.59   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In celebration of the 40th Anniversary of one of the BBC's most beloved broadcasts, ˜The Box of Delights' is remastered, including brand-new special features. Considered to be one of the great works of modern fiction ˜The Box of Delights' is brought to life in this magical, fantastical and delightful production starring Patrick Troughton, Devin Stanfield and Robert Stephens. When Kay Harker meets a mysterious Punch and Judy man (Patrick Troughton) on his way home for Christmas, he little realizes that he is about to be plunged into adventure. The old man entrusts Kay with a strange puzzle box - the Box of Delights - before suddenly disappearing. Kay soon discovers two things: the box can transport him through time and space, and there is a plot to steal it. He must battle heroically against terrifying forces of evil in order to win the day... Special Features: TIME AND TIDE - MAKING THE BOX OF DELIGHTS (NEW) ¢ TRAILS AND CONTINUITY (NEW) 2004 KAY HARKER AND DIRECTOR INTERVIEW ¢ BLUE PETER, TAKE TWO AND PEBBLE MILL CLIPS

• Star Trek: Picard - Season Three | Blu Ray | (20/11/2023) from £24.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In the thrilling conclusion of STAR TREK: PICARD, a cryptic and desperate message from a long-lost friend Dr. Beverly Crusher draws Starfleet legend Admiral Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) into the most daring mission of his life, forcing him to recruit allies spanning generations old and new. The legacy of Picard's past meets explosive new revelations that will alter the fate of the Federation forever. Experience the Star Trek: The Next Generation ® reunion three decades in the making like you've never seen it before, with over 2½ hours of special features, including behind the scenes featurettes with the cast and crew, a hilarious gag reel, exclusive deleted scenes and more! Stars: Sir Patrick Stewart, Levar Burton, Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Michelle Hurd, Jeri Ryan Product Features OVER 2½ HOURS OF SPECIAL FEATURES Audio Commentaries The Gang's All Here Villainous Vadic Gag Reel Picard: The Final Season Q&A The Making of The Last Generation Rebuilding the Enterprise-D Deleted Scenes

• To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything Julie Newmar | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £10.98   |  Saving you £1.00 (11.12%)   |  RRP £9.99

  En route from New York City to Hollywood for a drag queen beauty pagent Noxeema Vida and Chi Chi are forced to take an unwelcome detour when their 1967 Cadillac convertible breaks down. Stranded in the tiny midwestern town of Snydersville the three try to make the best of their unfortunate circumstance. And when their glitz and glamour wake up the sleepy local citizens the stage is set for an outrageously funny weekend...

• Suits Season 6 | DVD | (29/05/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.84

  Suits returns for a sixth season marked by major upheaval. As Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams) begins his two-year prison sentence for conspiracy to commit fraud, his colleagues at Pearson Specter Litt must handle the repercussions of his plea deal. As associates flee the firm, Harvey (Gabriel Macht), Louis (Rick Hoffman), Jessica (Gina Torres), Donna (Sarah Rafferty) and Rachel (Meghan Markle) face impending lawsuits from former clients. While Mike struggles to adjust to the brutalities of prison life, Harvey is determined to fix the situation and save the firm.

• Phoenix Nights: Series 1 and 2 | DVD | (10/11/2003) from £40.19   |  Saving you £-15.20 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Created by and starring Bolton-born comic Peter Kay, Phoenix Nights is one of those rare gems that few saw on first showing but that everyone was soon talking about. The first series introduces wheelchair-bound Brian Potter (Kay), who runs the titular Phoenix, a shabby social club populated by an assortment of wonderfully observed characters. It's grim up North and despite the best efforts of the staff to inject life into the proceedings--be it an alternative comedy night, a version of Robot Wars in Potter's beloved Pennine Suite or a Wild West extravaganza--each evening's entertainment always ends badly. Undaunted, the Phoenix denizens continue to strive for their dream: a world in which "clubland never dies". The beginning of the second series sees Brian Potter's beloved Phoenix Club lying in ashes and the staff scattered to the four winds. Even club compere Jerry St Clair is reduced to singing "Come get your black bin bags" to the tune of Men in Black in the local supermarket. But not even being barred from having a licence for the rest of his natural life can deter the northern Svengali from reopening the club and making it bigger and better than before--even if that means making Jerry the licensee and offering up-market Chinese nosh. --Kristen Bowditch

• Hardboiled: Three Pulp Thrillers by Alain Corneau (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (24/03/2025) from £39.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES 4K restorations from the original negatives by Studio Canal, presented on three discs Uncompressed mono PCM audio for each film Audio commentary by Mike White on Police Python 357 (2024) Maxim Jakubowski on Police Python 357's source novel and adaptation (2024) Archival interview with Alain Corneau and François Périer about Police Python 357 from Belgian Television (1976) Série noire set interviews with Alain Corneau, Patrick Dewaere and Miriam Boyer from Belgian Television (1981) Série noire: The Darkness of the Soul - An archival documentary featuring cast and crew on the making of the film (2013, 53 mins) Archival interview with Alain Corneau and Marie Trintignant about Série noire (2002, 30 mins) A visual essay about Jim Thompson adaptations for the screen (2024) Introduction by documentary filmmaker Jérôme Wybon (2024) Shooting Choice of Arms - interviews with the cast and crew including behind-the-scenes footage (1981) Interviews with Deneuve, Montand and Depardieu from the set (1981) Interview with Manuela Lazic on Yves Montand in the 1970s (2024) Trailers Optional English subtitles for each film Reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters Limited edition 80-page booklet featuring new writing by Andrew Male, Nick Pinkerton, Charlie Brigden, and newly translated archival writing Limited edition of 2500 copies, presented in a rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and marking

• Doctor Who - The Power Of The Daleks Special Edition | Blu Ray | (27/07/2020) from £12.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Patrick Troughton stars in this recreation of a lost classic from 1966. The TARDIS brings the Doctor, Polly and Ben to a colony on the swamp planet of Vulcan. Soon after arriving, the Doctor witnesses a brutal murder. Meanwhile, in another part of the colony an ancient crashed space capsule has been discovered in the swamps. The colony's misguided chief scientist opens the capsule and discovers a group of strange metal 'creatures' inside. The creatures appear to be long dead. The Doctor calls the metal creatures 'Daleks' and claims that they are incredibly dangerous. 'Power of the Daleks' was the first Doctor Who story to star Patrick Troughton as the Doctor - broadcast between November and December 1966. Sadly, none of the six original broadcast episodes of 'Power of the Daleks' any longer exist in the BBC Film Archives. However, complete audio recordings of the lost episodes have survived in the hands of private collectors. And it is these audio recordings that are used as the basis for this special animated production of the programme. Now in a brand new edition and brought to you in glorious black and white... Includes exciting new special features: Two new documentaries about Power of the Daleks 1993 BBC audio version of The Power of the Daleks narrated by Tom Baker Raw incidental music Photogrammetry Featurette Whicker's World - I Don't Like My Monsters to Have Oedipus Complexes Daleks - The Early Years: A 1992 documentary presented by Peter Davison Robin Hood - 1953 Episode: Patrick Troughton's earliest surviving TV appearance BBC archive footage from BBC regional news, BBC Breakfast, Blue Peter and Newsnight Previously unreleased animation trailers and animatics Additional bonus material: Audio commentaries by Anneke Wills on each episode Animation test footage Photo Gallery, including previously unreleased and rediscovered full colour on-set photos from 1966. Servants & Masters - The Making of The Power of the Daleks Doctor Who The Highlanders

• The New Avengers: Series 1 & 2 | Blu Ray | (10/11/2025) from £99.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The New Avengers joins John Steed as he takes a jaunty step forward into a new decade, this time with two sidekicks the first time a male and female companion join him Gambit (Gareth Hunt) and Purdey (Joanna Lumley). The mighty trio join forces to fight evil and put a stop to any attempts at world domination. With high kicks and bowler hats aplenty Series1 and Series 2 of The New Avengers heralded a new direction for the crime fighting series.

• The Matrix Resurrections | DVD | (21/03/2022) from £6.96   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From visionary filmmaker, Lana Wachowski comes The Matrix Resurrections , the long-awaited fourth film in the ground-breaking franchise that redefined a genre. The new film reunites original stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss in the iconic roles they made famous, Neo and Trinity.

• Young Guns | DVD | (17/09/2007) from £4.95   |  Saving you £11.04 (223.03%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Six reasons why the west was wild. The year is 1878 Lincoln County. John Tunstall a British ranch owner hires six rebellious boys as ""regulators"" to protect his ranch against the ruthless Santa Fe Ring. When Tunstall is killed in an ambush the Regulators led by the wild-tempered Billy the Kid declare war on the Ring. As their vendetta turns into a bloody rampage they are branded outlaws becoming the targets of the largest manhunt in Western history.

• Cambridge Spies | DVD | (02/06/2003) from £19.58   |  Saving you £0.41 (2.09%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Cambridge Spies, the BBC's moody 2003 dramatisation of the most notorious debacle in the history of the British Secret Service, raises the spectre of the treachery of Philby, Burgess, MacLean and Blunt for a generation of viewers who can only imagine the shockwaves generated by their duplicity. Inevitably the story suffers from the basically repellent quality of its raw material. Determinedly non-judgemental, it frequently stumbles along a precarious path between romantic eulogy and fact-based fable of the perils of idealism. For all the handsome casting, the characters have little charm to compensate for their deeds. Their motivations are sketched only vaguely. Even in moments of personal vulnerability, however poignant the performances, sympathy is at a premium. But it has its high points as an atmospheric soap opera: the recreation of a period that stretches from the radical aspects of 1930s university life at Cambridge to Cold War London, dipping into the Spanish Civil War and the Washington diplomatic circle en route, is vivid. The acting, too, is fine. Tom Hollander's rampantly dissolute Burgess verges constantly on parody. But Toby Stephens (Philby), Samuel West (a frosty Blunt) and Rupert Penry-Jones (an emotionally wrung-out MacLean) work wonders with Peter Moffat's insubstantial script. On the DVD: Cambridge Spies is a handsome production with a cinematic quality enhanced by an appropriately edgy soundtrack and widescreen presentation. The main extra is the commentary shared by director Tim Fywell, producer Mark Shivas and writer Peter Moffat. It's a rather self-congratulatory affair, but includes some interesting insights: attempts to film some events in their real location met with refusal, suggesting that in some quarters, the outrage and embarrassment that Burgess, Philby and MacLean left in their wake is still very close to the surface. --Piers Ford

• A Month in the Country (DVD + Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (20/06/2016) from £12.02   |  Saving you £7.97 (66.31%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Adapted from the novel of the same name by J L Carr, A Month in the Country, is set during a 1920s summer in rural Yorkshire. Tom Birkin (Colin Firth), a destitute World War I veteran coming to terms with the after-effects of the war, has been employed by a village church to carry out restoration work on a medieval mural. During his time in the slow-paced village, Birkin forms a close friendship with archaeologist James Moon (Kenneth Branagh), a fellow veteran who is also emotionally scarred following the conflict. The film follows Birkin as he settles into village life, forming romantic relationships and bonding with families and locals. Neglected after its initial 1987 cinema release, the film features a score by Howard Blake (The Snowman, The Avengers) and is notable for its strong British cast which also includes Natasha Richardson, Patrick Malahide and Jim Carter.