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• Very Important Person | DVD | (15/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Sir Ernest Pease KBE FRS (James Robertson Justice) is a cantankerous and crotchety old professor. Testing one of his new radar inventions (and travelling incognito as Lt. Farrow RN) the plane he is travelling is shot down and he is incarcerated as a POW. His overbearing and abrasive manner leads his fellow inmates into believing he is a German spy but when they discover who he actually is they realise that his escape is vital to the war effort. Written by Henry Blyth (The Bul

• Executive Stress - The Complete Second Series | DVD | (24/01/2011) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-4.54 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £12.99

  With her five children now grown up Caroline Fairchild decides to resume her former career in the cut-throat world of publishing. Against the wishes of husband Donald also working in the industry she takes up the position of Editorial Director for her old company Oasis Publishing - little realising it is now part of an American conglomerate that is also poised to take over Donald's employer. Finding that megalomaniac director Edgar Frankland Jr. takes a harsh line on married couples working together within his empire Caroline and Donald devise an unorthodox yet practical solution - they become an undercover couple. The ploy seems to work - but there is one unpalatable aspect for Donald: he now finds himself taking orders from his wife... Partly inspired by the difficulties faced by the wife of writer (and sometime Minder star) George Layton on returning to professional life after having had two children Executive Stress reunites Penelope Keith - who brings what one reviewer described as 'wit finesse and a touching vulnerability' to the role of Caroline - and her To The Manor Born co-star Peter Bowles as well as Good Life producer John Howard Davies; this second series also features a guest appearance by legendary broadcaster Melvyn Bragg.

• A Warning To The Curious | DVD | (25/11/2002) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-4.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Dim the lights stoke up the fire and settle down for a classic chiller from the BBC's much loved A Ghost Story for Christmas series. Based on a story by the master of the supernatural tale M.R. James A Warning to the Curious tells the tale of three fabled crowns buried on the Norfolk coast which according to legend protect England from invasion. When an amateur archaeologist (Peter Vaughan) goes treasure hunting for the last remaining crown he digs up more than he bargained for.

• Caligula | Blu Ray | (10/05/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The complete uncut version of the incredible sexual epic that may be the most controversial film of all time. Astounding decadence uncensored sex and explicit violence meet in this kinky look at the reign of Caligula depraved ruler of Rome. Malcolm McDowell John Gielgud Peter O'Toole and Helen Mirren star along with a bevy of wild and willing newcomers in this Bob Guccione-Penthouse production from Gore Vidal's screenplay. One of the most notorious films in cinematic history is now totally UNCUT in full HD glory. The most controversial film of all time now available in this spectacular 2 disc Blu-Ray edition.

• The Magic Christian | DVD | (22/05/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In this adaptation of Terry Southern's offbeat novel an eccentric millionaire adopts a down-and-out vagrant he stumbles upon in the park as his son. The pair embark on a series of practical jokes and elaborate stunts designed to expose the wanton greed that exists in everybody - and prove that everyone has his price.

• Classic British Comedy Films | DVD | (23/04/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Triple bill of classic British comedies starring the likes of Peter Cook and Ronnie Barker. 'The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer' (1970) stars Cook as the eponymous social climber determined to reach the top by fair means or foul. Starting out at a small advertising agency, it's not long before Rimmer rises through the ranks to enter the sphere of politics as a spin-doctor, where his talent for manipulation continues to serve him well. 'Sir Henry at Rawlinson's End' (1980) stars Trevor Howard as an English Peer of the Realm who attempts to exorcise the ghost of his dead brother with the aid of his equally eccentric friends and household staff. Finally, 'Futtock's End' (1969), written by, and starring Ronnie Barker, follows a weekend gathering at the decaying country home of General Futtock (Barker), which produces a series of saucy mishaps between staff and guests.

• Friday The 13th - Part 8 - Jason Takes Manhattan | DVD | (09/02/2009) from £3.31   |  Saving you £5.94 (289.76%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Start spreadin' the news; Jason's making a brand new start of it in the city that doesn't sleep...

• Voltron - Defender Of The Universe - Collection 1 - Blue Lion | DVD | (02/06/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Painstaking care has been taken to bring Voltron up to modern video standards. Unlike many of the earlier classic 80's cartoon releases Voltron required a different level of restoration work. The show was pieced together from two different Japanese series. Normally the video cleaning process involves going back to the original prints but in this case they simply didn't exist. Starting with new film transfers from Hyaku Juu Oh Golion and Kik'' Kantai Dairugger XV we rebuilt Voltron from the ground up! All of the original footage was color-corrected and given a full revival to remove the imperfections on film. Once the pieces were in place it was time to edit...edit...and edit some more. Every episode now had to be re-created using the originals as guides. So frame by frame and scene by scene Voltron was reborn into existence once more. The video crew of AnimeWorks has taken the greatest of care to revive this classic series that introduced so many of us to Anime. From the far reaches of the galaxy comes the legend of the Lion Force five great weapons that connect to form Voltron a mighty robot dedicated to defending the universe. Meanwhile on planet Earth a Galaxy Alliance maintains peace amongst the planets but a horrible menace threatens that peace and Voltron is needed once again. A super force of space explorers must venture deep into space and resurrect Voltron Defender of the Universe. This fantastic Limited Edition 3-disc embossed Steelbook; contains the first 15 episodes and is a must for fans old and new.

• Against The Wall | DVD | (02/06/2003) from £5.04   |  Saving you £0.95 (18.85%)   |  RRP £5.99

  This HBO docu-drama depicts the notorious 1971 prison revolt at the State Penitentiary at Attica, in upstate New York. One can sense the mastery of veteran theatrical feature director John Frankenheimer at the helm, in the movie's gripping suspense and gritty, hard-hitting realism. The semi-fictionalised narrative is told from the point of view of young Michael Smith, (Kyle MacLachlan), a newly recruited prison guard (the real Smith worked as a consultant on the film). When Smith arrives at Attica, the place is a revolt waiting to happen. When riots break out and the inmates take command of the prison, Smith and several other guards are held hostage. In this powder-keg climate, a relationship develops between Smith and the rebellion's wise, cool-headed leader, Jamaal, (the superb Samuel L Jackson), a political prisoner representing the African Liberation Movement. The insurrection at Attica became emblematic of protests taking place all over the United States at the time. "We've got a civil war going on in this country," says one prison guard, "This is where we hold the line." Against the Wall illustrates in no uncertain terms which side won this particular battle, and at what tragic cost. Then it goes one step further, becoming a platform for contemporary prison reform. The film's terrific performances include Clarence L Williams III as a wild-eyed, malcontent prisoner, Frederic Forrest as a rabid prison guard and Anne Heche as Smith's stalwart wife. --Laura Mirsky

• The Great White Hype | DVD | (03/01/2005) from £10.85   |  Saving you £2.14 (19.72%)   |  RRP £12.99

  If you can't find the perfect contender....make one. Comedy sports fans look no further. Written by Ron Shelton (White Men Can't Jump Bull Durham) this satirical tale of corruption strikes many a low-blow at the boxing industry. All done with an absolutely fantastic cast of actors. The Reverend Fred Sultan an ebullient underhanded boxing promoter is upset that his black champ James Roper is not exactly raking in the dough. Sultan thinks that the solution is to have Roper fig

• The Ultimate Predator Collection - Predator 1 and 2 | DVD | (18/06/2001) from £18.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (57.93%)   |  RRP £29.99

  In the original Predator, Rambo meets Alien in a terrific science fiction thriller directed by John McTiernan just a year before Die Hard made him Hollywood's most sought-after director of action-packed blockbusters. Arnold Schwarzenegger leads an elite squad of US Army commandos to a remote region of South American jungle, where they've been assigned to search for South American officials who've been kidnapped by terrorists. Instead they find a load of skinned corpses hanging from the trees and realise that they're now facing a mysterious and much deadlier threat. As the squad is picked off one by one, Arnold finds himself pitted against a hideous alien creature that's heavily armed and wearing a spacesuit enabling the creature to render itself invisible. The title says it all in describing the relentless, escalating action that follows, maintained by McTiernan with an abundance of visual flair. The film's special effects are still impressive, and stunning locations in the Mexican jungles create a combined atmosphere of verdant beauty and imminent danger. The sequel, Predator 2, suffers from the lack of both original star Schwarzenegger and director McTiernan. Danny Glover does serviceable work as the hard-bitten city cop tracking the near-invisible Predator, who this time has chosen to do a bit of hunting on the streets of LA instead of the jungle. Look out for an Alien skull in the creature's trophy room --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• Absentia | DVD | (07/06/2014) from £12.09   |  Saving you £3.90 (32.26%)   |  RRP £15.99

  One of the most frightening horror films of recent years Absentia is the critically-acclaimed multi-award winning breakthrough film from director of Oculus. Tricia's husband Daniel has been missing for seven years and with the support of her sister Callie she finally declares him legally dead 'in absentia'. As Tricia tries to move on with her life she becomes haunted by terrifying visions. Callie meanwhile is drawn to an ominous tunnel near the house with links to other unexplained disappearances. Does the key to Daniel's fate lie in the cold darkness of the tunnel and could the horrific truth be something far worse than death? Special Features: Audio Commentary: Director/ Producer Mike Flanagan and Producers Morgan Peter Brown Joe Wicker and Justin Gordon Director Mike Flanagan and Cast Members Katie Parker Courtney Bell Dave Levine and Doug Jones 'Absentia: A retrospective' documentary Camera test teaser Deleted Scenes

• The Secret Identity Of Jack The Ripper | DVD | (04/08/2008) from £4.03   |  Saving you £-1.04 (-34.80%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Over one hundred years ago a serial murderer stalked the streets of London. Innocent women were murdered by his knife. No suspects were convicted. Dozens of theories about the killings have evolved but none have been conclusive. To this day the identity of the killer has never been determined. In this event hosted by Peter Ustinov a team of world-renowned forensic scientists and criminologists from top agencies including the F.B.I. and Scotland Yard comes together to use state-of-the-art criminal investigation techniques to finally uncover The Secret Identity Of Jack The Ripper! With vivid re-enactments of the original witness testimonies the panel of experts revisit the evidence and profile the suspects. Who got away with the most infamous serial crime of the 19th Century?

• Thunderbirds: Volume 7 | DVD | (19/07/2004) from £12.13   |  Saving you £3.86 (31.82%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Filmed in VIDECOLOR [explosions, drum roll, music builds to a climax] and SUPERMARIONATION"! The opening sequence of Thunderbirds is itself a masterclass in Gerry Anderson's marionette hyperbole: who else would dare to make a virtue out of the fact that (a) the show is in colour and (b) it's got puppets in it? But everything about this series really is epic: Thunderbirds is action on the grandest scale, pre-dating such high-concept Hollywood vehicles as Armaggedon by 30 years and more (the acting is better, too), and fetishising gadgets in a way that even the most excessive Bond movies could never hope to rival. Unsurprisingly, it transpires that the visual effects are by Derek Meddings, whose later contributions to Bond movies like The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker echo his pioneering model work here.As to the characters, the clean-cut Tracey boys take second place in the audiences' affections to their cool machines--the real stars of the show--while comic relief is to be found in the charming company of Lady Penelope and her pink Rolls (number plate FAB1), driven by lugubrious chauffeur Parker, whose "Yes, milady" catch phrase resonated around school playgrounds for decades. (Spare a thought for poor old John Tracey, stuck up in space on Thunderbird 5 with only the radio for company.) The puppet stunt-work is breathtakingly audacious, and every week's death-defying escapade is nail-bitingly choreographed in the very best tradition of disaster movies. First shown in 1964 and now digitally remastered, Thunderbirds is children's TV that still looks and sounds like big-budget Hollywood.On this DVD: The four episodes are: "The Cham Cham", "Security Hazard", "Atlantic Inferno" and "Path of Destruction".

• Sonic Underground - Vol. 2 | DVD | (31/05/2004) from £12.98   |  Saving you £-9.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  The second of 10 volumes following the tales of one of the 90s best loved cartoon characters. Sonic is one of three siblings who together are known as hit rock band 'Sonic Underground'. Follow their adventures as they do battle with the evil Dr Robotnik. Each DVD contains 4 episodes making a collection of 10 volumes. Once all 10 are collected the spines make a big image of Sonic. This DVD contains the following episodes: Underground Masquerade Tangled Web The Deeper Fear Who Do You Think You Are.

• Fantastic Voyage/Voyage to Bottom of the Sea | DVD | (02/06/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Irwin Allen's visually impressive but scientifically silly Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea updates 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea as the world's most advanced experimental submarine manoeuvres under the North Pole while the Van Allen radiation belt catches fire, giving the concept "global warming" an entirely new dimension. As the Earth broils in temperatures approaching 170 degrees F, Walter Pidgeon's maniacally driven Admiral Nelson hijacks the Seaview sub and plays tag with the world's combined naval forces on a race to the South Pacific, where he plans to extinguish the interstellar fire with a well-placed nuclear missile. But first he has to fight a mutinous crew, an alarmingly effective saboteur, not one but two giant squid attacks and a host of design flaws that nearly cripple the mission (note to Nelson: think backup generators). Barbara Eden shimmies to Frankie Avalon's trumpet solos in the most form-fitting naval uniform you've ever seen; fish-loving Peter Lorre plays in the shark tank; gloomy religious fanatic Michael Ansara preaches Armageddon; and Joan Fontaine looks very uncomfortable playing an armchair psychoanalyst. It's all pretty absurd, but Allen pumps it up with larger-than-life spectacle and lovely miniature work. Fantastic Voyage is the original psychedelic inner-space adventure. When a brilliant scientist falls into a coma with an inoperable blood clot in the brain, a surgical team embarks on a top-secret journey to the centre of the mind in a high-tech military submarine shrunk to microbial dimensions. Stephen Boyd stars as a colourless commander sent to keep an eye on things (though his eyes stay mostly on shapely medical assistant Raquel Welch), while Donald Pleasence is suitably twitchy as the claustrophobic medical consultant. The science is shaky at best, but the imaginative spectacle is marvellous: scuba-diving surgeons battle white blood cells, tap the lungs to replenish the oxygen supply and shoot the aorta like daredevil surfers. The film took home a well-deserved Oscar for Best Visual Effects. Director Richard Fleischer, who had previously turned Disney's 1954 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea into one of the most riveting submarine adventures of all time, creates a picture so taut with cold-war tensions and cloak-and-dagger secrecy that niggling scientific contradictions (such as, how do miniaturised humans breathe full-sized air molecules?) seem moot. --Sean Axmaker

• Deathsport | DVD | (14/04/2003) from £12.98   |  Saving you £-9.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Earth. Post-Apocalypse. 1000 years after the Neutron Wars. Lord Zirpola the dictator of Helix City captures Range Guides Kaz Oshay (David Carradine) and Deneer. Range Guides are mystical nomads who have strange powers and who choose to fight for good in the bleak wastelands. Lord Zirpola forces them to take part in his favourite entertainment; the Death Sport - an arena where they must fight to the death on special motorcycles like Roman Gladiators. But Kaz Deneer and others break out and make their escape on the strange motorcycles trying to cross the lethal desert to freedom. Ankar Moor a former Range Guide who now serves the evil Zirpola hotly pursues the fleeing group and now wants their blood!

• Atanarjuat - The Fast Runner | DVD | (25/08/2003) from £8.95   |  Saving you £11.04 (123.35%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Fast Runner turns the frozen landscape of northern Canada into the stage for an adventure as sweeping as The Odyssey or Beowulf. Adapted from an Inuit legend, The Fast Runner centres on Atanarjuat, a charismatic young hunter struggling for the affections of Atuat, who has already been promised to Oki, the son of the camp's leader. When Atuat chooses Atanarjuat, Oki seems to accept it, but later events turn his anger and hatred into a murderous spite. This story, as passionate and primal as any film noir, is framed by the daily lives of the Inuit--a struggle for survival that is both simple and vivid, foreign yet immediately understandable. No one in the cast is a professional actor, but the performances are direct and compelling, telling a story that is epic and intimate. --Bret Fetzer

• Jean Renoir - La Bete Humaine, La Grande Illusion, Le Crime De Monsieur Lange | DVD | (06/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Includes the classic Renoir films La Bete Humaine La Grande Illusion and The Crime Of M. Lange. La Bete Humaine A mad train driver falls in love with a married woman. They plot to kill the wife's husband... La Grande Illusion One of the very first prison escape movies Grand Illusion is hailed as one of the greatest films ever made Jean Renoir's antiwar masterpiece of French soldiers held in a World War I German prison camp and Erich von Stroheim as the unforgettable Captain von Rauffenstein. Le Crime De Monsieur Lange Told in flashback this dramatic story revolves around the author Lange who is exploited by his ruthless boss who eventually may cause the downfall of his publishing house but disaster is averted by Lange's talent and the political will of the workforce who form a cooperative...

• And Now The Screaming Starts | DVD | (23/02/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99