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• Appleseed | DVD | (22/07/2002) from £11.01   |  Saving you £8.98 (81.56%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Violence, nudity, terrorism and swearing are not the usual cartoon fare, but with Appleseed we find ourselves firmly in the cyberpunk territory of Manga cinema. Based on the comic series by Masamune Shirow, the film's story takes place in a post-World War III future, in particular within the mega city of Olympus. With the city administered by the Biodroids (a race of perfect half-human, half-robot hybrids), there begins a human resistance to a society that offers little in the way of real freedoms. As with most of the Manga genre, the deceptively simple animation (reminiscent of Pokemon) conceal more than a few complex issues. Appleseed proves to be a thought provoking, if a little confusing, examination of the "one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter" argument, particularly as it somewhat blurs the moral borders by instilling both sides in the conflict with a degree of sympathy. Definitely one for Manga fans, but also recommended for SF buffs and those curious to try something a little different. On the DVD: Appleseed on disc has various language options, with the possibility of watching the film in either the original Japanese or dubbed English. The picture is bright and clear, as is the soundtrack. Highly recommended is the audio commentary from voice actress Larissa Murray and Manga expert Jonathon Clements, which not only fills in many of the gaps left by Shirow's original film but also provides an invaluable and often humorous insight into the genre as a whole. --Phil Udell

• Anne With an 'E': Season 3 Blu-Ray | Blu Ray | (07/12/2020) from £6.85   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  As the world of Avonlea continues to expand, Anne turns 16 a momentous occasion which cements her desire to discover more about her birth parents and family history. But this new quest isn't comfortable for everyone, as Matthew and Marilla grapple with the fact that Anne may have a life outside of Green Gables. Meanwhile, the residents of Avonlea interact with a camp of members of the Mi'kmaq nation, causing tensions to rise and deep bonds to be forged. The future looms large as the kids enter their senior year of school some prepare for their college entrance exams, while others set their sights on more exotic shores. But first, everyone must survive the perils of romance, friendship, first love, first kisses, and much more. Sebastian and Mary settle into domestic life, while Gilbert dreams big about his future as a doctor. As Anne matures, she s increasingly forced to deal with difficult topics from gender equality to Indigenous rights and learns that the fight to make the world a better place never ends. As the characters prepare to enter the twentieth century, some continue to look forward while others cling to more traditional ways, but one thing is clear nothing will ever be the same again.

• Deep Blues | DVD | (11/02/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Zombies Of War | DVD | (11/01/2010) from £7.96   |  Saving you £7.03 (46.90%)   |  RRP £14.99

  In war death is not the only thing to fear... Hitler's desperation to win World War II at all costs combined with his obsession with science and the paranormal give rise to a deadly type of warfare. Hitler unleashes his secret weapons - Unstoppable Nazi supersoldiers - onto the advancing Allied army. After suffering great losses the American army reassigns soldiers to a mission to destroy Hitler's weapons labs. After they are shot down in occupied France the soldiers find themselves caught between the German army and a creature that cannot be destroyed.

• Full Metal Jacket | Blu Ray | (04/12/2006) from £15.00   |  Saving you £9.99 (66.60%)   |  RRP £24.99

  A superb ensemble cast falls in for action in Stanley Kubrick's brilliant saga about the Vietnam War and the dehumanising process that turns people into trained killers. Joker (Matthew Modine) Animal Mother (Adam Baldwin) Gomer (Vincent D'Onofrio) Eightball (Dorian Harewood) Cowboy (Arliss Howard) and more are all plunged into a boot-camp hell pitbulled by a leatherlung D.I. (R. Lee Ermey) who views the would-be devil dogs as grunts maggots or something less. The action is savage the story unsparing the dialogue spiked with scathing humour. 'Full Metal Jacket' from its rigors of basic training to its nightmare of combat in Hue City scores a cinematic direct hit.

• Dragon Ball Z: Season 1 - Part 2 | DVD | (17/02/2014) from £4.59   |  Saving you £0.40 (8.00%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Following his terrible battle against Radditz Goku finds himself wandering the Other World. He goes in search of King Kai whose incredible power will allow him to become even stronger. Meanwhile on Earth Gohan reveals his powers and his training continues as he finds himself facing his very own terrifying encounter! Krillin and Bulma ask Yamcha to join them in readying Earth's defences against the Saiyans while Gohan discovers how cruel nature can be. And as his training increases Gohan discovers he is growing stronger by the day. But is he ready to face the Saiyans alone? On the path to King Kai's Goku finds himself in an unusual place where an entirely new set of challenges awaits him that are not of this world. Collected here for the first time the next seven epic episodes of Dragon Ball Z.

• The Decline Of The American Empire | DVD | (23/02/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  You've never seen a sex comedy quite like The Decline of the American Empire. That's because there's no sex in this comedy--just a lot of entertaining talk about it (and a few discreet flashbacks). The speakers are eight Montreal academics. For most of the film, the men--Rémy (Rémy Girard), Claude (Yves Jacques), Pierre (Pierre Curzi), and Alain (Daniel Brière)--fix dinner while talking about sex. The women--Dominique (Dominique Michel), Louise (Dorothée Berryman), Diane (Louise Portal), and Danielle (Geneviève Rioux)--work out while talking about sex. That evening, they all gather for dinner... and talk about sex. The Decline of the American Empire made the reputation of writer-director Denys Arcand, but his greatest success would arrive 17 years later with The Barbarian Invasions. In that 2003 Oscar-winner, Arcand revisits the lovably loquacious characters from the first film, all of whom are older, wiser--and just as obsessed with sex. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

• The Grudge / Gothika / Boogeyman | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Grudge (Dir. Takashi Shimizu 2004): American nurse Karen Davis (Sarah Michelle Gellar) living and working in Tokyo is drawn to an odd house and exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim... Produced by Sam Raimi The Grudge sees Sarah Michelle Gellar changing tack from her 'Buffy' guise in this superior chiller directed by Takashi Shimizu adapted from his

• Her Bridal Night | DVD | (21/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Brigitte Bardot plays Chouchou a successful model infatuated with Michel the editor of a fashion magazine but Michel seems unaware of her interest in him. The harder Chouchou tries to make herself noticed the less Michel seems to understand until she takes drastic measures by making him chase her through the woods while she wears sheer lingerie which leaves little to the imagination.

• Swindled | DVD | (04/12/2006) from £5.74   |  Saving you £9.25 (161.15%)   |  RRP £14.99

  There's a sucker born every minute. Director Miguel Bardem (Javier Bardem's brother) delivers a stylish Grifters-style crime thriller that would not only make David Mamet proud - it would have him second-guessing the plot twists right down to the final frame. The slick handsome Ernesto (Ernesto Alterio) has spent a lifetime in the small-racket crime world working the three-card monte on suckers on the streets of Madrid conning store owners and scouting the train stations for easy marks to rob. His pleasant but decidedly small-time lifestyle changes when he meets the elderly El Manco (Manuel Alexandre) a veteran of the trade who has close contacts to the mysterious and masterful Federico (Federico Luppi) the king of all con men. The three hook up and after ascending to the rarified world of elegant hotels and high living Federico proposes a real estate con that will net them millions. The only hitch is that they need the assistance of Federico's ex-lover Pilar (Victoria Abril). A former con artist herself Pilar (who cheated Federico on a scam years earlier) is now living in luxury with her new elderly husband. The chase is on as the team embarks on their new complicated con . . . but can everyone be trusted? Swindled is an elegant fun fast-moving film where the secrets treachery and twists will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final frame.

• Expect No Mercy | DVD | (04/03/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Federal Service Agent Justin Vanier has been assigned to infiltrate the Virtual Arts Academy in search of another operative Eric. In this high-tech facility controlled by Warbeck a new generation of assassins trains for actual killings in a virtual reality arena. Penetrating the organization as a new recruit Justin finds Eric and joins forces with the idealistic Vicki. Together they must bring down Warbeck before another assassination is committed. Combatting holographic programs of limitless power Justin and Eric combine their skills to escape the computer generated world and confront Warbeck in an explosive battle where the pain is very real.

• You'll Get Over It | DVD | (01/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Teenager Vincent has it all: he's good looking sporty popular at school and has a beautiful girlfriend. However his world starts to fall apart when the other pupils find out his hitherto secret true sexuality...

• Lock N' Load with R. Lee Ermey | DVD | (12/09/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Sergeant R. Lee Ermey gets hands-on with the fiercest firearms!Get hands-on with some of the world's fiercest firearms as Lock N' Load With R. Lee Ermey takes viewers on a fascinating ride through the pathology of a featured weapon: where it came from, who thought of it, who improved it, its victories, its defeats, its impact on history and where it is now.In each episode of this History series, Gunnery Sergeant, drill instructor, Vietnam veteran and actor R. Lee Ermey will look at the inner workings of a weapon that made battlefield history. Special high-speed photography and advanced 3D graphics detail the improvements, changes in technology and thinking behind each weapon, providing a deep understanding of how the weapon has developed throughout history, from its humble, often cumbersome and even awkward beginnings, to its sheer power and precision today. It's an enthralling tour through the origins, evolution and innovations of weapons, as Ermey delivers the story with, literally, one finger on the trigger.

• Free Money | DVD | (28/10/2002) from £14.97   |  Saving you £-5.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Bud (Charlie Sheen) and Larry (Thomas Hadden Church) aren't the brightest of men. Their twin girlfriends say that they are pregnant and before they know it they have been moved into the family home. Their father-in-law walrus-like warden Sven Swede Sorenson (Marlon Brando) runs a prison murders convicts who escape and subsequently has the FBI on his trail in the form of Agent Karen Polarski (Mira Sorvino). Things are complicated further as she also happens to be the daughter of corrupt town judge (Donald Sutherland). The boys are in trouble. They need fast cash for a fast escape. How difficult can it be to rob a train?

• S.S. Doomtrooper | DVD | (16/06/2014) from £4.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (220.44%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Nazis Created it! The Allies Must Destroy it! In the face of an impending colossal defeat the Germans are desperate during the final days of World War II. In a bid to turn the tide of the battle Nazi scientist Professor Ullman manages to create the ultimate soldier - one who cannot be killed by bullets or grenades. A group of American soldiers handpicked to infiltrate and destroy the Citadel where this monstrous super-soldier is created find themselves facing the wrath of the extremely powerful and uncontrollable Doomtrooper.

• The Protectors - Series 1 Complete | DVD | (24/06/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Harry Rule (Robert Vaughn) is an American lone wolf in London. Contessa di Contini (Nyree Dawn Porter) is a beautiful British aristo abroad. Paul Buchet (Tony Anholt) is a suave Parisian specialising in gadgetry. Together they are The Protectors - three intrepid international private detectives. Alongside other super agents from the world's best detective agencies they are organised into a global secret society their mission is to protect the innocent and apprehend the guilty. Gerry

• Wagner: Parsifal | Blu Ray | (29/03/2010) from £26.97   |  Saving you £8.02 (22.90%)   |  RRP £34.99

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• Anne With an 'E' - Season One BLU-RAY | Blu Ray | (05/10/2020) from £18.79   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Welcome back to Green Gables Turn of the century on Prince Edward Island. 13-year-old Anne Shirley, a young, orphaned redhead is mistakenly sent to live with an aging sister and brother, Marilla and Matthew. Having endured an abusive childhood spent in orphanages and the homes of strangers, Anne's spirit remains unbroken. So she will make the best of it, that is for sure. Even though Anne is an outsider, she never shies away from fighting for love, acceptance, and her place in the world. No matter how many problems she faces, she always manages to persevere against all odds and many challenges. Plus, no-one can resist her unique spirit, fierce intellect and brilliant imagination. Sure enough, Anne transforms the lives of the entire small town and the whole world around her

• Orloff And The Invisible Man | DVD | (10/11/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  One rainy night Dr. Garondet (Paco Valladares) is summoned to the castle of Professor Orloff (Howard Vernon). Making it to the castle on foot the good doctor meets Cecile (Brigitte Carva) Orloff's daughter a seemingly deranged girl who is convinced that an invisible phantom is at large on the premises. Orloff explains the story behind Cecile's insanity to the doctor - a tale involving premature burial grave robbing and flagellation - and invites him to stay over. As Garonet spend

• Ich bin dein Mensch | Blu Ray | (23/09/2021) from £11.08   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A