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• Of Unknown Origin | DVD | (01/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  A low-rent horror flick from the early 1980s, Of Unknown Origin completely misses the mark in the scare stakes and instead comes across like a grisly, live-action version of Tom and Jerry. Our inept hero is the ambitious, house-proud executive Bart Hughes (Peter Weller), who is left alone by his wife and son to complete a business proposal only to discover that he is sharing his apartment with a mischievous giant rat. Unable to trap or poison his foe, Hughes quickly descends into nightmare-haunted madness and thus the stage is set for a suspenseless battle of wits that is less cat-and-mouse and more idiot-versus-rat. Finding an angry rodent swimming in your toilet might be a pretty unpleasant prospect, but cinematically speaking it's far from terrifying. Created using jerky point-of-view shots and creature effects that range from incongruous real-life footage to button-eyed glove puppets, the rat is an unthreatening villain, despite Weller's best efforts to react in abject horror when he finds the corners of his mail nibbled or his dry groceries spoiled. There are some unsuccessful attempts to make Hughes' plight more immediate to the audience by references to real-life rat problems--he visits a library to research his enemy and finds some disturbing photographs of rat-attack victims and subsequently ruins a dinner party with a genuinely unsettling rant about infestation and plagues--but it's difficult to feel sorry for him when he can't even muster the tenacity to track down a professional exterminator. By the time Weller gets caught in one of his own traps, you will probably be rooting for the rat anyway, and might take some pleasure from a ridiculous denouement in which, dressed in full battle-gear, he completely destroys his beloved apartment by clumsily chasing the elusive vermin with a nail-studded baseball bat. Gore Verbinski's genuinely hilarious Mousehunt did it with a lot more charm. On the DVD: Of Unknown Origin comes to DVD with a basic selection of extras. An entertaining commentary from Peter Weller and the likeable George P Cosmatos III does the film a lot of favours, even if their efforts to talk up its importance as an allegory for man's struggle against nature using comparisons with The Old Man and the Sea, Moby Dick, Alien and Jaws fail to convince. Added to this is the theatrical trailer ("If it doesn't scare you to death, it WILL find another way!"), a choice of languages and scene selection. --Paul Philpott

• The Girl Who Leaped Through Time - Vol.2 | DVD | (26/09/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Akiha Shihido is the third daughter of the powerful Shishido family. Her older sister, Kazane decides to marry Akiha without her consent, so, naturally, she escapes! But Akiha finds herself trapped in a mysterious space colony that is run by an artificial intelligence which is as ridiculous as it is rude: Leopard. The A.I. asks the young girl for help recovering various missing parts that will restore its full power Now, with the help of Konoha, a strange ninja-like girl, Akiha goes hunting for these mysterious parts, facing uncanny enemies, and dangerous situations. If her destiny is to become the girl that leapt through space, how can she find her life's true calling in this crazy improbable new life?

• Act Of War | DVD | (07/04/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Former American embassy security agent Jack Gracy (Scalia) sneaks into a party at the building to visit his estranged girlfriend. As the pair try to resolve their personal problems terrorists storm the event and take all the attendees hostage. However they hadn't planned on Jack being in on the party...

• Tigerland / The Thin Red Line | DVD | (31/05/2005) from £5.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (166.94%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Tigerland (Dir. Joel Schumacher 2000): Roland Bozz after being conscripted into the US army joins a platoon of other young soldiers preparing to fight in Vietnam. He has no interest in fighting for his country and tries to get sent home as a trouble maker but his superiors mistake his defiance as intelligence and he soon gets a chance to try his hand at leadership... The Thin Red Line (Dir. Terrence Malick 1998): A powerful front line cast including Sean Penn Nick Nolte Woody Harrelson and George Clooney explodes into action in this hauntingly realistic view of military and moral chaos in the Pacific during World War II. Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director (Terrence Malick) The Thin Red Line is an unparalleled cinematic masterpiece.

• Flash Gordon Conquers The Universe - Vol. 1 - Episodes 1 - 4 | DVD | (06/05/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  This first volume of the classic Saturday morning serial featuring Buster Crabbe as the dashing Flash Gordon aided in his galactic struggle against Emperor Ming the Merciless by Dale Arden and Dr Hans Zarkov. Chapter One: The Purple Death. Chapter Two: Freezing Torture Chapter Three: Walking Bombs. Chapter Four: The Destroying Ray

• Cocaine Fiends | DVD | (13/10/2003) from £6.73   |  Saving you £-1.74 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Jane Bradford (Lois January) moves from a small town to a large city and is turned into a cocaine addict by drug running gangsters. When her brother Eddie (Dean Benton) arrives in the city he too becomes addicted and forces his girlfriend into prostitution in order to support their habit. Similar in style to Reefer Madness this has become something of a cult classic with the underlying message being ""There always will be Jane Bradfords until you Mr Citizen co-operate with the forc

• Never Been Kissed / Here On Earth | DVD | (01/01/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Never Been Kissed (Dir. Raja Gosnell 1999): Josie Geller is ready for a change. As the youngest copy editor at a big-city newspaper she longs to be taken seriously as a journalist. But while Josie excels as the nerdy brain at work her personal life is another story still plagued by her teenager reputation as a 'geek to the core' Josie is a 25-year-old who has never ever had a serious love relationship - she has never really been kissed. Against all odd Josie lands her fir

• Get Backers - Vol. 1 | DVD | (17/01/2005) from £24.65   |  Saving you £-4.66 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Based on a popular manga and animated by the respected Studio Deen (King Of Bandit King Cowboy Bebop). Everyone knows the feeling of coming home and finding their home broken into. Your possessions thrown around drawers are ransacked and everything you own has the unmistakable feel of a stranger's fingers on them. Then you realize some of your belongings are missing.... But now is not the time to despair. There's no time for anger. There's only time to call Ban and Ginji. They''re

• Funny About Love | DVD | (05/07/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Directed by Leonard Nimoy and starring off-the-wall comedian Gene Wilder as New York cartoonist Duffy Bergman 'Funny About Love' is about Bergman's desire to father a child and the surreal and slightly obscure elements of being in love. Wilder's often deranged and paranoid portrayal of one man's desire to enter the realm of parenthood and responsibility reveals a humorous yet touching insight into the battlefield that love can be. Bergman's inability to socially interact with peop

• Bruce Lee - The Path Of The Dragon | DVD | (05/07/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Produced and directed by Walt Missingham who in 1983 became the first non-Chinese to practice Kung Fu at the Shaolin Temple this authoritative and informative programme uses rarely seen archive footage to trace both the history of martial arts and the phenomenal impact Bruce Lee had on this culture. Narrated by Lee's daughter Shannon Lee Keasler.

• Death Of An Angel | DVD | (09/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  A newly ordained minister's faith is put to the test when her daughter mysteriously vanishes and a strangely charismatic figure enters her life as they search for clues.

• Starkweather | DVD | (15/05/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The original Natural Born Killer... Based on a true story. In 1956 Nebraska 16 year old garbageman Charles Starkweather goes on a murder spree with his 14 year old girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate killing 11 people in three months. This introduced America to spree killing.... Charlie Starkweather's life inspired a number of films including Badlands Natural Born Killers True Romance and Kalifornia.

• Dead Sexy | DVD | (08/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Dead Sexy is yet another entry in the spurious "erotic thriller" genre. Although it attempts to pass itself off as a crime drama, the credibility of the whole affair is stretched somewhat by casting ex-Playboy Playmate Shannon Tweed in the lead role of Detective Kate McBain, the police officer leading investigations into a suspected serial killer. This time, though, Tweed (who also produced the film) does a sterling job of both keeping her clothes on (most of the time) and acting her way through the movie. Every cliché in the book is utilised, but the movie might have stood up to repeated viewing if it took itself a little less seriously. As it is, the frequent sex scenes are crow-barred in to signal some sort of plot development as the whole thing moves towards its rather lame conclusion, unable to decide whether it wants to offer explicit adult entertainment or serious drama. Ultimately this is one for fans of Tweed, not those who relish a good whodunit. On the DVD: Dead Sexy is surprisingly high-budget and offers good picture and sound quality. Extras are limited to a filmography of Tweed and her wooden co-star John Enos, plus a theatrical trailer that does a fair job of summing up the movie's mix of sex and action. --Phil Udell

• American Pie - 3 Disc Anthology | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  American Pie: You'll never look at warm apple pie the same way again! American Pie takes a hysterical look at the goal of four ""unlucky in love"" high school friends who make the ultimate pact: lose their virginity by prom night. As they try to manipulate their way into the hearts of some of their classmates their plans often backfire with hilarity. One fails to score with the sexy foreign exchange student and then makes a last ditch effort with a band member who has an interesting way with her flute while another is so desperate he actually hires someone to give him a ""reputation"". Follow the raging hormones of four teenage boys and their girls as they gear up for the most important night of their lives; the prom! (Dir. Paul Weitz 1999) American Pie 2: After their first year apart at college the guys (Kevin Jim Oz Finch and Stifler) rent a beach house vowing to celebrate their friendship and make this the best summer ever. But as always whether their dreams come true or not is ultimately up to the girls (Vicky Michelle Nadia Heather and Jessica). Through one boisterous summer of ear-splitting parties side-splitting mishaps - and yes a trip to band camp - the gang discovers that times change and people change but friendship lasts a lifetime. (Dir. J.B. Rogers 2001) American Wedding: Jim (Jason Biggs) and Michelle (Alyson Hannigan) have finally decided to tie the knot but with their friends (including Stifler) returning from college the chances of their big day going off without a hilarious hitch or two are very small indeed! (Dir. Jesse Dylan 2003)

• Frankenthumb | DVD | (27/01/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A half-hour parody, Frankenthumb is one of a series of featurette pastiches of famous movies masterminded by Steve Oederkerk (Kung Pow: Enter the Fist) cast with human thumbs with CGI-inset mouths and eyes, a process that is weirder than it is funny. A précis of the 1931 Frankenstein, shot on impressive (and beautifully-lit) miniature sets, the film tells the old, old story: megalomaniac Dr Frankenthumb and his inept assistant Humpy create life in the laboratory, unleashing a monster named Pepper ("because he's brought spice into our lives") who goes on a rampage, menaces the daughter of a somewhat irritating Italian man, and is pursued by a mob into a burning windmill, whereupon a guest star from an earlier mini-epic (Bat Thumb) turns up to deliver some sort of an ending. One or two good jokes pop up, but probably not enough. On the DVD: Frankenthumb on disc is a very nice package, containing storyboards, manufactured outtakes and cast interviews, trailers for this and the rest of the series (Thumb Wars, The Blair Thumb, Thumbtanic, Bat Thumb, The Godthumb) and a mass commentary track by the entire creative team that makes a cheerful accompaniment. --Kim Newman

• Grinch, The / Cat In The Hat | DVD | (29/11/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £11.99

  The Grinch: A foul-tempered green and hairy creature who lives on Mount Crumpit the Grinch hates Christmas almost as much as the residents of Whoville the town at the bottom of his mountain. One night he decides to steal Christmas away from the Whos by taking all their decorations presents and Christmassy things. However he soon learns a valuable lesson about the true spirit of the festive season! The Cat In The Hat: Grab a place on the couch or go find a seat for you're in for a wonderful Dr.Seuss treat! The Cat in the Hat who goes by that name is played by Mike Myers of comedy fame! It starts with two kids on a cold cold wet day. Their mum is at work and they've no games to play! Then in walks the fun in the form of a Cat who pulls out the laughs from the brim of his hat. Things really get wild when The Cat and his crew (who go by the names of Thing One and Thing Two) take over the house of Conrad and Sally in this fine family film that's right up your alley!

• Flash Gordon Conquers The Universe | DVD | (02/08/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Earth is in the grip of a mysterious plague which is causing death Flash Gordon Dr Zarkov and Dale Arden set off for the planet Mongo to find the cause of the plague and are soon in conflict with the evil Emperor Ming the creator of the deadly purple dust which is causing earth's problems. To secure Polarite the antidote to the purple dust Flash must battle his way to the hazardous wastelands of Frigia and overcome giant lizards and the rock men. Can Flash prevent Ming from destroying earth and taking over the universe? See the story unfold in 12 thrilling episodes of Flash Gordon Conquers The Universe! Featured Epidsodes The Purple Death Freezing Torture Walking Bombs The Destroying Ray The Palace Of Terror Flaming Death The Land Of The Death The Fiery Abyss The Pool Of Death The Death Mist Stark Treachery Doom Of The Dictator.

• Road Trip / Old School / American Pie | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Road Trip (Dir. Todd Phillips 2000): When you are in a committed relationship and have sex with another person: i) It's not cheating if you're in different area codes; ii) It's not cheating if you're too wasted to remember it because if you can't remember it it never really took place; iii) It's not cheating if you're with two people at the same time because they cancel each other out... But it is definitely cheating if you videotape it and someone accidentally mails the tape to your girlfriend which to his horror is exactly what happened to Josh. Discovering the mistake Josh tows two of his college buddies and one not so eager kid who happens to own the car on a raucous 1 800 mile road trip from Ithaca New York to Austin Texas to save his lifelong romance. Old School (Dir. Todd Phillips 2003): Three men disenchanted with life decide to form their own fraternity in the hope of recapturing the glory of their college years! American Pie (Dir. Paul Weitz 1999): You'll never look at warm apple pie the same way again! 'American Pie' takes a hysterical look at the goal of four unlucky in love high school friends who make the ultimate pact: lose their virginity by prom night. As they try to manipulate their way into the hearts of some of their classmates their plans often backfire with hilarity. One fails to score with the sexy foreign exchange student and then makes a last ditch effort with a band member who has an interesting way with her flute while another is so desperate he actually hires someone to give him a reputation. Follow the raging hormones of four teenage boys and their girls as they gear up for the most important night of their lives; the prom? Sit back and enjoy a piece of America's #1 comedy hit!

• Jukebox Revival - Rock 'n' Roll - Vol. 2 | DVD | (02/02/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Includes: Spencer Davis Group - 'I'm A Man' 'Somebody Help Me' Del Shannon - 'Runaway' 'Hat's Off To Larry' Tommy Sands - 'Goin' Steady' Bobby Vee - 'The Night Has A Thousand Eyes' Joey Dee - 'Hey Let's Twist' and Johnny Thunder - 'Loop De Loop

• MIDNIGHT SPECIAL STEELBOOK EXCL ZAV | Blu Ray | (08/01/2018) from £26.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  After rescuing his son, Alton, from a fundamentalist religious sect who are convinced his mysterious powers are the key to their salvation, Roy (Michael Shannon), Alton and their bodyguard Lucas (Joel Edgerton) are on the run for their lives. What starts as a desperate escape from a fearsome cult soon attracts the attention of secretive government forces who believe Alton to be a threat to mankind's very existence. With the trio's fate hanging in the balance, Roy will stop at nothing to keep his son from harm and discover the truth to his unbelievable powers that could change the world forever.