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• The Crocodile Hunter - Collision Course | DVD | (18/11/2002) from £6.22   |  Saving you £13.77 (221.38%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Fans of Steve Irwin's television show will already know what to expect from The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course. By the time of this, his first feature film, the Australian nature programme presenter had become a worldwide cult figure, thanks to his natural charm, good-natured wit and, most importantly, what appears to be his utter disregard for his own safety when facing some of the most dangerous wild animals on the planet. Simply put, he does things that are utterly mad, but manages to do so while appearing supremely competent. Steve Irwin is a dude. The makers of Collision Course obviously knew this, as their attitude towards the film is "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". There's a rudimentary plot that involves a renegade crocodile, a lost Top Secret American satellite and some CIA agents on a retrieval mission in the Australian Outback, but these are just a backdrop filled by forgettable characters. The real stars are, quite rightly, Steve Irwin, his wife Terri and their long-suffering dog Sui (who probably dreams of Frisbees and warm beds on those constant boat trips through the swamps of Australia). The entire film is done in the same format as the TV series, with Steve speaking directly to the camera as he handles everything from "the most poisonous snake in the world" (which, of course, he grabs by the tail), a bird-eating spider (he pokes it with a stick to show off its fangs) and overzealous "poachers" (in one of the film's funniest scenes). Plus, of course, an enormous crocodile which he wrestles underwater (fans of old Tarzan films take note!), grapples on land and lassos from a boat. Best of all, because it's Steve Irwin, you know these animals aren't props or special effects--that huge snake is real (and really angry), as is that spider crawling on his wife and that crocodile chewing on his oar. People looking for plot and substance would be better off avoiding The Crocodile Hunter. But fans of the Irwins (no matter what their age) will find this an entertaining and amusing way to spend a couple of hours. On the DVD: The Crocodile Hunter disc has six short featurettes that take viewers behind the scenes, providing insights into how those numerous wild (and dangerous) animals were made to appear cooperative on screen. There's also an interactive commentary track providing extra trivia titbits, as well as a fairly pointless photo gallery of still images. --Robert Burrow

• Two Hands | DVD | (11/02/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Jimmy is a nineteen year old who finds himself in debt to a local gangster. He tries to rob a bank to recover the money owed but all doesn't go to plan...

• The Good Wife | DVD | (16/07/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Unbridled passions sear under the hot Australian sun in this smoldering tale of desperation betrayal and redemption. Breathtakingly beautiful to watch this ""well made and well acted"" (Leonard Maltin) drama stars Rachel Ward Bryan Brown and Sam Neill in a haunting story of lost opportunities and unrequited love. Marge (Ward) a sensuous but proper wife lives with her quiet lumberjack husband Sonny (Brown) in a remote Aussie town. Lonely and unfulfilled Marge develops an attraction - and then an obsession - for the town's sexy new bartender Neville (Neill). And when Neville acts on Marge's desires he unleashes her insatiable sexual appetite. But word of her infidelity catches and spreads like wildfire through their small town leaving Sonny with no choice but to squelch the flames or lose everything he's got!

• The Perfectionist | DVD | (05/07/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  A warm witty battle of the sexes.... Barbara and Steward are happily married and have three kids. But one day Barbara decides that her children are old enough now and she can quit as housewife and start to study. Against the will of her husband she employs babysitter Eric while she attends university. Steward reacts increasingly nervous about the presence of another man in his family and brings their marriage into a crisis.