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• The Thirty Nine Steps | DVD | (15/01/2001) from £4.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (100.20%)   |  RRP £9.99

  It's not the 1935 Hitchcock classic, but this sturdy 1978 adaptation of John Buchan's The Thirty Nine Steps is still a rollicking good adventure. In keeping with the Boys' Own derring-do of the story (set in Edwardian London and the Scottish Highlands), the movie maintains a brisk pace that's interrupted only for tea or cocktails. Robert Powell is Richard Hannay, the man who unwittingly becomes embroiled in a dastardly Prussian plot to assassinate the Greek Prime Minister. Framed for murder, Hannay must flee to Scotland and attempt to clear his name whilst outwitting the prune-faced Prussian agents. Among all the deftly choreographed action sequences and careful period settings there's a strong vein of humour in the film, and if it wasn't for the numerous murders there would be little reason for PG certification. The grand dénouement comes with the realisation that the predicted time for the assassination is linked to Big Ben; unlike the earlier movie this version climaxes memorably with Powell hanging from the clock's minute hand. It might not be Hitchcock behind the lens, but it's still jolly good fun. --Joan Byrne

• Laurel And Hardy Super Box Set | DVD | (18/03/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Featuring fifteen comedy classics: 'The Home Wrecker' 'Four Wheeled Terror' 'Roughest Africa' 'Crazy To Act' 'The Paper Hanger's Helper' 'Lucky Dog' 'Oranges And Lemons' 'Yes Yes Nanette' 'West Of Hot Dog' 'Enough To Do' 'Hop To It Bell Hop' 'Along Came Auntie' 'On The Front Page' 'Bromeo And Juliet' and 'This Is Your Life'. Please Note: Not all films contained in this box set stars Stan and Ollie together. These are very rare 1920's releases of both of their work before they became the legendary team that they would later become. Most if these shorts were made pre-1925 on very small budgets hence the struggling sound/screen quality.

• The Stan And Ollie Collection - Kid Speed / Enough To Do | DVD | (19/06/2003) from £7.98   |  Saving you £6.00 (120.24%)   |  RRP £10.99

  Kid Speed: Hardy and Semon vie for the same girl by entering the big auto race. Thrills spills and excitement abound in this fast moving comedy as villain Hardy and his henchmen try all manner of dirty tricks to win the race and the girl. Enough To Do: Foreman Oliver Hardy orders a special gourmet dinner from chef Clyde Cook. He goes hunting but thanks to a mad hermit can only bring home a skunk for the pot. You know the rest!

• Laurel And Hardy - The Music Box | DVD | (02/04/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99