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• Robin of Sherwood: Jason Connery - | Blu Ray | (31/10/2011) from £34.98   |  Saving you £17.00 (51.53%)   |  RRP £49.99

  A benchmark of quality television drama in the 1980s and arguably the definitive interpretation of the Robin Hood legend, this BAFTA-winning series is presented here for the first time in High Definition.Jason Connery stars as Robin Hood in Richard Carpenter's influential and highly acclaimed re-working of the classic myth. Combining equal parts high drama, historical accuracy and atmospheric mysticism, Carpenter's reboot pitched a band of not-so-Merry Men against a decidedly brutal and waspish Sheriff of Nottingham. With a haunting theme from Clannad, strong scripts and outstanding performances from Ray Winstone, Clive Mantle, Judi Trott and Nickolas Grace, to name a few, Robin of Sherwood was, and remains, a worldwide hit.With new HD transfers taken from the original film elements, the third and final series is presented here at a quality level never previously seen.

• Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence | DVD | (07/06/2004) from £5.25   |  Saving you £0.74 (14.10%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The generic title of Martha - Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence suggests a bland, by-the-numbers romantic comedy. Its dialogue certainly doesn't help--there's a lot of piffle about destiny and "having only one chance", etc.--but there are some surprising differences. The plot centres around Martha (Monica Potter), an American trying to start a new life in London. She meets three men (Tom Hollander, Rufus Sewell and Joseph Fiennes, who played the title role in Shakespeare in Love). These three are best friends and all three fall in love with her but the one she falls in love with feels like he's betraying the others to be with her. Despite the resulting confusion, she pursues him to the end--which makes it unlike most current romantic comedies where the woman is a hapless love object to be captured by the right guy. But more entertainingly, Martha - Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence pays particular attention to the ways men delude themselves because the two friends Martha doesn't care for are both convinced she's hankering for them, which allows for some fairly subtle skewering of the male ego. It's a flimsy movie but no more so than Notting Hill and Joseph Fiennes, in particular, has a relaxed, winning charm that marks him as a rising star. --Bret Fetzer

• Tracker | DVD | (23/05/2011) from £8.98   |  Saving you £4.01 (44.65%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Set in 1903 Tracker is a tense action thriller in which Arjan (Ray Winstone) a guerrilla survivor of the South African Boer War lands in colonial New Zealand and is promised a bounty to capture Kereama (Temuera Morrison) a Maori seafarer accused of killing a British soldier. What should be a simple job for Arjan a master tracker turns into a gripping and dangerous game of cat and mouse as Kereama repeatedly escapes and is recaptured. all the while insisting on his innocence. As each gains and loses the upper hand they find they have more in common that simply a mutual hatred of the British.

• King Arthur | DVD | (29/11/2004) from £8.34   |  Saving you £12.64 (236.26%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A gritty version of the famous medieval story from "Training Day" director Antoine Fucqua and uber-producer Jerry Bruckheimer.

• Face | DVD | (07/10/2002) from £13.22   |  Saving you £2.77 (20.95%)   |  RRP £15.99

  At thirty five Ray's learned the tricks and done the time. Now he's a face - a villain to be reckoned with and definitely not to be crossed - ready for the blag the big score that'll really set him and his team up. Although the job goes smooth and sweet the take doesn't scratch the three million the gang had it figured for. And when somebody starts thieving from the thieves and people start getting blown away Ray's got some serious thinking to do before the traitor - or the law -

• The Proposition | Blu Ray | (25/01/2010) from £6.89   |  Saving you £16.10 (233.67%)   |  RRP £22.99

  A brother is faced with an impossible proposition in this period Australian thriller.

• Mad Dogs - Series 3 | DVD | (01/07/2013) from £9.98   |  Saving you £10.01 (100.30%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Be careful what you wish for... Mad Dogs III picks up where series II ends with the boys desperate attempts to escape the island resulting in them being even further away from home and safety than they were before. Worse, they seem to have infiltrated a drug cartel and are now under the watchful eye of shady government ops. It seems the only possible chance for salvation is a witness protection programme, a new identity and the promise that the friends sever ties with each other. But how long is it before one of them buckles making contact and the past starts catching up with them; all over again? The boys might be out of the Beleriac light, but they're heading straight into the heart of darkness... Will the Mad Dogs ever get home?

• Beowulf (Special Edition - 2 Disc) | DVD | (17/03/2008) from £6.54   |  Saving you £17.45 (72.70%)   |  RRP £23.99

  Spectacular animated action scenes turn the ancient epic poem Beowulf into a modern fantasy movie, while motion-capture technology transforms plump actor Ray Winstone (Sexy Beast) into a burly Nordic warrior. When a Danish kingdom is threatened by the monster Grendel (voiced and physicalised by Crispin Glover, River's Edge), Beowulf--lured by the promise of heroic glory--comes to rescue them. He succeeds, but falls prey to the seductive power of Grendel's mother, played by Angelina Jolie... and as Jolie's pneumatically animated form rises from an underground lagoon with demon-claw high heels, it becomes clear that we're leaving the original epic far, far behind. Regrettably, the motion-capture process has made only modest improvements since The Polar Express; while the characters' eyes no longer look so flat and zombie-like, their faces remain inexpressive and movements are still wooden. As a result, the most effective sequences feature wildly animated battles and the most vivid character is Grendel, whose grotesqueness ends up making him far more sympathetic than any of the mannequin-like human beings. The meant-to-be-titillating images of a naked Jolie resemble an inflatable doll more than a living, breathing woman (or succubus, as the case may be). But the fights--particularly Grendel's initial assault on the celebration hut--pop with lushly animated gore and violence. Also featuring the CGI-muffled talents of Anthony Hopkins (Silence of the Lambs), Robin Wright Penn (The Princess Bride), and John Malkovich (Dangerous Liaisons). --Bret Fetzer

• Edge Of Darkness | DVD | (14/06/2010) from £4.22   |  Saving you £15.77 (373.70%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Academy Award winner Mel Gibson ("Braveheart") makes his return to the big screen in the highly anticipated thriller, "Edge of Darkness".

• Prizefighter | DVD | (30/01/2023) from £5.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Prizefighter is the greatest boxing story never told. Jem Belcher (Matt Hookings) is born into poverty, brought up by his grandfather (Russell Crowe), a former boxer now struggling with addiction.Desperate to make a living and honour his grandfather's legacy, he seeks mentorship from a renowned trainer (Ray Winstone), who nurtures his natural talent and coaches him to be the greatest fighter in the world. Jem is Champion of England and top of the world before an accident leaves him partially blind, sparking a destructive downfall. Jem must prove himself once again and fight the latest champion in a brutal contest to reclaim his title once and for all.

• Point Break | Blu Ray | (13/06/2016) from £6.95   |  Saving you £20.04 (288.35%)   |  RRP £26.99

  A young FBI agent, Johnny Utah (Luke Bracey), infiltrates a cunning team of thrill-seeking elite athletes - led by the charismatic Bodhi (Edgar Ramirez). The athletes are suspected of carrying out a spate of crimes in extremely unusual ways.

• Traveller | DVD | (27/01/2014) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-4.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Billy Cook makes his feature film debut in this drama about a young man trapped between two worlds: gypsy and non-gypsy. When Owen McBride (Cook) witnesses a violent crime, he risks his own life to rescue a stranger from the brink of death at the hands of a bloodthirsty gang. Billy is forced to go into hiding to escape the unwanted company of the gangsters who appear to be tracking his every move. As Billy seeks refuge with his father, Blackberry (David Essex), he takes a job as a wild horse ...

• Sexy Beast | DVD | (13/01/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Ray Winstone stars as the retired British gangster living in Spain, persuaded to return to England for one last job.

• The Kumars At Number 42 | DVD | (11/11/2002) from £4.99   |  Saving you £15.00 (300.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Meet the Kumars at No. 42. A fictional immigrant family who have bulldozed their back garden so they can build a studio on the back of their house and indulge their spoilt son Sanjeev who fancies himself as a celebrity chat show host. Each week the celebrity guests are invited onto the show to partake in the unique Kumar experience -a thorough interrogation by the entire family. Dad is keen to get down to business literally; Mum just wants what every Asian mother wants a wedding

• London Boulevard | Blu Ray | (17/04/2019) from £10.75   |  Saving you £14.24 (132.47%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Based on the book by Ken Bruen, "London Boulevard" is the story of a man newly released from prison who falls in love with a reclusive young movie star and finds himself in a duel with a vicious gangster.

• The Proposition (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (16/07/2021) from £11.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Hot Potato | DVD | (10/09/2012) from £5.38   |  Saving you £12.61 (234.39%)   |  RRP £17.99

  London's East End, 1969: Our heroes Kenny (Ray Winstone) and Danny (Jack Huston) come into possession of a mysterious box which turns out to contain a large lump of weapons grade Uranium - a true Hot Potato!Initially unaware of The Hot Potato's true value they very quickly realise the danger they've been exposed to. Ably assisted by Danny's girlfriend, the beautiful Carole (Lois Winstone) and shadowed at every turn by the unshakeable criminal Harry (Colm Meadey), Kenny and Danny reluctantly embark on a quest to offload the potato to the highest bidder. Taking them on an epic journey that criss-crosses Europe, and into the company of an ever increasing assortment of shady and bizarre characters, Hot Potato is an 'Italian Job' tinged crime caper that you won't forget!

• Ripley's Game | DVD | (16/02/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  How do you turn an innocent person into a murderer? That's the diabolical game that Tom Ripley plays on an unassuming Englishman in his fourth outing on film.

• RANGO (BD) | Blu Ray | (19/09/2011) from £7.00   |  Saving you £19.99 (285.57%)   |  RRP £26.99

  From the director of The Pirates of the Caribbean comes this summer's hottest movie Rango, featuring Johnny Depp in an original animated comedy-adventure that takes moviegoers for a hilarious and heartfelt walk in the Wild West. The story follows the comical, transformative journey of Rango (Depp), a sheltered chameleon living as an ordinary family pet, while facing a major identity crisis. After all, how high can you aim when your whole purpose in life is to blend in?When Rango accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt-a lawless outpost populated by the desert's most wily and whimsical creatures-the less-than-courageous lizard suddenly finds he stands out. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, new Sheriff Rango is forced to play his new role to the hilt...until, in a blaze of action-packed situations and encounters with outrageous characters, Rango starts to become the hero he once only pretended to be. With a cast that includes Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Alfred Molina, Bill Nighy, Harry Dean Stanton, Ray Winstone and Timothy Olyphant as the Spirit of the West, Rango is an exciting new twist on the classic Western legend of the outsider who saves a town-and himself in the process.

• Robin Of Sherwood - The Complete Series 2 | DVD | (01/07/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  The second series of Robin of Sherwood sets up both a sense of melancholy for the impending departure of Michael Praed and excitement for his imminent replacement by Jason Connery. These seven episodes are the very best of Praed and co, building upon their established camaraderie and making forest-frolicking seem like TV's best ever gig. "The Prophecy" has a running thread of back plot that will explain Praed's Doctor Who-like transformation to Connery (and all so he could cameo in Dynasty). Mystical Herne predicts the death of a great king, but the merry men are more interested in the introduction of new semi-regular Prince John (Philip Davis). The series becomes braver as it continues by delving deeper into the black arts and exploring such matters as anti-Semitism and pagan beliefs. Gisburne's schemes to capture the bandits grow more desperate, while Herne's advice grows more cryptic and Marion's love for Robin grows stronger. All of which builds to the excellent two-part "The Swords of Wayland" and its coda "The Greatest Enemy". Now prepare yourself for something completely different. On the DVD: Robin of Sherwood's first box set was going to take some beating, but this second series set is as good as anyone has managed for a TV show on DVD. The digital transfers and new Dolby soundtracks (with optional original mono and music-only tracks) are fantastic. The commentary on "The Swords of Wayland" from the director and producer is insightful and endearing. The third part of the behind-the-scenes documentary, still interviewing everyone involved, is consistently fascinating and runs 42 minutes. Add to that two galleries of stills with 156 pictures, seven minutes of outtakes and, for curiosity value, the French and American versions of the Main Title sequence. You can tell some real heart has gone into this release. --Paul Tonks