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• Pacific Rim - Limited Edition Robot Pack (Exclusive to Amazon.co.uk) | Blu Ray | (11/11/2013) from £39.13   |  Saving you £-0.14 (-0.40%)   |  RRP £38.99

  If the prospect of two-plus hours of 250-foot mechanical men pummeling enormous alien creatures from another dimension is just what you've been waiting for, oh, boy, does Guillermo del Toro have a treat for you. The celebrated director--one might even say visionary--has pulled off the most elaborate B-movie heist ever with this huge-budget special effects extravaganza that revels in catchphrase cliché dialogue, a howlingly obvious script, and the most breathtaking homage to Japanese monster and mecha cinema, manga, and comic tradition. It's all by design, of course, and is a stunning spectacle that also acts as antidote to the bloated, self-important superhero genre and typical bombastic Hollywood tent-pole fare. Pacific Rim has plenty of bloat and bombast, mind you. But it's in the service of a wondrously geeky story that throws all logic and seriousness to the wind, transporting the viewer to a realm of childlike popcorn escapism no matter their age. A dense and breathless prologue dumps us into the near-future global warfare of Kaiju vs. Jaeger. Kaiju are reptilian monstrosities that emerge from deep in the sea through a portal that leads to a world where Kaijus are systematically bred to destroy. They annihilate coastal cities and claim millions of lives before the world's citizens band together to fight back. The humans build fantastic robots called Jaegers (German for fighters) that are able to vanquish the early Kaiju enemies by employing "pilots" who drive the mechanized behemoths in pairs, joining minds in a process known as the Drift. But as the years go by, the war has taken a toll on the humans and the Jaegers, both of whom are nearly defeated. From beginning to end there's really no point in asking questions or trying to calculate details about the outrageous goings-on in the world of Pacific Rim. This is a pure thrill ride ruled by del Toro, the wild visual flair of his artistry and his sheer delight for wallowing in tropes and genre chestnuts leading at full volume. The cast is mainly window dressing for the astounding computer images. The pilots Charlie Hunnam, Max Martini, Rob Kazinsky, and Rinko Kikuchi are merely types. The same goes for Idris Elba, but his glowering presence as the unwavering commander is the best real-life thing about Pacific Rim. A pair of nerdy scientists (Charlie Day and Burn Gorman) add to the plot (simple as it is), though their primary purpose is wacky comic relief. Del Toro favorite and Hellboy himself, Ron Perelman steals his few short scenes as a bootlegger in Kaiju corpses. His character says a lot about the movie's self-effacing attitude. Pacific Rim is deeply in cahoots with itself over the ridiculousness of the story, but also delights in the awesomeness of its invention. The action is both coherent and mind-blowing, which is why most people will find it such a kick. Just like driving a Jaeger, throw your head into the battle and hang on. --Ted Fry

• Alice in Wonderland Superset (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy) | Blu Ray | (04/06/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £25.99

  Tim Burton was born to bring Alice in Wonderland to the big screen. Ironically, his version of the Victorian text plays more like The Wizard of Oz than a Lewis Carroll adaptation. On the day of her engagement party, the 19-year-old Alice (a nicely understated Mia Wasikowska) is lead by a white-gloved rabbit to an alternate reality that looks strangely familiar--she's been dreaming about it since she was 6 years old. Stranded in a hall of doors, she sips from a potion that makes her shrink and nibbles on a cake that makes her grow. Once she gets the balance right, she walks through the door that leads her to Tweedledum and Tweedledee (Matt Lucas), the Dormouse (Barbara Windsor), the Blue Caterpillar (Alan Rickman), and the Cheshire Cat (a delightful Stephen Fry), who inform her that only she can free them from the wrath of the Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter channeling Bette Davis) by slaying the Jabberwocky. To pull off the feat, she teams up with the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp in glam-rock garb), rebel bloodhound Bayard (Timothy Spall), and Red's sweet sister, the White Queen (Anne Hathaway in goth-rock makeup). While Red welcomes Alice with open arms, she plans an execution for the hat-maker when he displeases her ("Off with his head!"). Drawing from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, Burton creates a candy-colored action-adventure tale with a feminist twist. If it drags towards the end, his extravaganza still offers a trippy good time with a poignant aftertaste. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

• Ben Hur Steelbook | Blu Ray | (28/01/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The numbers speak volumes: 100,000 costumes, 8,000 extras, 300 sets and a staggering budget in its day the largest in movie history. Ben-Hur's creators made it the best, the greatest Biblical-era epic ever. Charlton Heston brings a muscular physical and moral presence to the role of Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish nobleman in Palestine whose heroic odyssey includes enslavement by the Romans, a bold escape from an embattled slave gallery, vengeance against his tormentors with Jesus Christ. Heston's charismatic performance brought him the Best Actor Oscar; the winner as 1959's Best Picture with the legendary William Wyler earning his third Best Director trophy, the film won a total 11 Academy Awards - a tally unequaled until 1977's Titanic set sail. Special Features: Commentary with T. Gene Hatcher and Charlton Heston Part 1 Music Only Track Part 1 1959 Loew's Theater Teaser 1959 Theatrical Trailer 1961 General Release Trailer #1 1961 General Release Trailer #2 1969 70mm Re-Issue Trailer Commentary with T. Gene Hatcher and Charlton Heston Part 2 Music Only Track Part 2

• Violence Of Action | Blu Ray | (24/12/2012) from £8.49   |  Saving you £11.50 (135.45%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Elijah Kane falls back onto his special forces past, re-emerging from the ashes of his destroyed SIU to once again work for the government.Aware of his skill as a long-range sniper, Kane is recruited by Marcus Mitchell of the CIA to come back as an operative. In return, Marcus promises that the CIA will provide information to Kane about who put out the hit on his SIU team. Kane is given a long-term 'off-the-grid' mission to take out a high level target that the CIA cannot go after in the 'traditional' way. Marcus feeds Kane intel that leads him into the target's 'circle' with a goal of getting Kane close enough to take a kill shot from a distance. Only then will the identity of the target be revealed to the team.

• Will it Snow for Christmas? (DVD + Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (20/11/2017) from £18.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Set on a farm in Southern France, a woman and her seven children have a hard life, one which is worsened by the farms' owner and father of the children, who treats them as his personal property. Used as expendable free labour and unable to leave, it is only the woman's love for her children and her unwavering strength that prevent her family from falling apart. Director Sandrine Veysset's remarkable debut film won a César upon its release and has been compared to the work of Maurice Pialat (À nos amours) and Ken Loach (I, Daniel Blake). Exquisitely shot by cinematographer Hélène Louvart (The Beaches of Agnès), the film's ability to never become over-sentimental, despite its subject are a testament to its quality. Extras: Interview with director Sandrine Veysset and Cinematographer Hélène Louvart (2015, 31 mins) Interview with actress Dominique Reymond (2015, 15 mins) Fully illustrated booket with new writing on the film and full film credits

• The Hooligan Factory | Blu Ray | (14/07/2014) from £5.95   |  Saving you £10.04 (168.74%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Hooligan Factory tells the story of Danny (Jason Maza) who wants something more from life. Expelled from school and living in his grandfather's flat he longs to live up to the image of his estranged father 'Danny Senior'. Meanwhile legendary football hooligan Dexter (Nick Nevern) is about to be released from ShowerShank prison and is on a quest of his own one of vengeance against his nemesis and rival firm leader 'The Baron'. But when Danny's and Dexter's paths cross they embark on a journey as old as hooliganism itself. The Hooligan Factory is a hilarious take on the football hooligan genre you've seen Foot soldier you've seen Football Factory and you saw Green Street but you have never seen anything like this. Special Features: 1 Hour Making of Deleted Scenes Viral Short Outtakes Feature Commentary with Director Nick Nevern and Producer Jason Maza

• Captain Earth Collection BLU-RAY | Blu Ray | (15/02/2021) from £36.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  High-school student Daichi Manatsu works for the Globe organization to pilot a giant robot called the Earth Engine Impacter to protect the Earth from the invading alien force known as the Kill-T-Gang , from the planet Uranus.

• Occultic Nine Volume 1 (Episodes 1-6) | Blu Ray | (02/04/2018) from £4.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From the creator of Steins;Gate , a new adventure surrounding the occult is about to begin! Yuta Gamon is a 2nd year in high school. He runs Kiri Kiri Basara, an affiliate blog that rounds up occult forum posts, for a shot at quick money, and challenges himself to the occult night and day to hack and slash away! the many supernatural phenomena existing in the world from a scientific standpoint. However, with that blog of his as a catalyst, a group of downright maniacal and insane comrades have gathered about.

• I Am Legend - Premium Collection Steelbook (Blu-ray + UV Copy | Blu Ray | (12/11/2012) from £29.95   |  Saving you £-4.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The last man on earth is not alone. Will Smith plays that lone survivor in I Am Legend, the action epic, fusing heart-pounding excitement with a mind-blowing vision of a desolated Manhattan. Somehow immune to an unstoppable, incurable virus, military virologist Robert Neville (Smith) is now the last human survivor in New York City and maybe the world. Mutant plague victims lurk in the shadows... watching Neville's every move... waiting for him to make a fatal mistake. Neville is driven by only one remaining mission: to find an antidote using his own immune blood. But he knows he is outnumbered... and quickly running out of time.

• WWE: Straight To The Top: The Money In the Bank Ladder Match Anthology | Blu Ray | (04/11/2013) from £12.49   |  Saving you £22.50 (180.14%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Hosted by The Miz the compilation features every Money in the Bank Ladder Match in history. The match debuted at WrestleMania 21 in 2005 quickly becoming a WrestleMania tradition and in 2010 proved so popular that it was given its own annual PPV event. Several top Superstars have been Money in the Bank winners including John Cena Kane Edge CM Punk (twice!) Rob Van Dam and many more. 11 of the first 12 winners have used the match as a springboard to winning a championship and several times the match has helped a Superstar who has never win a World Championship break through to claim their first. Much like the Royal Rumble Match the Money in the Bank match represents a golden opportunity for a Superstar to achieve immortality and its entire lineage is presented here.

• Spider-Man (Blu-ray + UV Copy) | Blu Ray | (02/09/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Blu-ray Mastered in 4K collection will set a new standard for Blu-ray HD picture and sound creating the ultimate 1080p home entertainment experience. Created from the highest quality 4K source materials with new expanded colour consumers can enjoy a brilliant picture with exquisite detail using their existing Blu-ray player or PlayStation 3. The Blu-ray Mastered in 4K collection is optimized so that 4K Ultra HD TV owners can take full advantage of the new 4K upscaling technology delivering an outstanding near-4K experience. Mastered in 4K Blu-rays also work with all 1080p HDTVs for spectacular high definition picture and sound. Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is an ordinary guy who lives with his beloved aunt and uncle and quietly pines for the girl next door Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst). But when a genetically-modified 'super-spider' bites him while on a school trip Peter develops unusual skills - fantastic acrobatic strength supernatural awareness and a talent for web-spinning. It's not until tragedy strikes at home that Peter decides to use his new powers to fight crime under a secret identity: Spider-Man! When the evil Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe) attacks the good people of New York and endangers the life of Mary Jane Peter commits himself to the ultimate tests: to thwart his arch-enemy and to win the heart of the girl that he loves.

• BRAVADOS (BLU-RAY) - MOVIE | Blu Ray | (28/04/2017) from £18.41   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Peter & The Wolf | Blu Ray | (09/01/2014) from £19.45   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Batman V Superman - Theatrical & Ultimate ed (Steelbook Mondo) | Blu Ray | (21/08/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Eichmann Show (BBC) | Blu Ray | (27/04/2015) from £8.98   |  Saving you £11.01 (122.61%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The behind-the-scenes true life story of ground-breaking producer Milton Fruchtman and blacklisted TV director Leo Hurwitz, who, overcoming enormous obstacles, set out to capture the testimony of one of the war's most notorious Nazis, Adolf Eichmann. He is accused of executing the 'final solution' and organising the murder of six million Jews. This is the extraordinary story of how Eichmann's trial came to be televised and the team that made it happen. Filmed at the trial in Jerusalem in 1961, the production became the world's first ever global TV documentary series, where, for the first time, the horror of the camps was heard directly from the mouths of its victims. It was edited daily and broadcast in Germany, America, Israel and 34 other countries. People fainted when they saw it on TV. Never before had there been such drama in the use of cameras, their positioning or the revolutionary effect of operators being able to adjust frame and position to match subject and content.

• The Family Secret (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (22/04/2024) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Lee J Cobb (Sirocco) and John Derek (Knock on Any Door) star in The Family Secret, a classic film noir set in the legal world. Law student David (Derek) kills his best friend in self-defence, confessing to his father (Cobb), a criminal lawyer, who advises him to go to the police. His mother, however, tells him to keep quiet, and his moral dilemma deepens further when an innocent man is accused of the killing, potentially facing the death penalty. Produced by Humphrey Bogart's Santana Pictures, and directed by Henry Levin (Convicted), The Family Secret is a riveting exploration of guilt and family tensions. Product Features High Definition remaster Original mono audio Audio commentary with professor and film scholar Jason A Ney (2022) The Negro Sailor (1945, 27 mins): WWII documentary short film, directed by Henry Levin and conceived as a recruitment tool for the United States Navy The Big Moment (1954, 26 mins): short film produced by the United Jewish Appeal, starring John Derek Image gallery: promotional and publicity material New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

• Wwe: Royal Rumble 2015 | Blu Ray | (06/04/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  30 WWE SUPERSTARS - 1 RING - 1 CHANCE AT IMMORTALITY! The road to WrestleMania begins at Royal Rumble. “The Beast Incarnate” Brock Lesnar has destroyed every obstacle in his path and will put his WWE World Heavyweight Championship on the line against challengers John Cena and Seth Rollins in a Triple Threat Match. And 30 WWE Superstars will enter the Royal Rumble Match for the opportunity to compete for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship on the grandest stage of them all. Which Superstar will survive and headline WrestleMania? Find out at WWE’s most unpredictable event of the year…. Royal Rumble.

• The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata | Blu Ray | (21/05/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  For the first time ever in Blu-ray high definition, hilarity reigns in the motion picture comedy-adventure that takes you waaay back to the beginning before Simba's tale began...and beyond!From their uniquely hysterical perspective, Timon and his windy pal Pumbaa-the greatest unsung heroes of the Savannah-reveal where they came from, how they helped Simba save the Serengeti and what really happened behind the scenes of The Lion King's biggest events. This essential chapter of The Lion King trilogy features your favourite characters voiced by the original cast (Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Ernie Sabella plus Julie Kavner and Jerry Stiller) and music by Elton John and Tim Rice. You'll feel the love for every outrageously funny moment.

• The Three Stooges | Blu Ray | (11/02/2013) from £4.43   |  Saving you £22.32 (835.96%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Though it's a reboot of a classic slapstick series, The Three Stooges fits right into Peter and Bobby Farrelly's filmography. Throughout their comedies, especially Dumb and Dumber, they've always championed the clueless and clumsy, and that describes this trio perfectly: Moe, Larry, and Curly (Chris Diamantopoulos, Sean Hayes, and Will Sasso, taking over from Benicio Del Toro, Sean Penn, and Jim Carrey). In the prologue or first "episode" (two more will follow), an unseen character drops three babies off at a Catholic orphanage. At first, the nuns (Jane Lynch, Jennifer Hudson, and Larry David--yes, Larry David) take delight in the spirited infants with the strange hairstyles, but 10 years later, their antics have worn thin. A well-heeled couple (Stephen Collins and Carly Craig) considers adoption, but things don't work out, so 25 more years pass, during which they become the orphanage's bumbling handymen, which necessitates further head-bonks, nyuk-nyuk-nyuks, and woo-woo-woos. When the threat of closure comes to the only home they've ever known, the boys set out to save the day. This leads them to a wealthy woman (Sofía Vergara), her lover (Craig Bierko), and her father-in-law (Collins), encounters that bring them to the attention of MTV's Jersey Shore, which provides a solution to their dilemma. The Farrellys may have their hearts in the right place, but The Three Stooges ranks as their weakest effort to date. The cast does what they can, but the script is terminally unfunny, and the frenetic direction only drives the point home. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

• Double Indemnity (1944) (Criterion Collection) UK Only | Blu Ray | (30/05/2022) from £32.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Has dialogue ever been more perfectly hard-boiled? Has a femme fatale ever been as deliciously evil as BARBARA STANWYCK (The Lady Eve)? And has 1940s Los Angeles ever looked so seductively sordid? Working with cowriter RAYMOND CHANDLER, director BILLY WILDER (Ace in the Hole) launched himself onto the Hollywood A-list with this paragon of film-noir fatalism from JAMES M. CAIN's pulp novel. When slick salesman Walter Neff (The Caine Mutiny's FRED MACMURRAY) walks into the swank home of dissatisfied housewife Phyllis Dietrichson (Stanwyck), he intends to sell her insurance, but he winds up becoming entangled with her in a far more sinister way. Featuring scene-stealing supporting work from EDWARD G. ROBINSON and the chiaroscuro of cinematographer JOHN F. SEITZ (Sunset Blvd.), Double Indemnity is one of the most wickedly perverse stories ever told and the cynical standard by which all noir must be measured. Product Features New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack Audio commentary featuring film critic Richard Schickel New interview with film scholar Noah Isenberg, editor of Billy Wilder on Assignment New conversation between film historians Eddie Muller and Imogen Sara Smith Billy, How Did You Do It?, a 1992 film by Volker Schlöndorff and Gisela Grischow featuring interviews with director Billy Wilder Shadows of Suspense, a 2006 documentary on the making of Double Indemnity Audio excerpts from 1971 and 1972 interviews with cinematographer John F. Seitz Radio adaptations from 1945 and 1950 Trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing