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• Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters | Blu Ray | (03/03/2014) from £14.83   |  Saving you £10.16 (68.51%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Percy Jackson, the son of Poseidon, continues the epic journey to fulfill his destiny, as he teams with his demigod friends to retrieve the Golden Fleece, which has the power to save their home and training ground, Camp Half-Blood.

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Triple Play (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy) | Blu Ray | (07/02/2011) from £11.41   |  Saving you £13.58 (54.30%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Meet the kid who made wimpy cool in a family comedy based on the best-selling illustrated novel Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney the first in a series that has thus far sold 24 million copies. Diary of a Wimpy Kid chronicles the adventures of wise-cracking pre-teen Greg Heffley who must somehow survive the scariest time of anyone's life: middle school. Includes free copy of the best-selling book!

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  The first volume in Jeff Kinney's wildly popular Web and book series hits the screen in this live-action adaptation. The impish Zachary Gordon, who recalls Wonder Years-era Fred Savage, plays Greg Heffley, who enters middle school determined to become class favourite. It won't be easy. His best friend, Rowley (the sweetly funny Robert Capron), is a big, redheaded lug who embarrasses him at every turn. Greg's obnoxious teenage brother, Rodrick (Devon Bostick), advises him to keep his head down, but Greg believes he needs to excel at something to achieve his goal. Smart, but small for his age, he tries wrestling and safety patrolling, but nothing seems to fit. During gym class, he and Rowley meet wise-beyond-her-years newspaper reporter Angie (Chloë Moretz, (500) Days of Summer), who finds popularity overrated. Greg isn't convinced, but the harder he tries, the more boorish he becomes, until even Rowley abandons him. After a humiliating encounter with some high school bullies, though, Greg learns what really matters: self-respect (he also discovers that the dreaded "cheese touch" is just a myth). Berlin-born director Thor Freudenthal (Hotel for Dogs) avoids any dull or sentimental patches, which should please kids and adults alike (an upbeat modern-rock soundtrack doesn't hurt). Rachael Harris and Steve Zahn could use more face time as the terminally un-cool Heffley parents, but Harris's rhythm-impaired moves at the mother-son dance provide one of the best laughs. Kinney fans will also appreciate the way Freudenthal weaves stick-figure drawings from Greg's journal throughout this zippy entertainment. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

• Parental Guidance/ Cheaper By The Dozen/ Diary Of A Wimpy Kid | DVD | (27/10/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  PARENTAL GUIDANCE Billy Crystal Bette Midler and Marisa Tomei prove that laughter is relative in this hilarious comedy that’s fun for the whole family! Old-school grandparents Artie (Crystal) and Diane (Midler) get more than they bargained for when they get stuck babysitting their daughter’s (Tomei) over-protected kids. But things go from hectic to hysterical when Artie realises the kids are running the house with their newfangled technology. By playing by his own rules which include sugary snacks old-fashioned games and tough love Artie manages to outsmart the kids and achieve the impossible – bringing the family closer together! CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN Comedy superstar Steve Martin (Bringing Down The House) and film favourite Bonnie Hunt (Jerry Maguire) team up in this hilarious tale of two hard-working parents trying to manage careers and a household–amid the chaos of raising twelve rambunctious kids! With a crowd-pleasing supporting cast including rising young stars Hilary Duff (Lizzie McGuire) Tom Welling (Smallville) and Piper Perabo (Coyote Ugly) this heart-warming hit comedy delivers super-sized fun and laughs by the dozen! DIARY OF A WIMPY KID The hysterically funny best-selling book comes to life in this smash-hit family comedy! Greg Heffley is headed for big things but first he has to survive the scariest most humiliating experience of any kid’s life–middle school! That won’t be easy considering he’s surrounded by hairy-freckled morons wedgie-loving bullies and a mouldy slice of cheese with nuclear cooties!

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1 and 2 (DVD + Digital Copy) | DVD | (19/09/2011) from £9.25   |  Saving you £10.74 (116.11%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Diary of a Wimpy KidThe first volume in Jeff Kinney's wildly popular Web and book series hits the screen in this live-action adaptation. The impish Zachary Gordon, who recalls Wonder Years-era Fred Savage, plays Greg Heffley, who enters middle school determined to become class favourite. It won't be easy. His best friend, Rowley (the sweetly funny Robert Capron), is a big, redheaded lug who embarrasses him at every turn. Greg's obnoxious teenage brother, Rodrick (Devon Bostick), advises him to keep his head down, but Greg believes he needs to excel at something to achieve his goal. Smart, but small for his age, he tries wrestling and safety patrolling, but nothing seems to fit. During gym class, he and Rowley meet wise-beyond-her-years newspaper reporter Angie (Chloë Moretz, (500) Days of Summer), who finds popularity overrated. Greg isn't convinced, but the harder he tries, the more boorish he becomes, until even Rowley abandons him. After a humiliating encounter with some high school bullies, though, Greg learns what really matters: self-respect (he also discovers that the dreaded "cheese touch" is just a myth). Berlin-born director Thor Freudenthal (Hotel for Dogs) avoids any dull or sentimental patches, which should please kids and adults alike (an upbeat modern-rock soundtrack doesn't hurt). Rachael Harris and Steve Zahn could use more face time as the terminally un-cool Heffley parents, but Harris's rhythm-impaired moves at the mother-son dance provide one of the best laughs. Kinney fans will also appreciate the way Freudenthal weaves stick-figure drawings from Greg's journal throughout this zippy entertainment. --Kathleen C. FennessyDiary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick RulesBrothers aren't supposed to get along, so it should come as no surprise that Greg and his older sibling Rodrick fight continuously. However, their mother has a different idea about what the relationship between two brothers should look like, and she writes a column about it for the local newspaper, so she should know. Never one to let nature take its course, Mum tries a variety of strategies to get the boys to bond--everything from the incentive-driven "mom bucks" to punishing them by leaving them home together for the weekend while the rest of the family heads to the water park. The wild party and ensuing chaos that one would expect when two boys are left home alone happens right on schedule, but so does a surprising development in the boys' relationship with one another. Greg pours his every thought about the difficulties of surviving middle school and living with brothers into his journal in this film, which is based on Jeff Kinney's book Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules. While it's definitely a different experience to see the cartoon stick figures from the book morph into human forms in the live-action film, director David Bowers and actors Zachary Gordon, Devon Bostick, Robert Capron, and Rachael Harris do a good job of preserving the feel of the book--specifically, how each of the characters is driven by emotion and how they are often overwhelmed by their sense of mental conflict and anguish. Kids frankly state that The Diary of a Wimpy Kid films aren't as good as the bestselling books, but that doesn't mean they don't enjoy the movies or that they won't be clamouring to see them. (Ages 7 and older) --Tami Horiuchi

• Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters | Blu Ray | (03/03/2014) from £20.74   |  Saving you £9.25 (44.60%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Percy Jackson, the son of Poseidon, continues the epic journey to fulfill his destiny, as he teams with his demigod friends to retrieve the Golden Fleece, which has the power to save their home and training ground, Camp Half-Blood.