Science Fiction

• Enter the Video Store: Empire of Screams Limited Edition Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (26/06/2023) from £36.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Remember the shelves of your local video store? Those days aren't gone! Reject reality and substitute your own with Arrow Video! In 1983, entrepreneurial producer and director Charles Band founded Empire International Pictures, which would go on to make some of the most memorable and beloved genre movies of the 1980s. Empire became a mainstay of video stores across the world with their catchy titles, outlandish art and Band's wholehearted belief in giving audiences a good time.In The Dungeonmaster (AKA Ragewar), computer programmer Paul Bradford is sucked into a fantasy world by Mestema, a demonic sorcerer in search of a worthy opponent. Meanwhile, fresh from the one-two punch of Re-Animator and From Beyond, director Stuart Gordon takes a turn toward fairytale gothic in Dolls, in which a group of strangers find themselves forced to seek shelter at the isolated home of an old toymaker and his wife, only to find that the puppets and dolls have a vicious life of their own. In Cellar Dweller, a comic book artist (Jeffrey Combs) with a penchant for the macabre takes inspiration from an ancient tome and unleashes an ancient evil. Arena presents the ultimate fight night event: man vs monster! In the far future of 4038, a short order cook becomes the first human in fifty years to compete in an intergalactic boxing event on the far side of the universe. Finally in Robot Jox, Stuart Gordon directs Empire Pictures' most ambitious movie yet, as men and women pilot giant machines in gladiatorial battle to settle international disputes over territory.Freshly restored for the digital era with a wealth of new and archival extras, these films have never looked better. No need for a time machine, these golden age video classics will send you back to the 80s!Product FeaturesHigh Definition Blu-Ray (1080p) presentations of all five filmsOptional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearingLimited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Laurie GreasleyReversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Ilan SheadyDouble sided posters for each film featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Ilan Sheady15 postcard-sized reproduction artcardsArrow Video store membership card 80-page perfect bound book featuring new writing on the films by Lee Gambin, Dave Jay, Megan Navarro, and John Harrison plus select archival materialDISC ONE - THE DUNGEONMASTERNew 2K restoration by Arrow Films from the original negativeThree different versions of the film via seamless branching: the US theatrical version (The Dungeonmaster), the pre-release version and the international version (Ragewar)Original lossless mono audioNew audio commentary with star Jeffrey Byron, moderated by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave WainI Reject Your Reality and Substitute My Own, a new interview with star Jeffrey ByronTheatrical trailersImage galleryDISC TWO - DOLLSNew 2K restoration by Arrow Films from the original interpositiveOriginal lossless stereo audioNew audio commentary by David Decoteau, Empire alumnus and friend of Stuart GordonArchive audio commentary with director Stuart Gordon and writer Ed NahaArchive audio commentary with cast members Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Stephen Lee, Carrie Lorraine, and Ian Patrick WilliamsAssembling Dolls, a new interview with Lee Percy, editor of Dolls, Re-Animator and From BeyondToys of Terror: The Making of Dolls, an archive featurette with Gordon, Yuzna, Purdy-Gordon, Williams, Brian Yuzna, Charles Band and Gabe BartalosFilm-to-storyboard comparisonTheatrical trailersImage galleryDISC THREE - CELLAR DWELLERAdditional picture restoration by Arrow FilmsOriginal lossless stereo audioNew audio commentary by special make-up effects artist Michael Deak who inhabited the Cellar Dweller creature suit, moderated by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave WainGrabbed by the Ghoulies, a new appreciation of John Carl Buechler, special make-up effects artist of many Empire Pictures films and director of Cellar Dweller, by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave WainInside the Cellar, a new interview with special make-up effects artist Michael DeakOriginal sales sheetOriginal production notesVHS trailerEmpire Pictures trailer reelImage galleries, including behind the scenes photos courtesy of special make-up effects artist Michael DeakDISC FOUR - ARENANew 2K restoration by Arrow Films from the last known surviving 35mm elementsOriginal lossless stereo audioNew audio commentary with director Peter Manoogian, moderated by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave WainAlternative fullframe presentationNot His Arena, a new interview with co-screenwriter Danny BilsonEmpire of Creatures, a new interview with special make-up effects artist Michael DeakTheatrical trailerImage galleryDISC FIVE - ROBOT JOXNew 2K restoration by Arrow Films from the original negativeOriginal lossless stereo audioArchive audio commentary with director Stuart GordonArchive audio commentary with associate effects director Paul Gentry, mechanical effects artist Mark Rappaport, and stop-motion animator Paul JessellCrash and Burn, a new interview with actor Gary GrahamHer Name is Athena, a new Interview with actor Anne-Marie JohnsonThe Scale of Battle: David Allen and the FX of Robot Jox, a new appreciation of stop motion animator David Allen by those who knew him, featuring contributions from fellow visual effects artists Steve Burg, Yancy Calzeda, Paul Gentry, Kevin Kutchaver, Dennis Muren and John VincentLooking Back, an archival interview with actor Paul KosloOriginal sales sheetOriginal production notesTheatrical trailerImage galleries, including behind the scenes stills courtesy of associate effects director Paul Gentry

• Fantasy Collection (Beowulf & Grendal/Merlin & The Book Of Beasts/Robin Hood: Beyond Sherwood Forest) | DVD | (04/10/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Titles Comprise: Beowulf And Grendal: Adapted from the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf Beowulf And Grendal is a medieval adventure that tells the blood-soaked tale of a Norse warrior's battle against the great and murderous troll Grendel. Out of allegiance to the King Hrothgar the much respected Lord of the Danes Beowulf leads a troop of warriors across the sea to rid a village of the marauding monster. The monster Grendel is not a creature of mythic powers but one of flesh and blood - immense flesh and raging blood driven by a vengeance from being wronged while Beowulf a victorious soldier in his own right has become increasingly troubled by the hero-myth rising up around his exploits. Beowulf's willingness to kill on behalf of Hrothgar wavers when it becomes clear that the King is more responsible for the troll's rampages than was first apparent. As a soldier Beowulf is unaccustomed to hesitating. His relationship with the mesmerizing witch Selma creates deeper confusion. Swinging his sword at a great stinking beast is no longer such a simple act. Beowulf is a man caught between sides in this great shift his simple code transforming and falling apart before his eyes. Building toward an inevitable and terrible battle this is a tale where vengeance loyalty and mercy powerfully entwine. Merlin And The Book Of Beasts: King Arthur is gone the Round Table is in ruins and a rogue sorcerer has unleashed a reign of monstrous terror upon the land. For the court's last remaining knights their only hope lies in the powers of the now-bitter and broken wizard Merlin (James Callis of Battlestar Galactica). But can a once-great man of magic defeat a legion of creatures that includes Dragon Soldiers Death Hawks and Gorgons and still reclaim the legendary castle of lore? Laura Harris of Dead Like Me and 24 co-stars in this epic adventure that puts a savage new edge on the saga of Excalibur Mordred and the ultimate battle between Merlin And The Book Of Beasts. Robin Hood: 12 Century England: It is a deadly time of dark tyranny black magic and the outlaw archer known as Robin Hood (Robin Dunne of Sanctuary). But when the Sheriff of Nottingham (Julian Sands of 24 and Warlock) unleashes a winged monster upon the town and woods to massacre Robin's men and capture Maid Marian (Erica Durance of Smallville) hearts run cold with fear and streets red with blood. Before he can rob from the rich or give to the poor can The Prince Of Thieves survive the demonic onslaught of a winged beast from another world? Katharine Isabelle (Gingersnaps) co-stars in this chilling new take on the infamous hero from director Peter DeLuise filled with valour vengeance and nightmare creatures that take you behind the legend and Beyond Sherwood Forest.

• Farscape 4.4 | DVD | (14/07/2003) from £14.97   |  Saving you £10.02 (66.93%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The fourth volume of Farscape's fourth (and final) series does all those things that the later stages of any season should do: individual episodes play interesting games with how we think television works, while the tension of the overall story arc builds and builds. Of the individual episodes here, "Mental as Anything" is an ensemble piece for the male members of Moya's crew: D'Argo's back-story gets some sort of resolution and Scorpius puts John Crichton through hell for the best of reasons. "Bringing Home the Beacon" is rather more fun-- the women of Moya frustrate a Sebacean/Scarren peace treaty--but ends in stark tragedy. In "Constellation of Doubt", Moya picks up, and the crew obsessionally watch, a documentary from American television about their recent visit to earth: Crichton gets to see human paranoia and wishful thinking through cold, intelligent alien eyes. Finally, in "Prayer", Aeryn suffers terribly at the hands of her Scarren captors and Crichton makes a devil's bargain with Scorpius to save her. By this point the season is building to the surprises of its last episodes: Farscape was about to be cancelled, but it never lost its edge. On the DVDs: Farscape, Series 4 Vol. 4 includes a dictionary of alien slang and technical terms with illustrative clips from the show, as well as text files on the villainous Peacekeepers Braca and Grayza. The high point of the extras, though, is an interview with the wonderfully flakey Gigi Edgeley (Chiana) and a lot of deleted scenes from "Constellation of Doubt", with footage of Chiana, Aeryn and Noranti interacting with Crichton's family in bizarre and touching ways. --Roz Kaveney

• Mutant X The Complete Third Season | DVD | (25/03/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Mutant X is back with 22 exciting episodes in Season 3. Mutant X chronicles the adventures of a team of four human mutants possessing extraordinary powers as a result of genetic engineering. Like hundreds of other unsuspecting subjects, these mutants were altered in secret experiments conducted in a covert government project. Realising that events have spun out of control, the organisation that created them is now hunting them down in an urgent 'product recall'. Mutant X's mission is to se...

• The Sleepwalker Project - Three Episodes | DVD | (12/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  From the director of 'The X-Files' 'Smallville' and 'Roswell' comes the new highly acclaimed series 'The Sleepwalker Project'. After a unique and dangerous experiment Dr. Nathan Bradford is able to enter people's dreams to combat the demons that plague the subconscious and endanger their lives. At the Morpheus Institute Nathan and a team of experts use a very risky method of gaining entrance into their patients nightmarish worlds. Once inside they have the capacity to solve murde

• Greatest Ever Fantasy Films Collection | DVD | (13/10/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  This Box Set contains the following films: Nanny McPhee: In this dark and witty fable Thompson portrays a person of unsettling appearance and magical powers who enters the household of the recently widowed Mr. Brown (Firth) and attempts to tame his seven exceedingly ill-behaved children. The children led by the oldest boy Simon have managed to drive away 17 previous nannies and are certain that they will have no trouble with this one. But as Nanny McPhee takes control they begin to notice that their vile behavior now leads swiftly and magically to rather startling consequences. The Grinch: A foul-tempered green and hairy creature who lives on Mount Crumpit the Grinch hates Christmas almost as much as the residents of Whoville the town at the bottom of his mountain. One night he decides to steal Christmas away from the Whos by taking all their decorations presents and Christmassy things. However he soon learns a valuable lesson about the true spirit of the festive season! Labyrinth: Frustrated with baby-sitting on yet another weekend night Sarah - a teenager with a active imagination - summons the Goblins from her favourite book Labyrinth to take her baby step-brother away. When little Toby actually disappears Sarah must follow him into the world of the fairy tale to rescue him in hope that their loyalty isn't just another illusion in a place where nothing is as it seems! Peter Pan: Re-discover the timeless story of Peter Pan as you've never seen it before and be swept off your feet to a Neverland you'd never dreamt possible. Join the boy who wouldn't grow up and Wendy the girl who is told she has to in their adventure against Captain Hook and his pirate crew. Follow Tinker Bell the Lost Boys giant crocodiles and other fantastic creatures to a world where anything is possible and where dreams and imagination have a power all of their own. Jumanji: When young Alan Parrish and his friend Sarah (Bonnie Hunt) begin to play a mysterious board game they don't realise its unimaginable powers until Alan is magically transported into the untamed jungles of Jumanji. Twenty-six years later Judy (Kirsten Dunst) and Peter (Bradley Pierce) discover the dusty board and reawaken the game as they begin to play. Instantly the forces of Jumanji release a fully-grown bewildered Alan Parrish (Robin Williams) into their world.

• Noir - Vol. 5 - Episode 17 | DVD | (19/01/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  As the secrets of Mireille's past are unearthed from their graves in Corsica Kirika's own grim history slowly begins to reveal itself. The revelations bring no conclusions or happiness however only murder and death. As Chloe and Altena await in the shadows the malevolent intent of the Soldats finally becomes clear. The darkness begins to consume the light as the four horsewomen of the Apocalypse prepare for battle. The lines in the sand have been drawn in the fifth electrifying

• Slaughterhouse Five | DVD | (08/08/2005) from £22.22   |  Saving you £-2.23 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Billy Pilgrim lives - from time to time. ""Listen: Billie Pilgrim has come unstuck in time."" The opening words of the famous novel are the quickest summary of this haunting funny film. Director Hill faithfully renders for the screen Kurt Vonnegut's obsessive story of Pilgrim who survives the 1945 firebombing of Dresden then lives simultaneously in his past as a young American POW in the future as a well-cared-for resident of a zoo on the planet Tralfamadore and in the pres

• Total Reality | DVD | (03/04/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  It is 200 years in the future. Twenty years of war between Earth and the colonies has finally come to an end. Earth has been devastated as the alliance of colonies battled Earth's evil fascist government led by General Tunis. Realising the scale in which his forces have been defeated. General Tunis commandeers a space ship equipped with a time generator and escapes to Earth in the late 1990's. Tunis's objective is to replicate himself in the image of the next president of the United States. A team of four death row inmates are assembled for a suicide mission to save the Earth from its own dark future.

• X-Men 1.5/X-Men 2: 4 disc doublepack | DVD | (10/11/2003) from £4.93   |  Saving you £30.06 (609.74%)   |  RRP £34.99

  X-Men 2 picks up almost directly where X-Men left off: misguided super-villain Magneto (Ian McKellen) is still a prisoner of the US government, heroic bad-boy Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) is up in Canada investigating his mysterious origin, and the events at Liberty Island (which occurred at the conclusion of X-Men) have prompted a rethink in official policy towards mutants--the proposed Mutant Registration Act has been shelved by US Congress. Into this scenario pops wealthy former army commander William Stryker, a man with the President's ear and a personal vendetta against all mutant-kind in general, and the X-Men's leader Professor X (Patrick Stewart) in particular. Once he sets his plans in motion, the X-Men must team-up with their former enemies Magneto and Mystique (Rebecca Romjin-Stamos), as well as some new allies (including Alan Cumming's gregarious, blue-skinned German mutant, Nightcrawler). The phenomenal global success of X-Men meant that director Bryan Singer had even more money to spend on its sequel, and it shows. Not only is the script better (there's significantly less cheesy dialogue than the original), but the action and effects are also even more stupendous--from Nightcrawler's teleportation sequence through the White House to a thrilling aerial dogfight featuring mutants-vs-missiles to a military assault on the X-Men's school/headquarters to the final showdown at Stryker's sub-Arctic headquarters. Yet at no point do the effects overtake the film or the characters. Moreso than the original, this is an ensemble piece, allowing each character in its even-bigger cast at least one moment in the spotlight (in fact, the cast credits don't even run until the end of the film). And that, perhaps, is part of its problem (though it's a slight one): with so much going on, and nary a recap of what's come before, it's a film that could prove baffling to anyone who missed the first instalment. But that's just a minor quibble--X-Men 2 is that rare thing, a sequel that's actually superior to its predecessor. --Robert Burrow

• Ghost In The Shell - Stand Alone Complex - 2nd Gig - Vol. 3 | DVD | (15/05/2006) from £10.94   |  Saving you £9.05 (45.30%)   |  RRP £19.99

  After their prior confrontations with Gohda Section 9 continues their investigation into this man and his mysterious background. However at the same time they must stop a wave of suicide bombings who threaten the peace and safety of Japan. And even when they're off duty trouble manages to find them as Togusa is brought up on charges for actions he alledgedly took while off duty. The Major has troubles of her own as well. On a routine mission to field test some new recruits she

• Neon Genesis Evangelion Platinum - Vol. 6 | DVD | (26/12/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  As SEELE mercilessly interrogates NERV personnel the secret workings of NERV are revealed and a complex triple-cross leaves the fate of mankind hanging in the balance. Once again the Evangelions must defend the Earth from the Angels but with one of the pilots out of action another must make a terrible sacrifice. As the survivors sift through the wreckage a guilt-ridden Ritsuko summons Shinji and Misato for a horrifying revelation!

• Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1 Disc) | DVD | (09/11/2009) from £10.64   |  Saving you £-0.65 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A long time ago in a galaxy far far away... Luke Skywalker a young farm boy from Tatooine is thrust into the struggle of the rebel alliance when he meets Obi-Wan Kenobi who has lived for years in seclusion on the desert planet. Obi-Wan begins Luke's Jedi training as Luke joins him on a daring mission to rescue the beautiful rebel leader Princess Leia from the clutches of the evil Empire.

• Andromeda - Season 1 - Vol. 4 | DVD | (26/08/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  No sci-fi show can be without a trial episode accusing someone of past crimes. "Forced Perspective" sees Dylan accused of a 300-year-old war atrocity and having to argue the case from very peculiar perspectives. This episode feels like filler, but the viewer ought to pick up on two important aspects of the show happening on the periphery. What's going on between Tyr and Beka? Even more importantly, what's going on with Trance? An interesting reversal of roles is presented to Dylan when an organised group of machines offer for him to join their Consensus of Parts. Neither is fully willing to join the other however, and so "The Sum of Its Parts" turns out to be less than either hoped for. This episode was another cowritten by a noted science fiction author, and Steven Barnes injects some welcome introspection into the proceeding story arc. "Fear and Loathing in the Milky Way" is experienced by all following the return of the Eureka Maru's original commissioning lowlife, Gerentex ("Under the Night"). Trance's deft sleight of hand helps at the casino tables, while Harper's wisecracking front finally slips to reveal a man capable of action in a tight spot. We also learn exactly how Beka practices Valentineology. At long last we learn Rev's full name (Reverend Behemiel) and get a fuller explanation of his Wayist belief. "The Devil Take the Hindmost" reveals Jesus to be one of the revered Saints too. This was actually one of the first plot lines considered for the show, but caught up with its own internal story arcs, Rev's character has had to wait until now for a proper spotlight. --Paul Tonks

• Definitive Edition - Planet Of The Apes | DVD | (05/03/2007) from £16.18   |  Saving you £-3.19 (-24.60%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Director Tim Burton's eagerly awaited new take on the story of an astronaut (Mark Wahlberg) who crashlands on a strange planet, only to find a civilisation where Apes are the dominant species!

• Space: 1999 - Series 2 - Vol. 1 | DVD | (12/11/2001) from £25.00   |  Saving you £-9.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Metamorph: Koenig goes to rescue two captured pilots from the planet Psychon but comes to meet Mentor a man lording over a world of virtual zombies who work for him as miners. Koenig believes he is capable of defeating Mentor and preventing him using a biological computer that feeds on the minds and bodies of his slaves. The Exiles: Travelling through space are fifty cylinder-shaped objects. When Koenig recovers one inside is a young man named Cantar. This is the mark of the trouble to come as Cantar and his wife force their way into the power station and use its energy to transport them to their own planet from which they were exiled. One Moment of Humanity: Zamara a striking alien woman materialises aboard Moonbase and takes two people back to her own planet. However Zamara and her accomplice Zarl are in fact super-androids developed by successive generations of self-reproducing computers and want to wipe out the humans who invented them. All That Glisters: After scanning a planet which contains Milgonite a rare mineral vital to Alpha's life support system the Alphans are eager to visit it. However by the time that they discover that there is no Milgonite only a deceptive lethal drug it is too late. The deadly rock is already aboard Alpha.

• Jupiter Moon - Vol. 7 - Episodes 46 To 50 | DVD | (22/08/2005) from £8.94   |  Saving you £4.05 (45.30%)   |  RRP £12.99

  More episodes from the long running TV sci-fi series. It is the year 2050 and mankind has esablished a space city on Jupiter's Moon. In orbit around the moon is the spaceship Ilea home of Columbus College University Of Space. Jupiter Moon is an epic drama about the loves passions and ambitions of young people growing up in an alien and dangerous environment many million miles away from Earth.

• Space: 1999 - Vol. 2 | DVD | (30/04/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  For the time, there had never been a more lavishly produced science fiction TV series than Space: 1999, which was British-made on a first-season budget of 3.25 million pounds--an astounding amount--and ran for two seasons from 1975 to 77. What keeps fans enthralled after all these years has only partly to do with the first-rate production values, the plausibly constructed spaceship models and expert special effects. The tone of the show is one of scientific dispassion, setting it apart from its TV SF predecessors such as Star Trek in which the mood is more generally convivial. Our heroes here are in dire circumstances that require cool heads as a survival trait. Those circumstances are: the moon and the 311 crew members of Moonbase Alpha experience a cataclysm that causes the moon to break away from its orbit and travel endlessly through space, making our heroes into unintentional explorers. No TV series has created a more palpable feel of hard science fiction than this. Of course the show is not without its detractors, having been soundly lambasted for its many scientific errors. No less august a figure than Isaac Asimov criticised the show for its premise in the opening episode "Breakaway", which had nuclear explosions on the "dark side of the moon" somehow propel it out of orbit and sent it flying through space without regard for any physical laws. In "Earthbound", aliens travelling to Earth state it will take them 75 years to reach their destination, making one wonder why it didn't take the moon that long to encounter the aliens. While these are serious complaints, fans tend to remember the scientific seriousness of the series and the sense of awe created by the many strange creatures and phenomena they encounter on their journey through the galaxy. --Jim Gay, Amazon.com

• Lexx - Season 2 - Vol. 3 | DVD | (15/04/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  LEXX 2.3 takes the crew of the LEXX to hitherto unseen areas of rudeness and adventure and continues the adventures where no other crew would even dare to go before! 2.11 NOOK: Xev Stan and Kai visit Nook a quiet settlement inhabited by monks -all of which haven 't seen a woman before.As Xev sends temperatures soaring can Nook survive her visit? 2.12 NORB: Mantrid 's representative arrives on the LEXX intent on showing them up close what the madman 's game is.Soon the LEXX is being taken apart from the inside out ... 2.13 TWILIGHT: On a planet with properties to heal the dead Xev brings Stan to recover from an accident.But the dead are animated and can smell their flesh -and they 're hungry ... 2.14 PATCHES IN THE SKY: Stan takes a trip into a drug-fuelled nightmare and encounters his nemesis Gigarotta.His only hope of escape has flipped because of all the patches in the sky ... 2.15 WOZ: Xev 's body is about to shut down and Stan and Kai have to take her on a magical journey to see the wonderful Wuzzard of Woz and show her there 's no place like home!

• Flash Gordon Space Soldiers - Volume 2 - Episodes 5 To 8 | DVD | (14/04/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Flash Gordon fights to save Earth from Ming the Merciless in four more episodes. Episodes include: The Destroying Ray / Flaming Torture / Shattering Doom / Tournament Of Death