Science Fiction

• Mutant X, Series 1 Vol. 3 | DVD | (17/02/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Mutant X takes the useful SF trope of the mutant minority persecuted by the state and adds potentially interesting spins on which it rarely delivers. After a couple of pilot episodes that pushed into OTT visual stylishness, the show has settled into mildly repetitive though watchable blandness: for the most part it avoids story arcs and a large cast of regulars in favour of plugging its characters into the stock plots of television SF, such as doubles, vengeance crusades and untrustworthy lovers. On the DVD: Mutant X Series 1, Volume 3 contains the following episodes: "A Whiter Shade of Pale". Adam's invisible ex-lover Danielle needs stabilising by a gene resequencer which has been stolen from him by Eckhart's agents. "Double Vision". New mutant Maddie splits Emma into two--one Emma is completely ruthless and prepared to destroy Eckhart and the GSA at huge cost in life. "Blood Ties". Jesse meets his father again and is recruited by him to a vengeance crusade that may be a cover for industrial espionage. "Altered Ego". A mutant's power changes Adam into a ruthless villain determined to destroy his friends. The DVDs also contain trailers, a file on Genomex, interviews with the makeup artists and with Lauren Lee Smith (Emma). --Roz Kaveney

• Heavy Metal | UMD | (21/11/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

• Rahxephon - Vol. 6 | DVD | (21/06/2004) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  As TERRA's obsessive new commander begins a massive build-up for a final assault on Tokyo Jupiter Ayato's former friend Mamoru attacks Nirai-Kanai in his own Dolem seeking revenge for Hiroko's death. Meanwhile a mysterious new cadet has suddenly appeared within TERRA's ranks a cadet with a hauntingly familiar face. Confronted with his destiny Ayato must make a terrifying choice: to reclaim the RahXephon or sacrifice everything he holds dear. But even with the RahXephon can he st

• The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy | DVD | (09/06/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Arthur Dent finds himself exploring the great unknown in this adaptation of the classic book.

• The Twilight Zone - Vol. 11 | DVD | (04/12/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In 1959 screenwriter Rod Serling first opened the door to the "dimension of imagination" that is The Twilight Zone, a show quite unlike anything that had gone before, and better than much that has followed in its wake. This original and daring television series ran for a magnificent five seasons from 1959 to 1964 and still looks as fresh as ever, particularly on DVD. What distinguished the series (and still does) is the quality of the scripts, many of which were penned by Serling, but with significant contributions from veteran sci-fi authors and screenwriters such as Richard Matheson. Actors of the calibre of Robert Redford, Burgess Meredith, Lee Marvin and William Shatner gave some of their best small-screen performances, while an unforgettable main title theme by Bernard Herrmann and musical contributions from young turks such as Jerry Goldsmith underlined the show's attraction for great creative talent both behind and in front of the cameras. On the DVD: A neat animated menu with a winking eye guides the viewer "Inside the Twilight Zone", which consists of digests of background information on the individual episodes, as well as a general history of the show, a season-by-season breakdown and a potted biography of Serling. --Mark Walker

• Dark Crystal | UMD | (03/04/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

• Planet Of The Apes (Special Edition) | DVD | (08/02/2006) from £31.99   |  Saving you £-22.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  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!

• Sci-Fi Pack - The Lawnmower Man / Four Robocop Movies | DVD | (29/09/2003) from £16.99   |  Saving you £-7.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Lawnmower Man: Pierce Brosnan is computer scientist Dr. Lawrence Angelo - a man with a vision of the future. Jeff Fahey is Jobe Smith a simple gardener whose brain capacity is increased 400% by the powers of Virtual Reality. His possibilities are infinite. His potential is terryfying... Based on a short story by horror creator Stephen King and featuring extraordinary special effects never seen before in the UK. 'The Lawnmower Man' is the ultimate futuristic thriller as the frightening forces of the human imagination and computer science collide to create a monstrous reality. Robocop Dark Justice: Ten years after his resurrection RoboCop is up against the havoc creating Bone Machine. A sinister rebel group called The Trust secretly re-programs RoboCop to kill Delta City's security commander Cable. This results in a violent clash between RoboCop Cable and Bone Machine which ultimately leads to RoboCop's biggest challenge yet... Robocop Meltdown: The Trust (a sinister rebel group) schemes to take over Delta City. They transform the dead body of RoboCop's best friend Cable into a machine designed to destroy RoboCop. Will Cable remember he is the man inside the machine? Robocop Resurrection: Fugitives on the run RoboCop and former partner Cable are seperated during a pitched battle with Robohunters. They fall into the hands of two opposing mercenary groups who restore and re-programme them for the purpose of their own dark crusades. Robocop Crash And Burn: With Delta City on the verge of a dark age RoboCop and Cable are trapped inside the towers of Control Headquarters. To save the city the entrapped defenders must shut down the all poweful computer and in doing so the ultimate sacrifice must be made.

• O.N.E. - One Nation Earth | DVD | (24/05/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Welcome to the new global order. Welcome to an Earth where nationalism has collapsed and the entire planet is under the control of a one-world government called O.N.E. One Nation Earth. Head of the government is sinister Franco Macalousso hailed as the New Messiah. Only a dissident group called The Believers know of his evil intentions...

• War Of The Worlds | Blu Ray | (14/06/2010) from £8.95   |  Saving you £11.04 (123.35%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Steven Spielberg directs Tom Cruise in a present day retelling of the classic HG Wells story.

• Aliens/Alien Resurrection | DVD | (28/05/2007) from £31.09   |  Saving you £-22.10 (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

  Aliens (Dir. James Cameron 1986): In this action-packed sequel to Alien Sigourney Weaver returns as Ripley the only survivor from mankind's first encounter with the monstrous Alien. Her account of the Alien and the fate of her crew are received with skepticism until the mysterious disappearance of colonists on LV-426 lead her to join a team of high-tech colonial marines sent in to investigate. Alien Resurrection (Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet 1997): Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) died fighting the perfect predator. Two hundred years and eight horrific experiments later she's back. A group of scientists have cloned her along with the alien queen inside her hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. But the resurrected Ripley is full of surprises for her ""creators"" as are the aliens. And soon a lot more than ""all hell"" breaks loose! To combat the creatures Ripley must team up with a band of smugglers including a mechanic named Call (Winona Ryder) who holds more than a few surprises of her own.

• The Magic Door | DVD | (26/05/2008) from £8.08   |  Saving you £-2.09 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Two children find the hidden door to fairyland with the help of the world's smallest troll. Struggling to accept a new step mother in their lives Sally and Lima run away from home and find themselves thrown into the adventure of a lifetime where they befriend Raglin the last and smallest of the woodland trolls. Helping Raglin find his way home to the land of the fairies after two thousand years of exile is no easy task. Along the way Sally and Liam must help him overcome his arch enemy the Black Witch (Jenny Agutter) free the fairy princess and come to terms with a new step mother (Patsy Kensit).

• Utawarerumono Vol.4 | DVD | (21/01/2008) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The video game Utawarerumono is brought to life in this anime television series! Hakuoro is a fully human adult male who wakes up wounded amnesiac and sporting an irremovable face mask in a strange village populated by furry creatures with catlike ears. The battle-heavy action follows Hakuoro as he sets out to recover his past and save his new protectors from a bloody war ravaging the countryside. This fourth volume continues the imaginative fantasy anime series with four more episodes.

• Star Trek:Raumschiff Enterprise 2.2 | DVD | (07/05/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Dynamic: 01 (David Lynch Presents) | DVD | (21/09/2009) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-7.24 (-55.70%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Two hours of original content previously only available to paid up members online. This 'Best Of' package includes 7 short films plus 3 intervalometer camera experiments. All shorts are written directed edited and scored by David Lynch with introductions from David before each item. Also includes 20 minutes of David Lynch answering an interesting variety of questions David Lynch is responsible for some of the most unique & original films & TV of the last three decades: The Elephant Man Dune Blue Velvet Wild at Heart Twin Peaks Lost Highway and Mulholland Drive..

• Stargate S.G -1: Season 2 (Vol. 3) | DVD | (24/04/2000) from £7.58   |  Saving you £12.41 (163.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The 1994 movie Stargate was originally intended as the start of a franchise, but creators Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin were distracted celebrating their Independence Day. Episodic TV treatment was the natural next step. Since neither Kurt Russell nor James Spader would be able to commit, it gave the producers licence to tinker with the cast and the universe they'd explore. Replacing the roles of Colonel Jack O'Neill and Dr. Daniel Jackson respectively are Richard Dean Anderson and Michael Shanks. They're joined by Captain Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping) and guilt-stricken former alien baddie Teal'c (Christopher Judge) to form the teacher's pet primary unit SG-1 With a seemingly endless network of Stargates found to exist on planets all across the known universe, their mission is to make first contact with as many friendly races as possible. Chasing their heels at almost every turn are the "overlord" pharaohnic Goa'uld--the ancient Egyptian Gods who are none too chummy after the events of the original film. The welcome notion of a continued plot thread sees offshoots that follow the reincarnation of Daniel's wife, Sam's father literally joining a renegade faction of the Goa'uld, and Jack in an unending quest to out-sarcasm everyone. There's something of The Time Tunnel to the show's premise, but amid a dearth of derivative look-a-likes, Stargate has held its own with stories that put the science fiction back into TV sci-fi. One of many romances for the supposedly grief-stricken Jackson puts SG-1 in jeopardy again. "Need" refers to several aspects of the plot, but someone should do something about Daniel's libido! A return to planet Cimmeria tests their battle savvy as "Thor's Chariot" links the Asgard race to the plot once more. There's a rather unfriendly "Message in a Bottle" delivered to O'Neill in the form of a spear through his shoulder. This fantastic episode demonstrates every aspect of the show's appeal. Finally in "Family", Teal'c's son Rya'c performs a role reversal on his father that puts the Goa'uld's motivations in question. --Paul Tonks

• Lift | DVD | (29/06/2009) from £8.08   |  Saving you £-2.09 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Many believe that the change of the millennium signifies the end of the world and the dawn of a new age. Larry Webber is an average man who is willing to go to the ends of the earth to keep a mystery appointment. Sleepless nights missing time and a growing interest in UFOs set him on course for a meeting at the Black Mailbox in the middle of the Nevada wasteland in a bid to discover a truth he never expected. He has to hurry - the end is nigh!

• Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 1 Special Edition | DVD | (09/06/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Kyon thought that when he entered high school his days of believing in aliens time travelers and espers were going to be over. That is until she introduced herself. Claiming to be interested in only aliens time travelers and espers Haruhi Suzumiya was the strangest girl he has met in a long time. Before Kyon knew what's going on he has been dragged into her weird club and it looks like he is not the only one who has been drafted into this ""SOS Brigade"" of hers because there are three other students who don't seem to be so ordinary themselves.

• Yugo The Negotiator - Vol.1 | DVD | (20/11/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  His Tongue Is A Double Edged Sword! A hostage has been taken in Pakistan; the chances of his survival are slim to none. Enter Yugo Beppu the world's greatest private negotiator. With keen intellect quick wits and indomitable willpower he's got a reputation for getting hostages released unharmed. So when the negotiations in Pakistan break down Yugo is called to the scene by the hostage's beautiful daughter to deal with a fierce anti-government faction. Now all of Yugo's psychological strategies will be put to the test as he faces off with a fearsome killer who left the last negotiator dead at his feet. Walking a dangerous line between the powerful military and ruthless guerrillas it will take more than words for Yugo to survive in the blazing desert. Episodes Comprise: 1. Negotiator 2. Resolve 3. Contact

• Stargate S.G -1: Season 4 (Vol. 19) | DVD | (28/01/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  The 1994 movie Stargate was originally intended as the start of a franchise, but creators Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin were distracted celebrating their Independence Day. Episodic TV treatment was the natural next step. In the roles of Colonel Jack O'Neill and Dr Daniel Jackson respectively are Richard Dean Anderson and Michael Shanks. They're joined by Captain Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping) and guilt-stricken former alien baddie Teal'c (Christopher Judge) to form the teacher's-pet primary unit SG-1. With a seemingly endless network of Stargates found to exist on planets all across the known universe, their mission is to make first contact with as many friendly races as possible. Chasing their heels at almost every turn are the "overlord" Goa'uld--the ancient Egyptian Gods who are none too chummy after the events of the original film. There's something of The Time Tunnel to the show's premise, but Stargate has held its own with stories that put the science fiction back into TV sci-fi. On the DVD: Episodes: Double Jeopardy and Exodus. In "Double Jeopardy", SG-1 experiences a bogus journey when they're reunited with their robot doppelgangers (from "Tin Man"). Some welcome resolution is given to their separate story line, since they'd basically been left to fend for themselves. The split-screen effects are excellent allowing the actors to interact with themselves. This was the directorial debut of Michael Shanks (Dr Jackson). The big Season Four finale had a lot of continuity to pull together before allowing our heroes their "Exodus". Sam gets to spend more time with her Tokra father than has been possible while everything disintegrates around them. While Teal'c goes out of his way to avenge the death of an old lover (how many wives has he had?), the unveiling of Earth's most recently acquired piece of technology seems to turn the tide of battle against the Goa'uld. And then all is lost. Including them.--Paul Tonks