Science Fiction

• The X Files: Season 1 | DVD | (06/11/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  In the first season of The X Files, creator Chris Carter was uncertain of the series' future, so each of the episodes is a self-contained suspense story; they do not delve deep into the ongoing X Files mythology or turn to self-parody and humour as do episodes in later seasons. Yet, these episodes display the elements for which the show would become famous: the cinematic production values and top-notch special effects, the stark lighting of the Vancouver sets, the atmospheric halo of Mark Snow's score, and the clever plots dealing with subjects ranging from the occult, religion, and monsters to urban legends, conspiracy theories and science fiction. Most importantly, Season 1 introduces FBI agents Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) and Fox "Spooky" Mulder (David Duchovny), two of the most attractive government officials around. Scully is the serious-minded medical scientist assigned to join Mulder on the X Files, a division of the FBI dealing with the paranormal. Mulder is the intuitive thinker with a dry wit, a passionate believer in the existence of paranormal phenomena and one of the few characters on television smart enough to figure out who the bad guy is before the audience does. Their muddled relationship, a deep friendship laced with sexual tension, provides the human heart in a world where the bizarre and horrible lurk in everyday society. The materials on the bonus disc provide some interesting trivia and background, but it is the 24 episodes themselves that make this seven-disc boxed set a true find. Those unfamiliar with The X Files often view all the fuss with the same scepticism with which Scully first regards her new partner's ideas. But just as she comes to realise the uncanny accuracy of Mulder's outlandish theories, newcomers to The X Files who sample a few episodes in this boxed set will likely find themselves riveted to their television late into the night. And undoubtedly, the shadows and creaking noises in the house that evening will seem more menacing than usual. --Eugene Wei, Amazon.com

• Mortal Engines (Blu-ray + 3D + Digital Download) | Blu Ray | (22/04/2019) from £8.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Hundreds of years after civilization was destroyed by a cataclysmic event, a mysterious young woman, Hester Shaw (Hera Hilmar), emerges as the only one who can stop London now a giant, predator city on wheels from devouring everything in its path. Feral, and fiercely driven by the memory of her mother, Hester joins forces with Tom Natsworthy (Robert Sheehan), an outcast from London, along with Anna Fang (Jihae), a dangerous outlaw with a bounty on her head. Mortal Engines is the startling, new epic adventure directed by Oscar®-winning visual-effects artist Christian Rivers (King Kong). Joining Rivers are The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogies three-time Academy Award®-winning filmmakers Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, who have penned the screenplay.

• Red Dwarf - Back To Earth | Blu Ray | (31/08/2009) from £11.25   |  Saving you £8.74 (77.69%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Back to Earth takes place after 'series ten'. Kochanski is dead and the crew are hurled through a portal and discover they are just characters from a TV series. Knowing they will die in the final episode the Dwarfers in best Blade Runner traditions decide to track down their creators to discover how long they have left to live. First the crew attempt to track down the actors who play them in the series and their metaphysical odyssey begins... Features both a Director's Cut version of Back to Earth and the original televised version.

• High Life | DVD | (09/09/2019) from £6.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In deep space, Monte and his daughter Willow live together aboard a spacecraft, in complete isolation. A man whose strict self-discipline is a shield against desire, Monte fathered her against his will. His sperm was used to inseminate the young woman who gave birth to her. They were members of a crew of prisoners death row inmates. Guinea pigs sent on a mission.

• Gamera - The Showa Era | Blu Ray | (25/01/2021) from £43.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  As giant monsters rampaged through the Japanese cinematic landscape during the kaiju boom of the mid-1960s, Daiei Studios introduced a new character to the screen that would be embraced for generations: Gamera, the giant, flying, fire-breathing turtle, and friend of all children! Buried under the Arctic ice for several millenia, the colossal chelonian is unleashed upon Japan, leaving havoc in his wake. After becoming an unexpected box office sensation, Gamera returned several more times, leaping to the world's defence against a motley assortment of evil creatures, from the death-ray-shooting flying terror Gyaos, to the knife-headed alien menace Guiron, to the underwater invader Zigra! Special Edition Contents: High Definition (1080p) transfers of all eight Showa-era Gamera films on Blu-ray Lossless original Japanese and dubbed English mono audio for all films Optional English subtitles for all films Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Frank DISC ONE GAMERA THE GIANT MONSTER Commentary and newly filmed introduction by August Ragone High Definition (1080p) transfer of Gammera the Invincible, the American theatrical version of the film, with lossless mono audio and optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of hearing Remembering the Gamera Series, an archive featurette from 1991, including interviews with director Noriaki Yuasa, writer Nisan Takahashi and others Interview with Noriaki Yuasa, filmed by Jörg Buttgereit in 2002 Gamera Special, an hour-long best-of compilation supervised by Noriaki Yuasa in 1991 Alternate English credits Trailer and image galleries DISC TWO GAMERA VS. BARUGON / GAMERA VS. GYAOS Commentary on Gamera vs. Barugon by August Ragone & Jason Varney Commentary on Gamera vs. Gyaos by Stuart Galbraith IV Newly filmed introductions to both films by August Ragone High Definition (1080p) transfer of War of the Monsters, the shorter American edit of Gamera vs. Barugon, with lossless English audio Alternate English credits for both films Trailer and image galleries DISC THREE GAMERA VS. VIRAS / GAMERA VS. GUIRON Choice of three different versions of Gamera vs. Viras via seamless branching Commentary on Gamera vs. Viras by Carl Craig and Jim Cirronella Commentary on Gamera vs. Guiron by David Kalat Newly filmed introductions to both films by August Ragone New featurette with actor Carl Craig showing his souvenirs and props from Gamera vs. Viras Highlights from the G-FEST X convention in 2003, featuring Noriaki Yuasa and Carl Craig The 4th Nippon Jamboree, a promotional film for the Boy Scouts of Japan directed by Yuasa in 1966 Alternate English credits for both films Trailer and image galleries DISC FOUR GAMERA VS. JIGER / GAMERA VS. ZIGRA / GAMERA SUPER MONSTER Commentary on Gamera vs. Jiger by Edward L. Holland Commentary by Gamera vs. Zigra by Sean Rhoads & Brooke McCorkle Commentary on Gamera Super Monster by Richard Pusateri Newly filmed introductions to all three films by August Ragone Alternate English credits for all three films Trailer and image galleries

• The Green Knight | Blu Ray | (11/04/2022) from £8.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, The Green Knight tells the story of Sir Gawain (Dev Patel), King Arthur's reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic emerald-skinned stranger and tester of men. Gawain contends with ghosts, giants, thieves, and schemers in what becomes a deeper journey to define his character and prove his worth in the eyes of his family and kingdom by facing the ultimate challenger. From visionary filmmaker David Lowery comes a fresh and bold spin on a classic tale from the knights of the round table.

• Doctor Who - The Invasion Of Time | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £5.94   |  Saving you £14.05 (236.53%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Doctor returns to his home planet of Gallifrey and claims the presidency of the Time Lords. Leela suspects he is acting out of character and it is soon revealed that the doctor has in fact been planning all along to outwit the Vardans and Sontarans...

• Star Trek 5 : The Final Frontier | DVD | (07/05/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Almost universally derided on its first release as the worst of the Star Trek movies to date, The Final Frontier may just have been the victim of bad press. Following in the wake of the massively successful fourth instalment The Voyage Home didn't help matters (notoriously, even-numbered entries are better), nor did having novice director and shameless egomaniac William Shatner at the helm. But if the story, conceived and co-written by Shatner, teeters dangerously on the verge of being corny at times, it redeems itself with enough thought-provoking scenes in the best tradition of the series, and a surprisingly original finale. Granted there are a few too many yawning plot holes along the way, and the general tone is over-earnest (despite some painfully slapstick comedy moments), but the interaction of the central trio (Kirk, Spock and McCoy) is often funny and genuinely insightful; while Laurence Luckinbill is a charismatic adversary as the renegade Vulcan Sybok. True, the rest of the cast scarcely get a look in, and the special effects betray serious budgetary restrictions, but with a standout score from Jerry Goldsmith and a meaty philosophical premise to play around with, Star Trek V looks a lot more substantial in retrospect. Certainly it's no worse than either Generations or Insurrection, the next "odd-numbered" entries in the series. On the DVD: This is a non-anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) print, with only two trailers as extra features. Quite frankly, Star Trek fans are being short-changed. --Mark Walker

• Quatermass And The Pit | Blu Ray | (10/10/2011) from £18.98   |  Saving you £3.00 (17.66%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Special Features: New UK exclusive interviews with Julian Glover, Mark Gatiss, Judith Kerr, Kim Newman and Marcus Hearne Audio commentary with Nigel Kneale and Roy Ward Baker World of Hammer – Sci-Fi Episode UK and US trailers Interview with Joe Dante

• Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi | Blu Ray | (24/08/2020) from £21.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The Skywalker saga continues as the heroes of The Force Awakens join the galactic legends in an epic adventure that unlocks new mysteries of the Force. Special Features: Score-Only Version of the Movie Audio Commentary By Writer/Director Rian Johnson Episode VIII: The Last Jedi Bonus Disc The Director and the Jedi Balance of the Force Andy Serkis Live! (One Night Only) Meet The Porgs Lighting the Spark: Creating the Space Battle Snoke and Mirrors Showdown on Crait Introduction From Rian Johnson Alternate Opening Paige's Gun Jams Luke Has A Moment Poe: Not Much of a Sewer It's Kind of Weird That You Recorded That The Caretaker Sizes Up Rey Extended Fathier Chase Mega Destroyer Incursion - Extended Version Rose Bites the Hand That Taunts Her Phasma Squealed Like a Whoop Hog Rose & Finn Go to Where They Belong Rey & Chewie in the Falcon The Costumes and Creatures of Canto Bright Caretaker Village Sequence Deleted Scenes With Optional Commentary By Writer/Director Rian Johnson

• The machine | Blu Ray | (31/03/2014) from £5.75   |  Saving you £14.24 (247.65%)   |  RRP £19.99

  With an impoverished world plunged into a Cold War with a new enemy Britain's Ministry of Defence is on the brink of developing a game-changing weapon. Lead scientist Vincent McCarthy (Toby Stephens) provides the answer with his creation 'The Machine' - an android with unrivalled physical and processing skills. When a programming glitch causes an early prototype to destroy his lab McCarthy enlists artificial intelligence expert Ava (Caity Lotz) to help him harness the full potential of a truly conscious fighting machine.

• Watchmen S1 | DVD | (01/06/2020) from £19.35   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Set in an alternate history where masked vigilantes are treated as outlaws, this epic series from executive producer Damon Lindelof (Lost; HBO's The Leftovers) embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel of the same name, while attempting to break new ground of its own. Regina King (HBO's The Leftovers) leads the cast as Angela Abar, who wears two masks; one as a lead detective in The Tulsa Police Force and another as wife and mother of three. The cast also includes Jeremy Irons, Don Johnson, Jean Smart, Tim Blake Nelson, Louis Gossett Jr., Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Tom Mison, Frances Fisher and Sara Vickers.

• Quantum Leap - Complete Series | DVD | (20/07/2020) from £75.09   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Enjoy all 97 episodes of this groundbreaking Sci-Fi adventure series now fully restored and in hi-definition! This complete collectors edition contains all the original music, which was previously missing in the previous DVD release. Get ready to journey back in time with Dr Sam Beckett (Scott Bakula) and his holographic guide Al (Dean Stockwell) in this 5 time Emmy ® Award-Winning Series. Bonus Material A KISS WITH HISTORY: REMEMBERING QUANTUM LEAP: Series stars Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell, along with creator Don Bellisario share stories about creating their groundbreaking series Episode introductions from Scott Bakula Scott Bakula on the fans

• Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) (Masters of Cinema) Dual Format (Blu-ray & DVD) | Blu Ray | (31/10/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Eureka Entertainment to release Robert Aldrich's TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING, a nail-biting thriller starring screen legend Burt Lancaster and Richard Widmark, on home video for the first time in the UK in a Dual Format edition, as part of the Masters of Cinema series, on 17 October 2016. High among idiosyncratic auteur Robert Aldrich's most powerful and intense dramas, Twilight's Last Gleaming is a thunderous political thriller and race-against-time doomsday classic. Burt Lancaster stars as the Air Force general Lawrence Dell who seizes control of a stockpile of nuclear missiles to force the US President (Charles Durning) to tell the truth about the Vietnam war. As negotiations get ever more desperate, General MacKenzie (Richard Widmark) leads an elite fighting team into the complex to disable Dell and his team directly. One of the most overlooked nail biters of the 1970s, Twilight's Last Gleaming is presented here on UK home video for the first time in a new Dual-Format edition. SPECIAL FEATURES: High-definition digital restoration Uncompressed PCM audio on the Blu-ray English subtitles for the deaf and hearing-impaired Aldrich Over Munich - The Making of Twilight's Last Gleaming documentary PLUS: A booklet featuring new writing and archival images

• Mutant X: The Complete Collection: Series 1, 2 & 3 - 15 Disc Box Set In Limited Edition Embossed Tin Box | DVD | (30/01/2012) from £49.90   |  Saving you £50.09 (100.38%)   |  RRP £99.99

  Protecting a world that doesn't know they exist. Mutant X: a team of human mutants who possess extraordinary powers as a result of genetic engineering. Like hundreds of other unsuspecting subjects, these people were altered in secret experiments conducted in a covert government project. Realising that events have spun out of control, the organization that created them is now hunting them down in an urgent product recall. Mutant X's mission is to seek out their fellow new mutants, to help them come to terms with their astonishing abilities and protect them from their creators.

• Dark Matter: Season 3 | DVD | (11/09/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Following season 2's explosive finale, the survivors of the EOS-7 fight to regroup against the backdrop of corporate war. Meanwhile, Ryo Ishida s former allies become his enemy and the past comes back to haunt...

• 12 Monkeys: Season 2 | Blu Ray | (17/10/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.70

  After the shocking revelations of the first season, 12 Monkeys returns for a second season as time traveler Cole continues his decades-spanning journey to prevent a deadly plague from wiping out all of mankind. Due to an unforeseen paradox, Cole finds himself unable to travel back in time. Meanwhile, Jennifer appears to be on the brink of unleashing the deadly virus. Every action has history-altering potential in this mind-bending race against time.

• Quantum Leap - Season 2 | DVD | (31/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Leap into another thrilling season of the extraordinary Emmy Award-winning time-travel series Quantum Leap. Reunite with Dr. Sam Beckett (Scott Bakula) a scientist who never knows whose body he is going to ""leap"" into next - when were and what moment in time are also factors that are unknown! Who will he be next? An undercover cop? A blind pianist? A harassed secretary? It's up to Sam to change the history of each person for the better and hopefully complete the

• Star Trek 1: The Motion Picture - The Director's Edition | DVD | (06/05/2002) from £6.26   |  Saving you £9.73 (155.43%)   |  RRP £15.99

  It was an event that every fan had waited a decade for: the first Star Trek movie. But after its cinema release in 1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture was quickly dubbed "The Slow-Motion Picture". In the opinion of general audiences, fans and critics alike, the snail-like pace of the film was a crippling flaw. It bothered one person even more, though: but Robert Wise finally got to scratch that itch when preparing this Director's Edition. In an unprecedented display of confidence from a movie studio, Wise has been allowed to re-edit the film and commission new visual effects sequences that were planned but unrealised for the original release. The result is frankly mind-boggling. Finally we are now able to see how Vulcan was supposed to amaze and alienate us, how integral the B-crew's role was to the mission, and just how spectacular the V'ger ship was imagined to be. Is the pace problem addressed? Undoubtedly it is. Scenes are trimmed and a new "busier" effects soundtrack helps considerably. Does it look better? Definitely. The shades of beige and puce have never seemed more crisply defined. Does it sound better? Jerry Goldsmith's music score (arguably one of the best ever written) is as majestically represented as the Enterprise herself. On the DVD: Star Trek: The Motion Picture two-disc set has oodles of extra features, including a complete library of all scenes deleted from both the original and new versions. The picture quality varies throughout, but it's worth putting up with for the (Wise-ly) excised material such as the unfinished effects work. An audio commentary from Wise, special effects director John Dykstra, composer Jerry Goldsmith and Commander Decker himself (Stephen Collins) provides an appraisal for movie aficionados more than Trek fans: the latter will be far more interested in a text commentary from Trek author and scholar Mike Okuda, who points out endless amounts of in-trivia. Better even than all these are three new documentaries that chronicle the film's history from then to now. Each is brightly put together (they don't drag), informative without being overly technical, and exude a pride without bragging. --Paul Tonks

• Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. | Blu Ray | (27/05/2013) from £59.99   |  Saving you £-40.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 directed by Gordon Flemyng now fully restored and starring Peter Cushing in his return to the big screen as British TV's most iconic sci-fi hero Doctor Who. The earth of 2150 AD is a desolate and hostile ruin of a planet crumbling at the edge of civilisation slowly disappearing into the darkness of space. For the future of planet earth now belongs The Daleks a destructive army of alien invaders who have turned the human race into cowering slaves. Meanwhile deep within the London Underground a group of resistance freedom fighters are planning an attack. But there's only one man who could possibly help them succeed in destroying their extra terrestrial enemies and take back control of planet earth. A man of mystery a man of time and space a man known only as... The Doctor. Special Features: Restoring Daleks Invasion Earth: 2150 AD Interview with Actor Bernard Cribbins Interview with Author Gareth Owen Stills Gallery Trailer