Science Fiction

• The Andromeda Strain - The Mini-Series - Complete | DVD | (21/07/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  From the makers of American Gangster and Deja Vu and based on Michael Crichton's classic sci-fi novel The Andromeda Strain stars Benjamin Bratt (Law And Order) Rick Schroder (24) and Eric McCormack (Will And Grace) and is directed by Mikael Solomon (Band Of Brothers). It all started with a brilliant flash of light - and then a thunderous explosion. In the desert in a sleepy town in the middle of nowhere something has just fallen from the sky! Within the hour all the townspeople - except a single infant and a drunkard old man - are dead. Now an elite scientific unitare sent in to study the deadly virus determine its origin and figure out a way to stop it... Before its too late!

• Star Trek 1: The Motion Picture (remastered) | DVD | (22/03/2010) from £4.40   |  Saving you £5.35 (202.65%)   |  RRP £7.99

  The U.S.S. Enterprise proudly soars again in this beautifully restored Director's Edition of the original Star Trek movie classic. This director's cut features enhanced visual effects and a new sound mix supervised by legendary director Robert Wise. When an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) returns to the newly transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to take command. Leonard Nimoy DeForest Kelley and the cast from the acclaimed original Star Trek televsion series mobilise at warp speed to stop the alien intruder from its relentless flight toward Earth.

• Aliens (Two Disc Special Edition) | DVD | (12/04/2004) from £7.31   |  Saving you £15.68 (214.50%)   |  RRP £22.99

  James Cameron heads back into the depths for this underwater IMAX extravaganza.

• Aliens Vs Predator - Requiem | Blu Ray | (12/05/2008) from £23.90   |  Saving you £1.10 (4.60%)   |  RRP £25.00

  Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem features the iconic monsters battling it out on the big screen! The warring alien and predator races descend on a small town where unsuspecting residents must band together for any chance of survival.

• 20 Million Miles to Earth (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (22/03/2021) from £12.78   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A US rocket returning from Venus crash lands off the Italian coast, bringing back with it a strange creature that quickly begins to grow to terrifying proportions Clearly indebted to King Kong, and employing that film's empathetic approach to its 'monster' (a trope that Harryhausen would continue to employ throughout his career), 20 Million Miles to Earth is a terrific slice of fifties sci-fi. It boasts some of Harryhausen's finest work of the period, as well one of his most beloved and enduring creature creations. Extras High Definition remasters of the original black & white and authorised alternative colour versions Original mono audio Alternative 5.1 surround soundtrack Audio commentary with Ray Harryhausen, visual effects artists Dennis Muren and Phil Tippett, and documentary producer Arnold Kunert Finding Harryhausen (2017, 12 mins): a new interview with SFX maestro Dennis Muren Remembering ˜20 Million Miles to Earth' (2007, 27 mins): a look at the making of the film Interview with actor Joan Taylor (2007, 18 mins) Film Music's Unsung Hero (2007, 23 mins): film music expert David Schecter on composer Mischa Bakaleinikoff The Colourisation Process (2007, 11 mins): Harryhausen expert Arnold Kunert details the press and advertising materials produced to market Harryhausen's films 20 Million Miles More: sample pages from the comic book inspired by the film Super 8 version Theatrical trailer Image gallery: extensive promotional and on-set photography, poster art and archive materials New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing

• Transformers: Rise of the Beasts 4K UHD + Blu-ray Steelbook | Blu Ray | (09/10/2023) from £31.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In this adrenaline-fueled adventure, Optimus Prime and the Autobots take on their biggest challenge yet. When a new threat capable of destroying the entire planet emerges, they must team up with a powerful faction known as the Maximals. With the fate of humanity hanging in the balance, Noah (Anthony Ramos) and Elena (Dominique Fishback) will do whatever it takes to help the Transformers as they engage in the ultimate battle to save Earth.

• The Time Machine | DVD | (28/06/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  In 1960 producer-director George Pal's The Time Machine reshaped HG Wells' thoughtful, ironic novel into a two-fisted action movie, but one that still appeals to children and adults immensely and deserves its classic status. Wells' themes of biological and social evolution are played down, but there is a surprisingly melancholy thread as Rod Taylor's Time Traveller keeps stopping off at future wars to find that human stupidity still persists. In the first week of 1900 a group of fussy Victorians gather in Taylor's chintzy, overstuffed parlour to hear him tell of his expedition to the future, where the world is divided between the surface-dwelling, childish, beautiful Eloi and the hideous, underground, cannibal Morlocks. Wells intended both factions to seem degenerate, the logical final evolution of the class system, but Pal has Taylor pull a Captain Kirk and side with the Eloi and teach them to fight against their oppressors. The time travel sequence remains a tour de force, with a shop window mannequin demonstrating a parade of fashions as the years fly by in seconds and charming but still-effective stop-motion effects. The future is a wonderfully coloured landscape with properly gruesome cave-dwelling monsters and a winning Eloi heroine in Yvette Mimieux. It may not be totally Wells, but it's a treat. On the DVD: The Time Machine arrives on disc in a lovely widescreen print which makes the film seem new all over again. The featurette "Time Machine: The Journey Back" combines some mild behind-the-scenes stuff about the film (and its star prop) with a moving mini-sequel reuniting stars Rod Taylor and Alan Young in a scene that actually addresses a plot point skipped over in the original. --Kim Newman

• The Hunger Games | Blu Ray | (16/04/2013) from £20.98   |  Saving you £6.00 (31.60%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The sci-fi thriller The Hunger Games based on the best-selling epic novels is set in the ruins of what was once North America. Every year the Capitol of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in The Hunger Games. Part twisted entertainment part government intimidation tactic The Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which these 24 Tributes must fight with one another until one survivor remains. When her little sister is picked to compete Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) volunteers in her place. Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy (Woody Harrelson). If she's ever to return home to District 12 Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love. Also starring Donald Sutherland Elizabeth Banks Stanley Tucci Liam Hemsworth Josh Hutcherson Toby Jones Wes Bentley and Lenny Kravitz.

• Disney & Pixar's Lightyear 4K UHD | Blu Ray | (29/08/2022) from £19.97   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  ! Disney and Pixar's Lightyear the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear (voice of Chris Evans), the hero who inspired the toy follows the legendary Space Ranger on an intergalactic adventure, alongside a group of ambitious recruits, and his robot companion Sox. Blu-ray Now in slim line Sustainable Packaging. Blu-ray Special Features Features Disney Enhanced High Definition Picture And Sound Lightyear Filmmaker Commentary Building the World of Lightyear The Zap Patrol Toyetic Deleted Scenes

• The Lawnmower Man Collection | Blu Ray | (10/06/2024) from £35.66   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  101 Films presents groundbreaking 90s sci-fi The Lawnmower Man (1992) and its sequel, Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1995) on Blu-ray in the UK for the very first time. Presented in a 3-disc set including both the theatrical and director's cuts of The Lawnmower Man, in limited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork, and complete with a booklet with new writing on the film. The Lawnmower Man: Dr. Lawrence Angelo (Pierce Brosnan) is a brilliant scientist obsessed with perfecting virtual reality software. When his experiments on animals fail, he finds the ideal substitute - Jobe Smith (Jeff Fahey), a slow-witted gardener. Dr. Angelo's goal is to benefit his human guinea pig and ultimately mankind itself, but evil lurks in the guise of The Shop, a shadow group that seeks to use the technology to create an invincible war machine. When the experiments change the simple Jobe into a superhuman being, the stage is set for a Jekyll-and-Hyde struggle for control of Jobe's mind and the future of the world. Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace: Enter the deadly world of virtual reality, where information is the key to world domination. Picking up where the original Lawnmower Man ended, Jobe (Matt Frewer - Max Headroom) has become a hostage in futuristic hell. But when he discovers a computer chip that will give him the key to the ultimate revenge, the battle for world control begins. With stunning special effects, Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace takes you into a world where only the hardwired dare to journey.Limited edition rigid box packaging. Limited Edition Booklet: Includes Grassroots and Cyber Suits: Variations of The Lawnmower Man by Rich Johnson and This Diseased Mainframe: The Abject Horror of Bodily Digitisation in The Lawnmower Man by Andy Marshall-RobertsDISC 1 Cybergod: Creating The Lawnmower Man ¢ Audio commentary with writer/Director Brett Leonard and writer producer Gimel Everett ¢ Deleted scenes Original electronic press kit with cast interviews and behind-the-scenes footage ¢ Edited animated sequences ¢ Theatrical trailer ¢ TV spotDISC 2 Audio commentary with writer/Director Brett Leonard and writer/producer Gimel Everett ¢ Conceptual art and design sketches ¢ Behind-the-scenes and production stills ¢ Storyboard comparisonDISC 3 Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace

• Silent Running Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (12/12/2022) from £19.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In 1968, visual effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull (The Andromeda Strain, Close Encounters of the Third Kind) contributed to the ground-breaking special photographic effects of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. Four years later, he stamped his own indelible mark on the science fiction genre with his mesmerising directorial debut Silent Running. In the not-so-distant future, Earth is barren of all flora and fauna, with what remains of the planet's former ecosystems preserved aboard a fleet of greenhouses orbiting in space. When the crews are ordered to destroy the remaining specimens, one botanist, Freeman Lowell (Bruce Dern, The 'Burbs), rebels and flees towards Saturn in a desperate bid to preserve his own little piece of Earth that was, accompanied only by the ship's three service robots. Featuring a captivating central performance by Dern, visual effects that rival anything in 2001 and a powerful ecological message, Silent Running is a haunting and prescient sci-fi classic that resonates even more strongly today than it did at the time of its original release. Product Features 2K restoration by Arrow Films from the original camera negative, approved by director Douglas Trumbull High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation Original lossless mono audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary by critics Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw Original audio commentary by Douglas Trumbull and actor Bruce Dern Isolated music and effects track No Turning Back an interview with film music historian Jeff Bond on the film's score First Run a visual essay by writer and filmmaker Jon Spira exploring the evolution of Silent Running's screenplay The Making of Silent Running an archival 1972 on-set documentary Silent Running by Douglas Trumbull and Douglas Trumbull: Then and Now two archival interviews with the film's director A Conversation with Bruce Dern an archival interview with the film's lead actor Theatrical trailer Extensive behind-the-scenes gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Arik Roper FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by Barry Forshaw and Peter Tonguette

• In the Lost Lands 4K UHD | Blu Ray | (02/06/2025) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Based on a short story by bestselling author George R.R. Martin (Game of Thrones) and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson (Resident Evil, Monster Hunter), IN THE LOST LANDS follows the powerful sorceress Gray Alys (Milla Jovovich) as she journeys into the dangerous Lost Lands. Guided by the mysterious gunslinger Boyce (Dave Bautista), they must outwit and outfight both man and demon as they search for an elusive magical power

• THE SECRET OF NIMH (Masters of Cinema) Limited Edition Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (09/12/2024) from £19.25   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Doctor Who: The Gunfighters | DVD | (23/07/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Ghostbusters 2 | DVD | (22/09/2008) from £17.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis take up their proton packs once more to battle the forces of evil in Manhattan! After waging a war on slime that cost New York City millions, the Ghostbusters find themselves out of business-until an ancient tyrant, preparing a return to the Earthly domain through his portrait at the Manhattan Museum of Art, sets his sights on Dana Barrett's baby as the new home for his wicked soul! With the help of the Museum's possessed curator, he plans to turn New York into a really scary place to live! Now only the Ghostbusters can save New York City, by turning paranormal pest control into an art form!

• Firefly - The Complete Series (Exclusive to Amazon.co.uk) | Blu Ray | (19/09/2011) from £29.95   |  Saving you £-19.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Much praised and much missed after its premature cancellation, Firefly is the first SF TV series to be conceived by Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy and cocreator of Angel. Set five centuries in the future, it is a show where the mysterious personal pasts of the crew of the tramp spaceship Serenity continually surface. In fact, it's a Western in space where the losers in a Civil War are heading out to a barren frontier. Mal Reynolds is a man embittered by the war, yet whose love of his comrades perpetually dents his cynicism--even in the 14 episodes that exist we see him warm to the bubbly young mechanic Kaylee, the preacher Book, the idealistic doctor Simon, even to the often demented River, Simon's sister, the psychic result of malign experiments. Firefly is also about adult emotional relationships, for example Kaylee's crush on Simon, the happy marriage of Mal's second officer Zoe and the pilot Wash, the disastrous erotic stalemate between Mal and the courtesan Inara. Individual episodes deal with capers going vaguely wrong, or threats narrowly circumvented; character and plot arcs were starting to emerge when the show was cancelled. Fortunately, the spin-off movie Serenity ties up some of the ends; and in the meantime, what there is of Firefly is a show to marvel at, both for its tight writing and ensemble acting, and the idiocy of the executives who cancelled it. On the DVD: Firefly on DVD is presented in anamorphic 1.78:1 with Dolby Surround Sound. It includes commentaries on six episodes by various writers, directors, designers and cast members as well as featurettes on the conception of the show and the design of the spaceship Serenity, four deleted scenes, a gag reel, and Joss Whedon singing the show's theme tune, more or less. One of the things that emerges from all of this is how committed to the project everyone involved with it was, and is--unusually, you end up caring as much for the cast and crew as for the characters.

• Class: Series 1 | Blu Ray | (16/01/2017) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Time has looked at your faces now. And time never forgets  It's a new term at Coal Hill Academy, and students are preparing for their Autumn Prom. But when the school comes under attack from deadly monsters, four alienated students must form an unlikely alliance to defeat them. Like all teenagers, these four Coal Hill School students have hidden secrets and desires. They are facing their own worst fears, navigating a life of friends, parents, school work, sex, sorrow - and possibly the end of existence. And this incursion is only the beginning Charlie, April, Ram and Tanya, under the watchful eye of Physics teacher Miss Quill, are now charged with a great responsibility by the mysterious alien known as The Doctor: protect Coal Hill and guard against the creatures of nightmare that want nothing more than to find a way through to Earth and take it for their own.

• Red Dwarf - Just The Shows - Series 5 To 8 | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £10.24   |  Saving you £24.75 (241.70%)   |  RRP £34.99

  A compilation of Red Dwarf Series 5 to 8 featuring just the shows. Series 5 (1992): Classic moments such as Rimmer finally making it into the Space Corps not to mention Mr Flibble and the first appearance of Cat's alter-ego the dreaded Dwayne Dibley... Episodes Comprise: 1. Holoship 2. The Inquisitor 3. Terrorform 4. Quarantine 5. Demons And Angels 6. Back To Reality Series 6 (1993): Red Dwarf has been stolen and our intrepid heroes are hot on its

• Mortal Engines (4K UltraHD + Blu-ray + Digital Download) | Blu Ray | (22/04/2019) from £23.70   |  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.

• Star Trek The Original Series: Complete | Blu Ray | (05/09/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £46.24

  All 79 episodes of the classic science fiction series created by Gene Roddenberry. In the famous opening narration, Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner), commander of the starship U.S.S. Enterprise, describes space as 'the final frontier' and states that his vessel's five-year mission was to 'seek out new life forms and new civilisations' and 'to boldly go where no man has gone before.' Season 1 episodes are: 'The Man Trap', 'Charlie X', 'Where No Man Has Gone Before', 'The Naked Time', 'The Enemy Within', 'Mudd's Women', 'What Are Little Girls Made Of?', 'Miri', 'Dagger of the Mind', 'The Corbomite Maneuver', 'The Menagerie (Part 1)', 'The Menagerie (Part 2)', 'The Conscience of the King', 'Balance of Terror', 'Shore Leave', 'The Galileo Seven', 'The Squire of Gothos', 'Arena', 'Tomorrow Is Yesterday', 'Court Martial', 'The Return of the Archons', 'Space Seed', 'A Taste of Armageddon', 'This Side of Paradise', 'The Devil in the Dark', 'Errand of Mercy', 'The Alternative Factor', 'The City On the Edge of Forever' and 'Operation - Annihilate!'. Season 2 episodes are: 'Who Mourns for Adonais?', 'The Changeling', 'Mirror, Mirror', 'The Apple', 'The Doomsday Machine', 'Catspaw', 'I, Mudd', 'Metamorphosis', 'Journey to Babel', 'Friday's Child', 'The Deadly Years', 'Obsession', 'Wolf in the Fold', 'The Trouble With Tribbles', 'The Gamesters of Triskelion', 'A Piece of the Action', 'The Immunity Syndrome', 'A Private Little War', 'Return to Tomorrow', 'Patterns of Force', 'By Any Other Name', 'The Ultimate Computer', 'Bread and Circuses' and 'Assignment: Earth'. Season 3 episodes are: 'Spock's Brain', 'The Enterprise Incident', 'The Paradise Syndrome', 'And the Children Shall Lead', 'Is There in Truth No Beauty?', 'Spectre of the Gun', 'Day of the Dove', 'For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky', 'The Tholian Web', 'Plato's Stepchildren', 'Wink of an Eye', 'The Empath', 'Elaan of Troyius', 'Whom Gods Destroy', 'Let That Be Your Last Battlefield', 'The Mark of Gideon', 'That Which Survives', 'The Lights of Zetar', 'Requiem for Methuselah', 'The Way to Eden', 'The Cloud Minders', 'The Savage Curtain', 'All Our Yesterdays' and 'Turnabout Intruder'.