Science Fiction

• Children's Film Foundation: Outer Space | DVD | (22/09/2014) from £15.55   |  Saving you £4.44 (28.55%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Three intergalactic adventures from the archives of the Children's Film Foundation land on DVD for the very first time. In the award-winning The Glitterball (1977) two teenage boys try to help a tiny spherical alien get back to its mothership while the army and a devious petty crook pursue the creature for its wonderful powers. In Kadoyng (1972) it looks as if nothing can stop the village of Byway being demolished to make way for the new motorway - until a mysterious visitor accidentally arrives from Outer Space. In Supersonic Saucer (1956) a baby supersonic saucer inadvertently arrives from Venus. Adopted by a group of children it causes many misunderstandings but prevents a robbery from their school. Features: The Glitterball (1977) 56 mins Colour Kadoyng (1972) 60 mins. Colour Supersonic Saucer (1956). 50 mins. Colour Fully Illustrated Booklet

• Hansel and Gretel | Blu Ray | (23/07/2018) from £6.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  One of the greatest modern horror films of all time and one of the finest achievements in contemporary Korean cinema is back on Blu thanks to 88 Films! Pilsung Yim's masterful adult fairly tale HANSEL AND GRETEL (2007) is one of the creepiest and most imaginative nightmares of modern Asian cinema and a terrifyingly effective adaptation of an old European fairy tale favourite. 88 Films is proud to present a killer special edition of this baroque and picturesque art-terror text book in spine tingling shocks!! SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: Audio Commentary with Director Pil-Sung Yim and Calum Waddell Introduction by Director Pil-Sung Yim Interview with Cinematographer Ji-yong Kim (A Bittersweet Life, Okja, The Age of Shadows)

• V for Vendetta | DVD | (28/08/2006) from £6.80   |  Saving you £18.19 (267.50%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain V For Vendetta tells the story of a young working-class woman named Evey who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked man known only as 'V'. Profoundly complex V is at once literary flamboyant tender and intellectual a man dedicated to freeing his fellow citizens from those who have terrorized them into compliance... The Matrix Trilogy writing/directing team of Larry & Andy Wachowski adapt Alan Moore's seminal graphic novel into a thought-provoking blockbuster.

• Men In Black (Blu-ray)(2012) | Blu Ray | (07/05/2012) from £11.98   |  Saving you £3.00 (30.03%)   |  RRP £12.99

  They are the best kept secret in the Universe. Working for a highly-funded yet unofficial government agency, 'K' (Tommy Lee Jones) and 'J' (Will Smith) are the Men in Black, providers of immigration services and regulators of all things alien on earth. They are your best, last and only line of defence. They work in secret and dress in black... they are the Men in Black - protecting the earth from the scum of the Universe...

• Doctor Who - Tomb Of The Cybermen | DVD | (14/01/2002) from £28.43   |  Saving you £-8.44 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Tomb of the Cybermen brought the Doctor, Patrick Troughton, into conflict with his silver cyborg nemeses for a third time, following The Tenth Planet (1966) and The Moonbase (1967). The Doctor, Jamie (Frazer Hines) and Victoria (Deborah Watling) join an archaeological expedition on the planet Telos, where they encounter deathtraps, betrayal and a waiting army of frozen Cybermen. Scripted by Kit Pedlar and Gerry Davis, who would later write Doomwatch (1970-72), many of the essentials of the plot anticipate James Cameron's blockbusting Aliens (1986): the barren planet with abandoned city, the tense wait for a rescue ship, the human traitors, the implacable, more powerful enemy. Unfortunately for a story so centred on logic the characters display a worrying lack of sense; the supposedly highly logical villains assume the Cybermen will just do what they tell them, and the Doctor locks the chief human traitor in a room without first checking it for ray guns! There's also an astonishingly crass racial stereotype with the one black character, Toberman (Roy Stewart) being a muscle-bound, slave-like henchman. Flaws aside this is a superior Doctor Who adventure and a thoroughly entertaining piece of classic television. On the DVD: as ever the BBC have done a fabulous job bringing Doctor Who to DVD, with fully restored sound and picture making Tomb Of The Cybermen the best it has ever looked. A short feature on the disc notes there have been over 16,000 repairs to the image, and includes comparison footage with the unrestored prints. The black and white 4:3 picture is as good as low-budget 1960's television is ever going to look and the mono sound is excellent. The commentary by Frazer Hines and Deborah Watling is a little stilted and takes time to get going--often they just don't know what to say--but contains some interesting trivia for serious fans. Rather more information comes from the detailed production background subtitles, and from a 28-minute convention style panel filmed in 1992 with Hines, Watling and many of the production crew. Also included is 8 mm footage from the end of the previous story, the long lost Evil of the Daleks (1967), 3 minutes of alternative main title tests, a photo gallery, a short introduction by director Morris Barry and a two-minute clip from Late Night Line-up (1967) with Joan Bakewell profiling the BBC Visual Effects department, including unique footage of the Cybermats in colour.--Gary S Dalkin

• The Mind of Mr Soames (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (27/07/2020) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Based on a best-selling novel by Charles Eric Maine, Amicus Productions' The Mind of Mr. Soames is a contemporary reworking of the Frankenstein story. Terence Stamp (The Collector, Far from the Madding Crowd) is a young man left comatose from birth, who is awakened live on TV into a world he can't comprehend, and exploited as a living curiosity. Remarkably prescient in its depiction of reality television and media turpitude, the film also boasts a superb supporting cast, including Robert Vaughn, Nigel Davenport, Christian Roberts, Donal Donnelly and Vickery Turner, and features luminous cinematography by the great Billy Williams (Women in Love, The Wind and the Lion, Gandhi). Extras: High Definition remaster Original mono audio Audio commentary with Kevin Lyons, editor of The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film and Television, and Jonathan Rigby, author of English Gothic: Classic Horror Cinema 18972015 The Mind of Mr Stamp (2018, 19 mins): new and exclusive interview with Terence Stamp in which he discusses his early career and the time he spent away from acting Memories of Mr Soames (2018, 5 mins): actor Christian Roberts, cinematographer Billy Williams, researcher John Comfort, and sound mixer John Aldred recall their experience of working on the film Original theatrical trailer Image gallery: promotional photography and publicity material New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing

• The Earth Dies Screaming | Blu Ray | (26/03/2018) from £11.54   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Their target: Humanity. Their mission: Total Annihilation! The world has just been decimated by an unstoppable, merciless army of killer robots, and millions of innocent souls have been wiped out! Only a handful of survivors have managed to escape the deadly alien apocalypse, and they must endure a non-stop struggle to save themselves from destruction, and somehow find a way to defeat the marauding death machines... before the entire human race becomes extinct! Legendary Hammer director Terence Fisher (Horror of Dracula) directed this Sci-Fi thriller written by Harry Spalding (Chosen Survivors) under the pseudonym Henry Cross and starring Willard Parker, Virginia Field, Dennis Price and Thorley Walters.

• Red Planet | DVD | (30/01/2013) from £19.57   |  Saving you £-6.58 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The crew of the first manned mission to Mars crashland on the planet and must undergo a variety of physical and mental hardships if they are to survive.

• Marvel Complete Animation Collection - 8 Movies | DVD | (09/04/2012) from £33.90   |  Saving you £-15.90 (N/A%)   |  RRP £18.00

  Get into the action with Iron Man, Hulk, Wolverine, Thor, Captain America and more! Own the mightiest names in the Marvel universe in one complete action-packed 8-DVD set of Marvel Animated Features. The first-ever animated full length movies from Marvel are bursting with the thrilling stories and stunning animation that stays true to its comic book roots. These 8 films deliver the ultimate Marvel experience! Titles Comprise:Ultimate AvengersUltimate Avengers 2The Invincible Iron ManPlanet HulkHulk Vs Thor/WolverineThor - Tales of AsgardDoctor StrangeThe Next Avengers.

• The Watch | Blu Ray | (26/12/2012) from £6.10   |  Saving you £18.89 (309.67%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Four everyday guys come together to form a neighbourhood watch group to escape their humdrum lives. Little do they know that their town has been over taken by aliens posing as suburbanites and they have to save the day.

• Age of the Dragons | DVD | (28/11/2011) from £6.39   |  Saving you £-0.40 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Starring Danny Glover and Vinnie Jones, Age Of The Dragons reignites the classic tale of Moby Dick in this explosive action epic. In a medieval realm, Captain Ahab (Glover) and his legendary crew roam the land, hunting dragons for the vitriol that powers their world.Determined to seek and destroy the one, great white dragon for slaughtering his family and leaving him badly burned, Ahab's obsession leads him and his men deep into the heart of darkness.

• KING KONG - MOVIE | Blu Ray | (19/01/2017) from £13.81   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Killer B' Movie Collection | DVD | (18/09/2017) from £43.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  An all new collection of some of the best Sci-fi B movies ever made. From Steve McQueen s gooey film debut in the The Blob , to the monster movies The Deadly Mantis , The Creature Walks Among Us , The Beast with 1,000,000 Eyes and Reptilicus to the Sci-Fi adventures of The Man from Planet X , The Time Travelers, The Angry Red Planet and Doctor Cyclops . This 9 DVD set will transport you back to a diffferent time in film-making, where big ideas did not need big budgets.

• Attack on Titan: The Movie - Part 1 | DVD | (27/06/2016) from £18.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Fast-forward 100 years. What remains of the human population now survives in relative peace behind massive walls erected in defence against the Titans. That peace is shattered when a Colossal Titan, measuring over 50 meters tall, smashes through the wall and allows a horde of other Titans to enter. Eren Yeager had resigned himself to a life confined behind these walls. Nothing I do would make a difference, he thought. But when he joins the ˜Outer Wall Restoration Team' set up to fight against the Titans, he is reunited with Mikasa, a childhood friend. The new recruits embark on a mission to plug the gaping hole in the wall and stop the waves of titans once and for all. With humanity's survival on the line, will there be a future for Eren and Mikasa, and for mankind itself?

• I, Robot (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD) | Blu Ray | (22/10/2012) from £14.65   |  Saving you £5.34 (36.45%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Superstar Will Smith rages against the machines in this futuristic action thrill ride - now in eye-popping 3D for the ultimate I, Robot experience!In the year 2035, technology and robots are a trusted part of everyday life. But that trust is broken when a scientist (James Cromwell) is found dead and a cynical detective (Smith) believes that an advanced robot may be responsible.

• Dark Floors | DVD | (18/01/2010) from £8.63   |  Saving you £-2.64 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Sarah is an autistic little girl who's father is worried about her health. Concerned for her the father sees a removal from the hospital by force as the only option. An elevator break-down prevents a smooth exit and renders them trapped with others. Yet the incident is only the beginning of a descent into nightmare. As the doors open the hospital appears mysteriously deserted. When mutilated bodies are found creatures from a dark world start a frightening attack. It soon becomes clear that the survival of the group may rest solely on the little girl.

• Existenz (Dual Format Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (21/05/2018) from £16.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Visionary director David Cronenberg (Videodrome) challenges the boundaries of reality in sci-fi thriller eXistenZ, starring Jennifer Jason Leigh (Annihilation), Jude Law (The Talented Mr. Ripley), and a stellar supporting cast including Ian Holm (Alien), Willem Dafoe (Platoon), Christopher Eccleston (28 Days Later) and Sarah Polley (Splice). During a closed-door demonstration of her new virtual reality video game, brilliant game designer Allegra Geller (Leigh) survives an attempt on her life by a crazed assassin. On the run with Ted Pikul (Law), a young marketing trainee who falls into the role of bodyguard, Allegra convinces Ted to join her in her game, eXistenZ. As the line between fantasy and reality begins to blur, the real-life dangers they sought to escape start to merge with their virtual world. Brand New Extras: The Leader: An interview with Christopher Eccleston Commentary with Kim Newman & Ryan Lambie Commentary with Mondo Digital's Nathaniel Thompson Limited Edition Booklet: Includes ˜Enemy of Reality: David Cronenberg's eXistenZ' by Alex Morris, and ˜Of Fabrics and Flesh: An interview with Denise Cronenberg' by Phillip Escott. Additional Extras: Audio commentary by David Cronenberg Making-of documentary Promo Featurette Special Effects Featurette Backstage interviews with Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Willem Dafoe, Jim Isaac (visual effects) and David Cronenburg Trailer

• Hollow Man 2 | DVD | (11/09/2006) from £7.60   |  Saving you £8.39 (110.39%)   |  RRP £15.99

  There's more to terror than meets the eye... Christian Slater stars in the action-packed sequel to the box office hit Hollow Man as a volunteer soldier/assassin who goes mad after he turns invisible. A driven Seattle detective Frank Turner and the molecular biologist Maggie Dalton he's been assigned to protect find themselves on the run from an undetectable soldier gone rogue. He will destroy everything in his path in order to find the serum to save his life and punish the unscrupulous scientists and agents of the government responsible for this creation....

• Babylon 5: Season 5 | DVD | (17/01/2005) from £14.99   |  Saving you £40.00 (266.84%)   |  RRP £54.99

  A disappointment after the superb two previous seasons, the final run of Babylon 5 found Claudia Christian departed and Ivanova replaced by Captain Elizabeth Lochley (Tracy Scoggins), who in a soap-opera twist turned out to be Sheridan's first wife. Sheridan was promoted to President of the Interstellar Alliance and the action moved to a group of telepaths seeking sanctuary from the PSI-Corp on B5. Giving a prominent role to Patricia Tallman's Lyta Alexander, a love story for her was woven with the leader of the telepaths, Byron (Robin Atkin Downs). Meanwhile the aftermath of the Shadow War was explored as the origin of human telepaths became clear in "Secrets of the Soul," and the appearance of PSI-Corp's Bester (Walter Koenig) brought the plight of the refugees to a powerful close in "A Tragedy of Telepaths" and "Phoenix Rising." This was immediately followed by a rare episode not written by J. Michael Straczynski. Much was expected of "Day of the Dead," penned by Neil Gaiman, the British creator of DC's landmark Sandman comic and graphic novel series. Yet despite a change of tone including a guest appearance by Penn & Teller as 23rd-century comedy favorites Rebo & Zooty, the story proved an incongruous side trip into an unexplained twilight zone of fantasy. As usual the season picked up toward the end, with a string of fine political episodes leading to "The Fall of Centauri Prime" and the haunting "Objects at Rest," in which Sheridan and Delenn leave Babylon 5 for new quarters on Minbar. The final episode, "Sleeping in Light," was directed by J. Michael Straczynski and made an epilogue to the series. Set 20 years later, after all the sound and fury this quiet, elegiac tale is the apotheosis of the love story that proved the balance to the tragedy of the preceding darkness. A personal story resolved against a background of the epic, at once transcendent, deeply human, and profoundly optimistic, "Sleeping in Light" is as moving as any hour in the history of television drama and a thoroughly satisfying conclusion to one of the greatest series ever made. --Gary S. Dalkin

• Doom | DVD | (08/04/2013) from £6.00   |  Saving you £13.99 (233.17%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Something has gone wrong at a remote scientific research station on Mars. All research has ceased. Communication has failed. And the messages that do get through are less than comforting. It's a level 5 quarantine, and the only souls allowed in or out are the Rapid Response Tactical Squad, a squadron armed to the teeth with unprecedented firepower to carry on their mission: nothing gets out alive. Special Features: Basic Training Rock Formation Master Monster Makers First Person Shoot Sequence Doom Nation Game On!