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• The Dambusters | DVD | (18/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Something of a cult item among British war movies (and brilliantly spoofed a few years back by a lager ad), The Dam Busters turns a minor World War II incident into a saga of heroic stiff-upper-lippery in the classic British style. A bombing raid is proposed on a strategically vital Ruhr dam, but its position is inaccessible. Enter eccentric inventor Dr Barnes Wallis (Michael Redgrave in best daffy professor mode) who comes up with a genius idea--a bomb that will bounce on water like a skimmed pebble. Naturally the top brass pooh-pooh it, but gallant Wing Commander Guy Gibson (Richard Todd) is persuaded, and between them flyer and boffin forge ahead. The touches of carefully understated emotion now verge on self-parody, but it's hard not to get caught up in the narrative sweep, especially when the bombers take off on their mission and Eric Coates' stirring march hits the soundtrack. The modelwork, state-of-the-art for its early 1950s period, still looks impressive, and the death of Gibson's beloved black Labrador (embarrassingly called Nigger) is a three-hanky moment to rival the shooting of Bambi's mum. --Philip Kemp

• Divergent / Insurgent | DVD | (03/08/2015) from £5.49   |  Saving you £14.50 (72.50%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Double bill of the action/sci-fi based on the books by Veronica Roth. In a futuristic Chicago society is divided into five factions based on personality type created to bring everlasting peace. On a given day each year all sixteen year olds must take a test and choose where they belong. For Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley) the choice is not an easy one. In a divided existence where everyone must conform Tris is Divergent – a danger and threat to this seemingly perfect world. Forced to hide this deadly secret Tris has to make a difficult choice and is drawn to her enigmatic mentor Four (Theo James) who appears to both threaten and protect her. As a dangerous conflict develops amongst the factions Tris must rely on her strength and courage not only to survive but to save the people she loves. In Insurgent Tris and Four are now fugitives on the run hunted by Jeanine (Kate Winslet) the leader of the power-hungry Erudite elite. Racing against time they must find out what Tris’s family sacrificed their lives to protect and why the Erudite leaders will do anything to stop them. Haunted by her past choices but desperate to protect the ones she loves Tris with Four at her side faces one impossible challenge after another as they unlock the truth about the past and ultimately the future of their world.

• Death Race | DVD | (02/02/2009) from £5.03   |  Saving you £14.96 (297.42%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Jason Statham leads the cast of an action-thriller set in the post-industrial wasteland of tomorrow, with the world's most brutal sporting event as its backdrop - The famed Death Race!

• Gulliver's Travels | DVD | (16/05/2011) from £4.99   |  Saving you £15.00 (300.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Gulliver's Travels is about as marginal as the trailers suggest; it's a tepidly entertaining, irreverent, and sometimes crass comedy starring Jack Black that takes some gigantic liberties with Jonathan Swift's classic story about the land of Lilliput and its tiny inhabitants. Mailroom loser Lemuel Gulliver (Jack Black) is stuck in a dead-end job and living a dead-end life until the promotion of a fellow employee spurs him to speak up and take action. While a trip to the Bermuda Triangle may not be the date with crush Darcy Silverman (Amanda Peet) that Gulliver had envisioned, the voyage promises to take his career in a new direction, and it eventually delivers him to a kingdom known as Lilliput, which is populated by miniature people. After initially being captured and locked away in a dungeon, Gulliver wins the hearts of the Lilliputian people by saving their princess (Emily Blunt) from being kidnapped and rescuing their king (Billy Connolly) from a fire in a most unorthodox and unsavoury way, and he quickly finds himself in a position of gigantic influence. Problem is, Gulliver is completely unprepared and unqualified for his new leadership roles, both on the personal and professional levels, and his ineptitude puts himself and all of Lilliput in extreme danger. Grade-school humour abounds in this fairly mindless film, something Jack Black always excels at, but viewers will find that the chuckles and the message about the power of believing in oneself fade equally as fast as the credits roll. (Ages 9 and older) --Tami Horiuchi

• Duplicity | DVD | (06/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Oscar winner Julia Roberts and Clive Owen reunite for "Duplicity", from writer/director Tony Gilroy (seven-time Oscar-nominated for "Michael Clayton").

• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | DVD | (08/04/2013) from £6.79   |  Saving you £19.19 (505.00%)   |  RRP £22.99

  The first in a trilogy of films based on the enduring masterpiece The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey follows title character Bilbo Baggins, who - along with the Wizard Gandalf and 13 Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield - is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome Dragon Smaug. Their journey will take them into the Wild, through treacherous lands inhabited by Goblins, Orcs and deadly Wargs, as well as a mysterious and sinister figure known only as the Necromancer. Along the path, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of ingenuity and courage that surprise even himself, he also gains possession of a precious ring tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways he cannot begin to imagine.

• THE GREAT WALL | Blu Ray | (12/06/2017) from £10.00   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Starring global superstar Matt Damon and directed by Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of Flying Daggers). The Great Wall tells the story of an elite force making a valiant stand for humanity on the world's most iconic structure as European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures. Click Images to Enlarge

• Broken Arrow | DVD | (23/02/2004) from £6.02   |  Saving you £6.97 (115.78%)   |  RRP £12.99

  John Travolta is Vic Deakins, a bomber pilot who launches a devilish plan to hijack two nuclear missiles for big-time extortion. Vic never sweats, spews out great one-liners, knocks off money men with glee, toys with killing half a million people ... he even smokes!If you giggled at his "Ain't it cool" line from the trailer, you're in the right frame of mind for this comedic action film. Never as gritty or semi-realistic--or for that matter as heart-thumping--as the original DieHard, Broken Arrow still delivers. If Travolta is cast against type, everyone else is by the numbers; Christian Slater as Hale, the earnest copilot looking to foil the plot, Samantha Mathis as the brave park ranger caught in the middle, Frank Whaley as an eager diplomat and Delroy Lindo as a right-minded colonel. As with his previous script (the superior Speed), writer Graham Yost moves everything quickly along as Hale and the ranger try to cut off Deakins's plan over a variety of terrains. There are plane crashes, car chases, a pursuit through an abandoned mine, a helicopter-train shootout and lots of fighting between boys. Each time Hale finds himself perfectly in place to foil Deakins, you're suppose to laugh at the unbelievable situations. That's where Broken Arrow is deceptive: its tone is right for the laughter compared to the mean-spirited Schwarzenegger and Stallone action films with laboured jokes. Hong Kong master director John Woo (TheKiller and Hard Target) pulls out all the stops--slow motion of Hale and Deakins' gymnastic gun play, nifty stunts, countdowns to doomsday. Woo may know action but he needs more guidance in creating unique and stunning special effects. This is action entertainment at its cheesiest. Travolta and Woolater reteamed for Face/Off. --Doug Thomas

• Ong Bak Trilogy | DVD | (11/10/2010) from £21.58   |  Saving you £-1.59 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  All Three Legendary Ong Bak movies in one epic box set. Titles Comprise: Ong Bak: Tony Jaa stars the man that Total Film describes as Bruce Lee Jackie Chan and Jet Li all rolled into one! Abandoned on the steps of a rural village temple shortly after his birth Ting (Tony Jaa) grows up to become a master of Muay Thai (Thai Boxing) and a hero to his people. One day a single act of betrayal robs his village of its greatest treasure: an ancient and mysterious Buddha statue. Now with the future of his people lost to fear Ting must sacrifice all he believes and single-handedly overcome the might of a ruthless criminal empire to win back their greatest treasure. Ong Bak - The Begining: Exploding onto the screen in an epic tale of vengeance this jaw-dropping prequel to Ong Bak features some of the most breathtaking fight sequences ever seen. Battling his own demons Tien (Tony Jaa) must fight to avenge the slaughter of his beloved family. Taken in and trained by a vicious group of bandit outlaws he evolves into one of the most dangerous and feared warriors in the land his lethal skills perfected to the point where he is able to exact a terrible revenge on the men responsible for the murder of those closest to him. Knuckle up for a bone-crunching battle between good and evil... Ong Bak 3: The mighty Tien (Tony Jaa) Muay Thai Warrior and fighting legend has been captured tortured and left for dead by the eternally cursed tyrant Lord Rajaseena. Beaten beyond any recognition Tien is saved by the ancient Kana Khone villagers and revived through their strange mystical rituals. Returning from the brink of death Tien must now transform himself into an unstoppable force of vengeance and fury; an ultimate warrior prepared to unleash a storm of bone breaking neck snapping skull crushing justice.

• Man With The Gun | DVD | (23/02/2015) from £11.99   |  Saving you £1.00 (8.34%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Western starring Robert Mitchum. When embittered gunfighter Clint Tollinger (Mitchum) is employed by Marshal Sims (Henry Hull) to protect the lawless small town of Sheridan City from a no-good rancher and his heavies, he finds his estranged wife Nelly (Jan Sterling) working as a dancing girl in one of the town's saloons. Can Nelly convince her husband to give up his day job and take up a less dangerous hobby?

• Dragon | DVD | (26/08/2013) from £5.16   |  Saving you £12.59 (370.29%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Peter Chan directs this Hong Kong martial arts drama that sees an incredibly scrupulous detective on the trail of a former criminal who has attempted to start a new life. Set in 1917, the film finds Liu Jinxi (Donnie Yen) and his wife Ayu (Wei Tang) living quietly in a small village. Their sense of tranquillity is disrupted when a pair of robbers descend on the local store and Liu's intervention results in their death. Detective Xu Baijiu (Takeshi Kaneshiro), a man so faithfully attached to t...

• Dirty Harry | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £5.98   |  Saving you £8.01 (133.95%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Whether or not you can sympathise with its fascistic/vigilante approach to law enforcement, Dirty Harry (directed by star Clint Eastwood's longtime friend and directorial mentor, Don Siegel) is one hell of an American cop thriller. The movie makes evocative use of its San Francisco locations as cop Harry Callahan (Eastwood) tracks the elusive "Scorpio killer" who has been terrorising the city by the Bay. As the psychopath's trail grows hotter, Harry becomes increasingly impatient and intolerant of the frustrating obstacles (departmental red tape, individuals' civil rights) that he feels are keeping him from doing his job. A characteristically taut and tense piece of filmmaking from Siegel (Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Shootist, Escape from Alcatraz), it also remains a fascinating slice of American pop culture. It was a big hit (followed by four sequels) that obviously reflected--or exploited--the almost obsessive or paranoid fears and frustrations many Americans felt about crime in the streets. At a time when "law and order" was a familiar slogan for political candidates, Harry Callahan may have represented neither, but from his point of view his job was simple: stop criminals. To him that end justified any means he deemed necessary. --Jim Emerson

• Stalingrad | DVD | (05/04/2005) from £8.49   |  Saving you £4.50 (34.60%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Stalingrad - a name forever associated with the horrors of war at their most unimaginable and traumatic. Survivors from both sides describe their harrowing experiences and provide some of the last eyewitness accounts that will ever be recorded. Gripping reports from people close to the Center of power alternate with these moving testimonies. Particularly chilling are excerpts from 8 mm films shot by soldiers during the siege. Russian archives opened their doors to the filmmaker

• Man On Fire | Blu Ray | (09/02/2009) from £10.75   |  Saving you £9.24 (85.95%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Denzel Washington is a disillisioned soldier of fortune who grows close to a child he is paid to protect. When she is abducted, his fiery rage is unleashed on those he feels responsible, and he stops at nothing to save her.

• Ocean's Eleven / Ocean's Twelve | DVD | (27/05/2005) from £6.33   |  Saving you £10.65 (318.86%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Ocean's Eleven (2001): Three casinos. Eleven guys. $150 million. No problem. Danny Ocean likes his chances. All he asks is that his handpicked squad of 10 grifters and cons play the game like they have nothing to lose. If all goes right the payoff will be a fat $150 million. Divided by 11. You do the maths. Ocean's Eleven brings the filmmaking talent of Academy Award winning director Steven Soderbergh and enough starpower to light up the Las Vegas strip to this class

• The Black Shield Of Falworth | DVD | (10/11/2008) from £27.73   |  Saving you £-11.74 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

• Jean Paul Belmondo - The Screen Icons Collection | DVD | (25/06/2007) from £19.99   |  Saving you £15.00 (75.04%)   |  RRP £34.99

  A 5-disc box set featuring 5 gems with the magnificent Jean Paul Belmondo taking center stage!

• Marvel Studios Ant-Man UHD | Blu Ray | (30/03/2020) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Marvel Studios introduces the newest member of the Avengers: Marvel's Ant-Man. Armed with the amazing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang joins forces with his new mentor Dr. Hank Pym to protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from ruthless villains! With humanity's fate in the balance, Pym and Lang must pull off a daring heist against insurmountable odds. This action-packed adventure takes you to new levels of pulse-pounding excitement!

• Superman Complete Collection | Blu Ray | (17/09/2012) from £20.75   |  Saving you £-5.76 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Soar to New Hi-Def Heights with the Complete Movie Collection in Breathtaking Blu-ray Clarity and Sound! This box set includes five amazing Superman Films: Superman: The Movie (Original 1978 Theatrical Release) Superman II (Original 1980/81 Theatrical Release) Superman III Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Superman Returns Special Features: Superman The Movie (Original 1978 Theatrical Release) Commentary by Producer Pierre Spengler and Executive Producer Ilya Salkind Vintage TV Special The Making of Superman: The Movie 1951 Theatrical Feature Superman and the Mole-Men Starring George Reeves Classic Cartoons: Super-Rabbit Snafuperman Stupor Duck Theatrical Trailers and TV Spot Superman II (Original 1980/81 Theatrical Release) Commentary by Producer Pierre Spengler and Executive Producer Ilya Salkind Vintage TV Special The Making of Superman II Featurette First Flight: The Fleischer Superman Series 9 1940's Fleischer Studios Superman Cartoons: Superman The Mechanical Monsters Billion Dollar Limited The Arctic Giant The Bulleteers The Magnetic Telescope Electric Earthquake Volcano and Terror on the Midway Theatrical Trailer Superman III Commentary by Producer Pierre Spengler and Executive Producer Ilya Salkind Vintage TV Special The Making of Superman III Theatrical Trailer

• Lethal Weapon | Blu Ray | (20/11/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) is no ordinary cop. He's a Mad Max gone maniacal a man whose killing expertise and suicidal recklessness make him a Lethal Weapon to anyone he works against. Or with. Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover) is an easygoing homicide detective with a loving family a big house and a pension he doesn't want to lose. Imagine Murtaugh's shock when he learns his partner is a guy with nothing left to lose; wild-eyed burnt-out Martin Riggs. Lethal Weapon is the trill-packed story of two Vietnam-vets-turned-cops who have just one other thing in common; both hate to work with partners. But their partnership becomes the key to survival when a routine murder investigation leads to all-out take-no-prisoners martial-arts-and-machine-guns war with an international heroin ring. Director Richard Donner moves that war at two speeds: fast and faster. Hot LA days and nights explode in one show-topping scene after an other culminating in a no-holds-barred battle between Riggs and his Angel-of-Death nemesis (Gary Busey) - an electrifying sequence incorporating three martial-art-styles and requiring four full nights to film. Fierce fast and frequently funny Lethal Weapon fires off round after round of can't miss entertainment.