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• The Art Of War II - Betrayal | DVD | (09/03/2009) from £4.90   |  Saving you £15.09 (307.96%)   |  RRP £19.99

  When Agent Neil Shaw (Wesley Snipes) comes out of hiding to avenge his former mentor's murder he winds up on the trail of betrayal and lethal corruption. Under the charge of his friend and Senatorial candidate his mission is to set things straight. But when more people turn up dead Shaw realizes that he's been framed. Now he's letting the fists fly where they may to get to the bottom of an assassination conspiracy that everyone thinks he's behind. It's time to turn up the political heat and enjoy the action of the martial arts master!

• Born 2 Race | DVD | (28/01/2013) from £7.87   |  Saving you £-2.88 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Danny Krueger, a rebellious young street racer, is on a collision course with trouble. After an accident at an illegal street race, he is sent to a small town to live with his estranged father, a washed up NASCAR racer. When Danny decides to enter the National Hot Rod High School Drags, he's forced to seek his father's help in taking down the local hot shot. To win it all, Danny needs to rise to the challenge in a world where old rivalries run deep, outsiders are rarely welcome and racing is a way of life.

• The Legend of the Mummy 2 | DVD | (30/05/2007) from £2.83   |  Saving you £1.16 (40.99%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Six young archaeology students discover the remains of an ancient Aztec mummy and accidentally unleash the fury of an evil god.

• Buffy Season 4 | DVD | (18/09/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In its fourth season, Buffy the Vampire Slayer had to change its formula radically. Two major characters--the vampire-with-a-soul Angel and Cordelia, the queen bitch of Sunnydale High--had gone off to be in their own show, Angel, and soon after the start of the season Willow's werewolf boyfriend Oz left when Seth Green needed to concentrate on his film career. Buffy and Willow started college, where they met new characters like Riley, the All-American Boy with a double life, and Tara, the sweet stuttering witch; but Xander and Giles found themselves at something of a loose end. Several characters were subjected to the radical re-envisioning possible in a show that deals with the supernatural: the blond vampire Spike came back and soon found himself with an inhibitor chip in his head, forced into reluctant alliance with Buffy; the former vengeance demon Anya became passionately smitten with Xander. Not all fans were happy with the central story arc about the sinister Dr Walsh (Lindsay Crouse) and her Frankensteinian creation Adam, though Crouse's performance was memorable. The strength of Season Four was perhaps most in impressive stand-alone episodes like the silent "Hush", the multiple dream sequence "Restless" and the passionate, moving "New Moon Rising", in which Oz returns, apparently cured, only to find that Willow is no longer waiting for him. This was one of the high points of the show as a vehicle for intense acting, perhaps only equalled by "Who Are You?", in which the evil slayer Faith takes over Buffy's body and Sarah Michelle Gellar gets to play bad girl for once. --Roz KaveneyOn the DVD: Buffy Season 4 was a hit and so is this sublime box set. The commentaries for "The Initiative", "This Year'sGirl", "Superstar" and "Primaveral" are all well above average, but are nothing compared to "Hush" and "Restless" where Joss Whedon gives out all the information and insights any fan would dream of. The four featurettes included are a pleasure to watch, especially the evolution of the sets for the show. The scripts, trailers and cast biographies complete the set and make for a decent addition to your Buffy archive. The soundtrack is in 2.0 Dolby surround, but the image is as grainy and dark as the previous seasons on DVD. --Celine Martig

• The Black Sheep Affair (1998) | DVD | (03/07/2000) from £9.94   |  Saving you £13.04 (187.63%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In The Black Sheep Affair special forces agent Yim Dong (Chiu Man Chuk--the brilliant wu shu marital artist star of 1995's The Blade) is transferred to the fictional ex-Soviet Republic of Lavernia, actually Hungary, where the explosive Now You're Dead (1998) was filmed. Soon he has arrested Mishima, played by Hoi Lin who delivers a chilling performance as a ruthless Japanese terrorist who believes he is Christ returned to bring bloody redemption. Before long Mishima's fanatical followers are causing mayhem, while in a bittersweet sub-plot Yim revives his relationship with the girl he loved in Beijing before the 1989 uprising. The comparatively low budget shows occasionally, and even in the Cantonese version all the Lavernians are dreadfully dubbed with American voices, one duplicitous official coming across like a camp Oliver Reed. Against that there is an attempt to offer some political substance, and the action--a mixture of martial arts and gunplay--is fast, furious and stunningly staged, so that even as it goes ludicrously OTT it remains exhilarating. The "shoot-the-hostages" finale reaches an emotional intensity and breaks rules no Hollywood action flick would dare, turning into a John Woo-like slaughterhouse which makes the likes of Die Hard (1988) look tame. On the DVD: The end titles carry the Dolby Digital logo, so why both the Cantonese subtitled and English dubbed versions of a 1998 film are presented in two-channel mono is a mystery. The anamorphically enhanced 1.77:1 image is good but not exceptional, and exhibits some clear compression artefacts. The "music promo" is essentially one of Hong Kong Legends' own specially-made trailers, and is accompanied by more trailers for a further five films. The photo gallery is pointless but the text biographies of the two main stars are detailed enough to be interesting. Two minutes of poor quality video show Chiu Man Chuk demonstrating some wu shu moves, while a four-minute interview conducted at the same time via a translator for French television does little more than reveal the star as an amiable chap. Several of the features are also present on the DVD of Chiu Man Chuk's Body Weapon (1999). --Gary S Dalkin

• Power Rangers Samurai - Vol 2: A New Enemy | DVD | (18/03/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Second volume of episodes from the latest incarnation of the children's TV show following a group of rangers assigned the task of protecting innocent civilians from a variety of threats. The new generation of rangers is comprised of Red Ranger Jayden (Alex Heartman), Blue Ranger Kevin (Najee De-Tiege), Pink Ranger Mia (Erika Fong), Green Ranger Mike (Hector David Jr.), Yellow Ranger Emily (Brittany Anne Pirtle) and Gold Ranger Antonio (Steven Skyler). Together the six rangers are trained to f...

• The Final Master (Blu Ray) | Blu Ray | (19/02/2018) from £16.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A Wing Chun master has to defeat 8 martial arts schools to open his own school, yet he has become a chess piece to the local power dynamics.

• Seven Samuari (Blu-ray Steelbook) | Blu Ray | (21/04/2014) from £21.98   |  Saving you £-1.99 (-10.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Limited Edition Steelbook - includes debossed title treatment. In sixteenth-century Japan a poor village is raided every year by a group of bandits until, driven to the brink of starvation, the villagers decide to hire professional warriors to protect them. With only three meagre meals a day to offer as payment, their quest seems an impossible one. Kurosawa's masterpiece testifies to his admiration for the classic Western, and in 1960 John Sturges repaid the compliments by remaking Seven Samurai as The Magnificent Seven.

• The Flight Of The Phoenix | DVD | (17/04/2006) from £13.23   |  Saving you £-0.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In a gripping tale of courage resourcefulness and determination the consequences of a plane crash strip bare the morals of the survivors. The pilot of the doomed aircraft Frank Towns (James Stewart) is an aviator of the old school used to seat-of-the-pants flying distrustful of new technology. With his navigator Lew Moran (Richard Attenborough) he is piloting a cargo-cum-passenger plane high above the Arabian desert when a powerful sandstorm rises from below. Trusting his instin

• The Poseidon Adventure | DVD | (29/05/2006) from £12.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (23.09%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Hell Upside Down. One of the most gripping escape films of all time follows ten survivors as they struggle to flee from an ocean liner capsized by a tidal wave. Suspenseful terror combined with the victims' intimate and personal stories results in compelling and heart-stopping drama. The distinguished talents of 15 Academy Award winners along with the incredible special effects make this film a true classic.

• Best Of The Best 4 - Without Warning | DVD | (24/03/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Tommy (Phillip Rhee) is caught in a harrowing net of Russian mobsters violence and counterfeiting. Having 'obtained' the computer disk used by the U.S Treasury to print money mobsters hijack a truck containing blank currency paper in order to make the 'real thing'. Tommy suddenly becomes the object of the gangsters furious pursuit after he unknowingly is slipped the disk. Willing to stop at nothing to get the disk back the mobsters kidnap Tommy's daughter. With nowhere to turn and no one to rely on Tommy must survive deadly seductions crooked cops betrayal motorcycle chases hi-tech gagdets bullets and bombs to save his daughetrs life.

• Violence Jack - Parts 1-3 (Animated) (Dubbed) | DVD | (16/03/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Volume 1 - Evil Town: The known world is now a nightmare after a series of natural disasters. Survivors struggle to survive the harsh conditions. Evil Town is divided into three warring factions each fighting for supremacy... Volume 2 - Hell's Wind: Jack squares up against a new opponent... Volume 3 - Slumking: Slumking has the express desire of rounding up innocent girls and training them as compliant sex slaves to sell as high price concubines in the towns. Only Jack has the bravery to stand up to Slumking in a titanic duel to the death...

• The Ultimate Gangster Box Set | DVD | (05/10/2015) from £10.78   |  Saving you £-0.79 (-7.90%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The ultimate collection of Moto GP films.

• The Detonator | DVD | (18/09/2006) from £4.25   |  Saving you £8.74 (205.65%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The fate of thousands are in their hands. Undercover C.I.A. agent Sonni Griffith (Wesley Snipes) travels alone to Poland to expose an arms dealer and stop the sale of a nuclear weapon. When the arms dealer is tipped off to Griffith's identity he lands himself in prison...but is quickly released by the C.I.A. only to be given a new mission: to escort a beautiful Russian woman Nadia back to the United States. Griffith soon learns that strong-willed Nadia is being hunted by the very arms dealer that he intended to destroy but this evil dealer will stop at nothing to get the information out of Nadia that he needs - the location of the $30 million dollars she has hidden that will buy him a nuclear bomb. As the leak within the C.I.A. continues to expose the location and identity of Griffith and Nadia they must fight the arms dealers to the death to save themselves and the world!

• Shaolin vs Lama | DVD | (25/07/2005) from £12.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Originally made in 1983, Shaolin vs Lama is an example of the kung fu movie at its most cultish. The story is largely unimportant but concerns Yu Ting and his search for a kung fu master, a search that leads him into conflict with the Flying Eagle gang and their leader, Golden Wheel Lama. This is as far as it goes plotwise, not that that really matters. The focus of the film is, of course, the fight sequences and breathtaking they are too, though the whole film is given unmistakable aura of campness by its comical English dubbing. Still, it would be churlish to argue with the glowing recommendation of the Wu Tang Clan's Rza (a man who knows his kung fu stuff) of Shaolin vs Lama as one of the giants of the genre. On the DVD: filmed in a rather basic manner, Shaolin vs Lama is a colourful visual experience but not one that particularly shines on DVD. The 2.0 Dolby Digital sound gives the fight sequences an added bite but, as is so often the case, the potential of the format is frustratingly underused. There is no attempt to provide any sort of background to the film or the kung fu genre in general, instead leaving us with scene selection and the original theatrical trailer. --Phil Udell

• Wishing Stairs | DVD | (23/01/2006) from £19.06   |  Saving you £-4.07 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Be careful what you wish for... Wishing Stairs is the third part of the Ghost School trilogy which includes Whispering Corridors and Memento Mori. There's a legend which claims that if you count aloud 28 steps to the school dormitory a 29th stair appears and a spirit will grant you a wish. That can bring good fortune if you are honourable. Yet in this school full of rivalry and jealousy those moods are often viciou

• Drive | Blu Ray | (30/05/2022) from £17.64   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A laconic best-in-the-business getaway driver with a strict professional code has his loner lifestyle turned upside down when he falls for his neighbour Irene. With her ex-con husband owing protection money she's drawn into a dangerous underworld and only the driver can save her. Product Features A Special Edition release presented by Second Sight Films and Director Nicolas Winding Refn Audio includes Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 New exclusive audio commentary by Nicolas Winding Refn and The Guardian film critic Peter Bradshaw Drive: a 70 minute conversation with Nicolas Winding Refn, Editor Mat Newman and Composer Cliff Martinez Cutting a Getaway - a new interview with Mat Newman 3 Point Turns a new video essay by Leigh Singer Optional English subtitles for the hearing impaired

• The Defender | DVD | (05/05/2008) from £4.99   |  Saving you £15.00 (300.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The United States will not give an inch against terrorists especially Mohamed Jamar considered to be the worst of them all. Jamar has been missing for months but his network continues its function. If caught he must be tried. If he is found guilty he would become a martyr and further inspiration to acts of terror. If acquitted the policies of the entire western world would be destroyed. So he must remain invisible. Lance Rockford (Dolph Lundgren) heads a security team of six responsible for protecting Roberta Jones Head of the National Security Agency. When a secret meeting with Jamar ends up in an ambush the team is forced to fight for their lives against an unknown attacker.

• Blue Streak / Money Train / Striking Distance | DVD | (04/07/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Blue Streak (1999): Jewel thief Miles Logan (Martin Lawrence) finds the only way he can recover a diamond he stole two years prior is to impersonate a detective who along with his rookie partner ends up using his wits to solve crimes... Money Train (1995): Fresh from their successful double-act in White Men Can't Jump Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson reunite once more... Foster brothers they share a lifelong dream of robbing the `Money Train' that collects millions of dollars each night from New York City subway stations. Only two things stand in their way: they're cops and their boss. As far as he's concerned they're his trains it's his money and he's never been robbed. But on New Year's Eve plans are in motion and the action is switching to overdrive! Striking Distance (1993): Tom Hardy (Bruce Willis) is a fifth generation Pittsburgh cop. Formerly a homicide detective he publicly challenged the police department including several of his family members about the identity of the serial killer who took his father's life. Convinced that a newly active serial killer is the same gunman who murdered his father - despite the fact that another man is already behind bars for that crime - Hardy is working out of his jurisdiction to catch the killer. The maverick cop finds himself at odds with his new partner (Sarah Jessica Parker) as he skirts around the system and defies his uncle (Dennis Farina) his father's successor as the Chief of Homicide. A high-powered suspenseful drama with mind-blowing action Striking Distance is Bruce at his wisecracking best.

• Saiyuki Reload Collection | DVD | (07/03/2011) from £20.88   |  Saving you £19.11 (47.80%)   |  RRP £39.99