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• The Professionals - Season 2 | DVD | (05/08/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  The second series of The Professionals hit television screens running in 1978, with Martin Shaw and Lewis Collins now wearing their roles--and their trousers--as the fearless CI5 duo, Bodie and Doyle, like second skins. Brian Clemens' creation, based on the notion of a special crime-busting unit, targeting terrorism, espionage and international wrong doing, crackles with humorous one-line exchanges, car chases, shoot-outs and punch-ups, all under the auspices of Gordon Jackson's George Cowley, a man with a tight reign on his team's anarchic tendencies. "Anyone who disobeys will spend the rest of his life watching trawlers in the outer Hebrides," he warns, with no expectation that his star boys will take a blind bit of notice. The formula works time and again. And it's so unmistakeably British: the irony-laden scripts; action which always seems to be filmed on the dankest of autumn days; locations which run the gamut of every dreary ring road, piece of urban wasteland and derelict warehouse within 30 miles of central London; and the kind of committed performances from a succession of stalwart guest stars which defines the quality of British television drama. Defiantly of its time, The Professionals is mercifully free of self-conscious political correctness and perhaps because of that, and despite the stylised violence at its heart, it retains an innocence and a quirky sense of humour which its modern equivalents--anything starring Ross Kemp or Robson Green--can never hope to match. TV heaven, of a sort. On the DVD: The Professionals, Series 2 comes in a package that has been lovingly and skilfully compiled to satisfy the most demanding of fans, with all 14 episodes digitally remastered and presented in sharp 4:3 format matched by a clean mono soundtrack. The extras--interactive mission briefs, snatches of Cowley's orders, car and fashion notes and guest star listings--are topped by an interview with creator Brian Clemens and composer Laurie Johnson. Anecdotes abound, covering casting decisions, the television production climate of the late 1970s and the hopelessness of British Leyland. The excellent booklet includes even more, with descriptions of the filming process and the actors' physical training, plus minutiae for the dedicated Professionals anorak. --Piers Ford

• Purple Storm | DVD | (21/05/2001) from £11.46   |  Saving you £-5.47 (-91.30%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Terrorist Soong Chow's son Todd sustains a serious head injury but wakes from his coma to find he's been given a new life... Produced by action movie legend Jackie Chan this is one of the most acclaimed films in Hong Kong movie making history and winner of 10 awards at the year 2000 Hong Kong Critics Awards & Golden Horse Film Festival!

• C'etait Un Rendezvous 2012 | Blu Ray | (25/03/2013) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Makes Steve McQueen's Bullitt 'look like a cartoon' said Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson. Banned in 1976, terrifying yet exhilarating and absolutely compulsive - this now legendary film with its surprise ending through beautiful 70s Paris has been shrouded in myths since its first release. Was seminal French director Claude Lelouch really arrested when it was first shown? Was it a Formula 1 driver in the iconic Ferrari 275 GTB at the wheel? If it's real, how did he do it? Lelouch's electrifying 9-minute drive has to be seen to be believed. No car chase on film has, or ever will, come close. The reality of no special effects, edits or blocking off streets is terrifying.

• Thor - The Dark Kingdom (4K Ultra HD) (+ Blu-ray 2D) - 4K Mondo Edition - Steelbook | Blu Ray | (24/02/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Manga Essentials - 5 Disc Movie Triple Bill | DVD | (25/09/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Akira: In 1988 the landmark Anime film Akira by director Katsuhiro Otomo defined the cutting edge of Anime around the world. By today's standards Akira remains a landmark achievement in cel animation and retains the explosive impact of its highly detailed animation and its intensely violent saga of power and corruption. Childhood friends Tetsuo and Kaneda's motorcycle gang encounters a military operation to retrieve an escaped experimental subject. The military captures Tetsuo and conducts experiments on him that unleash his latent psychic ability but when these new powers rage out of control Tetsuo lashes out at the world that has oppressed him! (Dir. Katsuhiro Otomo 1988) Ghost In The Shell - Special Edition: Mamoru Oshii's futuristic animated masterpiece 'Ghost In The Shell' is the perfect film to experience on DVD. Seamlessly merging traditional cel animation with the latest computer graphic imagery this stunning sci-fi spectacle has broken the boundaries of mainstream animation with its detailed artistic direction and uniquely intelligent story line. Aided by an esoteric Kenji Kawai score 'Ghost In The Shell' took the world by storm in 1996 introducing a new wave of Japanese animation through its mesmerzing cinematic expression. A movie that questions our own human existence in the fast-paced world of the information age this remarkable award-winning cyber-tech thriller has gone on to become one of the leading Japanese animation films of all time. (Dir. Mamoru Oshii 1995) Ninja Scroll - 10th Anniversary Edition: Feudal Japan: a time of danger intrigue and deception. Jubei is a masterless ninja a ronin who travels the land alone selling his services to those with gold or a worthy cause. His fearsome abilities have served him well but a hideous plot to overthrow the government threatens to end his wandering ways and possibly his life. When a small village succumbs to a terrible plague a team of ninjas are sent to investigate and realize that all is not as it seems... (Dir. Yoshiaki Kawajiri 1994

• Flame Of New Orleans | DVD | (13/10/2008) from £2.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (70.10%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Flame Of New Orleans (Universal Classics)

• Zu Warriors From Magic Mountain | DVD | (24/12/2012) from £24.28   |  Saving you £-6.29 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Groundbreaking, visually stunning and totally unforgettable, Zu Warriors is credited by famed director John Carpenter as the original inspiration for his flamboyant box-office smash-hit Big Trouble in Little China, and director Ang Lee borrowed heavily to re-create the stylish visuals for his multi-oscar-winning epic, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Featuring an all-star cast led by acrobatic genius Yuen Biao, Zu Warriors depicts the adventures of a young soldier (Dik Mingkei) caught in a war between two rival armies. To escape certain death he takes sanctuary in a cave within the ominous Zu Mountain, where he becomes entangled in a battle with all-powerful supernatural forces threatening to destroy the World. Guided by a mysterious swordsman (Adam Cheng), Dik Mingkei must harness the power of two mystical swords; the only weapons on Earth capable of defeating his omnipotent enemy. Special Features: Feature-length audio-commentary with Acclaimed Director Tsui Hark and Hong Kong Cinema Expert Bey Logan Trailer Gallery Interview Gallery with Moon Lee and Mang Hoi The Wizards Cave (Containing Extensive Additional Footage with Yuen Biao and Moon Lee) Featuring breath-taking art design, striking cinematography and magical visual effects, Zu Warriors inspired a generation of filmmakers from all around the World, and has earned its place as one of the pre-eminent classics of the genre! Now restored and re-mastered on DVD for the first time ever!

• Ong Bak (2 Disc Ultimate Edition) | DVD | (04/07/2011) from £12.98   |  Saving you £5.01 (38.60%)   |  RRP £17.99

  No stunt doubles No computer images No strings attached Experience the most breathtaking action spectacle of the year with martial arts phenomenon Tony Jaa: the man that Total Film describes as Bruce Lee Jackie Chan and Jet Li all rolled into one! When the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen a dutiful but endearingly naive young martial artist is charged to go to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to retrieve it... Added to this is a gleefully choreographed chase on the highways of Bangkok involving a fleet of tuk-tuk vehicles (the three-wheeled taxi iconic to Thailand) knowing location photography (visitors to the capital will recognise Khao San Road and the exterior of top nightclub hangout Suzy's Pub) and most of all an affecting story of one man's struggle to uphold village traditions against Western modernisation.

• The Bionic Woman - Vol. 1 | DVD | (09/04/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  She could hear footsteps from a mile away run more than 60 mph bend steel with her bare hands jump to the roof of a 12 story building catch villians who are endangering National security and still have enough energy and motivation left over to use her talent and knowledge as a schoolteacher. She is the Bionic Woman. 1: Black Magic Jaime is sent to a remote Island to impersonate the niece of the feuding Carstairs family in order to locate the will of Cyrus Carstairs and the location of a top-secret alloy formula. 2: Motorcycle Boogie Jaime enlists the help of daredevil stunt rider Evel Knievel to retrieve a computer tape stolen by the KGB in East Germany. Together they risk their lives as they crash through the East German border in pursuit of the KGB. 3: The Jailing of Jaime Jaime is imprisoned for treason when a forty million dollar decoding machine she was delivering fails to arrive at its destination.

• The Heavy | DVD | (04/10/2010) from £7.46   |  Saving you £8.53 (114.34%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Heavy tells the story of two brothers; one (Gary Stretch) a henchman for a successful, yet shady businessman (Stephen Rea), the other (Adrian Paul) with ambitions to be Prime Minister.

• Die Hard Quad Zavvi | DVD | (03/11/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  This DVD set features the 2 disc special editions of all four Die Hard films! Die Hard (John McTiernan) (1988): New York cop John McClane facing Christmas alone flies to Los Angeles to see his estranged wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia) and their kids in an attempt to patch things up. He arrives at his wife's high tech office building in the middle of their Christmas party just as it is gatecrashed by the ruthless master criminal Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) and a dozen fellow activists intent on relieving the Nakatomi Corporation of six hundred million dollars in negotiable bonds... Die Hard 2 - Die Harder (Dir. Renny Harlin) (1990): On a snowy Christmas Eve in the nation's capital a team of terrorists has seized a major International Airport and now holds thousands of holiday travellers hostage. The terrorists a renegade band of crack military commandos led by a murderous rogue officer (William Sadler) have come to rescue a drug lord from justice. They've prepared for every contingency except one: John McClane an off-duty cop seized by a feeling of deadly de-ja-vu. Die Hard With A Vengeance (Dir. John McTiernan) (1995): This time New York cop John McClane (Willis) is the personal target of the mysterious Simon (Jeremy Irons) a terrorist determined to blow up the entire city if he doesn't get what he wants. Accompanied by an unwilling civilian partner (Samuel L. Jackson) McClane careens wildly from one end of New York City to the other as he struggles to keep up with Simon's deadly game. Die Hard 4.0: Live Free Or Die Hard (Dir. Len Wiseman) (2007): A computer genius is systematically shutting down the computer infrastructure of the US. The mysterious figure behind the scheme seems to have figured out every digital angle but he hasn't counted on an old fashioned 'analogue' cop John McClane.

• MacGyver - Series 2 - Complete | DVD | (27/02/2006) from £29.90   |  Saving you £20.09 (67.19%)   |  RRP £49.99

  MacGyver's second season begins by following the same blueprint as the first (although the opening gambit is gone). Richard Dean Anderson is back as the eponymous secret agent. So is Pete Thornton (Dana Elcar), operations director of the Phoenix Foundation. In addition, Mac's ditzy pal, Penny (Teri Hatcher), and beloved grandfather, Harry (John Anderson), return for a few episodes. In the season premiere ("The Human Factor"), a skeptical military man says to Thornton, "So this is your main guy. He doesn't even have any gear." Responds Thornton, "That's what makes him so special." As before, Mac doesn't drink, smoke, or carry a firearm. He puts it plainly in the fourth episode ("The Wish Child"): "I hate guns." Mac would rather use non-violent means, i.e. "MacGyverisms," to fight crime. Midway through the 22-episode year, however, creator Lee David Zlotoff (Remington Steele) decided to shake up the formula by introducing two new characters. First there's Mac's college buddy, Jack Dalton (busy character actor Bruce McGill from Animal House, The Cinderella Man, etc.), who makes his first appearance in the sixth episode ("Jack of Lies"). Then there's Mac's arch-nemesis Murdoc (actor/musician Michael Des Barres from Melrose Place), who makes his in the eighteenth ("Partners"). Other notable second season guest stars include Fast Times At Ridgemont High's Vincent Schiavelli ("Soft Touch"), Murphy Brown's Robert Pastorelli ("Out in the Cold"), and Star Trek's George Takei and Wayne's World's Tia Carrere ("The Wish Child"). MacGyver also had a tendency to bring back actors from previous seasons for different roles. Second year returnees include Mean Streets' Richard Romanus ("Twice Stung"), Barney Miller's Gregory Sierra ("Jack of Lies"), and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's Nana Visitor ("D.O.A. MacGyver"). --Kathleen C. Fennessy

• Johnny Depp Collection | DVD | (23/02/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Arizona Dream: Johnny Depp plays Axel a young drifter caught between the dreams of youth and the responsibilities of adulthood. Enticed back to his Arizona hometown the oddball residents take more than a passing interest in him. His wheeler-dealer uncle badgers him to take over the Cadillac salesroom. What's more Axel becomes the pinnacle of risque love triangle with a wealthy widow and her stepdaughter... What's Eating Gilbert Grape: Meet Gilbert Grape (Johnny Depp) a young man who lives in Endora Iowa population 1 091. Gilbert lives with his mother whose 36 stone frame is slowly destroying the fragile Grape homestead his brother Arnie (Leonardo DiCaprio) who was never expected to survive childhood and his two sisters. Gilbert's only excitement is his affair with Mrs. Betty Carver (Mary Steenburgen). Besides that Gilbert's life is weird. And he doesn't seem to enjoy it. But one day a mysterious beautiful girl named Becky (Juliette Lewis) moves into town with her grandmother and Gilbert's world begins to change... Dead Man: William Blake (Johnny Depp) set out on an exciting journey to start his life over in a new town with a new job. He never could have prepared himself for what was to come. Through a mysterious chain of events he becomes involved in a love triangle that ends in a double murder--with him as the suspect. Alone and scared he tries to escape but soon discovers that he is being hunted down by men who have been paid to find and kill him and befriends a Native American loner 'Nobody' (Gary Farmer) who believes that he is the English poet 'William Blake' teaches him to face the dangers that follow a dead man. With tremendous performances from the likes of Johnny Depp Gary Farmer (later reprising the same role in Jarmusch's 'Ghost Dog') and movie-legend Robert Mitchum; the amazing rock score by Neil Young drifts in and out superbly as William Blake journeys through Jarmush's monochrome vision of the old west. Sleepy Hollow: Master storyteller Tim Burton (Batman Edward Scissorhands) weaves an eerie enchanting version of this classic tale of horror. Johnny Depp is Ichabod Crane an eccentric investigator determined to stop the murderous Headless Horseman. Christina Ricci is Katrina Van Tassel the beautiful and mysterious girl with secret ties to the supernatural terror... Lost In La Mancha: Making a film is essentially about two things: belief and momentum - Director Terry Gilliam. Lost In La Mancha may be the first un-making of documentary. In a genre that exists to hype films before their release 'Lost In La Mancha' presents an unexpected twist: it is the story of a film that does not exist. Instead of a sanitised glimpse behind the scenes 'Lost In La Mancha' offers a unique in-depth look at the harsher realities of filmmaking. With drama that ranges from personal conflicts to epic storms this is a record of a film disintegrating.

• One Man Force | DVD | (05/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Detective Jake Swan does things by the book - his book. But when a drug bust he plans results in his partner's death Jake goes on a rampage that ends in his suspension from the force and a quick slide into booze and guilty depression.

• WWE - Greatest Stars Of The 90's | DVD | (18/05/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  WWE: Greatest Stars Of The 90's (3 Disc)

• The Prisoner - Vol. 5 - Episode 17 Plus The Prisoner Companion | DVD | (14/08/2000) from £6.98   |  Saving you £9.01 (129.08%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The most famous the most acclaimed and the most intriguing of all classic television thrillers starring Patrick McGoohan as a man with no name but with only a number.... Number Six. Trapped in an inescapable village Number Six is discovering that life is a battle with the ever-changing Number Two and that there may never be an end to the nightmare. Episode 17 - Fall Out: The Prisoner has won he has earned the rights to be an individual and not a number. The Alternate Chimes Of Big Ben: This is the USA press release version of The Chimes Of Big Ben with alternative opening and closing credits different theme music and different scenes. The Prisoner Companion: This US produced documentary tries to explain the many unanswered question posed throughout the short series.

• Essex Boys Retribution | Blu Ray | (23/12/2013) from £7.44   |  Saving you £10.55 (141.80%)   |  RRP £17.99

  When three of the country's most notorious killers were shot dead in a desolate field late one night a criminal empire was toppled and the legend of the infamous Range Rover murders was born.

• Death Note - Volume 1 (Episodes 1-8) | DVD | (28/04/2008) from £5.48   |  Saving you £14.51 (264.78%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Death Note is a Japanese manga series which centres around Light Yagami a student who decides to rid the world of evil with the help of a supernatural notebook which kills anyone whose name is written in it.

• Backdraft | HD DVD | (16/04/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Ron Howard directs an all-star cast in this exciting action-thriller that shows you the mystery drama and devastation of fire as you've never seen before! Kurt Russel and William Baldwin star as two feuding siblings carrying on an heroic family tradition as Chicago firefighters but when a puzzling series of arson attacks is reported they are forced to set aside their differences to solve the mystery surrounding these explosive crimes. Scott Glenn Jennifer Jason Leigh Rebecca De Mornay Donald Sutherland and Robert De Niro also star in this acclaimed suspense story filled with some of the most awe-inspiring fire sequences ever filmed!

• Airspeed | DVD | (03/09/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  A 13-year old girl finds herself in deep trouble when the jet on which she is travelling to meet the father she has never known suffers a freak mid-air accident. With a radio failure adding to the complications life just keeps on getting worse. What will be her fate?