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• Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince | Blu Ray | (12/07/2009) from £8.90   |  Saving you £20.09 (225.73%)   |  RRP £28.99

  The sixth installment of the Harry Potter series begins right where The Order of the Phoenix left off. The wizarding world is rocked by the news that "He Who Must Not Be Named" has truly returned, and the audience finally knows that Harry is "the Chosen One"--the only wizard who can defeat Lord Voldemort in the end. Dark forces loom around every corner, and now regularly attempt to penetrate the protected walls of Hogwarts School. This is no longer the fun and fascinating world of magic from the first few books—it's dark, dangerous, and scary. Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) suspects Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton) to be a new Death Eater recruit on a special mission for the Dark Lord. In the meantime, Professor Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) seems to have finally removed the shroud of secrecy from Harry about the dark path that lies ahead, and instead provides private lessons to get him prepared. It's in these intriguing scenes that the dark past of Tom Riddle (a.k.a. Voldemort) is finally revealed. The actors cast as the different young versions of Riddle (Hero Fiennes-Tiffin and Frank Dillane) do an eerily fantastic job of portraying the villain as a child. While the previous movies' many new characters could be slightly overwhelming, only one new key character is introduced this time: Professor Horace Slughorn (with a spot-on performance by Jim Broadbent). Within his mind he holds a key secret in the battle to defeat the Dark Lord, and Harry is tasked by Dumbledore to uncover a memory about Voldemort's darkest weapon--the Horcrux. Despite the long list of distractions, Harry, Ron (Rupert Grint), and Hermione (Emma Watson) still try to focus on being teenagers, and audiences will enjoy the budding awkward romances. All of the actors have developed nicely, giving their most convincing performances to date. More dramatic and significant things go down in this movie than any of its predecessors, and the stakes are higher than ever. The creators have been tasked with a practically impossible challenge, as fans of the beloved J.K. Rowling book series desperately want the movies to capture the magic of the books as closely as possible. Alas, the point at which one accepts that these two mediums are very different is the point at which one can truly enjoy these brilliant adaptations. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is no exception: it may be the best film yet. For those who have not read the book, nail-biting entertainment is guaranteed. For those who have, the movie does it justice. The key dramatic scenes, including the cave and the shocking twist in the final chapter, are executed very well. It does a perfect job of setting up the two-part grand finale that is to follow. --Jordan Thompson

• Pharaoh's War | DVD | (22/03/2021) from £3.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Pharaoh's War is a modern re-telling of Japanese classic Seven Samurai and stars boxing legend Iron Mike Tyson and The Mountain from Game of Thrones - Hafpor Julius Bjornsson. Yehia, known as The Pharaoh, reassembles a group of six of his old military comrades, each with a unique combating skill, to travel to Syria under the pretense of bounty hunting. Their real mission is to save his kidnapped son from the hands of Franco (Bjornsson) and his ISIS gangsters after they assaulted Syrian refugees, including Yehia's wife, and kidnapped their children and took them to a district that is currently under his control.

• Hoka Hey: A Good Day To Die | DVD | (31/07/2017) from £16.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  What is the first thing you think of when the guy behind you gets his legs blown off? What time is it when it hits bomb o'clock ? How do you fall for a woman who turns out to be an assassin?? A Good Day To Die is about a man's bravery to photograph the world at war and also make sure those images are published for the world to see. It is the extraordinary life story of British conflict photographer, Jason P. Howe, who survived 12 years on the frontline of four different wars, capturing images of humanity in all its suffering.

• Predators | Blu Ray | (22/04/2013) from £8.98   |  Saving you £18.00 (257.51%)   |  RRP £24.99

  A group of elite warriors are hunted by members of a merciless alien race known as Predators.

• What Love May Bring | DVD | (02/05/2011) from £4.49   |  Saving you £10.50 (70.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  What War May Bring is the explosive story of war-torn Europe through the eyes of the beautiful and enigmatic Ilva and two American soldiers, featuring dramatic battle sequences and epic Normandy landing scenes.

• 2000 AD | DVD | (03/09/2001) from £8.94   |  Saving you £11.05 (123.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  2000 AD reunites Aaron Kwok and Andrew Lin from the ferociously pyrotechnic Black Sheep Affair (1998) for a slick but muddled Hong Kong/Singapore co-production conspiracy thriller about computer espionage. Kwok and Lin make fine adversaries, and have one excellent martial arts battle on a vertigo-inducing rooftop. Otherwise the action involves powerfully staged Heat-style gun play rather than martial arts, one set-piece car chase/shoot-out being strongly influenced by the Riviera pursuit in Ronin (1997). Beginning as a serious thriller, Kwok's nerdish computer games designer transforms into an invulnerable action hero, and any sense of plausibility is sacrificed for regulation mayhem. Cluttered with more characters than it knows what to do with, 2000 AD combines aspects of The Net (1995) and Entrapment (1999) into a largely nonsensical plot. Lin's villain is given vital information which later he is completely ignorant of. We never find out exactly what he is planning, or who he is really working for, and in one mystifying sequence he crashes the Singapore stock exchange, yet the event has absolutely no effect on anything. Though the cast is engaging and the direction polished the finale is an anti-climax, symptomatic of a highly entertaining movie which promises more than it delivers. On the DVD: The 1.77:1 anamorphically enhanced transfer is clean and generally free from grain; the Dolby Digital 5.1 audio is as powerful as any heard on a Hong Kong movie, although listen though headphones and a fair degree of background hiss is clearly audible in the quiet scenes. The film can be viewed with the original Cantonese dialogue and English subtitles, or dubbed into English. Either way, a surprisingly large amount of the original dialogue is in English. There is a 19-minute "making of" documentary, though this is bland made-for-television promotional fare. Much better is the 14-minute interview with director Gordon Chan and a 17-minute interview with Andrew Lin who reveals how once shooting had begun his originally heroic part was re-written to make him the villain, thus explaining why the plot makes so little sense. Best of all is the commentary by Chan and Hong Kong film expert Bey Logan, which is packed with information about the movie, Hong Kong cinema and filmmaking in general. By itself it makes the DVD a worthwhile purchase. --Gary S Dalkin

• 300 - Premium Collection Steelbook (Blu-ray + UV Copy | Blu Ray | (12/11/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Gerard Butler plays Leonidas the king of Ancient Sparta. The film based on a graphic novel by Frank Miller depicts the battle of 300 greeks against the persians at the battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC. Special Features: Additional Scenes of the Traitorous Hunchback and Never-Before-Seen Giant Warriors Frank Miller's Vision Realised on Film 300 Spartans - Fact or Fiction? Who Were The Spartans? Webisodes: Go on Set with the Cast and Crew Commentary by Director Zack Snyder

• Devil At Four O'Clock | DVD | (19/06/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  They jumped into hell to save a part of heaven. A seaplane lands on the island of Talua to unload three criminals-including Harry (Frank Sinatra) plus a young priest Father Perreau (Kerwin Mathews) who has come to succeed aging irascible Father Doonan (Spencer Tracy). When an earthquake and volcanic eruption strike Talua Father Doonan persuades Harry to parachute with him into the mountains on a daring rescue to an isolated hospital. The party-mostly children - is menaced

• Randall And Hopkirk Deceased - Vol. 6 - Episodes 19-23 | DVD | (08/07/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  More other-worldy adventures featuring Jeff Randall (Mike Pratt) and his deceased private detective partner Marty Hopkirk (Kenneth Cope)... A Sentimental Journey: Jeff escorts an attractive but dangerous blonde on the overnight express. Money To Burn: Jeff finds himself accused of stealing hot money meant for incineration. The Ghost Talks: Marty takes the opportunity to tell his partner about a spy drama. It's Supposed To Be Thicker Than Water: Jeff plays postman to deliver a potentially life-threatening letter.

• MacKenna's Gold | DVD | (01/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

• Odd Couple | DVD | (07/03/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Old rivals meet every ten years to find out whose weaponry skills are better: sword or spear. As the contest perpetually ends in a draw and in recognition of their advancing years the two ageing warriors decide to take on pupils to continue the once a decade duel... Hailed as possibly ""the greatest classical weapons movie ever made!"" and starring world-renowned martial arts master director and action-choreographer Sammo Hung 'The Odd Couple' showcases some of the most spectacular

• Maddigan's Quest | DVD | (07/08/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In a strange post-apocalyptic world the city of Solis is the centre of human civilisation. But dark forces are at work in Solis. There are rumours of spies and betrayal. And the city is cut off from the solar cells it needs for power. Without power Solis is doomed. Solis' only hope lies with Maddigan's Quest; a circus troupe that travels the dangerous shifting roads of their world visiting outlying communities performing entertaining and telling stories. At the heart of the tr

• Dirty Harry | DVD | (09/06/2008) from £9.88   |  Saving you £6.11 (38.20%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Harry Callahan is a tough streetwise San Francisco cop whom they call Dirty Harry. In this action classic you'll see why... A rooftop sniper (Andy Robinson) calling himself Scorpio has killed twice and holds the city ransom with the threat of killing again. Harry will nail him one way or the other no matter what the ""system"" prescribes. Filming on location director Don Siegel made the City by the Bay a vital part of Dirty Harry a practice continued in its four sequels. The original remains one of the most gripping police thrillers ever made.

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 - Limited Edition Triple Play Steelbook (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy) | Blu Ray | (11/04/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows the seventh and final adventure in the Harry Potter film series is a much-anticipated motion picture event to be told in two full-length parts. Part 1 begins as Harry Ron and Hermione set out on their perilous mission to track down and destroy the secret to Voldemort's immortality and destruction-the Horcruxes. On their own without the guidance of their professors or the protection of Professor Dumbledore the three friends must now rely on one another more than ever. But there are Dark Forces in their midst that threaten to tear them apart. Meanwhile the wizarding world has become a dangerous place for all enemies of the Dark Lord. The long-feared war has begun and Voldemort's Death Eaters seize control of the Ministry of Magic and even Hogwarts terrorizing and arresting anyone who might oppose them. But the one prize they still seek is the one most valuable to Voldemort: Harry Potter. The Chosen One has become the hunted one as the Death Eaters search for Harry with orders to bring him to Voldemort...alive. Harry's only hope is to find the Horcruxes before Voldemort finds him. But as he searches for clues he uncovers an old and almost forgotten tale-the legend of the Deathly Hallows. And if the legend turns out to be true it could give Voldemort the ultimate power he seeks. Little does Harry know that his future has already been decided by his past when on that fateful day he became the Boy Who Lived. No longer just a boy Harry Potter is drawing ever closer to the task for which he has been preparing since the day he first stepped into Hogwarts: the ultimate battle with Voldemort.

• Fantastic Four - Limited Edition Steelbook | Blu Ray | (14/04/2014) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-3.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £21.99

  Fantastic Four Limited Edition Steelbook. After exposure to cosmic radiation four astronauts become the most remarkable if dysfunctional heroes of all time. Unfortunately the mission's sponsor has also been transformed - into the world's most lethal super-villain - setting the stage for a confrontation of epic proportions.

• In the Name of the King 2 | Blu Ray | (21/05/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Dolph Lundgren (The Expendables) stars as Granger, a lethal ex-forces soldier transported back in time to fulfil an ancient prophecy in this action-packed sequel to In the Name of the King: a Dungeon Siege Tale.Summoned to defeat the threatening forces of darkness, Granger finds himself catapulted back to a mystical age where dragons scorch the skies and the only way to fight is in brutal hand-to-hand combat. As he fights his way to the truth, Granger learns that one wrong move could cost him not only his life, but the very future of his world.

• Hercules | Blu Ray | (04/01/2016) from £13.15   |  Saving you £1.84 (13.99%)   |  RRP £14.99

  In this adaptation of the Greek myth, Hercules (Lou Ferrigno) - a semi-divine being - squares off against King Minos (William Berger), who is attempting to use science to gain power and take over the world. With the help of a benevolent sorceress, Circe (Mirella D'Angelo), Hercules tries to save his beloved Cassiopeia (Ingrid Anderson) from being sacrificed by Minos and struggles against laser-breathing creatures and an evil sorceress (Sybil Danning).

• Super Mario Bros | DVD | (05/03/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This ain't no game. It's a live-action thrill ride! Buckle up and hang on tight-the discovery of a parallel universe launches you into the adventure of a lifetime! Mario and Luigi two wacky plumbers undertake a daring quest to save a princess in ""Dinohattan""-a hidden world where the inhabitants evolved from dinosaurs! Mario (Bob Hoskins) and Luigi (John Leguizamo) face deadly challenges from a diabolical lizard king (Dennis Hopper-Hoosiers) and must battle giant reptilian goombas outwit misfit thugs and undermine a sinister scheme to take over the world! Blast off for non-stop excitement with Super Mario Bros. the live-action thrill ride that dazzled moviegoers everywhere!

• Berserk: Movie 3 - The Advent | DVD | (06/10/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  It's been a year since Griffith's imprisonment by the Kingdom of Midland. Once praised as the saviors of Midland the Band of the Hawk is now on the run and on the brink of breaking apart. Much to everyone's surprise Guts returns to the Hawks and the search for Griffith begins!

• Max Schmeling | DVD | (16/05/2011) from £3.89   |  Saving you £12.10 (311.05%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Max Schmeling's fights against Joe Louis are listed in the best 10 ten fights of all times.