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• Spiderman | DVD | (01/08/2011) from £11.99   |  Saving you £-2.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  When a nasty bite by an irradiated spider endows teenager Peter Parker with miraculous arachnid-like powers his death defying heroism wins him admiration from those in need. But being a superhero has its drawbacks...especially when you're in college!

• The Adventures of Chris Fable | DVD | (27/06/2011) from £2.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The Adventures Of Chris Fable [DVD]

• Dressed To Fight | DVD | (02/08/2004) from £12.93   |  Saving you £-2.94 (-29.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

  When the infamous swordsman Ting Chewha seeks to escape his reputation he is followed by vengeful fighters evil spirits and hoards of jealous women. He soon finds out that being a nice guy saving damsels in distress can get him killed as he is thrown into a conspiracy where he is the target of assasination by a secret society of fighters. When friend becomes foe no one can be trusted and Ting must fight his way through 12 secret society guards in order to escape and rescue a love f

• Warhead | DVD | (21/10/2002) from £7.17   |  Saving you £-0.19 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Subversive American para-military groups join forces to overthrow the US Federal government by continuing to blow up domestic soft targets. The military sends in their top insurgent unit the Black Corps headed by Lt Jack Tannen to stop the UPM's violence once and for all.

• The Hand of Death | Blu Ray | (09/05/2023) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Cult Action Extravaganza | DVD | (21/04/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Cult Action Extravaganza three-disc set offers three very different movies that have nothing in common bar residency in Siren's film archive. They are: The Most Dangerous Game (1932), Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953) and Get Christie Love! (1974). The Most Dangerous Game is a classic, one of the first talkies to get pictures moving after five very static years following the birth of sound. The plot finds resourceful hero Joel McCrea and heroine Fay Wray being hunted on the island of the insane Zaroff (Leslie Banks). One of the grandfathers of the summer blockbuster, the film's setup has been reworked many times since, notably in John Woo's Hard Target (1993). By modern standards it's technically primitive, though still gripping stuff, complete with the jungle set built as a test run for King Kong (1933) and graced by Max Steiner's prototype of all Hollywood action scores. Beneath the 12-Mile Reef is another landmark or rather watermark. The third-ever CinemaScope production, this was a prestige release with Technicolor location filming at Key West, Florida of never-before-achieved underwater cinematography and four-channel stereo recording of a superlative Bernard Herrmann score. Even a still-impressive underwater battle with an octopus pre-dates the more famous giant squid of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954). The humans aren't bad either, with a young Robert Wagner making a charismatic if ethnically unconvincing Greek lead as sponge fisherman Tony and Terry Moore playing Juliet to his Romeo with real vivacity. Starring Theresa Graves, Get Christie Love! is a tame TV movie imitation of early 1970s female blaxploitation films such Pam Grier's Coffy (1973) and Foxy Brown (1974). Running a standard TVM 73 minutes and with a low budget and content sanitised to US network standards, this is lightweight stuff about an undercover cop determined to smash a drugs ring. Nevertheless the movie was popular enough to spawn a short-lived TV show and is significant for being the first time a black woman took the title role in any American network production. Tarantino completists may be interested, as before he paid homage to Christie Love in the dialogue of Reservoir Dogs (1991). On the DVD: Cult Action Extravaganza presents the films in their original aspect ratio and sound format; The Most Dangerous Game and Get Christie Love! are 4:3, mono. The former is faded b/w with reasonably sturdy sound, though the transfer suffers from compression artefacting. No one would expect great quality from a 1974 TV movie, but Get Christie Love! suffers from both a poor print and a mediocre DVD transfer. Beneath the 12-Mile Reef is presented in the extra wide 2.55:1 of early CinemaScope and though sadly not anamorphic both the seascapes and underwater cinematography are still impressive. The four-channel stereo sound is revelatory, clear, detailed and years ahead of what we have come to expect early 1950s films to sound like. --Gary S Dalkin

• Dragon Takeaway | DVD | (04/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A triple DVD box set brimming with marvellous martial arts movie action! Legend Of The Drunken Tiger: Cheong San is opposed to the Ching Dynasty and the film begins with him and his betrothed battling government officials in a war of attrition. Unfortunately for Cheong just as they force the officials to flee the occupation forces of Europe and the US turn up. Now a far greater challenge than before now stands in the way of freedom... (Dir. Robert Tai 1992) Martial Art

• Fearless Dragons | DVD | (11/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Two bickering con-men are accused of masterminding a gold robbery and a bounty is promptly put on their heads. The pair resolve to uncover the true criminals and an investigation begins...

• Chen Style Tai Chi - Sparring, Capture And Overwhelming Skills Vol.5 | DVD | (22/02/2010) from £13.48   |  Saving you £-3.49 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Features: Boards & boots Tribe society Skate boarding Inline skating Skate parks Blading The pro-tour & stars The globe world cup Rodney mullen Danny way Tips for beginners Inline tricks more tips on how to perform tricks on your blades at a skate park Half pipe we are given tips about tackling this dangerous stunt on a board or on rollerblades

• Stunts (1977) | DVD | (14/11/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  After a stunt man dies while he is involved in the making of a motion picture, his brother takes his place in orderto find out what really happened.

• The Supergang - the Streets Are the Battlefield | DVD | (03/07/2006) from £4.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (100.20%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Two street gangs wage war on each other and the police are caught up powerless in the middle. To complicate matters one gang member is in love with the sister of the other gangleader. When gangleader Boldy Hung's night-club is busted and he finds out about his sister's involvement the war turns into a full-scale martial arts battle.

• The Lucifer Complex | DVD | (18/05/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  1986 was the year of The Great War a conflict which saw the resurrection of the most despised and feared regime in history - the rise of the 4th Reich. Having disposed of the world leaders an evil organisation plans to replace them with clones programmed to follow their orders. Robert Vaughan stars as Glen Manning an intelligence agent who discovers the sinister plot and is determined to rid the world of Nazis once and for all.

• Battle of Blood Island | DVD | (19/05/2007) from £7.09   |  Saving you £-1.10 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  An amphibious attack by American troops on a South Pacific island meets with a heavy Japanese defence killing all but two survivors leaving one unable to walk. Isolation lack of food and a primal fear all begin to take their toll as the months pass and when the realisation of their situation begins to sink in the men have a new enemy to fight - each other.

• The One / Legend Of The Red Dragon / Meltdown | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £29.99   |  Saving you £-10.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The One (Dir. James Wong 2001): In order to save the universe he will have to fight the fiercest enemy he has ever faced: himself! A sheriff's deputy fights a diabolical and deadly mirror image of himself that has escaped from an alternate and parallel universe. Sometimes the difference between good and evil is only a matter of degrees... Legend Of The Red Dragon (Dir. Wong Jing 1995): The epic story of a man who challenged the limits of courage and fought for the heart of a nation. When his wife and entire village are brutally murdered by evil Manchu soldiers the master warrior Kwun (Jet Li) sets out on a mission of vengeance with the only survivor of the massacre - his son Ting. For seven years the two journey across ancient China on their quest for revenge always staying one step ahead of the deadly army. But Kwun is forced to face the past when they come across a wealthy benefactor with five young Shaolin masters in his charge who unbeknownst to Kwun have the detailed map to a priceless treasure trove tattooed on their backs. It is not long before Manchu officials find out about the maps and deadly soldiers came after the masters. Now in an ancient battle that will pit Kwun against one of the very soldiers who helped to kill his family he and Ting will unite with the young masters of Shaolin for a fight to the death. Get ready for an ancient martial arts battle with the world's most masterful warriors! Meltdown (Dir. Wong Jing 1995): After failing to save his wife from 'The Doctor' Kit Li is working as a bodyguard and secret stunt double for the cowardly martial arts film star Frankie Lane. Frankie attends an exhibition of the crown jewels of Russia at a Hong Kong hotel and when the Doctor's gang take over the building in attempt to steal the jewels Kit is the only thing standing in their way. Will Frankie regain his courage? Will romance blossom between Kit and the nosy reporter? Who has the best Kung-Fu?

• The Tunnel | DVD | (05/07/2005) from £6.46   |  Saving you £-2.47 (-61.90%)   |  RRP £3.99

  In a twisted labyrinth of old tunnels a deadly game of cat and mouse is played out between a killer and the cop who wants to bring him to justice. An ex-SAS agent and a thief battle for their lives as air runs out in a maze of abandoned mine tunnels while they are searching for $200 million in stolen diamonds.

• Transporter / Marine Double Pack | DVD | (23/03/2010) from £6.38   |  Saving you £0.61 (8.70%)   |  RRP £6.99

  The Transporter Ex-Special Forces operator Frank Martin lives what he considers a quiet life along the French Mediterranean as a ‘Transporter’. His job is to deliver illegal packages for criminals from one place to another, no questions asked. He soon finds out that this job may be his last when he breaks the one rule, don’t ask questions! After finding out that his cargo is a beautiful woman named Lai who is being sold for human trafficking he attempts to save her and puts his own life in danger. Incredibly well choreographed fight scenes and immense car chases. Luc Besson (Leon, The Fifth Element) brings you this action-packed thrill ride not to be missed. The Marine WWE superstar John Cena goes to the big screen in this action-packed thriller from director John Bonito. Cena stars as a recently discharged marine, John Triton, who finds out that being discharged is the least of his problems when his wife is kidnapped by a gang of ruthless diamond thieves on the run from the law. John now begins a frantic chase to get her back and dominates anyone who gets in his way.

• Titanic/The Poseidon Adventure | DVD | (21/05/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

  The Titanic (Dir. Jean Negulesco 1953): Determined to remove her family from the superficial high society world in which her husband Richard (Clifton Webb) is engrossed Julia Sturges (Barbara Stanwyck) boards the R.M.S. Titanic in England on its maiden voyage to America along with her two children. Learning of her plans however Richard purchases a steerage ticket aboard the ship in hopes of reconciling with his family. But when fate ice and an overzealous ship captain step in the Sturges family faces an unimaginable challenge - the possibility of separation from one another forever. This classic based on the true-life history of the famed ocean liner remains one of the most poignant well-crafted films of all time. Winner of the 1953 Oscar for Best Screenplay. The Poseidon Adventure (Dir. Ronald Neame 1972): One of the most gripping escape films of all time follows ten survivors as they struggle to escape 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.

• Barbarian Queen | DVD | (19/01/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Set during the days of the Roman Empire. A simple village is raided by Roman troops and most of the people are whisked off to be slaves or killed. Three women survive and set off to liberate their people. When they arrive at the Roman city they team up with the local underground to seek vengeance and liberation of the slaves.

• A Cock and Bull Story/It's All Gone Pete Tong/Grand Theft Parsons | DVD | (01/10/2007) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A Cock And Bull Story (2005): Director Michael Winterbottom is out to film the unfilmable novel: an adaptation of Laurence Sterne's sprawling 18th Century masterpiece of digression The Life And Opinions Of Tristram Shandy Gentleman. What begins as a seemingly straightforward attempt to recreate the frenetic novel - starring Steve Coogan as the title figure and Rob Brydon as his Uncle Toby - quickly derails into a behind-the-scenes document of the film's actual production. Working triple time (for he also plays Tristram's father) Coogan is hilarious as the insecure ""Steve Coogan"" a shallow actor who is more interested in his cute assistant (Naomie Harris) than the mother of his newborn child (the always delightful Kelly Macdonald). Meanwhile ""Rob Brydon"" is trying desperately to convince ""Steve Coogan"" that his role is a co-lead not merely a supporting one. As the production threatens to spin out of control the filmmakers hire Gillian Anderson (playing herself of course) to fill a much-needed role.... It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004): Frankie Wilde (Paul Kaye) is the hearing-impaired DJ who delights the clubbers on the island of Ibiza by coupling his larger-than-life drug and alcohol-fuelled persona with undeniable skills behind the turntables. But as Frankie's hearing rapidly disintegrates and his former manager wife friends and record label slowly fade away the distraught DJ plunges into the depths of despair... Grand Theft Parsons (2004): There are times when it's right and proper to simply bury the dead. This is not one of those times. Gram Parsons was one of the most influential musicians of his time; a genius who knew Elvis and the Stones and led the Byrds. As fame and fortune came within his grasp he died unexpectedly in 1973. When Gram's best friend and road manager Phil Kaufman (Johnny Knoxville) hears the news he gets busy to fulfil an old promise - to cremate his buddy in the majestic desert wilderness of Joshua Tree. The plan looks great but there are snags - he has to steal the body from under the noses of the authorities then evade the police Gram's father and an avenging ex-girlfriend with only a stoned hippy for company and driving a psychedelic hearse!

• Two Wonderous Tigers | DVD | (20/02/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Tiger is down on his luck when he meets a wealthy Kung Fu expert; the two soon become friends until they fall for the same girl...