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• Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons - Vol. 3 - Episodes 13 To 18 | DVD | (12/11/2001) from £8.38   |  Saving you £7.61 (90.81%)   |  RRP £15.99

  First broadcast in 1967, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons was the most grown-up of all Gerry Anderson's SuperMarionation adventures. There are gadgets and toy-friendly machines galore, of course--like the Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle, the Angel Aircraft and Cloudbase itself--but, unlike the colourful fantasies of Stingray and Thunderbirds, this series' concern with an implacable, vengeful enemy, conspiracies and double-agents drew its inspiration from James Bond and the Cold War spy dramas of the 1960s. Special effects whiz Derek Meddings imbues the action sequences with a truly Bondian grandeur and, like the sinister Spectre of the Bond films, the Martian Mysterons seem all the more hostile for their unseen presence, their agents infiltrating every organisation dedicated to their destruction just as it seemed the Soviets were doing at the time. The indestructible Captain Scarlet is killed then resurrected every week (though not like South Park's Kenny), and more often than not the unstoppable Mysterons emerge triumphant, and always undefeated. The varied cast of Spectrum agents and their voice characterisations also aim at verisimilitude (Captain Scarlet, voiced by Francis Matt hews, sounds like a grim Cary Grant), while the puppetry is more realistic than ever. Now with newly remastered picture and Dolby 5.1 surround sound, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons still looks and sounds like the epitome of 60s cool. --Mark Walker

• Stargate S.G - 1: Season 5 (Vol. 23) | DVD | (22/07/2002) from £5.92   |  Saving you £14.07 (70.40%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Stargate SG-1 is the TV spin-off from the 1994 big-screen movie. In the roles of Colonel Jack O'Neill and Dr Daniel Jackson respectively are Richard Dean Anderson and Michael Shanks. They're joined by Captain Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping) and guilt-stricken former alien baddie Teal'c (Christopher Judge) to form the primary unit SG-1. With a seemingly endless network of Stargates found to exist on planets all across the known universe, their mission is to make first contact with as many friendly races as possible. Episodes on this DVD: "Summit", "Last Stand", "48 Hours" and "Proving Ground". In a daring Tok'ra mission, Daniel Jackson is sent to infiltrate and attend a Goa'uld "Summit" disguised as a manservant. With a lot of sneaking around and a little technobabble thrown in to explain how he isn't recognised, things come to a head with the unveiling of who the secret new baddies are and how they affect Daniel personally. In a direct continuation from "Summit", SG-1 make what they hope is a "Last Stand" against the System Lords. Similarly, the Tok'ra stand together on planet Revanna where O'Neill and Teal'c have a crash course in alien technology as they learn how to grow different types of tunnel from crystal. It's been a while since someone made the analogy of the Stargates operating like a telephone exchange. "48 Hours" traps Teal'c within the system, and the team have only two days to find a way to reconnect him. Unfortunately, this requires the aid of the Russians who are more than a little reluctant about giving up their private dialling device. This episode also features terrific cameos from the slithery Maybourne and Simmons (John de Lancie). Inevitably there needs to be a next generation of SG teams, so Jack and co take time out from their missions to train up some newbies. "Proving Ground" is all about who can make the grade, and in particular they have their eyes on the brilliant Jennifer and headstrong Elliot. The tension is really piled on in this show as layers of reality build to confuse the kids and the audience as to what's really happening to them. --Paul Tonks

• Logan's Run | Blu Ray | (15/01/2010) from £10.13   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The X Files Movie/The X Files: I Want To Believe | Blu Ray | (02/09/2013) from £26.98   |  Saving you £21.64 (86.59%)   |  RRP £46.63

  The X Files: Fight the FutureBuried beneath the FBI's countless case files lie mysteries so strange so impenetrable that only two agents would ever dare confront them - Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson). Based on the hugely popular award-winning television phenomenon that ran nine seasons and in response to a worldwide demand from millions of devoted fans these thrill-packed films take The X-Files' inventive blend of paranoia horror and suspense to a whole new level! The X Files: I Want to BelieveIn The X-Files: Fight The Future Mulder and Scully risk their careers-and their lives-to hunt down a deadly virus that may be extra-terrestrial in origin and could ultimately destroy all mankind. Then when a fellow agent mysteriously disappears in The X-Files: I Want To Believe the pair enlist help from a priest with a questionable past...and a startling vision of the future. As sparks ignite between Scully and Mulder paranormal realities rise up to confound their work at every turn as the quest for truth continues.

• Twelve O'Clock High | DVD | (03/05/2004) from £7.24   |  Saving you £5.75 (79.42%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The war-time memories of surviving World War II bomber squadrons were still crystal clear when this acclaimed drama was released in 1949--one of the first post-war films out of Hollywood to treat the war on emotionally complex terms. Framed by a post-war prologue and epilogue and told as a flashback appreciation of war-time valour and teamwork, the film stars Gregory Peck in one of his finest performances as a callous general who assumes command of a bomber squadron based in England. At first, the new commander has little rapport with the 918th Bomber Group, whose loyalties still belong with their previous commander. As they continue to fly dangerous mission over Germany, however, the group and their new leader develop mutual respect and admiration, until the once-alienated commander feels that his men are part of a family--men whose bravery transcends the rigours of rigid discipline and by-the-book leadership. The film's now-classic climax, in which the general waits patiently for his squad to return to base--painfully aware that they may not return at all--is one of the most subtle yet emotionally intense scenes of any World War II drama. With Peck in the lead and Dean Jagger doing Oscar-winning work in a crucial supporting role, this was one of veteran director Henry King's proudest achievements, and it still packs a strong dramatic punch. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• American Bigfoot | DVD | (29/01/2018) from £11.77   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Enraged by the murder of it's offspring, a Bigfoot rampages through the countryside of Southeast Ohio. Detective Benson (Zach Galligan), Ranger Thomas (Johnny Lechner) and Bigfoot researcher Hank (Dave Sherrill) scramble to locate the legendary creature before it attacks a group of teenagers on a camping trip in an isolated place called Kampout.

• The X-Files - Essentials | DVD | (14/07/2008) from £5.82   |  Saving you £14.17 (243.47%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The X-Files Essentials is an exclusive insider's pass to the science-fiction television phenomenon! Selected by eight-time Emmy Award nominated series creator Chris Carter himself this DVD features eight essential episodes which include special on-camera introductions by Carter and producer Frank Spotnitz revealing why each were chosen. These eight essential episodes span seasons 1-6 and cover a variety of paranormal and unexplained cases centering on alien abductions psychic phenomenon and life forms not quite human that set the stage for the eagerly anticipated sequel. Also featured on the collection is the February 2008 WonderCon panel session with Carter and Spotnitz as well as series stars David Duchovny (Mulder) and Gillian Anderson (Scully) making their first fan convention appearance together in several years and taking questions from fans in an interview spanning over 38 minutes. Episodes Comprise: 1. Pilot 2. Beyond the Sea 3. The Host 4. Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose 5. Memento Mori 6. The Post-Modern Prometheus 7. Bad Blood 8. Milagro

• Dead Men Don't Die | DVD | (07/06/2010) from £17.15   |  Saving you £-14.16 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  A reporter investigating a drug dealing ring is murdered. Brought back to life by the voodoo spell of a cleaning woman, he goes after his killers.

• Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons - Vol. 1 - Episodes 1 To 6 | DVD | (17/09/2001) from £8.39   |  Saving you £7.60 (47.50%)   |  RRP £15.99

  First broadcast in 1967, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons was the most grown-up of all Gerry Anderson's SuperMarionation adventures. There are gadgets and toy-friendly machines galore, of course--like the Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle, the Angel Aircraft and Cloudbase itself--but, unlike the colourful fantasies of Stingray and Thunderbirds, this series' concern with an implacable, vengeful enemy, conspiracies and double-agents drew its inspiration from James Bond and the Cold War spy dramas of the 1960s. Special effects whiz Derek Meddings imbues the action sequences with a truly Bondian grandeur and, like the sinister Spectre of the Bond films, the Martian Mysterons seem all the more hostile for their unseen presence, their agents infiltrating every organisation dedicated to their destruction just as it seemed the Soviets were doing at the time. The indestructible Captain Scarlet is killed then resurrected every week (though not like South Park's Kenny), and more often than not the unstoppable Mysterons emerge triumphant, and always undefeated. The varied cast of Spectrum agents and their voice characterisations also aim at verisimilitude (Captain Scarlet, voiced by Francis Matt hews, sounds like a grim Cary Grant), while the puppetry is more realistic than ever. Now with newly remastered picture and Dolby 5.1 surround sound, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons still looks and sounds like the epitome of 60s cool. --Mark Walker

• Jonas Brothers - Season 1, Volume 2 | DVD | (06/09/2010) from £59.99   |  Saving you £-48.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £11.99

  Jonas is the hottest rock band on the planet. Band members Nick Kevin and Joe Lucas are superstar pop idols who tear up the stage night after night causing severe outbreaks of Jonas induced hysteria. Legions of fans (especially the ones determined to become a future Mrs. Lucas) want a peek at what their lives are like offstage. Behind the cool clothes and sleek guitars they're just 3 boys from Jersey who are living the dream. These ultra-talented brothers are also each other's best friends and still live at home with mom dad and little brother Frankie. at school they hang out with lifelong friend and style guru Stella Malone who believes fashion is the sixth sense. In the school hallways their classmate (and major fan) Macy Misa gets uncontrollably excited around them which usually means someone's going to get injured. These brothers are probably the only superstar idols who still have to do the dishes but they know how lucky they are to be living the dream.

• Jonas Brothers - Season 1, Volume 3 | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £9.99   |  Saving you £2.00 (20.02%)   |  RRP £11.99

  Jonas is the hottest rock band on the planet. Band members Nick Kevin and Joe Lucas are superstar pop idols who tear up the stage night after night causing severe outbreaks of Jonas induced hysteria. Legions of fans (especially the ones determined to become a future Mrs. Lucas) want a peek at what their lives are like offstage.

• The Backpacker | DVD | (02/06/2014) from £13.35   |  Saving you £-3.36 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Vincent Stone, Laura Anderson and Nathan Waring star in this action thriller from director Dion Martin Boland. When backpackers Ben (Waring) and Nina (Anderson) get separated in the outback of Australia, vicious killer Vincent (Stone) baits Ben into a relentless game of cat and mouse with the winner's prize being Nina. Has ex-soldier Ben got what it takes to defeat the notorious outback killer?

• Grand Ole Opry At Carnegie Hall - Various Artists | DVD | (06/11/2006) from £14.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £11.99

  The best in modern country music from New York's legendary venue. Tracklist: 1. Songs about me - Trace Adkins 2. If you ever had forever in mind - Vince Gill 3. May the bird of paradise fly up your nose - Jimmy Dickens & Vince Gill 4. She's in love with the boy - Trisha Yearwood 5. Tryin' to love you - Trisha Yearwood 6. Kiss an angel good morning - Charley Pride 7. She's got you - Alison Krauss 8. Walls of time - Ricky Skaggs 9. Black-eyed Suzie - Ricky Skaggs 10. Go rest high on the mountain - Vince Gill 11. Alcohol - Brad Paisley 12. Too country - Bill Anderson & Brad Paisley 13. Whiskey lullaby - Brad Paisley & Alison Krauss 14. Independence Day - Martina McBride 15. 'Til I can make it on my own - Martina McBride 16. Remember when - Alan Jackson 17. Chattahoochee - Alan Jackson 18. Medley: I'll fly away - I saw the light - Will the circle be unbroken - All participants

• Out Of Towners | DVD | (08/12/2003) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-4.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Neil Simon's curious comedy The Out-of-Towners concerns a pair of non-New Yorkers (Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis) having a hellish visit to the Big Apple on the eve of a job interview for Lemmon's character. Made in 1970 and directed by Arthur (Love Story) Hiller, this hectic film almost seems ahead of its time when compared to more recent misery-piled-on-misery comedies such as Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. The couple in this film endure everything that can go wrong on a trip, including being forced to spend the night in a mugger-happy Central Park. The strange element in Simon's script, though, is that Lemmon's character is so unpleasant. A middle-class, uptight guy who can't believe that New Yorkers in the service profession don't perform their jobs slavishly, he's kind of a one-note joke that quickly wears thin. It was remade with Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn in 1999. --Tom Keogh

• The Emperor's New Groove - Collector's Edition | DVD | (05/11/2001) from £9.82   |  Saving you £15.17 (154.48%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This new Disney animated feature is set in a mythical South American land and tells of an arrogant emperor who learns a valuable lesson about life when an evil sorceress plots to take over his empire.

• Straightheads | Blu Ray | (13/06/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Two lovers spiral into violence for the sake of their own self-preservation in this dark and disturbing thriller.

• Barbershop / Barbershop 2 | DVD | (30/08/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Barbershop - Get ready for a fresh, feel-good tale about a Chicago barbershop where razor-sharp comedy never goes out of style! Featuring today's hottest stars, including rap artists Ice Cube and Eve and packed with special features, Barbershop is both a feel-good, life-affirming movie and a hilarious, outrageous comedy!Calvin (Ice Cube) is a would-be entrepreneur with big plans...and running his family's barbershop isn't one of them. But when he impulsively sells the shop to a shady loan shark, he soon realizes just how important the neighbourhood salon is to him... and just how far he'll go to get it back!Barbershop 2 Back in Business - The number one U.S. smash hit reunites the hilarious cast of characters from the first film including Ice Cube and Cedric The Entertainer. This time Queen Latifah also joins the fun as Gina, a stylist at the beauty shop next door in this excellently written (The Sun) comedy with a funky soundtrack from Mary J Blige and Outkast.Calvin's barbershop is threatened by a chain salon opening across the road. The crew has to band together to save the place where they cut hair, create a sense of community, and have their signature Barbershop discussions - outrageous, explosive, and hilarious. The world changes, but some things never go out of style - you can still say anything you want at the Barbershop.

• Yes - Yesyears | DVD | (25/01/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Yesyears is a generous (over two-hour) documentary that profiles Yes through the years, from the band's earliest days up to and including 1991, the year when no fewer than eight past and current members played together on their "Union" tour. The story is told through separate interviews with the band circa 1991, talking happily about their many successes and even greater excesses; their musical freedoms and their personal fallings-out. The talking heads are interspersed with a lot of fascinating archive footage from all phases of the band's evolution--just some random examples: a youthful Steve Howe playing "The Clap"; "Yours is No Disgrace" from a live German TV appearance in 1971; Chris Squire performing "Hold Out Your Hand" from his first solo album; studio footage from the Going for the One and Tormato sessions; and lots of evocative footage from the Spinal Tap-esque live shows of the 70s. Inevitably, it being an officially endorsed document, there's little negative criticism here, though Rick Wakeman is typically candid about his decisions for originally leaving the band. Documentation of all the various musical excerpts would have been nice--they come and go without any context--but generally this makes rewarding viewing for any Yes fan, with the caveat of course that the story stops in 1991. On the DVD: Yesyears is disappointingly presented in 4:3 ratio NTSC format, leaving the picture generally fuzzy and at times positively obscure in places, with plain stereo sound (at best--many of the early musical excerpts are mono). The chapter divisions are extremely generous, but there are no bonus features as such. --Mark Walker

• Baywatch-Season 4 | DVD | (02/03/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Disappearing Acts | DVD | (07/06/2004) from £6.40   |  Saving you £-0.41 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  This is a love story waiting to explode. Brooklyn NYC. Franklin Swift is a construction worker who's rarely more than one step away from the dole queue. Zora Banks is a music teacher who dreams of becoming a singer/songwriter. From different worlds a chance encounter throws the pair together - the attraction is instant and it's not long before the unlikely lovers move in together. At first they're lost in their passion for each other but all too soon real life begins to take its toll. Money is tight Franklin's past catches up with him while Zora reveals a frightening secret of her own...