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• Planet of the Apes Triple | Blu Ray | (27/11/2017) from £17.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Billed as a "re-imagining" of the original film, Tim Burton's extraordinary Planet of the Apes constantly borders on greatness, adhering to the spirit of Pierre Boulle's original novel while exploring fresh and inventive ideas and paying honourable tribute to the '68 sci-fi classic. Burton's gifts for eccentric inspiration and visual ingenuity make this a movie that's as entertaining as it is provocative, beginning with Rick Baker's best-ever ape make-up (hand that man an Oscar®!), and continuing through the surprisingly nuanced performances and breathtaking production design. Add to all this an intelligent screenplay that turns Boulle's speculative reversal--the dominance of apes over humans--into a provocative study of civil rights and civil war. The film finally goes too far with a woefully misguided ending that pays weak homage to the original, but everything preceding that misfire is astonishingly right. While attempting the space-pod retrieval of a chimpanzee test pilot, Major Leo Davidson (Mark Wahlberg) enters a magnetic storm that propels him into the distant future, where he crash-lands on the ape-ruled planet. Among the primitively civilized apes, treatment of enslaved humans is a divisive issue: senator's daughter Ari (Helena Bonham Carter) advocates equality while the ruthless General Thade (Tim Roth) promotes extermination. While Davidson ignites a human rebellion, this conflict is explored with admirable depth and emotion, and sharp dialogue allows Burton's exceptional cast to bring remarkable expressiveness to their embattled ape characters, most notably in the comic relief of orangutan slave trader Limbo (played to perfection by Paul Giamatti). Classic lines from the original film are cleverly reversed (including an unbilled cameo for Charlton Heston, in ape regalia as Thade's dying father), and while this tale of interspecies warfare leads to an ironic conclusion that's not altogether satisfying, it still bears the ripe fruit of a timeless what-if idea. --Jeff Shannon

• Planet of the Apes Triple | DVD | (27/11/2017) from £6.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Billed as a "re-imagining" of the original film, Tim Burton's extraordinary Planet of the Apes constantly borders on greatness, adhering to the spirit of Pierre Boulle's original novel while exploring fresh and inventive ideas and paying honourable tribute to the '68 sci-fi classic. Burton's gifts for eccentric inspiration and visual ingenuity make this a movie that's as entertaining as it is provocative, beginning with Rick Baker's best-ever ape make-up (hand that man an Oscar®!), and continuing through the surprisingly nuanced performances and breathtaking production design. Add to all this an intelligent screenplay that turns Boulle's speculative reversal--the dominance of apes over humans--into a provocative study of civil rights and civil war. The film finally goes too far with a woefully misguided ending that pays weak homage to the original, but everything preceding that misfire is astonishingly right. While attempting the space-pod retrieval of a chimpanzee test pilot, Major Leo Davidson (Mark Wahlberg) enters a magnetic storm that propels him into the distant future, where he crash-lands on the ape-ruled planet. Among the primitively civilized apes, treatment of enslaved humans is a divisive issue: senator's daughter Ari (Helena Bonham Carter) advocates equality while the ruthless General Thade (Tim Roth) promotes extermination. While Davidson ignites a human rebellion, this conflict is explored with admirable depth and emotion, and sharp dialogue allows Burton's exceptional cast to bring remarkable expressiveness to their embattled ape characters, most notably in the comic relief of orangutan slave trader Limbo (played to perfection by Paul Giamatti). Classic lines from the original film are cleverly reversed (including an unbilled cameo for Charlton Heston, in ape regalia as Thade's dying father), and while this tale of interspecies warfare leads to an ironic conclusion that's not altogether satisfying, it still bears the ripe fruit of a timeless what-if idea. --Jeff Shannon

• Wolf Creek | DVD | (10/07/2006) from £8.27   |  Saving you £7.72 (93.35%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Based on true events, "Wolf Creek" tells the chilling story of three backpackers travelling in remote Outback Australia.

• Wolf Creek | Blu Ray | (19/11/2007) from £20.00   |  Saving you £4.99 (24.95%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Based on true events, "Wolf Creek" tells the chilling story of three backpackers travelling in remote Outback Australia.

• Dawn of the Planet Of The Apes | 4K UHD | (03/07/2017) from £9.99   |  Saving you £9.88 (98.90%)   |  RRP £19.87

  Matt Reeves directs this big budget action sequel to 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' (2011) starring Andy Serkis, Gary Oldman, Jason Clarke, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Keri Russell. With Ceasar (Serkis), the hyper-intelligent ape produced by human experimentation, now the leader of a growing band of cognisant simians, a fragile truce prevails between the apes and humans. Many consider the outbreak of war to only be a matter of time, however, since the human population has been vastly reduced by a devastating virus and their role as the dominant species on Earth is in question. As the tension ratchets up, it may only take a single spark to trigger an explosive war that will pit the humans against the apes in an all-out battle for survival.

• Crime Triple - Bad Karma/The Entitled/Officer Down | DVD | (07/10/2013) from £5.39   |  Saving you £2.60 (48.24%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Bad KarmaRay Liotta stars as Jack Malloy a hardcore career criminal until a near-death experience causes him to turn his world around. But when his former partner Yates (Dominic Purcell of Prison Break and Straw Dogs is released from prison he tracks Jack down to blackmail him into one last job. For one of them coming to terms with the past will be bloody murder... Officer DownOne year ago dirty cop Detective Callahan (Stephen Dorff) was shot in a drug bust gone wrong and saved by an anonymous stranger who gave him a second chance to clean up his life. But when the stranger finally comes forward seeking revenge against the men responsible for a string of assaults on young women at a local strip club Callahan must go rogue to find the attacker in an effort to hide how his past played a part in these crimes. His desperation to find the attacker and cover his tracks takes him down a violent road of deception cover-ups and fraud. Can he play the 'good cop' and track down the assailant while still keeping his reputation clean? The EntitledWithout the security of the job he wants or the future he dreamed of Paul Dynan (Kevin Zegers) plans the perfect crime to help his struggling family - extort a fortune from three wealthy men (Ray Liotta Victor Garber Stephen McHattie). The plan: to abduct their socialite children (Laura Vandervoort Dustin Milligan and John Bregar) and collect a healthy ransom of $3-million dollars. Over the course of one long night Paul and his accomplices hold the rich kids hostage awaiting the ransom with little idea of the secrets that will surface between the fathers when they are forced to choose between their children and their money. Once blood is shed and things go horribly wrong Paul must fight to stay one step ahead of his own twisted game.

• Wolf Creek | UMD | (16/01/2006) from £9.43   |  Saving you £8.56 (47.60%)   |  RRP £17.99

• Bad Karma | DVD | (21/01/2013) from £4.89   |  Saving you £5.10 (104.29%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Ray Liotta stars as Jack Malloy, a hardcore career criminal until a near-death experience causes him to turn his world around. But when his former partner Yates (Dominic Purcell of Prison Break and Straw Dogs, is released from prison, he tracks Jack down to blackmail him into one last job. For one of them, coming to terms with the past will be bloody murder...

• Wolf Creek | HD DVD | (10/12/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  How can you be found when no one knows you're missing? Three friends on a road trip in the remote Australian Outback are plunged into danger when they accept help from a seemingly friendly local... Greg McLean's truly terrifying thriller is based in part on real events from the infamous 'Backpacker Murders' which plagued Australia's Hume Highway between 1989 and 1992.