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• Wild Orchid | DVD | (16/09/2002) from £44.32   |  Saving you £-31.33 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Soft-porn impresario Zalman King's Wild Orchid is supposed to be an "erotic drama", but it fails because there isn't the faintest semblance of chemistry between the three main players. "From the creators of 9 ½ Weeks comes the most eagerly awaited film of the year", trumpets the voice-over on the trailer, but therein lies the problem: in 9 ½ Weeks Mickey Rourke smouldered with Kim Basinger. In Wild Orchid, things have wilted before he even gets on screen. There is a vague semblance of plot: young, naïve, beautiful multilingual lawyer Emily (Carré Otis) is hired to help the obnoxious Claudia (Jacqueline Bisset), a big-time developer, to close a major property deal in Rio. Wheeler (Mickey Rourke) is the poor kid made good who proves the fly in the ointment. Bisset is supposed to have developed an obsession with the emotionally constipated Rourke after he rejected her. And Otis is supposed to be the one who eventually gets under his skin. But child-model turned actress Otis seems to be having trouble getting her swollen lips round a whole sentence at a time, let alone acting. The film dates from 1990 yet seems firmly stuck in the 1980s, from the obsession with all things commercial to the ludicrous fashion-sense (Rourke: big jacket, no shirt, lots of gold jewellery; Otis: virginal flowing dresses and tresses to match). And the sex scene, when it finally arrives in the dying moments, is brief and entirely unerotic. Brazil looks good though. On the DVD: Wild Orchid on disc has acceptable sound and picture, but the lack of any extra features is not impressive. When you get bored you can always amuse yourself by selecting from the substantial list of subtitles. --Harriet Smith

• Eurocrime! The Italian Cop And Gangster Films That Ruled The '70s | DVD | (24/07/2017) from £9.45   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A documentary concerning the violent Italian 'poliziotteschi' cinematic movement of the 1970s which, at first glance, seem to be rip-offs of American crime films like DIRTY HARRY or THE GODFATHER, but which really address Italian issues like the Sicilian Mafia and red terrorism. Perhaps even more interesting than the films themselves were the rushed methods of production (stars performing their own stunts, stealing shots, no live sound) and the bleed-over between real-life crime and movie crime.

• Shoeshine | DVD | (25/09/2006) from £49.96   |  Saving you £-29.97 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Directed by Vittorio De Sica Shoeshine (known in its native Italian language as Sciuscia a Sicilian corruption of the English word ""shoe-shiner"") was filmed on location in postwar Rome using non-professional actors. It was inspired by the real stories of those struggling to overcome the oppressive forces of a corrupt and ineffective political system. De Sica's film depicts the troubled lives of two young boys caught up in the chaos of a world plagued by poverty and unemployment. Giuseppe (Rinaldo Smordoni) and Pasquale (Franco Interlenghi) work on the street where they shine the shoes of American troops. They dream of a better life seeking solace in a horse that they ride to escape their harsh reality. When the boys are implicated in a petty crime they are punished by the society that has robbed them of their innocence resulting in tragic consequences. Shoeshine is widely regarded as one of the finest films to have emerged from the Italian neo-realist cinema and became the first foreign language film to receive an Oscar; available for the first time ever on DVD!

• Pride Shockwave 2004 | DVD | (19/06/2006) from £6.30   |  Saving you £2.69 (42.70%)   |  RRP £8.99

  Bout List: 1. Fedor Emelianenko (Russia) vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (Brazil) 2. Wanderlei Silva (Brazil) vs Mark Hunt (New Zealand) 3. Mirko ""Cro Cop"" Filipovic (Croatia) vs Kevin Randleman (USA) 4. Takanori Gomi (Japan) vs Jens Pulver (USA) 5. Rulon Gardner (USA) vs Hidehiko Yoshida (Japan) 6. Dan Henderson (USA) vs Yuki Kondo (Japan) 7. Ikuhisa ""The Punk"" Minowa (Japan) vs Stefan Leko (Germany) 8. Mu Bae Choi (Korea) vs Paulo Cesar ""Giant"" Silva (Brazil) 9. Ryan Gracie (Brazil) vs Yoji Anjo (Japan) 10. Ryo Chonan (Japan) vs Anderson Silva (Brazil) 11.Makoto Takimoto (Japan) vs Henry ""Sentoryu"" Miller (USA)

• UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira | DVD | (25/01/2010) from £12.00   |  Saving you £-3.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

  When the history of mixed martial arts is written two names will stand at the top of the heavyweight division - Randy 'The Natural' Couture and Antonio Nogueira. These two legendary former champions make history once again in the main event of UFC 102. Also in action are two of the light heavyweight division's heaviest hitters as Keith Jardine takes on powerhouse Thiago Silva. This 11 fight card also features: Chris Leben vs. Jake Rosholt Nate Marquardt vs. Demian Maia Brandon Vera vs. Krzysztof Soszynski Ed Herman vs. Aaron Simpson Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Chris Tuchscherer Justin McCully vs. Mike Russow Tim Hague vs. Todd Duffee Nick Catone vs. Mark Munoz Marcus Aurelio vs. Evan Dunham This double DVD also contains countdown to UFC 102 behind the scenes and weight-in show.

• UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir | DVD | (17/09/2012) from £24.28   |  Saving you £-6.29 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £17.99

  UFC 146 features the much anticipted heavyweight championship clash between undefeated UFC champion Junior dos Santos and former two-time champion Frank Mir. Also includes Cain Velasquez, Antonio Silva, Roy Nelson and Dave Herman on the undercard in an event stacked with the best heavyweights the UFC has to offer. -T.P.

• UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez | DVD | (14/06/2010) from £12.98   |  Saving you £-3.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

  Main Card Minotauro Nogueira vs. Cain Velasquez Wanderlei Silva vs. Michael Bisping Joe Stevenson vs. George Sotiropoulos Keith Jardine vs. Ryan Bader Mirko Cro Cop vs. Anthony Perosh Preliminary Card Stephan Bonnar vs. Krzysztof Soszynski Chris Lytle vs. Brian Foster C.B. Dollaway vs. Goran Reljic James Te-Huna vs Igor Pokrajac

• Cage Rage - Vol. 12 | DVD | (21/11/2005) from £4.28   |  Saving you £9.97 (330.13%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Mixed martial arts event based on the global cage fighting phenomenon Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2 Men. 1 Cage. Nowhere to Run. Nowhere to hide! 1. Cage Rage British Title: Mark Weir vs Sol Gilbert 2. Cage Rage World Heavyweight Title: Rafael Carino vs Antonio Silva 3. Kyosuke Sasaki vs Alex Reid 4. Vitor Riberom vs Gerald Strebendt 5. Nilson De Castro vs Curtis Stout 6. Travis Lutter vs Matt Ewin 7. Mark Epstein vs Mathias Riccio 8. Brad Pickett vs Jordan Miller 9. Cyrill

• Hero*S 2006 - Vol. 2: Opening Game | DVD | (11/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Hero's is the world's premier Mixed Martial Arts event which brings together competitors of various fighting styles to compete under full-contact MMA rules. Punch kick knee elbow grapple and submit - Hero's is 100% pure Mixed Martial Arts entertainment!