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• Doom/Serenity | DVD | (31/07/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Doom (Dir. Andrzej Bartkowiak 2005): Based on the hugely popular video game Doom is an explosive action-packed thrill ride! A frantic call for help from a remote research station on Mars sends a team of mercenary Marines into action. Led by The Rock and Karl Urban they descend into the Olduvai Research Station where they find a legion of nightmarish creatures lurking in the darkness killing at will. Once there the Marines must use an arsenal of firepower to carry out their mission: nothing gets out alive. Serenity (Dir. Joss Whedon 2005): Beloved television cult director Joss Whedon (Buffy The Vampire Slayer Angel) makes a spectacular first foray onto the big screen with Serenity the cinematic adaptation of his wildly popular but short-lived sci-fi series Firefly. A mix of space western comedy and drama Serenity follows captain Malcolm ""Mal"" Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) and his ragtag crew as they trade their way around the edges of civilized society. Of particular interest are two passengers they take on Simon and River Tam (Sean Maher and Summer Glau) a brother and his telepathic sister on the run from the corrupt governing Alliance. As notorious former members of the anti-Alliance opposition Mal and his crew make it difficult for Simon and River to stay hidden. Everything goes completely awry when a government assassin is sent to retrieve River. As Mal is forced to choose between his close-knit crew and the brother and sister newcomers it becomes apparent that River harbors both a dangerous secret and astounding fighting powers and Mal decides that discovering the truth about what she knows might just be worth his time. Many of the film's action sequences revolve around Summer Glau's martial arts skills in her portrayal of River. Glau prepared for her role with Hong Kong stuntwoman Ming Lu as well as stunt coordinators Chad Stahelski and Hiro Koda and as a result performed nearly all the stuntwork herself. In addition to the stellar stunts realistic graphics and an often haunting score the film's actors display a rare chemistry that brings viewers both into their lives and into a possible version of humanity's future.

• According To Spencer | DVD | (07/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Spencer has had a crush on the adorable Melora since he was 10 years old. Fifteen years later they meet again in Los Angeles when she crashes her car into his at a traffic light. Spencer is renting a room in a rundown mansion owned by two young film makers named Ezra and Feldy. They ask Spencer to play the male lead in their latest production in return for rent-free living for two months. Only when shooting begins does he realise that he is the star of a porn movie and has to deliver his lines with no clothes on.Melor is stuck in a self-destructive relationship with Craig an executive at the advertising firm where she works. No wonder then when Spencer steps into the triangle introduced by a loopy mailroom clerk Louis the relationship between the three becomes a crazy and funny dance of love and hate.If you want to know just how happy the ending is you should stick with every last laugh of this witty comedy.