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• Return to the Lost World | DVD | (02/02/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  Return To the Lost World' the sequel to 'The Lost World' picks up where the first film left off. The idyllic beauty of the Lost World its people and the wondrous dinosaurs inhabiting it are in danger of extinction due to the actions of Dr. Haymans an immoral and greedy industrialist in search of oil. In an effort to save the land the native tribes summon the help of their explorer friends Professors Challenger (John Rhys-Davies) and Summerlee (David Warner) Ed Malone Jenny Nielson Malu and Jim all of whom had vowed to return to the Lost World should they ever be needed. On arrival they learn the relentless ravaging of the land has thrown the fragile ecosystem out of balance and awakened a dormant volcano. Again the intrepid team of explorers is hindered in its attempts to save the Lost World this time by a variety of perils including a school of prehistoric piranhas a river of molten lava Haymans' ruthless thugs and a very hungry T-Rex!

• Downtime | DVD | (07/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Down Time is a strange attempt to mix concrete Northern social realism and Bruce-Willis-style cliffhanger thrills, with balls of fire billowing up empty lift shafts and so forth. Paul McGann plays an ex-police psychologist, retired through ill health, drafted in to dissuade miserable single mother Chrissy (Susan Lynch) from throwing herself and her child off the top of a tower block. He succeeds, though in so doing betrays some of the problems that caused him to quit his job. He then pursues Chrissy romantically, during the course of which he, she and her little boy become stuck in the tower block lift, which then starts ascending and descending at random when hoodlum squatters break into the control box and mess about with it for an idle laugh. With its bizarre and somewhat improbable scenario, its odd mix of whimsical light romance, grim-up-North-style melodrama and explosive stunt action, Down Time as a whole doesn't really come off. The behaviour of key characters borders on the arbitrary, the "yobs" who cause all the problems go curiously unpunished and the ending barely makes sense. However, the lengthy mid-sequence in which McGann rescues (and is rescued by) Chrissy from the perilously dangling lift is, though predictable in its outcome, gripping enough. --David Stubbs

• Cracker - Brotherly Love | DVD | (12/05/2003) from £6.54   |  Saving you £3.45 (34.50%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The police believe they have solved the brutal murder of a prostitute when they arrest father of four David Harvey on strong circumstantial evidence. However an identical murder while David is in custody means the team have to decide if they have the wrong man or whether they are dealing with a copycat killer. Meanwhile the death of Fitz's mother drives him into the arms of his wife while Jimmy Beck recently returned from sick leave finally breaks under the strain of work and his own guilt. When he takes the law to the limits he finds Penhaligon staring at him across an unbridgeable gap. Something has to give ...

• Born Romantic | DVD | (05/06/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  From the director of "This Year's Love", a romantic comedy about single Londoners looking for love, against a backdrop of Salsa.

• The Stranger | DVD | (18/03/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  The Stranger, according to Orson Welles, "is the worst of my films. There is nothing of me in that picture. I did it to prove that I could put out a movie as well as anyone else." True, set beside Citizen Kane, Touch of Evil, or even The Trial, The Stranger is as close to production-line stuff as the great Orson ever came. But even on autopilot Welles still leaves most filmmakers standing. The shadow of the Second World War hangs heavy over the plot. A war crimes investigator, played by Edward G Robinson, tracks down a senior Nazi, Franz Kindler, to a sleepy New England town where he's living in concealment as a respected college professor. The script, credited to Anthony Veiller but with uncredited input from Welles and John Huston, is riddled with implausibilities: we're asked to believe, for a start, that there'd be no extant photos of a top Nazi leader. The casting's badly skewed, too. Welles wanted Agnes Moorehead as the investigator and Robinson as Kindler, but his producer, Sam Spiegel, wouldn't wear it. So Welles himself plays the supposedly cautious and self-effacing fugitive--and if there was one thing Welles could never play, it was unobtrusive. What's more, Spiegel chopped out most of the two opening reels set in South America, in Welles' view, "the best stuff in the picture". Still, the film's far from a write-off. Welles' eye for stunning visuals rarely deserted him and, aided by Russell Metty's skewed, shadowy photography, The Stranger builds to a doomy grand guignol climax in a clock tower that Hitchcock must surely have recalled when he made Vertigo. And Robinson, dogged in pursuit, is as quietly excellent as ever. On the DVD: not much in the way of extras, except a waffly full-length commentary from Russell Cawthorne that tells us about the history of clock-making and where Edward G was buried, but precious little about the making of the film. Print and sound are acceptable, but though remastering is claimed, there's little evidence of it. --Philip Kemp

• Crime Scene Investigation - Tarantino Episodes - Grave Danger | UMD | (24/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

• Stingray: The Complete Series | Blu Ray | (14/11/2022) from £53.89   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  All 39 episodes of Gerry Anderson's cult Supermarionation series. The programme follows the adventures of the World Aquanaut Security Patrol and their flagship vessel, the technologically advanced combat submarine Stingray. Operating out of Marineville in 2065, the crew of Stingray encounter a number of undersea enemies including the aquatic warriors the Aquaphibians, who operate under the command of the tyrannical King Titan (voice of Ray Barrett). The episodes are: 'Stingray', 'Emergency Marineville', 'The Ghost Ship', 'Subterranean Sea', 'Loch Ness Monster', 'Set Sail for Adventure', 'The Man from the Navy', 'An Echo of Danger', 'Raptures of the Deep', 'Titan Goes Pop', 'In Search of the Tajmanon', 'A Christmas to Remember', 'Tune of Danger', 'The Ghost of the Sea', 'Rescue from the Skies', 'The Lighthouse Dwellers', 'The Big Gun', 'The Cool Cave Man', 'Deep Heat', 'Star of the East', 'Invisible Enemy', 'Tom Thumb Tempest', 'Eastern Eclipse', 'Treasure Down Below', 'Stand By for Action', 'Pink Ice', 'The Disappearing Ships', 'Secret of the Giant Oyster', 'The Invaders', 'A Nut for Marineville', 'Trapped in the Depths', 'Count Down', 'Sea of Oil', 'Plant of Doom', 'The Master Plan', 'The Golden Sea', 'Hostages of the Deep', 'Marineville Traitor' and 'Aquanaut of the Year'.

• The Loot | DVD | (04/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Yang Wei finds himself drawn into the murky world of crime by a gang of ex-bandits who fear assasination. A series of robberies seem to carry all the hallmarks of their - supposedly - deceased master 'The Spider': previously double-crossed by the gang. Yang is hired as a bodyguard and to discover if The Spider is definately back on the scene. However all descends into chaos as members of the gang begin to drop like flies...

• The Santa Clause | DVD | (01/10/1999) from £9.98   |  Saving you £10.01 (100.30%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Tim Allen makes an impressive screen debut in Disney's well-written holiday film, The Santa Clause. Divorced toy company executive Scott Calvin is pleased to have his son Charlie for Christmas, though the boy himself isn't happy about it. But when Santa Claus accidentally topples off the roof of the house and falls with a thud in the snow, Scott finds himself taking the merry old elf's place and earning new respect in his son's eyes. When the night ends, the reindeer take them to the North Pole, and Scott discovers that by donning the fabled red suit, he's inadvertently agreed to become the next Santa Claus. The next morning he wakes up in his own bed and thinks it's all a dream--but Charlie remembers it with crystal clarity. Scott now has to deal with his suspicious ex-wife (Wendy Crewson) and her psychiatrist boyfriend (Judge Reinhold), who both think he's playing tricks with Charlie's mind, and also with his own out-of-control body, which is putting on weight and growing a prodigious beard. The Santa Clause probably won't supplant It's a Wonderful Life or Miracle on 34th Street as anyone's favourite Christmas film, but it's an enjoyable, straightforward family film, anchored by the affable charisma of Allen. --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com

• Space Precinct - Vol. 7 And 8 | DVD | (05/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Two Against The Rock: Haldane and Jane escort Houdini the most notorious escape artist on Altor to Asteriod A5 - the maximum security penitentiary known as The Rock. But on their arrival at the asteroid the two officers are horrified to discover that the prisoners have taken over and mass murderer Eric Volker is the new warden... Takeover: When Brogan and Haldane are accused of the cold-blooded murder of Naxus Simi and subjected to an Internal Affairs investigation the officers' reliability as prosecution witnesses in a case against crime boss Vanus Olvera is called into question. But Brogan and Haldane find there is far more at stake when Jane gives damning evidence against them... Predator And Prey: Following the death of an officer from the 79th Precinct in Demeter's most fashionable nightclub Brogan and Haldane are teamed with Lt. Verro Walker in a search for a serial killer. Walker is a loose cannon but may hold the key to the killings when jane discovers similarities with a string of mysterious homicides that took place nearly a hundred years before! The Witness: Small-time crooks are turning up dead on the streets of Demeter City and a search begins from prime suspect Mas Maharg spotted at the scene of the second murder by Romek's new partner Morgan. Then Fredo's daughter Estes is taken ill and Brogan realises that she has been-picking up the killer's thoughts with her paramental eye...

• Kiss Me If You Dare | DVD | (21/04/2003) from £9.29   |  Saving you £-5.30 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Obsession can turn a woman wild....While on a trip into the jungles of South America, the gorgeous Teresa Burns is bitten by a strange creature.Upon returning home Teresa starts to change, at first she experiences heightened sexual arousal then she becomes consumed with an uncontrollable passion. The mysterious bite has inflicted her with the lust of a wild woman and the killer kiss of a demon.Teresa's boyfriend Paul is detained as the prime suspect of several mysterious murders. He informs the police about his girlfriend's strange behavior since their return and that it is she who is responsible for the murders.As Teresa's passion grows stronger, so does her bloodlust. Soon the sexual demons within her take over, pushing her to the very edge of sanity.

• Century Of Warfare (REGION 1) | DVD | (22/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £37.99

  The history of the United States at war in the 20th century. Disc 1: World War 1 World War 2 1939-1943 Disc 2: World War 2 1943-1945 The Korean War Disc 3: The Vietnam War Operation Desert Storm

• The Serpent's Egg | DVD | (08/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Abel Rosenberg (Carradine) is a circus acrobat out of work and living in a defeated Germany after the First World War. He takes a job at the Veregus Clinic and there he finds the truth behind the work of the Professor Veregus (Bennett) work that led to his own brother committing suicide...

• Pups | DVD | (25/09/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £11.99

  As a post-modern response to the growing trend of senseless gun-related violence amongst American teenagers Pups chronicles the story of rebellious teenager Stevie (Cameron Van Hoy) who stumbles upon his mother's gun and instead of heading to school he and his girlfriend Rocky (Mischa Barton) venture on an impromptu bank robbery that catches national media attention. As tensions inside the bank heighten an FBI agent (Burt Reynolds) negotiates the boy's absurd demands exemplified by an interview with MTV personality Kurt Loder...

• Power Rangers - The Movie/Robots (Creative Studio CD-Rom) | DVD | (19/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Jason David Frank Power Rangers - The Movie

• Seize The Day | DVD | (01/10/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

• Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World / Braveheart | DVD | (31/05/2005) from £11.30   |  Saving you £4.69 (29.30%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Master And Commander: Russell Crowe is Lucky Jack Aubrey the Navy's greatest fighting captain and Paul Bettany is ship's doctor Stephen Maturin. The ship the Surprise is suddenly attacked by a superior enemy. With the Surprise badly damaged and much of his crew injured Aubrey - the ""Master"" of the Surprise and ""Commander"" of his men - is torn between duty and friendship as he sets sail in a high-stakes chase across two oceans to the far side of the world to intercept and capture their foe. It's a mission that can decide the fate of a nation - or destroy Lucky Jack and his crew. The film is based on the narrative outline of the tenth book in Patrick O'Brien's legendary ""Aubrey/Maturin"" series of high seas novels about the British navy during the Napoleonic Wars. Braveheart: Mel Gibson stars on both sides of the camera playing the lead role plus directing and producing this brawling richly detailed saga of fierce combat tender love and the will to risk all that's precious: freedom. In an emotionally charged performance Gibson is William Wallace a bold Scotsman who used the steel of his blade and the fire of his intellect to rally his countrymen to liberation. Filled with sword-clanging spectacle Braveheart is a tumultuous tapestry of history come alive ""the most sumptuous and involving historical epic since Lawrence Of Arabia."" (Rod Lurie Los Angeles Magazine.)

• Bear, The / Ivor The Invisible / Last Polar Bears | DVD | (29/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The Bear Based on Raymond Briggs' bestselling storybook 'The Bear' is the enchanting and magical tale from the makers of 'The Snowman'. A young girl Tilly visits the zoo with her mum and dad but accidentally drops her best loved toy her teddy into the polar bear's pit. That night Tilly cries herself to sleep only to wake and find a huge polar bear standing over her - he's come to return her precious teddy. Ivor The Invisible One Saturday morning little John wakes up to find an invisible something sitting on the end of his bed. The something seems to be gigantic but John can't work out just how big it is. He tries to measure it but the invisible giant won't let him. When John asks this strange new friend his name the letters IVO appear on his mirror so John decides to call him Ivor. The invisible giant plays tricks on John's mum and dad and gets up to lots of mischief especially when John takes Ivor to the park and school! The Last Polar Bears An eccentric Grandfather and his dog Roo embark on an expedition to the North Pole. Also includes 'Roo Reveals All' which is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film.

• The Great Escape | DVD | (22/05/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The all time classic tale of a massive escape from a World War Two German Prisoner of War camp released as a two disc DVD set with a host of extra features.

• Evolution | UMD | (06/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99