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• Girl On A Motorcycle | DVD | (01/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Caught midway between 1970s soft-porn clunker The Story of O and Bunuel's sado-masochistic fantasy Belle de Jour, the 1968 erotic curio Girl on a Motorcycle is one of Marianne Faithfull's chief claims to notoriety. She stars as Rebecca, a leather-clad, former bookstore clerk in search of sexual fulfilment who flees her dependable schoolteacher husband for a dangerous liaison with Daniel (Alain Delon), a dashing Professor addicted to speed. The story is told entirely in flashbacks as Rebecca rockets along the road, having donned her leathers and walked out on her sleeping husband at the crack of dawn. It all must have seemed fairly daring and provocative in 1968, providing viewers with ample opportunities to view a naked Faithfull at the height of her allure. But today the existential musings of the lead character seem achingly pretentious, the erotic symbolism merely gawky and unintentionally amusing: the sight of Alain Delon with a phallic pipe dangling from his mouth is like something out of a Rene Magritte painting. The sex scenes between Delon and Faithfull are all swamped in a polarised visual effect that, while garish and psychedelic, is dated and distinctly unerotic. Director Jack Cardiff is better known as a cinematographer on classics such as The African Queen and Black Narcissus. Among Cardiff's other directorial credits is a worthy adaptation of DH Lawrence's Sons & Lovers, but Girl on a Motorcycle is a saucy road movie with no final destination. On the DVD: This DVD version is misleadingly presented as being the fully restored and uncut version of the film. Yet it was the US version not the European one that was heavily cut (and titillatingly re-titled "Naked Under Leather"). The restoration certainly does not refer to the print quality: although the colours are vivid and bright, the print used to master the DVD (in 16:9 anamorphic format) is extremely grainy and, at times, speckled with dirt and scratches. Included as one of the special features, a theatrical trailer loaded with innuendo shows just how much the film was marketed to a prurient audience. Director Jack Cardiff provides an audio commentary but has few revelatory things to say about his film beyond technical considerations, and even makes several clunking errors (recalling his casting decisions concerning a scene that takes place in a provincial German café, he raves about how he strove to find authentic French locals!). He does reveal that the film's use of a voice-over was inspired by the internal monologue that forms the basis of James Joyce's Ulysses. Given Cardiff's age and experience one feels that he must have more interesting anecdotes and insights, making this commentary feel like a wasted opportunity. --Chris Campion

• Curse Of The Demon Mountain | DVD | (20/02/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Surviving Confederate veterans of the last battle of the Civil War set out to find hidden treasure; diamonds hidden in a cave. However the soldiers find out that the cave is guarded by a coven of hawks. They begin to suspect that the hawks might actually be agents of the Devil in disguise; darkness and claustrophobia enguld them as reality and nightmare begin to blend together and they find themselves bound for a horrifying climax...

• Heroes' Mountain | DVD | (04/08/2003) from £6.73   |  Saving you £13.26 (66.30%)   |  RRP £19.99

  On July 30th 1997 in Thredbo Australia 60 people were buried alive by an avalanche. One of those Stuart Diver wearing only his underwear managed to stay alive. With the rescuers working tirelessly to find survivors after a massive 65 hours in the freezing temperatures Diver was trying to let them know that he was alive buried under the rubble...

• Twilight Of The Dark Master | DVD | (10/05/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Since the beginning of time monstrous Demons and noble Guardians have battled for Earth - the everlasting gift of the one great Mother creator of all life. A deep hatred burns between Demon and Guardian; the Guardians prevented the Demons from destroying humanity and the world itself. Eons later Neo-Shinjuku City: few Demons or Guardians remain to continue their epic war. Humans rule the Earth with no real memory of either Demons or Guardians. Yet deep within the dark underworld

• Christina Aguilera - My Reflection | DVD | (21/05/2001) from £13.68   |  Saving you £1.31 (9.58%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Christina Aguileras My Reflection is a mirror that shows where the teen-pop divas going (toward grown-up diva-dom as an R&B star) and where shes been (showcasing her navel on a dance-infused tour). Aguileras first concert video shows that what this "girl" really wants is to move beyond the bouncy R&B-flavoured pop shes known for. Her cheeky hits ("Genie in a Bottle", "Come On Over Baby", "What a Girl Wants") are followed by songs from Mi Reflejo, her Spanish-language album and My Kind of Christmas, her holiday release. She has sweet duets with R&B legend Dr John on "Merry Christmas, Baby" and balladeer Brian McKnight on "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", as well as sharing the stage with rapper Lil Bow Wow (weird, but it works) on "So Emotional" and "Christmas Time". (Quick behind-the-scenes interviews from MTVs Diary punctuate the concert.) Despite her inability to resist over-the-top vocal histrionics, Aguileras range is impressive, whether shes performing a spirated rendition of Frees 1970 hit "All Right Now" or belting out Etta Jamess 1961 classic "At Last" after giving the blues singer a heartfelt tribute. --Valerie J Nelson, Amazon.com

• Men Of Honour / Tigerland / The Thin Red Line | DVD | (15/09/2003) from £12.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (53.89%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Men Of Honour: One of those rare films that grabs you by the gut and never lets go 'Men Of Honour' was inspired by the life of Carl Brashear (Cuba Gooding Jr.) an African American who dared to dream of becoming a U.S. Navy Master Diver. Despite a bigoted training officer (Robert De Niro) and a tragic shipboard accident Carl never gives up and achieves the impossible in an incredible finish that will leave you cheering. Tigerland: Roland Bozz after being conscripted into the US army joins a platoon of other young soldiers preparing to fight in Vietnam. He has no interest in fighting for his country and tries to get sent home as a trouble maker but his superiors mistake his defiance as intelligence and he soon gets a chance to try his hand at leadership... The Thin Red Line: A powerful front line cast including Sean Penn Nick Nolte Woody Harrelson and George Clooney explodes into action in this hauntingly realistic view of military and moral chaos in the Pacific during World War II. Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director (Terrence Malick) The Thin Red Line is an unparalleled cinematic masterpiece.

• South Park: Vol. 2 | DVD | (01/10/1999) from £20.98   |  Saving you £-7.99 (-61.50%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Join Stan Kyle Cartman and Kenny as these four animated tykes take on the supernatural the extraordinary and the insane. For them it's all a part of growing up in South Park. An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig: The boys attempt to breed an elephant with a pot-bellied pig and the town/s geneticist creatures an evil clone from Stan's DNA. Death: While their parents are out of town protesting against the kids' favourite TV shoe Terrance and Phillip Death pays a visit to South Park Pinkeye: On Halloween a mishap at the morgue transforms the residents of South Park into brain-eating zombies interfering with the school's costume and the boy's trick or treating. Tom's Rhinoplasty: Mr. Garrison deserts his class for a visit to Tom's Rhinoplasty and Wendy is afraid that substitute teacher Ms. Ellen has her eye on Stan.

• South Park: Vol. 11 | DVD | (18/09/2000) from £19.95   |  Saving you £-6.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Red Badge Of Gayness: Cartman attempts to change history during the town 'Civil War Enactment' ceremony. Things soon get out of hand and events snowball to a dramatic high. Mr Hankey's Christmas Classics: Mr Hankey celebrates Christmas by introducing a selection of hilarious festive songs from Mr Mackay Cartman The Broflovski family and Mr Garrison. Are You There God? It's me Jesus: Jesus is under pressure to come up with something dramatic for the coming of the new M

• South Park: Vol. 14 | DVD | (16/04/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Follow the adventures of Stan Marsh Kyle Broflovski Kenny McCormik and Eric Cartman in series four of South Park! Do The Handicapped Go To Hell?: When Priest Maxi tells the town that they are going to Hell unless they repent the boys fear for themselves and Timmy. Meanwhile an old flame returns to Hell and makes life difficult for Satan. Probably: Satan is torn between two lovers as he tries to choose between his new boyfriend and his ex. As a last resort he finally looks to

• Lassie | UMD | (10/04/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Lassie has to try and make her way home in time for Christmas in this charming family movie.

• Titan A.E. | DVD | (19/09/2005) from £5.99   |  Saving you £4.00 (66.78%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Set in the future, after Earth has been destroyed by a devastating alien attack, Titan A.E. is the story of an orphaned young man who suddenly finds himself on an incredible adventure after he is given a mysterious treasure map.

• South Park: Vol. 15 | DVD | (16/04/2001) from £3.77   |  Saving you £9.22 (244.56%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Follow the adventures of Stan Marsh Kyle Broflovski Kenny McCormik and Eric Cartman in series four of South Park! Helen Keller The Musical: The 4th grade Thanksgiving play is in trouble and Stan Kyle Kenny and Cartman go to great lengths to make their production a hit. In the midst of all the chaos Timmy finds an unusual new friend. Fat Camp: Cartman's friends send him to fat camp to lose weight but he has other ideas. Kenny gets his own TV show by being paid to do gross

• South Park: Vol. 7 | DVD | (10/04/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Chef Aid: After Alanis Morrisette uses a song Chef wrote years ago the boys and Chef go to the record company to sue. However with Johnny Cochran as their lawyer the record company ends up nailing Chef with a law suit. Spooky Fish: Aunt Flo has her montly visit to Mrs. Marsh and she brings Stan a pet fish which starts killing people. Unfortunately Mrs. Marsh thinks her baby boy has gone bad. Meanwhile there seems to be two Cartmans in South Park. Merry Christmas Charlie Manson: The boys take a trip with Cartman and his mother to Nebraska to celebrate the holidays with the entire Cartman clan. However things get complicated when Cartman's uncle escapes from prison and brings company with him. Gnomes: Due to rumors of Mr. Garrison's incompetent teaching the boys are forced to give current events reports in front of the School Board. Kyle Stan Cartman and Kenny are forced to work with Tweek the son of the town's coffee shop owner. Mr. Tweek decides to use the boys in order to save his small business from the evils of the large coffee titan Harbucks which has moved into town. Also everyone seems to be losing their underpants which Tweek blames on elusive creatures known as the Underpants Gnomes. Prehistoric Ice Man: While hunting for crocdiles the boys stumble upon a man frozen in time since 1996. Kyle and Stan's friendship falls into question as the boys fight over who found him.

• Snap | DVD | (27/08/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Beaver Bras hand a young executive a cheque for 100 000 dollars to sign up five famous and well-endowed women to model their lingerie... This raunchy adult comedy follows the adventures of this lucky young man as he peruses five very different but similarly endowed beautiful young ladies around the world to get them to sign on the dotted line.

• Dead Men Can't Dance | DVD | (01/09/2003) from £6.12   |  Saving you £-0.13 (-2.20%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A special military unit ventures into the de-militarized zone (DMZ) of Korea to destroy a North Korean nuclear power plant slated to start producing nuclear weapons...

• Payback | DVD | (02/04/2001) from £4.98   |  Saving you £1.01 (20.28%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Only Kathryn Stillman has the courage to testify against Brian Kaleen a cop who breaks every law and uses violence and cruelty to get his own way. With the FBI and Internal Affairs unable to help Kathryn knows that only she can bring this nightmare to an end. Based on a true story.

• Stargate SG-1: Season 5 (Vol. 21) | DVD | (20/05/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  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:"Red Sky". A picturesque location shoot and a questioning of faiths distinguishes this episode. After an unavoidable accident initiates a global catastrophe on planet K'Tau, Sam forces Jack and the others to decide between technology or primitive faith. Naturally, Daniel is for the latter, and ultimately the show stands tall by leaving its resolution up to the interpretation of the viewer. "The Rite of Passage". Some Stargate guest stars just don't get a break. Cassandra, the poor little girl turned into a human bomb four years ago ("Singularity") is now a teenager experiencing a far more problematic "Rite of Passage" than she deserves. Infected with a secretly dormant retro-virus, she also seems to be seeing a ghostly form no one else can see. And for once, there's an opportunity for Dr Fraiser to do more than jab needles too! "Beast of Burden". An interesting mix of the movie Enemy Mine and the Biblical tale of Daniel and the Lion. Here it's Daniel Jackson who had previously befriended the Unas "Beast" Chaka (Dion Johnstone) in "The First Ones". There's an agreeable political stance taken on slave labour and animal captivity too, aided enormously by the star calibre cameo of Larry Drake."The Tomb". Paired up with their on/off adversaries the Russians(!), SG-1 enjoys a spot of Indiana Jonesing around "The Tomb". Throw in a little Alien-style hunt and seek with an unseen predator, and you have a terrific movie mish-mash in which Jack manages an all-time high in sarcastic barbs. --Paul Tonks

• Toolbox Murders | Blu Ray | (26/01/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• An Evening In Paris | DVD | (05/01/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Deepa has always been unlucky in matters of the heart. Her bitter experiences have made her believe that Indian men are only interested in her wealth. So she decides to go to Paris the most romantic city in the world in search of true love. Soon after reaching Paris Deepa realizes the Frenchmen are born flirts Shyam an Indian approaches Deepa in the guise of a Frenchman and gets rejected because of her perception of them. To see if Shyam gets Deepa watch 'An Evening In Paris'.

• Charlie's Angels - Series 1 | DVD | (19/12/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Once upon a time Jill Sabrina and Kelly were police officers whose skills were being wasted in menial duties. A mysterious millionaire named Charles Townsend took them away from all that by opening his own private investigation agency and hiring these gorgeous ladies as his operatives with John Bosley acting as their assistant and liaison. Charlie's Angels star in these two action-packed episodes from the first series of the original '70s hit TV show! To Kill an Angel: A t