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• Princess Mononoke | DVD | (22/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Princess Mononoke has already made history as the top-grossing domestic feature ever released in Japan, where its combination of mythic themes, mystical forces, and ravishing visuals tapped deeply into cultural identity and contemporary, ecological anxieties. For international animation and anime fans, this epic, animated 1997 fantasy, represents an auspicious next step for its revered creator, Hayao Miyazaki (My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service), an acknowledged anime pioneer, whose painterly style, vivid character design, and stylised approach to storytelling take ambitious, evolutionary steps here. Set in medieval Japan, Miyazaki's original story envisions a struggle between nature and man. The march of technology, embodied in the dark iron forges of the ambitious Tatara clan, threatens the natural forces explicit in the benevolent Great God of the Forest and the wide-eyed, spectral spirits he protects. When Ashitaka, a young warrior from a remote, and endangered, village clan, kills a ravenous, boar-like monster, he discovers the beast is in fact an infectious "demon god", transformed by human anger. Ashitaka's quest to solve the beast's fatal curse brings him into the midst of human political intrigues as well as the more crucial battle between man and nature. Miyazaki's convoluted fable is clearly not the stuff of kiddie matinees, nor is the often graphic violence depicted during the battles that ensue. If some younger viewers (or less attentive older ones) will wish for a diagram to sort out the players, Miyazaki's atmospheric world and its lush visual design are reasons enough to watch. For the English-language version, Miramax assembled an impressive vocal cast including Gillian Anderson, Billy Crudup (as Ashitaka), Claire Danes (as San), Minnie Driver (as Lady Eboshi), Billy Bob Thornton, and Jada Pinkett Smith. They bring added nuance to a very different kind of magic kingdom. -- Sam Sutherland, Amazon.com On the DVD: with an impressive widescreen aspect of 2.35:1 and a pleasant 5.1 Dolby digital sound, you cannot fault the transfer of this animation in any way. However, the special features leave a lot to be desired on what is a classic piece of modern anime. The "Behind the Scenes" feature holds no information on the making of Princess Mononoke in its original form--with no input from animator Hayao Miyazaki--and the trailer is taken from the American release of the movie (even though it calls itself an "original" theatrical trailer), complete with the annoyingly hyped-up voiceover that comes with US film trailers. The redeeming feature of this DVD is the ability to watch the anime in its original language with subtitles, a much more passionate and beautiful form--so much of the feeling and lyricism of the movie is lost with the transfer to English language and misplaced casting. After watching the original Japanese version of Princess Mononoke and reading the book you begin to wonder why the West has become such a solitary child of Disney. --Nikki Disney

• Pitch Perfect 3-Movie Boxset | Blu Ray | (23/04/2018) from £31.26   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Now graduated from college and out in the real world where it takes more than a cappella to get by, the Bellas return in Pitch Perfect 3, the next chapter in the beloved series. After the highs of winning the World Championships, the Bellas find themselves split apart and discovering there aren't job prospects for making music with your mouth. But when they get the chance to reunite for an overseas USO tour, this group of awesome nerds will come together to make some music, and some questionable decisions, one last time. The boxset also includes a bonus disc packed with OVER 30 MINUTES of additional exclusive behind the scenes content, including: Bellas Through the Years The A Cappella Aquatica Aca-Boot Camp: Round 3 Bellas Find Love Bellas Through the Years The A Cappella Aquatica Aca-Boot Camp: Round 3 Bellas Find Love Also included with purchase: a download of this film to watch on your mobile devices. Watch on the go - instantly stream anytime, anywhere!

• Look At Life - Compilation Of Shorts | DVD | (08/03/2010) from £20.37   |  Saving you £29.62 (145.41%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Look At Life: Compilation Of Shorts (4 Discs)

• The Four Feathers | DVD | (14/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  What it lacks in grandeur, this 1978 TV version of The Four Feathers makes up for in fidelity to AEW Mason's classic novel. By cannibalising the superior 1939 production for epic shots and sequences, this modest adaptation draws attention to its meagre production values, relying heavily on casting and chemistry to compensate. That it succeeds, more or less, in capturing the essence of Mason's grand adventure is largely due to the appeal of Beau Bridges and Jane Seymour in the prime of their early careers. (Bridges' film career was gaining momentum; Seymour would rise from here to the similarly romantic Somewhere in Time.) Bridges is the shamed soldier Harry Faversham, transcending cowardice by rescuing his closest friends during Britain's bloody campaign in 1870s Sudan; Seymour is his beloved back home, torn between Harry and the seemingly braver Jack (Robert Powell). TV veteran Don Sharp provides tepid direction, while screenwriter Gerald DiPego would continue his prolific career for decades to come. --Jeff Shannon

• Black Sunday | Blu Ray | (26/02/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  STARE INTO THESE EYES... Discover deep within them the unspeakable terrifying secret of BLACK SUNDAY... it will paralyze you with fright! Legendary Scream Queen Barbara Steele (Shivers, Caged Heat) stars in this classic slice of gothic terro from the father of fantastic Italian cinema Mario Bava (Lisa and the Devil). A beautiful witch is sentenced to death for her evil deeds by her own brother, condemned to die by having a metal mask hammered onto her face before being burnt at the stake. As she passes, she puts a terrible curse on all her future descendants as the spikes of thedeath mask pierce her flesh... But when two unwitting travellers discover her final resting place and worse, drip blood on her resting corpse, they unleash her once again in all her stunningly beautiful, terrifying glory... Baned in the UK on its release, Black Sunday is a groundbreaking film that opened the door for Spaghetti horror in all its gory glory.

• Pitch Perfect Sing-A-Long / Pitch Perfect 2 (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (04/09/2017) from £4.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  PITCH PERFECT SING-ALONG EDITION Beca (Anna Kendrick), a freshman at University, finds herself not right for any group but is somehow coaxed into joining a group she would have never picked on her own, The Bellas, her school's all-girls singing group. The group consists of mean girls, sweet girls and weird girls whose only thing in common is how good they sound when they sing together. Injecting some much needed energy into their repertoire, The Bellas take on their male rivals in a campus competition. Loaded with new takes on old favourites to hits of right now that are seamlessly mixed together, mashed-up and arranged like you've never heard before, Pitch Perfect is the new out-loud comedy! PITCH PERFECT 2 Beca (Anna Kendrick), Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson) and the Barden Bellas are back to pitch slap the world! After a scandal threatens to derail their last year at Barden, the three-time defending champs worry that they've lost their harmony for good. With one chance left at redeeming their legacy, they must face off against the toughest competition on the planet: German supergroup Das Sound Machine and fght for their right to win at the World Championships of A Cappella. It will take the power of sisterhood to find their voice and see what it takes to be the world's top pitches! Bonus Features: Disc 1 (P1): Feature Commentary with Director Jason Moore and Producers Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman Feature Commentary with Producer Paul Brooks Starships: The Pitch Perfect Music Video Deleted and Extended Scenes: Line-O-Ramas: The Aca- Inappropriate Version, Announcer Line-O-Rama Backstage at Barden: Benji Goes To Barden On the Set: Burrito Drive By! Disc 2 (P2): Feature Commentary with Director/Producer Elizabeth Banks and Producers Paul Brooks And Max Handelma The World Championships of A Cappela Gag Reel An Aca-Love Story: Bumper and Fat Amy Bonus Song Performed by the Treblemakers Extended Musical Performances Deleted/Extended/Alterate Scenes Riff-Off (Subbed as THE MAKING OF THE RIFF-OFF)

• Metal Tornado | DVD | (11/06/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  When the phenomena of magnetic tornados were discovered on the planet Mercury, astronomers were amazed by the destructive power of these gargantuan solar-fueled magnetic fields...but they never imagined witnessing the catastrophic forces in their own backyards.The Helios Project-a high tech facility tasked with storing and converting solar rays into an endless supply of renewable energy is about to be tested. The scientists are thrilled as their project runs according to plan but when the facility is unable to control the massive amount of energy coming in, the cheers turn to screams. The charged particles begin creating a massive magnetic vortex that quickly becomes the first magnetic tornado on earth!The team try to abort the procedure but it's already too late-- there is nowhere this monstrous force of nature can't go. Will the scientists find a way to stop the metal tornados before they destroy everything in their path?

• O | DVD | (18/07/2005) from £4.82   |  Saving you £5.17 (107.26%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Shakespeare's classic tragedy "Othello" gets a contemporary makeover as a teen drama set in an exclusive private US school.

• Under Pressure | DVD | (30/06/2003) from £7.48   |  Saving you £-1.49 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A decorated firefighter (Charlie Sheen) has his wife and son leave him because of his violent tendencies. Believing that the loving neighbour couple (Mare Winningham David Andrews) and their two children (Noah Fleiss Chelsea Russo) are to blame for them leaving by filling his wife's head with nonsense he sets out to discipline the family for their failings...

• Dream Theater - Chaos In Motion 2007-2008 | DVD | (29/09/2008) from £19.31   |  Saving you £0.68 (3.40%)   |  RRP £19.99

  New York based quintet Dream Theater born at Boston's Berklee School of Music in 1985 and starting out under the moniker Majesty have released nine albums over the course of its career the most recent being their UK Top 30 release Systematic Chaos. Few bands inspire the type of fanaticism that Dream Theater does. The band-drummer Mike Portnoy guitarist John Petrucci bassist John Myung vocalist James LaBrie and keyboardist Jordan Rudess-have a unique relationship with their fans constantly interacting with them via the web in addition to continuously providing exclusive content to their legion of diehards. Chaos In Motion 2007/2008 documents their Chaos In Motion world tour which kicked off June 3 2007 at the Monsters of Rock Festival in Milan Italy and concluded almost a year to the day later on June 4 2008 in San Juan Puerto Rico. Chaos In Motion 2007/2008 features performances captured throughout the entirety of the tour unlike their last three DVDs Metropolis 2000: Live Scenes From New York Live at Budokan and Score all of which focused on a single concert event. Drummer and DVD creative director Mike Portnoy plumed his personal archives for footage in order to provide fans with the ultimate tour souvenir. He assembled over three hours of complete live performances taking footage from shows in Rotterdam Buenos Aires Toronto Boston Bangkok and Vancouver. The tracks were mixed and effectively brought to life by Kevin Shirley (Led Zeppelin Iron Maiden Rush). The second disc is packed with bonus material including promo videos live screen projection films a photo gallery and a 90-minute documentary that'll make you feel like you're riding in the passenger's seat of the band's tour bus as it takes you on the road and behind the scenes with the band and crew. It's like a virtual backstage pass that grants fans further unprecedented access. Tracklist: 1. Intro/Also Sprach Zarathustra 2. Constant Motion 3. Panic Attack 4. Blind Faith 5. Surrounded 6. The Dark Eternal Night 7. Keyboard Solo 8. Lines In The Sand 9. Scarred 10. Forsaken 11. The Ministry Of Lost Souls 12. Take The Time 13. In The Presence Of Enemies 14. Medley: I. Trial Of Tears II. Finally Free III. Learning To Live IV. In The Name Of God V. Octavarium

• Max | DVD | (01/03/2004) from £7.55   |  Saving you £12.44 (164.77%)   |  RRP £19.99

  John Cusack stars as Max Rothman, a German veteran of World War One who opens an art gallery in Munich and takes a lonely unknown artist under his wing: Adolf Hitler.

• She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (07/06/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• X-Men - Seasons 1 & 2 Boxset | DVD | (21/06/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  X-Men: Season 1 & 2 Box Set (4 Discs)

• This Life - The Complete Series One | DVD | (27/02/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Few would have guessed from its initial headline-grabbing shock tactics, but the BBC's This Life went on to become one of the most influential television dramas of the 1990s. The show's creators certainly went for the jugular with liberal smatterings of sex, drugs and general debauchery--not many television shows then or now come with an 18 certificate. But beneath all the surface gloss lay a drama of real substance. The first 11 episodes begin with the five individuals coming together in London's legal world and then take us through their shared experiences. This Life's great strength was that there was enough drama between the main protagonists to maintain the show's momentum, while introducing just the right amount of secondary characters (Delilah, Ferdy)--a trick that Queer as Folk, perhaps the show's natural successor, was also to employ. The chemistry between the leading players has rarely been bettered since and, all in all, This Life has aged not a jot. On the DVD: while there is little in the way of extra features, the DVD format suits This Life perfectly. And where 430 minutes of VHS would be too unwieldy, this two-disc collection is sharp and snappy. The menu layout is excellent, enabling easy access to those classic moments, and the hip soundtrack (The Prodigy, Iggy Pop, Dubstar) sounds crisp and clear. --Phil Udell

• Fallen Angel | DVD | (29/03/2004) from £17.99   |  Saving you £2.00 (11.12%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Down on his luck Eric meets the wealthy June and formulates a plan to marry her then divorce her and steal her fortune that will enable him to live in comfort with Stella with whom he is in love. However when Stella is mysteriously murdered things start to go very wrong indeed...

• British Thriller Film Collection | DVD | (17/07/2017) from £6.44   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A great value triple fillm collection of superb British thrillers that includes Gunpowder, The Woman in Question & Girl In The Headlines. Starring Gordon Jackson, Debra Burton, Stephen Crane, Anthony Crewe,Ian Hendry and Ronald Fraser.

• Halloween Camp | DVD | (20/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  It has been five years since the psychotic Trevor Moorhouse terrorised Placid Pines Camp and stacked up more bodies like logs on a wood pile. But as Camp is closing for the winter rumour has it that Trevor is back! Jason camp counsellor Tracy's older brother was believed to be one of the victims when Trevor last wreaked his havoc at the camp. Lost in the wilderness some suggested that Jason went crazy and is the true perpetrator of the mysterious violent incidents that continue to reign terror upon the camp's inhabitants

• The Avengers Complete 1999 Series | DVD | (16/04/2012) from £21.02   |  Saving you £-15.03 (-250.90%)   |  RRP £5.99

  There came a day, a day unlike any other, when Earth's Mightiest Super Heroes and heroines found themselves united against a common threat. On that day The Avengers were born to fight the foe no single super hero could withstand! Through the years, their roster has prospered, changing many times, but their glory has never been denied! Heed the call, then- for now, The Avengers assemble! Assisted by Iron Man and Captain America, The Avengers ranks of Wasp, Wonder Man, Tigra, Scarlet Witch and Hawkeye do battle with many of the Avengers major comic book foes including Ultron, Kang the Conqueror, Baron Zemo and the other Masters of Evil, Zodiac and many more. Featuring over four hours of action from all 13 episodes of the classic 1999 series

• Hitchcock, The Early Years | DVD | (25/04/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  From Alfred Hitchcock, the Master of Suspense, nine of his earliest films presented together for the first time, running from the silent film era to the invention of talkies. Hitchcock's silent films such as The Ring(1928), The Farmer's Wife(1929) and Champagne(1928) were greeted with great enthusiasm by critics, and, at a time of expansion and increasing optimism for the British film industry, they were heralded as evidence that British films had reached an international standard of artistry. Hitchcock's final silent film The Manxman(1930) was also a considerable commercial success. In 1929, Hitchcock directed Blackmail, hailed as a film which used sound and dialogue with more flair and imagination than any Hollywood or European film of the time. In particular, Hitchcock's inventive and expressionist use of sound demonstrated that the new technology opened a new realm of possibilities. In the wake of Blackmail, there were searches for new challenges. These included an adaptation of a high profile West End play, The Skin Game(1931), two more thrillers Murder! (1930), Number Seventeen(1932), and an intriguingly odd marital drama, the appropriately titled Rich and Strange(1932).

• Buffy Season 2 | DVD | (18/09/2017) from £11.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  At the heart of the first years of Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer was the romance between Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar), slayer of all things evil, and hunky Angel (David Boreanaz), the tortured vampire destined to walk the earth with a soul. The second season of Buffy took the Buffy-Angel pas de deux from ecstasy to agony in a now-classic plot arc that catapulted the show from WB teen drama to true TV greatness. You see, if the cursed Angel ever experiences true happiness for a moment, he'll revert to being an evil vampire again. And guess what happens after Buffy and Angel finally declare their love for one another and consummate their relationship... Buffy found its true momentum during the second season, as geeky Xander (Nicholas Brendon) fell in love with popular girl Cordelia (Charisma Carpenter), Willow (Alyson Hannigan) gave up her crush on Xander in favour of werewolf boy Oz (Seth Green), and watcher Giles (Anthony Stewart Head) began a sweetly tentative relationship with computer teacher (and witch) Jenny Calendar (Robia LaMorte). Mayhem came to Sunnydale, though, in the form of evil vampires Drusilla (Juliet Landau) and Spike (drolly wicked James Marsters), who were more than ready to aid and abet Angel as he turned bad. It all sounds like horror-action mayhem (and there are great fight scenes), but Buffy took on its plotlines with amazing depth, intelligence, and humour. And oh, man, the love story! Buffy and Angel's tragic relationship is one of the most heartbreaking you'll ever find. Buffy's final dilemma finds her having to save the world at Angel's expense, and Gellar (who deserves a passel of Emmys for her work) is phenomenal at telegraphing Buffy's swirling conflicts between love and duty. This is some of the best TV ever made, period. --Mark Englehart