"Actor: Goldberg"

• Ghost | DVD | (11/12/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The biggest hit of 1990, Ghost is part comedy, part romance, part supernatural thriller. Patrick Swayze, previously best known for Dirty Dancing, stars as Sam, the banker who is killed following a mugging. Caught in a limbo between here and the afterlife, he uses Whoopi Goldberg's fake psychic as an intermediary to warn wife Molly (Demi Moore) that his death was no accident but a murder and that she is in danger too. Ghost's original popularity and notoriety originally arose not from its dealings with the supernatural but the scene involving Moore fondly astride her potter's wheel fashioning a somewhat phallic-shaped vase, with Swayze fondly astride her. So infamous did this scene become that it's now more likely to raise a chuckle than a sultry sigh. As for the rest of the movie, it still somehow manages to engage despite the awkward juxtaposition of lachrymose melodrama and zaniness. Demi Moore, whose massive Hollywood success was always a mystery to some, is a little flat as the tomboy-coiffed Molly, her tears occasionally seeming onion-induced. Swayze, however, delivers as Sam while Whoopi Goldberg turns in the best performance of her career, delivering the requisite zip and sass to what otherwise might have been a morose movie. On the DVD: Though well restored, DVD enhancement has only served to emphasise the slightly quaint feel of the special effects here--Ghost was made just prior to the digital era. Otherwise, this is a good package and an essential purchase for fans. There's a 22-minute featurette, "Remembering the Magic", in which scriptwriter Bruce Joel Rubin explains that the film was inspired by the scene in Hamlet in which the Prince meets his Father, and how initially appalled he was that his masterpiece of the supernatural was to be directed by Jerry Zucker, previously responsible for Airplane!. They also reveal that Tina Turner was originally cast for the Goldberg role. Zucker and Rubin team up for a funny commentary track. --David Stubbs

• Saving Private Ryan | DVD | (06/11/2000) from £3.99   |  Saving you £12.00 (300.75%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Since its release in 1998, Steven Spielberg's D-Day drama Saving Private Ryan has become hugely influential: everything, from the opening sequence of Gladiator ("Saving Marcus Aurelius") to the marvellous 10-hour TV series Band of Brothers, has been made in its shadow. There have been many previous attempts to recreate the D-Day landings on screen (notably, the epic The Longest Day), but thanks to Spielberg's freewheeling hand-held camerawork, Ryan was the first time an audience really felt like they were there, storming up Omaha Beach in the face of withering enemy fire. After the indelible opening sequence, however, the film is not without problems. The story, though based on an American Civil War incident, feels like it was concocted simply to fuel Spielberg's sentimental streak. In standard Hollywood fashion the Germans remain a faceless foe (with the exception of one charmless character who turns out to be both a coward and a turncoat); and the Tom Hanks-led platoon consists of far too many stereotypes: the doughty Sergeant; the thick-necked Private; the Southern man religious sniper; the cowardly Corporal. Matt Damon seems improbably clean-cut as the titular Private in need of rescue (though that may well be the point); and why do they all run straight up that hill towards an enemy machine gun post anyway? Some non-US critics have complained that Ryan portrays only the American D-Day experience, but it is an American film made and financed by Americans after all. Accepting both its relatively narrow remit and its lachrymose inclinations, Saving Private Ryan deserves its place in the pantheon of great war pictures. On the DVD: Saving Private Ryan on disc comes in a good-quality anamorphic 1.85:1 transfer with a suitably dynamic Dolby Digital 5.1 sound mix in which bullets fly all around your living room. Extra features are pretty minimal, with a standard 30-minute "making of" piece called "Into the Breach" and two trailers. There are text notes on the cast and crew as well as the production, and a brief message from Mr Spielberg himself about why he decided to make the movie. --Mark Walker

• How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days | DVD | (06/10/2003) from £3.94   |  Saving you £14.05 (356.60%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A single man (McConaughey) who likes to play the field makes a bet that he can stay in a relationship for more than 10 days. However, he picks the wrong woman (Hudson), seeing as she desperately wants rid of him almost as soon as they meet!

• Sister Act / Sister Act 2: Back In The Habit | DVD | (01/09/2008) from £9.89   |  Saving you £8.10 (81.90%)   |  RRP £17.99

  In Sister Act, Whoopi Goldberg plays a Reno lounge singer who hides out as a nun when her villainous boyfriend (Harvey Keitel) goes gunning for her. Maggie Smith is the mother superior who has to cope with Whoopi's unorthodox behaviour, but the cute script turns the tables and shows the latter energising the stodgy convent with song and attitude. A real crowd-pleaser and a perfect vehicle for Goldberg, this is a happy experience all around. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com Whoopi Goldberg returns in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, a gratuitous, poorly written sequel that contrives a reason to get her character back into Maggie Smith's convent. The "socially conscious" plot finds Goldberg being asked to relate to a bunch of street kids and pull them together into a choir. Since a bad guy is needed, the script grabs that old chestnut about a rich guy (James Coburn) preparing to close down the convent's school, and runs with it. The film is slow and unconvincing from start to finish, although co-stars Mary Wickes and Kathy Najimy get some good laughs, and the music is pretty spirited. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

• WWE: SummerSlam 2021 | Blu Ray | (11/10/2021) from £12.29   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Highlights and footage from the WWE pay-per-view event held at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada on 21st August 2021. In the main event, Roman Reigns defends his Universal Championship against John Cena. Other matches include Nikki A.S.H. Vs Charlotte Flair Vs Rhea Ripley for the Raw Women's Championship, Bobby Lashley Vs Goldberg for the WWE Championship, Damian Priest Vs Sheamus and Edge Vs Seth Rollins.

• The Color Purple | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £4.99   |  Saving you £9.00 (180.36%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Steven Spielberg, proving he's one of the few modern filmmakers who has the visual fluency to be capable of making a great silent film, took a melodramatic, DW Griffith-inspired approach to filming Alice Walker's novel. His tactics made the film controversial, but also a popular hit. You can argue with the appropriateness of Spielberg's decision, but his astonishing facility with images is undeniable--from the exhilarating and eye-popping opening shots of children playing in paradisiacal purple fields to the way he conveys the brutality of a rape by showing hanging leather belts banging against the head of the shaking bed. In a way it's a shame that Whoopi Goldberg, a stage monologist who made her screen debut in this movie, went on to become so famous, because it was, in part, her unfamiliarity that made her understated performance as Celie so effective. (This may be the first and last time that the adjective understated can be applied to Goldberg.) Nominated for 11 Academy Awards, including best picture and actress (supporting players Oprah Winfrey and Margaret Avery were also nominated), it was quite a scandal--and a crushing blow to Spielberg--when The Color Purple won none. --Jim Emerson

• Sister Act | DVD | (06/11/2001) from £4.95   |  Saving you £10.04 (202.83%)   |  RRP £14.99

  In Sister Act Whoopi Goldberg plays a Reno lounge singer who hides out as a nun when her villainous boyfriend (Harvey Keitel) goes gunning for her. Maggie Smith is the mother superior who has to cope with Whoopi's unorthodox behaviour, but the cute script turns the tables and shows the latter energising the stodgy convent with song and attitude. A real crowd-pleaser and a perfect vehicle for Goldberg, this is a happy experience all around. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

• Ghost 4K UHD | Blu Ray | (21/10/2024) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  One of the most memorable romantic films ever and winner* of two Academy Awards®, Sam (Patrick Swayze), living as a ghost, discovers his death wasn't just a random robbery gone bad. To help him reconnect with the love of his life, Molly (Demi Moore), and solve his own murder, he enlists the talents of a skeptical psychic (Oscar®-winner Whoopi Goldberg), who doesn't even believe her own abilities. Ghost is a supernatural mystery-thriller that will cross over into your heart and never leave. Ghost will surprise you, delight you, make you believe. Patrick Swayze plays a ghost who teams up with a psychic (Whoopi Goldberg) to uncover the truth behind his murder and to rescue his sweetheart (Demi Moore) from a similar fate.

• WWE: WCW's Greatest PPV Matches - Volume 1 | Blu Ray | (05/05/2014) from £15.05   |  Saving you £19.94 (132.49%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Starrcade! Halloween Havoc! The Great American Bash! Road Wild! For the first time ever collect all the greatest pay-per-view matches and moments from the rich history of World Championship Wrestling. For over a decade the NWA and WCW shined on prime time producing nearly 100 wildly successful pay-per-view events. Now five-time WCW Champions Booker T takes you back to 'The Place Where the Big Boys Play.' In WCW's Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Vol.1 celebrate icons such as Hollywood Hulk Hogan Ric Flair Sting the n.W.o. Randy 'Macho Man' Savage Goldberg and more in over 20 epic confrontations including: World Heavyweight Championship Match: Ric Flair Vs. Sting United States Championship Match: 'Stunning' Steve Austin Vs. Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat Hulk Hogan Vs. Ric Flair Bret 'Hit Man' Hart Vs. Randy 'Macho Man' Savage World Heavyweight Championship Match: Goldberg Vs. Diamond Dallas Page

• Saving Private Ryan (4K UHD) | 4K UHD | (04/06/2018) from £21.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  IN THE LAST GREAT INVASION, OF THE LAST GREAT WAR, THE GREATEST DANGER FOR EIGHT MEN WAS SAVING ONE. Internationally acclaimed by critics and audiences alike, Saving Private Ryan, directed by Steven Spielberg, is an unforgettable film achievement that has had a profound and lasting impact throughout the world. Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Director (Spielberg) Saving Private Ryan also garnered two Golden Globe™ Awards for Best Motion Picture (Drama) and Best Director. Seen through the eyes of a squad of American soldiers, the story begins with World War II's historic D-Day invasion, then moves beyond the beach as the men embark on a dangerous special mission. Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) must take his men behind enemy lines to find Private James Ryan (Matt Damon), whose three brothers have been killed in combat. Faced with impossible odds, the men question their orders. Why are eight men risking their lives to save just one? Surrounded by the brutal realities of war, each man searches for his own answer and the strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honour, decency, and respect. SPECIAL FEATURES: An Introduction Looking into the Past Miller and his Platoon Boot Camp Making Saving Private Ryan Re-Creating Omaha Beach Music and Sound Parting Thoughts Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan Theatrical Trailer Re-Release Trailer Shooting War

• Peaky Blinders: Series 1 | DVD | (21/10/2013) from £13.25   |  Saving you £11.74 (88.60%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Peaky Blinders is an epic gangster drama set in the lawless streets of post-war Birmingham on the cusp of the 1920s. Thomas Shelby controls the Peaky Blinders one of the city's most feared and successful criminal organisations but his ambitions go beyond running the streets. Crime pays business pays better.

• Beautiful Mind, A | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £4.50   |  Saving you £15.49 (344.22%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Russell Crowe stars as the mathematical genius John Forbes Nash Jr, a man who made a great discovery early in his life before descending into a notorious life of depravity and self discovery.

• Lion King UHD | 4K UHD | (03/12/2018) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Roaring onto dazzling 4K Ultra HD™ for the first time celebrate the full glory of Disney's magnificent coming-of-age masterpiece, The Lion King! With humour and heart, breathtaking animation, and award-winning music, this much-beloved story transports you to the Pride Lands and inspires generations of fans. Extras: 5 Song Selections Nathan and Matthew: The Extended Lion King Conversation The Recording Sessions Inside The Story Room With Introduction by Co-Directors Roger Allers And Rob Minkoff Visualising A Villain Classic Bonus

• Rat Race | DVD | (04/11/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  In this madcap comedy six strangers in Las Vegas are given the chance to win millions of dollars, but there's a catch: they must race for it, and winner takes all!

• A Monster in Paris | DVD | (04/06/2012) from £6.19   |  Saving you £9.80 (158.32%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A wacky inventor, his camera crazy friend and a madcap monkey make a BIG mistake when let loose in the Professor's laboratory! With lotions and potions spilling everywhere, the trio accidentally create Francoeur, a musical talent of monstrous proportions.

• The Equalizer: Season 2 | DVD | (29/05/2023) from £24.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Alice in Wonderland | DVD | (07/05/2007) from £7.03   |  Saving you £-3.04 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Alice in Wonderland Lewis Carroll's masterpiece of fantasy radiates with a star-studded cast overflowing charm and dazzling effects! The adventure begins as Alice slips down a rabbit hole and tumbles into Wonderland - a dream land where the official language is Jabberwocky and the official sense is nonsense! Meet a zany cast of characters: the tricky Cheshire Cat (Whoopi Goldberg) the wild Mad Hatter (Martin Short) at his very strange tea party play silly word games with Major Catapillar (Ben Kingsley) or stop to chat with the talking flowers. Until Alice finds herself in the croquet court with the Queen of Hearts (Miranda Rcihardson) - where the knave stands accused of stealing tarts. When Alice is called as a witness in the comical trial that follows she confuses the King and Queen who banish her to the real world where she returns as an inspired changed young woman. Alice in Wonderland's vivid landscapes and unforgettable characters will delight and mesmerize everyone who sees it.

• WWE: WCW's Greatest PPV Matches - Volume 1 | DVD | (05/05/2014) from £13.25   |  Saving you £16.74 (126.34%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Starrcade! Halloween Havoc! The Great American Bash! Road Wild! For the first time ever collect all the greatest pay-per-view matches and moments from the rich history of World Championship Wrestling. For over a decade the NWA and WCW shined on prime time producing nearly 100 wildly successful pay-per-view events. Now five-time WCW Champions Booker T takes you back to 'The Place Where the Big Boys Play.' In WCW's Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Vol.1 celebrate icons such as Hollywood Hulk Hogan Ric Flair Sting the n.W.o. Randy 'Macho Man' Savage Goldberg and more in over 20 epic confrontations including: World Heavyweight Championship Match: Ric Flair Vs. Sting United States Championship Match: 'Stunning' Steve Austin Vs. Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat Hulk Hogan Vs. Ric Flair Bret 'Hit Man' Hart Vs. Randy 'Macho Man' Savage World Heavyweight Championship Match: Goldberg Vs. Diamond Dallas Page

• The Rugrats Movie | DVD | (17/04/2000) from £6.97   |  Saving you £6.02 (86.37%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The first theatrical film from the popular television series became the surprise hit of the 1998 holiday box-office crunch, trouncing the highly competitive kids market. The key ingredient to the Rugrats' success is the writing. Venturing into their first theatrical movie, the pals--including the intrepid nappie-wearing Tommy Pickles, the nervous Chuckie, the twins Lil and Phil, and the wonderfully prissy Angelica--garble English into funny prose ("I want those fugitives back in custard-y!") and use movie references in their fantasy life. The opening here is a dead-on spoof of Raiders of the Lost Ark. The big news for the movie is that Tommy gets a new baby brother, named Dylan (or Dil for short). The rest of the film has no real plot but is a series of adventures, as the clan gets lost in the forest riding an inventive Reptar wagon that is the 1990s equivalent of the car in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Parents search for the kids, the kids learn new lessons and everyone goes home happy. The Rugrats Movie is not as wildly appealing as A Bug's Life but is far goofier and wackier with its animation. There's also a tremendous sense of joy that is often missing from cartoons these days and the songs used in the film--from such diverse musicians as Busta Rhymes, Iggy Pop, Lisa Loeb, Lou Rawls, Beck and Devo--add to the fun. It's an acquired taste, but the creators' first efforts to take the 10-minute TV sketches into an 80-minute feature pay off. --Doug Thomas

• WWE - The Very Best Of WCW Nitro | DVD | (08/08/2011) from £40.48   |  Saving you £-10.49 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £29.99

  When WCW debuted Monday Nitro live in 1995 the opening shots of the infamous Monday Night War were officially launched. Fans tuned in each week to see the traditional style of NWA legends like Nature Boy Ric Flair and Arn Anderson shocking WWE defections high flying excitement from New Releases Cruiserweights like Rey Mysterio and Chris Jericho and controversial moments from the revolutionary New World Order. WCW Monday Nitro and its impressive roster of stars including Sting Goldberg and Hollywood Hulk Hogan would dominate the war for ratings for 84 continuous weeks. Now for the first time ever fans can relive the greatest show on The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro. This 3 DVD 8 hour set is hosted by former WCW World Heavyweight Champion Diamond Dallas Page and has more than two dozen of Nitro's greatest matches and countless controversial shocking and humorous moments.