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• Planes, Trains And Automobiles | DVD | (08/10/2001) from £7.05   |  Saving you £8.94 (126.81%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Given the presence of both Steve Martin and John Candy, one would expect this John Hughes comedy to be much, much funnier than it is. Certainly it's not for lack of effort on the part of its stars. Martin is an uptight businessman trying to get home from New York for the holidays. But one thing after another gets in his way--most of it having to do with Candy, a boorish but well-meaning boob who takes a liking to him. Together they travel all over the map; no matter how hard Martin tries to shake him, he can't. But Hughes's writing is never as sharp as it should be and this film winds up being only intermittently humorous. --Marshall Fine

• Joseph - King Of Dreams | DVD | (01/09/2014) from £9.29   |  Saving you £8.70 (93.65%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Joseph King of Dreams is a direct-to-video sequel advertised as "from the makers of The Prince of Egypt", a labelling that might inspire trepidation in the viewer. Happily, the makers of Joseph leave Moses alone and tell the tale of another Bible star, Joseph, known for his coat of many colours and a fantastic destiny. Joseph (voiced by Ben Affleck), his father's favourite son, is sold into slavery by his jealous half-brothers. After years of struggle, Joseph rises to be the Pharaoh's trusted adviser when his gift for interpreting dreams pays dividends. The 78-minute feature is rich in colour and features several strong songs ("Better Than I" is the standout) written by newcomer John Bucchino. The film's religious elements are secondary, yet its heart is in the right spot--a most agreeable stance for a wider audience. Prince was designed as an "event" movie and suffered in the hype and marketing. With lower aims, Joseph is a more satisfying film and even invites the unexpected: we're ready for the next "sequel". --Doug Thomas, Amazon.com

• V - The Mini Series | DVD | (08/04/2002) from £13.90   |  Saving you £7.09 (51.01%)   |  RRP £20.99

  Nowadays, the word "event" is thrown around all too often when describing television programmes, but back in 1983 the debut of V: The Mini Series was a television event in the truest sense. The appearance of gigantic flying saucers over the world's largest cities heralds the arrival of aliens from a distant galaxy who look human and act benevolently. Of course, things aren't exactly what they seem, and when some suspicious humans start to question the visitors' intentions they uncover a vast alien conspiracy, along with some unusual culinary habits. Soon, the visitors have enslaved the Earth under their fascist rule, and small groups of human rebels are forced underground to fight for the freedom of their entire species. But with the future of the planet still in question the epic story comes to an abrupt end, forcing the viewer to wait for the resolution in V: The Final Battle and the on-going series. That's not to say that the original V isn't worth the price of admission: in over three hours, it manages to capture the spirit of the great classic science fiction of the 1950s and 60s. The feeling of paranoia and insecurity that runs throughout the whole thing makes it feel, at times, like an expanded episode of The Twilight Zone, only shinier (hey, it was the 1980s). The special effects were impressive for their day, inspiring similarly themed films in the 90s (the gigantic flying saucers were seen again in Independence Day, and the storage area of the mothership turns up in The X Files Movie and The Matrix). What does irritate, however, is the utter lack of subtlety in the allegorical storyline. In fact, it could only have been made more obvious by demanding that the entire cast wear "This is how it was in 1930s' Germany" t-shirts. But if V occasionally doesn't live up to its own high standards, it's still a remarkably high-quality slice of epic television drama. On the DVD: The picture is an impressive widescreen 1.85:1 ratio and the soundtrack is adequate Dolby stereo. The DVD boasts a feature-length commentary by writer and director Kenneth Johnson, as well as a 25-minute "Behind the Scenes" documentary. --Robert Burrow

• The China Syndrome | DVD | (09/10/2003) from £13.42   |  Saving you £-7.43 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  In 1979 The China Syndrome was the movie everyone was talking about thanks to the enormous publicity generated by the real-life Three Mile Island accident that not only mirrored the events depicted in the film but occurred just twelve days after the movie's release. Nominated for four Academy Awards - Best Actor (Lemmon) Best Actress (Fonda) Best Original Screenplay Best Art Direction The CHina Syndrome remains ""as explosive as the metaphor of its title"" (Los Angeles Herald Exa

• Summer Rental | DVD | (16/02/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  An overworked air traffic controller takes a well-earned seaside holiday. He soon discovers that with his wife three kids a dog and the inflated ego of a devious tycoon to cope with relaxation is the last thing he's likely to get!

• Star Trek Next Generation Series 6 | DVD | (22/05/2006) from £14.95   |  Saving you £20.04 (134.05%)   |  RRP £34.99

  ""Space... The final frontier... These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission: To explore strange new worlds... To seek out new life; new civilisations... To boldly go where no one has gone before!"" - Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) The complete sixth season of Star Trek: The Next Generation one of the finest sci-fi shows of all-time. Episodes Comprise: 1. Time's Arrow (Part 2) 2. Realm Of Fear 3. Man of the People 4. Relics 5.

• Gleaming the Cube | DVD | (15/01/2007) from £5.79   |  Saving you £-0.80 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Christian Slater plays his typical teen rebel with a cause in this spectacular skateboarding drama. Brian Kelly (Slater) is a skateboarder alienated from his family in particular his adopted Vietnamese brother Vinh (Chudabala) a brilliant student. When Vinh is found dead the verdict is apparently suicide but Brian refuses to accept that his brothers could kill himself. With the help of cynical detective Al (Bauer) and his beautiful friend Tina (Luong) Brian and his skateboard set

• V - The Final Battle | DVD | (30/09/2002) from £21.47   |  Saving you £-0.48 (N/A%)   |  RRP £20.99

  Who will claim the V for victory? Is there life out there? Finally we know. Because they are here. Alien spacecraft with humanlike passengers have come to Earth. They say they come in peace for food and water. The water they find in our reservoirs. The food they find walking about everywhere on two legs. That saga that began with V now culminates in a struggle to save the world in V: The Final Battle. Sci-fi film stalwarts Marc Singer Robert Englund and Michael Ironside head a

• Trancers | DVD | (01/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  Jack Deth (Tim Thomerson) is a trooper in Angel city circa 2247 mopping up the last of the disciples of the Martin Whistler. Whistler uses his psychic power to 'trance' those with weak minds and force them to obey his every desire. Whistler has been thought to be dead by now but he's alive and well in the 20th century. Whistler plans control the city. That's where Jack deth fits in. Jack is sent back in time by inhabiting the body of his ancestor. The only problem is that Whistler's ancestor is a police detective and he's already begun trancing people. With the help of Lena (Helen Hunt) a strong-minded punk rock girl. He must find and protect Hap Ashby a former baseball pitcher now living on skid row and face Whistler in a final confrontation.

• T.J.Hooker - Series 1 And 2 | DVD | (26/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  The classic 80's cop show available on DVD for the first time! William Shatner stars as Sgt. T.J. Hooker a veteran cop who rejected a detective's badge to return to the streets and train young recruits in ""T. J. Hooker "" an hour-long contemporary police drama series produced by Spelling/Goldberg Productions in association with Columbia Pictures Television. Also starring in the series are Adrian Zmed as Vince Romano; a young Vietnam veteran who finds a new home on the force as Hook

• Narrow Boat/Narrow Boat Afloat | DVD | (20/05/2013) from £19.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (25.01%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Join Alan Herd for a trip along Britain's canals. Narrow BoatJoin master craftsman Alan Herd as he journeys around the canals and waterways of Britain in search of surviving examples of boat building craft and restores an old 70-foot working boat into a state-of-the-art floating holiday home. The series celebrates the enchanting industrial past of Britain's canals and also looks to the future as Alan fulfils a lifelong ambition by painstakingly converting an 80 year old traditional working boat into a truly 21st century luxury vessel. Narrow Boat follows Alan through the transformation process and then on to the IWA National Boat Show in a bid to win first prize for his efforts. Narrow Boat AfloatAlan Herd returns in Narrow Boat Afloat travelling the Grand Union Canal from the Gas Street Basin Birmingham down to Bulls Bridge then London visiting places of historical and industrial significance. The Discovery cameras follow Alan's narrow boat Dover through glorious English countryside as she travels 126 miles and traverses 178 locks. Along the way Alan gets involved in the many restoration projects that are preserving the UK's industrial heritage.

• Planes, Trains and Automobiles | Blu Ray | (23/11/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• F.I.S.T. | DVD | (23/06/2003) from £15.55   |  Saving you £-2.56 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  When a professional couple who have lived & worked together for many years finally decide to marry, their sudden betrothal causes many unexpectedly funny and awkward difficulties.

• Gleaming the Cube | DVD | (31/01/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

• Narrowboat | DVD | (14/05/2012) from £17.24   |  Saving you £2.75 (15.95%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Join Master craftsman Alan Herd as he journeys around the canals and waterways of Britain in search of surviving examples of boat building craft and restores and old 70 foot working boat into a state of the art floating holiday home. Narrowboat celebrates the enchanting industrial past of Britain's canals and also looks to the future as Alan fulfils a life-long ambition by painstakingly converting an 80 year old traditional working boat into a truly 21st Century luxury vessel. By design, the boat Alan is converting will maintain its authentic 1930's look. Step below decks however, and the boat will offer the ultimate in cruising luxury, with hardwood used throughout, a state of the art audio visual system, leather upholstery, stunning bathroom and luxurious bedroom. Narrowboat follows Alan through the transformation process and then on to IWA National boat show in a bid to win first prize for his efforts...

• The Water Boatman | DVD | (24/09/2012) from £14.95   |  Saving you £5.04 (33.71%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In this new series, canal enthusiast Alan Herd travels a popular inland waterways route - The Stourport Ring in central England. It will take him through the cities of Birmingham, Worcester and Wolverhampton and on six waterways, including a stretch of the River Severn. Along the way, Alan will be catching lifts on a variety of boats and visiting boat yards and industrial heritage sites.

• The Onion Field | DVD | (08/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  One night in l963, two plainclothes LAPD officers were abducted by armed, small-time criminals after a routine traffic stop, then driven to a remote area where one was brutally executed. The other officer managed to escape and the perpetrators were captured and brought to trial. Despite overwhelming evidence, the slayers managed to drag the justice process on for years through appeals and delaying tactics, one of them making use of the prison law library to become a "jailhouse lawyer". Taken from the Joseph Wambaugh book, The Onion Field is a true story about a case that changed LAPD policies forever. More than a simple police procedural, though, the film is a character study that follows the aftermath of the murder for all involved. John Savage, as the surviving officer, is called on over and over to re-enact the event in court, chided by his superiors and eventually fired from the force, with redemption a long way off. He does a great job in a harrowing role as frustration, guilt and depression cause his life and career to disintegrate over time. There are impressive early performances by Ted Danson and James Woods (setting the tone for countless raw-nerve, psycho-lowlife roles that Woods would take on in the future). The compelling script, written by ex-cop Wambaugh (with no studio interference), is a reminder of why he's one of novelist James Ellroy's favourite writers. It's a story of tragedy and hope, dignity and pain, with a potent emotional payoff. --Jerry Renshaw

• T.J.Hooker - Season One: Pilot + Episode 2 - 4 | DVD | (26/03/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  William Shatner stars as Sgt. T.J. Hooker a veteran cop who rejected a detective's badge to return to the streets and train young recruits in T. J. Hooker an hour-long contemporary police drama series produced by Spelling/Goldberg Productions in association with Columbia Pictures Television. Also starring in the series are Adrian Zmed as Vince Romano; a young Vietnam veteran who finds a new home on the force as Hooker's partner; and Richard Herd as Captain Dennis Sheridan a politically-minded officer with an eye to the chief's job. Appearing in the series in a recurring role is Lee Bryant as Hooker's ex-wife Fran who still holds a great deal of affection for her ex-husband. Hooker teaches the recruits at the Police Academy while working out of the nearby precinct. A tough-minded sergeant he returned to street duty by his own choice after his involvement in the fatal shooting of his partner. In the academy classrooms and on the fields Hooker exposes the young recruits to the realities of police work and the pressures it brings on them and their families. On the streets Hooker believes in strong law enforcement and he is often in conflict with Captain Sheridan who likes to present the police department with a lighter image. The Sergeant and his partner Romano are exposed to danger every day while battling all kinds of crime. Episodes Comprise: 1. The Protectors [ 90 min ] 2. The Streets 3. God Bless the Child 4. Hooker's War

• The China Syndrome (1981) (Widescreen) | DVD | (18/10/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  James Bridges (Urban Cowboy, Bright Lights, Big City) directed this 1979 film that became a worldwide sensation when, just weeks after its release, the Three Mile Island nuclear accident occurred. Jane Fonda (Klute, Julia) plays a television news reporter who is not taken very seriously until a routine story at the local nuclear power plant leads her to what may be a cover-up of epic proportions. She and her cameraman, played by Michael Douglas (Wall Street, American President), hook up with a whistleblower at the plant, played by Jack Lemmon (Save the Tiger, Missing). Together they try to uncover the dangers lurking beneath the nuclear reactor and avoid being silenced by the business interests behind the plant. Though topical, The China Syndrome (produced by Douglas) works on its own as a socially conscious thriller that entertains even as it spurs its audience to think. --Robert Lane

• Inalienable | DVD | (16/11/2009) from £2.89   |  Saving you £7.10 (245.68%)   |  RRP £9.99

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