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• The Sword In The Stone | DVD | (03/06/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  As far as Disney is concerned, The Sword in the Stone was a portent of things to come, with slapstick upstaging storytelling, and cultural in-jokes substituting for wonder. Based on TH White's beloved novel The Once and Future King, this Disney version chronicles King Arthur's boyish adventures. There's much to enjoy here as coach Merlin the magician shows the young Arthur, nicknamed Wart, the skills that will help him become the future ruler of the Britons. The transformation sequences, where the boy is turned into a fish, a bird and a squirrel are vintage Disney. The oft-repeated scene of Merlin battling it out with mean old Madame Mim still is worth a few chuckles, but it underlines the problem with most of the film--most of its scenes are only played for laughs. References by Merlin to television and other items of modern life also mar the generally innocuous landscape. Younger children will like it, while older kids will find it slower compared with recent Disney films. --Keith Simanton, Amazon.com

• The Burning Dual Format | Blu Ray | (19/12/2016) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  IT WILL TAKE YOU FURTHER THAN FEAR. Of all the many slice-and-dice films that emerged in the early ˜80s, few remain as gruesomely effective as The Burning the notorious video nasty now finally unleashed on Blu-ray! When an ill-advised prank misfires, summer camp caretaker Cropsy is committed to hospital with hideous burns. Released after five years, hospital officials warn him not to blame the young campers who caused his disfigurement. But no sooner is Cropsy back on the streets than he's headed back to camp with a rusty pair of shears in hand, determined to exact his bloody revenge. With standout gore effects courtesy of FX legend Tom Savini, The Burning proved too shocking for UK censors upon its original video release. Now, fully uncut and in High Definition, The Burning is ready to reclaim its place as the ultimate summer camp nightmare. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS ¢ High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations ¢ Original mono audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray) ¢ Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing ¢ Audio commentary with director Tony Maylam and critic Alan Jones ¢ Audio commentary with stars Shelley Bruce and Bonnie Deroski ¢ Brand new audio commentary with The Hysteria Continues ¢ Blood ˜n' Fire Memories a look at the creation of the film's make-up effects with FX artist Tom Savini ¢ Slash & Cut an interview with editor Jack Sholder ¢ Cropsy Speaks an interview with actor Lou David ¢ Summer Camp Nightmare an interview with actress Leah Ayres ¢ Synthly the Best a brand new interview with composer Rick Wakeman ¢ Behind-the-Scenes Footage ¢ Theatrical Trailer ¢ Image Galleries ¢ Reversible sleeve featuring original and new artwork by Justin Erickson

• Carry On Admiral | DVD | (10/04/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A case of mistaken identity means that Tom Baker (David Tomlinson) Parliamentary Private Secretary to the First Sea Lord is piped aboard HMS Sherwood as the new Captain. Calamity rules as the 'Captain' causes a right old carry-on.

• The Weak and the Wicked | DVD | (10/08/2015) from £7.99   |  Saving you £2.00 (25.03%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Glynis Johns Diana Dors and Sybil Thorndike star in this powerful sympathetic drama tracing the contrasting lives and often faltering progress of the inmates of a women's prison. Based on the best-selling semi-autobiographical novel by Joan Henry – a writer and former debutante who further drew upon her own prison experience for the novel and classic film Yield to the Night – The Weak and the Wicked is directed by Henry's future husband Oscar-nominated J. Lee-Thompson. The film is featured here in a brand-new transfer from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Jean Raymond an upper-class woman with a gambling addiction is given a twelve-month prison sentence resulting from her inability to pay her debts. At first she is overwhelmingly depressed by life in the women's prison; gradually however her misery is relieved by the many close friends she makes there. Features: Original theatrical trailers Image gallery Promotional material PDF  

• The Burning (Collector's Edition) | Blu Ray | (11/07/2023) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Newton Boys | DVD | (19/07/2004) from £7.39   |  Saving you £5.60 (75.78%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Newton Boys were the most successful bank robbers in the history of the United States. They never killed anyone, never snitched and only robbed banks (just bigger thieves, in their opinion), until their final deal, which was a botched train robbery for $3 million. Engagingly played by Matthew McConaughey, Ethan Hawke, Skeet Ulrich and Vincent D'Onofrio, the Boys don't have the kind of flaws of more brutal criminals that make for more volatile dramas. The film ambles along in a leisurely way to tell its story of the Newtons' bank-robbing career, with an ever-present air of reverent Americana. This may make some viewers impatient and cause a glow in others. It seems like a departure for director Richard Linklater (Slacker and Dazed and Confused)--a costumer to be sure but Linklater's deliberately amiable pace perfectly balances the Boys' personalities. You may wander into this movie and feel right at home. The golden-hued cinematography of Peter James (Driving Miss Daisy) adds a level of comfort that makes everything warm-like. The end credits intercut archival footage of two of the real-life Newton boys toward the end of their lives, one from a 1980 appearance with Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show. --Jim Gay

• A Touch of Cloth | DVD | (03/09/2012) from £4.95   |  Saving you £15.04 (303.84%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A special one-off comedy from Charlie Brooker, which spoofs the very best and worst of British crime dramas. An all-encompassing parody of every police procedural ever written. John Hannah plays DCI Jack Cloth - a maverick, heavy drinking loner who has thrown himself into his work following the mysterious death of his wife. The damaged, haunted Cloth is teamed with plucky no-nonsense sidekick DC Anne Oldman, played by Suranne Jones. Together the pair investigate a series of increasingly grisly murders and find themselves on the trail of a devious killer. As you do. If you're a detective. The case leads Cloth and Oldman from leafy forests to sinister lock-ups, from the luxury home of an arrogant TV chef to the cold dissection rooms of vampish forensic pathologist, packing in as many jokes as humanly possible along the way. Their boss repeatedly demands results, fast. No, faster than that. Faster! Slow down. Not that much. Hold it there. Yeah, precisely that fast...

• Alien Quadrilogy | DVD | (10/09/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Burning Dual-Format Blu-ray & DVD SteelBook | Blu Ray | (10/10/2016) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-1.99 (-8.00%)   |  RRP £24.99

  GATHER AROUND THE CAMPFIRE TO DIE! Of all the many slice-and-dice films that emerged in the early '80s, few remain as gruesomely effective as The Burning the notorious video nasty now finally unleashed on Blu-ray! When an ill-advised prank misfires, summer camp caretaker Cropsy is committed to hospital with severe burns. Released after five years, hospital officials warn him not to blame the young campers who caused his hideous disfigurement. But no sooner is Cropsy back on the streets than he's headed back to camp with a rusty pair of shears in hand, determined to exact his bloody revenge With standout gore effects courtesy of FX legend Tom Savini, The Burning proved too shocking for UK censors upon its original video release. Now, fully uncut and in High Definition, The Burning is ready to reclaim its place as the ultimate summer camp nightmare. LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS Limited Edition SteelBook packaging (4000 copies) High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations Original mono audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray) Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary with director Tony Maylam and critic Alan Jones Audio commentary with stars Shelley Bruce and Bonnie Deroski Brand new audio commentary with The Hysteria Continues Blood ˜n' Fire Memories a detailed look at the creation of the film's make-up effects with special effects artist Tom Savini Slash & Cut an interview with editor Jack Sholder Cropsy Speaks an interview with actor Lou David Summer Camp Nightmare an interview with actress Leah Ayres Brand new interview with composer Rick Wakeman Behind-the-Scenes Footage Theatrical Trailer Make-Up Effects Still Gallery Poster & Still Gallery

• WWF - Wrestlemania X-Seven | DVD | (06/08/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The Astrodome - April 1st 2001: A record-breaking crowd of 67 925 was on hand for a historic night which included T.L.C. 2 a father/son war and a championship match with an ending you won't believe!

• The Burning | DVD | (04/11/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The scenario of this notorious splatter movie may be familiar- a group of teenage-counsellors at a lakeside summer camp face the vengeance of a twisted psychotic - but the nail-biting tension and graphic gore sequences of this bloody shocker will certainly not be. Described as 'a searing pulse-pounding bolt of energy sure to shock even the most hardened gore-addict' The Burning not only boasts the directorial talents of Tony Maylam - Director of The Recent SF/ Horror smash hit 'Spilt Second' - but also special effects by the genius of gore Tom Savini music by Rick Wakeman and a special appearance by 'Raising Arizona' star Holly Hunter. Long considered one of the goriest of horror films. The Burning the subject of numerous prosecutions has been unavailable since 1983. It is seemed to be an extremely frightening and nerve jolting movie.

• Blind Terror | DVD | (05/07/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  After marrying a handsome man she barely knows a woman experiences threatening calls and violent attacks from a mysterious woman who claims to be her new husband's former lover.

• The Sword In The Stone | DVD | (03/06/2002) from £20.13   |  Saving you £-0.14 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  As far as Disney is concerned, The Sword in the Stone was a portent of things to come, with slapstick upstaging storytelling, and cultural in-jokes substituting for wonder. Based on TH White's beloved novel The Once and Future King, this Disney version chronicles King Arthur's boyish adventures. There's much to enjoy here as coach Merlin the magician shows the young Arthur, nicknamed Wart, the skills that will help him become the future ruler of the Britons. The transformation sequences, where the boy is turned into a fish, a bird and a squirrel are vintage Disney. The oft-repeated scene of Merlin battling it out with mean old Madame Mim still is worth a few chuckles, but it underlines the problem with most of the film--most of its scenes are only played for laughs. References by Merlin to television and other items of modern life also mar the generally innocuous landscape. Younger children will like it, while older kids will find it slower compared with recent Disney films. --Keith Simanton, Amazon.com

• The Burning | DVD | (13/10/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

• The Burning | DVD | (28/07/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A group of summer camp pranksters get the scare of their lives when they target the camp's creepy caretaker... and he takes bloody revenge! After a cruel joke goes awry severely burning him and subjecting him to five years of intensive unsuccessful skin graft treatments Cropsy (Lou David) is back at camp... and ready to wreak havoc on those who scarred him! With his hedge clippers in hand he terrorizes the camp and systematically mutilates each victim. Can a few courageous campers save themselves and destroy this demented madman before he kills them all?

• The Scharnhorst - Part 1 | DVD | (28/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The mid-thirties saw the beginning of the so-called 'Speed Battleships' which emerged as the 'Gneisnau' and the 'Scharnhorst'. We follow the period of construction sea trials and early active service up to the dash in broad daylight along the English Channel in February 1942.

• Hans-Joachim Marseille | DVD | (01/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Hans Joachim Marseille was one of the most successful fighter pilots of all time. Despite being shot down a number of times in his early career he made his name in the Germans' African campaigns where he was dubbed the 'Star Of Africa'. A documentary utilising original newsreels narrated by Brian Matthews.

• Ian Matthews - I Can't Fade Away | DVD | (27/03/2006) from £22.65   |  Saving you £-9.66 (-74.40%)   |  RRP £12.99

  During his stylistically diverse career Ian Matthews has seen commercial success come and go while always bouncing back in one way or another. Matthew first gained fame as a member of folk legends Fairport Convention where he shared lead vocal duties with Sandy Denny. He remained with Fairport for two albums including What We Did on Our Holidays (considered by many to be the band's best work). He eventually formed a band of (Matthews Southern Comfort) and scored a number one U.K.

• The Bogus Witch Project | DVD | (07/06/2004) from £6.55   |  Saving you £2.43 (68.26%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A spoof on 'The Blair Witch Project': suddenly everyone's getting lost in the woods shopping malls and public parks searching for that Witch!

• U Boats At Sea | DVD | (01/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A fascinating documentary focusing on German submarines in action during World War II. Following the treaty of Versailles in 1919 Germany was obliged to surrender it high sea fleet and was strictly forbidden to construct warplanes and submarines.