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• Farscape 2.3 | DVD | (02/07/2001) from £17.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (-63.60%)   |  RRP £10.99

  The second season of Farscape expands upon and develops the characters introduced in the ambitious first season. John Crichton's new nemesis is the deadly Scorpius, replacing Crais who has taken the living ship Moya's offspring on a voyage into the unknown. Moya's regular crew--Aeryn, Zhaan, Chiana, D'Argo and Rygel--remain as divided and suspicious of each other as ever, yet somehow manage to pull together at times of crisis. After revelations about Pilot's introduction to Moya in "The Way We Weren't", the writers continue to exploit the show's gift for surprising as well as emotionally convincing character development. The CGI effects, prosthetics and state-of-the-art puppetry, courtesy of Jim Henson's Creature Shop, continue to make Farscape the most original looking sci-fi show on TV. The witty scripts, peppered with post-modern pop culture references and movie in-jokes, are also a breath of fresh air. The result is episodic TV sci-fi that continually pushes at the accepted boundaries of the genre. --Mark Walker

• Princess Mononoke (DVD and Book) | 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

• Sword Of Honor | DVD | (12/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  One cop stands alone against a legend....

• Classic Rhythm And Blues - Vol. 2 | DVD | (23/01/2006) from £5.30   |  Saving you £20.68 (895.24%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Ben Sidran presents the classic rhythm and blues performances of the 1980s with his personal insights into each song the artist and the performances. Disc 1 - Tracklist: 1. Baby Doo Caston - Low Down Dog 2. John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom 3. John Mayall - Rolling with the Blues 4. Nick Graventies - Down in the Bottom 5. Bonnie Koloc - Blue Skies 6. Chick Corea - Malaguena 7. David Bromberg - Mr Blue 8. Long John Baldry - Respect Disc 2 - Tracklist: 1. Willie Murphy -

• The Lost World | DVD | (21/04/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  In this adaptation of Conan Doyle's 'The Lost World' Professor Challenger (John Rhys-Davies) endeavours to prove the existence of an ancient prehistoric world hidden away in the unexplored jungles of Africa - a place where dinosaurs still roam. Undaunted by the ridicule of the British scientific community Challenger sets off on a perilous expedition to find the mythical Lost World. Accompanying him is arch rival Professor Summerlee (David Warner) rich and beautiful photographer

• The Hollywood Horror Box Set | DVD | (30/01/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Five great horror films in one amazing value box set! House On Sorority Row Seven graduating sorority sisters decide to throw a graduation party at their sorority house despite the objections of the resident house mother. Following an embarrassing altercation between the house mother and one of the girls a foolish prank is played that results in the old woman's death. Unable to cope with the accidental death the girls decide to temporarily hide the body and not inform the police until after the party. On the night of the party each girl is individually stalked and murdered in a grizzly fashion by an unknown assailant. There is only one girl left alive to tell the tale... and the one person who can reveal the truth may be the one who wants her dead. With Friends Like These On a crowded bus three people sit patiently waiting for their stops unaware that they are about to have extraordinary experiences... Beyond The Door 2 Several years after her first husband's death Dora (Daria Nicolodi) returns to her country home with her son (David Colin Jr) and her second husband (John Steiner). However she finds that the house is occupied by a mysterious evil presence that begins to torment her with terrifying nightmares and strange occurrences. Even her young son Mark is grasped by the evil and undergoes hideous transformation as though possessed by a supernatural force. As Dora is driven closer to the edge of madness the truth behind her first husband's death is revealed. The terror grows as the game of supernatural revenge is played to its chilling conclusion. The final theatrical film from Italian horror maestro Mario Bava. Grim Reaper A group of young tourists take an unexpected side trip to a mysterious Greek Island. When they arrive they find the island's village deserted except for a strange woman who wanders the streets and disappears as quickly as she is seen. Attempting to return to their ship they find it has drifted away from the shore. Waiting for the tide to come in again the group must spend the night on the island. In the house they decide to use they find a young blind girl swinging a knife in panic. She tells them of a madman who stalks the island and smells of death and blood... Mutant Cult horror from director John 'Bud' Cardos. Run off the road while on their vacation brothers Josh and Mike (Wings Hauser and Lee Montgomery) discover a hideously maimed human corpse. When they take Sheriff Will Stewart (Sam Peckinpah regular Bo Hopkins) to the body all that remains are a few drops of an amber toxin that kills by devouring red blood cells. A nearby chemical plant has been illegally dumping toxic waste outside of town. When Mike is attacked and taken from his bed Josh and local girl Holly Pierce (Jody Medford) search for him. Instead they find more bodies. Not all the victims are dead. Contaminated and needing human blood to live crazed mutants attack Josh and Holly.

• Ratatouille Combi Pack (Blu-ray + DVD) | Blu Ray | (02/11/2009) from £18.05   |  Saving you £5.94 (32.91%)   |  RRP £23.99

  One key point: if you can get over the natural gag reflex of seeing hundreds of rodents swarming over a restaurant kitchen, you will be free to enjoy the glory of Ratatouille, a delectable Pixar hit. Our hero is Remy, a French rat (voiced by Patton Oswalt) with a cultivated palate, who rises from his humble beginnings to become head chef at a Paris restaurant. How this happens is the stuff of Pixar magic, that ineffable blend of headlong comedy, seamless technology, and wonder (in the latter department, this movie's views of nighttime Paris are on a par with French cinema at its most lyrical). Director Brad Bird (The Incredibles) doesn't quite keep all his spinning plates in the air, but the gags are great and the animation amazingly expressive--Remy's shrugs and nods are nimbler than many flesh-and-blood actors can manage. Refreshingly, the movie's characters aren't celebrity-reliant, with the most recognisable voice coming from Peter O'Toole's snide food critic. (This fellow provides the film's sole sour note--an oddly pointed slap at critics, those craven souls who have done nothing but rave about Pixar's movies over the years.) Brad Bird's style is more quick-hit and less resonant than the approach of Pixar honcho John Lasseter, but it's hard to complain about a movie that cooks up such bountiful pleasure. --Robert Horton

• Black Dawn/Into The Sun/Submerged | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Black Dawn: Stephen Seagal returns as Jonathan Cold a former CIA agent who goes undercover in a dangerous group of terrorists planning to bomb Los Angeles for revenge. When they kidnap Cold's protge Amanda (Tamara Davies) however his cover threatens to be blown and it's a race against time before the city is likewise blown to bits. (Dir. Alexander Gruszynski 2005) Into The Sun: Only one man has the skills to stop the Yakuza... When a government official is killed American operative Travis Hunter (Seagal) with experience in the Yakuza culture is brought into investigate... (Dir. Fritz Kiersch 2004) Submerged: He found the enemy...but on the wrong side! Chris Kody (Steven Seagal) the world's best mercenary is freed from prison... but there is a catch. Kody must use his lethal weapons and fighting skills to stop a group of terrorists who have taken over a nuclear submarine... (Dir. Anthony Hickox 2005)

• Return to the Lost World | DVD | (02/02/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  Return To the Lost World' the sequel to 'The Lost World' picks up where the first film left off. The idyllic beauty of the Lost World its people and the wondrous dinosaurs inhabiting it are in danger of extinction due to the actions of Dr. Haymans an immoral and greedy industrialist in search of oil. In an effort to save the land the native tribes summon the help of their explorer friends Professors Challenger (John Rhys-Davies) and Summerlee (David Warner) Ed Malone Jenny Nielson Malu and Jim all of whom had vowed to return to the Lost World should they ever be needed. On arrival they learn the relentless ravaging of the land has thrown the fragile ecosystem out of balance and awakened a dormant volcano. Again the intrepid team of explorers is hindered in its attempts to save the Lost World this time by a variety of perils including a school of prehistoric piranhas a river of molten lava Haymans' ruthless thugs and a very hungry T-Rex!

• Kiss Me If You Dare | DVD | (21/04/2003) from £9.29   |  Saving you £-5.30 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Obsession can turn a woman wild....While on a trip into the jungles of South America, the gorgeous Teresa Burns is bitten by a strange creature.Upon returning home Teresa starts to change, at first she experiences heightened sexual arousal then she becomes consumed with an uncontrollable passion. The mysterious bite has inflicted her with the lust of a wild woman and the killer kiss of a demon.Teresa's boyfriend Paul is detained as the prime suspect of several mysterious murders. He informs the police about his girlfriend's strange behavior since their return and that it is she who is responsible for the murders.As Teresa's passion grows stronger, so does her bloodlust. Soon the sexual demons within her take over, pushing her to the very edge of sanity.

• Shock Waves | DVD | (23/07/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  In 1945 during the final death throes of the Third Reich a crack division of SS Shock Troops went down aboard their ship. They had supposedly drowned beneath several fathoms of ocean. Yet there was one thing about them the world didn't know: they couldn't die as they had never been alive in the first place. Genetically engineered and adaptable to battle conditions anywhere (even under water) these were the Gestapo outfits known as the Death Corps pathological murderers and criminals with an innate desire for violence...

• Impure Thoughts | DVD | (23/07/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Four old school friends Danny William Kevin and Steve find themselves meeting in the afterlife waiting room a state of limbo between heaven and hell - Purgatory. The four friends' topic of conversation turns to their strict catholic upbringing and the possible wrongs that each has done through there lives that have earned them a seat in Death's anteroom now will their actions as children forge their future and determine the final resting place of their eternal souls. A thought p

• Monteverdi: L'Orfeo | DVD | (02/09/2013) from £12.55   |  Saving you £2.44 (19.44%)   |  RRP £14.99

  John Mark Ainsley leads the cast in Pierre Audi's production of Monteverdi's opera, recorded live at De Nederlandse Opera in 1997. Other cast members include Brigitte Balleys, Michael Chance, David Cordier and Mario Luperi. The conductor is Stephen Stubbs

• The Trip to Bountiful | DVD | (07/02/2005) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Set in Houston Texas during the 1940's Carrie Watts lives with her hen-pecked son and his controlling wife. Entering the last years of her life she wishes that she could revisit the town of Bountiful the place where she grew up as a child. However her son and his wife are very reluctant to let her go for her health and financial reasons. Carrie decides that an escape attempt is due... Catching a bus to Bountiful she meets and strikes up a conversation with a young woman (Rebecca De Mornay) to whom she recounts the story of her life... Based on Horton Foote's Oscar-nominated screenplay this film features an Oscar-winning performance from Geraldine Page and is available for the first time on DVD!

• Mob War | DVD | (28/06/2004) from £7.54   |  Saving you £0.44 (9.67%)   |  RRP £4.99

  The boss of New York's underworld and the media mastermind who made his clients rich agree to work together.

• Reign In Darkness | DVD | (16/06/2003) from £12.15   |  Saving you £3.84 (31.60%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Molecular biologist Michael Dorn (Kel Dolen) is accidentally infected with a new virus he is developing and his life takes a dramatic turn for the worst. The virus which he believes is a cure for HIV harbours something far more sinister; turning it's victims into vampires. Now a threat to the very organisation for which he worked Michael is on the run a tortured soul living off the streets as he battles to come to terms with his violent new existence as a blood-lusting predato

• Sex And The City: The Complete Series | Blu Ray | (02/11/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Battlestar Galactica - Special Edition | DVD | (12/01/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £64.99

  Battlestar Galactica the definitive battle between the last surviving human colony and an evil robotic race - an epic journey of intergalactic survivors in search of a distant and unknown planet 'earth'. This seven-disc Complete Epic Series Box Set features all 24 x 45 min episodes of the original series.

• Atomic Train | DVD | (26/06/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A train headed for Denver carrying nuclear waste and toxic materials is en route for disaster when it becomes a runaway. Renegade investigator and train enthusiast John Seger jumps on board in a bid to save thousand of innocent lives...

• Cracker - Men Should Weep | DVD | (12/05/2003) from £7.98   |  Saving you £5.00 (100.20%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The investigation into a serial rapist drags Fitz into the murky and emotional world inhabited by both the perpetrators and victims of rape. With the noose tightening in response to details revealed on Fitz's radio programme Penhaligon is raped as she investigates the case. Unsurprisingly her relationship with Fitz undergoes major changes which are only made worse by the return of Fitz's wife Judith to the family home in unexpected circumstances. A knife-edge conclusion tests Fitz to the utmost as his world of domestic disorder is thrown into even deeper disarray.