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• The Big Blue | DVD | (30/06/2003) from £7.28   |  Saving you £5.70 (132.87%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A hit in Europe but a flop in the US--where it was trimmed, rescored, and given a new ending--Luc Besson's The Big Blue has endured as a minor cult classic for its gorgeous photography (both on land and underwater) and dreamy ambiance. Jean-Marc Barr is a sweet and sensitive but passive presence as Jacques, a diver with a unique connection to the sea. He has the astounding ability to slow his heartbeat and his circulation on deep dives, "a phenomenon that's only been observed in whales and dolphins until now," remarks one scientist. Kooky New York insurance adjuster Joanna (Rosanna Arquette at her most delightfully flustered and endearingly sexy best) melts after falling into his innocent baby blues, and she follows him to Italy, where he's continuing a lifelong competition with boyhood rival Enzo (Jean Reno in a performance both comic and touching). Besson's first English-language production looks more European than Hollywood, and it suffers from a tin ear for the language. At times it feels more like an IMAX undersea documentary than a drama about free divers, but the lush and lovely images create a fairy tale dimension to Jacques's story, a veritable Little Merman. More dolphin than man, he's so torn between earthly love and aquatic paradise that even his dreams call him to the sea (in a sequence more eloquent than any speech). Besson has expanded the film by 50 minutes for his director's cut, which adds little story but slows the contemplative pace until it practically floats in time, and has restored Eric Serra's synthesizer-heavy score, a slice of 1980s pop that at times borders on disco kitsch. Most importantly, he has restored his original ending, which echoes the fairy tale he tells Joanna earlier in the film and leaves the story floating in the inky blackness of ambiguity. --Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com

• Bulworth | DVD | (30/06/2003) from £8.22   |  Saving you £-2.23 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Jay Bulworth is your typical senator going through a nervous breakdown. The empty speeches, lies, money and pressure have led him to plan his own assassination on a weekend trip home to California just before the election. However, a cord snaps in him and like Jim Carrey's rambling lawyer in Liar, Liar, Bulworth can only tell the truth. This new freedom turns Bulworth on and he spews the ugly truth about politics: he tells mass media they are as corrupt as insurance companies; lambastes a black church for not having leaders; and riles the Jewish power elite of Hollywood. He enters South Central running away from advisors (including a bemused Oliver Platt) and mixing it up with a potential new girlfriend (Halle Berry) and a local boss (Don Cheadle). He offends across the board, even developing an inherent knack to rap his speeches. And the public loves it. The weekend becomes a clarifying point for Bulworth: he finds a reason to live.Beatty's rude and relevant comedy is a one-joke movie but the joke is pretty good. It's a courageous film that is always sharp even though it loses narrative focus. Beatty's hilarious raps are so inspired they deserve repeated viewings. As usual, Beatty surrounds himself with a great crew, Ennio Morricone's music and Vittorio Storaro's cinematography being especially noteworthy. Beatty and Storaro even have the audacity to imitate two very famous photographs in the film's final seconds. The script by Beatty and Jeremy Pikser won the LA Film Critics award and was nominated for an Oscar. --Doug Thomas

• In The Deep Woods | DVD | (26/11/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Joanna mourns for her friend the victim of a serial killer who specialises in preying on successful young women. Shortly after Joanna is addressed by a man who claims he's a private eye but his questions worry her and she begins to suspect all around her...

• Nightmare At Noon | DVD | (04/03/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  A vial containing a mind altering drug is dumped into a lake by a group of armed men led by a mysterious pale-eyes albio (Brion James). Two days later the inhabitants of the local town Canyonlands start to go beserk. A married couple (Wings Hauser and Kimberly Beck) travelling through the town and Sheriff Roy Hank (George Kennedy) are among those caught up in the mayhem...

• Massacre At Central High | DVD | (27/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A young students promising athletics career is cut short. School bullies smash his leg leaving him semi-crippled. Brooding and twisted he strikes back using spectacular and brutal methods he wreaks powerful revenge on each of his assailants. There is almost no limit to the ingenuity of his murderous imagination.

• Massacre at Central High (Beyond Terror) | DVD | (12/04/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A young students promising athletics career is cut short. School bullies smash his leg leaving him semi-crippled. Brooding and twisted he strikes back using spectacular and brutal methods he wreaks powerful revenge on each of his assailants. There is almost no limit to the ingenuity of his murderous imagination.

• The Hollywood Action Box Set 2 | DVD | (30/01/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Five great action films in one amazing value box set! Hired To Kill Frank Ryan (international star Brian Thompson) is a soldier of fortune. Hired by a powerful organisation to infiltrate a volatile Middle East country his job will be to locate jailed rebel leader Petros Rallis (screen legend Jos'' Ferrer) then free him - or kill him. Either result will ignite a revolution and destroy the present regime. Ryan's unscrupulous boss Willard Thomas (screen legend and Naked Gun straight man George Kennedy) recruits six beautiful but deadly women who will enter Cypra disguised as fashion models on tour. Though Ryan is in charge of the operation he doesn't like the set up one bit. Explosive action follows in this dynamic thriller that delivers the goods with sexy results... Frank And Jesse With the Civil War over Frank and Jesse James (Bill Paxton and Rob Lowe) retreat to the family farm where they witness the murder of their younger brother while Yankee soldiers turn their backs. The James boys feel they have no choice but to seek their own justice. They join the younger brothers to form a gang of rebels that wage a bloody war against its corrupt enemies in robbing their banks stagecoaches and train. In retaliation their adversaries hire famed detective Allan Pinkerton (William Atherton) to stop them. When his nephew is gunned down by the James Gang Pinkerton vows he will not rest until the day the notorious brothers are brought to justice at the end of a rope... A Father's Revenge It's a parent's worst nightmare a kidnapped child. Paul and Anne Hobart (Brian Dennehy and Joanna Cassidy) watch their television screen in disbelief as their only daughter reads a prepared statement saying that she is a prisoner of war. Karin Hobart is being used as a pawn between a terrorist group and the government that has arrested their comrades. The terrorists promise that she and her fellow captives will be executed if their demands are not met. As the terrorists' deadline approaches Paul Hobart becomes desperate to rescue Karin. When he receives word from the State Department that the United States will not interfere Paul takes matters into his own hands. Securing the information that helps him locate his daughter Paul plans his assault refusing to become a hostage of terror. Nightmare At Noon A vial containing a mind altering drug is dumped into a lake by a group of armed men led by a mysterious pale-eyes albio (Brion James). Two days later the inhabitants of the local town Canyonlands start to go beserk. A married couple (Wings Hauser and Kimberly Beck) travelling through the town and Sheriff Roy Hank (George Kennedy) are among those caught up in the mayhem... Hercules In New York Bored with life on Mount Olympus Hercules (Arnold Schwarzenegger in his debut film) decides to visit Earth against the wishes of his father Zeus. Zeus explodes with anger and hurls a thunder-bolt at Hercules who plummets

• Hired To Kill / Nightmare At Noon | DVD | (13/01/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Hired To Kill: Frank Ryan (international star Brian Thompson) is a soldier of fortune. Hired by a powerful organisation to infiltrate a volatile Middle East country his job will be to locate jailed rebel leader Petros Rallis (screen legend Jos'' Ferrer) then free him - or kill him. Either result will ignite a revolution and destroy the present regime. Ryan's unscrupulous boss Willard Thomas (screen legend and Naked Gun straight man George Kennedy) recruits six beautiful but deadly women who will enter Cypra disguised as fashion models on tour. Though Ryan is in charge of the operation he doesn't like the set up one bit. Explosive action follows in this dynamic thriller that delivers the goods... with sexy results. Nightmare At Noon: A vial containing a mind altering drug is dumped into a lake by a group of armed men led by a mysterious pale-eyes albio (Brion James). Two days later the inhabitants of the local town Canyonlands start to go beserk. A married couple (Wings Hauser and Kimberly Beck) travelling through the town and Sheriff Roy Hank (George Kennedy) are among those caught up in the mayhem...