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• Back To The Future Trilogy | DVD | (02/12/2002) from £26.99   |  Saving you £-7.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Before he grew up and started to become a serious filmmaker, Robert Zemeckis created arguably the most unashamedly entertaining film trilogy ever with his Back to the Future series. It's here that Zemeckis came closest to emulating his mentor Steven Spielberg, and here, too, that he showed his own talent for combining flashy visual effects and knock-about comedy. The vivacious screenplays, cowritten with Bob Gale, are chock full of forwards and backwards-looking jokes, 1950s nostalgia and wry nods to other movies. Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd, both alumni of successful small-screen sitcoms (Family Ties and Taxi respectively), bring a frenetic energy to their roles, but also the warmth and likability needed to carry the audience with them through time. Don't try and unravel the time-travel thread running throughout, as that way lie paradoxes: just accept its inherent absurdity and enjoy the ride. Marty McFly travels from 1985 to 1955 in a souped-up DeLorean sports car (Back to the Future), then forward in time to 2015 and back to 1955 again (Back to the Future II), before going all the way back to the Old West of 1885 (Back to the Future III). Matters become progressively more complicated as actions in the past have repercussions for the future, and vice versa. Marty learns life-lessons and Doc finds love at last; the joyful, helter-skelter pace never slackens for an instant. --Mark Walker On the DVD: Back to the Future travels through time to the DVD era with a three-disc set charting the much-loved trilogy in full, along with an abundance of special features. The real joy in this box set is the "Making of the Trilogy" featurette, which spans the three discs and offers a wealth of information on the films. The deleted scenes have not faired well with age, with the visuals and sound suffering immensely. On Disc One the anecdotes can be played along with the film as subtitles, which is more than can be said for the commentary with Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale recorded at the California University, which is simply a Q & A session--not played along with the movie--and would have been stronger as a filmed special feature. But all in all as three-disc sets go it doesn't get much better than this--and you won't need 1.21 gigawatts of electricity to enjoy it. --Nikki Disney

• Perfect Storm / Three Kings / Deep Blue Sea | DVD | (29/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Perfect Storm: George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg lead a talented cast in this harrowing special-effects adventure that intercuts the plight of seafarers struggling to reach safe harbor with the heroics of air/sea rescue crews. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen The Perfect Storm tosses excitement your way in waves. Three Kings: The Gulf War is over. Operation Desert Storm is no more. Now three American soldiers have the opportunity of a lifetime; to become Three Kings. Amid the partying and confusion three soldiers disappear into the Iraqi desert to find millions in stolen Kuwaiti bullion and are plunged into the heart of a democratic uprising that spins the day - and their lives - out of control. Deep Blue Sea: Researchers on the undersea laboratory Aquatica have genetically altered the brains of captive sharks to develop a potential cure for Alzheimer's disease. There is one unexpected side effect. The sharks are getting smarter. Which could mean trouble for the researchers. And lunch for the sharks.

• Let Him Have It | DVD | (28/06/2004) from £5.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  From the director of The Krays comes a horrifying true story of injustice and murder..... A policeman is shot dead and two South London boys stand accused of his murder. The verdict and the sentence passed upon the young Derek Bentley proved to be as controversial as the crime. Both the verdict and the sentence were subsequently quashed. This is the case that shocked the nation.

• Flame | DVD | (17/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

• Black Sheep | DVD | (03/11/2011) from £5.38   |  Saving you £10.61 (66.40%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Deviant, multi-stranded black comedy set in the dark underbelly of modern Berlin. The story follows a group of deadbeats as they act out their bizarre and twisted plans to hit the big time. Satanists, prostitutes, artists and thieves are just some of the unsavoury characters looming large in this anarchically offbeat urban parody.

• Aurora | DVD | (09/07/2001) from £6.93   |  Saving you £2.05 (52.03%)   |  RRP £5.99

  It's the 22nd Century and a mission to land on the planet Aurora is underway with the launch of a ship carrying six astronuats led by a man who refuses to fail. When the ship encounters technical difficulties the crew take to the planet's surface where conditions are a test of man's endurance...

• The Message | DVD | (06/02/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  It is the 7th Century and in Mecca powerful leaders are in conflict with Mohammed who attacks the many injustices their way of life produces - slavery drunkenness and cruelty. Mohammed claims to have seen a vision of the Angel Gabriel and calls to the people of Mecca to worship one God only. After a revelation from God Mohammed agrees to take arms against Mecca and at the Wells of Bedr the inexperienced Moslem troops are victorious. However at the Battle of Uhud they are beaten. They accept a ten year truce so that they can continue to spread the word of God. Mohammed is the Prophet the Messenger of God.

• Millionaire Dogs | DVD | (15/07/2002) from £13.81   |  Saving you £-3.82 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  When Mrs Lily a vivacious old lady dies she leaves her beloved animals - five dogs and a parrot - her estate and $1 000 000. Her greedy niece and nephew are desperate to get their hands on the money and after failed attempts to kidnap the dogs they hire a dog psychologist to break them!

• McBain | DVD | (17/07/2006) from £4.03   |  Saving you £-0.04 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  When a group of U.S. Rangers save McBain from execution during the Vietnam War he vows to repay them. Years later when his saviour Santos is killed on a mission to reclaim Colombia for its people he finds himself called into action and regroups his army platoon to lead Santos rebel army...

• Clockstoppers | DVD | (05/05/2003) from £3.99   |  Saving you £12.00 (300.75%)   |  RRP £15.99

  High school student Zak discovers that his Father has invented a wristwatch with the ability to manipulate time, making the rest of the world seem frozen by comparison.

• Devil's Advocate / Jeepers Creepers / Dreamcatcher | DVD | (27/09/2004) from £29.99   |  Saving you £-14.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Devil's Advocate In this modern gothic fable Keanu Reeves plays eager Lomax and Al Pacino is the charismatic firm founder who knows there are cases to be won and souls to be lost. Lomax's life wife (Charlize Theron) and soul are on the line. He's landed a job that's Heaven on Earth...which can lead him straight to hell! Murder By Numbers Sandra Bullock ""redefines the female detective genre"" as Cassie Mayweather a homicide investigator who puts her career in jeo

• Crackerjack | DVD | (24/03/2003) from £6.96   |  Saving you £6.03 (86.64%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A Chicago cop's obsession with tracking down his family's killers leads him on a vacation to a secluded mountain resort. The guest list includes a Mafia boss carrying a fortune in diamonds and a team of mercenaries who are out to steal them...

• Back to The Future Flux Capacitor Boxset | Blu Ray | (05/10/2015) from £136.33   |  Saving you £-36.34 (N/A%)   |  RRP £99.99

  Back to the Future: The future for 17-year-old Marty McFly is not shaping up well. His family is dysfunctional his schoolteacher Mr Strickland is out to get him his music is just too loud and the rest of the world doesn't care. Only with his girlfriend Jennifer Parker and local eccentric scientist Dr Emmet Brown does he find the encouragement and excitement he needs. Never in time for his classes or his dinner one day Marty wasn't in his time at all but having the time of his life. But what time is it? Marty got home early last night - 30 years early. One of the not-so-crazy scientist's experiment went slightly wrong and Marty was caught up in it to find himself at the wheel of a DeLorean car - converted into a time machine. It roars back to 1955 where he meets his parents when they were his age and sets out to make a man out of his dim-wit father. Bonus features: Deleted Scenes: Pinch Me Doc's Personal Belongings She's Cheating Darth Vader (Extended Version) Hit Me George You Got A Permit? The Phone Booth; Deleted Scenes with Commentary; Tales From The Future: In The Beginning; Tales From The Future: Time To Go; Tales From The Future: Keeping Time; Archival Featurette: The Making Of Back To The Future; Archival Featurette: Making The Trilogy: Chapter One; Archival Featurette: Back to the Future Night; Michael J. Fox Q & A; Behind the Scenes: Original Makeup Tests; Behind the Scenes: Outtakes; Behind the Scenes:- Nuclear Test Site with commentary; Photo Galleries; Production Art; Additional Storyboards; Behind The Scenes Photographs ; Marketing Material; Character Portraits; Huey Lewis and the News Power of Love Music Video; Theatrical Teaser Trailer; Feature Commentary with Producers Bob Gale and Neil Canton; Q&A Commentary with Director Robert Zemeckis and Producer Bob Gale; Thank You Piracy Trailer. Back to the Future 2: A scientist and his young friend discover on their return trip from the future that the present has been altered for the worse. Marty and Doc once again climb into the Delorean and travel back to the future in an attempt to put 1985 and their lives back to normal. The exhilarating visit by Marty and the Doc to the year 2015 seemingly resolves a few problems with the future McFly family. But when the two return home they soon discover someone has tampered with time to produce a nightmarish Hill Valley 1985. Their only hope is to once again get back to 1955 and save the future. Bonus features: Deleted Scenes ; Deleted Scenes with Commentary; Tales From The Future: Time Flies; Tales From The Future: The Physics of Back to the Future with Dr. Michio; Archival Featurette: The Making of Back to the Future Part II; Archival Featurette: Making The Trilogy Chapter Two; Behind-The-Scenes: Outtakes; Behind-The-Scenes: Production Design; Behind-The-Scenes: Storyboarding; Behind-The-Scenes: Designing The Delorean ; Behind-The-Scenes: Designing Time Travel; Behind-The-Scenes: Hoverboard Test; Behind-The-Scenes: Evolution of Visual Effects Shots; Photo Galleries; Production Art; Additional Storyboards; Behind The Scenes Photographs; Marketing Material; Character Portraits; Theatrical Trailer; Q&A with Director and Producer; Feature Commentary; Thank You Piracy Trailer. Back to the Future 3: At the end of the second sequel the Delorean breaks down in a thunderstorm and the Doc is whisked away to a mystery destination. Marty is left trapped and looking for his friend. Doc Brown has in fact been sent even further to the past into the age of the Wild West. Marty must travel to 1885 to rescue Doc from a premature end. Surviving an Indian attack and unfriendly townsfolk Marty finds Doc Brown the blacksmith. But with the Doc under the spell of the charming Clara Clayton it's lup to Marty to get them out of the wild west and back to the future. It's action laughs and romance in this grand finale to the blockbuser time-travel series. Bonus features: Deleted Scenes; Deleted Scenes with Commentary; Tales From The Future: Third Times The Charm; Tales From The Future: The Test of Time; Archival Featurette: The Making Of Back to the Future Part III; Archival Featurette: Making The Trilogy: Chapter Three; Archival Featurette: The Secrets to The Back to the Future Trilogy; Behind-The-Scenes: Outtakes; Behind-The-Scenes: Designing the Town Hill Valley; Behind-The-Scenes: Designing the Campaign; Photo Galleries; Production Art; Additional Storyboards; Behind The Scenes Photographs; Marketing Material; Character Portraits; ZZ Top Doubleback Music Video; FAQs About The Trilogy; Theatrical Trailer; Back to the Future: The Ride: Lobby Queue; Back to the Future: The Ride: The Ride Part 1 Preshow; Back to the Future: The Ride: The Ride Part 2; Q&A Commentary with Director & Producer; Feature Commentary with Producers Bob Gale and Neil Canton.

• For Queen And Country | DVD | (29/03/2004) from £17.99   |  Saving you £-12.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Denzel Washington adopts a British accent for the grim if compelling, 1989 social drama, For Queen and Country. Akin in mood and story to several American films (notably Rolling Thunder) about Vietnam veterans who return home to face indifference or hostility, For Queen and Country stars Washington as paratrooper Reuben James, a decorated veteran of the Falklands war and Britain's occupation of Northern Ireland. Returning to civilian life in the early '80s, Reuben discovers Thatcher's England (specifically London's East End) to be an intensely racist, violent ground for class warfare, crime, and drugs. Unable to find work, hassled by white cops, pressured by old mates to run afoul of the law, and rejected by a woman (Amanda Redman) who sees him as another product of a cruel and bloody era, Reuben's hope diminishes despite efforts to do the right thing. The downbeat, predictable drama is elevated by Washington's charismatic performance. --Tom Keogh

• Back To The Future/Back To The Future - Part 2/Back To The Future - Part 3 | DVD | (06/09/2010) from £20.98   |  Saving you £-4.99 (-31.20%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Back To The Future (1985): 17 year old Marty McFly got home early last night. 30 years early. Michael J. Fox stars as Marty McFly a typical American teenager accidentally sent back to 1955 in a plutonium-powered DeLorean time machine invented by slightly mad scientist Dr. Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd). During his often hysterical always amazing trip back in time Marty must make certain his teenage parents-to-be meet and fall in love otherwise he'll never be born... Back To The Future - Part 2 (1989): Getting back was only the beginning. A visit by Marty and Doc Brown to the year 2015 seems to resolve a few problems with the future McFly family. However when they return home they discover someone has tampered with time and Hill Valley 1985; they must once again get back to 1955 to save their future..... Back To The Future - Part 3 (1990): They've saved the best trip for last... But this time they may have gone too far. Mary Steenburgen joins the cast for this rousing conclusion to the popular series. Stranded in 1955 after a freak burst of lightning Marty must travel back to 1885 to rescue the Wild West Doc Brown from a premature end. Surviving an Indian attack and unfriendly townsfolk Marty finds Doc Brown is the local blacksmith. But with the Doc under the spell of the charming Clara Clayton it's up to Marty to get them out of the Wild West and back to the future...

• Saturday Night Fever / Save The Last Dance / Footloose / Flashdance | DVD | (18/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The Definitive Dance Collection! 4 Discs of pure dancing magic... Footloose: Teenager Ren MacCormack sends ripples through Bomont a small Midwestern town that could stand some shaking up when he arrives from Chicago with his mother Ethel to settle with her relatives. The adults tend to view him with suspicion as a possible contaminant from the outer world. Some of his male peers eye him as a threat and most of the girls just plain eye him. It's a tough time for Ren

• The Captive Heart | DVD | (01/10/2007) from £10.78   |  Saving you £2.21 (20.50%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In 1940 a concentration-camp escapee assumes the identity of a dead British officer only to become a prisoner of war.

• Der Schatzgräber | Blu Ray | (08/09/2023) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Back To The Future | DVD | (09/12/2002) from £7.05   |  Saving you £-0.06 (-0.90%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Dr. Emmett Brown: Then tell me, "future boy," who is president in the United States in 1985? Marty McFly: Ronald Reagan. Dr. Brown: Ronald Reagan? The actor?! Who's vice president? Jerry Lewis? Filmmaker Robert Zemeckis topped his breakaway hit Romancing the Stone with this joyous comedy with a dazzling hook: what would it be like to meet your parents in their youth? Billed as a special-effects comedy, the imaginative film (the top box-office smash of 1985) has staying power because of the heart behind Zemeckis and Bob Gale's script. High-school student Marty McFly (Michael J Fox, during the height of his TV success) is catapulted back to the 1950s where he sees his parents in their teens, and accidentally changes the history of how Mom and Dad met. Filled with the humorous ideology of the 50s, filtered through the knowledge of the 80s (actor Ronald Reagan is president, ha!), the film comes off as a Twilight Zone episode written by Preston Sturges. Filled with memorable effects and two wonderfully off-key, perfectly cast performances: Christopher Lloyd as the crazy scientist who builds the time machine (a DeLorean luxury car) and Crispin Glover as Marty's geeky dad. Followed by two sequels. --Doug Thomas, Amazon.com

• Dead Man's Curve | DVD | (14/02/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Someone is about to go over the edge... For college friends Tim and Chris the plan was simple. Knock off their roommate Rand frame it as a suicide and walk away with straight A's for the semester. But when the plan begins to unravel and the questions keep coming surrounding Rand's suicide the rules begin to change and the bonds of loyalty and friendship dissolve in the midst of lies and deception.