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• A Bridge Too Far | DVD | (24/05/2004) from £6.55   |  Saving you £13.44 (205.19%)   |  RRP £19.99

  1977's A Bridge Too Far by director Richard Attenborough features an all-star cast in an epic rendering of a daring but ultimately disastrous raid behind enemy lines in Holland during the Second World War. A lengthy and exhaustive look at the mechanics of warfare and the price and futility of war, the film is almost too large for its aims but manages to be both picaresque and affecting, particularly in the performance of James Caan. The impressive cast includes Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Dirk Bogarde, Sean Connery and Liv Ullmann among others. While not a classic war film, it nevertheless manages to be a consistently interesting and exciting adventure. --Robert Lane

• Sink the Bismarck / The Enemy Below (Double Pack) | DVD | (02/06/2003) from £14.20   |  Saving you £0.79 (5.56%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The Enemy Below and Sink the Bismarck! form a double feature of semi-classic CinemaScope-era WWII naval dramas sailing from the Fox vault onto DVD for the first time. In The Enemy Below Robert Mitchum and Curt Jurgens are respectively captains of a US destroyer and a German U-boat whose vessels come into conflict in the South Atlantic. Both are good men with a job to do, the script noting Jurgens' distaste for Hitler and the Nazis and engaging our sympathy with the German sailors almost as much as the Americans. Made at the height of the Cold War of the 1950s, the film delivers a liberal message of cooperation wrapped inside some spectacular action scenes and a story that builds to a tense and exciting, moving finale. Sink the Bismarck! is a British film dating from three years later and adopts a more documentary style in recounting the race against time to track and destroy what was in 1941 the most powerful battleship then built, the Bismarck. Shot in gleaming black and white so as to make use of genuine WWII archive footage, the film is held together by the introduction of a fictional naval officer in overall command of the operation, played excellently by Kenneth More. To add some human warmth he is given a tentative romantic subplot with a WREN played by the luminous Dana Wynter. Though initially slow to gather steam, Sink the Bismarck! finally delivers an epic, thoroughly horrifying conclusion. On the DVD: The Enemy Below and Sink the Bismarck! come as a two-disc set with multiple language and subtitle options, including English for Hard of Hearing, but no extras other than the original trailers. These are presented at 16:9 and 2.35:1. Both are rather faded, but are fine examples of an era when watching the previews didn't guarantee a migraine. Both films are anamorphically enhanced in their original 2.35:1 CinemaScope, and, bar a little grain in some shots and the inevitably inferior archive footage, the picture quality is excellent. The Enemy Below boasts sturdy three-channel sound (left, front, right) while Sink the Bismarck! is in very well mixed stereo. --Gary S Dalkin

• The Challenge | DVD | (16/02/2004) from £11.86   |  Saving you £2.13 (17.96%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Estranged teen sisters who live on opposite sides of the country are brought together as teammates in the TV show ""The Challenge"" much to their surprise. In order to win the grand prize - college scholarships - they'll need to reconcile their differences work together and keep their romances a secret from the producers all at the same time!

• Childrens Film Foundation Collection:Scary Stories (DVD) | DVD | (23/09/2013) from £13.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (42.89%)   |  RRP £19.99

  For over 30 years the Children's Film Foundation produced quality entertainment for young audiences employing the cream of British filmmaking talent. Newly transferred from the best available elements held in the BFI National Archive these much-loved and fondly remembered films finally return to the screen after many years out of distribution in this specially curated DVD release from the BFI. The Man from Nowhere is a beautifully told Victorian gothic thriller from acclaimed director James Hill. Young orphan Alice has been invited by her rich uncle to live in his country mansion but she soon finds herself persecuted by the apparent visitations of an unsettling stranger. Who is this 'man from nowhere' and just why is he trying to scare her away? The events in Haunters of the Deep take place along the dramatic Cornish coastline. Intent on re-opening a disused tin mine an American businessman ignores warnings about the site's grisly past. It's left to his bored daughter and local lad Josh to attempt a daring rescue when history threatens to repeat itself. In John Krish's Out of the Darkness a Derbyshire village is haunted by a tragic secret from the era of the Black Death. When the Neils decide to buy a run-down cottage they are unaware that it was once inhabited by a plague-stricken family. Soon the Neil siblings find themselves in the middle of a thrilling adventure assisted by their friend Tom and a local folklore expert (played by Michael Carter - The Keep Return of the Jedi). Special Features: Illustrated booklet with new essays and full credits

• Thomas And Friends - Calling All Engines / Great Discovery / Hero Of The Rails | DVD | (29/03/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends: Kids Gift Box Set (65th Anniversary) (3 Discs)

• Cradle 2 the Grave | DVD | (15/09/2003) from £5.98   |  Saving you £8.01 (133.95%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Master thief DMX and Taiwanese government agent Jet Li become unlikely partners in search of a ruthless crime lord.

• Then Churchill Said To Me | DVD | (17/07/2006) from £4.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (220.44%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Based on the format established by Up Pompeii an outstanding showcase for Frankie Howerd's peculiarly hesitant comic delivery Then Churchill Said To Me features Frankie in dual roles at both at ends of various military mishaps! Made in 1982 the series was shelved due to Britain's involvement in the Falklands War. Briefly seen on satellite TV in 2000 this is your chance to sample a lost comedy classic!

• The Hive - The Honeycomb Collection | DVD | (15/06/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

• Little House on the Prairie: Season 8 | DVD | (28/03/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Best known for its life-affirming lessons and heartwarming adventures. Little House On The Prairie made its TV debut in 1974 and significantly altered the landscape of television. Loyal fans will relive these exciting and touching adventures while new viewers will discover the Ingalls' unconquerable courage to build a new way of life. The series nominated for 17 Emmy Awards and 3 Golden Globes has become a TV milestone.

• N.C.I.S. - Naval Criminal Investigative Service - Series 4 - Complete | DVD | (19/05/2008) from £7.96   |  Saving you £2.53 (31.78%)   |  RRP £10.49

  NCIS: Season 4 continues the thrilling adventures of a cutting-edge crew of special agents who operate outside the government's chain of command. Led by Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon) a former Marine whose skills as an investigator are unmatched this highly trained tight-knit team travels the world investigating murder espionage and terrorism.

• Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | Blu Ray | (02/12/2013) from £9.75   |  Saving you £3.24 (33.23%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Freddy Benson (Steve Martin) is a crass, loud American. Laurence Jameson (Michael Caine) is a suave, urbane European. Their common ground is that they both are confidence men, and they meet in a train compartment as Benson is scamming his way across Europe, taking advantage of women's generosity. The two are forced into a rivalry, which culminates in a wager to see who can be the first to bilk $50,000 out of American heiress Janet Colgate (Glenne Headly). Their game of one-upmanship is, of course, brought to ridiculous heights as things progress. Written by Paul Henning (the mind behind such TV shows as Green Acres and The Beverly Hillbillies), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is an uneven but funny mix of Martin's physical comedy and Caine's oily charms. Martin's first role as cohort is to assume the persona of Ruprecht, the "special" younger brother intended to scare off potential brides. As Ruprecht, he comes off as a down-home version of Jerry Lewis; hilarious as it is, it doesn't quite fit with the rest of the film. Once the wager is on, though, Martin slips into his overly earnest mode as an American military man suffering from hysterical paralysis, with Caine as a psychologist who takes on his case. All in all, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (a loose remake of the 1964 film Bedtime Story with David Niven and Marlon Brando) is a droll, intelligent comedy, short on knee slappers but long on comic situations and characterisations. --Jerry Renshaw, Amazon.com

• Creed II - Steelbook 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital | Blu Ray | (25/03/2019) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Life has become a balancing act for Adonis Creed. Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight, he is up against the challenge of his life. Facing an opponent with ties to his family's past only intensifies his impending battle in the ring. Rocky Balboa is there by his side through it all and, together, Rocky and Adonis will confront their shared legacy, question what's worth fighting for, and discover that nothing's more important than family. Creed II is about going back to basics to rediscover what made you a champion in the first place, and remembering that, no matter where you go, you can't escape your history.

• Cromwell | DVD | (10/11/2003) from £8.15   |  Saving you £4.84 (59.39%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Disgusted with the religious policies of King Charles I Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve of their departure Cromwell is drawn into the tangled web of religious tension and political infighting that will result in the British Civil War...

• Men Of Honour | Blu Ray | (27/05/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A military drama starring Robert De Niro and Cuba Gooding Jr that tells the true story of Carl Bashear who combated racism to become the US Navy's first African-American deep-sea diver.

• Last Orders | DVD | (24/09/2007) from £5.32   |  Saving you £0.67 (12.59%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Jack Dodds was a regular guy so why the strange last order to have his ashes thrown off Margate pier? And why did his wife refuse to do it? As his friends make the trip to the coast they try to understand Jack's death by reliving their lives through him - the war the children the good times and the bad. The journey becomes a pub crawl full of drinks and punch-ups and the men discover that through it all it's your friends who break your heart and your friends who mend it.

• Sherlock Gnomes / Gnomeo & Juliet 2-Film Collection | DVD | (19/11/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The beloved garden gnomes GNOMEO AND JULIET are back for a whole new adventure. When they first arrive in the city with their friends and family, the biggest concern is getting their new garden ready for spring. However, they soon discover that someone is kidnapping garden gnomes all over London. When everyone in their garden goes missing there's only one gnome to call SHERLOCK GNOMES. The famous detective and sworn protector of London's garden gnomes arrives with his sidekick Watson to investigate the case. The mystery will lead our gnomes on a rollicking adventure where they will meet all new ornaments and explore an undiscovered side of the city.

• Sisterhood Of The Travelling Pants | DVD | (13/02/2006) from £4.43   |  Saving you £14.56 (328.67%)   |  RRP £18.99

  Four best girlfriends hatch a plan to stay in touch via a pair of secondhand jeans that fits each of their bodies perfectly.

• Ladies in Charge - The Complete Series | DVD | (21/10/2013) from £14.98   |  Saving you £7.00 (53.89%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This touching drama series charts the fortunes of three young women who, having returned from their voluntary service as ambulance drivers during the First World War, decide to set up a 'universal aunts' agency to help those less fortunate than themselves. This set comprises the complete series alongside the pilot episode, scripted by Upstairs, Downstairs' Alfred Shaughnessy and screened in 1985 as a drama in ITV's Storyboard anthology. Penned by a largely female team that includes novelist ...

• Secondhand Lions | DVD | (16/02/2004) from £31.73   |  Saving you £-11.74 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A coming-of-age tale following the comedic adventures of an introverted 14-year-old packed off to spend the summer with a pair of cranky, eccentric great-uncles.

• The Last Temptation of Christ | DVD | (07/11/2011) from £9.00   |  Saving you £0.99 (11.00%)   |  RRP £9.99

  It isn't difficult to imagine why this 1988 retelling of the Crucifixion story was picketed so vociferously on its release in the US--this Jesus bears little resemblance to the classical Christ, who was not, upon careful review of the Gospels, ever reported to have had sex with Barbara Hershey. Heavily informed by Gnostic reinterpretations of the Passion, The Last Temptation of Christ (based rather strictly on Nikos Kazantzakis's novel of the same name) is surely worth seeing for the controversy and blasphemous content alone. But the "last temptation" of the title is nothing overtly naughty--rather, it's the seduction of the commonplace; the desire to forgo following a "calling" in exchange for domestic security. Willem Dafoe interprets Jesus as spacey, indecisive and none too charismatic (though maybe that's just Dafoe himself), but his Sermon on the Mount is radiant with visionary fire; a bit less successful is method actor Harvey Keitel, who gives the internally conflicted Judas a noticeable Brooklyn accent, and doesn't bring much imagination to a role that demands a revisionist's approach. Despite director Martin Scorsese's penchant for stupid camera tricks, much of the desert footage is simply breathtaking, even on small screen. Ultimately, Last Temptation is not much more historically illuminating than Monty Python's Life of Brian, but hey, if it's authenticity you're after, try Gibbon's. --Miles Bethany