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• The Likely Lads | DVD | (22/04/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Dating from 1976, The Likely Lads belongs to an often-reviled genre--the feature-length spin-off from the 1970s sitcom. However, these were often a great deal better than TV purists make them out to be. The Dad's Army film, for example, more than measures up to the original series, the first Steptoe and Son movie is as sublime as any 1960s kitchen sink drama and much funnier, while this incarnation of The Likely Lads reaches heights of hilarity not even scaled by the splendid sitcom from which it was derived. Starring Rodney Bewes as Bob and James Bolam as Terry, this is an aimless but endlessly entertaining saga that takes in a calamitous caravan holiday in drizzly Northumbria, a farcical escapade in a seaside guest house and innumerable minor capers in between. The real business here, however, is in Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais' script and characterisation. Most of their best work involves men in confinement of some sort (Porridge, Auf Wiedersehen Pet) and here it's Bob who finds himself timidly chafing at the clutches of domestic "bliss" as personified by wife Thelma (played magnificently and underratedly by Brigit Forsyth, avoiding all the usual battleaxe clichés). He's jealous of the footloose Terry, even though the latter is clearly frustrated at his rootless existence ("I've learned nothing. Y'know what it'll say on my gravestone? "None the Bloody Wiser"!"). Beyond a mere nostalgia-fest, this is vintage, essential Brit-comedy. On the DVD: The Likely Lads is presented in widescreen 1.78:1. Unfortunately, this comedic milestone comes only with the original trailer by way of extras. --David Stubbs

• Made Of Honour | Blu Ray | (29/09/2008) from £7.32   |  Saving you £17.67 (241.39%)   |  RRP £24.99

  A guy in love with an engaged woman tries to win her over after she asks him to be her maid of honor.

• Real Genius | DVD | (17/06/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  An underrated little picture, Real Genius offers a rare college comedy that doesn't rely on gross-out humour as well as a look at Val Kilmer before he turned into a star. A high school whiz kid (Gabriel Jarret) arrives at a brainy college, where the crème de la crème of the science students are marshalled under an ambitious professor (expert villain William Atherton). Unbeknown to them, the kids are working on a weapons system that the prof. plans on selling to the government. The star student and chief rabble-rouser is played by Kilmer, in good early form as a cocky genius who hasn't lost touch with his goofy side. The director is Martha Coolidge, whose Valley Girl was one of the brightest (and most unexpected) of 1980s comedies; she keeps the movie perking along and never worries about dumbing down a film that just happens to be about smart people. --Robert Horton

• Bo Selecta | DVD | (16/06/2003) from £3.96   |  Saving you £16.03 (404.80%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Featuring Avid Merrion as the Scandinavian stalker/host and sketches in which he plays the parts of pop stars like Craig David and Britney Spears in lurid, latex masks, Bo' Selecta! is a brilliantly surreal take on celebrity culture. This first series (originally broadcast in 2002) features a number of cameos and guest appearances from minor celebs: Boyzone's Keith Duffy, Davina McCall, Vanessa Feltz and the hapless Christine Hamilton, one of numerous guests to be interviewed by a puppet bear played by Merrion whose feverish line of questioning invariably results in him sprouting a little erection. Another character is hauled up in a neckbrace (following an altercation with Lisa Tarbuck), but Merrion's innocent broken English can't conceal the fact that he's a psychotic sex maniac who explicitly lusts after celebs who "make me do a sex wee", keeps Craig from Big Brother locked in a cupboard and his dead mother in a wardrobe. Merrion's pop spoofs are also masterly: rather than mimic the stars, he reinvents them--Mel B and Britney Spears--as farting, hairy-chested Northerners, slobbing out on fry-up breakfasts washed down with lager and, most improbably, Michael Jackson as a cussing, jive-talking black dude à la Huggy Bear. Bo' Selecta! doesn't so much satirise celebrities as debase them, exposing their humiliating none-dimensionality by drawing them into a vortex of vulgar absurdity, not unlike Vic Reeves' Shooting Stars. Of course, they play along--they're on television. Although initially off-putting to some, once you get into Bo' Selecta! there is, as for Big Brother's Craig, no escape. On the DVD: Bo' Selecta! on disc features numerous extras, including a behind the scenes feature in which the production team discuss making the show ("like directing a squirrel on roller-skates"), deleted scenes including Gareth Gates as a Tourette's victim, which was deemed a little beyond the pale, some unfunny bloopers and a feature on the life story of "Craig David" with Kate Thornton, including an unmissable nativity scene in which the infant Craig plays Jesus. There's also a commentary, with Merrion as his stalker self watching himself with consternation (It's strange seeing yourself on TV"). It's a pity we don't get to hear from the "real" Merrion. --David Stubbs

• Power Rangers S.P.D. - Vol. 3: Wired | DVD | (19/06/2006) from £5.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (100.17%)   |  RRP £11.99

  Can the newest breed of peacekeepers overpower the oldest trick in the book? Years into the future aliens and humans try to live in peace and harmony - but can they? While Earth opens its doors the Power Rangers open an academy to develop the next generation of highly trained peacekeepers. It's none too soon when a planet-conquering alien force turns its destructive attention to Earth. When A Squad goes missing B Squad must rise to the occasion. To join the fray they must join

• The Killing - Season 1 | Blu Ray | (26/09/2011) from £5.00   |  Saving you £29.99 (599.80%)   |  RRP £34.99

  From writer, executive producer and series showrunner, Veena Sud (Cold Case), The Killing is based on the wildly successful Danish television series Forbrydelsen and tells the story of the murder of a young girl in Seattle and the subsequent police investigation.The Killing ties together three distinct stories around a single murder including the detectives assigned to the case, the victim's grieving family, and the suspects.Set in Seattle, the story also explores local politics as it follows politicians connected to the case. As the series unfolds, it becomes clear that there are no accidents; everyone has a secret, and while the characters think they've moved on, their past isn't done with them.

• Tomorrow Never Dies | Blu Ray | (04/02/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Pierce Brosnan returns for his second stint as James Bond in Tomorrow Never Dies and he's doing it in high style with an invigorating cast of co-stars. It's only appropriate that a Bond film from 1997 would find Agent 007 pitted against a media mogul (Jonathan Pryce) who's going to start a global war--beginning with stolen nuclear missiles aimed at China--to create attention-grabbing headlines for his latest multimedia news channel. It's the information age run amok and Bond must team up with a lovely and lethal agent from the Chinese External Security Force (played by Hong Kong action star Michelle Yeoh) to foil the madman's plot of global domination. Luckily for Bond, the villain's wife (Teri Hatcher) is one of his former lovers and, at the behest of his superior "M" (Judi Dench), 007 finds ample opportunity to exploit the connection. Although it bears some nagging similarities to many formulaic action films from the 90s, Tomorrow Never Dies (with a title song performed by Sheryl Crow) boasts enough grand-scale action and sufficiently intelligent plotting to suggest the Bond series has plenty of potential to survive into the next millennium. Armed with the usual array of gadgets (including a remote-controlled BMW), Brosnan settles into his role with acceptable flair and the dynamic Yeoh provides a perfect balance to the sexism that once threatened to turn Bond into a politically incorrect anachronism. He's still Bond, to be sure but he's saving the world with a bit more sophisticated finesse. --Jeff Shannon --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. On the DVD: Somewhat disappointingly there is no specific "making-of" documentary for Tomorrow Never Dies: instead we get a generic "Secrets of 007" made-for-US-television feature, a promotional piece that does however include footage from the set of TND. There is also a very brief special effects reel, which highlights the novel (for a Bond movie) use of CGI, as well as a breakdown of key sequences with their storyboards. Elsewhere, composer David Arnold enthuses about writing Bond music from a fan's perspective and Sheryl Crow's music video is included as are theatrical trailers and a text piece on some of the gadgets. There are two commentaries: the first from producer Michael Wilson and stunt coordinator Vic Armstrong; the second has director Roger Spottiswoode in conversation with "friend and colleague" Dan Petrie Jr. Only die-hard fans would have wanted both, the rest may find themselves switching between the two. The film, of course, looks and sounds stunning. --Mark Walker

• A Chinese Ghost Story 2 | DVD | (24/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Four young people are caught in a tug-o-war of evil between an Imperial Wizard and a corrupt General. With the help of the kind Wizard Ning escapes from jail where he was unjustly put. On the run he meets a young scholar and two sisters who are trying to rescue their father from the ruthless General... A second all-action instalment of the saga of the supernatural from Ching Siu-Tung the action director of such classics as Hero House Of Flying Daggers

• True Legend | Blu Ray | (25/10/2010) from £9.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (100.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  True Legend is the extraordinary journey of a man - a martial arts hero - whose greatest dream is to create a unique school of martial arts for the world to follow. All his life Su Can has been pursuing the summit in martial arts. There are two things he holds dearest to his heart - the dream of creating a unique kind of martial arts that will pass on to generations; and his beloved wife. Su has a happy family and his wife is the joy of his life. But owing to a turn of fate and Su's own stubbornness he loses his wife and his family is destroyed. After losing his wife Su cannot live with himself and collapses totally. He is drunk all the time and becomes a crazy beggar in everyone's eyes. Everyday his young son ties him with a piece of rope and leads him through the streets greeted by people's curious and disdainful gazes. But all this time during his spiritual exile his dream for the highest peak in martial arts is still alive. In his madness Su continues his practice to perfect his skills and fists.

• Apartment 1303 | Blu Ray | (03/06/2013) from £16.35   |  Saving you £3.64 (22.26%)   |  RRP £19.99

  While celebrating with her friends in her new apartment on the thirteenth floor, a young girl unexpectedly jumps off the balcony committing suicide. Her mother goes insane and her older sister, decides to investigate her mysterious death. She finds that there have been many suicides of young women living in Apartment 1303...

• Open Windows | DVD | (27/04/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Nick’s a lucky guy. Tonight he’ll be having dinner with Jill Goddard the hottest actress on earth. She’s promoting her latest movie and he’s won the main prize in an online contest. Then he gets a call. Some guy named Chord explains that dinner has been cancelled. And it’s Jill’s fault: she’s a high- maintenance diva and everybody hates her guts. Chord says he can make up for it. He offers Nick the tools to spy on Jill from his computer for the rest of the night in a way that no fan could dare dream of. The terrible truth begins to reveal itself. It looks like Chord has set up the whole situation with Nick playing a part in a much bigger plan...

• Echo in the Canyon | DVD | (10/09/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Waiting For Superman | DVD | (09/05/2011) from £21.58   |  Saving you £-8.59 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim reminds us that education "statistics" have names: Anthony, Francisco, Bianca, Daisy, and Emily, whose stories make up the engrossing foundation of WAITING FOR SUPERMAN.

• Happily N'ever After/Happily N'ever After 2 | DVD | (26/10/2009) from £5.99   |  Saving you £4.00 (40.00%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Happily N'Ever After - Double Pack

• Bond Remastered - Tomorrow Never Dies (1-disc) | DVD | (12/03/2007) from £4.96   |  Saving you £5.03 (101.41%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Pierce Brosnan leaps into action as Agent 007 in this spectacular thrill ride of death-defying stunts unstoppable action and amazing high-tech gadgets in the most electrifying Bond film yet. Someone is pitting the world's superpowers against each other - and only James Bond can stop it. When a British warship is mysteriously destroyed in Chinese waters the world teeters on the brink of World War III - until 007 zeros in on the true criminal mastermind. Bond's do-or-die mission takes him to Elliot Carver (Jonathan Pryce) a powerful industrialist who manipulates world events as easily as he changes headlines from his global media empire. After soliciting help from Carver's sexy wife Paris (Teri Hatcher) Bond joins forces with a stunning yet lethal Chinese agent Wai Lin. In a series of explosive chases brutal confrontations and breathtaking escapes they race to stop the presses on Carver's next planned news story: global pandemonium! With powerhouse action sequences including a wild motorcycle pursuit through (and over!) Saigon Tomorrow Never Dies sees Bond back to his best in this high-octane action adventure. With powerhouse action sequences including a wild motorcycle pursuit through (and over!) Saigon 'Tomorrow Never Dies' sees Bond at his best in this high-octane adventure.

• S.W.A.T. | DVD | (01/02/2010) from £4.97   |  Saving you £5.02 (101.01%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Samuel L Jackson and Colin Farrell swagger through S.W.A.T., a guns-and-big-trucks macho extravaganza based on the 1970s TV show of the same name, in which police teams are brought in to take care of extremely dangerous situations. Jackson plays a sergeant brought out of retirement to form a new squad, which includes rebellious Farrell and tough babe Michelle Rodriguez. After a lot of training and head-butting with a smarmy police captain, the squad gets assigned to transfer the head of a European crime cartel (Olivier Martinez) who's declared on television that he'll give $100 million to anyone who gets him out. Every scumbag in Los Angeles descends to claim the money, turning a routine transfer into a bullet-filled gauntlet. Despite some gaps in logic and a generic flavour, S.W.A.T. will satisfy most action-movie junkies. --Bret Fetzer

• Joy Division | DVD | (30/04/2007) from £16.24   |  Saving you £-0.25 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  From the burning cities of East Germany during World War II to London's swinging 60s-era, a young man searches for love and freedom.

• Swimming With Sharks | DVD | (02/02/2004) from £5.29   |  Saving you £0.70 (13.23%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A harsh, cutting, and wickedly funny look into the darker side of show business, Swimming with Sharks tells the story of a naive and eager assistant (Frank Whaley) and his slide into the cut-throat world of Hollywood power struggles. Whaley goes to work for a top movie executive (Kevin Spacey) who almost immediately begins to wear down his new assistant's exuberance with his whining, egomaniacal tantrums and relentless verbal abuse, even as he promises his young charge a chance to move up the ladder. Culminating in a violent and ultimately ironic confrontation between mentor and protégé, this brutal 1994 black comedy benefits from some razor-sharp writing and terrific comic turns from both Whaley (Hoffa) as one whose idealism is irrevocably shattered, and Spacey (Seven, L.A. Confidential), deliciously funny as a caustic, belligerent, and ultimately sad figure. A savage indictment of both the movie business and the price of ambition, Swimming with Sharks is one of the best black comedies in recent years. --Robert Lane

• Cold Harvest | DVD | (29/04/2002) from £6.76   |  Saving you £-2.77 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  A devastating comet strike two years ago has resulted in a world of famine drought and rampaging disease. Mankind's survival rests with seven human guinea pigs who carry immunity to the deadly virus who enlist the help of a bounty hunter...

• The Air I Breathe | DVD | (15/09/2008) from £6.48   |  Saving you £10.77 (206.32%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Four short fables in which characters collide with fate - and each other - comprise "The Air I Breathe" an ambitious and absorbing drama from debuting director/writer Jieho Lee.