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• The Quick And The Dead | DVD | (12/10/1998) from £8.01   |  Saving you £7.97 (158.76%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Director Sam Raimi (The Evil Dead) tries gamely to recapture the exotic mysteries of spaghetti Westerns in this stylish but empty film, which stars Sharon Stone as a stranger who comes to the town of Redemption in time for an annual shooting contest. Her real motivations for being there are the stuff that might have found their way into a film by Sergio Leone--in fact, much of this film is a pastiche of Leone's greatest hits, including A Fistful of Dollars and Once upon a Time in America--but one can't quite believe Stone in the role. Gene Hackman gives a predictably solid performance as the town tyrant, and Leonardo DiCaprio is good as a lucky young gunslinger who gets to kiss the heroine. But not even the cast can help this failed project. Raimi brings a lot of razzle-dazzle to his camera work, but it doesn't make the film any more substantial. --Tom Keogh

• Man About Dog | DVD | (21/04/2008) from £6.20   |  Saving you £11.05 (223.68%)   |  RRP £15.99

  An Irish black comedy featuring three chancers on the run from a violent debt collector. On the way they acquire an abandoned greyhound which they use to make some money from betting it at the races. After making a fortune from the dog the lads find themselves pursued by the dog's original owners an angry group of travellers armed with crossbows shotguns and chainsaws. At the same time local crime boss J.P. McCallion (Sean McGinley) is tailing the boys so he can snatch the dog and the money for himself.

• Evolution | DVD | (26/11/2001) from £3.98   |  Saving you £2.01 (50.50%)   |  RRP £5.99

  This new comedy from "Ghostbusters" director Ivan Reitman follows a group of scientists (including "X-Files" star David Duchovny) investigating the alien lifeforms evolving at an amazing rate in an underground cavern.

• Baby Boom | DVD | (11/03/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The writing-directing team of Charles Shyer and Nancy Meyers (Father of the Bride) made this sweet satire about a high-powered yuppie executive (Diane Keaton) who unexpectedly becomes a mom and finds she can't successfully integrate the role into her busy life. Typical of the Shyer-Meyers films prior to Myers taking the director's reins on the wonderful Parent Trap, Baby Boom is a little wooden and more sentimental than genuine. But there are entertaining moments, for sure, and Keaton is a delight. --Tom Keogh

• Willard | DVD | (30/10/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  As accomplished as it is superfluous, Willard is a stylish horror film with plenty of style but precious little horror. Genre buffs will appreciate it as a visually superior sequel/remake of its popular 1971 predecessor, giving Crispin Glover a title role perfectly suited to his uniquely odd persona, in the same league as Psycho's Norman Bates. This time, Willard's the psychotically lonely son of the original film's now-deceased protagonist: a milquetoast introvert who befriends an army of obedient rats--lethal allies when Willard's pushed to his emotional breaking point by his abusive boss (R. Lee Ermey). In keeping with his memorably macabre episodes of X-Files, writer-director Glen Morgan excels with dreary atmosphere and mischievously morbid humor (including an ill-fated cat named Scully), and Glover gives his best performance since River's Edge. But even the furry villain Ben--an oversized rat with attitude--is more funny than frightful. With some justification, Glover's fans will appreciate the open door to a sequel. --Jeff Shannon

• The Gaffer - The Complete Series | DVD | (11/10/2010) from £31.92   |  Saving you £-6.93 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Bill Maynard (Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt!) is Fred Moffat the tight-fisted yet quick-thinking director of a struggling light-engineering firm in this cleverly scripted bittersweet sitcom which regularly attracted audiences of over 16 million. The recession is biting and the Gaffer finds himself under siege from the taxman his creditors his bank manager... and just about everyone else. He sometimes resorts to extreme measures to keep his head above water and is permanently at odds with militant shop steward Harry (Russell Hunter - Callan). But glamorous secretary Betty (Pat Ashton) is always around to lighten the mood - even if she rarely succeeds in getting Harry and Fred to see eye-to-eye... Presented here are all three series of this hugely popular sitcom from Yorkshire Television.

• Mrs Brown's Boys: Festive Fancies | DVD | (08/11/2021) from £7.02   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Hold on to your tinsel and baubles, Mrs Brown and her boys are back for even more antics and festive fun in two brand new episodes. Episode 1: Mammy of the People It's Christmas once again in the Brown household and Agnes and her family are getting used to the new normal. Luckily, things haven't changed much. Mrs Brown has a new tree, Grandad has a new illness and Buster and Dermot have new jobs. There's much to distract them too, as Winnie and Agnes have entered a competition in the Radio Times to perform an alternative Queen's speech and are waiting to hear if they've won. Meanwhile, Father Damien is worried he's not getting his Christmas message across and comes to Agnes for advice. Episode 2: Mammy's Memories? All's not well in Finglas. Winnie isn't sleeping, Cathy's depressed about a significant birthday coming up, and Mrs Brown has received a letter with some unsettling news. But Agnes must turn her attention elsewhere when Winnie's house is burgled and it turns out the thief has taken a cherished heirloom. She wastes no time getting the Gardai round so Winnie can give a statement. All they need is a proper description from Winnie. Easier said than done.

• The Fox And The Hound | DVD | (15/10/2001) from £9.87   |  Saving you £10.12 (102.53%)   |  RRP £19.99

  One of Disney's less popular animated movies, for absolutely no good reason at all, because it's an excellent story, simply and expertly told. The box blurb rather confusingly compares it to Bambi, but this is a story which has rather more to do with how social conventions can divide friendships than the coming-of-age subtext which underlies the latter. The story is perhaps predictable--a fox cub and a puppy play together as friends, not realising that their places in the scheme of things dictate that they will grow up to become hunter and hunted. Of course, eventually they see the light and it all ends happily, but even so the story promotes the importance of tolerance. The master-stroke, however, is the gradually evolving realisation that the aggressive prejudices which we all stand to inherit from society are nothing more that the products of stupidity and manipulation, and should be treated with the contempt they deserve. Good stuff for kids and adults alike. Trivia buffs might like to know that this is one of the films Tim Burton worked on at Disney, his first job after graduating from college. --Roger Thomas

• Till Death Us Do Part | DVD | (26/01/2004) from £37.32   |  Saving you £-21.33 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The first series in colour of Johnny Speight's 'Till Death Us Do Part' featuring Warren Mitchell as the iconic Alf Garnett. Episodes comprise: To Garnett A Grandson Pigeon Fancier Holiday In Bournemouth Dock Pilfering Up The Hammers Alf's Broken Leg.

• 976-EVIL (Eureka Classics)(1988) Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (19/10/2020) from £10.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Director Robert Englund (the iconic Freddy Kruger from the Nightmare on Elm Street series) dials up a gothic tale of high-tech horror in 976-EVIL. High school underdog Hoax (Stephen Geoffreys - Fright Night) fills up the idle hours in his seedy little hometown fending off the local leather-jacketed thugs, avoiding his overbearing mother (Sandy Dennis) and dreaming of a date with trailer park temptress Suzie (Lezlie Deane), But his quietly desperate life takes a terrifying turn when his cousin introduces him to an unusual new hobby phoning in for his horrorscope. Hoax is hooked up with a compellingly hideous demonic force that slowly begins to overtake his entire life and now there's more than just a phone bill to pay for anyone who ever dared cross the neighbourhood nerd. Co-written by Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential, Mystic River) and featuring incredibly practical effects work from Robert Kurtzman and Howard Berger, Eureka Classics is proud to present 976-EVIL on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK. Special Features: Limited Edition O-Card slipcase [First Print Run of 2000 copies ONLY] 1080p presentation on Blu-ray DTS-HD MA 5.1 and LPCM 2.0 audio options English subtitles (SDH) Audio commentary with director Robert Englund and set decorate Nancy Booth Englund 976-EVIL: home video version [105 mins, SD]: An extended version of the film from its original home video release on VHS New interview with producer Lisa M. Hansen New interview with special make-up effects artist Howard Berger (The Walking Dead) New interview with special effects technician Kevin Yagher (Nightmare on Elm Street) Limited Edition Collector's Booklet [2000 copies ONLY] featuring new writing by Craig Ian Mann

• A Troll In Central Park | DVD | (06/10/2003) from £2.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (100.33%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A friendly troll with a magic green thumb grows one flower too many for the queen whose laws require all trolls to act meanly...

• Lollipop Loves Mr Mole (Two Episodes) | DVD | (13/08/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

  Lollipop and Mr. Mole, alias Maggie and Reg Robinson, are partners in a blissful and romantic union, a marriage firmly based on the premise that opposites attract. Tucked away in their cosy cottage in Fulham, SW6, the ever-obliging Reg is constantly in need of protection from the world - and sometimes from himself; while Reg is kindness personified, the iron-willed Maggie knows that generosity can sometimes cause more problems than it solves... Peggy Mount (The Larkins) stars opposite Hugh...

• Brewster's Millions | DVD | (07/03/2005) from £6.16   |  Saving you £1.09 (22.24%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Brewster (Pryor) a lowly pitcher with the minor league Hackensack Bulls baseball team suddenly is left $300 million by a distant relative. But there's a catch; he must spend $30 million in thirty days without having any assets to show for it. And if he reveals it to a soul the real reason why he's throwing away all his cash he will forfeit everything! So aided and abetted by his team mate Spike (Candy) and a stream of hangers-on Brewster begins a spending spree that would bring a

• Robin Hood | DVD | (22/07/2002) from £4.85   |  Saving you £15.14 (312.16%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A minor classic from Disney, this 1973 all-animal, all-animated musical version of the familiar story of Robin Hood is more charming than one might expect. Perhaps it's the warm, chummy take on key relationships within the legend--the way Robin Hood (Brian Bedford) gets twitterpated whenever the subject of Maid Marian (Monica Evans) comes up or the way best pal Little John (Phil Harris voicing a variation on his own Baloo from The Jungle Book) admonishes the Sherwood Forest hero, "Aw, Rob, why dontcha just marry the girl?" (Then, of course, there's the canny "casting" of the romantic leads as foxes: Robin the sly one and Marian the, well, foxy one.) The rest of the vocal cast is lively and eclectic: Peter Ustinov, Andy Devine, Terry Thomas, George Lindsey. Roger Miller provides the songs and voice for the minstrel character Allan-A-Dale. The film is ably directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, whose decades of work in Disney's animation division helped create the studio's rich legacy. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

• Dad's Army | Blu Ray | (14/06/2021) from £9.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  First time on Blu-Ray in the UK. The film spin-off from the much-loved TV comedy series starring Arthur Lowe as the commander of an incompetent Home Guard platoon in wartime Britain. With the trusted comedy genius from the TV series shining through, Mainwaring and company save the day when a crew of a German aircraft take the vicar and villagers hostage in the church.

• Mrs Brown's Boys - Really Big Box | DVD | (13/11/2017) from £13.11   |  Saving you £8.14 (68.69%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The complete first three series, plus the eleven Christmas specials, and the Live episode of the Dublin-set sitcom depicting the life and times of Mrs Agnes Brown (played by writer/creator Brendan O'Carroll), mother of a feckless bunch of grown-up children, who rules her tastefully-wallpapered realm with a rod of iron.

• Batman | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £4.96   |  Saving you £9.03 (182.06%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Thanks to the ambitious vision of director Tim Burton, the blockbuster hit of 1989 delivers the goods despite an occasionally spotty script, giving the caped crusader a thorough overhaul in keeping with the crime fighter's evolution in DC Comics. Michael Keaton strikes just the right mood as the brooding "Dark Knight" of Gotham City; Kim Basingerplays Gotham's intrepid reporter Vicki Vale; and Jack Nicholson goes wild as the maniacal and scene-stealing Joker, who plots a take over of the city with his lethal Smilex gas. Triumphant Oscar-winning production design by the late Anton Furst turns Batman into a visual feast, and Burton brilliantly establishes a darkly mythic approach to Batman's legacy. Danny Elfman's now-classic score propels the action with bold, muscular verve. --Jeff Shannon

• Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas Boxset | DVD | (11/11/2019) from £10.17   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A bumper Christmas bundle featuring 15 Christmas Specials full of fun, frolics and the cheeky charm of the Brown Family!

• You're Only Young Twice - The Complete Second Series | DVD | (24/01/2011) from £8.98   |  Saving you £6.00 (85.84%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Welcome to Paradise Lodge - a 'superior residence for retired gentlefolk'. Within these walls you'll find four of the strangest and funniest OAPs you're ever likely to meet! Flora Petty (Peggy Mount) is a domineering battleaxe waging her own one-woman war against the system - and everything else in her way! Her sidekick is Cissie (Pat Coombs) a mousy little woman with a nervous disposition and not a lot going on in the brain department. Mad motorbike fanatic Mildred (Diana King) and faded actress Dolly (Lally Bowers) complete the gang. Together they're determined to make life as difficult as possible for the proprietress of Paradise Lodge Miss Milton (Charmian May) and to beat the system every time! This DVD collection includes all eight episodes from the second series of You're Only Young Twice first screened on ITV in 1978.

• You're Only Young Twice - The Complete Third Series | DVD | (07/03/2011) from £8.98   |  Saving you £6.00 (85.84%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This highly popular Yorkshire Television sitcom stars much-loved TV battleaxe Peggy Mount on robust form as Flora Petty the scourge of Paradise Lodge - a superior residence for retired gentlefolk. Pat Coombs co-stars as Flora s dim-witted sidekick Cissie while veteran stage actress Lally Bowers (A Fine Romance) and sitcom legend Diana King are fellow residents Dolly and Mildred always ready to lend their weight to Flora s campaign of insubordination against proprietress Miss Milton and her staff. Woe betide anyone who tries to take on the fearless Flora: she s old enough to know better... but wise enough not to care! Mining a richly comic terrain that would be revisited a decade later in Waiting For God You re Only Young Twice ran for four series between 1977 and 1981; this release contains the complete third series originally screened in 1979.