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• Indiana Jones: The Complete Collection | DVD | (10/11/2008) from £16.98   |  Saving you £-1.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark It's said that the original is the greatest, and there can be no more vivid proof than Raiders of the Lost Ark, the first and indisputably best of the initial three Indiana Jones adventures cooked up by the dream team of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. Expectations were high for this 1981 collaboration between the two men, who essentially invented the box office blockbuster with `70s efforts like Jaws and Star Wars, and Spielberg (who directed) and Lucas (who co-wrote the story and executive produced) didn't disappoint. This wildly entertaining film has it all: non-stop action, exotic locations, grand spectacle, a hero for the ages, despicable villains, a beautiful love interest, humour, horror… not to mention lots of snakes. And along with all the bits that are so familiar by now--Indy (Harrison Ford) running from the giant boulder in a cave, using his pistol instead of his trusty whip to take out a scimitar-wielding bad guy, facing off with a hissing cobra, and on and on--there's real resonance in a potent storyline that brings together a profound religious-archaeological icon (the Ark of the Covenant, nothing less than "a radio for speaking to God") and the 20th century's most infamous criminals (the Nazis). Now that's entertainment. --Sam Graham Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom It's hard to imagine that a film with worldwide box office receipts topping US$300 million worldwide could be labeled a disappointment, but some moviegoers considered Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, the second installment in Steven Spielberg and George Lucas' 1980s adventure trilogy, to be just that. That doesn't mean it's a bad effort; any collaboration between these two cinema giants (Spielberg directed, while Lucas provided the story and was executive producer) is bound to have more than its share of terrific moments, and Temple of Doom is no exception. But in exchanging the very real threat of Nazi Germany for the cartoonish Thuggee cult, it loses some of the heft of its predecessor (Raiders of the Lost Ark); on the other hand, it's also the darkest and most disturbing of the three films, what with multiple scenes of children enslaved, a heart pulled out of a man's chest, and the immolation of a sacrificial victim, which makes it less fun than either Raiders or The Last Crusade, notwithstanding a couple of riotous chase scenes and impressively grand sets. Many fans were also less than thrilled with the new love interest, a spoiled, querulous nightclub singer portrayed by Kate Capshaw, but a cute kid sidekick ("Short Round," played by Ke Huy Quan) and, of course, the ever-reliable Harrison Ford as the cynical-but-swashbuckling hero more than make up for that character's shortcomings. --Sam Graham Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade The third episode in Steven Spielberg's rousing Indiana Jones saga, this film recaptures the best elements of Raiders of the Lost Ark while exploring new territory with wonderfully satisfying results. Indy is back battling the Nazis, who have launched an expedition to uncover the whereabouts of the Holy Grail. And it's not just Indy this time--his father (played with great acerbic wit by Sean Connery, the perfect choice) is also involved in the hunt. Spielberg excels at the kind of extended action sequences that top themselves with virtually every frame; the best one here involves Indy trying to stop a Nazi tank from the outside while his father is being held within. For good measure, Spielberg reveals (among other things) how Indy got his hat, the scar on his chin, and his nickname (in a prologue that features River Phoenix as the young Indiana). --Marshall Fine Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Nearly 20 years after riding his last Crusade, Harrison Ford makes a welcome return as archaeologist/relic hunter Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, an action-packed fourth installment that's, in a nutshell, less memorable than the first three but great nostalgia for fans of the series. Producer George Lucas and screenwriter David Koepp (War of the Worlds) set the film during the cold war, as the Soviets--replacing Nazis as Indy's villains of choice and led by a sword-wielding Cate Blanchett with black bob and sunglasses--are in pursuit of a crystal skull, which has mystical powers related to a city of gold. After escaping from them in a spectacular opening action sequence, Indy is coerced to head to Peru at the behest of a young greaser (Shia LaBeouf) whose friend--and Indy's colleague--Professor Oxley (John Hurt) has been captured for his knowledge of the skull's whereabouts. Whatever secrets the skull holds are tertiary; its reveal is the weakest part of the movie, as the CGI effects that inevitably accompany it feel jarring next to the boulder-rolling world of Indy audiences knew and loved. There's plenty of comedy, delightful stunts--ants play a deadly role here--and the return of Raiders love interest Karen Allen as Marion Ravenwood, once shrill but now softened, giving her ex-love bemused glances and eye-rolls as he huffs his way to save the day. Which brings us to Ford: bullwhip still in hand, he's a little creakier, a lot grayer, but still twice the action hero of anyone in film today. With all the anticipation and hype leading up to the film's release, perhaps no reunion is sweeter than that of Ford with the role that fits him as snugly as that fedora hat. --Ellen A. Kim

• Chucklevision Series 3 | DVD | (17/04/2017) from £9.79   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The Chuckle Brothers are back bringing more Chu-chu-chucklevison! These much-loved, eager-to-please and hilariously daft spiky-haired men are a British television phenomenon that is here to stay! To me, to you! Simply Media are delighted to announce the release of one of the most iconic and memorable British children's television shows Chucklevision: Series 3 on DVD for the first time 17th April 2017. It was originally shown by the BBC in 1989. Fans will want to relive the nostalgia and their fun-filled memories or introduce the mad-yet-lovable Chuckle Brothers and their crazy antics to their own children. This DVD release will delight all generations! The mark Chucklevision's left on British television is indisputable. The show ran for a whopping total of 21 series from 1987-2009 and was nominated for a Children's BAFTA Award for 'Best Children's Television Series' in 1998. It also contains one of the catchiest theme songs in television, that promises not to leave your head after you hear or read it once....Chu-Chu-Chucklevision, Chu-Chucklevison! It not only inspired future popular children's TV shows, including Dick and Dom in Da Bungalow, but it led to Chucklevision's own game show To Me, To You! The first DVD release of Series 3 of Chucklevision is of particular importance to devoted fans. It marks the start of the true form of Chucklevision and the introduction of the live-action format which would be used for the rest of the show's lifespan. This series follows the return of Barry and Paul Chuckle Elliott (known as The Chuckle Brothers ) as they become entangled in gaffes, mishaps, screwball situations and hair-brained schemes in each self-contained episode. Full to the brim with slapstick, visual gags and comical misfortune, The Chuckle Brothers try their hands at almost everything working as park-keepers, window-cleaners, house-sitters, removal men and ship cleaners. Barry even gets made a hotel lifeguard - the only problem is he cannot swim! Revisit the chaos, carnage and hilariously good-fun show remembered fondly by an entire generation, looking back on their childhoods.

• Ocean's Eleven | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £3.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (250.63%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Danny Ocean and his hand-picked crew of specialists gather in Las Vegas to attempt the most extravagant casino heist ever.

• All Quiet On The Western Front | DVD | (11/06/2007) from £5.48   |  Saving you £4.51 (82.30%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Taken from the novel by Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front is a devastating portrait of a small group of German soldiers during World War I. In this 1979 made-for-TV version the star-studded cast is lead by Richard Thomas (The Waltons) as Paul Baumer, strongly supported by screen veterans Ernest Borgnine, Ian Holm and Patricia Neal. As both narrator and star, Thomas occasionally seems to reincarnate his familiar John-Boy persona, but does at least succeed in creating a character that has more levels than his television alter ego. After watching all of his high school buddies loose their lives, Paul returns home a changed man, conflicted in his feelings about the Army and war, and altered from an idealistic schoolboy into a fearful and humble veteran. Although Lewis Milestone's 1930 films remains the cinema's definitive version, director Delbert Mann (Desire Under the Elms, Marty) has done a workmanlike job bringing the novel to the screen. The scenery and costuming in this period piece are well done, and surely contributed to its winning the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Made for TV. Also exceptional are the cinematography and special effects that, while realistically gruesome, truly emphasise the horrors of war. --Zachary Lively, Amazon.com

• Chucklevision: The Complete Series 1 | DVD | (25/07/2016) from £10.65   |  Saving you £9.34 (87.70%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Laughs and larks aplenty as Paul and Barry Chuckle try to launch their own television series. With a little help from Simon Lovell, the magician extraordinaire, and Billy Butler's Armchair Theatre, we're guaranteed quite a show. There'll be dancing, singing, conjuring and even bodybuilding as the brothers try their hand at a bit of everything for our entertainment. Includes the following episodes: Breakfast Dance Sport Movies Fitness Halloween Antiques Travel Fashion Magic D.I.Y. Open Ear and Christmas

• Buddy | DVD | (04/07/2005) from £4.94   |  Saving you £1.05 (21.26%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A delightful family adventure based on a remarkable true story featuring amazing effects courtesy of Jim Henson's Creature Shop. Rene Russo stars as eccentric socialite Gertrude ""Trudy"" Lintz who adopts a baby gorilla into her already-bustling animal menagerie. Along with chimpanzees Maggie and Joe Buddy gets into all kinds of hilarious monkey business and proceeds to drive everyone bananas. .

• Cruise of the Gods | DVD | (02/06/2003) from £7.12   |  Saving you £8.87 (124.58%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Both warmly funny and surprisingly touching, the one-off 90-minute BBC comedy Cruise of the Gods (2002) unites the twin comic talents of Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan for the first time. Brydon, whose Marion & Geoff brought him instant cult status and critical acclaim, plays Andy Van Allen, a washed-up actor who once enjoyed celebrity as the star of a TV science-fiction series but who is now down on his luck as a hotel porter. Desperate to rescue his self-esteem, but equally desperate to conceal his failure, he reluctantly embarks on a Mediterranean cruise for die-hard fans of the old show organised by uber-nerd Jeff Monks (David Walliams). To compound his humiliation, Van Allan's one-time costar, Nick Lee (Coogan), now a Hollywood big shot thanks to his starring role in Sherlock Holmes in Miami, gatecrashes the trip. Elements of both Marion & Geoff's agonising pathos and the squirm-inducing embarrassment of I'm Alan Partridge feature prominently here as the merciless portrayal of geeky fandom slowly gives way to a more gentle, affectionate portrait of people whose lives were inexplicably touched by the fantastically awful Children of Castor (imagine a camp cross between Blake's 7 and The Tomorrow People). Unlike the sympathetically pathetic ex-husband of Marion, here Brydon plays a cruelly cynical and embittered character, whose self-loathing contrasts painfully with the annoying ebullience of Coogan's superstar. The supporting cast are all a delight, too: witness lugubrious Philip Jackson, as alcoholic writer Hugh Bispham, clashing hilariously with Walliams' deadly earnest super-fan over the interpretation of names in the show, which turn out to be nothing more cryptic than anagrams of Bispham's favourite curries. James Corden and Helen Coker are emotionally fragile followers whose lives intertwine unexpectedly with their heroes, while Brian Conley and Jack Jones gamely provide cameos. --Mark Walker

• Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid - Limited Edition Steelbook | Blu Ray | (12/05/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £21.99

  Settle back with your favourite sidekick and enjoy Hollywood's original buddy picture. Paul Newman and Robert Redford have never shined brighter in the roles that will forever identify them as the daring debonair outlaws on the run - and head-over-heels in love with the same beautiful woman (Katharine Ross).

• Son Of Flubber | DVD | (29/03/2004) from £5.38   |  Saving you £9.61 (178.62%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The story of an inventor who makes a rain-making machine. Needless to say - it goes wrong...

• Chucklevision Series 2 | DVD | (29/08/2016) from £12.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (53.89%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The inimitable Paul and Barry Chuckle return in their second madcap series and are once again assisted by Billy Butler with his Armchair Theatre. In this series the boys investigate hobbies, farming and U.F.O.s, celebrate Christmas and the Australian Bicentennial, perform with a symphony orchestra and learn the art of puppetry, invent a robot and observe wildlife and that's not all! Episode List: Clean Up Australia Nature Watch Music Hobbies Christmas Special Farming U.F.O. Invention Hi-Tech Puppets Fishing Circus

• The Who - Quadrophenia And Tommy Live With Special Guests | DVD | (07/11/2005) from £33.28   |  Saving you £-3.29 (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Disc 1: Quadrophenia - A 90-minute show filmed on The Who's US tour 1996-97. 1. I Am The Sea 2. The Real Me 3. Quadrophenia 4. Cut My Hair 5. The Punk And The Godfather 6. I'm One 7. The Dirty Jobs 8. Helpless Dancer 9. Is It In My Head? 10. I've Had Enough 11. 5:15 12. Sea And Sand 13. Drowned 14. Bell Boy 15. Doctor Jimmy 16. The Rock 17. Love Reign O'er Me Disc 2: Tommy - The second DVD in the triple box set features the 1989 live performance of Tommy filmed at th

• Chucklevision Christmas And Two More Barmy Episodes | DVD | (26/09/2011) from £7.64   |  Saving you £-1.65 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  D.I.Y: The Chuckle Brothers give out some useful tips on decorating and DIY. There's also Armchair Theatre with Billy BUTLER and magic from Simon LOVELL.Open Ear: This episode's theme is open ear, featuring Butler's Armchair Theatre and magic from Simon Lovell.Christmas: The Chuckle Brothers prepare for Yuletide with their own show, it's going to be quite a Christmas! Also, Billy Butler's Armchair Theatre and magic from Simon Lovell.

• Audrey Hepburn | DVD | (03/04/2006) from £12.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (53.89%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Robin And Marian (Dir. Richard Lester 1976): Robin Hood (Connery) is an old man when he returns with his best friend Little John to England after the Crusades. Maid Marian (Hepburn) has entered a nunnery King Richard is a raving lunatic his Brother John a moron and the age of great adventure has seemed to have passed Robin by. But when The Sheriff of Nottingham (Shaw) once again threatens Sherwood Robin gathers his faithful men and band of peasants to fight oppression in

• Noddy In Toyland - Noddy And Friends | DVD | (29/10/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Traditionalists were of course scandalised enough when the stop-motion animated Noddy TV series featured regional accents and (gasp) positive black characters. God only knows what they'll make of this. Try to keep up: what you have here is an Anglo-American co-production in which stories from the stop-motion series are sandwiched between frantic scenarios featuring live-action children and adult characters and puppets--a kind of Sesame Street in total overdrive. This, of course, seems hopelessly incongruous to everyone except the show's intended audience, which simply takes the whole thing in its stride. Individually, the two elements are commendable anyway; the first live-action episode--involving a parrot and an unstoppable vacuum cleaner--is a particularly fine piece of slapstick, while the original stop-motion stories are as gently rewarding as ever. This DVD is guaranteed to meet with approval from the jingly-hatted one's many young fans. --Roger Thomas

• Loose Cannons | DVD | (15/03/2004) from £12.40   |  Saving you £0.59 (4.76%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In 'Loose Cannons' Gene Hackman plays Mac a Washington DC police detective teamed with a new partner Ellis (Dan Aykroyd) to break open a case that involves the FBI Nazis Israelis and pornographers. The plot involves the fight for the possession of a pornographic film starring Hitler and a prominent German politician...

• Butch Cassidy/Sundance Kid S. | DVD | (22/05/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The Sundance Kid is the fastest gun in the West his sidekick Butch is a dreamer always planning that bigger better bank raid. But things are getting tougher and soon the accident-prone anti-heroes decide it's time to head south and disappear into legend. Winner of 4 Oscars including Best Screenplay for William Goldman and Best Song ('Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head') and Best Score for Burt Bacharach.

• Murder Most Horrid Vol. 1 | DVD | (10/03/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Featuring all six episodes from the award-winning first series Dawn French stars in this murderously black comedy. Episodes Comprise: The Case Of The Missing The Girl From Ipanema He Died A Death A Determined Woman Murder At Tea Time Mrs. Hat And Mrs. Red

• Looking For Miracles | DVD | (29/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Set in 1935 this is the story of sixteen year old Ryan Delaney who takes a job as a camp counsellor. He is surprised to learn that he will be responsible for his younger brother Sullivan who has spent most of his life living away with relatives. Together the brothers discover the meaning of 'family'.

• Gremloids | DVD | (19/08/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  Not long ago in a galaxy too close for comfort the rebel alliance intercepted some secret transmissions from imperial leader Lord Buckethead. Buckethead and his alien cohorts mistakenly traced the transmissions to the planet Earth where they found a peculiar and frustrating new resistance at work. Now the fate of mankind is in the hands of a pest control expert a geriatric superhero and a speech impedimented alien with a coal-scuttle for a head in this outrageous comedy in the tradition of 'Spaceballs'!

• Butch Cass & Sundance Kid Father's Day | DVD | (30/05/2011) from £15.99   |  Saving you £-9.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  DVD is supplied in a special Fathers Day packaging. An ideal gift for Fathers Day. One of the most popular screen westerns ever made, this Academy Award winning classic blends adventure, romance and comedy to tell the true story of the West's most likeable outlaws. No one is quicker than Butch Cassidy (Paul Newman) when it comes to get rich quick schemes, and his sidekick Sundance (Robert Redford) is a wizard with a gun. When these two bungling bank and train robbers tire of running from the law, they set out for Bolivia with Sundance's girlfriend (Katharine Ross). Though they can barely speak enough Spanish to communicate 'This is a stick-up', that's only a minor detail to the two nicest 'bad-guys' who ever rode the West.