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• The Abominable Snowman | DVD | (26/05/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  An international expeditionary force set off for the Himalayas in search of the legendary Yeti...

• The Halls Of Montezuma | DVD | (09/05/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Once again returning to the genre to which he was perhaps best-suited director Lewis Milestone traces the fate of a Marine platoon in the Pacific theater during WWII. The film stars Richard Widmark as the no-nonsense Lt. Carl Anderson an officer charged with the responibility of leading his unit on a scouting mission to capture prisoners from an experimental rocket-launching facility and bring them back for interrogation. Among his platoon are veterans Pidgeon Lane (Jack Palance) D

• The League Of Gentlemen | DVD | (26/01/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The League of Gentlemen is a sardonic crime drama in which Jack Hawkins plays an embittered retired army officer who recruits seven fellow ex-soldiers to carry out a bank raid with military precision. The film presents an England between post-war austerity and the more liberated 1960s where traditional moral certainties were rapidly being discarded; a London where ex-officers left on the scrapheap at war's end could justify turning their military experience to armed robbery. Unfortunately the tale is neither particularly amusing or thrilling, with an overlong central detour via an army camp prefacing the exciting heist and a largely anti-climactic ending. Nevertheless Hawkins effectively subverts his heroic officer type from The Cruel Sea (1953) and The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), and there's excellent support from a great cast including Nigel Patrick, Richard Attenborough and Roger Livesey. Bryan Forbes not only wrote the cynical screenplay but costarred with wife Nanette Newman in her first significant screen role. More influential than truly classic, The League of Gentlemen has lent its name to a modern BBC comedy, an "Extraordinary" comic strip-turned-movie, and proved the template for heist films ever since, including both versions of The Italian Job (1969 and 2003). On the DVD:The League of Gentlemen is presented in an anamorphically enhanced 16:9 transfer from an excellent condition print and mostly looks and sounds fine. There's minimal print damage, though sadly Philip Green's ironically patriotic main title music suffers from significant distortion. The only extra is the original trailer, which is now something of a period piece itself. --Gary S Dalkin

• Soft Top, Hard Shoulder | DVD | (10/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  All Gavin has to do is drive from London to Glasgow in time for his father's birthday. Easy. But nothing in Gavin's life is ever easy. First there is his car - it's slow temperamental and utterly infuriating. And then there is the hitch-hiker Yvonne - she's much the same. As they travel North they meet an extraordinary array of eccentric characters and find out a little about life... and each other.

• One Man Force | DVD | (05/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Detective Jake Swan does things by the book - his book. But when a drug bust he plans results in his partner's death Jake goes on a rampage that ends in his suspension from the force and a quick slide into booze and guilty depression.

• The Desperate Hours | DVD | (06/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Director William Wyler's suspense classic marks the only time cinema giants Humphrey Bogart and Fredric March worked together. And the result is everything you'd expect: taut terrifying and terrific. Bogart plays an escaped con who has nothing to lose. March is a suburban Everyman who has everything to lose - his family is held hostage by Bogart. As The Desperate Hours tick by the two men square off in a battle of wills and cunning that tightens into an unforgettable fear-drench

• Felons | DVD | (23/06/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  All is well at an afternoon barbecue until one of the guests decides to seduce the hosts wife and kill the next door neighbour (for being miserable). Things go from bad to worse as the friends plot against each other to cover up their part of the crime and keep hidden their own skeletons that are rapidly being discovered.

• This Sporting Life | DVD | (31/01/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Prolific British filmmaker Lindsay Anderson weaves this small, evocative tale of young life at the crossroads in early 1960s Northern England. A rough, sullen young man (Richard Harris) working in the local coal mines begins to make a name for himself as a star rugby player, but even as he begins to fall in love he cannot escape the harsh realities of the bleak life around him. The rugby sequences in the film are striking, but no more so than the depiction of downtrodden people living in the shadow of industry and corruption that too often crushes their spirit. Harris in one of his first roles, is remarkably effective as an unlikeable but sympathetic figure trying against hope to savour the small joys life has to offer, and the film also features the debut of renowned actress Glenda Jackson. One of a series of working-class, character-driven British imports, This Sporting Life is one of the best on the field. --Robert Lane

• Sir Francis Drake | DVD | (25/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Terrence Morgan stars in the classic 1960's action adventure series - Sir Francis Drake. Drake is a freebooter adventurer expert swordsman and defender of the crown during Britain's war with Spain during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I a war which he wages from the bridge of his ship The Golden Hind. Presented here is the entire series of 26 action-packed episodes of this classic action show. This thrilling adventure series will appeal to people who enjoyed Network's previous releases of The Adventures Of Robin Hood and archive television fans.... Episodes: 1. The Prisoner 2. The Lost Colony Of Virginia 3. Mary Queen Of The Scots 4. Doctor Dee 5. Bold Enterprise 6. The English Dragon 7. Boy Jack 8. The Garrison 9. Visit To Spain 10. The Flame Thrower 11. The Governor's Revenge 12. The Slaves Of Spain 13. The Doughty Plot 14. King Of America 15. The Irish Pirate 16. Beggars Of The Sea 17. Drake On Trial 18. The Bridge 19. Johnnie Factotum 20. Mission To Paris 21. The Reluctant Duchess 22. The Gypsies 23. Court Intrigue 24. Gentlemen Of Spain 25. The Fountain Of Youth 26. Escape

• Lassie - Vol. 1 - Great Adventure / The Wayfarers | DVD | (03/04/2006) from £13.48   |  Saving you £-3.49 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Join Lassie the ever-faithful companion and her friends in their exciting adventures. The courageous canine will always be there in times of trouble and strife helping those in need. Lassie truly is everyone's best friend! Lassie's Great Adventure (Dir. William Beaudine 1965): Originally a three-part TV serial Great Adventure features the heroic pooch in fine fettle! While out with Timmy the heroic Border Collie is kidnapped and taken hundreds of miles away from

• Miracle on 34th Street/Jingle All the Way Double Pack | DVD | (28/11/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Miracle On 34th Street:In this new holiday miracle based on the famous 1947 film classic a little girl discovers dreams can come true if you really believe. Six-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle - Santa Claus. Her mother told her the secret about Santa a long time ago so Susan doesn't expect to receive the most important gifts on her Christmas list. But after meeting a special department store Santa who's convinced he's the real thing Susan is given the most precious gift of all - something to believe in.Starring Richard Attenborough Elizabeth Perkins Dylan McDermott and Mara Wilson as Susan. This uplifting and joyous film will make believers out of the entire family.Jingle All The Way:Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in this hilarious holiday comedy as a father desperate to buy that must-have Christmas toy during a frantic last-minute shopping spree on Christmas Eve.Howard Langston (Schwarzenegger) has promised his young son a Turbo Man action figure for Christmas unaware it's the season's hottest-selling toy. And so begins a frenzied quest that pits Howard against a stressed-out mailman (Sinbad) a sleazy Santa impersonator (James Belushi) and every other harassed parent in town!

• Overnight / The Boondock Saints | DVD | (26/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This double DVD pack features The Boondock Saints and the documentary feature Nowhere; which reveals the story of the troubled shoot behind Boondock Saints. Overnight (Dir. Tony Montana & Mark Brian Smith 2003): Alternately hilarious and horrifying Overnight chronicles one man's misadventures of making a Hollywood movie. It starts out as a rags to riches story as Troy Duffy a Boston-bred bartender sells his first screenplay for The Boondock Saints. The deal includes a directing gig for Duffy a soundtrack gig for his band and at one point there's even an offer to purchase the bar he works at. Duffy uses his newfound good fortune as fuel to mistreat his associates friends and even his own brother. With his overwhelming arrogance he burns every bridge possible in both the music and film industries. Soon his calls go unreturned the studio drops the film and the picture ends up going into production with half the original budget. Duffy's rise and subsequent fall from Hollywood grace is something you won't believe unless you see it for yourself. The Boondock Saints (Dir. Troy Duffy 1999): Thy Kingdom Come Thy Will Be Done... It's the one commandment they cannot keep. Tough stylish and extreme fans of Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction will thrill to the action intensity and intelligence of this modern day morality tale written in blood starring Willem Dafoe Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus. When the sadistic Russian mob starts muscling in on their South Boston Irish neighbourhood Connor and Murphy McManus know what must be done. Feeling that the vengeance of God is flowing through their veins they set out to rid the streets of gangsters criminals and lowlifes. As the body count rises the brothers become local heroes. Now one unorthodox FBI agent must be cunning enough to bring them down...

• The Dirty Dozen (2 Disc Special Edition) | DVD | (07/08/2006) from £17.99   |  Saving you £-1.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Train them! Excite them! Arm them!...Then turn them loose on the Nazis! Atten-hut! Twelve jailbirds will earn their freedom... if they survive a suicide mission against the Nazi brass. Tough-as-nails Lee Marvin leads a nothing-to-lose convict squad in this all-time action trendsetter. They don't make 'em like this anymore!

• Van Helsing / Bram Stoker's Dracula / Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Van Helsing (Dir. Stephen Sommers 2004): Hunted as a murderer by those who do not understand his calling Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) travels the globe as a fugitive. Accompanied only by Carl (David Wenham) a friar entrusted with providing Van Helsing's safety and a weapons arsenal to rival James Bond Van Helsing is despatched to the shadowy world of Transylvania. Home to the ravishing Anna Valerious (Kate Beckinsale) one of the last remaining descendents of a powerful royal family Van Helsing has been sent to terminate the evil and undefeatable Count Dracula (Richard Roxburgh) and his alluring bloodthirsty vampire brides. Herself a fearless hunter Anna joins forces with Van Helsing to confront her family's life long adversary and avenge the deaths of her predecessors. In a stunning showdown Van Helsing comes face to face with his mortal enemy but is also forced to confront his past... Bram Stoker's Dracula (Dir. Francis Ford Coppola 1992): Francis Ford Coppola returns to the original source of the Dracula to create a modern masterpiece. It follows the tortured journey of the devastatingly seductive Transylvanian Prince (Gary Oldman) as he moves from Eastern Europe to 19th century London in search of his long lost Elisabeta who is reincarnated as the beautiful Mina (Winona Ryder)... Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (Dir. Kenneth Branagh 1994): It is the late 18th Century. After the death of his beloved mother young Victor Frankenstein leaves his father and Elizabeth the adopted sister he passionately loves to attend university. Here he becomes obsessed with the teachings of Professor Walman who believes that living creatures can actually be created from dead matter. One electrifying night Frankenstein's efforts are rewarded as his Creature struggles to life. Alone despised and driven by a rage of emotional agony it sets off to find its maker. And so begins the nightmare that will engulf Victor Frankenstein...

• God's Gun | Blu Ray | (08/02/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Predator / Predator 2 | DVD | (18/04/2005) from £26.00   |  Saving you £6.99 (26.88%)   |  RRP £32.99

  If it bleeds we can kill it!!! Get both special editions of Predator 1 and 2 on this fantastic 4 disc box set packed full of loads of extras with behind the scenes footage interviews with the crew and cast and some of the best Schwarzenegger anecdotes you'll ever see! Predator: It sees the heat of their bodies. It smells their fears. It hunts for sport. It kills for pleasure. In a place without rules - the hunter has become the hunted. Deep inside the jungles of Lat

• Love Me Tender | DVD | (14/02/2005) from £10.29   |  Saving you £-0.30 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In his film debut singing idol Elvis Presley stars in this action filled romance set in the aftermath of the Civil War. After hearing his older brother (Richard Egan) has been killed in combat a young Texas farmer (Presley) marries the man's sweetheart (Debra Paget). But his brother returns sparking a bitter sibling rivalry and tragic confrontations with Union soldiers... Featuring four Presley hits on the film's soundtrack including the title track.

• The Bionic Woman - Vol. 3 | DVD | (18/03/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Vega Influence: Jaime and Dr. Michael Marchetti are aboard a transport plane that makes a refueling stop at a remote island. The plane crew members apparently disappear. The island's biological research facility shows signs of having been abandoned suddenly. 'In this corner Jaime Sommers': Oscar Goldman's sole clue to the disappearance of Agent Wayne Haley is the address of a sports wrestling arena. Jaime competes as a professional lady wrestler while on undercover assignment

• China Girl | DVD | (13/09/2004) from £15.20   |  Saving you £-9.21 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A street-smart Italian youth falls in love with a shy Chinese girl. Their romance blossoms igniting an ugly all-out gang war led by his hot-head brother and her own brother the leader of the reigning Chinese gang.

• Orca The Killer Whale | DVD | (30/08/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The killer whale is the only creature other than man to kill for revenge; Orca the giant killer whale is the monarch of the ocean. Like others of his kind he hunts in packs and is ferociously loyal to his one mate. However when she is harmed Orca's instinct is to hunt down and kill he who harmed her. Across seas across time across all obstacles nothing can come between the killer whale and his natural spirit of vengeance...