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• Equilibrium | Blu Ray | (10/12/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  In a future where freedom is outlawed outlaws will become heroes. A future where the world is at peace but emotions are gone; war is a distant memory and so is music art and poetry. Here emotion is illegal and feeling is a crime punishable by death. Clerick John Preston (Christian Bale) is the government agent responsible for destroying those who resist the rules but forced to kill one of his own agents he begins to question everything. Now the man who has been trained to enforce the strict laws suddenly becomes the only person capable of overthrowing it.

• Carlito's Way | DVD | (24/07/2000) from £8.88   |  Saving you £4.11 (46.28%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Al Pacino cuts a noble figure in this very enjoyable drama by director Brian De Palma (Scarface), based on a pair of books by Edwin Torres. Pacino plays a Puerto Rican ex-con trying hard to go straight, but his loyalty to his lowlife attorney (a virtually unrecognisable Sean Penn) and enemies on the street make that choice difficult. Penelope Ann Miller plays, somewhat unlikely, a stripper who has a romance with Pacino's character. The film finds De Palma tempering his more outlandish moves (think of Body Double or Snake Eyes) just as he did with the popular Untouchables and Mission: Impossible. But while Carlito's Way was not as commercially successful as those two movies, it is a genuinely compelling work graced with a fine performance by Pacino and a surprising one from Penn. --Tom Keogh

• NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service: The Twentieth Season | DVD | (22/08/2023) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• State of Grace | Blu Ray | (24/08/2015) from £17.98   |  Saving you £4.00 (25.02%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Overshadowed by GoodFellas when it was released in 1990, State of Grace gradually emerged as one of the best New York gangster films of its decade. It was also the first to feature the Irish American mob known as the Westies. Here, their territory west of Times Square is being gentrified by an unwelcome infusion of yuppie cash, squeezing them into a reluctant alliance with Mafia kingpins. Frankie (Ed Harris) is the boss; little brother Jackie (Gary Oldman) is his volatile muscle; their friend Terry (Sean Penn) has returned from an extended absence, harbouring a dangerous secret while rekindling his love for Frankie and Jackie's sister Kathleen (Robin Wright, Penn's future wife). Giving one of his scariest, most violent performances, Oldman offers stark, brutal contrast to Harris's pent-up fury, while Penn breathes life into his character's standard-issue dilemma. A former protégé of Steven Spielberg's, director Phil Joanou handles this gritty potboiler with confident, unobtrusive style, ramping up the tension of divided loyalties, even as the plot grows increasingly familiar. --Jeff Shannon

• The Third | DVD | (28/10/2019) from £6.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Will and Grace: Complete Series 4 | DVD | (30/08/2004) from £7.58   |  Saving you £42.41 (559.50%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Meet Will & Grace. Grace is a sassy and smart interior designer Will is a gorgeous and supercool lawyer. They're both looking for love and they're made for each other in every way except for one thing - Grace is straight Will is gay. Their lives are complicated even further by their outrageous friends Karen & Jack. This DVD box set comprises all the episodes from the fourth season: 1. The Third Wheel Gets The Grace 2. Past And Presents 3. Crouching Father Hidden Husband 4. Pris

• The Dead Zone | DVD | (04/03/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  One of the very best Stephen King film adaptations, The Dead Zone is imbued with an ever-present atmosphere of dread. Shot in a permanently wintry Canada (standing in for New England), the icy backdrops are subtly employed by director David Cronenberg to accentuate the story’s fatalistic tone. Cronenberg’s welcome emphasis for the most part on psychological terror over physical shocks (something of a change of direction for him after The Brood and Scanners) is further enhanced by composer Michael Kamen’s marvellously chilly music score and Christopher Walken’s understated yet dominating central performance as high school teacher Johnny Smith, who wakes from a coma following a car crash to learn that he has been cursed with the gift of second sight. That his uncanny ability is indeed a curse and definitely not a blessing is made abundantly clear: even when Johnny is able to save people’s lives, there is always a price to pay. The cosmic law of Karma is grimly unforgiving. Herbert Lom, as Johnny’s sympathetic doctor, sums up the character’s plight, "Some things just weren’t meant to be." And even when Johnny learns the terrible secret of future Presidential candidate Greg Stillson (a villainous Martin Sheen), he knows he cannot act without accepting the fatal consequences. Brooke Adams, as the love of Johnny’s life, and Tom Skerrit, as the quietly desperate sheriff on the trail of a serial killer, are excellent in support. On the DVD: this disc comes with a chunky accompanying booklet with background notes on the film, cast and director, as well as a script excerpt for the originally planned pre-credits sequence (in the finished film we assume Johnny’s second sight is a result of the car accident--this earlier screenplay follows the book more closely). The movie itself--which features the "scissor-suicide" scene uncut--is accompanied by a chatty and informative commentary from film critics Stephen Jones and Kim Newman (a regular Amazon.co.uk contributor). Both the 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen picture and the Dolby 5.1 sound are adequate if unexceptional. --Mark Walker

• Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie | DVD | (17/06/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In the grim darkness of the 41st Millennium the only force that stands between humanity and alien hordes are the genetically enhanced super-soldiers known as Ultramarines. But when a select squad of scarred veterans and raw recruits responds to a distant planet's distress beacon they'll discover that a horrific evil has been unleashed. And amidst a living nightmare of chaos carnage and daemonic fury these steel battle-brothers must now survive the ultimate enemy: Themselves. The voices of Terence Stamp (Superman II Wanted) John Hurt (Alien Hellboy) and Sean Pertwee (Dog soldiers Event horizon) star in this intense CGI animated sci-fi/action thriller and the first-ever feature-length movie interpretation of the Warhammer 40 000 game universe. Special Features: Into the void - Making Ultramarines Between chaos and darkness - The world of the space marines Creating the Daemon Animated graphic novel Ultramarines prequel

• Wasted - The Complete Series | DVD | (03/09/2018) from £4.65   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Hilarious slacker comedy from BAFTA-winning writers James Lamont and Jon Foster. Having failed to make it as a DJ in Bristol, Kent (Dylan Edwards) returns to the Somerset village of Neston Berry to hang out with old schoolmate Morpheus (Danny Kirrane), Morpheus sister Sarah (Rose Reynolds) and her friend Alison (Gwyneth Keyworth). The four were left on the scrapheap as others moved on with their lives, and now they re stuck in an aimless loop of cheap booze-and-drug filled escapism. The high points of their low-key, juvenile escapades include popping pills at a pub quiz and a sexual tryst behind the polyurethane polar bear at Bird Zone. Gross-out gags and kidult cartoon humour combine with pop culture nods and weird yet warm characters with believable connections and emotions. Morpheus is into Alison, but she barely registers this with her face constantly in her bong, while Kent and Sarah haven t yet worked out the meaning of a drunken hook-up at the village fete. Directed by Tom Marshall (Chewing Gum, Drifters), there are fast edits, musical cutaways and plentiful flights of fancy, the finest of which sees Sean Bean as a medieval swordsman spirit guide.

• The Tower | DVD | (22/03/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Tower of London stands on the bank of the Thames one of the most stately and recognisable symbols of Britain. For over 900 years it has served the nation in many ways - as a fortress palace prison treasure house armoury and Royal Mint. Since it was founded by William the Conqueror it has seen both fabulous opulence and the darkest of deeds spectacular pageantry and insidious intrigue. Kings have been murdered here and Queens put to the axe. Spies and traitors have been exec

• Rectify - Season 1 | DVD | (12/10/2015) from £19.98   |  Saving you £7.00 (38.91%)   |  RRP £24.99

  After spending nineteen years on Death Row for the rape and murder of his teenage girlfriend, only to be released due to new DNA evidence, the uncertainty surrounding Daniel's conviction continues to overshadow everyone's future. His new confession finds Daniel banished from the state of Georgia and on probation, wrestling with the push and pull of an unfamiliar world as he struggles to discover the person he wants to be outside of prison. The home he left behind is fractured. Once, the family collectively obsessed over Daniel now they're splintered, all headed in new directions. Fractured but not completely destroyed, can they ever truly break free from the past and move forward with their lives?

• The Colour Of Magic | Blu Ray | (03/11/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £25.00

  Rincewind (David Jason), an inept ex-student wizard is given the task of guiding Twoflower (Sean Astin) through the city state of Ankh Morpork in Terry Pratchet's Discworld odyssey

• You Only Live Twice | Blu Ray | (04/02/2013) from £9.97   |  Saving you £10.02 (100.50%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The film boasts the best of the Bond title songs (this one sung on a dreamy track by Nancy Sinatra), but the movie itself is one of the weaker ones of the Sean Connery phase of the 007 franchise. The story concerns an effort by the evil organisation SPECTRE to start a world war, but the not-so-super villain behind the plot is the awfully civilised Donald Pleasence. The thin script is by Roald Dahl (shouldn't we have expected a better Bond nemesis from the creator of mad genius Willy Wonka?), and direction is by British veteran Lewis Gilbert (Alfie). But the movie can't hold a candle to Dr. No, From Russia with Love, or Goldfinger. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.comOn the DVD: This was another troubled production according to the insightful "making of" documentary: director and producers luckily avoided boarding a plane out of Tokyo that crashed and killed everyone on board; the Japanese actresses couldn't speak English and one threatened suicide if she was dropped from the part; and the aerial cameraman filming the helicopter fight had his leg sliced off by a rotor blade. Maurice Binder's evocative main title designs are the subject of the second documentary, "Silhouettes", in which his colleagues voiceboth their admiration of his art and frustration at his chaotic working practices. The commentary is another edited selection of interviews with principal cast and crew. An animated storyboard sequence, trailers, radio spots and a handsome booklet add up to another winning entry in this series. --Mark Walker

• Sharpe's Honour / Sharpe's Gold | DVD | (10/06/2002) from £5.00   |  Saving you £9.99 (199.80%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Based on the novels by Bernard Cornwell, Sharpe (1993-7) ran to 14 full-length television films that follow the adventures of the titular soldier through the later years of the Napoleonic Wars. The programmes are an outstanding achievement for the small screen, dominated by Sean Bean’s central performance as the heroic, troubled outsider who turns out to be a resourceful and loyal leader. Bolstered by a strong supporting cast, particularly Daragh O'Malley as Harper and (in later episodes) Abigail Cruttenden as Jane, Sharpe is often visually striking, the action tense and gripping. Consistency is maintained by all 14 episodes being directed by Tom Clegg. On the DVD: Sharpe on DVD contains a photo gallery and several screens of background text. The sound is full-bodied stereo while the very "sharp" (pun intended) picture has been transferred slightly letterboxed at 14:9. Though looking much better than the original TV transmissions the occasionally cropped framing makes it apparent the films were shot in 16:9 widescreen, so it is regrettable they have not been transferred to DVD in that format. Otherwise these are first-rate releases.--Gary S Dalkin

• When Saturday Comes | Blu Ray | (28/02/2011) from £9.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (30.03%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Jimmy Muir (Sean Bean) comes from a typical gritty northern town where there are only two options: working down the pit or in a factory. But Jimmy has other ideas - he dreams of becoming a professional footballer. Encouraged by his girlfriend Annie (Emily Lloyd) he plays every week for the local amateur team. But when he's spotted by local talent scout Ken (Pete Postlethwaite) Jimmy finally has the chance to fulfil his life's ambition. Confronted by a bitter and unsupportive father hard-drinking friends and a lifetime of bad habits... has Jimmy the will to achieve his ultimate goal?

• R.E.M. - Perfect Square | DVD | (08/03/2004) from £15.88   |  Saving you £2.11 (13.29%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Taken from the amazing live concert in a public square 'The Bowling Green' in Wiesbaden Germany to thousands of excited fans as part of their 2003 European Tour. Tracklisting 1. Begin the Begin 2. What's the Frequency Kenneth? 3. Maps and Legends 4. Drive 5. Animal 6. Daysleeper 7. Great Beyond 8. Bad Day 9. The One I Love 10. All the Way to Reno (You're Gonna be a Star) 11. Orange Crush 12. Losing My Religion 13. At My Most Beautiful 14. Electrolite 15. She J

• Barbershop 2 - Back In Business | DVD | (30/08/2004) from £8.83   |  Saving you £8.42 (111.23%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The continuing adventures at the Barbershop where Calvin (Ice Cube) finds his premises under threat from a big name chain of barbers who are taking over the smaller family run ventures in the neighbourhood...

• Crash | DVD | (28/08/2006) from £15.97   |  Saving you £4.02 (25.17%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A provocative, unflinching look at the complexities of racial conflict in America.

• Colors | Blu Ray | (24/08/2015) from £18.23   |  Saving you £3.52 (21.37%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Directed by Dennis Hopper, Colors is a superior 1988 action movie set among the street gangs of LA that teams up Robert Duvall as Hodges, the elder cop, with young hothead partner Danny McGavin (Sean Penn). Investigating a murderous feud between the “Bloods” and the “Crips”, Duvall attempts to impress upon the impetuous Penn the value of a more cautious, easy-going approach in dealing with gang members, rather than trying to charge in among them. The film as a whole was one of the first to take a serious, unromantic and unstereotypical look at gang culture, at how youngsters are sucked into it, how few options are actually open to these macho hoodlums and how little they have in the way of family, community and stability other than the gangs. The partnership between Penn and Duvall by contrast, though well played, is pretty much the standard old cop/young cop set-up, right down to Duvall’s frequent, ominous remarks about how close he is to retirement. While the action is sometimes disjointed and the relationships between the gangs at times confused, it at least helps to dispel the usual Hollywood good vs. evil dynamic. Instead, there’s a more ambient sense of violence, desperation, retribution and recrimination. Penn’s doomed relationship with a “homegirl” indicates that while the LAPD may capture a few felons, they’ve little chance of capturing the hearts and minds of the criminalised poor. Later films such as John Singleton’s Boyz 'n the Hood (1991) would go further in exploring how life looks from the gangsta perspective.On the DVD: The films is presented in an anamorphic 16:9 widescreen version, with the usual chapter and language selections. The only other feature is the original, detailed but run-of-the-mill trailer. --David Stubbs

• Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal Season 2 Complete Collection (Episodes 50-98) | DVD | (23/10/2017) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Our two heroes are facing the world's most skilled duellists in the World Duel Carnival - the greatest tournament in history! Yuma and Astral squeaked by the preliminaries, but they're about to face their ultimate test in the finals where unexpected new rules and devices await. Contains episodes 50-98