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• The Hornblower Collection (8 discs) | DVD | (13/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £59.99

  Based freely on the classic novels by CS Forester, Hornblower is a series of TV films following the progress of a young officer through the ranks of the British navy during the Napoleonic Wars. The series greatest asset is the handsome and charismatic Ioan Gruffudd in the lead role, surely a major star in the making. For television films, the production values are very good, though as Titanic, Waterworld and The Perfect Storm demonstrated, filming an aquatic adventure is a very expensive business, and it is clear that the Hornblower dramas simply make the best of comparatively small budgets. No more faithful to Forester's books than the 1951 Gregory Peck classic Captain Horatio Hornblower, the real inspiration seems to have come from the success of Sharpe, starring Sean Bean, which likewise featured a British hero in the Napoleonic Wars. Nevertheless, while rather more easy-going than the real British navy of the time, the Hornblower saga delivers an entertaining adventure, greatly enhanced by the presence of such guest stars as Denis Lawson, Cheri Lunghi, Ronald Pickup and Anthony Sher. --Gary S Dalkin

• Paul | DVD | (13/06/2011) from £4.98   |  Saving you £15.01 (301.41%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) reunite for the comedy sci-fi Paul as two geeks whose pilgrimage to America's UFO heartland brings them face-to-face with the titular alien.

• North Face | Blu Ray | (27/04/2009) from £18.75   |  Saving you £1.24 (6.61%)   |  RRP £19.99

  "North Face" tells of an adventure against time and against Mother Nature herself! Based on an incredible true story!

• High-Kick Girl | DVD | (09/05/2011) from £24.28   |  Saving you £-6.29 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Two rival pickpocket gangs face off on the streets to vie for the possession of a beautiful and mysterious woman who is kept, like a bird in a cage, by the boss of one of the gangs. Comedy caper with comparisons to French New Wave work such as 'Umbrellas.

• Mission: Impossible - Fallout - 3D - Turbine Collector Series #04 (Blu-ray 3D) | Blu Ray | (03/04/2025) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Man of Tai Chi | DVD | (07/07/2014) from £2.99   |  Saving you £17.00 (568.56%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In bustling Beijing, China, ambitious young "Tiger" Chen Lin-Hu (Tiger Chen) works as a lowly courier; but after work, he is a young martial arts star, rising through the ranks representing the Ling Kong Tai Chi tradition.

• Duran Duran - Arena | DVD | (05/04/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Released for the first time on DVD to coincide with Duran Duran's 25th anniversary tour, Arena (An Absurd Notion) was the band's first live album and foray into film. Pop idols ranging from Elvis to the Spice Girls have all attempted to make the crossover to the big screen; often such celluloid adventures turn into disasters, with the performers' acting talents rarely matching their vocal proficiencies. Filming is squeezed into a few days between the recording of a new studio album and other duties such as touring, ensuring that the end result is typically dire. Arena manages to avoid many of those pitfalls by giving the band no opportunity to act, instead focusing exclusively on their live concert performance. An additional SF sub plot is included centred on Doctor Duran--the evil dictator from cult film Barbarella, from whom the band got their name. The doctor, played by original actor Milo O'Shea, returns to earth from exile confused by the fans' call for Duran Duran. Crash-landing his ship underneath the stage, he and his three Brummie henchmen are determined to disrupt the show. Despite their attempts to abduct fans, and create anarchy the band continue to perform. Very much a product of its time, the film combines nomadic futuristic imagery with a big budget. Following the critical acclaim of the "Wild Boys" video, Arena seeks to capitalise on its style but also take the promotional video to a new extreme using expensive sets and special effects. The Barbarella sub-plot serves little purpose apart from illustrating the story behind the band's name. The live performance footage is excellent though, not just because of the music but also the guys' authentic mullet hairstyles. On the DVD:The original "Making of Arena" documentary is included on the DVD, along with a vintage interview with Simon Le Bon. The dubbed TV ad for the video and album is also featured along with a trailer, and video mix. Considering the age of the film, the sound and visuals have both transferred well to DVD, with the extended mix of "The Reflex" sounding particularly good. --John Galilee

• Friday Night Dinner: Series 1 And 2 | DVD | (07/07/2014) from £24.28   |  Saving you £0.71 (2.92%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Series 1Twenty-something brothers Adam and Jonny return to the family home each week for a Jewish Friday night dinner of soup chicken and crumble - plus massive side-orders of wind-ups and bickering. With a Master chef-obsessed Mum; Dad eating from the rubbish bin; Grandma wearing her new bikini around the house and Jim the neighbour who's terrified of his own dog it's a feat of endurance. And that's before the concerns about Jonny's 'made-up' girlfriend and Dad's non-stop requests for Adam to find a 'female' on the Internet. Of course every family has its foibles its rituals and its eccentricities. It's just that the Goodman's have made something of an art form of theirs... Series 2Each week twenty-something brothers Adam and Jonny go back to Mum and Dad's house for Friday night dinner and each week Mum and Dad get ready for an evening of domestic squabbling food-related pranking and lashings of 'crimble crumble'. In this series Adam goes out with a girl who smells like Mum Jonny gets a girlfriend who's twice his age Dad dries fish in the downstairs cupboard Mum is forced out the house by a mouse neighbour Jim makes a birthday cake for his dog Grandma gets a new boyfriend who tries to fight Dad and we meet Dad's mother - 'Horrible Grandma'.

• Murder Rooms - The Patient's Eyes | DVD | (11/03/2002) from £17.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (-19.90%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Doyle now a newly qualified doctor is troubled by a beautiful young patient claiming to be the victim of a stalker - a shadowy figure who follows her into town on a bicycle. As Doyle himself discovers her fears appear to be more than mere fancy and soon the incomparable Dr. Bell is on the case. As the two investigate further events take a gradually more sinister turn with corpses starting to appear an old house with a gruesome past and the worrying disappearance of Doyle's y

• Faith in the Future - The Complete Series | DVD | (13/04/2015) from £26.92   |  Saving you £3.07 (11.40%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Lynda Bellingham reprises her role as divorcee Faith Greyshott in this hit sequel series to award-winning sitcom Second Thoughts. Also starring Julia Sawalha and featuring an early role for Simon Pegg Faith in the Future ran for three massively successful series and this complete set contains all 22 episodes. All her adult life Faith has had to put someone else first. Now her romance with Bill is over her children have left home and the dog has gone to her mother's; she lives in a small flat and teaches art at the local college. At last Faith has her freedom… until Hannah unexpectedly returns home! Faith and Hannah's lives are intertwined once more but from time to time the relationship founders as mother and daughter find themselves competing for the same things in life: emotional stability the contents of the fridge and men...

• Persepolis | Blu Ray | (18/08/2008) from £8.39   |  Saving you £16.60 (197.85%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Based on the graphic novels by Marjane Satrapi "Persepolis" is the coming of age story of a precocious and outspoken young Iranian girl that begins during the Islamic Revolution.

• Arn: Knight Templar | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £4.93   |  Saving you £8.06 (163.49%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Arn Magnusson is born in Western Sweden in the year 1150. He becomes a skilled warrior and meets the love of his life Cecilia but they are forced them apart. Cecilia is imprisoned in a monastery. Arn is sent to the Holy Land as a Knight Templar where a holy war is raging. Arn and Cecilia both have to struggle to survive to learn how to confront evil and overcome physical hardship. Their separation causes their faith in God to waver - though not their faith in each other and their conviction that they will one day be reunited. When Arn returns home he has to fight for his love and what has become his mission: to unite Sweden into one Kingdom

• The Big Bang Theory: Seasons 1-9 | DVD | (29/08/2016) from £54.99   |  Saving you £25.00 (45.46%)   |  RRP £79.99

  Leonard and Sheldon are brilliant physicists -- geniuses in the laboratory, but socially challenged everywhere else. Enter their beautiful, street-smart neighbor, Penny, who aims to teach them a thing or two about life. Despite their on-again, off-again relationship in the past, Leonard believes he's found true love with Penny and they have finally gotten engaged. Even Sheldon has found a female companion, entering into a Relationship Agreement with neurobiologist Amy Farrah Fowler, who recently asked him to take a break because she is frustrated with how slowly their relationship is progressing. In their free time, Leonard and Sheldon continue to enjoy frequent trips to the comic book store and fantasy role-playing games with their ever-expanding universe of friends, including fellow scientists Raj, Howard and Howard's adorable microbiologist wife, Bernadette.

• Black Cat - DELUXE COLLECTOR'S EDITION | Blu Ray | (28/02/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Not to be confused with the various retellings of Poe's famous tale, Black Cat is a high-octane Hong Kong action thriller that provides a hugely entertaining pre-curser to the likes of Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol 1 (2003) and south Korean cult classic, The Villainess (2017). When Catherine (Jade Leung), a mentally disturbed young woman, is detained by the police after accidentally killing a truck driver, she finds herself part of a covert training system. Programmed as an assassin, having learned a host of new deadly skills, she becomes a lethal government weapon, codenamed Black Cat. Director Steven Shin (Brotherhood, Easy Money, Black Cat 2), had initially intended to make a straight up remake of Luc Besson's La Femme Nikita (1990) but when Disney bought out the rights he was forced to rethink. His solution was Black Cat, a slick, action packed gun toting thrill ride. Special Features Audi Commentary Trailer Matthew Edwards Booklet

• Spooks - Series 3 - Complete | DVD | (28/02/2011) from £18.49   |  Saving you £21.50 (116.28%)   |  RRP £39.99

  MI5; not 9 to 5! MI5. The Spooks. They don't exist. You will never know their names where they come from who they are. And they're all that stand between you and those who watch this country with terror on their minds. This release features all the episodes from Season 3. Episodes comprise: 1. Project Friendly Fire 2. The Sleeper 3. Who Guards The Guards? 4. A Prayer For My Daughter 5. Love And Death 6. Persephone 7. Outsiders 8. Celebrity 9. Frequently Asked Questions

• The Big Bang Theory - Season 10 | Blu Ray | (11/09/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Leonard and Sheldon are brilliant physicists - geniuses in the laboratory, but socially challenged everywhere else. Enter beautiful, street-smart neighbor, Penny, who aims to teach them a thing or two about life. Despite their on-again, off-again relationship in the past, Leonard and Penny have finally gotten married. Even Sheldon has found a female companion, entering into a Relationship Agreement with neurobiologist Amy Farrah Fowler. In their free time, Leonard and Sheldon enjoy fantasy role-playing games with their ever-expanding universe of friends, including fellow scientists Raj, Howard and Howard's adorable microbiologist wife, Bernadette, who recently learned that they will soon be parents.

• The Shanghai Job | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  THE SHANGHAI JOB is a high-octane heist action film from the team behind Mechanic Resurrection, Welcome To The Punch and Iron Man 3 and starring Orlando Bloom (Pirates of the Caribbean, Lord of the Rings) and Simon Yam (Ip Man). Washed-up private security agent Danny Stratton has been reduced to low level body-guarding operations, after a botched job when a Van Gogh painting in his care was stolen. He gets a chance to restore his reputation when he s given the rare opportunity to escort a valuable Chinese antique out of Shanghai. In the course of the mission he is ambushed, and, with the safety of the woman he loves in jeopardy, Danny has to work with his team of experts to save her, whilst also outsmarting the devious mastermind behind the heist.

• Aces High | DVD | (18/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  An intense drama of life and death amongst fighter pilots in World War I. A moving story of comradeship and bravery loneliness and fear from award winning director Jack Gold 'Aces High' contains some of the most magnificent aerial battles ever staged leading to a BAFTA nomination for Best Cinematography and Best Film at the Evening Standard British Film Awards.

• Code 404 Series 1&2 Boxed Set | DVD | (11/10/2021) from £26.15   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Series OneJohn Major had it all: wife, best friend, glittering career in the police force... when his cover was blown and he met an untimely death. One year later, he's back - part AI and better than ever... or so he'd like to believe. Full of glitches, he's got to track down the person who shot him, prove himself as a cop so as not to get shut down, save his marriage and his friendship with his partner to boot.Series TwoDI John Major and DI Roy Carver were the top crime fighting duo in the Unit but when an undercover sting went horribly wrong, Major was gunned down on the job and killed. As an ˜asset' considered too valuable to lose, his body was fast-tracked into an experimental Artificial Intelligence project to bring him back from the dead. The only problem is, Major 2.0 may look like and sound like the original, but something was lost in translation - quite a lot actually.Oh, and if that wasn't enough, thinking her husband is dead, Major's wife has fallen in love with Carver. Somehow, Major's error-strewn hunches and Carver's scrambling to make good allows them to just about scrape by but for how long?

• Red Rocket | DVD | (24/10/2022) from £4.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The audacious new film from writer-director Sean Baker (The Florida Project, Tangerine), starring Simon Rex in a magnetic, live-wire performance, Red Rocket is a darkly funny and humane portrait of a uniquely American hustler and a hometown that barely tolerates him.