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• Short Circuit | DVD | (05/04/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  John Badham's family-orientated adventure comedy Short Circuit, though obviously hatched in the wake of E.T. and Star Wars, manages to create its own identity through a sweet tone and an affectionate sense of fun. Military robot Number 5, a well-armed killing machine, is zapped by lightning during a test and emerges with a wacky sense of humour and a new peace-loving philosophy. Ally Sheedy (who debuted in Badham's hit WarGames) is the animal-lover whose home is sanctuary for a zoo-full of strays and who adopts the adolescent robot. Steve Guttenberg is the goofy but reclusive robotics designer who goes off in search of his creation to save him from the gun-happy army. The mix of gentle slapstick and innocent romance makes for a harmless family comedy. It veers toward the terminally cute, what with Number 5's hyperactive antics and E.T.-ish voice, and the mangled grammar of Guttenberg's East Indian sidekick (Fisher Stevens) threatens to become offensive, but Badham's breezy direction keeps the film on track. Sheedy and Guttenberg deliver spirited and engaging performances, but most importantly the robot emerges as a real person. Give credit to designer Syd Mead, an army of puppeteers and robotics operators, and the cartoony voice of Tim Blaney: Number 5 is alive. --Sean Axmaker

• Alligator 1 / Alligator 2 | DVD | (29/11/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Alligator While vacationing in Florida Mr and Mrs Kendall and their 12 year old daughter Marisa purchase a 10 inch long baby alligator. Upon their return home the infant alligator proves to be a nuisance and Mr Kendall flushes it down the toilet. It survives the journey through twisting pipes and emerges deep in the sewer system. Unkown to the public secret hormone experiments are being conducted on dogs and the dogs are disposed of by throwing their hormone filled corp

• Disturbing Behavior | DVD | (14/06/2004) from £8.08   |  Saving you £-2.09 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  This paranoia-fuelled thriller, more intelligent and imaginative than you would have reason to believe, owes a huge debt to The Stepford Wives with its premise of a goody-good high school clique programmed by an evil doctor to be wholesome, academically driven and shining examples of clean living. Unlike its predecessor, though, David Nutter's film opts to open up its premise for everyone to see, diluting the scares but amplifying the creepy atmosphere. There's never any question of what's happening to the students of Cradle Bay High, who go from being druggies and sex fiends to the academically excellent Blue Ribbons, but it's a lot of fun to see these programmed teens run amok--and start killing people--when their hormones kick in. And considering they're all horny teenagers, this happens, oh, at least a few times a day. Model-perfect James Marsden, with stunning cheekbones and piercing blue eyes, is the new kid in town who stumbles on the plot with a little help from metalhead Nick Stahl. Moody Marsden stirs up trouble when he refuses to join up with the Blue Ribbons, prompting his concerned parents to consider signing him up for the program, especially after it turns Stahl into a vest-wearing, pep-rallying brainiac. The satire isn't entirely fulfilled (the evil kids hang out at the yoghurt shop and spout inspirational platitudes), but once the action kicks in it's quite an enjoyable ride, thanks primarily to Bruce Greenwood (The Sweet Hereafter) as the mad scientist behind it all and Katie Holmes (Go) as Marsden's love interest. Refusing the advances of the star football player and fighting gamely alongside Marsden, Holmes manages to deck a few bad guys with a fervour that squarely puts her in Linda Hamilton and Jamie Lee Curtis territory. Steve Railsback stars as the colluding chief of police and Dan Zudovic as a janitor with a penchant for getting rid of "rats," rodent and otherwise. --Mark Englehart, Amazon.com

• Jesus' Son | DVD | (25/03/2002) from £9.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (30.03%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The intense, edgy, often hilarious story of a young man's circuitous journey from drug dependency and petty crime to a life redeemed by his startling discovery of compassion.

• 100 Women | DVD | (17/11/2003) from £7.98   |  Saving you £4.00 (66.78%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In the hilarious and edgy atmosphere of an all female residence inhabited by 100 gorgeous women Sam the universal underdog is on a mission. He met the stunning Hope when the wind blew his glasses away. She rescued them and he instantly fell for her incredible smile. Next time they meet Hope has become mysteriously sad. In his search to return Hope's smile Sam encounters every type of woman imaginable as he enlists the help of the other 99 women with whom Hope shares her residence: the party girl career girl religious girl rich girl and even a girl who cleans in the nude!

• UKM - The Ultimate Killing Machine | DVD | (15/10/2007) from £8.87   |  Saving you £7.11 (120.92%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Michael Madsen plays host to a group of students who join the army as an alternative to a stretch in prison after each has made their own mistakes. They soon realise however they have been thrown into an experimental facility with a mad doctor intent on using stem cell research to turn them into monstrous Ultimate Killing Machines. To save themselves they must fight to destroy him and his awesome homicidal creations.

• Mom, Can I Keep Her? | DVD | (30/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Mom Can I Keep Her?