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• The Doll Squad | DVD | (23/07/2001) from £8.47   |  Saving you £-5.48 (-183.30%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Both director-entrepreneur Ted V Mikels and the packaging of The Doll Squad claim that the TV show Charlie's Angels was ripped off from this cheapo action film. In truth both concepts owe a lot to Emma Peel, Pussy Galore's Flying Circus or the femme armies that crop up in Our Man Flint and other 60s spy efforts. Despite its (horrible) lounge score and eye-straining selection of flared, midriff-baring 70s outfits, Mikels' opus is basically a late-trailing Bond knock-off shot without a stunt budget. Extortionist baddie Eamon O'Reilly (the usually classier Michael Ansara) wants to blackmail the US into handing over secrets and giving into a load of terrorist demands by spreading a bubonic plague manufactured by twin (or clone) mad scientists. "Big Bertha", a computer, suggests that the best way to nail O'Reilly is to send out "the Doll Squad", a cadre of female agents led by Sabrina (Francine York), who can take advantage of his weakness for women (and occasional impotence). The first two choices, a Q-type scientist and a martial artist, are killed by O'Reilly's goons, though Sabrina sees off her would-be assassin with a cigarette lighter/flamethrower that scars his face (and only mildly perturbs the people in the next booth at the bar), so she rounds up a new gang of hairspray-addicted fashion victims: a librarian (Sherri Vernon), a stripper (Tura Satana) and a swimmer (Leigh Christian), later hauling in a squealy and useless undercover girl who is easily kidnapped by O'Reilly to lead them into a trap. We're supposed to believe most of the action takes place in a Dr No-like island retreat but it looks a lot like scrubby California desert and the director's ranch-style "castle". Aside from some fab gear (matching jumpsuits with bust-accenting white lines) the girls have little to do but run around shooting inept stuntmen. On the DVD: For a marginal title, The Doll Squad offers some pleasing extras: a lurid trailer that's probably a more fun watch than the film ("Sabrina's code-prefex is OO-38-24-35!"); a gallery of publicity materials and stills; an exhaustive Mikels filmography; and an odd 1993 interview with the director. The film itself looks as good as it ever will--it's muddily photographed with low-tech effects (the flamethrower flames are just scratched on the emulsion) but at least the colours are vivid and the print is in great condition. --Kim Newman

• Adventures Of The Lost World | DVD | (12/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Travelling through the uncharted Amazon Jungle professor Edward Challenger and his companions must defend themselves against incredible dangers. Trapped between the present and the past their attackers are from an age unknown and long forgotten: ape man immense crocodiles and flesh devouring dinosaurs.

• Capital City - The Complete Second Series | DVD | (04/06/2007) from £40.48   |  Saving you £-10.49 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Originally broadcast in 1989 Capital City was a huge success on its original release giving a realistic insight into the fast-paced life of working at an international bank. Set in the offices of London-based Shane Longman the charismatic team of bankers are hired for their blend of style intelligence and verve. They take risks and thrive on the pressure of closing the deal. Experience for yourself the highs and lows of being at the top (and sometimes the bottom) working in one of the most dynamic professions in the world. Features the complete second series.

• Raving Maniacs | DVD | (23/10/2006) from £35.69   |  Saving you £-19.70 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Ravers at the biggest rave in Providence Rhode Island perpetuate their evening by taking a new drug to hit the streets. The reckless youths in their quest for euphoria don't take a second thought to what they are taking indeed no one has ever seen these type of drugs before. But soon it becomes apparent that not all is well and unbeknown to them they are becoming embroiled in an alien plot...

• The Stranger | DVD | (11/08/2003) from £19.99   |  Saving you £-14.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Juliet has it all - a rich and successful husband a beautiful home and a loving family. But everything changes when a mysterious stranger invades her perfect world. All too soon his ominous presence begins to take a terrible toll on Juliet's life. She is tormented by a recurring nightmare - dark desires long since repressed are re-awoken and forbidden fantasies become a shocking reality. A sexually charged psychological thriller The Stranger is the story of one woman's journey into the terrifying recesses of her mind...

• Dead-Bang | DVD | (27/06/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• We Gotta Get Out Of This Place | DVD | (08/09/2014) from £6.60   |  Saving you £10.65 (199.44%)   |  RRP £15.99

• Trapped | DVD | (12/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  At the grand re-opening of Sloan's Hollywood Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas a fire ignites on one of the unoccupied floors. It spreads out of control and none of the alarms are working - the fire is clearly not an accident. 13 guests are about to have a very different evening that the one they planned!

• Say Nothing | DVD | (28/04/2008) from £9.35   |  Saving you £-4.36 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Matt and Grace Needham used to have it all: a luxurious lifestyle a high income utter contentment. But Matt is on the downward slide jobless and drinking heavily as the debts rapidly mount. Escaping alone on a luxury holiday to Miami courtesy of concerned friends Grace meets the enigmatic Julian Banks. But it is only when she returns home that she discovers that this was no one-night stand with a stranger. In fact Julian knows everything about the Needhams about Matt's mysterious new job about Grace's fear of his betrayal about the total power he can exert over this helpless young couple. And as Grace begins to find out more about Julian she is forced to confront a terrifying question: just how far is this perverted 'puppet-master' prepared to go?

• Brotherhood Of Murder | DVD | (04/02/2002) from £5.99   |  Saving you £-2.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Based on a true story, Brotherhood of Murder is the sorry tale of Tony Martinez, an army dropout who becomes convinced that the downturn his life has taken is attributable to the fact that America's ethnic minorities are getting a better deal than he is. There's a ghastly inevitability to what follows as he joins a group of white supremacists who are funding a survivalist community largely through criminal activities. Eventually it's more than even he can bear, so he betrays the group to the FBI. Along the way, there are a few extraordinary scenes, such as when the group cleans out the cash register of a porno video store, leaving the proprietor unharmed but demanding that he remove from his shelves any material depicting interracial sex. This low-key but compelling production gives an insight into how such a strange and very ugly culture can arise out of ignorance and blunted perception. The disc also includes a trailer and a Synergy showcase. --Roger Thomas

• Tick Tock Lullaby | DVD | (07/07/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A wry comedy feature about whether to have a baby or not. Sasha a cartoonist can't decide whether she wants a baby with girlfriend Maya. She invents two straight scenarios - because she presumes they have it easier. She's wrong the three stories start to collide and mistakes happen.

• Black Hawk Down / Tears Of The Sun / Casualties Of War | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £12.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (53.89%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Black Hawk Down (Dir. Ridley Scott 2002): Ridley Scott directs this fast moving action adventure about the disastrous mission in Somalia on October 3 1993 where nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers commanded by Capt. Mike Steele were dropped by helicopter deep into the capital city of Mogadishu to capture two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord which leads to a large and chaotic firefight between the Rangers and hundreds of Somali gunmen which destroys two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters in Mogadishu. Tears Of The Sun (Dir. Antoine Fuqua 2003): Loyal veteran Navy S.E.A.L. Lt. A.K. Waters is sent into the heart of war-torn Africa on a hazardous mission to rescue Dr. Lena Hendricks a U.S. citizen who runs a mission. When the beautiful doctor refuses to abandon the refugees in her care Lt. Waters finds himself having to choose between following orders and the dictates of his own conscience. Together they begin a dangerous trek through the deadly jungle all the while being pursued by a rebel militia group with only one goal in mind: to assassinate Lt. Waters' unit and the refugees in his care... Casualties Of War (Dir. Brian De Palma 1989): Hailed by critics as a masterpiece Casualties of War is based on the true story of a squad of soldiers caught in the moral quagmire of wartime Vietnam. Witness to a vile crime Private Eriksson (Michael J. Fox) is forced to stand alone against his fellow soldiers and commanding officer Sergeant Meserve (Sean Penn). A powerful and charismatic man pushed over the edge of barbarism by the terror and brutality of combat. With sweeping scope action and raw power master filmmaker Brian De Palma creates a devastating and unforgettable tale of one man's quest for sanity and justice amidst the chaos of war.

• Life With Father | DVD | (17/05/2004) from £6.32   |  Saving you £-2.33 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  This delightful comedy based on Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse's Broadway play provides a look at family life in New York City during the 1880's. It earned four Academy Award Nominations including Best Actor for Powell.

• Hellsing - Vol. 1 - Episodes 1-3 | DVD | (21/07/2003) from £7.96   |  Saving you £12.03 (60.20%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The worst enemy of the night is one of its own! A secret war brews in the night - a war where humanity is only a pawn. The Hellsing Organization deploys in the shadows to protect the mortal world. But now artificially spawned vampires have appeared forcing Hellsing to call in their ultimate weapon; the rogue vampire - Arucard! After he transforms the dying Seras Victoria into a vampire they join forces to combat the undead army as well as to quell their new found hunger....

• Da | DVD | (17/01/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  The Da in 'Da' is the recently deceased foster father of 40 year old Irish playwright Charlie who now lives in New York and has returned to Ireland for his father's funeral. Da in typical Irish style can't bear to miss his own funeral! As Charlie sorts through the old man's papers burning most of them who strolls in but Da himself. Shocked Charlie reminds him that he is dead and tells him to 'get out of my head'... Most of the action takes place in Charlie's mind and memory moving from present reality to the past and back again as the two struggle to understand each other. In the process other significant and colourful characters of Charlie's early life are resurrected including his mother the family dog and his tyrannical employer. His reverie is interrupted by Mr. Drumm who was entrusted with Da's will which much to Charlie's dismay bequeaths everything to him including all of the money Charlie ever sent his Da. Charlie learns that he cannot exorcise the past. Like all mankind he is part of a human chain and to reject his father even in memory is to deny himself... Based on the highly acclaimed Broadway play and written by Hugh Leonard Da features Barnard Hughes recreating his Tony award winning performance for the screen Martin Sheen as Charlie and William Hickey as Drumm.

• Big Bad Mama | DVD | (01/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  After the death of her lover Wilma takes over his bootlegging business but without much success. She soon meets up with bank robber Fred who convinces her and her daughters to join him for his next big heist. In the meantime Wilma also kidnaps the daughter of a millionaire in the hopes of getting rich off the ransom. Will Wilma and Fred be able to retire with their ill-gotten gains or will the law eventually catch up with them?

• The Complete Adventures Of Rin Tin Tin | DVD | (05/05/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  The classic series remastered in brilliant colour with all new music and effects! The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin a celebrated classic for over forty years is an action-adventure series starring the legendary German Shepherd that countless generations have grown to know and love. The Adventures Of Rin Tin Tin remains an exceptional blend of action excitement and warmth - perfect entertainment for the whole family! This box set features all 65 episodes of this classic series!

• Hangman's Curse | DVD | (08/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Bizarre occurances continue to take place at Rogers High School and the students and teachers are still haunted by the infamous Abel Fyre a kid taunted and teased until he hanged himself in a forever feared corner of the school ten years earlier. A family of undercover supernatural agents aim to excorcise the evil forces at work....

• Witness Protection | DVD | (07/06/2004) from £9.98   |  Saving you £-3.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  In Witness Protection lifelong Mafia hood Bobby "Bats" Batton (Tom Sizemore) wakes up one night to discover a price on his head and nowhere to go but to the cops, under protection as a federal witness. Based on the article "The Invisible Family" by Robert Sabbag, this HBO film drops us into the volatile period between lives as Bats takes his family off the streets and into a federal bunker where they begin shaping their new identities. Surrounded by surveillance cameras and locked in an apartment that feels like a fancy prison block, the formerly prosperous family starts to suffocate and self-destruct while it becomes clear just what a "readjustment of expectations" really means. Sizemore is excellent as the hot-headed gangster paralysed by helplessness, but Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio is especially moving as the once-hopeful wife who buckles as her husband's secrets and lies are revealed. It's an interesting dynamic: the swaggering goodfella forced into a working-class life elicits little sympathy, but the toll on the family torn apart by recriminations, blame and frustration is affecting and powerful. They're undergoing a crash course in family therapy with federal official Forest Whitaker as their tough-love crisis counsellor. While the screenplay at times feels contrived, the drama is always potent. --Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com

• The Soldier | DVD | (07/02/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Soviet spies disguised as Middle Eastern terrorists hold the entire world hostage by threatening to annihilate a large portion of the planet's oil supply. With no-one else to turn to the US government enlists its best intelligence officer simply known as 'The Soldier'...