"Director: David Fincher"

• Alien Quadrilogy | DVD | (08/12/2003) from £20.99   |  Saving you £39.00 (185.80%)   |  RRP £59.99

  The Alien Quadrilogy is a nine-disc box set devoted to the four Alien films. Although previously available on DVD as the Alien Legacy, here the films have been repackaged with vastly more extras and with upgraded sound and vision. For anyone who hasn't been in hypersleep for the last 25 years this series needs no introduction, though for the first time each film now comes in both original and "Special Edition" form. Alien (1979) was so perfect it didn't need fixing, and Ridley Scott's 2003 Director's Cut is fiddling for the sake of it. Watch once then return to the majestic, perfectly paced original. Conversely the Special Edition of James Cameron's Aliens (1986) is the definitive version, though it's nice finally to have the theatrical cut on DVD for comparison. Most interesting is the alternative Alien3 (1992). This isn't a "director's cut"--David Fincher refused to have any involvement with this release--but a 1991 work-print that runs 29 minutes longer than the theatrical version, and has now been restored, remastered and finished-off with (unfortunately) cheap new CGI. Still, it's truly fascinating, offering a different insight into a flawed masterpiece. The expanded opening is visually breathtaking, the central firestorm is much longer, and a subplot involving Paul McGann's character adds considerable depth to the story. The ending is also subtly but significantly different. Alien Resurrection (1997) was always a mess with a handful of brilliant scenes, and the Special Edition just makes it eight minutes longer. On the DVD: Alien Quadrilogy offers all films except Alien3 with DTS soundtracks, the latter having still fine Dolby Digital 5.1 presentation. All four films sound fantastic, with much low-level detail revealed for the first time. Each is anamorphically enhanced at the correct original aspect ratio, and the prints and transfers are superlative. Every film offers a commentary that lends insight into the creative process--though the Scott-only commentary and isolated music score from the first Alien DVD release are missing here--and there are subtitles for hard of hearing both for the films and the commentaries. Each movie is complemented by a separate disc packed with hours of seriously detailed documentaries (all presented at 4:3 with clips letterboxed), thousands of photos, production stills and storyboards, giving a level of inside information for the dedicated buff only surpassed by the Lord of the Rings extended DVD sets. A ninth DVD compiles miscellaneous material, including a Channel 4 hour-long documentary and even all the extras from the old Alien laserdisc. Exhaustive hardly beings to describe the Alien Quadrilogy, a set which establishes the new DVD benchmark for retrospective releases and which looks unlikely to be surpassed for some time. --Gary S Dalkin

• The Social Network | Blu Ray | (14/02/2011) from £10.94   |  Saving you £14.05 (128.43%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook in 2004 at Harvard during his sophomore year. He now has over 500 million friends worldwide. You don't make so many friends without making a few enemies along the way.

• Seven - 2 Disc Set | DVD | (26/02/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The most viscerally frightening and disturbing homicidal maniac picture since The Silence of the Lambs, Seven is based on an idea that's both gruesome and ingenious. A serial killer forces each of his victims to die by acting out one of the seven deadly sins. The murder scene is then artfully arranged into a grotesque tableau, a graphic illustration of each mortal vice. From the jittery opening credits to the horrifying (and seemingly inescapable) concluding twist, director David Fincher immerses us in a murky urban twilight where everything seems to be rotting, rusting, or moulding; the air is cold and heavy with dread. Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt are the detectives who skillfully track down the killer--all the while unaware that he has been closing in on them, as well. Gwyneth Paltrow and Kevin Spacey are also featured, but it is director Fincher and the ominous, overwhelmingly oppressive atmosphere of doom that he creates that are the real stars of the film. It's a terrific date movie--for vampires. --Jim Emerson, Amazon.com

• Alien/Predator - Total Destruction Collection | DVD | (12/05/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £59.99

  This box set features the following films: Alien: The terror begins when the crew of the spaceship Nostromo investigates a transmission from a desolate planet and makes a horrifying discovery a life form that breeds within a human host. Now the crew must fight not only for its own survival but for the survival of all mankind. Aliens: Sigourney Weaver returns as Ripley the only survivor from mankind's first encounter with the monstrous Alien. Her account of the Alien and the fate of her crew are received with skepticism until the mysterious disappearance of colonists on LV-426 lead her to join a team of high-tech colonial marines sent in to investigate... Alien 3: Lt. Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is the lone survivor when her crippled spaceship crash lands on Fiorina 161 a bleak wasteland inhabited by former inmates of the planet's maximum security prison. Ripley's fears that an Alien was aboard her craft are confirmed when the mutilated bodies of ex-cons begin to mount. Without weapons or modern technology of any kind Ripley must lead the men into battle against the terrifying creature. And soon she discovers a horrifying fact about her link with the Alien a realisation that may compel Ripley to try destroying not only the horrific creature but herself as well. Alien Resurrection: Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) died fighting the perfect predator. Two hundred years and eight horrific experiments later she's back. A group of scientists have cloned her along with the alien queen inside her hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. But the resurrected Ripley is full of surprises for her ""creators"" as are the aliens. And soon a lot more than ""all hell"" breaks loose! To combat the creatures Ripley must team up with a band of smugglers including a mechanic named Call (Winona Ryder) who holds more than a few surprises of her own. Predator: Deep inside the jungles of Latin America a team of elite commandos are being slaughtered by a mysterious predator. No longer are they the hunters they are the prey: of an alien whose only instinct is to kill. One by one it strikes with inhuman ferocity. Now to survive with the jungle as their only ally they face their greatest challenge: to stay alive. Predator 2: Last time it landed in the jungle. This time it's chosen Los Angeles. Ravaged by open warfare between rival drug gangs L.A. is the perfect killing ground for the Predator who is drawn by heat and conflict. When the police find mutilated bodies Lieutenant Mike Harrigan (Danny Glover) thinks it's the work of the feuding gangs. Then a mysterious government agent (Gary Busey) arrives and orders him to stay off the case. Instead Harrigan sets out to learn what is really going on and comes face to face with the savage alien in a climatic electrifying confrontation... Alien Vs Predator: It may be our planet but it's their war! The discovery of an ancient pyramid buried in Antarctic

• Moneyball (2011) / The Social Network (2010) - Double Pack | DVD | (01/10/2012) from £7.85   |  Saving you £5.14 (65.48%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Social NetworkDavid Fincher's The Social Network is the stunning tale of a new breed of cultural insurgent: a punk genius who sparked a revolution and changed the face of human interaction for a generation, and perhaps forever. With a complex, incisive screenplay by Aaron Sorkin and a brilliant cast including Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake. The Social Network bears witness to the birth of an idea that rewove the fabric of society even as it unravelled the friendship of its creators. MoneyballOakland A's general manager Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) challenges the system and defies conventional wisdom when he is forced to rebuild his small-market team, on a limited budget. Despite opposition from the old guard, the media, fans and their own field manager (Philip Seymour Hoffman), Beane - with the help of a young, number-crunching, Yale-educated economist (Jonah Hill) - develops a roster of misfits... and along the way, forever changes the way the game is played.

• The Bone Collector/Skeleton Key/Panic Room | DVD | (30/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Bone Collector: He takes his victims' lives and leaves behind mysterious pieces of a bizarre puzzle. And the only person who may be able to make sense of the serial killer's deranged plan is Lincoln Rhyme (Denzel Washington) a one-time top homicide investigator. After a tragic accident changes his life forever Rhyme can only watch as other cops bungle the case...until he teams up with a young rookie Amelia Donaghy (Angelina Jolie) who bravely becomes his eyes and ears and searches out the clues that help them solve the case. But as the killer senses the cops closing in Rhyme realizes that he and his partner are on the trail of a vicious sadistic murderer who will stop at nothing on his deadly mission. At any moment Rhyme and Amelia could become his next targets - and their first case could become their last. (Dir. Phillip Noyce 1999) The Skeleton Key: It can open any door. From the writer of The Ring (Ehren Kruger) and the director of K-PAX (Iain Softley) comes the supernatural thriller The Skeleton Key. Set largely in the dark atmospheric backwoods just outside of New Orleans The Skeleton Key stars Kate Hudson as Caroline a live-in nurse hired to care for an elderly woman's (Rowlands) ailing husband (Hurt) in their home... a foreboding and decrepit mansion in the Louisiana delta. Intrigued by the enigmatic couple their mysterious secretive ways and their rambling old house Caroline begins to explore the mansion. Armed with a skeleton key that unlocks every door in the house she discovers a hidden attic room that holds a deadly and terrifying secret. (Dir. Iain Softley 2005) Panic Room: It was supposed to be the safest room in the house. Meg Altman is at a crossroads. Suffering through a painful divorce from her husband pharmaceuticals millionaire Stephen Altman Meg moves from their suburban home in Greenwich New York and buys an Upper West Side Manhattan townhouse for herself and her eleven-year-old daughter Sarah. She intends to go back to school raise her child and start a new life. But the panic she feels at starting over pales in comparison to her fear and desperation when intruders break into her new home. (Dir. David Fincher 2002)

• Brad Pitt Collection - Mr And Mrs Smith/Kalifornia/Fight Club/Thelma And Louise/A River Runs Through It | DVD | (19/02/2007) from £12.74   |  Saving you £-2.21 (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.53

  Mr. & Mrs. Smith: After five (or six) years of vanilla-wedded bliss ordinary suburbanites John and Jane Smith (Pitt and Jolie) are stuck in a rut the size of the Grand Canyon - until the truth comes out! Unbeknownst to each other they are both lethal highly paid assassins working for rival organizations. When they discover they're each other's next target their secret lives collide in a spicy explosive mix of wicked comedy pent-up passion nonstop action and high-tech weaponry that gives an all-new meaning to ""Till death do us part!"" Kalifornia: Excitement adventure... and unimaginable terror await on the road to Kalifornia. Brad Pitt is outstanding and Juliette Lewis is utterly heartbreakingly convincing in this chilling psychological thriller co-starring David Duchovny and Michelle Forbes. When urban intellectuals Brian (Duchovny) and Carrie (Forbes) set out a cross-country trip to research a book about serial killers they share the ride with a couple they barely know - Early Grayce (Pitt) and his girlfriend Adele (Lewis). Locked in a car hurtling westword the four travelers struggle to find some common ground. But when they finally do connect Early's violent nature abruptly emerges and the petrified Brian and Carrie realise they don't need to go very far to learn about ruthless killers... because they're already face to face with one! Fight Club: Jack (Edward Norton) is a chronic insomniac desperate to escape his excruciatingly boring life. That's when he meets Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) a charismatic soap salesman with a twisted philosophy. Tyler believes self-improvement is for the weak; it's self-destruction that really makes life worth living. Before long Jack and Tyler are beating each other to a pulp in a bar parking lot a cathartic slugfest that delivers joys of physical violence. Jack and Tyler form a secret Fight Club that becomes wildly successful. But there's a shocking surprise waiting for Jack that will change everything... Thelma & Louise: Louise is working in a fast food restaurant as a waitress and has some problems with her friend Jimmy who as a musician is always on the road.Thelma is married to Darryl who likes his wife to stay quiet in the kitchen so that he can watch football on TV. One day they decide to break out of their normal life and jump in the car and hit the road. Their journey however turns into a flight when Louise kills a man who threatens to rape Thelma. They decide to go to Mexico but soon they are hunted by American police... River Runs Through It: Academy Award winner Robert Redford captures the majesty of the Montana wilderness and the strength of the American family in this acclaimed adaptation of Norman Maclean's classic memoir. Craig Sheffer stars as the young Norman and Brad Pitt stars as his brother Paul an irresistible daredevil driven to challenge the world. Growing up both boys rebel against their stern minister father. While Norman channels his rebellion into writing Paul descends a slippery path to self-destruction.

• A Celebration Of Blockbusters | DVD | (28/05/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £79.99

  A box set bonanza of 20th Century Fox movies! Films Included: 1. X-Men The Last Stand 2. Fantastic Four 3. Kingdom Of Heaven 4. Walk The Line 5. House Of Flying Daggers 6. The Day After Tomorrow 7. I Robot 8. Master And Commander 9. Planet Of The Apes 10. Fight Club 11. There's Something About Mary 12. Independence Day 13. Romeo And Juliet 14. The Usual Suspects 15. Speed 16. Silence Of The Lambs 17. Dances With Wolves 18. Platoon 19. Raging Bull 20. Alien

• Alien (20th Anniversary Edition Box Set) | DVD | (15/05/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £69.99

  Director Ridley Scott's new cut of his 1979 sci-fi classic about a lifeform that is perfectly evolved to annihilate mankind. In space no-one can hear you scream.

• Madonna - The Video Collection 93-99 | DVD | (25/10/1999) from £7.89   |  Saving you £10.10 (56.10%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Including the Songs : Bad Girl ; Fever ; Rain ; Secret ; Take A Bow ; Bedtime Story ; Human Nature : Love Don't Live Here Anymore ; Frozen ; Ray Of Light ; Drowned World / (Substitute of Love) ; The Power Of Goodbye ; Nothing Really Matters ; Beautiful Stranger.

• Oh Father | DVD | (01/01/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Father Dominic (Derek Nimmo) has left Mountacres Priory and is now working as curate to Father Harris (Laurence Naismith). As in Oh Brother! - the series predecessor - Father Dominic is a well intended individual unfortunately he's as disaster prone as ever and he continually causes problems for those who exist around him.

• The Game/The Gingerbread Man | DVD | (26/02/2007) from £14.83   |  Saving you £-1.84 (-14.20%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Game (Dir. David Fincher 1997): Nicholas Van Orton (Michael Douglas) is a shrewdly successful businessman who is accustomed to being in control of each facet of his investments and relationships. His well-ordered life undergoes a profound change however when his brother Conrad (Sean Penn) gives him an unexpected birthday gift that soon has devastating consequences. There are no rules in The Game. The Gingerbread Man (Dir. Robert Altman 1997): Successful Savannah lawyer Rick Magruder (Kenneth Branagh) becomes obsessed with a mysterious seductive waitress Mallory Doss (Embeth Davidtz) who is being stalked by her fundamentalist father Dixon Doss (Robert Duvall). When Magruder tries to protect Mallory he is drawn into a web of deceit and danger his life falling apart as he peels away the layers of intrigue and mystery that surround her.

• Panic Room - Special Edition | DVD | (19/07/2004) from £11.80   |  Saving you £8.19 (69.41%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Jodie Foster stars as a woman forced to hide with her daughter in a vault-like hidden room in her New York brownstone townhouse when three burglars invade their home in search of a hidden fortune.

• Prometheus to Alien: The Evolution Box Set | Blu Ray | (08/10/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £69.99

  Box Set Includes: Alien Aliens Alien 3 Alien Resurrection 2 Alien VAM Prometheus 3D (Includes 2D Blu-Ray) Prometheus VAM Weyland Corporation T-Shirt Exclusive 'Art of Prometheus' Book Extract Art-Cards Poster

• Seven | Blu Ray | (15/04/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Seven deadly sins. Seven ways to die. Two Cops (Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman) track a brilliant and elusive killer who orchestrates a string of horrific murders each kill targeting a practitioner of one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Gwyneth Paltrow also stars in this acclaimed thriller set in a dour drizzly city sick with pain and blight. David Fincher(Fight Club Zodiac The Social Network) guides the action which looks razor sharp and brutally clear on Blu-ray as the improved sound and picture quality take you in to the heart of the horror. The suspense driven plot line is brought to life in dramatic detail and heart-stopping clarity letting you feel the fear and experience the thrilling twists in a whole new world of sin.

• Fight Club (Special Edition) | DVD | (08/02/2006) from £41.99   |  Saving you £-32.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Every weekend in the basements and car parks of bars across the country, young men with good white-collar jobs and absent fathers take off their shoes and shirts and fight each other barehanded just as long as they have to.

• Defintiive Edition - Fight Club | DVD | (05/03/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Every weekend in the basements and car parks of bars across the country, young men with good white-collar jobs and absent fathers take off their shoes and shirts and fight each other barehanded just as long as they have to.

• Fight Club - Two Disc Set (1999) | DVD | (06/11/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Every weekend in the basements and car parks of bars across the country, young men with good white-collar jobs and absent fathers take off their shoes and shirts and fight each other barehanded just as long as they have to.

• Alien 3 - Limited Edition Steelbook | Blu Ray | (14/04/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £21.99

  Alien 3 Limited Edition Steelbook. In the third chapter of the most terrifying saga in sci-fi history Ripley's (Sigourney Weaver) crippled spaceship crash-lands on Fiorina 161 a bleak wasteland inhabited by former inmates of the planet's maximum security prison. But an Alien was aboard her craft...and soon the body count begins to mount!

• The Game | DVD | (01/10/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  It's not quite as clever as it tries to be, but The Game does a tremendous job of presenting the story of a rigid control freak trapped in circumstances that are increasingly beyond his control. Michael Douglas plays a rich, divorced, and dreadful investment banker whose 48th birthday reminds him of his father's suicide at the same age. He's locked in the cage of his own misery until his rebellious younger brother (Sean Penn) presents him with a birthday invitation to play "The Game" (described as "an experiential Book of the Month Club")--a mysterious offering from a company called Consumer Recreation Services. Before he knows the game has even begun, Douglas is caught up in a series of unexplained events designed to strip him of his tenuous security and cast him into a maelstrom of chaos. How do you play a game that hasn't any rules? That's what Douglas has to figure out, and he can't always rely on his intelligence to form logic out of what's happening to him. Seemingly cast as the fall guy in a conspiracy thriller, he encounters a waitress (Deborah Unger) who may or may not be trustworthy, and nothing can be taken at face value in a world turned upside down. Douglas is great at conveying the sheer panic of his character's dilemma, and despite some lapses in credibility and an anticlimactic ending, The Game remains a thinking person's thriller that grabs and holds your attention. Thematic resonance abounds between this and Seven and Fight Club, two of the other films by The Game 's director David Fincher. -- Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com