"Director: George P Cosmatos"

• Cobra | Blu Ray | (05/09/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Like Sylvester Stallone's Rocky and Rambo the hero of Cobra is another original: Lt. Marion Cobretti a one-man assault force whose laser-mount submachine gun and pearl-handled Colt 45 spit pure crime-stopping venom. Rambo: First Blood Part II director George P Cosmatos rejoins Stallone for this thriller pitting Cobretti against a merciless serial killer. The trail leads to not one murderer but to a New Order - and killing the inadvertent witness (Brigette Nielsen) to their latest blood spree. Fortunately Cobra is her protector. And full-throttle screen excitement doesn't get any better.

• RAMBO DVD TRILOGY MOMENTUM EDITION BOX SET | DVD | (01/01/2008) from £29.99   |  Saving you £20.00 (66.69%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Sylvester Stallone never courted as much controversy as he did with the screen violence of the Rambo trilogy. From 1982 to 1988, they kept his name above Schwarzenegger's in the muscle hero league, with "Rambo" becoming a descriptive phrase in the language to describe gung-ho aggression (in Japanese, "rambo" means "violence"). The strangest part of the character's success is that originally he had none. Both David Morrell's novel and the original incarnation of First Blood had the Vietnam vet committing suicide after his rampage through small town America. The un-Hollywood ending was changed when Stallone and the producers recognised here was a character with possibilities. First Blood: Part II was co-written by James (Titanic) Cameron, a man who has always recognised box office possibilities. Stallone took a very relevant (to 1985) issue of surviving POWs and created an alternative end to the Vietnam War. This was achieved courtesy of the Cold War animosity that still existed towards the Russians, embodied in a suitably vile cameo from Steven Berkoff. A little love interest helped ground the movie and prevent it from completely turning into a video game, as did the best of Jerry Goldsmith's stirring scores for the trilogy. After saving himself and then his Country, Rambo III was simply about saving his friend Richard Crenna. The code of honour was by this point watered down into a song lyric, "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother". Nevertheless the final instalment continues to say something about the indomitable American spirit that will not accept defeat lightly. Patriotism may never have been portrayed quite so bloodily before Rambo's arrival, but at least a generation learned to question attitudes to war veterans, as well as the benefits of carrying a compass in your hunting knife. On the DVD: The Rambo trilogy on disc brings together all three movies in crisp 2.35:1 widescreen transfers. Sadly the extras are a little thin considering how much more was on the old Laser Discs. The first film has but a trailer; the third has a few minutes of behind the scenes material; the second has quite a few mini-documentaries that could really have done with being edited together, and having repeated interviews cut out. But there's still fun to be had hearing how deep and meaningful the movies were in conception.--Paul Tonks

• Shadow Conspiracy | DVD | (25/10/2004) from £9.43   |  Saving you £5.56 (37.10%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Bobby Bishop (Charlie Sheen) is one of the President's most powerful and trusted advisors but when he becomes involved with a college professor who has information on a traitor he suddenly becomes a fugitive. Hunted down in the dead of night by a ruthless killer Bishop enlists the help of former girlfriend Amanda Givens (Linda Hamilton) a plucky reporter and together they uncover a hideous conspiracy. But Bishop is now an outsider and must try to get Washington to believe him be

• Four All Action Favourites | DVD | (06/10/2008) from £16.18   |  Saving you £-4.19 (N/A%)   |  RRP £11.99

  Titles Comprise: Get Carter (2000): Jack Carter (Stallone) has spent his life collecting for other people - debts agendas retribution. He stands alone and always stands apart. But when his brother is killed in an accident it takes Carter home; to the family he abandoned to the debts that were never paid and a mystery that will take him to the center of his own soul. For Jack the trip home to Seattle is a second chance to make amends for past mistakes. He re-connects with his brother's wife Gloria (Richardson) and her teenage daughter Doreen (Leigh Cook) who are both suspicious of his sudden interest. But when he discovers that his brother's death has murder written all over it his purpose quickly changes from redemption to revenge... Cobra: Like Sylvester Stallone's Rocky and Rambo the hero of Cobra is another original: Lt. Marion Cobretti a one-man assault force whose laser-mount submachine gun and pearl-handled Colt 45 spit pure crime-stopping venom. Rambo: First Blood Part II director George P Cosmatos rejoins Stallone for this thriller pitting Cobretti against a merciless serial killer. The trail leads to not one murderer but to a New Order - and killing the inadvertent witness (Brigette Nielsen) to their latest blood spree. Fortunately Cobra is her protector. And full-throttle screen excitement doesn't get any better. Payback (1999): Mel Gibson portrays hard-boiled Porter in 'Payback' a fast frequently funny and ecstatically twisted blend of action and noir atmosphere co-written and directed by Brian Helgeland Academy Award winner for 'L.A. Confidential' based on the 'Point Blank' novel by Richard Stark. Porter makes his living outside the law. So when his partners in a heist rip off his 000 share and leave him for dead there's only one way for Porter to settle things: his way. And that sends him on a vendetta that will have a lot of lowlifes gaping at the talking end of Porters fat revolver. Crooked cops street gangs spineless flyspecks crime bosses anyone and everyone standing between Porter and his 70 grand are going to know he's back with a vengeance. The Specialist: Two dynamic stars combine fiery action with steamy sensuality in 'The Specialist'. Sharon Stone is May Munro a beauty with a fatal past: she's sworn death to the mobsters who murdered her parents. To do the job she recruits ex-CIA explosive experts Ray Quick (Stallone). Miami grows white-hot as May lures the killers and Ray detonates them into ashes. But a vicious mob boss (Roy Stieger) his brash son (Eric Roberts) and a psychotic hired gun (James Woods) with a lethal grudge against Quick won't go without a fight. The passion the two avengers share can't hide Ray's ominous question: is May falling for him or setting him up too?

• Rambo - The Complete Collection (Special Grenade Packaging) | Blu Ray | (19/09/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £69.99

  This special edition grenade box set features all four Rambo films! Rambo: First Blood (Dir. Ted Kotcheff 1982): He never fought a battle he couldn't win - except the conflict raging within his soul. Academy Award-nominee Sylvester Stallone stars as war hero John Rambo. An ex-Green Beret haunted by memories of Vietnam he was once the perfect killing machine. Now he's searching for peace but finds instead an over-zealous small-town sheriff who's spoiling for a fight. All hell breaks loose when an unjustly imprisoned Rambo escapes and becomes the target of a massive manhunt. Now he must use his cunning combat skills and weapons training to stay alive and outwit his pursuers. Co-starring Brian Dennehy and Richard Crenna First Blood is an explosive action-thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final powerful frame. This pulse-pounding saga has been digitally remastered and contains an exciting featurette First Blood: A Look Back. Rambo: First Blood Part II (Dir. George P. Cosmatos 1985): He's back! Superstar Sylvester Stallone is John Rambo the ultimate action hero in this explosive Oscar-nominated sequel to First Blood that boasts a riveting screenplay by Stallone and James Cameron (Titanic). Although the Vietnam War is officially over Rambo remains the perfect fighting machine. But his survival skills are tested with a vengeance on a top-secret mission that takes him back to the jungles of Vietnam in search of American POW's. For when Rambo is double-crossed this expendable hero armed with just his bow arrows and knife must defeat savage enemies equipped with deadly firepower. Co-starring Richard Crenna and Charles Napier Rambo: First Blood Part II is a must for every action-adventure fan! This adrenaline-charged tale has been digitally remastered and contains exciting behind-the-scenes footage in the newly produced documentary An American Hero's Journey. Rambo III (Dir. Peter MacDonald 1988): The battle rages on as superstar Sylvester Stallone detonates the third and most explosive blast in the action-packed Rambo trilogy. Combat has taken its toll on John Rambo (Stallone) but he has finally begun to find inner peace inside a monastery - until his friend and mentor Col. Sam Trautman (Richard Crenna) shows up to ask for his help on a top-secret mission to Afghanistan. A war-weary Rambo declines but when Trautman is captured Rambo erupts into a one-man firestorm to rescue his former commanding officer and deciminate the enemy. It's an intense pulse-pounding adventure that boasts unrelenting action and suspense from start to finish! Digitally remastered Rambo III contains an exciting featurette Rambo III: Full Circle. Rambo (Dir. Sylvester Stallone 2008: Twenty years after the last film in the series John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) has retreated to northern Thailand where he's running a longboat on the Salween River. On the nearby Thai-Burma (Myanmar) border the world's longest-running civil war the Burmese-Karen conflict rages into its 60th year. A group of human rights missionaries search out the American river guide John Rambo and ask him to guide them up the Salween and drop them off so they can deliver medical supplies and food to the Karen tribe. After initially refusing to cross into Burma Rambo takes them and drops them off close to one of the Karen villages. Less than two weeks later he receives a visit from a pastor tellng him the aid workers did not return and the embassies will not help to locate them.The pastor has hired mercenaries to free the missionaries and needs Rambo's help...

• 5 DVD Movies Action Pack 2 | DVD | (29/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Who Dares Wins: A new candidate is needed to infiltrate the 'The People's Lobby' - a radical band of terrorists following the assassination of a British undercover agent. Captain Peter Skellen is welcomed into the group by its fanatical leader Frankie Leith and he gets closer to uncovering her plan to attack a major political target. When the terrorists storm the American Embassy in London it is down to Skellen to save the lives of the high-ranking hostages. Skeleton Coast: Col. Smith's son a CIA agent is captured by some bad guys involved in an African civil war. Smith puts together a group of military pros to save him. Return From The River Kwai: Return from the River Kwai is one of the last untold true stories of World War II in the Far East a story of soldiers who learnt about courage and used their courage for survival. The story begins at the end of the war when a group of starving British and Australian POW's have all but given up hope of escaping from the dreaded railway line that had already cost so many lives. As the wheels of war grind to a halt the Japanese decide to send their more able-bodied POW's over to Japan in a final attempt for victory. Crammed into cattle trucks they begin their journey through the Thai jungle destined to be imprisoned in the hull of a transport ship sailing through submarine infested waters. Amongst rebel raids and allied air attacks there seems a glimmer of hope of escaping... The Klansman: When a black man is arrested for the rape of a white woman a showdown between the law and the Klan is inevitable. Massacre In Rome: In the last days of the Nazi Occupation a group of partisans plan an attack on a German 'police' column.

• Of Unknown Origin | DVD | (01/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  A low-rent horror flick from the early 1980s, Of Unknown Origin completely misses the mark in the scare stakes and instead comes across like a grisly, live-action version of Tom and Jerry. Our inept hero is the ambitious, house-proud executive Bart Hughes (Peter Weller), who is left alone by his wife and son to complete a business proposal only to discover that he is sharing his apartment with a mischievous giant rat. Unable to trap or poison his foe, Hughes quickly descends into nightmare-haunted madness and thus the stage is set for a suspenseless battle of wits that is less cat-and-mouse and more idiot-versus-rat. Finding an angry rodent swimming in your toilet might be a pretty unpleasant prospect, but cinematically speaking it's far from terrifying. Created using jerky point-of-view shots and creature effects that range from incongruous real-life footage to button-eyed glove puppets, the rat is an unthreatening villain, despite Weller's best efforts to react in abject horror when he finds the corners of his mail nibbled or his dry groceries spoiled. There are some unsuccessful attempts to make Hughes' plight more immediate to the audience by references to real-life rat problems--he visits a library to research his enemy and finds some disturbing photographs of rat-attack victims and subsequently ruins a dinner party with a genuinely unsettling rant about infestation and plagues--but it's difficult to feel sorry for him when he can't even muster the tenacity to track down a professional exterminator. By the time Weller gets caught in one of his own traps, you will probably be rooting for the rat anyway, and might take some pleasure from a ridiculous denouement in which, dressed in full battle-gear, he completely destroys his beloved apartment by clumsily chasing the elusive vermin with a nail-studded baseball bat. Gore Verbinski's genuinely hilarious Mousehunt did it with a lot more charm. On the DVD: Of Unknown Origin comes to DVD with a basic selection of extras. An entertaining commentary from Peter Weller and the likeable George P Cosmatos III does the film a lot of favours, even if their efforts to talk up its importance as an allegory for man's struggle against nature using comparisons with The Old Man and the Sea, Moby Dick, Alien and Jaws fail to convince. Added to this is the theatrical trailer ("If it doesn't scare you to death, it WILL find another way!"), a choice of languages and scene selection. --Paul Philpott

• War, Soldiers, Heroes Box Set | DVD | (28/05/2012) from £21.59   |  Saving you £3.40 (13.60%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Argent Films presents a collection of distinctive heroic World War II action headed by Hollywood superstars Mel Gibson and Richard Burton in authentic action drama finely crafted by the likes of RAMBO director George Cosmatos.Very rarely shown on TV, these Wartime accounts of Heroes fighting against the WWII Axis, from the Pacific to the African desert, are now brought together in one must-have collector's set.Attack Force Z: Mel Gibson leads a Special Forces Commando (including Sam Neil) to locate and rescue a defecting Japanese Officer who has crashed in the dense jungle of a Japan occupied Pacific Island. Based on a real mission by Z Force, a forerunner of the S.A.S., made up mostly from Australian and British volunteers, their daring missions changed the course of the war and remains secret to this day.Massacre In Rome: Nerve-wracking dramatization by RAMBO director George P. Cosmatos, and accentuated by an electrifying score by Oscar winner Ennio Morricone, of one of the worst atrocities of the War. Richard Burton (in a career best) plays Kapler, the German Officer whose human conscience gets pitted against the sadistic might of the Reich after Hitler directly orders him to execute 335 civilians as reprisal for the killing of 33 Nazi soldiers by Italian Partisans. Casablanca Express: At the height of WW2, British PM Winston Churchill is covertly on his way to the then-secret Casablanca Conference with US President Roosevelt and France's General DeGaulle. To confuse the Nazis trailing him, the PM gets off his plane in Algiers and boards the Casablanca Express. When he gets kidnapped by a crack unit of Nazi Sturmtruppen, halfway across the Moroccan desert, it is down to a few, fearless, unsung heroes from the British SIS and a U.S. Marine Platoon to rescue Churchill, preventing a devastating Nazi Victory that would have changed the course of the War and the world as we know it.

• Sin | DVD | (20/10/2008) from £9.43   |  Saving you £-3.44 (-57.40%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Ready to receive a bequest from his recently deceased father Orestes returns to his Greek birthplace after a 15 year absence. Here he finds that little has changed. The ancient traditions superstitions and religious practises that drove him away all remain in place - as does the seductive beauty of his one time lover Elena (Raquel Welch One Million Years BC) who has since married one of his childhood friends. But their attraction has not dimmed and their overwhelming desire drives them to embark on a flagrant affair that angers the villagers and leads to their ostracism from the community. Soon their burning love spawns a bitter hate and they become the inevitable victims of their own folly.

• Sin | DVD | (14/08/2017) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Yanni returns to his homeland, on a Greek island, after several years in London. Soon he is searching for his teenager passion, Elena. She is a married woman now, and adultery leads to violence and crime.

• Rambo - First Blood part II | HD DVD | (26/03/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  He's back! Superstar Sylvester Stallone is John Rambo the ultimate action hero in this explosive Oscar-nominated sequel to First Blood that boasts a riveting screenplay by Stallone and James Cameron (Titanic). Although the Vietnam War is officially over Rambo remains the perfect fighting machine. But his survival skills are tested with a vengeance on a top-secret mission that takes him back to the jungles of Vietnam in search of American POW's. For when Rambo is double-crossed this expendable hero armed with just his bow arrows and knife must defeat savage enemies equipped with deadly firepower. Co-starring Richard Crenna and Charles Napier Rambo: First Blood Part II is a must for every action-adventure fan!

• Shadow Conspiracy | DVD | (03/05/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Bobby Bishop is one of the President's most powerful and trusted advisors but when he becomes involved with a college professor who has information on a traitor he suddenly becomes an outsider and a fugitive...

• Nixon/Shadow Conspiracy/American History X | DVD | (31/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Nixon (Dir. Oliver Stone 1995): Nixon takes a riveting look at a complex man whose chance at greatness was ultimately destroyed by his passion for power - when his involvement in conspiracy jeopardized the nation's security and the presidency of the United States! With a phenomenal all-star cast. Shadow Conspiracy (Dir. George Pan Cosmatos 1997): Bobby Bishop (Charlie Sheen) is one of the President's most powerful and trusted advisors but when he becomes involved with a college professor who has information on a traitor he suddenly becomes a fugitive. Hunted down in the dead of night by a ruthless killer Bishop enlists the help of former girlfriend Amanda Givens (Linda Hamilton) a plucky reporter and together they uncover a hideous conspiracy. But Bishop is now an outsider and must try to get Washington to believe him before it's too late... American History X (Dir. Tony Kaye 1998): Derek Vinyard (Edward Norton) the charismatic leader of a group of young white supremacists lands in prison for a brutal hate-driven murder. Upon his release ashamed of his past and pledging to reform Derek realises he must save his younger brother Danny (Edward Furlong) from a similar fate. A groundbreaking controversial drama about the tragic consequences of racism in a family.