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• The Green Berets | Blu Ray | (18/01/2010) from £9.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (80.08%)   |  RRP £17.99

  They were crack troops skilled in the techniques of unconditional warfare the soldiers of the Special Forces - and the focus of Hollywood's first feature film about the Vietnam War: The Green Berets. John Wayne stars in and co-directs this red-white-and-blue depiction of America's Vietnam effort. Wayne wrote to President Lyndon Johnson to request military assistance for the film - and got more than enough firepower to create an impressive spectacle. Its soldiers fit the tried and true mould of earlier Wayne war classics like Back To Bataan and Sands of Iwo Jima. Their heroics are timeless.

• The Searchers | DVD | (01/06/2006) from £5.89   |  Saving you £8.10 (137.52%)   |  RRP £13.99

  A favourite film of some of the world's greatest filmmakers, including Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, John Ford's The Searchers has earned its place in the legacy of great American films for a variety of reasons. Perhaps most notably, it's the definitive role for John Wayne as an icon of the classic Western--the hero (or antihero) who must stand alone according to the unwritten code of The West. The story takes place in Texas in 1868; Wayne plays Ethan Edwards, a Confederate veteran who visits his brother and sister-in-law at their ranch and is horrified when they are killed by marauding Comanches. Ethan's search for a surviving niece (played by young Natalie Wood) becomes an all-consuming obsession. With the help of a family friend (Jeffrey Hunter) who is himself part-Cherokee, Ethan hits the trail on a five-year quest for revenge. At the peak of his masterful talent, director Ford crafts this classic tale as an embittered examination of racism and blind hatred, provoking Wayne to give one of the best performances of his career. As with many of Ford's classic Westerns, The Searchers must contend with revisionism in its stereotypical treatment of "savage" Native Americans, and the film's visual beauty (the final shot is one of the great images in all of Western culture) is compromised by some uneven performances and stilted dialogue. Still, this is undeniably one of the greatest Westerns ever made. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• Vampires | Blu Ray | (30/01/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The first few minutes of John Carpenter's Vampires--in which James Woods' vampire killer leads a dawn raid on a New Mexico "goon nest" of bloodsuckers--not only suggests a horror movie that refuses to pull its punches, but even evokes some of the more disturbing dream-memories of American Westerns. Muscular and uncompromising, the sequence suggests a new Carpenter classic unravelling before one's eyes. Things don't quite work out that way, but this is still a film to reckon with. There are a few serious (and surprising) misjudgements on the director's part, particularly a mishandling of Sheryl Lee's role as a prostitute poisoned by the bite of a "master vampire" (who pretty much wiped out Woods' team of goon terminators). But aside from some weaknesses, the action is jolting, the suggested complicity of the Catholic Church in destroying monsters is provocative, and the traces of Howard Hawks' continuing influence on Carpenter's storytelling are in evidence. -- Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

• Urban Legends | DVD | (17/10/2005) from £17.53   |  Saving you £2.46 (14.03%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In this horror sequel a young film student makes a movie about urban legends, only to find her friends and crew start dying...

• Nearest And Dearest | DVD | (28/06/2004) from £36.60   |  Saving you £-26.61 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Two siblings Eli and Nellie inherit the family pickle company. When Nellie meets up with the bachelor owner of a rival pickle company her brother Eli encourages the match making knowing that if all goes well he'll be free to pursue the finer things in life...

• Adams - Doctor Atomic (Netherlands Po) | DVD | (28/07/2008) from £12.96   |  Saving you £17.03 (131.40%)   |  RRP £29.99

  John Adams' 'Doctor Atomic', performed by the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Lawrence Renes.

• A Bear Named Winnie | DVD | (25/09/2017) from £5.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Based on a true story, this charming film, which will appeal to adults and children alike, explores the relationship of the extraordinary black bear who became the inspiration for the stories of A.A. Milne, and the heroic man who saved her life and gave her to the world. August 1914. The outbreak of World War One. The Canadian city of Winnipeg is gripped by a patriotic frenzy. Troops march through the heart of the city as young men in civilian clothes rush to join the ranks. Among the troops is Lieutenant Harry Colebourn (Michael Fassbender, Alien Covenant, Assassins Creed), a supremely confident and likeable vet who has a gift with animals. But Winnie (Winnipeg) is a breath of fresh air from the harsh realities of war for the soldiers and is given a reprieve by old fashioned General Halholland (David Suchet, Poirot, Henry VIII) by becoming the regimental mascot.

• Saturday Night Fever / Staying Alive | DVD | (02/12/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The years have endowed Saturday Night Fever with a powerful, elegiac quality since its explosive release in 1977. It was the must-see movie for a whole generation of adolescents, sparking controversy for rough language and clumsily realistic sex scenes which took teen cinema irrevocably into a new age. And of course, it revived the career of the Bee Gees to stratospheric heights, thanks to a justifiably legendary soundtrack which now embodies the disco age. But Saturday Night Fever was always more than a disco movie. Tony Manero is an Italian youth from Brooklyn straining at the leash to escape a life defined by his family, blue collar job and his gang. Disco provides the medium for him to break free. It was the snake-hipped dance routines which made John Travolta an immediate sex symbol. But seen today, his performance as Tony is compelling: rough-hewn, certainly, but complex and true, anticipating the fine screen actor he would be recognised as 20 years later. Scenes of the Manhattan skyline and the Brooklyn Bridge, representing Tony's route to a bigger world, now have an added poignancy, adding to Saturday Night Fever's evocative power. It's a bittersweet classic. On the DVD: Saturday Night Fever is presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen with a Dolby Digital 5.1 surround soundtrack, both of which help to recapture the unique atmosphere of the late 1970s. The main extra is a director's commentary from John Badham, with detailed descriptions of casting and the improvisation behind many of the scenes, plus the unsavoury reality behind Travolta's iconic white disco suit. --Piers Ford

• The Only Way Is Essex - Series 1-6 | DVD | (08/10/2012) from £17.09   |  Saving you £22.90 (134.00%)   |  RRP £39.99

  It's time to raise another glass of Cristal champagne for the BAFTA award-winning series that brought vajazzling to the masses. Relive all your favourite moments from the UK's most talked about show in this bumper box set of all the episodes from series 1 - 6 of The Only Way is Essex! Delve into the uber-glamorous world of Essex where nail bars, nightclubs and tanning salons, act as backdrops to the action. Join your favourite tantastic stars as they go about their totally Essex lives...

• Die Hard/ Die Hard 2 Double Pack | DVD | (01/10/2012) from £4.97   |  Saving you £8.02 (161.37%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Titles Comprise: Die Hard: New York cop John McClane, facing Christmas alone, flies to Los Angeles to see his estranged wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia) and their kids in an attempt to patch things up. He arrives at his wife's high tech office building in the middle of their Christmas party just as it is gatecrashed by the ruthless master criminal Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) and a dozen fellow activists intent on relieving the Nakatomi Corporation of six hundred million dollars in...

• Norman Wisdom - Trouble in Store | DVD | (30/09/2010) from £4.84   |  Saving you £1.41 (39.39%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Trouble In Store finds our Norman in his very first film causing havoc in a department store. You see, Norman wants to be a window dresser for a large department store, but realising his dream is not as easy as he first envisioned. However, when he eventually gets the job his employers have him to thank for foiling a robbery...

• Saturn 3 | DVD | (22/05/2000) from £6.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  On a Saturn space station Adam and Alex are two scientists seeking new forms of food for the impoverished planet earth. Their idyllic life is interrupted by the arrival of Captain James a psychopathic maniac from earth who brings with him a 'helper' in the form of a murderous robot who gradually develops a mind of its own. Saturn 3 is an entertaining fusion of sci-fi horror and suspense culminating in the ultimate battle of man against machine.

• Canterbury Tales | DVD | (25/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  BAFTA-award winning drama from the BBC. The Miller's Tale: When smooth talking Nick arrives in a flash red sports car young wannabe pop star Alison thinks that her dreams have come true and incites the jealousy of her husband Dennis Waterman. The Wife Of Bath's Tale: Beth Craddock is a TV actress who still believes in Mr. Right even after a number of failed marriages. But is her dashing co-star Jerome her soulmate despite their large age difference. The Knight

• The Thing | Blu Ray | (01/12/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Director John Carpenter and special makeup effects master Rob Bottin teamed up for this 1982 remake of the 1951 science fiction classic The Thing from Another World, and the result is a mixed blessing. It's got moments of highly effective terror and spine-tingling suspense, but it's mostly a showcase for some of the goriest and most horrifically grotesque makeup effects ever created for a movie. With such highlights as a dog that splits open and blossoms into something indescribably gruesome, this is the kind of movie for die-hard horror fans and anyone who slows down to stare at fatal traffic accidents. On those terms, however, it's hard not to be impressed by the movie's wild and wacky freak show. It all begins when scientists at an arctic research station discover an alien spacecraft under the thick ice, and thaw out the alien body found aboard. What they don't know is that the alien can assume any human form, and before long the scientists can't tell who's real and who's a deadly alien threat. Kurt Russell leads the battle against the terrifying intruder, and the supporting cast includes Richard Masur, Richard Dysart, Donald Moffat, and Wilford Brimley. They're all playing standard characters who are neglected by the mechanistic screenplay (based on the classic sci-fi story "Who Goes There?" by John W. Campbell), but Carpenter's emphasis is clearly on the gross-out effects and escalating tension. If you've got the stomach for it (and let's face it, there's a big audience for eerie gore), this is a thrill ride you won't want to miss. --Jeff Shannon

• The Schwarzenegger Action Icons Collection | DVD | (04/08/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  This Box Set Includes The Following Films: Red HeatCaptain Ivan Danko (Arnold Schwarzenegger) nicknamed ""Iron Jaw"" is a ruthless cop who heads Moscow's homicide division. He is sent to Chicago to pick up a Russian drug-dealer arrested on a minor traffic violation. In Chicago Danko is assigned to partner with Detective Art Ridzik (James Belushi) a wisecracking plain clothesman notorious for cutting corners. Different people from different cultures Danko and Ridzik Work closely together and develop a unique relationship laced with humur and respect. The chase leads them into a world of international drug trafficking controlled from within the walls of Statesville Prison and puts Ridzik in conflict with his superior Commander Donnelly (Peter Boyle) as the two renegade cops alternate police procedure ""Russian Style"" with Ridzik's free-enterprising techniques. Red SonjaAfter her family is murdered a young woman becomes a master of the sword and seeks revenge on the evil queen responsible for the mayhem that has befallen her. Total RecallThey stole his mind: now he wants it back! In a futuristic world construction worker Doug Quaid obsesses about taking a vacation on the planet Mars. His wife objects so Doug instead opts to have an artificial memory of a Martian holiday implanted into his mind. The trouble is during the implantation procedure Quaid suffers a strange reaction. Why? It seems as though he has already been to Mars but his memories of his journey have been wiped... Now secret agents and the cohorts of a megalomaniacal industrialist are out to get him. Can Quaid experience total recall and finally figure out just why everyone is trying to stop him from reaching the red planet? Raw Deal

• Being Human: Complete Series 5 | DVD | (08/04/2013) from £20.17   |  Saving you £-0.18 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Hal, Tom and Alex are three housemates with some serious issues on their hands, and they're not all about the washing up rota. Hal (Damien Molony) is a 500 year-old vampire, Tom (Michael Socha) is a hardened werewolf and Alex (Kate Bracken) has recently had the misfortune of becoming a ghost. But threat lurks around every corner. There is the volatile and deluded Crumb (Colin Hoult) - a newly recruited vampire, and the sinister Mr Rook (Steven Robertson) - head of a secret government department. With bills to be paid, our heroes take jobs in Barry's kitschest hotel, but alongside the flock wallpaper and the cocktail umbrellas dwells an evil greater than anything faced before. On the face of it, Captain Hatch (Phil Davis) is just another foul-mouthed decrepit old man but he hides a dark secret that threatens not only our heroes' friendships but the entire world.

• It Seemed Like A Good Idea At the Time | DVD | (26/06/2017) from £6.24   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  John Candy heads up a hysterical cast in this laugh a minute tale of a jealous husband and his attempts to keep his wife from leaving him. When Skeet, played by Anthony Newley, vows to stop at nothing to win back his wife, he signs up for more than he bargained for and one by one his bungled plans descend into comedic chaos!

• The Duchess Of Duke Street - Series 1 | DVD | (22/06/2015) from £11.07   |  Saving you £5.68 (61.01%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Compilation of the complete first series of The Duchess of Duke Street

• Great Continental Railway Journeys Series 3 | DVD | (23/03/2015) from £11.40   |  Saving you £13.59 (119.21%)   |  RRP £24.99

• Bill Hicks - One Night Stand | DVD | (02/12/2002) from £4.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (60.12%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Legendary innovative shocking stunning but above all very very funny this is a classic set from the much missed Bill Hicks. Recorded at the Vic Theatre in Chicago in the early nineties this set is packed with all of Bill's favourite themes: rock 'n' roll smoking advertising and of course flying saucers!