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• Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £9.77   |  Saving you £5.22 (53.43%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Camp Rock 2

• The Back-up Plan | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £4.90   |  Saving you £13.09 (267.14%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Jennifer Lopez and Aussie heartthrob Alex O'Loughlin are pitch-perfect foils in the romantic comedy The Back-up Plan--a film that's as light as the foam on a root-beer float, but which manages to be both romantic and very funny. Lopez, after a long absence from the big screen, is a pleasure to watch--an accomplished (and underrated) comedian who can spar and spark with the best of her peers, and better than most. Lopez's chemistry with the dreamy O'Loughlin will engage viewers completely. Lopez plays Zoe, a smart woman whose dating life has been dismal--and who finally decides to become a single mum so she can achieve at least the motherhood she's always desired. As fate would have it, she meets Mr. Perfect (or Mr. Close To It), O'Loughlin's Stan, on the very day she visits the fertility clinic and becomes pregnant with twins. The early stages of their courtship involve Zoe's increasingly desperate measures to conceal her growing belly. By the time she confesses her condition, Stan is smitten--but with hormones on both sides roiling, and reality about to set in as the birth approaches, both Zoe and Stan get cold feet. If the plot of The Back-up Plan is a bit predictable, the flinty performances of both Lopez and O'Loughlin keep the viewer utterly engaged. Supporting actors Eric Christian Olsen, as Zoe's best guy pal, and the lovely and hilarious Michaela Watkins (The New Adventures of Old Christine) turn in terrific performances, too, and cameos by veterans including Albert Klein (as Zoe's hyperenthusiastic doctor), Tom Bosley, and Linda Lavin round out the excellent acting ensemble. The Back-up Plan also features an engaging soundtrack with a danceable tune by Lopez, "What Is Love?" and memorable songs by Colbie Caillat, India Arie, and more. The Back-up Plan shows that love may not always go according to plan--OK, it never does--but it's worth the ride, however the heart ultimately gets there. --A.T. Hurley

• National Geographic: Dan Cruic | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £10.30   |  Saving you £-5.31 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  National Geographic: Dan Cruickshank's Great Railway Adventres (Steam Revolution / Brilliant Brunel / War Heroes)

• CSI - Crime Scene Investigation - New York - Series 6 - Complete | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £11.68   |  Saving you £38.31 (76.60%)   |  RRP £49.99

  C.S.I. New York: Complete Season 6 (6 Discs)

• Wolfman/Frankenstein/Dracula | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Titles Comprise: Wolfman Mary Shelleys Frankenstein Bram Stokers Dracula

• Christmas Hope | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Christmas Hope

• Tooth Fairy | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £7.33   |  Saving you £13.92 (229.32%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Dwayne Johnson is "The Tooth Fairy," also known as Derek Thompson, a hard-charging minor league hockey player whose nickname comes from his habit of separating opposing players from their bicuspids.

• Robin Hood / Gladiator Double Pack | Blu Ray | (20/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £35.99

  GladiatorA big-budget summer epic with money to burn and a scale worthy of its golden Hollywood predecessors, Ridley Scott's Gladiator is a rousing, grisly, action-packed epic that takes moviemaking back to the Roman Empire via computer-generated visual effects. While not as fluid as the computer work done for, say, Titanic, it's an impressive achievement that will leave you marveling at the glory that was Rome, when you're not marveling at the glory that is Russell Crowe. Starring as the heroic general Maximus, Crowe firmly cements his star status both in terms of screen presence and acting chops, carrying the film on his decidedly non-computer-generated shoulders as he goes from brave general to wounded fugitive to stoic slave to gladiator hero. Gladiator's plot is a whirlwind of faux-Shakespearean machinations of death, betrayal, power plays, and secret identities (with lots of faux-Shakespearean dialogue ladled on to keep the proceedings appropriately "classical"), but it's all briskly shot, edited, and paced with a contemporary sensibility. Even the action scenes, somewhat muted but graphic in terms of implied violence and liberal bloodletting, are shot with a veracity that brings to mind--believe it or not--Saving Private Ryan, even if everyone is wearing a toga. As Crowe's nemesis, the evil emperor Commodus, Joaquin Phoenix chews scenery with authority, whether he's damning Maximus's popularity with the Roman mobs or lusting after his sister Lucilla (beautiful but distant Connie Nielsen); Oliver Reed, in his last role, hits the perfect notes of camp and gravitas as the slave owner who rescues Maximus from death and turns him into a coliseum star. Director Scott's visual flair is abundantly in evidence, with breathtaking shots and beautiful (albeit digital) landscapes, but it's Crowe's star power that will keep you in thrall--he's a true gladiator, worthy of his legendary status. Hail the conquering hero! --Mark Englehart

• Death Tube | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  From the Director of Chanbara Beauty and reminiscent of Saw this extreme splatter game takes place on line at the site known as DeathTube. Tragedy begins with curiosity. The on-line killer website broadcasts scenes of death in real time. Viewers are drawn to the website through curiosity and then are shocked by what they see. Against their will random viewers are selected to enter the killing game. It is literally a life and death situation to survive in this cruelest of spectator sports.

• Robin Hood - Extended Director's Cut | Blu Ray | (20/09/2010) from £6.06   |  Saving you £18.93 (312.38%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Academy Award' winner Russell Crowe reunites with legendary Gladiator director Ridley Scott for epic action adventure in Robin Hood. Discover the untold story of the man behind the legend as Robin a heroic warrior turns outlaw when he assembles a band of skilled marauders to confront injustice and lead an uprising against a weak and corrupt English King. When the rebellious hero falls for the spirited Lady Marion (Academy Award' winner Cate Blanchett) he must first save her village and then confront a growing storm of threats from near and afar if he is to win her heart. As Robin and his men answer a call to ever-greater adventure these unlikely heroes set off to battle for their country and return England to glory ... and ride into Legend.

• Ghost Blues | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Disc 1 - Ghost Blues - The Story Of Rory Gallagher Disc 2 - The Beat Club Sessions 1. Laundromat 2. Hands Up 3. Sinnerboy 4. Just The Smile 5. Used To Be 6. In Your Town 7. Should've Learned My Lesson 8. Crest Of A Wave 9. Tore Down 10. Pistol Slapper Blues 11. I Don't Know Where I'm Going 12. Going To My Hometown 13. I Could've Had Religion 14. McAvoy Boogie 15. Hoodoo Man 16. Messin' With The Kid

• Joe Maddison's War | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Set in Newcastle in 1939 Joe Maddison's War features shipyard worker Joe (Kevin Whately) who feels emasculated and past his prime; too old to serve in the war and he's shocked when his wife leaves him for a younger naval officer. Needing a new challenge Joe and his friend Harry (Robson Green) reluctantly volunteer to join the Home Guard. A decision which leads Joe on a journey of self discovery learning lessons of heroism and friendship and also love...

• The Good Wife - Complete Season 1 | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £7.99   |  Saving you £32.00 (400.50%)   |  RRP £39.99

  After being publicly humiliated by her husband's sexual and political scandal Alicia Florrick tries to pick up the pieces of her shattered life by returning to her former career as a defense attorney. She lands a position as a junior associate at a prestigious Chicago law firm but soon learns that she will have to battle with other 20-something recruits to land the one and only full-time associate position. Is there life after humiliation? Alicia Florrick is determined to get past her past and make it on her own.

• Arn: Knight Templar | Blu Ray | (20/09/2010) from £7.08   |  Saving you £12.91 (182.34%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Arn Magnusson is born in Western Sweden in the year 1150. He becomes a skilled warrior and meets the love of his life Cecilia but they are forced them apart. Cecilia is imprisoned in a monastery. Arn is sent to the Holy Land as a Knight Templar where a holy war is raging. Arn and Cecilia both have to struggle to survive to learn how to confront evil and overcome physical hardship. Their separation causes their faith in God to waver - though not their faith in each other and their conviction that they will one day be reunited. When Arn returns home he has to fight for his love and what has become his mission: to unite Sweden into one Kingdom

• Double Dynamite | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £24.91   |  Saving you £-11.92 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Bank assistant Johnny Dalton (Frank Sinatra) is too poor to marry his sweetheart Mildred Goodhue (Jane Russell) but one day he jumps into a fracas and saves 'Hot Horse Harris' a big shot bookie from a beating. When the bookie gives Johnny an extremely generous reward for saving his skin Johnny's first thought is that he can now afford to wed his sweetheart... until he discovers that by coincidence the money he has been given just happens to match a mysterious shortage at his bank! Johnny asks his pal Emile (Groucho Marx) an eccentric waiter to get him out of his mess... but will the comic antics of Emile leave Johnny in even deeper trouble?

• Spike Lee - Mo' Better Blues/Crooklyn/Inside Man/Clockers/School Daze/She Hate Me/Do The Right Thing/Get On The Bus/Jungle Fever | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £54.99

  Titles Comprise: Mo' Better Blues Crooklyn Inside Man Clockers School Daze She Hate Me Do The Right Thing Get On The Bus Jungle Fever

• Arn: Knight Templar | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £4.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (160.32%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Arn Magnusson is born in Western Sweden in the year 1150. He becomes a skilled warrior and meets the love of his life Cecilia but they are forced them apart. Cecilia is imprisoned in a monastery. Arn is sent to the Holy Land as a Knight Templar where a holy war is raging. Arn and Cecilia both have to struggle to survive to learn how to confront evil and overcome physical hardship. Their separation causes their faith in God to waver - though not their faith in each other and their conviction that they will one day be reunited. When Arn returns home he has to fight for his love and what has become his mission: to unite Sweden into one Kingdom

• The Real Bravo Two Zero | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £9.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (50.05%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Bravo Two Zero was the call sign of an eight-man British Army SAS patrol deployed into Iraq during the Gulf War in January 1991. According to one patrol member's account the patrol were given the task of gathering intelligence and setting up an OP The patrol was the subject of several multi-million selling books - Bravo Two Zero and The One That Got Away. Accounts in both these books did not always correspond leading to accusations of lying from the media. This documentary led by ex-SAS explorer Michael Asher travels to Iraq and follows the routes set out in the books to investigate their claims and corroborate their stories.

• Spooks Complete BBC Series 8 | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £19.50   |  Saving you £20.49 (105.08%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Spooks: Series 8 opens where series 7 left off: Harry Pearce (head of MI5's section D) has been kidnapped and the rest of the team are racing to solve the mystery of his disappearance before it's too late...

• Pingu - Series 1 - Complete | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Pingu: The Complete Series One