Science Fiction

• Man - Special Edition | Blu Ray | (04/04/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  An alien (David Bowie) arrives on Earth in search of water to save his own dying planet. Assuming the name Thomas Jerome Newton he forms a lucrative partnership with patent attorney Farnsworth (Buck Henry). While they build a financial empire Thomas plans to build a ship that will return him to his home world. However he begins to fall prey to earthly pleasures and failings.

• Loch Ness Terror | DVD | (14/04/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  An entertaining action-packed thrill-ride about a cryptozoologist on the hunt for the infamous man-eating Loch Ness monster! From deep uncharted waters and through cavernous subterranean tunnels an unknown and menacing species emerges into Lake Superior. The gruesome bloodshed to follow doesn't stop at Nessie; she's brought her vicious offspring to help terrorize the innocent townspeople living around the lake. No man on land or water has a chance against this forty-foot bloodthirsty reptile and her spawn! No man except the only one who has ever survived Nessie's wrath. Driven by a deep-seeded vengeance James Murphy (Brian Krause) hunts down this terrible species with skillful force. Will Murphy save the locals of Lake Superior or end up as one of Nessie's countless casualties? Also starring Don S. Davis.

• Excel Saga - Vol. 5 - And | DVD | (19/01/2004) from £14.98   |  Saving you £5.01 (33.44%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Just when you thought it couldn't get any stranger Excel and her associates encounter the most horrifying of all devices...a sub-plot! You won't believe who's been plotting against whom as the writers double cross the author the director takes a new direction and the supporting cast comes back with a vengeance but absolutely no clue whatsoever! There's total Pedro-monium with Menchi-mania and Pedro-philia galore as everybody involved takes the fifth in Excel Saga volume 5!

• Dune--Special TV Edition | DVD | (23/10/2000) from £15.05   |  Saving you £4.94 (32.82%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Dune: Special TV Edition is an extended US network television version prepared in 1988 from David Lynch's 1984 film of Frank Herbert's classic science fiction novel, Dune. The original cinema release of this complex tale of interplanetary intrigue was heavily shortened and this 176-minute TV edition should not to be confused with Lynch's still unreleased three-hour-plus "Director's Cut". In fact Lynch disowned this TV version, replacing his director's credit with the infamous pseudonym Alan Smithee and his screenplay credit with the name Judas Booth (a combination of two notorious traitors). What the network did was add 35 minutes, about 15 minutes in the first two thirds, which in the cinema cut is in any case superbly paced, and around 20 into the final 40. This latter material does help balance the frenetic rush of the cinema cut, restoring important scenes such as Paul Atreides' fight with Jamis, a Fremen funeral and Jessica Atreides' taking the "Water of Life". What primarily alienated Lynch was the imposition of a folksy, sometimes laughable narration, as well as the replacement of the original prologue with a far longer sequence explaining the Dune universe via pre-production paintings. This TV edit is a travesty of what, in the "Director's Cut" at least, is probably a great film, and is really only worth seeing to get a glimpse of the material Lynch was forced to remove. The unconnected mini-series, Frank Herbert's Dune (2000) does a far better job of telling a more complete version of the story. On the DVD: There is a fold-out colour booklet which contains a wealth of stills, a reproduction of the original cinema poster and a worthwhile essay on the original film that avoids any discussion of the TV version it accompanies. On the disc there is only the original theatrical trailer. The superb cinematography is ruined by the panned and scanned 4:3 image, which is grainy and has poor colour fidelity. It is also soft, lacking detail and washed-out, probably a result of being converted from American NTSC TV format video rather than coming directly from an original film print. Certainly the DVD of the cinema version looks far better. The audio is thin mono, completely failing to do justice to how fantastic a post-Star Wars 40-million-dollar science fiction epic should sound. --Gary S Dalkin

• Tron Legacy (Blu-ray 3D + 2D Blu-ray + Digital Copy) | Blu Ray | (18/04/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Disney presents a high-tech motion picture unlike anything you've ever seen. Immerse yourself in the digital world of Tron as celebrated actor Jeff Bridges stars in a revolutionary visual effects adventure beyond imagination. When Flynn the world's greatest video game creator sends out a secret signal from an amazing digital realm his son discovers the clue and embarks on a personal journey to save his long-lost father. With the help of the fearless female warrior Quorra father and son venture through an incredible cyber universe and wage the ultimate battle of good versus evil. Bring home an unrivaled entertainment experience with Tron: Legacy - complete with never-before-seen bonus features that take you even deeper into the phenomenal world of Tron.

• Fantastic Four | UMD | (02/12/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Fantastic Four is a light-hearted and funny take on Marvel Comics' first family of superheroes. It begins when down-on-his-luck genius Reed Richards (Ioan Gruffudd) has to enlist the financial and intellectual help of former schoolmate and rival Victor Von Doom (Julian McMahon) in order to pursue outer-space research involving human DNA. Also on the trip are Reed's best friend, Ben Grimm (Michael Chiklis); his former lover, Sue Storm (Jessica Alba), who's now Doom's employee and love interest; and her hotshot-pilot brother, Johnny Storm (Chris Evans). Things don't go as planned, of course, and the quartet becomes blessed--or is it cursed--with superhuman powers: flexibility, brute strength, invisibility and projecting force fields, and bursting into flame. Meanwhile, Doom himself is undergoing a transformation. Among the many entries in the comic-book-movie frenzy, Fantastic Four is refreshing because it doesn't take itself too seriously. Characterisation isn't too deep, and the action is a bit sparse until the final reel (like most "first" superhero movies, it has to go through the "how did we get these powers and what we will do with them?" churn). But it's a good-looking cast, and original comic-book co-creator Stan Lee makes his most significant Marvel-movie cameo yet, in a speaking role as the FF's steadfast postal carrier, Willie Lumpkin. Newcomers to superhero movies might find the idea of a family with flexibility, strength, invisibility, and force fields a retread of The Incredibles, but Pixar's animated film was very much a tribute to the FF and other heroes of the last 40 years. The irony is that while Fantastic Four is an enjoyable B-grade movie, it's the tribute, The Incredibles, that turned out to be a film for the ages. --David Horiuchi

• Operation Avalanche | DVD | (20/03/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  1967: the height of the Cold War. The CIA suspects there is a Russian mole inside of NASA, sabotaging the Apollo program. They send two young agents on a mission to go undercover, posing as documentary filmmakers, there to capture NASA's race to the moon. The real mission - use their access and technology to hunt down the leak. But what they discover is far more shocking than soviet spies... Their government may be hiding a secret about Apollo that could define the decade, and the White House will stop at nothing to silence anyone who learns it.

• The Green Knight | Blu Ray | (09/12/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Surrogates | Blu Ray | (01/02/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £23.99

  A pair of FBI agents (Bruce Willis and Radha Mitchell) investigate a murder linked to a high-tech surrogate phenomenon that allows people to experience life vicariously through idealized robotic versions of themselves.

• Solaris | DVD | (21/01/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £23.99

  Released in 1972, Solaris is Andrei Tarkovsky's third feature and his most far-reaching examination of human perceptions and failings. It's often compared to Kubrick's 2001, but although both bring a metaphysical dimension to bear on space exploration, Solaris has a claustrophobic intensity which grips the attention over spans of typically Tarkovskian stasis. Donatas Banionis is sympathetic as the cosmonaut sent to investigate disappearances on the space station orbiting the planet Solaris, only to be confronted by his past in the guise of his dead wife, magnetically portrayed by Natalya Bondarchuk. The ending is either a revelation or a conceit, depending on your viewpoint. On the DVD: Solaris reproduces impressively on DVD in widescreen--which is really essential here--and Eduard Artemiev's ambient score comes over with pristine clarity. There are over-dubs in English and French, plus subtitles in 12 languages. An extensive stills gallery, detailed filmographies for cast and crew, and comprehensive biographies of Tarkovsky and author Stanislaw Lem are valuable extras, as are the interviews with Bondarchuk and Tarkovsky's sister and an amusing 1970s promo-film for Banionis. It would have been better had the film been presented complete on one disc, instead of stretched over two. Even so, the overall package does justice to a powerful and disturbing masterpiece. --Richard Whitehouse

• Taken | DVD | (15/10/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Expanse: The Complete Series | Blu Ray | (14/11/2023) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Mutant Chronicles | Blu Ray | (09/05/2018) from £7.99   |  Saving you £17.00 (212.77%)   |  RRP £24.99

  In the year 2707, earth's natural resources have been exhausted by mankind. Battle rages between the soldiers of four leading Corporations: the Capitol, Bauhaus, Mishima and Imperial.

• Full Metal Alchemist Movie 2: Sacred Star of Milos | DVD | (03/09/2012) from £6.15   |  Saving you £13.84 (225.04%)   |  RRP £19.99

  After a mysterious prisoner with only a few weeks left on his sentence breaks out of prison in Central City, the Elric brothers attempt to track him down. The search leads them to Table City in the southwestern country of Creta, where Alphonse rescues a young alchemist named Julia from the very man they are trying to capture. In the thick of the fight, they literally tumble into Julia's home turf, the slums of Milos Valley, and are embroiled in the grassroots rebellion of her people.

• Cloud Atlas | Blu Ray | (07/12/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Six stories spanning centuries. One soul. Tom Hanks and Halle Berry lead an all-star cast in interwoven tales as time shifts between past, present and future. As characters reunite from one life to the next, their actions generate consequences: A killer evolves into a hero. An act of kindness inspires a revolution. Cloud Atlas combines science fiction, drama, mystery, action and romance into a film that's utterly, wonderfully epic(Solvej Schou, EW.com). SPECIAL FEATURES A Film Like No Other: See how three visionary directors came together, divided their tasks and created a cohesive masterpiece Everything Is Connected: The cast and filmmakers delve deeper into the connections that tie the story together Spaceships, Slaves & Sextets: Unravel the mysteries, themes and subtext of Cloud Atlas with the cast, filmmakers, author and producers The Bold Science Fiction of Cloud Atlas: Explore the film's cutting-edge future with tales of cloning and extraplanetary exploration And More!

• 2001: A Space Odyssey | DVD | (03/03/2008) from £19.99   |  Saving you £-4.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Mankind finds a mysterious, obviously artificial, artifact buried on the moon and, with the intelligent computer HAL, sets off on a quest.

• STAR TREK-BEYOND (3D) - MOVIE | Blu Ray | (01/12/2016) from £18.41   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Casshern | DVD | (25/04/2005) from £8.53   |  Saving you £11.46 (134.35%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Mankind battles against extinction in this spectacular Japanese sci-fi epic.

• Quantum Leap - Series 5 | DVD | (26/12/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £27.99

  The final season of the cult TV programme Quantum Leap finally comes to DVD. Episodes Comprise: 1.Lee Harvey Oswald: Part 1 2. Lee Harvey Oswald: Part 2 3. Leaping of The Shrew 4. Nowhere to Run 5. Killin' Time 6. Star Light Star Bright 7. Deliver Us From Evil 8. Trilogy: Part 1 9. Trilogy: Part 2 10. Trilogy: Part 3 11. Promised Land 12. A Tale Of Two Sweeties 13. Liberation 14. Dr. Ruth 15. Blood Moon 16. Return 17. Revenge 18. Goodbye Norma Jean 19.The Beast Within 20. The Leap Between The States 21. Memphis Melody 22. Mirror Image

• Definitive Edition - Alien | DVD | (05/03/2007) from £5.92   |  Saving you £7.07 (119.43%)   |  RRP £12.99

  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.