Science Fiction

• Def Con 4 | DVD | (02/04/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Def Con 4

• I Robot (Collector's Two Disc Edition) | DVD | (03/12/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Will Smith stars in this sci-fi action thriller suggested by the classic short story collection by Isaac Asimov, and brought to the big screen by visionary director Alex Proyas ("The Crow").

• David Cronenberg s Early Works | DVD | (01/08/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  One of the most singular auteurs of the horror and science fiction genres, David Cronenberg has wowed audiences with his depictions of body transformations and explorations of society, this collection of his early short and feature films shows a master learning his craft and exploring many of the themes that would dominate his most celebrated work. Transfer (1966), Cronenberg's first short film, is a surreal sketch of a doctor and his patient. From the Drain (1967) finds two men in a bathtub, which may be part of a centre for veterans of a future war. Stereo (1969), Cronenberg's first official feature film, stunningly shot in monochrome, concerns telepaths at the Institute for Erotic Enquiry where patients undergo tests by Dr. Luther Stringfellow. In Crimes of the Future (1970) Cronenberg worked in colour and with a larger budget, where we find the House of Skin clinic director (Ronald Mlodzik, returning from Stereo) searching for his mentor, Antoine Rouge, who has disappeared following a catastrophic plague. Cronenberg's early amateur feature films, shot in and around his university campus, prefigure his later films' concerns with strange institutions, male/female separation and ESP, echoing the likes of Videodrome, Dead Ringers and Scanners.

• ReGenesis | DVD | (07/11/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Have we gone too far? The future is here. Bioterrorism. Designer babies. Frankenfoods. Suddenly Humanity possesses the ability to play god. But is it progress-or madness? Will cutting-edge science be our salvation? Or our demise? ReGenesis is a 13-part dramatic series about NorBAC an organization formed to investigate questionable advances in biotechnology. The Pandora's box of biotech is wide open. It's a modern gold rush where billions will be made and g

• Farscape 1.1 | DVD | (28/02/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  An international co-production of Jim Henson's Creature Shop, Australia's Channel 9 and Hallmark Entertainment, Farscape is genre television at its most ambitious, inspired both by the cult appeal of Babylon 5 and the continuing success of the Star Trek franchise. Making extensive use of CGI, prosthetics and state-of-the-art puppetry, Farscape takes a visual leap beyond previous shows. Admittedly, the basic premise may be borrowed from Buck Rogers (American astronaut catapulted to far-flung galaxy populated by strange aliens), while the crew have something of Blake's 7 about them (a motley bunch of escaped convicts pursued by a relentless foe), and ideas like the living ship are borrowed from Babylon 5, but the Farscape concept has a freshness that makes it look and feel completely original. The production design is all bio-mechanical curves and the script never takes itself too seriously (fart jokes and double-entendres pop up when you least expect them). It must have been expensive to make, but it certainly looks (and sounds--in Dolby Digital 5.1) like every penny made it to the screen. In this handsome box set, two discs contain the first four episodes of the first season, completely uncut. In "Premiere", astronaut John Crichton is inadvertently catapulted into a parallel universe where he is taken on board the bio-mechanical ship Moya and meets the inhabitants: D'Argo, a seven-foot-tall Luxan warrior, Zhaan, a blue-skinned Delvian priestess, and the diminutive slug-like Rygel, the Henson Creature Shop's proudest creation. Another humanoid (and potential love interest), formidable-yet-sexy Peacekeeper Aeryn Sun, joins soon after. In true Buck Rogers style, Ben Browder plays Crichton as an all-American astronaut, although with a more believable sense of bewilderment; the supporting cast is a mixture of Australian and British actors, mostly disguised under heavy make-up. In episode 2, "Throne for a Loss", Rygel's devious side is developed further as he gets the crew into trouble when he "borrows" a crystal crucial to the operation of the ship and is kidnapped by some unpleasant characters. Disc Two opens with the wittily titled "Back and Back and Back to the Future", the obligatory time-travel episode, followed by "I, E.T.", in which Crichton feels the force of his earlier comment: "Boy did Spielberg get it wrong. Close Encounters, my ass." On the DVD: Disc One includes a "making of" documentary, with comments from the cast, Brian Henson and producer Rockne S. O'Bannon (the man also responsible for Alien Nation and SeaQuest), plus a profile of principal character John Crichton. Disc Two profiles Aeryn Sun and has the original trailer and DVD-ROM extras (screensaver and weblinks). --Mark Walker

• War Of The Worlds - The Complete Collection | DVD | (16/09/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £59.99

  The war between humans and aliens remains all-encompassing in the original War Of The Worlds television series, which comes to DVD in a brand new complete set for the very first time in the UK. The Martian invaders have been freed and are hell bent on conquering the Earth and destroying human civilisation once and for all but with a small band of resistance fighters ready to take them on, their plans may be thwarted for good. Packed full of intense action and classic science-fiction theme...

• Moonbase 3 - The Complete Series | DVD | (22/07/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  From 'Doctor Who' producer Barry Letts and writer Terrance Dicks comes Moonbase 3 originally aired in 1973. The series had two directors Ken Hannam who also directed the 1981 TV version of The Day of the Triffids and Christopher Barry who had directing duties on Doctor Who and The Tripods. Among the stars were British acting stalwart Donald Houston and Ralph Bates star of many Hammer horror films. Moonbase 3 was another groundbreaking piece of science-fiction from the BBC employing James Burke as scientific advisor it was unique in its technical authenticity. Deaprture And Arrival: Dr. Helen Smith becomes concerned over the mental state of one of the pilots Harry Sanders. She expresses her concerns to the base's second in command Michael Lebrun and tries to convince him to get Commander Ransom to remove the pilot from duty. Ransom refuses and assigns Sanders to pilot the Commander's shuttle for a trip to Earth. After an malfunction Sanders cuts the communications link and goes outside the shuttle to make repairs and is thrown into space. When Ransom attempts to pilot the shuttle it explodes. The European agency sends a Welch scientist to take over the station and to investigate the shuttle accident. Behemoth: After a number of mysterious deaths paranoia sets in as the crew begins to believe the deaths are being committed by a 'Moon Monster' living on the surface of the Moon. Achilles Heel: The station's crew suffers from an unusual number of accidents and mistakes. Director Caulder must deal with the problems while trying to operate within his Earth-bound superiors' budgetary limitations. Outsiders: An auditor is sent to Moonbase 3 from the European Headquarters in Brussels to investigate whether or not the cost of operating the base is justified. Director Caulder demands results for the base scientists as Dr. Helen Smith becomes concerned over the stress on the staff especially Steven Partness... Castor And Pollux: An accident leaves Tom Hill stranded in a shuttle between Earth and the Moon. The only person who can save him is Colonel Gararov a Russian cosmonaut. However to rescue Hill Gararov would have to disobey the orders of his superior General Trenkin Commander of the Russian moon base. Viw Of A Dead Planet: The Artic Sun Project proposes to use a nuclear explosion over the Artic thereby melting the ice and creating a Garden of Eden. The project's designer Sir Benjamin Dyce comes to Moonbase 3 in an attempt to stop the program for fear that the explosion can not be contained and it will lead to the extinction of mankind...

• Extraction (DVD) | DVD | (26/08/2013) from £6.96   |  Saving you £11.02 (277.58%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Thomas Jacobs is a brilliant engineer who invents a device that enables him to enter the mind of a patient and observe them in their memories. Having run out of funds to complete the project he reluctantly partners with the Justice Department who plans to use it to see criminals enact their crimes BUT during the first test on a convict Tom gets trapped leaving behind a pregnant wife and his unconscious baby.For four years Tom is stuck in the criminal’s mind until he discovers a glitch in the system. It soon becomes a race for survival as Tom is forced to work with the reluctant criminal to find a way out.

• Cutie Honey | DVD | (11/05/2009) from £16.18   |  Saving you £-0.19 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Super cute and super fun! Popular manga comic Cutie Honey is brought to life. Honey is an office worker who hides a secret. Developed by her father Honey has the 'Love System' a necklace that allows her to transform into the super Hero Cutie Honey. The evil Claw Gang attempts to steal the necklace and Cutie Honey must use all of her superpowers to save the world from hate. With plenty of eye candy and madcap villains Cutie Honey is pure fun and truly wacky entertainment.

• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Season 6 | DVD | (08/12/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £84.99

  Deep Space Nine's sixth series began ambitiously with a six-part story arc devoted to the Dominion War. This was a brave move in many ways, but a sensible one too. Whereas other SF shows wouldn't commit to showing the impact of war (Babylon 5), here there were numerous visible sacrifices. Characters were frequently kidnapped and held prisoner, allowing screen time for other members of the ever-growing cast (at its peak there were as many as 18 individuals with speaking roles per episode). This year also introduced the idea of Starfleet Intelligence and its sinister Section 31; alliances were built only to crumble almost immediately; Sisko led a suicide mission and at long last his destiny as the Emissary took a serious turn. Amid all this sturm und drang the writers felt it necessary to inject some levity. In fact, there was so much comedic sidetracking this year it actually seemed sometimes as if they were afraid of the series’ dark tone. Witness: Quark undergoing a temporary sex change, leading a Magnificent Seven-style band of Ferengi (with a cameo from Iggy Pop), Morn's non-speaking character being sorely missed, the blend of Troi and Guinan into 60's crooner Vic Fontaine and, in one fan favourite episode ("Far Beyond the Stars"), Sisko having visions of himself and the crew as 1950s staff writers on pulp magazine Incredible Tales. There were also cute reconciliations amongst Worf's extended family (leading to Trek's first cast wedding), and even the revelation of Bashir's genetically enhanced origins quickly became a subject for easy jokes. Any of these events would have been satisfactorily cute if the war had ended and the show had moved on. But confusing the viewer, every so often the battle would be rejoined mid-episode. The clinching proof that no grand design was really at work was in the sudden and brutal dispatch of Dax. Actress Terry Farrell gave sufficient forewarning of having had enough of the show, but specifically asked not to be killed off. Despite all the jarring humour scattered about after the strong opening, the show seemed unable to avoid reverting to shock tactics for its finale. All of which hardly made the promised final year seem a particularly enticing prospect. --Paul Tonks

• John Carpenter's THE THING (4K Ultra HD) (+ Blu-ray 2D) | Blu Ray | (23/09/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The X Files: Nothing Important Happened Today | DVD | (10/06/2002) from £3.80   |  Saving you £12.19 (320.79%)   |  RRP £15.99

  It has become traditional for The X-Files to kick off each new season with a humourless conspiracy two-parter, and Season 9 is no exception: in The X Files: Nothing Important Happened Today David Duchovny’s Mulder is gone, along with everything in his apartment, and Gillian Anderson’s Scully is mostly at home with her perhaps-telekinetic baby, which leaves the bulk of the investigation to promising new characters Doggett (Robert Patrick) and Reyes (Annabeth Gish).The A-plot features Lucy Lawless as a water-breathing terminatrix who could be an alien, a government experiment or a mermaid without it making any difference, but too much time is spent on impossible-to-follow subplots about internal FBI politics and everyone’s intricate backstory (if ever a release needed a "previously..." prologue, this is it). Usually, the series gets over these heart-sinking openers and livens up a bit, but this time there’s a feeling that this is the end of the line for a thoroughly battered premise.Chris Carter joins Gene Roddenberry in the exclusive category of producer-creators who turn in the worst scripts for their own shows, and all the strengths of The X-Files (shivers, wit, provocative ideas) are missing in action here as the engine grinds on empty.On the DVD: The X-Files: Nothing Important Happened Today on disc arrives with two three-minute filler featurettes, focusing on Gish’s character and the making of this show. The good news is that this anamorphic widescreen release is the best The X-Files has ever looked in a television format, showing that however dramatically exhausted it might be, the show remains technically impressive. --Kim Newman

• Jurassic Park III | Blu Ray | (05/11/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Dr Alan Grant (Sam Neill) returns in this sequel, and after a plane crash finds himself once again leading a team of people as they try to avoid all sorts of deady new dinosaurs.

• Age of the Dragons | DVD | (21/03/2011) from £4.94   |  Saving you £11.05 (223.68%)   |  RRP £15.99

  AGE OF THE DRAGONS starring Danny Glover and Vinnie Jones is an all-action re-telling of the classic story like never before. Captain Ahab (Glover) and his crew hunt the most feared creatures to have ever existed: DRAGONS.

• Wizards | DVD | (24/05/2010) from £12.94   |  Saving you £-0.95 (-7.90%)   |  RRP £11.99

  An epic fantasy of peace and magic - featuring the voice of Mark Hamil (Star Wars) One of the most ambitious and inventive films from legendary animator Ralph Bakshi Wizards is a dazzling fantasy adventure. Set on a post-apocalyptic Earth where technology has been outlawed after nuclear disaster the film follows the story of Avatar the kindly eccentric sorcerer-ruler of Montagar a rainbow paradise inhabited by elves and fairies. Avatar's evil brother Blackwolf dominates Scortch a bleak land of goblins and wraiths. When the power-hungry Blackwolf attacks Montagar Avatar accompanied only by a spirited young woman and a courageous elf must enter the darkness of Scortch to save his world. Stunningly designed and thrillingly dramatised this unforgettable cult classic is presented in a breathtaking new high-definition transfer released on DVD and Blu-ray on 24 May 2010

• The Ambition Of Oda Nobuna | DVD | (13/04/2015) from £19.49   |  Saving you £10.50 (53.87%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Stranded in what appears to be the Sengoku period Yoshiharu’s understanding of Japanese history is about to be turned on its head. Not only is Oda Nobunaga not male one of the key figures in history has just been accidentally killed defending him. Tasked with making history right Yoshiharu comes under the command of the very female Oda Nobuna leader of the Owari province. Can Yoshiharu aid this ambitious leader into achieving her goal or has he forever altered the course of history?

• CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND: ANNIVERSARY ED - CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND: ANNIVERSARY ED (2 Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (01/01/2024) from £16.25   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (1 Disc) | DVD | (09/11/2009) from £5.12   |  Saving you £4.87 (95.12%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A Jedi shall not know anger. Nor hatred. Nor love... Anakin Skywalker disobeys the strictures of his Jedi training embarking of a forbidden affair with Padme Amidala while his teacher Obi-Wan Kenobi's investigation of assassination attempts against the Senator leads him to the distant planet of Kamino and into the middle of a separatist plot which brings the Galactic Republic to the very brink of civil war...

• Star Trek 10: Nemesis (remastered) | DVD | (22/03/2010) from £9.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the Enterprise-E crew find themselves on a diplomatic mission to initiate peace with the Romulans. Learning that the Romulans have undergone a political upheaval and their new Praetor Shinzon wants to discuss a peace treaty with the Federation Picard and his crew must investigate the situation and determine Shinzon's sincerity. But they learn that not only is the new Praetor not a Romulan at all but a native of Romulus' sister planet Remus they also find that he is a human replica of Picard originally bio-engineered by the Romulans to be substituted for the captain as a weapon against the Federation. Now Picard and his crew must determine if the Romulans truly desire a peace treaty or if they have other plans in mind.

• Cherry 2000 | DVD | (11/04/2005) from £12.98   |  Saving you £0.01 (0.08%)   |  RRP £12.99

  She's Blond Beautiful Forever Young! It's 2017. Romance is just a memory and love has been replaced by robotic sex toys. Of all these man-made playmates none can compare to the Cherry 2000 an android designed only to please her master. So when Sam Treadwell's (David Andrews) 'Cherry' permanently short circuits nothing will stop him finding a replacement. Even if it means hiring the tough (and female) tracker E. Johnson (Melanie Griffiths) and risking his life in the law