Science Fiction

• Tokyo Revelation | DVD | (01/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A swarm of demons send an aircraft crashing down to Earth. All on board are killed except the ally of Hell Akito Kobayashi. A week later student Kojiro Soma is surprised to see Akito enrol as a new pupil. The lonely boy he befriended in elementary school has grown into a suave and arrogant teenager. But it is only later when his classmates are attacked and legendary demons return to stalk the streets of Tokyo that Kojiro begins to truly understand what his old friend has become...

• Space Truckers | DVD | (25/10/2004) from £10.80   |  Saving you £4.19 (28.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  They've shipped everything from square pigs to anti-gravity beer but now they've got a load of trouble! Deep Space 2196: John Canyon (Dennis Hopper) is a long distance trucker a rebel and a loner. He refuses to join 'The Company' an iron-fisted outfit that controls intergalactic trucking. In a desperate bid to stay in business Canyon joins forces with young trucker Mike Pucci (Stephen Dorff) and takes on a black market shipment of sealed containers bound for Earth. The content

• Doom/Serenity | DVD | (26/12/2006) from £5.98   |  Saving you £7.01 (117.22%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Doom (Dir. Andrzej Bartkowiak 2005): Based on the hugely popular video game Doom is an explosive action-packed thrill ride! A frantic call for help from a remote research station on Mars sends a team of mercenary Marines into action. Led by The Rock and Karl Urban they descend into the Olduvai Research Station where they find a legion of nightmarish creatures lurking in the darkness killing at will. Once there the Marines must use an arsenal of firepower to carry out their mission: nothing gets out alive. Serenity (Dir. Joss Whedon 2005): Beloved television cult director Joss Whedon (Buffy The Vampire Slayer Angel) makes a spectacular first foray onto the big screen with Serenity the cinematic adaptation of his wildly popular but short-lived sci-fi series Firefly. A mix of space western comedy and drama Serenity follows captain Malcolm ""Mal"" Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) and his ragtag crew as they trade their way around the edges of civilized society. Of particular interest are two passengers they take on Simon and River Tam (Sean Maher and Summer Glau) a brother and his telepathic sister on the run from the corrupt governing Alliance. As notorious former members of the anti-Alliance opposition Mal and his crew make it difficult for Simon and River to stay hidden. Everything goes completely awry when a government assassin is sent to retrieve River. As Mal is forced to choose between his close-knit crew and the brother and sister newcomers it becomes apparent that River harbors both a dangerous secret and astounding fighting powers and Mal decides that discovering the truth about what she knows might just be worth his time. Many of the film's action sequences revolve around Summer Glau's martial arts skills in her portrayal of River. Glau prepared for her role with Hong Kong stuntwoman Ming Lu as well as stunt coordinators Chad Stahelski and Hiro Koda and as a result performed nearly all the stuntwork herself. In addition to the stellar stunts realistic graphics and an often haunting score the film's actors display a rare chemistry that brings viewers both into their lives and into a possible version of humanity's future.

• Weather Wars | Blu Ray | (29/10/2012) from £6.49   |  Saving you £9.50 (146.38%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A series of freak weather occurrences around Washington D.C. reunites two estranged brothers who are the sons of a once prestigious climate scientist. One of them suspects their father is behind it and upon further investigation, they Discs)over that all of their father's enemies are dead - victims of freak weather accidents. Soon their suspicions are confirmed as their father hijacks radio and TV transmissions to relay the message that unless a certain Senator, who canceled his Defense Depar...

• Dollhouse | Blu Ray | (11/10/2010) from £32.99   |  Saving you £-3.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Legendary Joss Whedon, creator of groundbreaking cult favorites "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Firefly", reunites with fellow Buffy alum Eliza Dushku for a thrilling new sci-fi drama "Dollhouse"

• Men in Black (25th Anniversary Steelbook) | Blu Ray | (19/07/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Men in Black 3 | DVD | (05/11/2012) from £2.39   |  Saving you £2.60 (52.10%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Agent Jay travels back in time to 1969, where he teams up with a younger version of Agent Kay to stop an evil alien from destroying the future.

• Metropolis | Blu Ray | (22/11/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  With its dizzying depiction of a futuristic cityscape and alluring female robot Metropolis is among the most famous of all German films and the mother of sci-fi cinema (an influence on Blade Runner and Star Wars among countless other films). Directed by the legendary Fritz Lang (M Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse The Big Heat etc.) its jaw-dropping production values iconic imagery and modernist grandeur - it was described by Luis Bu'uel as a captivating symphony of movement - remain as powerful as ever. Drawing on - and defining - classic sci-fi themes Metropolis depicts a dystopian future in which society is thoroughly divided in two: while anonymous workers conduct their endless drudgery below ground their rulers enjoy a decadent life of leisure and luxury. When Freder (Gustav Fr''hlich) ventures into the depths in search of the beautiful Maria (Brigitte Helm in her debut role) plans of rebellion are revealed and a Mariareplica robot is programmed by mad inventor Rotwang (Rudolf Klein-Rogge) and master of Metropolis Joh Fredersen (Alfred Abel) to incite the workers into a self-destructive riot. A Holy Grail among film finds Metropolis is presented here in a newly reconstructed and restored version as lavish and spectacular as ever thanks to the painstaking archival work of the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung and the discovery of 25 minutes of footage previously thought lost to the world. Lang's enduring epic can finally be seen - for the first time in 83 years - as the director originally intended and as seen by German cinema-goers in 1927.

• Crossworlds | DVD | (07/06/2004) from £8.63   |  Saving you £-2.64 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Star Wars meets A Wrinkle in Time in this adventure of an intergalactic war where one unassuming young man holds the key to dimensional travel and the legacy of his mysterious adventurer father. Boyish Josh Charles is the lucky Luke Skywalker stand-in, a good-natured underachiever shocked out of his lovelorn moping when gorgeous guerrilla fighter Andrea Roth takes the battle to his bedroom. Rutger Hauer is the coffee-chugging freedom fighter who is roused from retirement to fill out the trio and face dimensional mob boss Stuart Wilson. This obviously low budget picture makes the most of limited special effects and striking settings--notably an elevator ride that turns into a free-floating mind game hanging in space and a knock-down, drag-out finale that sends our hapless hero popping up all over the universe. Hauer makes for a surprisingly charismatic mercenary turned father figure and Charles is modestly charming, once he loses the smart-ass wisecracks. Though it reaches for a scope that's beyond its means, Crossworlds is an entertaining bit of sci-fi fluff. --Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com

• Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (4K Ultra HD) (+ Blu-ray 2D) - 4K Mondo Edition - Steelbook | Blu Ray | (24/02/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Star Trek (2009) - UHD - Limited Titans of Cult Steelbook | Blu Ray | (24/11/2022) from £36.40   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Oblivion Island: Huraka And The Magic Mirror | Blu Ray | (01/04/2013) from £11.98   |  Saving you £15.00 (150.15%)   |  RRP £24.99

  From the driector of GANTZ and Studio Production IG (Ghost In The Shell) 16-year-old Haruka is on a mission to find her mirror - a precious childhood gift from her mother that mysteriously disappeared. While following a strange fox-like creature in the woods, she tumbles into a mystical world where once-cherished toys and treasures go when their owners neglect them. Join Haruka and her new friend Teo on a roller coaster ride of adventure as they contend with the island's greedy ruler, who wa...

• STAR TREK-BEYOND - MOVIE | DVD | (01/12/2016) from £7.17   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Ghost In The Shell - Stand Alone Complex - Episodes 5 To 8 | DVD | (21/02/2005) from £8.96   |  Saving you £11.03 (123.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The television series based on Masamune Shirow's Manga and Mamoru Oshii's highly influential film 'Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex' takes viewers to futuristic society where technology has saturated citizens' daily lives. Along with the new technology comes new types of crime that exploits it but female cyborg Major Motoko Kusanagi and her team of police Section 9 devote their lives to chasing criminals both on land and in cyberspace. Section 9 has their hands full with

• Dark Breed | DVD | (03/09/2001) from £9.99   |  Saving you £-7.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  When a battered Space Shuttle crash-lands back on Earth it is dredged from a river - but the crew are missing. They are eventually found on the loose in the city carrying within themselves a hideous alien life-form which plans to take over Earth.

• Robotech - Macross Saga Complete Series Box Set | DVD | (16/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £31.99

  The epic saga begins! In the year 1999 an alien battle fortress crash lands on a Pacific island. Over the next decade mankind repairs and refits this fortress using the advanced ""robo-technology"" found aboard to create fighter planes that can transform into giant robots. Yet as soon as the repaired fortress is ready for launch the aliens to whom it belongs finally discover its location. Thus begins a series of wars that will devastate the Earth...

• Coraline -LAIKA Studios Edition | Blu Ray | (31/08/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Desert Punk Collection | DVD | (09/05/2011) from £21.94   |  Saving you £18.05 (45.10%)   |  RRP £39.99

  A demon of the sand he seems unbeatable - but like all men he has a weakness! Enter a decimated world deep within the desert where a less-than-noble hero fights for less-than-noble causes and chases a voluptuous love interest for less-than-decent reasons. A world where war is a way of life sarcasm is mode of communication and the unexpected is always on the menu

• Narcopolis | DVD | (28/09/2015) from £6.09   |  Saving you £9.90 (162.56%)   |  RRP £15.99

  LONDON - 2022. With the manufacture and use of all recreational drugs legal but controlled and exploited by licensed drug companies, a new, unlicensed drug appears on the streets. One cop is forced to protect it from corrupt colleagues and a mysterious gang desperate to get it back. NARCOPOLIS is the breath-taking feature debut of British film-maker Justin Trefgarne and stars Elliot Cowan (DA VINCI'S DEMONS, LUTHER), Jonathan Pryce (GAME OF THRONES, WOLF HALL), James Callis (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA) and Elodie Yung (G.I. JOE RETALIATION, DAREDEVIL).

• Buffy Season 3 | DVD | (18/09/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Action-packed Season Three develops major characters and plot lines brewing over the last couple of years. The Mayor, this season's major baddie, wants to become an invincible demon by slaughtering everyone at Sunnydale High's graduation ceremony but he's going to torture them all by giving his speech first. Bad-girl vampire-slayer Faith wants to get one over on Buffy and becomes even more rotten. Angel comes back from hell but isn't sure what to do about his girlfriend. Willow meets her evil gay vampire duplicate from another dimension. Xander loses his virginity but still has to contemplate his essential uselessness. Cordelia gets less whiny and has to work in a dress-shop when her father becomes bankrupt. Giles wears tweed and drinks tea, though it is revealed that he used to be a warlock and in a punk band. Besides the soap opera, there are monsters, curses and vampires (inevitably). --Kim Newman On the DVD: The DVDs are presented in a standard television 4:3 picture ratio and in a clear Dolby sound that does full justice both to the sparkling dialogue and to the always impressive indie-rock and orchestral scores. Special features include an overview of Season Three by its creator Joss Whedon, and by writers Marti Noxon, David Fury, Doug Petrie and Jane Espenson and documentaries on the weapons, clothes special effects of the show and the speech/verbal tone which makes it what it is-"Buffyspeak". The episodes "Helpless", "Bad Girls", "Consequences" and "Earshot" have commentaries by, Fury, Petrie, director James Gershman and Espenson, in which we find out some fascinating details about the way the scripts mutate and about the particular illuminations added to scripts by actors' performances. After complaints about the Season 2 DVD packaging, the disc envelopes include a protective coating. --Roz Kaveney