Science Fiction

• Solaris | DVD | (21/07/2003) from £3.89   |  Saving you £16.10 (80.50%)   |  RRP £19.99

  "Ocean's Eleven" director Steven Soderbergh and leading man George Clooney reunite for a remake of the classic Russian science fiction movie about a psychologist sent to a space station orbiting the mysterious ocean world known as Solaris.

• Colossal | Blu Ray | (11/09/2017) from £8.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Gloria is an out-of-work party girl forced to leave her life in New York City, and move back home. When reports surface that a giant creature is destroying Seoul, she gradually comes to the realization that she is somehow connected to this phenomenon.

• The Meg Japanese Artwork Steelbook | Blu Ray | (31/07/2023) from £24.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  You will be swallowed up with your scream! When a massive creature attacks a submersible, the crew becomes trapped at the bottom of the Pacific's deepest trench. To save them from the clutches of the Megadolon - a prehistoric 75-foot shark once believed to be extinct - a visionary oceanographer (Winston Chao) recruits expert rescue diver Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham). Teamed with the oceanographer's daughter, Suyin (Li Bingbing), Taylor must try to outwit the greatest predator alive . . . a killer he's faced once before. Product Features Chomp on This: The Making of The Meg Featurette Creating the Beast Shooting in New Zealand

• Invasion Of The Body Snatchers | DVD | (19/06/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In San Francisco everyone can hear Veronica (Alien) Cartwright scream. In the ultimate urban nightmare, to sleep is to die, to be replaced by a soulless alien duplicate. Less a remake of the 1956 classic of the same name, more a fresh vision of Jack Finney's source novel, Invasion of the Body Snatchers is the archetypal story of humans supplanted by unemotional "vegetable pods". A masterstroke is the introduction of SF icon Leonard Nimoy as a very West Coast relationships guru determined to explain everything in terms of urban psychological alienation, and the story does prove more unsettling on the big city's forbidding streets. This is very much an ensemble movie, with outstanding performances from Donald Sutherland and Brooke Adams, and what proved to be the first of several key genre roles for Jeff (The Fly, Jurassic Park, Independence Day) Goldblum. With minimal effects and very little gore, but filled with unnerving camera angles and a underpinned by a chillingly effective score, the film is relentlessly suspenseful, culminating in a sequence of terrifying set-pieces and a truly spine-tingling finale. More resonant with each passing year, the story was reworked in 1993 as Body Snatchers. On the DVD: While the print is more than acceptable there is a loss of detail and some shimmering artefacts in the very dark scenes. The disc is not anamorphically enhanced, which really should be a standard DVD feature. Still, the picture is considerably ahead of VHS and the stereo sound is highly unsettling. An eight-page booklet gives an intelligent overview of all three Body Snatchers movies, and director Phil Kaufman's commentary is packed with information. --Gary S. Dalkin

• Yokai Monsters Collection | Blu Ray | (21/02/2022) from £26.79   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From the makers of Daimajin comes a trilogy of terror ripped from the pages of Japanese folklore, with ghosts and monsters from ancient myths and legends brought to life through stunning special effects, alongside an epic, big-budget reboot of the series from a modern-day master of the macabre. In the first film in the trilogy, 100 Monsters, a greedy slumlord's attempts to forcefully evict his tenants invite the wrath of the titular spirits when a cleansing ritual is botched, with terrifying results. The second film, Spook Warfare, tells the tale of an evil Babylonian vampire inadvertently awoken by treasure hunters, and a brave samurai that teams with the yokai to defeat the bloodthirsty demon. In the final film, Along with Ghosts (released only 12 months after 100 Monsters), the yokai are roused to defend a little girl on the run from deadly yakuza. Decades later, none other than Takashi Miike (Audition) helmed The Great Yokai War, a loose remake of Spook Warfare that used cutting-edge digital effects to renew the franchise for a new generation. In it, a young boy is given a grave responsibility: to band together with a group of yokai to defend humanity against a vengeful and powerful demon that has sworn retribution against modern-day Japan. Special Edition Contents High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray™ presentations of all four films Optional English subtitles on all four films Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jolyon Yates Disc One 100 Monsters Original uncompressed Japanese mono audio Hiding in Plain Sight, a documentary giving a primer on yokai for Western audiences, featuring interviews with experts Matt Alt, Zack Davisson, Kim Newman, Lynda E. Rucker, and Hiroko Yoda Theatrical trailer US re-release trailer Image gallery Disc Two Spook Warfare / Along With Ghosts 4K restoration of Spook Warfare by Kadokawa Pictures Original uncompressed Japanese mono audio for both films Theatrical trailers for both films US re-release trailers for both films Image galleries for both films Disc Three The Great Yokai War DTS-HD MA 5.1 original Japanese and dubbed English audio Audio commentary by Japanese cinema expert Tom Mes Archive interviews with the cast and crew, including Takashi Miike Short Drama of Yokai, two shorts detailing the further adventures of the yokai Another Story of Kawataro, two shorts featuring the continuing story of the kappa character in the film World Yokai Conference, a publicity event where Miike speaks about the film Promotional Events, video of the press conference to announce the start and completion of filming, as well as the premiere in Tokyo Documentary on the film's young star, Ryunosuke Kamiki, and his experience making the film Theatrical trailer Image gallery

• Sharknado - The Ultimate Collection | Blu Ray | (26/02/2024) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Crack in the World | Blu Ray | (05/08/2019) from £9.00   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Dr. Steven Sorenson (Dana Andrews) and his wife and fellow scientist Dr. Maggie Sorenson (Janette Scott) plan to utilize the geothermal energy of the Earth s interior by detonating a powerful thermonuclear device deep within the Earth s core. Despite warnings from Maggie s ex-flame and fellow scientist Dr. Ted Rampian (Kieron Moore), Dr. Sorenson proceeds with the experiment after he secretly learns that he is terminally ill. This experiment causes a crack within the earth s crust and threatens to split the earth in two if it is not stopped in time.

• The Adventures of Prince Achmed (DVD + Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (19/08/2013) from £16.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (17.66%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Adventures of Prince Achmed was the first feature-length animation in film history created by Lotte Reiniger and hand-tinted frame by frame. Based on 'The Arabian Nights' this classic film tells the epic tale of Prince Achmed who is tricked into mounting a magical flying horse by a wicked sorcerer. The horse carries Achmed off on a series of adventures over the course of which he joins forces with a young Aladdin battles ogres and monsters and romances the beautiful Princess Peri Banu. Newly mastered to High Definition this exquisite film is presented with the original Wolfgang Zeller score as well as a newly-created track which combines the Zeller score with a voice over (by actress Penelope McGhie) based on Reiniger's own telling of the tale. Also included in this Dual Format Edition is an extensive selection of Lotte Reiniger's celebrated animated shorts including The Lost Son Star of Bethlehem The Flying Coffer and the 'Dr Dolittle' films (Trip to Africa In Cannibal Land The Lion's Den). Special Features: New High Definition transfer of the film All films presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition Original Wolfgang Zeller score Optional narration soundtrack The Flying Coffer (1921 9 mins): the Emperor of China banishes his daughter's mortal suitors in Lotte Reiniger's first film using silhouette animation The Marquess' Secret (1922 2 mins): early advertising film for Nivea Dr Dolittle and His Animals (1928 31 mins): a series of three short films about the famous doctor and his menagerie The Lost Son (14 mins): a prodigal son returns in Lotte Reiniger's colour version of the Biblical story Star of Bethlehem (18 mins): three wise men follow the star to Bethlehem animated in colour by Lotte Reiniger

• Alien Quadrilogy | DVD | (08/12/2003) from £20.99   |  Saving you £39.00 (185.80%)   |  RRP £59.99

  The Alien Quadrilogy is a nine-disc box set devoted to the four Alien films. Although previously available on DVD as the Alien Legacy, here the films have been repackaged with vastly more extras and with upgraded sound and vision. For anyone who hasn't been in hypersleep for the last 25 years this series needs no introduction, though for the first time each film now comes in both original and "Special Edition" form. Alien (1979) was so perfect it didn't need fixing, and Ridley Scott's 2003 Director's Cut is fiddling for the sake of it. Watch once then return to the majestic, perfectly paced original. Conversely the Special Edition of James Cameron's Aliens (1986) is the definitive version, though it's nice finally to have the theatrical cut on DVD for comparison. Most interesting is the alternative Alien3 (1992). This isn't a "director's cut"--David Fincher refused to have any involvement with this release--but a 1991 work-print that runs 29 minutes longer than the theatrical version, and has now been restored, remastered and finished-off with (unfortunately) cheap new CGI. Still, it's truly fascinating, offering a different insight into a flawed masterpiece. The expanded opening is visually breathtaking, the central firestorm is much longer, and a subplot involving Paul McGann's character adds considerable depth to the story. The ending is also subtly but significantly different. Alien Resurrection (1997) was always a mess with a handful of brilliant scenes, and the Special Edition just makes it eight minutes longer. On the DVD: Alien Quadrilogy offers all films except Alien3 with DTS soundtracks, the latter having still fine Dolby Digital 5.1 presentation. All four films sound fantastic, with much low-level detail revealed for the first time. Each is anamorphically enhanced at the correct original aspect ratio, and the prints and transfers are superlative. Every film offers a commentary that lends insight into the creative process--though the Scott-only commentary and isolated music score from the first Alien DVD release are missing here--and there are subtitles for hard of hearing both for the films and the commentaries. Each movie is complemented by a separate disc packed with hours of seriously detailed documentaries (all presented at 4:3 with clips letterboxed), thousands of photos, production stills and storyboards, giving a level of inside information for the dedicated buff only surpassed by the Lord of the Rings extended DVD sets. A ninth DVD compiles miscellaneous material, including a Channel 4 hour-long documentary and even all the extras from the old Alien laserdisc. Exhaustive hardly beings to describe the Alien Quadrilogy, a set which establishes the new DVD benchmark for retrospective releases and which looks unlikely to be surpassed for some time. --Gary S Dalkin

• Phase IV - Limited Edition | Blu Ray | (06/04/2020) from £49.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  101 Films presents 1970s scifi classic Phase IV (1974), a gripping and philosophical cult classic that examines humanity's place in the universe. Title 012 on the 101 Films Black Label and a UK Bluray debut, Phase IV is the only feature film directed by designer and filmmaker Saul Bass, this release includes his original ending, among a host of additional extras, including a bonus disc featuring the finest of the director's short films. This limited edition version features special packaging, and a booklet with newlycommissioned writing on the history of ˜killer bug' movies and the career of Saul Bass. In a sealed lab in the Arizona desert, scientists James Lesko (Michael Murphy, Manhattan) and Dr. Ernest Hubbs (Nigel Davenport, A Man for All Seasons) search for answers to an evolutionary shift in the ant population; the development of a collective intelligence and crossspecies hive mentality. With humanity under threat, the scientists are faced with the choice of either communicating with, or eradicating their antagonists. Features: New HD restoration The Original Saul Bass ending (plus optional commentary) An Ant's Life: Contextualising Phase IV Commentary with film historians Allan Bryce and Richard Holliss Limited Edition Booklet: includes Phase IV by Deborah Allison, and Adapt or Die: Killer Bug Cinema and Phase IV by Liam Hathaway Saul Bass: Short Films (Disc 2) The Searching Eye (1964) Why Man Creates (1968) Bass on Titles (1977) Notes on the Popular Arts (1978) The Solar Film (1980) Quest (1984) (new HD restoration)

• Baba Yaga | Blu Ray | (09/11/2020) from £17.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  This extended edition of BABA YAGA ˜REDUX' is published for the first time on Bluray with the previously cut scenes reinserted  especially for Shameless  by the film director himself (the reinserted scenes have also been visually improved for this edition). This extended  ˜redux'  HD release finally does justice to the filmmaker Corrado Farina's unique original vision. Farina's adaptation of the epochmaking 'Valentina' comics by Guido Crepax, whilst keeping the central oneiric sexiness of the heroine's adventures, is cerebral yet sparkling with intelligent gentle irony and sophisticated eroticism. Set against the seismic changes of sexual and societal revolutions of the times, this is High Popfiction meets streamofconsciousness storytelling! Beautiful Valentina is a famous trendy photographer, one night she's nearly run over by an enigmatic older woman, Baba Yaga (Carroll Baker), who it turns out is not only the devil witch... but a sapphic predatory witch who must possess her! Pursued by the sensuous seduction of a now obsessed Baba Yaga, Valentina must either submit to her carnal S&M lust or escape what appears to have become a waking nightmare of perverted realities! The film's mixing comic strips with live action is groundbreaking and influential to this day. Extras: Director's own reedit of film, now with improved visuals Corrado Farina Interview and Introduction Audio Commentary by author, editor & critic Kat Ellinger Fact Track by The Wilson Bros English or Italian audio with subtitles Two Guido Crepax documentaries by Corrado Farina: COMICSTRIP FREUD & COMICSTRIP PHOBIA

• The Blackout: Invasion Earth | DVD | (28/12/2020) from £6.43   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Its 2025, life on earth is more advanced than ever. However, when an unexplained phenomenon strikes the Earth, contact between most towns on Earth has been severed. The lights go out across the world. Its a worldwide blackout. Only a small area in Eastern Europe is left with electricity. When military forces venture outside this area, they discover a shocking truth corpses everywhere. In stores, in cars, on roads, in hospitals and railway stations. Who or what is destroying all life on Earth? And how long can the last remnants of mankind endure?

• Power Rangers UHD BD | Blu Ray | (31/07/2017) from £21.25   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Saban's Power Rangers follows five ordinary high school kids who must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Angel Grove and the world is on the verge of being obliterated by an alien threat. Chosen by destiny, our heroes quickly discover that they are the only ones who can save the planet. But to do so they will have to overcome their real-life issues and band together as the Power Rangers before it is too late. The film stars Dacre Montgomery (A Few Less Men) as Jason the Red Ranger, RJ Cyler (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) as Billy the Blue Ranger, Naomi Scott (The 33) as Kimberly the Pink Ranger, Becky G (Empire) as Trini the Yellow Ranger, Ludi Lin (Monster Hunt) as Zack the Black Ranger, Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect, The Hunger Games franchise) as Rita Repulsa, Bryan Cranston (Godzilla, Breaking Bad) as Zordon and Bill Hader (Trainwreck, The BFG) as Alpha 5.

• The One (Steelbook) | Blu Ray | (29/11/2021) from £27.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Imagine that there are parallel universes. Imagine that someone has escaped one and is roaming the streets of your city. Imagine that he has come to eliminate you. Imagine that he looks exactly like you. From the director of Final Destination comes a wild, action packed trip to the future starring international superstar Jet Li (Romeo Must Die, Lethal Weapon 4) in an incredible dual role as a police officer in a fight for his life and a universe-hopping assassin obsessed with terminating it. Also starring Carla Gugino (Spy Kids), Jason Statham (Snatch) and Delroy Lindo (Gone in 60 Seconds) and loaded with explosive action and jaw-dropping effects beyond your wildest imagination!

• Cyborg | Blu Ray | (16/08/2021) from £54.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Deteriorating from social anarchy deadly plague, 21st-Century America is descending into a seething barbaric nightmare. Only Pearl Prophet (Dayle Haddon), a beautiful half human/half cyborg, has the knowledge necessary to develop a vaccine. But during her desperate quest to gather data and bring the cure to the world, Pearl is captured by cannibalistic Flesh Pirates who plot to keep the antidote for themselves and rule the world! Now, only the awesome fighting skills of sabre-wielding hero Gibson Rickenbacker (Van Damme) can rescue her and save whats left of civilisation. Directed by Alert Pyun (Dollman), 88 Films is proud to present a new 4K scan of this Van Damme Classic.

• Philadelphia Experiment (1984 & 2012) | DVD | (13/01/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In 1943 a secret government project attempted to create a cloaking device that would make warships invisible. But during the first test the USS Eldridge successfully vanished... and could not be found again. 70 years later the Navy destroyer momentarily reappears on a Pennsylvania runway allowing the sole surviving crewman to escape and a local lawman to board. What is behind a sinister reactivation of the project? Where will the massive ship materialize next? And what will become of two men trapped in a time/space catastrophe? Nicholas Lea (Kyle XY) Michael Paré (of the original film) Ryan Robbins (Falling Skies) Emilie Ullerup (Sanctuary) Gina Holden (Saw 3D) and Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange) star in this electrifying remake of the '80s hit about the allegedly true military operation known as The Philadelphia Experiment. Includes bonus film! Watch it from where is all started with the 1984 Philadelphia Experiment starring Michael Paré.

• Men in Black I-III | DVD | (05/11/2012) from £26.98   |  Saving you £0.01 (0.04%)   |  RRP £26.99

  Men in Black They are the best kept secret in the Universe. Working for a highly-funded yet unofficial government agency, 'K' (Tommy Lee Jones) and 'J' (Will Smith) are the Men in Black, providers of immigration services and regulators of all things alien on earth. They are your best, last and only line of defence. They work in secret and dress in black... they are the Men in Black - protecting the earth from the scum of the Universe... Men in Black 2 Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith are back in black as the scum-fighting super-agents Kay and Jay – regulators of all things alien on planet Earth. Their latest mission: to save the world from a total intergalactic disaster! When a renegade Kylothian monster disguised as a lingerie model threatens the survival of the human race, the boys of the MIB get the call to step up and get busy. With their headquarters under siege and time running out, Agents Kay and Jay enlist the help of Frank the Pug and a posse of hard-living worms to help them kick some seriously sexy alien butt! Men in Black 3 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.

• Men In Black 2 - Superbit | DVD | (07/07/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Same Planet Different Scum! Agent J and Agent K are back! Agent J (Will Smith) needs help with a new breed of alien terror intent on destroying the planet. He is sent to find Agent K (Jones) restore his memory and enlist him in the fight of a lifetime.

• Primeval - Series 1-3 | DVD | (01/06/2009) from £19.98   |  Saving you £25.01 (125.18%)   |  RRP £44.99

  Primeval: Series 1 -3 (7 Discs)

• Terminator 2- Judgment Day 30th Anniversary Vinyl Edition | Blu Ray | (06/12/2021) from £69.09   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  James Cameron's epic action, sci-fi masterpiece starring Arnold Schwarzenegger in his most iconic role, first hit cinema screens in 1991, 30 years later Terminator 2 is still considered one of the greatest action blockbusters of all time. It has been 10 years since the events of Terminator. Sarah Connor's ordeal is only just beginning as she struggles to protect her son John, the future leader of the human resistance against the machines, from a new Terminator, T1000 sent back in time to eliminate John Connor while he's still a child. Sarah and John don't have to face this terrifying threat alone however. The human resistance have managed to send them an ally, a warrior from the future ordered to protect John Connor at any cost. The battle for tomorrow has begun Extras: Includes vinyl soundtrack and 12 lenticular picture T2: Reprogramming The Terminator documentary (including exclusive interviews with James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Edward Furlong and many more) 55 mins 2 Feature Commentaries; 23 Members of Cast & Crew (1993)/Director James & Co-Author William Wisher The Making of T2 (1993) Seamless Branching Of The Theatrical Version (137 mins approx.) Special Edition Version (154 mins approx.) Extended Special Edition Version (156 mins approx.) 2 Deleted Scenes With Audio Commentary Trailers T2:3D (2017) T2 Theatrical Trailer ˜This Time There Are Two'/'Same Make New Mission'/'Building The Perfect Arnold