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Play.com Price Crash

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No doubt you’ll have seen the adverts in the paper for the Play.com Price Crash - well, I’ve sifted through the rubbish to find the best bargains.

Surprisingly for Play.com, it’s actually not too bad…

American Gothic: The Complete Series £12.99
Arthur And The Invisibles, Hoodwinked, And Racing Stripes Triple Pack £6.99
Band Of Brothers £12.99
Between The Lines: The Complete First Series £10.99
Between The Lines: The Complete Second Series £10.99
Between The Lines: The Complete Third Series £9.99
Beverly Hills Cop Collection £4.99
A Celebration Of Blockbusters £17.99
A Celebration Of British Film £17.99
The Complete Murder In Mind £24.99
The Crazies £2.99
The David Lean Centenary Collection £17.99
Dawn Of The Dead, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, And Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III Triple Pack £4.99
Early Doors: Series One And Two £7.99
Enemy Mine £2.99
A Fast Show Threesome £10.99
Fearless And Unleashed Double Pack £4.99
Frank Herbert’s Dune £6.99
Grass £6.99
Hellboy II: The Golden Army - Collector’s Edition £9.99
Hope And Glory: The Complete Collection £7.99
The Italian Job Collection £4.99
Jackass: The TV Boxset £7.99
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds: Live On Stage - Special Edition £7.99
Joe 90: The Complete Series £17.99
The Little Mermaid: Special Edition £6.99
The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy: Special Extended Edition £17.99
Louis Theroux: The Collection £10.99
Movies On The Move: For Girls On The Go! £8.99
The Naked Gun Trilogy £4.99
The Powell And Pressburger Collection £17.99
REC: Special Edition £5.99
Saving Private Ryan: The World War II Collection £6.99
Sex And The City: The Movie - Extended Cut (Special Edition) £8.99
The Shawshank Redemption: Special Collector’s Edition £3.99
Spaghetti Western Collection Tin £17.99
Swiss Toni: The Complete Series One & Two £7.99
Ted & Ralph £6.99
There Will Be Blood: Collector’s Edition Steelbook £8.99
The Ultimate Oliver Stone Collection £24.99
Waiting, Just Friends And National Lampoon’s Van Wilder: Party Liaison Triple Pack £5.99

There’s lots of stuff on offer, so to see what else is fairly priced simply click here.

UPDATE: Couple of new items today, with the David Lean and Powell And Pressburger collections looking good at £17.99 each.

Although this sale is technically over, the prices are still much the same - in fact, there’s a few more been added! The Beverly Hills Cop trilogy and Naked Gun trilogy boxsets are great value at a penny under a fiver each, and Band Of Brothers is unmissable at £12.99.

Three new additions on Wednesday the 29th of October in the form of The Shawshank Redemption, the Italian Job collection, and The Little Mermaid.

Quantum Leap: The Ultimate Collection £52.97

A series about a bloke who travels through time and enters people’s bodies, all the while being aided by a guy that most other people can’t see or hear, sounds as though it would be a bit crackers - thankfully, Quantum Leap is some of the best science fiction you’ll see this side of Star Trek and the like.

Quantum Leap: The Ultimate Collection is a huge 27 disc set that contains all 96 episodes produced. Oddly there are no real extra features to speak of, which seems like an incredible missed opportunity.

Click here to buy this boxset for £52.97 from Amazon.

Ali £3

Muhammad Ali’s life, from the point that he really came to the public’s attention in 1964 right up to the "Rumble In The Jungle" in 1974, is depicted in the very underrated Ali. It would have been quite easy to just make a film about boxing, but the backdrop of social and political upheaval in the United States (following the deaths of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X) add that little bit extra.

This double disc set has an extensive HBO documentary on the making of the movie, and also comes supplied with a pounding DTS soundtrack.

Pop in to Tesco and get this for only £3.

Independence Day: Definitive Edition £3

What would happen if aliens decided to conquer Earth? That’s the question posed by science fiction film Independence Day - a somewhat cheesy, but exciting, blockbuster starring Will Smith. The most memorable scene from this is probably the destruction of The White House, which is depicted on the boxart above.

The Independence Day: Definitive Edition DVD is a double disc set that comes with a few featurettes on the making of the movie, and a quite comical alternative ending. There’s the usual barrage of trailers and TV spots to be found as well.

Instore at Tesco you can pick this up for just £3.

House: Season Four £17.99

As with nearly every television show under the sun, it would be better if you’d seen the previous seasons of House before picking up House: Season Four. They often appear on this site at reduced prices, so keep an eye out to see if they come back again (which they will, it’s just a question of when).

Hugh Laurie has done really well for himself with this medical drama, as at times it’s difficult to imagine him playing the fool in comedies like Blackadder. Good on him.

To get this set of cheap DVDs for £17.99 from Bang CD, simply click here.

Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Complete Collection £64.97

Minutes ago we featured Angel: The Complete Collection, so it only seems right that the Buffy equivalent gets a look in as well. Buffy Summers is the latest in a long line of women who have been chosen to battle the forces of darkness as the Slayer - like previous Slayers she has a Watcher who guides and trains her, but Buffy has also chosen to surround herself with a loyal group of friends who are collectively known as the "Scooby Gang".

Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Complete Collection is a whopping 39 disc set which contains the full count of 144 installments. There’s also some special features, including multiple audio commentaries and various featurettes.

Click here to buy this boxset for £64.97 from Amazon.

Angel: The Complete Collection £48.97

The success of Buffy The Vampire Slayer led to a spin-off show being created about her on/off boyfriend Angel (who’s a vampire) and his adventures in Los Angeles. The atmosphere was much darker than that of Buffy, and at times it actually beat its parent series in the US ratings.

Inside the Angel: The Complete Collection boxset you’ll find 30 discs containing all 110 episodes from the five seasons produced, as well as hours and hours of bonus material.

Amazon have this set available for £48.97 - for more information, click here.

American Pie: One To Five £10.97

When the first American Pie hit our screens way back in 1999, it was like a breath of fresh air - it’s just a shame that so many others tried to emulate its success, and failed miserably.

The American Pie: One To Five boxset contains the first three very good films, and the average-at-best spin-offs Beta House and The Naked Mile.

Click here to get this set for £10.97 from Amazon.

HMV October Sale

With the month now drawing to a close, the HMV October sale is in its final stages. However, there are still new titles being added every day - which is nice.

Here’s the highlights, in alphabetical order for your convenience.

101 Dalmatians And 102 Dalmatians Double Pack £5.99
10,000 BC: Limited Edition £6.49
24: Season One £24.99
24: Season Two £24.99
24: Season Five £24.99
24: Season Six £24.99
30 Rock: Season One £9.99
Alias: Complete Series One To Five £49.99
Alien And Predator Total Destruction Collection £17.99
Apocalypse Now: Collector’s Edition Steelbook £5.99
Auf Wiedersehen Pet: The Complete Fourth Series £4.99
Austin Powers: Shagadelic Boxset £6.99
Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie And Mr Bean’s Holiday Double Pack £6.99
Beowulf: Director’s Cut £5.49
Big Train: Series One And Two £7.99
Blade Runner: Ultimate Collector’s Edition Tin £14.99
Blue Murder: Complete Series One To Four £11.99
Bottom: Series One To Three £14.99
Bruce Campbell Vs Army Of Darkness £5.99
Catterick: Series One £3.99
Charley Boorman: Race To Dakar £4.99
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind: 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition £4.99
Condorman £5.99
Cracker: The Complete Collection £29.99
Creature Comforts: Series One £7.99
ER: Seasons One To Eleven £9.99 Each
Even More Great Comedy Moments £3.99
Family Guy: Stewie Griffin - The Untold Story £4.99
Funland £4.99
Glastonbury: Special Edition £6.99
Going Straight: The Complete Series £5.49
Grange Hill: The Classic Years One To Four £24.99
Great Comedy Moments £3.99
The Hairy Bikers Cookbook: Series One And Two £3.99
Halloween: 25 Years Of Terror (4 disc HMV exclusive) £7.99
Have I Got News For You: The Best Of The Guest Presenters - Volume One £6.99
Have I Got News For You: The Best Of The Guest Presenters - Volume Two £6.99
Hellboy: Director’s Cut £3.99
Hi De Hi!: Series One And Two £5.99
A History Of Britain: The Complete Series £27.99
Hostel: Parts I & II £5.99
Ideal: Series One £4.99
Ideal: Series Two £4.99
The Inbetweeners: Series One £4.49
The Incredibles: Collector’s Edition £5.99
Jade Warrior £4.99
The Kill Bill Collection £5.99
The King Of Kong: A Fistful Of Quarters £4.99
The Kumars At No. 42 £2.99
Little Britain: Series One To Three £8.99
Marple: The Complete Collection £13.99
The Marx Brothers: 8 Movie Collection £14.99
Max & Paddy’s Road To Nowhere £5.99
Max & Paddy’s The Power Of Two £5.99
The Monster Legacy DVD Collection £27.99
The Mummy And The Mummy Returns Double Pack £5.99
A Musical Celebration Of Rodgers & Hammerstein: Collector’s Edition Tin £17.99
National Treasure 2: Book Of Secrets - Collector’s Edition Steelbook £6.99
Paul Newman Boxset £7.99
Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights: The Complete First & Second Series £10.99
Pirates Of The Caribbean Trilogy £12.99
Pixar Short Films Collection £5.99
Please Sir!: The Complete Series £24.99
Pulp Fiction: Collector’s Edition Steelbook £5.49
Rebus: Volumes One To Three £8.99
The Riddick Collection £6.99
Robert De Niro Collection £13.99
The Rockford Files: Seasons One To Four £34.99
Scream Trilogy £6.99
The Smoking Room: The First Series £4.99
The Smoking Room: The Complete Second Series £4.99
The Snowman And Father Christmas Double Pack £3.99
Solo: Series One & Two £5.99
SpongeBob Squarepants: The Ultimate Boxset £14.99
Step Up 2 The Streets £5.99
Toy Story: 10th Anniversary Edition And Toy Story 2: Special Edition Double Pack £9.99
Two Pints Of Lager & A Packet Of Crisps: Series One To Four £11.99
Ultimate Force: The Complete Series £15.99
The Ultimate Horror Collection £17.99
The Ultimate Ronnie Barker Collection £39.99
The Very Best Of Have I Got News For You £6.99
The Will Ferrell Collection £14.99
Without A Trace: The Complete Second Season £9.99
Without A Trace: The Complete Third Season £9.99
The Wizard Of Oz: Collector’s Edition £5.99

Chances are I’ve missed a few, so click here to check out the full list.

UPDATE: With the month ending soon, it looks like this sale may continue into next month as well. Today sees the appearance of many new DVDs, with the highlights being the Have I Got News For You releases for £6.99 each and A History Of Britain for £27.99. The Scream trilogy looks great value at £6.99 too, as does Close Encounters Of The Third Kind for £4.99.

Please also check out the full list of cheap Disney DVDs available from HMV, as there are some cracking bargains to be had.

Knight Rider: The Ultimate Collection £49.97

If you’ve only ever seen David Hasselhoff in Baywatch or on that American talent thing, then you’ve missed out on the best bit of his career - Knight Rider. He stars as Michael Knight, who fights crime with his trusty sidekick KITT (an amazing car that was pretty much the star of the show).

Knight Rider: The Ultimate Collection is a massive 26 disc boxset that contains the full 90 episodes from the original series. Ignore the newer version, which is crap, and stick with the classic.

If you fancy this set, click here to buy it for £49.97 from Amazon.