Cheap DVDs

February 2nd, 2010

Frasier: The Entire Collection £66.97

Frasier was an American sitcom that ran for ten years between 1993 and 2004. A spin-off from Cheers, it starred Kelsey Grammer reprising his role of Dr. Frasier Crane, and followed the exploits of him and various members of his family, friends and co-workers at the radio station he works at.

Inside the Frasier: The Entire Collection boxset you'll find a whopping 44 discs which contain all 264 episodes ever made. As if that wasn't enough, there are also a fair few extra features – including audio commentaries on selected installments, featurettes, deleted scenes, and a whole lot more.

Click here to buy this for £66.97 from Tesco.

January 31st, 2010

Up £9.95

Up is a computer-animated comedy-drama which follows an elderly widower named Carl Fredricksen and a young over-eager "wilderness explorer" called Russell who fly to South America in Fredricksen's house (which has been suspended by helium balloons).

This single disc version of the film isn't out until the 15th of February, so the extra features haven't been 100% confirmed yet – however, I'll hazard a guess that it will contain an audio commentary with the director and a couple of short movies ("Partly Cloudy" and "Dug's Special Mission").

Click here to buy this for £9.95 from The Hut.

January 31st, 2010

Best of Later… with Jools Holland £5.99

Originally a founding member of the band Squeeze, Jools Holland is probably better known these days as the presenter of Later… with Jools Holland (surprising that, eh?). Basically a more serious version of Top of the Pops, this programme is widely regarded as one of the best of its kind in this country.

The Best of Later… with Jools Holland DVD contains some of the very best performances between 2000 and 2006 from artists including Green Day and R.E.M. You'll also find some interviews with a handful of acts as well.

HMV have this available for £5.99 – for more information, click here.

January 28th, 2010

Clubbed £4.99

Clubbed is a British film which follows factory worker Danny who decides to fight back after being the victim of a random act of violence. Set in the violent world of the 80's clubland, he's drawn deeper into it after befriending a group of nightclub doormen…

The DVD comes with a fairly decent collection of special features too, including an audio commentary with the writer and director. The "Behind the Doors: The Making of Clubbed" documentary, deleted scenes and TV spots round off what you'll find with it.

To get this for £4.99 from HMV, click here.

January 27th, 2010

The Matrix Trilogy (Blu-Ray) £12.95

Love them or hate them, you have to give The Matrix films a round of applause for making a crap-ton of money at the box office. Although the third one was a bit of a letdown, it's fair to say that the first two are brilliant examples of explosive action flicks done well.

The Matrix Trilogy, on Blu-Ray, has never looked better than it does in high definition. You'll also be glad to hear that many of the extra features from the standard DVD releases have made it across too, including commentaries, documentaries, and a chance to listen to nearly three hours of music from the movies.

Click here to buy this set of cheap DVDs for £12.95 from Play.com.

January 26th, 2010

True Blood: The Complete First Season £17.88

True Blood is an American supernatural drama series, based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries novels by Charlaine Harris, which details the co-existence of vampires and humans in a small fictional Louisiana town. It centres on Sookie Stackhouse, a telepathic waitress at a bar, who falls in love with vampire Bill Compton.

Inside the True Blood: The Complete First Season boxset you'll find the initial 12 episodes, along with some quite good bonus material. This includes audio commentaries on six installments and some of the public service announcements used during the show.

Click here to get this for £17.88 from Amazon.

January 25th, 2010

The Dark Knight (Blu-Ray) £6.88

Unless you've been living under a rock, you can't have failed to have noticed a certain superhero film by the name of The Dark Knight which has not only proven to be the best Batman movie so far, but the best in a fairly crowded genre to boot.

This high definition release has absolutely fantastic picture and sound quality, plus it come with all of the bonus material from the DVD version. This includes a few featurettes on the making of the film, some galleries, and six "Gotham Tonight" excerpts in full.

If you fancy The Dark Knight, on Blu-Ray, click here to buy it for £6.88 from Amazon.

January 25th, 2010

Terminator: Salvation £7.99

Terminator: Salvation is the fourth installment in the Terminator series. Set in 2018, it focuses on the war between humanity and Skynet – a departure from the previous movies, which were set between 1984 and 2004 and used time travel as a key plot element.

This exclusive steelbook DVD is identical to the other version available, except that it has a snazzy case – which means that the extra features still only amount to a solitary featurette on the Mototerminators.

Click here to get this for £7.99 from Play.com.

January 24th, 2010

Tinker Bell (Blu-Ray) £7.85

In every Disney movie she's appeared in, Tinker Bell has never spoken – until now. The film which bears her own name is also unlike any other featuring the character, as it's been produced using 3D modelling instead of traditional animation.

As this a high definition release, the picture and sound are pretty much perfect although I'm still personally to be convinced whether there's any real benefit to having animation in crystal-clear quality – some will disagree though.

The Hut are selling Tinker Bell, on Blu-Ray, for £7.85 – click here for more details.

January 23rd, 2010

David Attenborough: The Life Collection £55.45

Whilst David Attenborough: The Life Collection is the most complete collection of the great naturalist's documentaries that he has made for the BBC, it sadly doesn't contain every single series – "Life In Cold Blood" was not available when this was produced, so hasn't been included.

What you do get are 24 discs packed with some of the most breathtaking scenery and amazing animals that you'll ever see. "Life On Earth", "The Living Planet", "The Trials Of Life", "Life In The Freezer", "The Private Life Of Plants", "The Life Of Birds", "The Life Of Mammals", and "Life In The Undergrowth" are all interesting and informative at the same time.

To get this set for £55.45 delivered from the BBC Shop, simply click here.