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80’s Triple Pack £5.33

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The 1980’s must have been a great decade to be alive, as the music and movies are a heck of a lot better than what we get now. Then again, I could be a bit biased - I was born in ‘83, and most of my favourite stuff comes from the same time period (Ghostbusters, Back To The Future, etc).

This 80’s Triple Pack contains three of the best chick flicks from that time. Flashdance, Footloose, and Pretty In Pink are all rather good in their own way.

Click here to get this set for £5.33 from Asda.

Cold Feet: The Complete Collection £17.89

Many people enjoyed comedy drama series Cold Feet, but it does have one thing to answer for - it kick-started the career of James Nesbitt. The Yellow Pages adverts he used to do were enough to put me off watching anything he’s ever in.

Cold Feet: The Complete Collection is an 11 disc set that contains all 32 episodes from the five series’ that were made. There’s also some bonus material looking at the making of the programme.

If you fancy this, click here to buy it for £17.89 from Sendit.com.

Prison Break: The Complete First And Second Seasons £14.99 Each

Prison Break is a US series about two brothers - one sentenced to death for a crime that he didn’t commit, and the other a genius who comes up with an elaborate plan to help him escape prison.

All 22 gripping episodes from the first year can be found in Prison Break: The Complete First Season. Also included are multiple audio commentaries and deleted scenes, as well as featurettes on the making of the show.

Click here to get this boxset for £14.99 from CD-WOW. I should probably mention that the boxart will be in some kind of Scandinavian language, but the contents will all be in English.

After the events of the fantastic first season, we find out what happens to the inmates once they’ve executed Michael Scofield’s plan. Although not quite as good as the year before, this is much better than the rubbish that’s followed (although the fourth season has been OK, so far).

Prison Break: The Complete Season Two has another 22 installments for you to enjoy. This also comes with very similar bonus material to that found on the previous set.

Click here to get it for the same price of £14.99 from the same retailer, CD-WOW. Again, this has English contents but Scandinavian boxart - much cheaper than anywhere else though.

Leatherheads £5

Like him or not, you have to respect George Clooney. From appearing on E.R. to being recognised as a talented actor and director in films, he’s done much better than anybody could have expected - him too possibly.

Leatherheads is another movie that he both stars in and directs. It’s a sports comedy about the captain of a struggling professional American Football team during the 1920s (the Duluth Bulldogs), who risks it all to save both the team and the sport he loves.

Pop in to your nearest Asda and pick up this DVD for £5 (it may be marked higher, but should scan at this price).

Local Hero - Free!

If you buy a copy of The Observer today (Sunday the 28th of September), you should find enclosed a DVD that contains Local Hero - free!

It’s a great little film about an American oil company who are trying to buy a small village and turn it into a refinery. However they haven’t banked on one man refusing to move, at any cost…

Some tried to compare this with the real-life story of Donald Trump building a golf course in Aberdeen, as a local resident refused to sell up and move on. With the current decline in the housing market, me thinks that guy will be starting to regret that decision.

Cool Hand Luke £3.73

Since the sad news of Paul Newman’s passing came through yesterday, it’s good to look back at some of his work. Cool Hand Luke was one of the many films he received unanimous praise for, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor In A Leading Role.

Newman stars as Luke, a prisoner in a Florida prison camp who refuses to go along with the system. His inability to conform drives the plot of the movie, much like Randle McMurphy in One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest.

Asda are selling this for £3.73 - click here for more details. If you’re after any more cheap DVDs starring the great man, The Verdict is £4.99 as part of the HMV October sale.

The Company (2007) £5.88

The Company has absolutely nothing to do with the similarly titled film about ballet, but is instead a mini-series based on a novel about the activities of the CIA during the Cold War.

This three disc set contains the three episodes produced, although I believe there are no special features at all. Pity, as I’m sure there’s a lot to talk about…

Click here to buy this for £5.88 from Select Cheaper.

Billy Connolly: The Essential Boxset £14.86

Billy Connolly is best known for his comedy work, but he has taken on a few acting roles over the years. Almost all of these have been bombs at the box office though, with The Man Who Sued God being particularly terrible.

Billy Connolly: The Essential Boxset contains none of his films (thank the Lord!). It does however include some of his best stand-up performances, and his World Tour Of Scotland.

To get this six disc set for £14.86 from Blah DVD, simply click here.

The Pink Panther Collection £11.89

The Pink Panther Collection contains five of the films starring Peter Sellers as the bumbling French police detective Jacques Clouseau, but for some reason doesn’t include The Return Of The Pink Panther - however, you can buy it separately if you wish to own the complete set.

What is included in this six disc set are The Pink Panther, A Shot In The Dark, The Pink Panther Strikes Again, Revenge Of The Pink Panther, and Trail Of The Pink Panther. There’s also a bonus disc loaded with bonus material, such as six of the Pink Panther cartoons.

Click here to buy this for £11.89 from Sendit.com.

The Blues Brothers Collection £8.89

The major problem faced when making a sequel to a film that was popular almost 20 years ago is that many may not remember the original, or some of the cast may be dead. This is sadly the case with Blue Brothers 2000 (John Belushi died in 1982), although there are far too many cameos and bad casting for it to ever have stood a real chance anyway.

Thankfully, The Blues Brothers Collection contains this poor sequel and the brilliant original. Also included is a bonus disc titled "The Best Of The Blues Brothers", which has some of the duo’s best performances from Saturday Night Live.

Blah DVD have this set priced at £8.89 - for more information, click here.