Cheap DVDs

July 29th, 2009

The Ultimate Horror DVD Collection £9.99

The Ultimate Horror DVD Collection

Whilst The Ultimate Horror DVD Collection sounds as though it should contain simply the best that the genre has to offer, some may be a little disappointed with what they find inside – although ten films for under 20 quid does represent fantastic value for money.

The Omen, The Blair Witch Project, From Hell, 28 Days Later, Deathwatch, Dog Soldiers, Jeepers Creepers 2, The Sin Eater, Wrong Turn, and Creep are all decent enough – it’s just that many would agree that there are better scary movies around.

HMV have this available for £9.99 – for more information, click here.

July 28th, 2009

Tarzan (1999): Special Edition £3.99


Disney’s Tarzan film is based on the Edgar Rice Burroughs story Tarzan Of The Apes, and is the very first (and only) motion picture version of the Tarzan property to appear in animated form on the big screen – something which I didn’t realise until literally two minutes ago.

This double disc set comes absolutely packed with bonus material, including countless featurettes and interactive games. There’s also quite a lot of Phil Collins, so you have been warned!

Click here to get the Tarzan (1999): Special Edition DVD for £3.99 from Play.com.

July 28th, 2009

Life Is Beautiful £2.99


After winning a clutch of Academy Awards in 1998, it’s no surprise to see that Life Is Beautiful is still very highly regarded by many people. What is a little surprising is the fact that the first half of the film is basically a romantic comedy (with elements of slapstick), but the second becomes much darker and deals with some very hard-hitting subjects.

This is an Italian language film, but please don’t let this put you off – it’s seriously well worth watching. Sadly the DVD comes with no extra features of any kind, which is both disappointing and somewhat strange at the same time!

Play.com are selling this for £2.99 – click here for more details.

July 28th, 2009

The Pink Panther Film And Cartoon Collection £17.99

The Pink Panther Film And Cartoon Collection

When it has appeared on this site from time to time, I’ve mentioned that it was a bit strange that The Pink Panther Collection didn’t contain all of Peter Sellers’ outings as French detective Jacques Clouseau – I should have known that another boxset was on the way!

The Pink Panther Film And Cartoon Collection contains all of Sellers’ Panther movies (including The Return Of The Pink Panther) and the complete animated series.

Click here to buy this set for £17.99 from Play.com.

July 28th, 2009

The Boys From The Blackstuff £7.99


The Boys From The Blackstuff is a British drama series that was originally aired back in 1982. This is a warm and humourous, but ultimately tragic, look at the way economics affect ordinary people – being that it’s a response to the end of a male working class culture destroyed by Margaret Thatcher.

This three disc set contains all five episodes, along with the original "The Black Stuff" play (which also features an audio commentary by writer Alan Bleasdale and director Jim Goddard).

To get this for £7.99 from Play.com, click here.

July 27th, 2009

The Comic Strip Presents: The Complete Collection £17.99

The Comic Strip Presents: The Complete Collection

The 80s was a pretty good year for British comedy – except that Ben Elton also became quite popular, so there’s always a drawback somewhere. Stars such as Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson (the guys in Bottom and The Young Ones) started breaking through into the mainstream.

The Comic Strip brought together some of the biggest stars of the day, including the aforementioned Mayall and Edmondson, for some feature-length films – many of which are brilliantly funny.

Movie Mail have this available for £17.99 – for more information, click here.

July 26th, 2009

Wall-E: Special Edition £7.49

Wall-E: Special Edition

An interesting fact about Wall-E is that it’s the first Pixar film to feature any live action characters, which is nice. In it we follow the story of a robot called Wall-E, who is designed to clean up a polluted Earth – he gets on with his job until the appearance of another robot, who he falls in love with and follows into outer space for an adventure.

The Wall-E: Special Edition DVD has a fair few extra features, which are mainly aimed at kids (as you’d expect). These include deleted scenes, an audio commentary, a "read long" version of the movie, and a short film titled "Burn-E".

If you fancy this, click here to buy it for £7.49 from HMV.

July 26th, 2009

Bolt (2008) £7.98

Bolt (2008)

Bolt (2008) is a Disney animated film that centers on a small white dog who, having spent his entire life on the set of a television series, thinks he has super powers. When he believes that his human owner, Penny, has been kidnapped, Bolt sets out on a cross-country journey to try and "rescue" her.

This DVD includes the new and exclusive short film "Super Rhino", along with a documentary on the making of the movie, three featurettes, deleted scenes and a music video.

Click here to get this for £7.98 from Amazon.

July 26th, 2009

Changeling £4.99


Changeling is a film, based on real-life events in 1928 Los Angeles, that stars Angelina Jolie as a woman who is reunited with her missing son – only to discover that he is an impostor. City authorities soon vilify her as an unfit mother and brand her delusional, leading her to question if she really is mad or not…

The DVD only comes with a couple of short featurettes on the making of the movie, but it’s well worth picking up to see a great performance from Jolie (and equally excellent direction from one Clint Eastwood too).

Bang CD are selling this for £4.99 – click here for more details.

July 25th, 2009

Long Way Down: The Complete Series – Special Edition £4.99

Long Way Down: The Complete Series - Special Edition

After riding from London to New York via Eurasia and North America as part of their Long Way Round tour, Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor hop back on their motorcycles for another journey. Long Way Down sees them riding south through 18 countries, from John o’ Groats in Scotland all the way down to Cape Town in South Africa.

The Long Way Down: The Complete Series – Special Edition DVD is a three disc set that contains ten extended episodes, some short featurettes, and a documentary about the pair’s fist visit to Africa in 2006.

Click here to buy this for £4.99 from Bang CD.