Cheap DVDs

June 7th, 2009

Lucky Number Slevin £1.93

Lucky Number Slevin

With a fairly impressive cast, which includes Morgan Freeman and Bruce Willis amongst others, and a gripping storyline from beginning to end, Lucky Number Slevin is something of a hidden gem – chances are that you probably won’t even know anyone who’s seen it!

The DVD only comes with a 13 minute featurette which looks at the making of the movie, but at this price I very much doubt that a lack of bonus material will stop you from at least considering a purchase.

The Hut are selling this for only £1.93 – click here for more details.

June 6th, 2009

Supernatural: The Complete Third Season (Blu-Ray) £17.87

Supernatural: The Complete Third Season (Blu-Ray)

Supernatural is an American drama/horror series about two brothers who hunt demons and other figures of the paranormal. Travelling across America in their black 1967 Chevrolet Impala, they investigate strange events and unexplained occurences – many of which are based on folklore, myths and urban legends.

With the Supernatural: The Complete Third Season Blu-Ray release you get all 16 episodes from the third year in glorious high definition. There’s also a couple of featurettes looking at the making of the show, some extended scenes and a gag reel in terms of bonus material.

Click here to buy this for £17.87 from Argos Entertainment.

June 6th, 2009

Coast: Series Two – The Journey Continues £3.93

Coast: Series Two - The Journey Continues

Never have our British Isles looked more magnificent than they do in the BBC documentary series Coast, which is presented by historian Neil Oliver (he who sports the wonderfully 80’s style mullet) from the second series onwards.

Coast: Series Two – The Journey Continues is a three disc set which contains all eight installments from 2006. There are sadly no special features, but I’m sure that the episodes themselves will be entertaining enough.

Click here to buy this set of cheap DVDs for £3.93 from The Hut.

June 5th, 2009

Romantic Comedy Boxset £7.89

Romantic Comedy Boxset

It’s worth pointing out straight away that this Romantic Comedy Boxset contains a total of six very good, mainly British, films – although for some strange reason known only to the producers of the set, the 2005 version of Pride & Prejudice is one of them (and it’s far from being funny in the slightest).

The other five are About A Boy, Bridget Jones’s Diary, Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason, Love Actually and Notting Hill. An interesting connection between these five are that Hugh Grant stars in them all – portraying similar characters in at least four.

Click here to get this for £7.89 from Sendit.com.

June 4th, 2009

Doctor Who: Bred For War – The Sontaran Collection £8.93

The Doctor Who: Bred For War - The Sontaran Collection boxset contains a total of five cheap DVDs

To coincide with the return of the Sontarans in the newer version of the series, Doctor Who: Bred For War – The Sontaran Collection was released in May 2008. Whilst maybe not as famous as some of the other enemies in the show, over the years these extraterrestrial humanoids have proven a formidable challenge for the Doctor.

All four complete stories that feature the creatures from the classic series are included in this five disc boxset. "The Time Warrior" contains an audio commentary and additional CGI shots, "The Sontaran Experiment" also comes with a commentary and the "Built For War" documentary, "The Invasion Of Time" contains three featurettes and some more CGI shots, and "The Two Doctors" is loaded with special features (such as two extensive documentaries and yet another audio commentary).

Click here to buy this set for £8.93 from The Hut.

June 3rd, 2009

The Terry-Thomas Collection £3.99

The Terry-Thomas Collection

Thomas Terry Hoar-Stevens, or Terry-Thomas as he’s better known, was a distinctive English comic actor. He was most famous for his portrayal of disreputable members of the upper classes, especially cads and such catchphrases as "What an absolute shower!" and "Good show!".

The The Terry-Thomas Collection contains three of his very best works, in the form of Make Mine Mink, The Naked Truth and Too Many Crooks. Even today these are all still very funny to watch, which just goes to show how talented the guy really was.

Click here to buy this set of cheap DVDs for £3.99 from HMV.

June 3rd, 2009

Notting Hill And About A Boy Double Pack £3

Notting Hill And About A Boy Double Pack

Hugh Grant has had a bit of trouble with the media over the years because of some questionable incidents in his private life, but this shouldn’t take away from the fact that he’s a pretty decent actor – some may say he basically plays the same character in every film, but they’d be wrong…most of the time.

The Notting Hill and About A Boy double pack contains two movies where Grant is at his very best in two different lead roles. Notting Hill sees him play a witty and handsome bookstore owner, whilst he’s a bit of a cad in About A Boy.

Tesco have this available for £3 – for more information, click here.

June 3rd, 2009

Play.com Red Hot DVD Sale

The Play.com Red Hot DVD sale is now on, with huge reductions across many different titles.

There are also a fair few Blu-Rays included as well, which is nice.

DVD

The Best Of Ealing Studios Collection £9.99
The Blues Brothers Collection £5
The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian – Collector’s Edition £3.99
Con Air: Extended Edition £2.99
Dead Like Me: The Complete First Season £9.99
Dead Like Me: The Complete Second Season £9.99
Drop Dead Fred, The Parole Officer and Guest House Paradiso Triple Pack £5
Hancock: Special Edition £5
How To Lose Friends & Alienate People £5
The Hugh Grant Collection £5
India With Sanjeev Bhaskar £4.99
John Wayne Collection £9.99
John Wayne: The Collection £34.99
Jonathan Creek: Complete Series One To Four & The Christmas Specials £17.99
Journey To The Centre Of The Earth (2008) £3.99
Kagemusha: Cinema Reserve £5
Kingdom Of Heaven: Definitive Edition £3.99
Lee Evans: Big – Live At The O2 £5.99
Mamma Mia!: The Movie – Gift Set £5.99
Mission: Impossible – Ultimate Missions Collection £5
Mr & Mrs Smith (2005): Definitive Edition £2.99
Mr Bean: The Complete TV Series Collection £9.99
My Name Is Bruce: Special Edition £4.99
Nim’s Island £2.99
Old School & Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy Double Pack £5
Predator: Definitive Edition £2.99
Quantum Leap: The Complete Second Season £7.99
Rodgers & Hammerstein Boxset £9.99
Scar: Limited Gruesome 3D Edition £5
Survivors: Series One To Three £29.99
The Tale Of Despereaux £5.99
Teachers: The Complete Series £17.99
The Ten Commandments: 50th Anniversary Collection £5
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines – Special Edition £2.99
Wallace & Gromit: 3 Cracking Adventures – Limited Edition £6.99

Blu-Ray

Band Of Brothers (Blu-Ray) £24.99
Batman Begins (Blu-Ray) £9.99
Blade Runner: The Final Cut – Special Edition (Blu-Ray) £9.99
Inkheart (Blu-Ray) £9.99
Mamma Mia: The Movie! (Blu-Ray) £9.99
Reservoir Dogs: Limited Collector’s Edition (Blu-Ray) £8.99
Saw V: Extreme Edition (Blu-Ray) £9.99
Twilight (2008) (Blu-Ray) £9.99
The Warlords (Blu-Ray) £9.99

UPDATE: To go with yesterday’s appearance of the Blu-Ray release of Band Of Brothers for £24.99, today sees the HD version of Blade Runner: The Final Cut added at £9.99. Special mention to the Scar standard DVD at £5 – this comes with both 2D and 3D versions of the film.

June 2nd, 2009

W.C. Fields: The Movie Collection £12.89

W.C. Fields: The Movie Collection

W.C. Fields was an American comedian who created one of the greatest comic personas of the first half of the 20th century – a misanthropic and hard-drinking egotist who remained a sympathetic character despite his snarling contempt for dogs, children and women.

Inside the W.C. Fields: The Movie Collection boxset you’ll find 17 of his most classic films, including "It’s A Gift", "You’re Telling Me!" and "Man On The Flying Trapeze". Sadly there are no special features to speak of, but these movies are entertaining enough for that to not matter much at all.

If you fancy this, click here to buy it for £12.89 from Sendit.com.

June 2nd, 2009

Blackadder: Remastered – The Ultimate Edition £30.44

Blackadder: Remastered - The Ultimate Edition

Blackadder is a generic name that encompasses four series’ of a BBC historical sitcom, along with several one-off installments. All episodes star Rowan Atkinson as anti-hero Edmund Blackadder and Tony Robinson as his dogsbody Baldrick, and each series is set in a different historical period – with the main characters being completely different every time.

The Blackadder: Remastered – The Ultimate Edition boxset contains every episode ever made, including "Blackadder: The Cavalier Years", "Blackadder’s Christmas Carol" and "Blackadder: Back & Forth". You’ll also find some interesting new bonus material, such as the recent-ish "Blackadder Rides Again" documentary and audio commentaries on selected installments.

The BBC Shop are selling this for £30.44 delivered – click here for more details.