Cheap DVDs

Foo Fighters: Everywhere But Home £3.99

After the untimely death of Kurt Cobain in 1994, drummer Dave Grohl formed the Foo Fighters as a one-man project in 1995. Prior to the release of the band’s first album, Grohl drafted in a lead guitar, drummer and bass player, and decided to take on the daunting task of lead vocals himself – something which seemed a little surprising after his time in Nirvana.

Foo Fighters: Everywhere But Home is a collection of live performances from their 2003 "One By One" tour. Extras on the DVD include an audio version of a show from Iceland and a photo gallery – it’s also worth mentioning that there’s a hidden recording of their Dublin concert (go to the main menu, select "Slane Castle", press 3 and wait for a red arrow to appear, press 8 and wait for a red arrow to appear, and finally repeat the last two steps for the numbers 2, 5, 4, and 6).

If you fancy this, click here to buy it for £3.99 from HMV.

Sendit.com DVD Super Savings

Even though there isn’t too much included, the new Sendit.com DVD Super Savings promotion has at least one or two very worthwhile bargains.

No idea when this will end, so get those orders in quick…

The Ashes 2005: The Greatest Series £2.89
Benidorm: The Complete Series One £4.89
The Best Films Of The 80s Boxset £9.89
Carlito’s Way, Scarface and Casino Triple Pack £3.89
Chuck: The Complete First Season £8.89
Coach Carter £1.89
Confetti £1.89
CSI: Miami – Season Four Part Two £5.89
Dad’s Army: The Complete Sixth Series £2.89
Doctor Who: Black Orchid £4.89
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors – 25th Anniversary Edition £3.89
Doctor Who: Genesis Of The Daleks £3.89
Doctor Who: The Invasion £3.89
Doctor Who: Robot £3.89
Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment £3.89
Doctor Who: The Time Warrior £3.89
Dragnet (1987) £1.89
Evolution £1.89
Pitch Black, Doom and The Chronicles Of Riddick Triple Pack £4.89
Ricky Hatton: A Life Story £4.89
Seagal Boxset £4.89
Snipes Boxset £4.89
Van Damme Boxset £4.89

UPDATE: Some new titles have been added to this, including a handful of older Doctor Who DVDs. The action boxsets featuring Steven Seagal, Wesley Snipes and Jean-Claude Van Damme are also great value at £4.89 each.

Déjà Vu (2006) £2.99

Déjà Vu (2006) sees Denzel Washington star as ATF agent Douglas Carlin, who travels back in time to try and prevent a domestic terrorist attack that takes place in New Orleans. He also attempts to save the life of a woman whom he falls in love with.

The DVD comes with a feature-length audio commentary by Tony Scott, Bill Marsilli and Jerry Bruckheimer, nine featurettes, and an extended scene (which also has an optional commentary from Tony Scott).

Click here to get this for £2.99 from HMV.

The Chaplin Collection £34.96

Charlie Chaplin still influences many comedians some 30 years after he died. It might not be to everyone’s taste, but it’s plain to see that in some respects he was ahead of his time – especially with his political views on the Nazis (he was strongly against them at a time when many weren’t).

The Chaplin Collection contains nine of his best works, A Woman Of Paris (the first film he made that he didn’t star in), and Charlie: The Life And Art Of Charles Chaplin (a feature-length documentary on his extraordinary life).

Click here to buy this 11 disc set for £34.96 from Amazon.

Dead Set £6.99

Dead Set is a BAFTA-nominated horror drama from the deranged mind of Charlie Brooker. The series is set in the Big Brother house, and chronicles a zombie outbreak that strands the housemates and production staff inside the house which quickly becomes a shelter from the undead.

On the DVD you’ll find interviews with the cast and crew, "behind the scenes" and "special effects" featurettes, and five deleted and extended scenes.

To get this for £6.99 from HMV, click here. Definitely one of those cheap DVDs that is recommended to fans of the horror genre, especially if you enjoyed George A. Romero’s "Living Dead" films.

Flight Of The Conchords: The Complete First Season £9.98

Meet Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie – a.k.a. Flight of the Conchords. They may be "New Zealand’s fourth most popular folk parody duo," but now they are in an unusual new world – New York City – and are determined to conquer America one fan at a time, literally!

Flight Of The Conchords: The Complete First Season contains all twelve episodes of the hit HBO series. Follow as our heroes compete with unrequited lovers, bohemian parties, clumsy crooks and their (single) obsessed fan, bursting into song as they clumsily attempt to break into the New York scene.

Amazon have this set availabe for £9.98 – for more information, click here.

Pulp Fiction £2.99

Rightly regarded as one of Quentin Tarantino’s best films up to this point, Pulp Fiction is probably best remembered for its fantastic soundtrack and for revitalising the career of lead man John Travolta (although it’s questionable whether this is a good or a bad thing, to be honest!).

This DVD doesn’t come with any extra features at all, but its low price point means that this doesn’t pose too much of a problem. There’s also a Special Edition available with has loads of bonus material, however it costs considerably more.

Click here to get this for £2.99 from Play.com.

The 80’s Movie Club: For Tough Guys £10.72

By looking at the title of The 80’s Movie Club: For Tough Guys boxset, you’d think that all of the films inside it would be of a certain ilk (i.e. from the action and/or comedy genres). Four of them are, but the inclusion of Rain Man is a little bit on the odd side – the story of a man who has a brother with limited mental abilities isn’t exactly high on the list of most male recommendations.

Raging Bull, The Terminator, Platoon and Die Hard are much more in tune with the name of the set though. Each feature a lot of action, with Die Hard in particular having many explosions and violent death scenes.

Borders are selling this for £10.72 – click here for more details.

Death Sentence (2007) £2.89

After his son is murdered by a gang as part of an initiation ritual, Nick Hume becomes a vengeful vigilante killer in Death Sentence (2007). This film is very loosely based on Brian Garfield’s 1975 novel of the same name (which is a sequel to Death Wish), although there are only minor similarities between the two.

Sadly the DVD only comes with a featurette on the making of a particular scene in the movie, which seems like a bit of a missed opportunity to me – a commentary with actor Kevin Bacon would have been nice, for a start.

Click here to buy this for just £2.89 from Sendit.com.

Dog The Bounty Hunter: The Best Of Series One And Two £2.99 Each

Dog The Bounty Hunter is a reality television show which chronicles Duane "Dog" Chapman’s operations at his job as a bounty hunter on the island of Hawaii. He is joined by various members of his family on these hunts, which can often turn a seemingly mundane story into something quite different.

Both of the Dog The Bounty Hunter: The Best Of Series One and Two DVDs come with a selection of the best episodes from each season. Also included on the first set is the original pilot for American channel A&E titled "Catch ‘Em If You Can" from their series Take This Job.

To get Dog The Bounty Hunter: The Best Of Series One for only £2.99 from Play.com, simply click here. The same retailer also has Dog The Bounty Hunter: The Best Of Series Two (click here) available for the same price.