DVD reviews - May 3rd: Clubbed; Ice Road Truckers; Wolverine And The X-Men Volume 1

May 3 2009

Clubbed ( 18) This controversial film somehow slipped under the radar in cinemas but should find a strong audience on DVD - it certainly deserves it.

Based on the bestseller by Geoff Thompson, it vividly recreates the violence and nastiness of the clubland of Britain in the 80s - before ecstasy ushered in the summer of love, clubbing was all about beer and brawling.

Danny (Mel Raido) is a lonely, sad factory worker, beaten up and humiliated in front of his kids. Miserable and struggling for a reason to carry on, he starts hanging out with a crew of hard-as-nails club bouncers who help give him confidence to stand up for himself.

As he is drawn more and more into their world and becomes embroiled in gang business, things go horribly wrong. Well worth seeing..

Ice Road Truckers - SERIES 2 Fans who lapped up the icy antics of the brave truckers who drive their heavily-loaded rigs across the frozen lakes of Canada are in for a treat with this second season.

The threat to the drivers is even greater this year as they travel across not only lakes, but the Arctic Ocean.

They can earn a year's wages in just three months but must endure the world's most dangerous road, where any mistake could see the truck and driver fall through the ice and immediately sink to the sea bed to certain death.

Get to know the drivers and the dangers they face in their everyday lives in this compelling, highly addictive reality TV series.

Wolverine And The X- MEN VOL 1 ( U) A timely cash-in on the massive live-action movie, this DVD release for the animated TV series will go down a storm with kids and comic book fans.

This new Marvel series has been shown on CBBC and attracted huge audiences, with new adventures for the metal-clawed badass.

The series starts after an explosion has wrecked the mansion and Professor Charles Xavier and Jean Grey have vanished, so the X-Men go their own ways. Wolverine realises a year down the line that he must reunite them and picks up on Xavier's plans, staying together as a team with the clawed loner as leader.

Great stuff, fun for all ages and sure to be massive.

Mickey McMonagle