DVDS: NEW RELEASES.

Byline: JESSICA MELLOR

BONE DRY (15, pounds 15.99) **

Desperate to make a name for himself in Hollywood, Britain's Luke Goss staggers from one passable flick to another and this so-so thriller is no different. He plays Eddie, a businessman on his way back home through the unforgiving Texas desert when he is targeted by a sadistic assailant. Tortured mentally and physically, Eddie is desperate to not only escape his seemingly sealed fate but to find out who is after him and why. This is shot with a trendy eye and has an intriguing premise, but it quickly wears thin when all we get is a barrage of nasty scenes and almost no character development.

WHAT'S UP TIGER LILY? (PG, pounds 12.99) ***

This bizarre 1966 offering from Woody Allen could have been lost in the passage of time, but makes its DVD debut here. This brave and bonkers effort was the first movie Allen directed and is actually a reworking of the Japanese film International Secret Police: Key Of Keys. Woody took the original movie and dubbed it into English, but with his own dialogue and plot. Is this disrespectful to the original film and a little bit un-PC in places? Yes, probably, but it's also an occasionally funny and very original idea, slickly executed by Allen.

THE PLAGUE DOGS (PG, pounds 12.99) ***

Richard Adams, who penned the classic Watership Down, brings us another entertaining tale about animals in distress. Brought to life through superb oldstyle animation, the story features two canine pals (voiced by John Hurt and Christopher Benjamin) who escape from a government-run laboratory only to find themselves threatened by the outside world. Heartfelt and often quite harrowing, this will appeal to a wide audience, but younger children should stay clear. The disc features an alternative extended version.

STAR RATINGS: ***** Must see at all cost **** Good *** Average ** Poor * Save your money

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ON THE RUN: Luke Goss; UNDER THREAT: Canine pals