Action
The enduring popularity of the action movie has drenched the genre in cliche yet glorious invention abounds around the globe - fighting is the international language. Fashionable styles of film-making come and go but action movies just change their shoes and remain centre-stage.
Great glittering galaxies of genre from across the Alice universe have been gleaned to assemble a suitably kick-ass selection of ballistic ballet and poetic pugilism to scintillate the delicate senses of our discerning clientele. Are you ready to rumble? Are you feeling lucky, Sir/Madame? Our suggestions for a hearty evening of action are listed below.
Pictured: Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang springs into action. Sean Connery as agent 007 in "Diamonds are Forever" (1971).
The Batman: Season 1, Volume 2 - The Man Who Would Be Bat (2004)
7.3/10
Starring: Voices Of, Rino Romano, Alastair Duncan
Three more episodes from the new animated Batman as he's still getting the hang of his superhero status, 'The Man Who Would Be Bat', 'The Big Chill' r... Read more
The Battle of Red Cliff (2008)
7.4/10
Director: John Woo
Starring: Chang Chen, Hu Jun, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Leung (Chiu Wai), Zhang Fengyi, Zhao...
Aka "The Battle of Red Cliff". An epic historical drama based on a legendary 208 A.D. battle that heralded the end of the Han Dynasty. A power hungry... Read more
The Battle of Red Cliff ( Blu-ray ) (2008)
7.4/10
Director: John Woo
Starring: Chang Chen, Hu Jun, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Leung (Chiu Wai), Zhang Fengyi, Zhao...
Aka "The Battle of Red Cliff". An epic historical drama based on a legendary 208 A.D. battle that heralded the end of the Han Dynasty. A power hungry... Read more
The Beast (1988)
7.4/10
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Starring: George Dzundza, Jason Patric, Steven Bauer, Stephen Baldwin
This great war yarn is set in Afghanistan, 1981, where the Soviet Union is locked in a futile and bloody battle with the Mujahedeen guerrillas. Sepera... Read more
The Beastmaster (1982)
6.2/10
Director: Don Coscarelli
Starring: Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, Rip Torn, John Amos
Made at the height of the 1980's sword and sandal craze and hot on the heels of Arnold Schwarzenegger's "Conan The Barbarian" came "The Beastmaster",... Read more
The Belko Experiment (2016)
6.1/10
Director: Greg McLean
Starring: John C McGinley, Michael Rooker, Tony Goldwyn, Sean Gunn, John Gallagher Jr., Da...
An ordinary day at the office becomes a horrific quest for survival when 80 employees (John Gallagher Jr., Tony Goldwyn, Adria Arjona) at the Belko Co... Read more
The Best of the Transformers (Retro Collection) (2005)
'The Transformers' (robots in disguise) are one of the most enduring '80s icons, with thousands of people world-wide unable to forget its 'futuristic'... Read more
The Big Boss (1971)
7.1/10
Director: Lo Wei
Starring: Bruce Lee, Maria Yi, James Tien, Nora Miao
Aka "Fists of Fury". In his first starring martial arts epic, Bruce Lee plays a naive country boy who chops and kicks his way through corruption and d... Read more
The Big Hit (1998)
6.1/10
Director: Che-kirk Wong
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate, Avery Brooks
This unique action-comedy with Hong Kong flavours stars Mark Wahlberg as an expert hit man who is beset by insecurity, a confusing romantic life and a... Read more
The Big Hit (Blu-ray) (1998)
6.1/10
Director: Che-kirk Wong
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate, Avery Brooks
This unique action-comedy with Hong Kong flavours stars Mark Wahlberg as an expert hit man who is beset by insecurity, a confusing romantic life and a... Read more