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).
Vampire Hunters (2002)
6.8/10
Director: Wellson Chin
Starring: Ken Chang, Michael Chow, Lam Suet, Chan Kwok Kwan
Aka 'The Era of Vampire', 'Tsui Hark's Vampire Hunters'. From master filmmaker Tsui Hark ('Once Upon A Time in China') comes this action-packed story... Read more
Van Helsing (2004)
6.1/10
Director: Stephen Sommers
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh, David Wenham, Shuler Hensley, E...
During the late 19th-century, legendary vampire hunter Gabriel Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) is sent to Transylvania to stop the diabolical Count Dracula... Read more
Vanishing Point (1971)
7.3/10
Director: Richard C Sarafian
Starring: Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, Dean Jagger
This now classic cult number stars Barry Newman as a Vietnam vet and ex-cop who bets a friend he can drive a car from Denver to San Francisco in fifte... Read more
Vanishing Point (1997)
5.7/10
Director: Charles Robert Carner
Starring: Christine Elise, Viggo Mortensen, Steve Railsback, Jason Priestley, Keith David
This updated version of the 1971 cult classic stars Viggo Mortensen as the former race car driver who races home cross-country to be with his wife who... Read more
Vanishing Point (Blu-Ray) (1971)
7.3/10
Director: Richard C Sarafian
Starring: Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, Dean Jagger
Vietnam War hero Kowalski (Barry Newman) has become a pill-addicted driver for hire. Transporting a car from Colorado to California, he enlivens the j... Read more
Vengeance (2009)
6.6/10
Director: Johnnie To
Starring: Anthony Wong, Simon Yam, Johnny Hallyday, Sylvie Testud, Lam Ka Tung, Lam Suet
French chef Costello (Johnny Hallyday) arrives in Macau to see his daughter (Sylvie Testud), whose husband and kids have been killed by mob hitmen. A... Read more
Venom (2018)
7/10
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Starring: Michelle Williams, Stan Lee, Woody Harrelson, Tom Hardy, Riz Ahmed, Reid Scott,...
Journalist Eddie Brock is trying to take down Carlton Drake, the notorious and brilliant founder of the Life Foundation. While investigating one of Dr... Read more
Venom (Blu-Ray) (2018)
7/10
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Starring: Michelle Williams, Stan Lee, Woody Harrelson, Tom Hardy, Riz Ahmed, Reid Scott,...
Journalist Eddie Brock is trying to take down Carlton Drake, the notorious and brilliant founder of the Life Foundation. While investigating one of Dr... Read more
Versus (2000)
6.5/10
Director: Ryuhei Kitamura
Starring: Tak Sakaguchi, Hideo Sakaki, Kenji Matsuda, Takehiro Katayama
Many believe that there are 666 gates to Hell hidden here on Earth. Legend says that somewhere in Japan's "Forest of Resurrection" lies the 444th gate... Read more
Viking Destiny (Of Gods and Warriors) (2018)
4/10
Director: David L.G. Hughes
Starring: Paul Freeman, Terence Stamp, Martyn Ford
A Viking Princess is forced to flee her kingdom after being framed for the murder of her father, the King. Under the guidance of the God Odin, she tra... Read more