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).
Transit ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
5.8/10
Director: Antonio Negret
Starring: James Frain, Jim Caviezel, Harold Perrineau, Diora Baird
This is not the perfect getaway.... To move four million dollars of stolen money past a police roadblock, the perpetrators of a deadly bank heist use... Read more
Transporter 2 (2005)
6.3/10
Director: Louis Leterrier
Starring: Jason Statham, Hunter Clary, Alessandro Gassman, Amber Valletta, Matthew Modine,...
Jason Statham reprises his role as Frank Martin, courier exrtraordinaire. This time he's settled in Miami and filling in for a friend as a diplomatic... Read more
Transporter 3 (2008)
6.1/10
Director: Olivier Megaton
Starring: Jason Statham, Natalya Rudakova, Francois Berleand, Robert Knepper, Jeroen Krabb...
The driving gloves are back on in this full throttle, over-the-top actioner as mercenary delivery guy Frank Martin (Jason Statham) is enlisted to tran... Read more
Triple 9 (2015)
6.3/10
Director: John Hillcoat
Starring: Kate Winslet, Woody Harrelson, Casey Affleck, Norman Reedus, Clifton Collins Jr....
Irina is a true evil of the underground activities, who does need any disguise, and her punishment methods and fear-inducing techniques are as rough a... Read more
Tristan and Isolde (2006)
6.6/10
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Starring: David O'Hara, Mark Strong, Rufus Sewell, James Franco, Sophia Myles
Before Romeo and Juliet, before Arthur and Guinevere, there was Tristan and Isolde, the star-crossed lovers of medieval folklore. The rule of Rome is... Read more
Tron (1982)
6.8/10
Director: Steven Lisberger
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan, Barnard Hughes
A computer whiz is sucked inside a powerful computer, where he must fight for his life in a giant video-game competition. Incredible computer graphics... Read more
Troy (2004)
7.2/10
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Starring: Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Diane Kruger, Brian Cox, Sean Bean, Brendan...
Director Wolfgang Petersen's ("The Boat") compelling epic production of Homer's classic poem "The Iliad" comes complete with sprawling battle scenes,... Read more
Troy: Director's Cut (2004)
7.2/10
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Starring: Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom, Eric Bana, Peter O'Toole, Saffron Burrows, Rose Byrne,...
Director Wolfgang Petersen finally has the luxury of time and editing control to provide the film he intended - more studied portraits of the characte... Read more
Troy: Director's Cut ( Blu-ray ) (2004)
7.2/10
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Starring: Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Diane Kruger, Brian Cox, Sean Bean, Brendan...
Director Wolfgang Petersen finally has the luxury of time and editing control to provide the film he intended - more studied portraits of the characte... Read more
True Lies (1994)
7.2/10
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold
Arnie is Harry Tasker, a Bond-derived spy capable of knocking off entire armies of villains with a single, trusty Uzi 9mm, even though his wife Helen... Read more