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).
A Belfast Story (Blu-ray) (2013)
4.6/10
Director: Nathan Todd
Starring: Colm Meaney, Malcolm Sinclair
In a city left torn by war, when a series of murders awaken dormant memories, many fear the worst. Colm Meaney ("Hell On Wheels", "Layer Cake", "Con A... Read more
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
7.6/10
Director: John Woo
Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung
This masterful thriller from John 'The Killer' Woo is once again highlighted by stunning action sequences. This is a saga of three friends who run a s... Read more
A Better Tomorrow 2 (1987)
Director: John Woo
Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung, Dean Shek
This dynamite sequel focuses on the original's leading characters' exploits and pays homage to Sam Peckinpah and the American gangsters in intoxicatin... Read more
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
8/10
Director: Sergio Leone
Starring: Marianne Koch, Gian Maria Volonte, Clint Eastwood
The first in Sergio Leone's famous spaghetti western trilogy starring Clint Eastwood as the 'Man with No Name'. The film is a slick remake of Kurosawa... Read more
A Fistful of Dollars ( Blu-ray ) (1964)
8/10
Director: Sergio Leone
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Gian Maria Volonte, Marianne Koch
The first in Sergio Leone's famous spaghetti western trilogy starring Clint Eastwood as the 'Man with No Name'. The film is a slick remake of Kurosawa... Read more
A Fistful of Dynamite ( aka Duck You Sucker ) (1972)
Director: Sergio Leone
Starring: Romolo Valli, Rod Steiger, James Coburn
James Coburn is top-billed as an Irish soldier of fortune with a penchant for explosives. Rod Steiger plays another mercenary who wants to utilize Cob... Read more
A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)
5.3/10
Director: John Moore
Starring: Bruce Willis, Cole Hauser, Sebastian Koch, Rasha Bukvic, Jai Courtney
Bruce Willis reprises his role as Detective John McClane in the fifth instalment of the enduring action franchise. This time around, McClane travels t... Read more
A Good Day to Die Hard (Blu-ray) (2013)
5.3/10
Director: John Moore
Starring: Bruce Willis, Cole Hauser, Sebastian Koch, Rasha Bukvic, Jai Courtney
Bruce Willis reprises his role as Detective John McClane in the fifth instalment of the enduring action franchise. This time around, McClane travels t... Read more
A Knight's Tale (2001)
6.9/10
Director: Brian Helgeland
Starring: Mark Addy, Paul Bettany, Laura Fraser, Heath Ledger, Rufus Sewell, Shannyn Sossa...
Rousing action scenes and a cherry, if anachronistic, tone drive this medieval romp starring Heath Ledger as a 14th century squire faced with unemploy... Read more
A Man Called Hero (1999)
5.9/10
Director: Andrew Lau Wai Keung
Starring: Ekin Cheng, Hsu Chi, Nicholas Tse, Kristy Yeung
One fateful day in 1913, Hero (Ekin Cheng) is accepted as the disciple of sword master Prise (Anthony Wong). It should be his happiest day, but he ret... Read more