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).
Battle Creek Brawl ( aka The Big Brawl ) (1979)
5.8/10
Director: Robert Clouse
Starring: Jackie Chan, Jose Ferrer, Kristine DeBell, Mako
Jackie Chan battles the world's meanest brawlers (including H B Haggerty, wrestler/footballer) in the fight of the century in this, his first American... Read more
Transit (2012)
5.8/10
Director: Antonio Negret
Starring: James Frain, Jim Caviezel, 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
The Millionaire's Express (1986)
Director: Sammo Hung
Starring: Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Olivia Cheng Man
An all-star action spectacle involving a petty crook (Sammo Hung) in '30s China who returns to his impoverished hometown with a plan to save it by for... Read more
Ninja Scroll: The Complete Series (2003)
7.9/10
Director: Tatsuo Sato
In feudal Japan, the Edo period brought a time of delicate peace bought with blood. Revisiting the popular 1993 Animé film, this series chronicles the... Read more
The Nest (2002)
6.8/10
Director: Florent Emilio Siri
Starring: Samy Naceri, Benoit Magimel, Nadia Fares, Pascal Greggory, Sami Bouajila
Laborie (Nadia Fares), a high-flying officer in the French Special Forces, is tasked with escorting the godfather of the Albanian mafia to stand trial... Read more
Battle of the Planets: Volume 2 (1978)
7.6/10
Director: David E Hanson
Starring: Animation
With the continuation of the 'Battle of the Planets' Cult Animation series, we are lead on more adventures, with the G-Force team. In the 'The Space M... Read more
Kull the Conqueror (1997)
4.8/10
Director: John Nicolella
Starring: Harvey Fierstein, Karina Lombard, Kevin Sorbo, Tia Carrere, Thomas Ian Griffith
Action superstar Kevin Sorbo (TV's "Hercules") slams evil as Kull the Conqueror, a barbarian warrior turned King, who risks all to save the Kingdom an... Read more
Chino ( aka The Valdez Horses ) (1973)
6.1/10
Director: John Sturges
Starring: Vincent Van Patten, Jill Ireland, Charles Bronson
This off-beat western has Charles Bronson playing a halfbreed whose attempts to maintain his horse ranch in peace is short-lived. Read more
Some Dollars For Django (1966)
Director: Leon Klimovsky
Starring: Frank Wolff, Anthony Steffen
After years of killing and horror Django, a bandit and a bounty hunter wants to change his life and return to the straight and narrow. When he falls i... Read more
The Son of Monte Cristo (1940)
6.3/10
Director: Rowland V Lee
Starring: Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, George Sanders, Lionel Royce, Florence Bates
Louis Hayward stars as the sword-slinging hero, Edmond Dantes Jr., in this swashbuckling adventure from director Rowland V Lee. Masquerading as a fopp... Read more