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).
My Young Auntie (1981)
7/10
Director: Liu Chia-Liang
Starring: Liu Chia-Liang, Kara Hui, Hsiao Hou, Lung Wei Wang, Chia Hui Gordon Liu
A triumph of kung fu comedy with a female lead who knows how to kick butt, this Shaw Brothers classic sees Kara Hui marrying the dying patriarch of a... Read more
Never Give Up (1978)
6.3/10
Director: Junya Sato
Starring: Ken Takakura, Isao Natsuyagi, Ryoko Nakano
Believing he can leave his dangerous life in the special forces behind, Ajisawa (Ken Takakura) abandons his job as a soldier and adopts Yoriko (Hiroko... Read more
Green Ice (1981)
5.6/10
Director: Ernest Day
Starring: Ryan O'Neal, Anne Archer, Omar Sharif
A skilled team of professionals plot to steal an enormous cache of emeralds, but their daring get-rich-quick scheme lands them in the middle of the co... Read more
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
6.5/10
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh, Teri Hatcher, Joe Don Baker, Judi...
Pierce Brosnan leaps into action as James Bond when a deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against e... Read more
Monkey: Season 2, Episodes 27-39 (1979)
8.7/10
Director: Yusuke Watanabe
Starring: Masaaki Sakai, Masako Natsume, Tonpei Hidari, Shiro Kishibe
Recount the exploits of the resourceful, brave and humourous Monkey, as he continues to escort Tripitaka, the pig monster Pigsy and the water monster... Read more
Crash Dive (1997)
6.4/10
Director: Andrew Stevens
Starring: Frederic Forrest, Michael Dudikoff
When an American nuclear sub is commandeered by terrorists who want a billion dollars in gold or else Washington will get nuked, Navy analyst Michael... Read more
RoboCop: The Series (1994)
7.5/10
Starring: Richard Eden, Yvette Nipar, Blu Mankuma, Andrea Roth, David Gardner
A spin-off series from the popular movie franchise that lacked the violence and satirical punch of the original film did not go down well with fans. A... Read more
24: Season 7 (2009)
8/10
Director: Various
Starring: Bob Gunton, Colm Feore, Janeane Garofalo, Jeffrey Nordling, Kiefer Sutherland, J...
The countdown starts over as Jack Bauer (Emmy Award winner Kiefer Sutherland) is thrust back into action in a new city, with a new role and a new enem... Read more
The Incredible Hulk: Season 1 (1977)
6.8/10
Starring: Bill Bixby, Lou Ferrigno, Jack Colvin
"Don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry." Mild-mannered research scientist David Banner (Bill Bixby) finds he must offer this heroic... Read more
Robbery Under Arms: The Mini Series (1985)
6.7/10
Director: Donald Crombie, Ken Hannam
Starring: Robert Grubb, Sam Neill, Steven Vidler, Tommy Lewis, Jane Menelaus, Ed Devereaux...
An adaptation of Rolf Bolderwood's 19th century outback adventure novel, Sam Neill stars as Captain Starlight, a gentleman rogue who pulls off one of... Read more