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).
The Water Margin (1972)
6.8/10
Director: Chang Cheh
Starring: David Chiang, Ti Lung, Lily Ho, Feng Chin
There are martial art epics and "brotherhood hero" films, but then there is nothing out there that comes even close to "The Water Margin". Based on th... Read more
Rocky Balboa ( Blu-ray ) (2006)
7.2/10
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Burt Young, Milo Ventimiglia, Antonio Tarver
Much heralded as a return to form for both Sly Stallone and his eponymous character, this has everything the original had - an underdog facing the odd... Read more
The Vikings (1958)
7.1/10
Director: Richard Fleischer
Starring: Ernest Borgnine, Janet Leigh, Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis
Sweeping adventure saga of the Vikings' invasion of England centers on a Viking warrior prince (Kirk Douglas) and a former slave (Tony Curtis), bitter... Read more
Looper ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
7.4/10
Director: Rian Johnson
Starring: Bruce Willis, Jeff Daniels, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Piper Perabo, Paul Dano, Emily...
In the year 2042, time travel exists - but is available only on the black market. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they send the target 30 ye... Read more
Chappie (2015)
6.8/10
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Starring: Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver
In the near future, crime is patrolled by a mechanized police force. When one police droid, Chappie, is stolen and given new programming, he becomes t... Read more
Ghost in the Shell (2017)
6.4/10
Director: Rupert Sanders
Starring: Chin Han, Juliette Binoche, Scarlett Johansson, Takeshi Kitano, Michael Pitt, Pi...
In the near future, Major (Scarlett Johansson) is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect so... Read more
Star Trek Beyond (3D & Blu-ray) (2016)
7.1/10
Director: Justin Lin
Starring: Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, John Cho, Idris Elba, Simon Pegg, Chris...
Star Trek is now celebrating its 50th anniversary, a huge multimedia franchise that found its way onto TV, film, cartoons, books, comics and video gam... Read more
Killers (2010)
5.4/10
Director: Robert Luketic
Starring: Katherine Heigl, Tom Selleck, Ashton Kutcher, Catherine O'Hara
Spencer Aimes is just your average, undercover, government-hired super-assassin accustomed to a life of exotic European locales, flashy sports cars an... Read more
The Man with the Iron Fists (Blu-ray) (2012)
5.4/10
Director: RZA
Starring: Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu, Rick Yune, RZA , Cung Le, Jamie Chung, Byron Mann, Dave...
Stylish martial arts action adventure inspired by classic kung fu movies. In 19th-century feudal China, a small village is threatened by warring facti... Read more
Wrath of the Titans (Blu-ray) (3D) (2011)
5.7/10
Director: Jonathan Liebesman
Starring: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Bill Nighy, Sam Worthington, Rosamund Pike, Danny Hu...
With the Kraken vanquished, demigod Perseus (Sam Worthington) aims to become a humble fisherman at the outset of this sequel to 2010's "Clash of the T... Read more