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).
Hot Pursuit (2015)
5.1/10
Director: Anne Fletcher
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Sofia Vergara, Michael Mosley
An uptight and by-the-book cop tries to protect the outgoing widow of a drug boss as they race through Texas pursued by crooked cops and murderous gun... Read more
The Darkest Hour (2011)
4.9/10
Director: Chris Gorak
Starring: Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella
The American software designers Sean and Ben travel to Moscow to sell their software to investors. However, their Swedish partner Skyler pulls a fast... Read more
Pork Pie (Blu-ray) (2017)
6.4/10
Director: Matt Murphy
Starring: Dean O'Gorman, James Rolleston, Ashleigh Cummings
'Pork Pie' tracks the escapades of a trio of accidental outlaws as they travel the length of New Zealand in a yellow MINI Cooper S, protesting conform... Read more
The Legend of Tarzan (Blu-ray) (3D) (2016)
6.2/10
Director: David Yates
Starring: Samuel L Jackson, Djimon Hounsou, Alexander Skarsgard, Christoph Waltz, Margot R...
t's been nearly a decade since Tarzan (Alexander Skarsgård), also known as John Clayton III, left Africa to live in Victorian England with his wife Ja... Read more
Transformers: Age of Extinction (Blu-ray) (2014)
5.6/10
Director: Michael Bay
Starring: Kelsey Grammer, Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Sophia Myles, Bingbing Li, TJ Mill...
As the new lead in the franchise, Wahlberg stars as Cade Yeager, a cash strapped Texan who views himself as some kind of an inventor. Although his har... Read more
Jonah Hex (Blu-ray) (2010)
4.7/10
Director: Jimmy Hayward
Starring: John Malkovich, Josh Brolin, Michael Shannon, Will Arnett, Megan Fox, Michael Fa...
Based on the legendary character from DC's comic book series, 'Jonah Hex' is an epic action adventure about one man's personal quest for redemption ag... Read more
My Science Project (1985)
6.1/10
Starring: Fisher Stevens, John Stockwell, Dennis Hopper, Raphael Sbarge
A high school student and his friend find a strange, orb-like piece of equipment to use as a science project, but must stop it when it begins to threa... Read more
K-9 (1989)
6/10
Director: Rod Daniel
Starring: James Belushi, Mel Harris, Kevin Tighe
To stop an elusive criminal, a maverick detective enlists the aid of a police dog who's an unusually intelligent smart alec. Read more
Iron Eagle (1986)
5.5/10
Director: Sidney J Furie
Starring: Louis Gossett Jr, Jason Gedrick, David Suchet
A young pilot plans a rescue mission when his father, an Air Force Colonel, is shot down over enemy territory and captured. Read more
Predator 2 (Blu-ray) (1990)
6.3/10
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Starring: Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Ruben Blades, Maria Conchita Alonso, Bill Paxton, Robe...
The streets of Los Angeles are already a war zone, but when an interplanetary 'big game' hunter arrives, a deadly battle erupts between the police, a... Read more