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 Magnificent Seven Collection ( The Magnificent Seven / Return of the Magnificent Seven / Guns of the Magnificent Seven / The Magnificent Seven Ride! ) (Blu-ray) (1972)
Director: Burt Kennedy, John Sturges, Paul Wendkos, George McCowan
Starring: Yul Brynner, Charles Bronson, Horst Buchholz, James Coburn, Brad Dexter, Steve M...
A collection containing the four 'Magnificent Seven' features. "The Magnificent Seven" (1960) - In this western remake of "Seven Samurai," paid gunsli... Read more
The Heat (Blu-ray) (2013)
6.6/10
Director: Paul Feig
Starring: Michael Rapaport, Sandra Bullock, Marlon Wayans, Melissa McCarthy, Demian Bichir
Outrageous action comedy from the director of "Bridesmaids". Uptight FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn (Sandra Bullock) and foul-mouthed Boston cop Shan... Read more
Solomon Kane (Blu-ray) (2009)
6.1/10
Director: Michael J Bassett
Starring: Alice Krige, Jason Flemyng, Max von Sydow, Pete Postlethwaite, Mackenzie Crook,...
"Solomon Kane" is a 16th century anti-hero created by famed pulp author Robert E. Howard ("Conan the Barbarian"). When the devil lays claim to his hop... Read more
Kick-Ass 2 (Blu-ray) (2013)
6.5/10
Director: Jeff Wadlow
Starring: Jim Carrey, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloe Grace Moretz, Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Self-made superhero Kick-Ass (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and sweet-faced, foul-mouthed assassin Hit Girl (Chloë Grace Moretz) try to return to life as "nor... Read more
Tower Heist (Blu-ray) (2011)
6.2/10
Director: Brett Ratner
Starring: Alan Alda, Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Judd Hirsch, Matthew Broderick, Tea Leoni,...
"Rush Hour" director Brett Ratner's caper comedy stars Ben Stiller as the manager of a posh New York City apartment building. When financier tenant Al... Read more
Ip Man: The Final Fight (Blu-ray) (2013)
6.2/10
Director: Herman Yau
Starring: Anthony Wong, Jordan Chan, Eric Tsang
In postwar Hong Kong, legendary Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man is reluctantly called into action once more, when what begin as simple challenges from ri... Read more
Captain America: Civil War ( Blu-ray ) (3D) (2016)
7.8/10
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Starring: Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, William Hurt, Paul...
When an incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to hold the team accountable. The resulting battle dri... Read more
Day of the Falcon (Blu-ray) (2011)
6.7/10
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Mark Strong
In the beginning of the Twentieth Century, in Arabia, Emir Nesib of Hobeika defeats Sultan Amar of Salma after years of war between their tribes and t... Read more
The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)
6.7/10
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Starring: Lucille Ball, Eddie Albert
Scatterbrained Sally Elliott tries to get a job as a Fuller brush girl and desperate for money she borrows her friend's kit without permission and her... Read more
Dauntless: The Battle of Midway (2019)
3.3/10
Starring: Judd Nelson, C Thomas Howell
By June 1942, the Japanese Navy has swept across the Pacific. In an effort to change the course of the war, a United States carrier group is positione... Read more