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 Expendables 1 + 2 Double ( Blu-ray ) (2010)
6.5/10
Director: Sylvester Stallone, Simon West
Starring: Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Jet Li, Mickey Rourke, Sylvester Stallone, Jason S...
1: Sylvester Stallone stars as Barney Ross, leader of The Expendables, a tight-knit team of skilled combat vets turned mercenaries. Hired by a powerfu... Read more
Monster Brawl (Blu-ray) (2011)
3.6/10
Starring: Dave Foley, Art Hindle, Kevin Nash
Eight classic monsters fight to the death in an explosive wrestling tournament set inside an abandoned and cursed graveyard. Read more
Time Runner (1993)
4.1/10
Starring: Mark Hamill
During the unstoppable alien invasion of 2022, one man flees through a wormhole to 1992 in hope of changing the future. But attempt after attempt is m... Read more
The Protector (1985)
5.8/10
Starring: Jackie Chan, Danny Aiello, Victor Arnold
Two New York City cops, Billy Wong and Danny Garoni, head to Hong Kong after the daughter of a rich businessman is kidnapped by the drug lord, Mr. Ko. Read more
Knights Of Sidonia (Blu-ray) (2014)
7.7/10
A thousand years after the destruction of Earth by gigantic aliens called Gauna, mankind is living on massive spaceships. One of these space ships is... Read more
The Young Tiger (1973)
Director: Hdeng Tsu
Starring: Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan is a Young Tiger in the streets of 1960s Hong Kong. A Young Tiger is the leader of a gang, his boss is one of the main importers of illega... Read more
Van Helsing (2004)
6.1/10
Director: Stephen Sommers
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh, David Wenham, Shuler Hensley, E...
During the late 19th-century, legendary vampire hunter Gabriel Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) is sent to Transylvania to stop the diabolical Count Dracula... Read more
Tarzan and the Trappers (1958)
5/10
Director: Charles Haas
Starring: Gordon Scott, Rickie Sorensen, Eve Brent
Gordon Scott stars as the jungle-dwelling icon in this classic adventure. Enforcing the jungle's code of justice, Tarzan tries to impede the actions o... Read more
Fantasy Mission Force (1984)
Director: Chu Yen-ping
Starring: Jackie Chan, Brigitte Lin, Jimmy Wang Yu
A truly off-the-wall WW2 actioner with Jackie Chan as part of an elite commando team sent to rescue a group of Allied Generals kidnapped by the Japane... Read more
Cliffhanger (1993)
6.4/10
Director: Renny Harlin
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, John Lithgow, Michael Rooker
Mountain rescue expert Sly Stallone is pitted against rotten John Lithgow and his gang who are after a hundred million dollars lost in the Rockies. (I... Read more