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).
Rush Hour 3 (2007)
6.2/10
Director: Brett Ratner
Starring: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Hiroyuki Sanada, Youki Kudoh, Max von Sydow, Yvan Att...
Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker return in the third entry in the popular buddy cop comedy franchise. An attempt on the life of Chan's old friend, a Chine... Read more
The Three Musketeers (1973)
7.3/10
Director: Richard Lester
Starring: Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch, Richard Chamberlain, Michael York, Faye Dunaway, Fran...
This delightful, tongue-in-cheek version of the Dumas classic artfullly mixes swashbuckling adventure with the romance of the times. Oliver Reed, Rich... Read more
Hornblower 3: The Duchess and the Devil (1999)
8.2/10
Director: Andrew Grieve
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Cherie Lunghi, Christopher Fulford, Ronald Pickup
Epic in scale and full of action, adventure, suspense and romance, the Hornblower series is based on C S Forester's classic maritime adventures - the... Read more
Sharpe Vol. 2: Sharpe's Company / Sharpe's Enemy / Sharpe's Honour (1993)
Director: Tom Clegg
Starring: Sean Bean, Pete Postlethwaite, Elizabeth Hurley, Assumpta Serna, Hugh Fraser
'Sharpe's Company' - Spain 1812, Sharpe is relieved from Captaincy with the arrival of new officers. Among them is his old nemesis, Obadiah Hakeswill... Read more
Rush Hour / Rush Hour 2 (1997)
Director: Brett Ratner
Starring: Chris Penn, Chris Tucker, Elizabeth Pena, Jackie Chan, Tom Wilkinson
A "Rush Hour" double feature. "Rush Hour" (97 mins) - Jackie Chan is a maverick Hong Kong cop who teams up with fast-talking LA detective Chris Tucker... Read more
Excalibur (1981)
7.4/10
Director: John Boorman
Starring: Nigel Terry, Nicol Williamson, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi, Paul...
The legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table receives its most impressive screen treatment in "Excalibur", from visionary moviemaker J... Read more
Masters of the Universe (1987)
5.4/10
Director: Gary Goddard
Starring: Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Courteney Cox, James Tolkan, Christina Pickles,...
Planet Eternia and the Castle of Greyskull are under threat from the evil Skeletor, who wants to take over the planet. A group of freedom fighters, le... Read more
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
5.8/10
Director: Simon West
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight, Iain Glen, Daniel Craig, Noah Taylor
The voluptuous video-game heroine busts onto the big screen in this action-packed odyssey with Angelina Jolie as aristocratic adventurer Lara Croft, e... Read more
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End ( Blu-ray ) (2007)
7.1/10
Director: Gore Verbinski
Starring: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom, Jack Davenport, Bill...
Hitting the high seas for a third time, Captain Jack is in trouble down in Davy Jones' Locker, after an incident with the Kraken; and Will and Elizabe... Read more
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ( Blu-ray ) (2006)
7.3/10
Director: Gore Verbinski
Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport, Bill Nighy, Jonatha...
The whole crew reunites for this supernatural swashbuckling sequel as Captain Jack (Johnny Depp) tries to avoid a blood debt he owes to the somewhat s... Read more