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 Wild Geese (1978)
6.8/10
Director: Andrew V McLaglen
Starring: Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris, Hardy Kruger, Stewart Granger
Their home is the battlefield. Their calling is war. Their only loyalty is to each other. They are the Wild Geese, fifty crack mercenary paratroops co... Read more
Armour Of God 2: Operation Condor (1991)
7.3/10
Director: Jackie Chan
Starring: Jackie Chan, Carol Cheng, Ikeda Shoko, Ken Lo
Agent Jackie Chan is hired to find WWII Nazi gold hidden in the Sahara Desert. He soon discovers that he is not the only one searching for the treasur... Read more
From Russia with Love ( Blu-ray ) (1963)
7.5/10
Director: Terence Young
Starring: Sean Connery, Pedro Armendariz, Daniela Bianchi, Bernard Lee, Lotte Lenya, Rober...
The second Bond film is one of the best, with 007 going up against the evil SPECTRE organisation in a race to sieze a Soviet decoding machine. His ene... Read more
The Avengers (1998)
3.7/10
Director: Jeremiah S Chechik
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, Sean Connery, Jim Broadbent
Set in a surreal 1999 London where scientist Ms. Emma Peel (Uma Thurman) teams up with dapper secret agent John Steed (Ralph Fiennes) to defeat a maxi... Read more
Air Force One (1997)
6.5/10
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Starring: Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close
The U.S. President (Harrison Ford) and his family are held hostage by Commie traditionalists (led by a scowling Gary Oldman) on the presidential jet a... Read more
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 1, Episodes 1-4 (1997)
8.2/10
Director: Charles Martin Smith, John T Kretchmer, Stephen Cragg, Bruce Seth Green
Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Charisma Carpenter, An...
'Welcome to the Hellmouth' - Sophomore Buffy Summers transfers to Sunnydale High to make a fresh start but can't escape her destiny as a Slayer becaus... Read more
Crank (2006)
7/10
Director: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Starring: Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Efren Ramirez, Dwight Yoakam, Car...
Jason Statham stars in this cranked-up thriller as hitman Chev Chelios, who wakes up one morning to discover he has been injected with something calle... Read more
Halo Legends ( Blu-ray ) (2010)
6.7/10
Director: Shinji Aramaki, Hideki Futamura
This sweeping science-fiction saga delves into the rich Halo universe with seven exciting stories (told in eight parts) focused on Master Chief's myst... Read more
Star Wars: Episodes I, II, III - The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith ( Blu-ray ) (1999)
8.6/10
Director: George Lucas
Starring: Christopher Lee, Ewan McGregor, Frank Oz, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman, Samuel L...
The greatest space saga ever told begins with 'Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace', 'Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones' and 'Star Wars E... Read more
Star Wars: Episodes IV, V, VI - A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi ( Blu-ray ) (1977)
8.6/10
Director: George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Richard Marquand
Starring: Alec Guinness, Billy Dee Williams, Carrie Fisher, Frank Oz, Harrison Ford, James...
The 'Star Wars' saga continues with 'Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope', 'Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back' and 'Star Wars: Episode VI... Read more