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).
Skyfall ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
7.8/10
Director: Sam Mendes
Starring: Albert Finney, Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Judi Dench, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Ha...
Daniel Craig is back as James Bond 007 in the 23rd installment of the longest-running film franchise in history. When Bond's latest assignment goes gr... Read more
In the Heart of the Sea (Blu-ray) (2015)
6.9/10
Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Cillian Murphy, Ben Whishaw, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Holland
In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will, and an al... Read more
Iron Man 3 ( Blu-ray ) (3D) (2013)
7.2/10
Director: Shane Black
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jon Favreau, Robert Down...
In his third solo adventure, Robert Downey Jr. reprises his role as Tony Stark, the billionaire industrialist also known as armoured superhero Iron Ma... Read more
Avenging Force (1986)
5.9/10
Starring: Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, James Booth
A senator is targeted by the Pentangle, a right wing paramilitary group. His pal, a former CIA agent and martial artist, tries to help him. The group... Read more
Charlie's Angels (Blu-ray) (2019)
5.5/10
Director: Elizabeth Banks
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Kristen Kerr
Sabina Wilson (Kristen Stewart), Elena Houghlin (Naomi Scott), and Jane Kano (Ella Balinska) are working for the mysterious Charles Townsend (Robert C... Read more
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (Copy) (2013)
6.2/10
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Costner, Keira Knightley, Chris Pine
Kenneth Branagh directs and co-stars in this action thriller starring Chris Pine as the iconic Jack Ryan character created by Tom Clancy. The thrills... Read more
The Green Hornet (Blu-ray) (2011)
5.8/10
Director: Michel Gondry
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Christoph Waltz, Jay Chou, Seth Rogen
Action and comedy mix in this modern update of the classic crimefighter of radio, serial, comic, and TV fame. After his father's death, playboy and ne... Read more
Enter the Dragon ( Blu-ray ) (1973)
7.7/10
Director: Robert Clouse
Starring: Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Jim Kelly, Ahna Capri, Bob Wall, Shih Kien
This was kung fu legend Bruce Lee's last film and it finds him at his fighting best - some of his moves were so fast that the cameraman was unable to... Read more
Hard Kill (2020)
4.1/10
Director: Matt Eskandari
Starring: Jesse Metcalfe, Bruce Willis
The work of billionaire tech CEO Donovan Chalmers (Willis) is so valuable that he hires mercenaries to protect it, and a terrorist group kidnaps his d... Read more
Mad Max: Fury Road ( Blu-ray ) (3D) (2015)
8.1/10
Director: George Miller
Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne
From director George Miller, originator of the post-apocalyptic genre and mastermind behind the legendary Mad Max franchise, comes Mad Max: Fury Ro... Read more