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).
Total Recall (1990)
7.5/10
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Starring: Sharon Stone, Rachel Ticotin, Arnold Schwarzenegger
Douglas Quaid (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a bored construction worker in the year 2084 who dreams of visiting the colonized Mars. He visits "Rekall," a... Read more
Nikita ( La Femme Nikita ) (1990)
7.7/10
Director: Luc Besson
Starring: Anne Parillaud, Jean Reno, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Jeanne Moreau, Tcheky Karyo, Jea...
Wildly violent, borderline psychopathic Nikita (Anne Parillaud) is a street punk who'll do anything for a fix - even murder a cop at point blank. Resc... Read more
Predator 2 (1990)
6.3/10
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Starring: Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Ruben Blades, Maria Conchita Alonso, Bill Paxton, Robe...
The streets of Los Angeles are already a war zone, but when an interplanetary 'big game' hunter arrives, a deadly battle erupts between the police, a... Read more
Young Guns II (1990)
6.5/10
Director: Geoff Murphy
Starring: Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Christian Slater
The Old West's meanest, wildest and hippest-looking outlaws are back behind, and under, the gun in the hit sequel. Emilio Estevez, as Billy the Kid, r... Read more
The Rookie (1990)
5.9/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Charlie Sheen, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga
World-weary cop Clint Eastwood teams up with rookie Charlie Sheen to track down a murderous auto thief in this actioner filled with car chases and sho... Read more
Die Hard 2 (1990)
7.1/10
Director: Renny Harlin
Starring: Bruce Willis, Franco Nero, John Amos, William Atherton, William Sadler, Reginald...
Bruce Willis is back as wisecracking Det. John McClane in this spectacular sequel. While awaiting the arrival of his wife's plane at Washington's Dull... Read more
RoboCop 2 (1990)
5.8/10
Director: Irvin Kershner
Starring: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Tom Noonan, Belinda Bauer
In this follow-up RoboCop runs up against a drug cult, a stronger rival cyborg and his amoral corporate creators. Peter Weller stars. Read more
Miracles (The Canton Godfather) (1989)
7/10
Director: Jackie Chan
Starring: Jackie Chan
A country boy becomes the head of a gang through the purchase of some lucky roses from an old lady. He and a singer at the gang's nightclub try to do... Read more
K-9 (1989)
6/10
Director: Rod Daniel
Starring: James Belushi, Mel Harris, Kevin Tighe
To stop an elusive criminal, a maverick detective enlists the aid of a police dog who's an unusually intelligent smart alec. Read more
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Blu-Ray) (1989)
8.3/10
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Alexei Sayle, Denholm Elliott, Harrison Ford, John Rhys-Davies, Julian Glover, M...
The intrepid explorer Indiana Jones sets out to rescue his father, a medievalist who has vanished while searching for the Holy Grail. Following clues... Read more