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 Legend of Frog Dreaming (1986)
Director: Brian Trenchard-Smith
Starring: Henry Thomas, Tony Barry, Tamsin West, John Ewart, Katy Manning
A resourceful American orphan living in rural Australia finds himself caught up in the magic of a local Aboriginal myth that might be more real than a... Read more
Iron Eagle (1986)
5.5/10
Director: Sidney J Furie
Starring: Louis Gossett Jr, Jason Gedrick, David Suchet
A young pilot plans a rescue mission when his father, an Air Force Colonel, is shot down over enemy territory and captured. 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
Armed and Dangerous (1986)
5.7/10
Director: Mark L Lester
Starring: John Candy, Eugene Levy, Meg Ryan
A fired cop and useless lawyer sign up as security guards and find they've joined a corrupt union. Read more
Aliens ( Blu-ray ) (1986)
8.4/10
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Bill Paxton, Carrie Henn, Lance Henriksen, Michael Biehn, Sigourney Weaver, Paul...
Sigourney Weaver returns to the planet that spawned the title creatures with a Marine squadron that's ready to wipe them out. Super sequel that doesn'... Read more
Robin of Sherwood: Series 3 (1986)
Starring: Jason Connery, Nickolas Grace, Philip Jackson, Ray Winstone, Clive Mantle, Rober...
Robin of Loxley (Michael Praed) is dead and the Merry Men have scattered. The Earl's son, Robert of Huntingdon (Jason Connery), is chosen by forest go... Read more
Highlander ( Blu-ray ) (1986)
7.2/10
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Starring: Christopher Lambert, Clancy Brown, Sean Connery, Roxanne Hart
An action-packed fantasy adventure about immortals battling each other through the centuries for supremacy, because "there can be only one". Stars Chr... Read more
Big Trouble in Little China ( Blu-ray ) (1986)
7.3/10
Director: John Carpenter
Starring: Dennis Dun, James Hong, Kim Cattrall, Kurt Russell
Furiously offbeat, lightning-paced adventure by John Carpenter, blending action, horror, comedy and martial arts, about a ragtag group of heroes out t... Read more
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
7.3/10
Director: John Carpenter
Starring: Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, James Hong, Dennis Dun
Furiously offbeat, lightning-paced adventure by John Carpenter, blending action, horror, comedy and martial arts, about a ragtag group of heroes out t... Read more
Highlander (1986)
7.2/10
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Starring: Roxanne Hart, Sean Connery, Clancy Brown, Christopher Lambert
An action-packed fantasy adventure about immortals battling each other through the centuries for supremacy, because "there can be only one". Stars Chr... Read more