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 Millionaire's Express (1986)
Director: Sammo Hung
Starring: Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Olivia Cheng Man
An all-star action spectacle involving a petty crook (Sammo Hung) in '30s China who returns to his impoverished hometown with a plan to save it by for... Read more
Twinkle Twinkle, Lucky Stars (1986)
6.5/10
Director: Sammo Hung
Starring: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Andy Lau, Yuen Biao, Eric Tsang, Rosamund Kwan, Richard...
Hong Kong cops Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao and childhood friend/thief Sammo Hung must save a druglord from assassination by Thai gangsters in this OTT a... Read more
Raw Deal (1986)
5.5/10
Director: John Irvin
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kathryn Harrold, Darren McGavin, Sam Wanamaker, Paul Shen...
This violent and tongue-in-cheek thriller stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as a small-town sheriff (and former FBI agent) who single-handedly takes on the... Read more
Kung Fu: The Movie (1986)
6.4/10
Director: Richard Lang
Starring: David Carradine, Brandon Lee, Mako , Keye Luke
David Carradine reprises his role as Kwai Chang Caine, caught up in a battle with a Chinese warlord who's shipping opium to America and a search for a... Read more
Cobra (1986)
5.7/10
Director: George Pan Cosmatos
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Brigitte Nielsen, David Rasche
This vigilante drama stars Sly as a two-fisted, quick-triggered LA cop nicknamed Cobra who shoots, blasts, punches and mauls his way through the ranks... Read more
Police Story (1986)
7.6/10
Director: Jackie Chan
Starring: Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Bill Tung, Brigitte Lin
Crammed with incredible stuntwork this lightning-paced Kung Fu comedy about cop Jackie Chan, a one-man police force attempting to get the goods on som... Read more
The Protector (1985)
5.8/10
Starring: Jackie Chan, Danny Aiello, Victor Arnold
Two New York City cops, Billy Wong and Danny Garoni, head to Hong Kong after the daughter of a rich businessman is kidnapped by the drug lord, Mr. Ko. Read more
The Last Dragon (1985)
6.9/10
Director: Michael Schultz
Starring: Vanity
In New York City, a young man searches for a Master to obtain the final level of martial arts mastery known as the Glow. Read more
My Science Project (1985)
6.1/10
Starring: Fisher Stevens, John Stockwell, Dennis Hopper, Raphael Sbarge
A high school student and his friend find a strange, orb-like piece of equipment to use as a science project, but must stop it when it begins to threa... Read more
American Ninja (1985)
5.5/10
Starring: Michael Dudikoff, Steve James
American soldier, obviously very skilled in martial arts, single-handedly takes on mercenaries in the Philippines. Read more