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).
Conan the Barbarian (1981)
6.9/10
Director: John Milius
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Sandahl Bergman, Ben Davidson, Gerry Lo...
A story of sword-and-sorcery revenge by a warrior in a time of long ago, as our hero (Arnold Schwarzenegger) seeks revenge on the cult leader who dest... Read more
Excalibur (1981)
7.4/10
Director: John Boorman
Starring: Nigel Terry, Nicol Williamson, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi, Paul...
The legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table receives its most impressive screen treatment in "Excalibur", from visionary moviemaker J... Read more
Dragon Lord ( aka Young Master in Love ) (1981)
7.9/10
Director: Jackie Chan
Starring: Jackie Chan, Chen Hui-min, Sidney Yim, Wong In-sik
Jackie Chan mixes comedy with remarkable martial arts expertise in this actioner that finds him an unwitting participant in a scheme to smuggle pricel... Read more
Southern Comfort (1981)
7.2/10
Director: Walter Hill
Starring: Peter Coyote, Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred Ward
Weekend maneuvers for a group of National Guardsmen in Louisiana's bayou country turn into a violent fight for survival when they rouse the ire of loc... Read more
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
6.8/10
Director: John Glen
Starring: Carole Bouquet, Roger Moore, Chaim Topol, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Julian Glover, Des...
When a British spy ship is sunk, taking with it a high-tech encryption device, Agent 007 (Roger Moore) is sent to retrieve it. However, the Soviets a... Read more
Shogun Assassin (1981)
7.4/10
Director: Kenji Misumi, Robert Houston
Starring: Tomisaburo Wakayama, Masahiro Tomikawa
A stunning visual ballet of violence and bloodletting that tells the tale of a samurai warrior who travels across the countryside pushing his young so... Read more
Swamp Thing (1981)
5.4/10
Director: Wes Craven
Starring: Louis Jourdan, Adrienne Barbeau, Ray Wise
Out of the pages of a DC comic comes this action pic about a scientist who turns into a strong, kindly monster who is half human and half plant. Ray W... Read more
Borderline (1980)
6.1/10
Director: Jerrold Freedman
Starring: Bruno Kirby, Charles Bronson, Ed Harris, Michael Lerner, Wilford Brimley, Enriqu...
The film follows a United States Border Patrol Agent in Charge, Jeb Maynard (Bronson), who is forced to track down the killers of a young Mexican boy... Read more
Flash Gordon ( Blu-ray ) (1980)
6.5/10
Director: Mike Hodges
Starring: Brian Blessed, Mariangela Melato, Max von Sydow, Melody Anderson, Ornella Muti,...
Flash, Dale Arden and Dr Hans Zarkov journey through the cosmos to do battle with Ming the Merciless who is terrorising the earth. This up-dated versi... Read more
Flash Gordon (1980)
6.5/10
Director: Mike Hodges
Starring: Brian Blessed, Mariangela Melato, Max von Sydow, Melody Anderson, Ornella Muti,...
Flash, Dale Arden and Dr Hans Zarkov journey through the cosmos to do battle with Ming the Merciless who is terrorising the earth. This up-dated versi... Read more