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).
G.I. Samurai (1979)
Director: Kosei Saito
Starring: Sonny Chiba, Isao Natsuki, Miyuki Ono
A squadron of Japanese soldiers find themselves transported through time to Japan's feudal period... 400 years in the past, where rival samurai clans... Read more
Battle Creek Brawl ( aka The Big Brawl ) (1979)
5.8/10
Director: Robert Clouse
Starring: Jackie Chan, Jose Ferrer, Kristine DeBell, Mako
Jackie Chan battles the world's meanest brawlers (including H B Haggerty, wrestler/footballer) in the fight of the century in this, his first American... Read more
Dragon Fist (1979)
6.2/10
Director: Jackie Chan
Starring: Jackie Chan
Revenge. Honour. These two words become one in the mind of Kung-Fu artist Yuan as he seeks revenge for the death of his master. Jackie Chan stars. Read more
Mad Max (1979)
7/10
Director: George Miller
Starring: Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne
The cult classic that made Mel Gibson a star as the futuristic avenger, a former police officer whose family was murdered by marauders. A bleak desert... Read more
Arabian Adventure (1979)
5.7/10
Director: Kevin Connor
Starring: Christopher Lee, Milo O'Shea, Oliver Tobias
The title says it all; colourful enough to entertain the children with plenty of special effects and Cameo performances to intrigue the older viewers... Read more
Fearless Hyena (1979)
6.8/10
Director: Jackie Chan
Starring: Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan, living in a remote village, learns Kung-Fu from his grandfather. Soon he acts a master of a Kung-Fu school where a hood from way back kil... Read more
Moonraker (1979)
6.3/10
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Starring: Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale, Roger Moore, Richard Kiel
The sky's no longer the limit for 007 when Roger Moore, as James Bond, blasts into orbit to bring down an obsessed tycoon with his own space station a... Read more
The Warriors (1979)
7.7/10
Director: Walter Hill
Starring: Michael Beck, James Remar, Deborah Van Valkenburgh
A battle of gigantic proportions is looming in the neon underground of New York City. The armies of the night number 100,000; they outnumber the polic... Read more
Hazell (1978)
7.3/10
Starring: Nicholas Ball, James Faulkner
A British television series about a fictional private detective named James Hazell and his adventures. Read more
They Call Her... Cleopatra Wong (1978)
Director: Bobby A Suarez
Starring: Marrie Lee
When a ruthless gang of counterfeiters launches a plan to take over Asia, Interpol's top agent, Cleopatra Wong (Singapore star Marrie Lee, in her firs... Read more