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).
Sweeney 2 (1978)
6.7/10
Director: Tom Clegg
Starring: Denholm Elliott, Dennis Waterman, Ken Hutchison, John Thaw, Lewis Fiander, Anna...
"We're the Sweeney, son, and we haven't had any dinner..." The second of two big screen spin-offs from the roughest, toughest and most politically inc... Read more
The 5 Deadly Venoms (1978)
Director: Chang Cheh
Starring: Lung Wei Wang, Philip Kwok
One of the loopiest kung-fu movies ever made, a garish masterpiece of martial arts kitsch by the hard-boiled master of the genre, Chang Cheh. The five... Read more
The Inglorious Bastards ( Quel Maledetto Treno Blindato ) (1978)
6.6/10
Director: Enzo G Castellari
Starring: Fred Williamson, Ian Bannen, Peter Hooten, Jackie Basehart, Bo Svenson, Michael...
Inspiration for Quentin Tarantino's 2009 film in name and genre only, this 'macaroni combat' film is set in WWII Europe as a group of American soldier... Read more
The Silent Flute ( aka Circle of Iron ) (1978)
Director: Richard Moore
Starring: Christopher Lee, David Carradine, Eli Wallach, Jeff Cooper, Roddy McDowall
Aka 'Circle of Iron'. A highly unusual mixture of Eastern philosophy and martial arts action that was based on a story written by Bruce Lee shortly be... Read more
The Professionals: Series 1 (1978)
7.4/10
Director: Various
Starring: Gordon Jackson, Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins
Created by Brian Clemens and leaping onto screens in 1978, the crack CI5 team of Bodie and Doyle are ready to thwart terrorists and stamp out violent... Read more
Dick Turpin: Series 1 (1978)
7.6/10
Starring: Richard O'Sullivan, Christopher Benjamin, David Daker, Michael Deeks
The eighteenth century, swashbuckling adventures of Britain's legendary highwayman. Upon returning from military service in Flanders, Dick Turpin (Ric... Read more
Superman ( Blu-ray ) (1978)
7.3/10
Director: Richard Donner
Starring: Marlon Brando, Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Valerie Perrine,...
Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman! Christopher Reeve stars as the Man of Steel, who must thwart notorious criminal masterm... Read more
Never Give Up (1978)
6.3/10
Director: Junya Sato
Starring: Ken Takakura, Isao Natsuyagi, Ryoko Nakano
Believing he can leave his dangerous life in the special forces behind, Ajisawa (Ken Takakura) abandons his job as a soldier and adopts Yoriko (Hiroko... Read more
Superman (Special Edition) (1978)
7.3/10
Director: Richard Donner
Starring: Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Ned Beatty, Valer...
Christopher Reeve is the Man of Steel in this epic adventure of the famed hero of comic books, TV, the Broadway stage, as well as the big screen. From... Read more
Lupin the Third: The Secret of Mamo (1978)
7.9/10
Director: Yasuo Otsuka, Soji Yoshikawa
In this prequel to classic anime 'The Castle of Cagliostro', iconic anime character and master thief, Lupin III, is dead, though the skeptical Inspect... Read more