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).
Rumble in Hong Kong (1974)
Director: Hdeng Tsu
Starring: Jackie Chan, John Chang, Charlie Chin, Phoenix Chen
Before "The Bronx" Jackie Chan displayed his prowess as the bodyguard of a Hong Kong gangster who goes against a tough female cop in order to protect... Read more
Snake and Crane Arts Of Shaolin (1974)
6.7/10
Director: Chen Chi Hwa
Starring: Jackie Chan, Nora Miao, Kum Kong, Liu Ya Ying
Jackie Chan stars as a young warrior suspected of stealing a book of instructions for the unbeatable technique of the 'art of Snake and Crane'. He cla... Read more
The Towering Inferno (1974)
6.9/10
Director: Irwin Allen, John Guillermin
Starring: Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Richard Chamberlain, F...
The Oscar-winning cinematography stands out in this all-star epic about a burning skyscraper. Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden and Faye Duna... Read more
My Name Is Nobody (1974)
7.5/10
Director: Tonino Valerii
Starring: Henry Fonda, Terence Hill, Jean Martin, Leo Gordon
An enjoyable western spoof with Terence Hill as an easygoing gunfighter who worships an aging Henry Fonda, a gunfighter who wants to retire. Produced... Read more
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
7.1/10
Director: Michael Cimino
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, George Kennedy
Vietnam vet and ex-thief Clint Eastwood teams up with shifty former partners George Kennedy, Geoffrey Lewis and drifter Jeff Bridges to pull off an el... Read more
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
6.8/10
Director: Guy Hamilton
Starring: Roger Moore, Britt Ekland, Christopher Lee
James Bond (Roger Moore) may have met his ultimate foe in diabolical master assassin Scaramanga, played to perfection by Christopher Lee in this 007 t... Read more
The Stone Killer (1973)
6.3/10
Director: Michael Winner
Starring: Charles Bronson, Martin Balsam, Norman Fell, Ralph Waite, John Ritter
Top detective Lou Torrey is transferred to Los Angeles and uncovers a plot by a Sicilian mafioso to use Vietnam War veterans to murder all his enemies... Read more
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (Blu-Ray) (1973)
6.8/10
Director: Gordon Hessler
Starring: Caroline Munro, John Phillip Law, Martin Shaw, Robert Shaw, Tom Baker, Douglas W...
Sinbad's adventure pits him against a master magician who's trying to reach the Fountain of Destiny on the lost land of Lemuria in a bid to be crowned... Read more
High Plains Drifter ( Blu-ray ) (1973)
7.6/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Marianna Hill, Mitchell Ryan, Verna Bloom
The Stranger (Clint Eastwood) rides into the 1870 Southwest frontier town of Lago where he is hired by the community to protect them against the immin... Read more
Westworld ( Blu-ray ) (1973)
7/10
Director: Michael Crichton
Starring: James Brolin, Richard Benjamin, Yul Brynner
For $1,000 a day, vacationers can indulge whims at the theme park called Westworld. They can bust up a bar or bust out of jail, drop in on a brothel o... Read more