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).
Vanishing Point (Blu-Ray) (1971)
7.3/10
Director: Richard C Sarafian
Starring: Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, Dean Jagger
Vietnam War hero Kowalski (Barry Newman) has become a pill-addicted driver for hire. Transporting a car from Colorado to California, he enlivens the j... Read more
Diamonds Are Forever ( Blu-ray ) (1971)
6.7/10
Director: Guy Hamilton
Starring: Bernard Lee, Charles Gray, Jill St John, Sean Connery, Desmond Llewelyn, Lois Ma...
This seventh instalment of the Bond series sees the British Government become suspicious when large shipments of uncut diamonds begin disappearing dur... Read more
The Big Boss (1971)
7.1/10
Director: Lo Wei
Starring: Bruce Lee, Maria Yi, James Tien, Nora Miao
Aka "Fists of Fury". In his first starring martial arts epic, Bruce Lee plays a naive country boy who chops and kicks his way through corruption and d... Read more
Dirty Harry (Blu-ray) (1971)
7.7/10
Director: Don Siegel
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Andy Robinson, Reni Santoni, John Vernon, John L...
A riveting action film with Clint Eastwood as the cop determined to bring in a psychotic killer even if he has to break some rules. Eastwood's definin... Read more
Dirty Harry (1971)
7.8/10
Director: Don Siegel
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Andy Robinson, Reni Santoni, John Vernon, John L...
A riveting action film with Clint Eastwood as the cop determined to bring in a psychotic killer even if he has to break some rules. Eastwood's definin... Read more
The Shadow Whip (1971)
Director: Lo Wei
Starring: Ku Feng, Tien Feng, Yueh Hua, Cheng Pei-Pei
A famous fighter saves a young girl from a band of robbers, but is falsely accused of her family's murder. In hiding, he raises the child as his own... Read more
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
6.7/10
Director: Guy Hamilton
Starring: Sean Connery, Charles Gray, Jill St John, Bernard Lee, Desmond Llewelyn, Lois Ma...
This seventh instalment of the Bond series sees the British Government become suspicious when large shipments of uncut diamonds begin disappearing dur... Read more
They Call Me Trinity / Trinity Is Still My Name (1971)
Director: E B Clucher
Starring: Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, Farley Granger
'They Call Me Trinity', is a wild spoof on 'The Magnificent Seven' made international superstars of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer playing half-brothers... Read more
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
6.3/10
Director: Don Taylor
Starring: Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Sal Mineo, Bradford Dillman, Ricardo Montalban
In the third ape film, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter and Sal Mineo are the chimps who flee through time to modern Los Angeles, only to find their journe... Read more
Vanishing Point (1971)
7.3/10
Director: Richard C Sarafian
Starring: Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, Dean Jagger
This now classic cult number stars Barry Newman as a Vietnam vet and ex-cop who bets a friend he can drive a car from Denver to San Francisco in fifte... Read more