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).
The Phantom (1996)
4.9/10
Director: Simon Wincer
Starring: Billy Zane, Kristy Swanson, Treat Williams
That masked, purple-clad defender of the jungle leaps from the comic's pages to the screen with this adventure saga. Billy Zane stars as 'The Ghost Wh... Read more
The Phantom (2009)
5.9/10
Director: Paolo Barzman
Starring: Isabella Rossellini, Sandrine Holt, Ryan Carnes, Cameron Goodman
Before Superman, Spiderman and Batman there was... The Ghost Who Walks. Young urban daredevil Kit Walker (Ryan Carnes) finds himself recruited by a se... Read more
The Phantom Creep (1939)
Director: Harry Revier
Starring: Bela Lugosi, Robert Kent
A military intelligence officer and a pretty reporter try to find a scientist whose inventions can destroy the world. Read more
The Piano Player (2002)
4.4/10
Starring: Christopher Lambert, Dennis Hopper, Diane Kruger, James Faulkner
Alex, a piano playing assassin, gets a job as bodyguard in Capetown for Robert and his cute daughter, Erika. When Alex saves Robert 2nd time, they hea... Read more
The Pink Jungle (1968)
6/10
Director: Delbert Mann
Starring: James Garner, George Kennedy, Eva Renzi
A South American fashion photo shoot turns into a diamond mine seeking adventure for an American photographer and his model. Read more
The Poseidon Adventure (2005)
4.3/10
Director: John Putch
Starring: Adam Baldwin, Bryan Brown, Steve Guttenberg, Rutger Hauer, C Thomas Howell, Pete...
Like its predecessor from 1972, this made-for-TV version is based on Paul Gallico's novel, though perhaps more loosely, for example exchanging terrori... Read more
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
7.1/10
Director: Ronald Neame
Starring: Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons, Gene Hackman, Roddy McDowall, Shelley Winters, Car...
A massive ocean liner is at sea on New Year's Eve when just after midnight a freak wave smacks into her side, flipping her upside down in the freezing... Read more
The Postman Fights Back (1981)
Director: Ronny Yu
Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Cherrie Chung, Mui Sang Fan, Ka-Yan Leung
Four heroes in the early days of the Chinese Republic embark on a secret mission for the Nationalist Guard. They have just seven days to reach the in... Read more
The Predator (2018)
5.9/10
Director: Shane Black
Starring: Thomas Jane, Jake Busey, Yvonne Strahovski, Olivia Munn, Boyd Holbrook, Keegan-M...
From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home. The universe's most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter a... Read more
The Predator (Blu-Ray) (2018)
5.9/10
Director: Shane Black
Starring: Thomas Jane, Jake Busey, Yvonne Strahovski, Olivia Munn, Boyd Holbrook, Keegan-M...
From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home. The universe's most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter a... Read more