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).
Total Recall (2012)
6.3/10
Director: Len Wiseman
Starring: Jessica Biel, Kate Beckinsale, Bill Nighy, Colin Farrell, John Cho, Bryan Cranst...
Slick reimagining of the Philip K. Dick tale, set on a future Earth dominated by two political superpowers in which factory worker Douglas Quaid (Coli... Read more
Total Recall (1990)
7.5/10
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Starring: Sharon Stone, Rachel Ticotin, Arnold Schwarzenegger
Douglas Quaid (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a bored construction worker in the year 2084 who dreams of visiting the colonized Mars. He visits "Rekall," a... Read more
Total Recall ( Blu-ray ) (1990)
7.5/10
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Rachel Ticotin, Michael Ironside, Ronny Cox
Arnold Schwarzenegger goes to the Martian mining colonies to find out why someone wiped out his memory. The state of the art special effects may look... Read more
Total Recall (Blu-ray) (2012)
7.5/10
Director: Len Wiseman
Starring: Jessica Biel, Kate Beckinsale, Bill Nighy, Colin Farrell, John Cho, Bryan Cranst...
Slick reimagining of the Philip K. Dick tale, set on a future Earth dominated by two political superpowers in which factory worker Douglas Quaid (Coli... Read more
Tower Heist (2011)
6.2/10
Director: Brett Ratner
Starring: Alan Alda, Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Judd Hirsch, Matthew Broderick, Tea Leoni,...
"Rush Hour" director Brett Ratner's caper comedy stars Ben Stiller as the manager of a posh New York City apartment building. When financier tenant Al... Read more
Tower Heist (Blu-ray) (2011)
6.2/10
Director: Brett Ratner
Starring: Alan Alda, Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Judd Hirsch, Matthew Broderick, Tea Leoni,...
"Rush Hour" director Brett Ratner's caper comedy stars Ben Stiller as the manager of a posh New York City apartment building. When financier tenant Al... Read more
Train to Busan (2016)
7.5/10
Director: Yeon Sang-ho
Starring: Jung Yu-mi, Gong Yoo
When a mysterious virus breaks out across the country, the infected turn into the murderous undead. A few terrified travellers find themselves trapped... Read more
Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula (2020)
A zombie virus has in the last 4 years spread to all South Korea. 4 Koreans in Hong Kong sail through the blockade to Incheon for USD20,000,000 on a t... Read more
Transformers (2007)
7.1/10
Director: Michael Bay
Starring: Anthony Anderson, Josh Duhamel, Megan Fox, Tyrese Gibson, Shia LaBeouf, Bernie M...
The children's toy that became a popular kid's show is granted blockbuster status as the interstellar battle between Autobots and Decepticons rains de... Read more
Transformers ( Blu-ray ) (2007)
7.1/10
Director: Michael Bay
Starring: Anthony Anderson, Josh Duhamel, Megan Fox, Tyrese Gibson, Shia LaBeouf, Bernie M...
The children's toy that became a popular kid's show is granted blockbuster status as the interstellar battle between Autobots and Decepticons rains de... Read more