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).
Naruto the Movie 2: Legend of the Stone of Gelel (2005)
6.7/10
Director: Hirotsugu Kawasaki
The adventure starts with what should be a relatively straight forward mission - return a lost ferret to its owner. However, where the dim-witted Naru... Read more
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
8.1/10
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
This classic Miyazaki film in many ways foreshadows his later, more widely recognised hit, 'Princess Mononoke'. In the far future, man has destroyed t... Read more
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind ( Blu-ray ) (1984)
8.1/10
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
This classic Miyazaki film in many ways foreshadows his later, more widely recognised hit, 'Princess Mononoke'. In the far future, man has destroyed t... Read more
Navy Seals (1990)
5.5/10
Director: Lewis Teague
Starring: Charlie Sheen, Michael Biehn, Joanne Whalley, Rick Rossovich, Bill Paxton, Denni...
Charlie Sheen, Michael Biehn and Bill Paxton are the best of the best, fighting off terrorists in Beirut as the Navy's elite Seals go on a typically h... Read more
Ned Kelly (2003)
6.5/10
Director: Gregor Jordan
Starring: Heath Ledger, Orlando Bloom, Naomi Watts, Geoffrey Rush
Australia, 1880s. After a brutal childhood at the hands of the police and the subsequent death of his father, 16-year-old Ned Kelly is imprisoned on t... Read more
Need for Speed (2014)
6.5/10
Director: Scott Waugh
Starring: Michael Keaton, Dominic Cooper, Imogen Poots, Aaron Paul, Ramon Rodriguez
Fresh from prison, framed for a crime he didn't commit, street racer Tobey Marshall (Aaron Paul), is hell bent on settling the score. With revenge at... Read more
Neon Genesis Evangelion 0:1 (1997)
Director: Hideaki Anno
Starring: Animation
Episodes 1-4. The year is 2015. As the remnants of the human race cower in subterranean cities, a deadly war is being waged for what is left of the pl... Read more
Neon Genesis Evangelion 0:2 (1997)
Director: Hideaki Anno
Starring: Animation
Episodes 5-8. The Evangelion is the most powerful combat weapon ever conceived of by man, but at the core of each Eva is a single young human pilot. A... Read more
Neon Genesis Evangelion 0:3 (1997)
Director: Hideaki Anno
Starring: Animation
Episodes 9-11. It's triple jeopardy as the Angels continue to attack and the forces of NERV are finding themselves sorely pressed to find new ways to... Read more
Neon Genesis Evangelion 0:4 (1997)
Director: Hideaki Anno
Episodes 12-14. The war for the fate of mankind shifts to a new field of battle as a promotion for Misato sparks an introspective review of the events... Read more