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).
Objective, Burma! (1945)
7.4/10
Director: Raoul Walsh
Starring: Errol Flynn, William Prince, James Brown
A taut, thrilling blockbuster of a war film about a group of tough, tight-lipped paratroopers who are dropped into the Burmese jungle to wipe out a Ja... Read more
Oblivion (2013)
7/10
Director: Joseph Kosinski
Starring: Melissa Leo, Morgan Freeman, Tom Cruise, Andrea Riseborough, Olga Kurylenko, Nik...
It's been 60 years since an alien invasion left the Earth ravaged and forced its population to relocate to the moon of Titan. Jack Harper (Tom Cruise)... Read more
Oblivion ( Blu-ray ) (2013)
7/10
Director: Joseph Kosinski
Starring: Melissa Leo, Morgan Freeman, Tom Cruise, Andrea Riseborough, Olga Kurylenko, Nik...
It's been 60 years since an alien invasion left the Earth ravaged and forced its population to relocate to the moon of Titan. Jack Harper (Tom Cruise)... Read more
Observe and Report (2009)
5.8/10
Director: Jody Hill
Starring: Seth Rogen, Ray Liotta, Michael Pena, Anna Faris, Jesse Plemons, Dan Bakkedahl
Mall security guard Ronnie Barnhardt (Seth Rogen) patrols his domain with an iron fist - skateboarders and shoplifters beware. But his real ambition i... Read more
Occupation (2018)
5.7/10
Director: Luke Sparke
Starring: Aaron Jeffery, Temuera Morrison, Roy Billing, Charles Mesure, Dan Ewing, Rhianno...
Some town residents have to band together after a devastating alien invasion. As they struggle to survive, they realize they must stay one step ahead... Read more
Occupation (Blu-Ray) (2018)
5.7/10
Director: Luke Sparke
Starring: Aaron Jeffery, Temuera Morrison, Roy Billing, Charles Mesure, Dan Ewing, Rhianno...
Some town residents have to band together after a devastating alien invasion. As they struggle to survive, they realize they must stay one step ahead... Read more
Ocean's Eight (2018)
6.3/10
Director: Gary Ross
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Elliott Gould, Helena Bonham Carter, Sandra Bullock, Anne Hathaw...
Five years, eight months, 12 days and counting -- that's how long Debbie Ocean has been devising the biggest heist of her life. She knows what it's go... Read more
Ocean's Eight (Blu-ray) (2018)
6.3/10
Director: Gary Ross
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Sandra Bullock, Anne Hathaway
Five years, eight months, 12 days and counting -- that's how long Debbie Ocean has been devising the biggest heist of her life. She knows what it's go... Read more
Octopussy (1983)
6.6/10
Director: John Glen
Starring: Roger Moore, Maud Adams, Louis Jourdan, Kabir Bedi, Steven Berkoff, Desmond Llew...
Agent 009 has been killed over an art object stolen from Moscow, and 007 must investigate. His hunt leads him across Cuba, India and Germany, to the s... Read more
Octopussy ( Blu-ray ) (1983)
6.6/10
Director: John Glen
Starring: Louis Jourdan, Maud Adams, Roger Moore, Steven Berkoff, Kabir Bedi, Desmond Llew...
Agent 009 has been killed over an art object stolen from Moscow, and 007 must investigate. His hunt leads him across Cuba, India and Germany, to the s... Read more