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).
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ( Blu-ray ) (2006)
7.3/10
Director: Gore Verbinski
Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport, Bill Nighy, Jonatha...
The whole crew reunites for this supernatural swashbuckling sequel as Captain Jack (Johnny Depp) tries to avoid a blood debt he owes to the somewhat s... Read more
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
6.6/10
Director: Espen Sandberg, Joachim Roenning
Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Javier Bardem, Johnny Depp, Brenton Thwaites, Kaya Scodelario
Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Capt. Jack Sparrow feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost sa... Read more
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
8/10
Director: Gore Verbinski
Starring: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Pryce
The popular Disney theme park attraction inspired this swashbuckling, high-seas adventure from producer Jerry Bruckheimer. The roguish yet charming Ca... Read more
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ( Blu-ray ) (2003)
8/10
Director: Gore Verbinski
Starring: Keira Knightley, Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom
The popular Disney theme park attraction inspired this swashbuckling, high-seas adventure from producer Jerry Bruckheimer. The roguish yet charming Ca... Read more
Pixels (2015)
5.6/10
Director: Chris Columbus
Starring: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad, Brian Co...
When aliens misinterpret video-feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war against them, they attack the Earth, using games like PAC-MAN, Do... Read more
Pixels (Blu-ray) (2015)
5.5/10
Director: Chris Columbus
Starring: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad, Brian Co...
When aliens misinterpret video-feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war against them, they attack the Earth, using games like PAC-MAN, Do... Read more
Planet Hulk (2010)
6.8/10
Director: Sam Liu
Starring: Rick D Wasserman
A secret group of superhero leaders, the Illuminati, consider the Hulk an unacceptable potential risk to Earth, and rocket him into space to live a pe... Read more
Play Dirty (Blu-ray) (1968)
6.7/10
Director: Andre De Toth
Starring: Michael Caine, Nigel Davenport, Nigel Green, Harry Andrews
Assigned to lead a mission to destroy German fuel reserves in the African desert during World War II, inexperienced British Army captain Michael Caine... Read more
Point Blank (2010)
6.8/10
Director: Fred Cavaye
Starring: Gilles Lellouche, Roschdy Zem, Elena Anaya, Gerard Lanvin
A French action thriller from Fred Cavaye ("Anything for Her"), "Point Blank" is a relentless thriller that follows a man as he races through the stre... Read more
Point Blank (Blu-ray) (2010)
7.4/10
Director: Fred Cavaye
Starring: Gilles Lellouche, Roschdy Zem, Elena Anaya, Gerard Lanvin
A French action thriller from Fred Cavaye ("Anything for Her"), "Point Blank" is a relentless thriller that follows a man as he races through the stre... Read more