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).
Robin of Sherwood: Series 2 (1985)
Director: Robert Young
Starring: Nickolas Grace, Michael Praed, Ray Winstone, Peter Llewellyn Williams, Clive Man...
Following the second season, actor Michael Praed was lured away to a role in US soap, 'Dynasty'. Series creator Richard Carpenter attempted to solve... Read more
Robin of Sherwood: Series 3 (1986)
Starring: Jason Connery, Nickolas Grace, Philip Jackson, Ray Winstone, Clive Mantle, Rober...
Robin of Loxley (Michael Praed) is dead and the Merry Men have scattered. The Earl's son, Robert of Huntingdon (Jason Connery), is chosen by forest go... Read more
Robin-B-Hood (2006)
6.7/10
Director: Benny Chan
Starring: Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao
Jackie Chan plays an acrobatic cat burglar with a knack for getting out of tight spots. When he gets lured into a fishy kidnapping plot involving a ba... Read more
RoboCop (2014)
6.2/10
Director: Jose Padilha
Starring: Gary Oldman, Jennifer Ehle, Michael Keaton, Samuel L Jackson, Abbie Cornish, Jac...
The year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military f... Read more
RoboCop (1987)
7.5/10
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Starring: Ronny Cox, Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Miguel Ferrer
The sci-fi action movie of 1987 stars Peter Weller as a Detroit cop gunned down and used as a guinea pig to create a cyborg police officer. All goes w... Read more
RoboCop ( Blu-ray ) (1987)
7.5/10
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Starring: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, Miguel Ferr...
The sci-fi action movie of 1987 stars Peter Weller as a Detroit cop gunned down and used as a guinea pig to create a cyborg police officer. All goes w... Read more
RoboCop 2 (1990)
5.8/10
Director: Irvin Kershner
Starring: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Tom Noonan, Belinda Bauer
In this follow-up RoboCop runs up against a drug cult, a stronger rival cyborg and his amoral corporate creators. Peter Weller stars. Read more
RoboCop: The Series (1994)
7.5/10
Starring: Richard Eden, Yvette Nipar, Blu Mankuma, Andrea Roth, David Gardner
A spin-off series from the popular movie franchise that lacked the violence and satirical punch of the original film did not go down well with fans. A... Read more
Robogeisha (2009)
5.3/10
Director: Noboru Iguchi
Starring: Aya Kiguchi, Takumi Saito, Hitomi Hasebe
Yoshie is the beautiful younger sister to the geisha Kikuyakko. Together, they are recruited by the handsome Hikaru to help overthrow the corrupt Japa... Read more
Rocky (1976)
8.1/10
Director: John G Avildsen
Starring: Talia Shire, Sylvester Stallone, Carl Weathers, Burt Young, Burgess Meredith
The first and the best! Writer and star Sylvester Stallone is the Philadelphia club fighter who gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity at fighting the... Read more