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).
Sahara (1943)
7.6/10
Director: Zoltan Korda
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Bruce Bennett, Lloyd Bridges
There's plenty of top-notch, explosive action in this 1943 classic about a ragtag battalion stranded in the great African desert during World War II.... Read more
Sahara (2005)
6/10
Director: Breck Eisner
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Steve Zahn, Penelope Cruz, Lambert Wilson, Delroy Lindo, Wi...
Scouring the ocean depths for treasure-laden shipwrecks is business as usual for a thrill-seeking underwater adventurer (Matthew McConaughey) and his... Read more
Sailor of the King (1953)
7/10
Director: Roy Boulting
Starring: Jeffrey Hunter, Michael Rennie, Wendy Hiller
WWII adventure adapted from a novel by C.S. Forester. 1940: a vital British convoy is crossing the Pacific, escorted by a cruiser squadron under the c... Read more
Saints and Soldiers (2003)
6.8/10
Director: Ryan Little
Starring: Corbin Allred, Alexander Niver, Kirby Heyborne, Lawrence Bagby, Peter Holden
A dramatic, intense and heroic WWII film based on the horrifying historical event known as the "Malmedy Massacre". In mid-December 1944, while Hitler'... Read more
Saints and Soldiers (Blu-ray) (2003)
6.7/10
Director: Ryan Little
Starring: Corbin Allred, Alexander Niver, Kirby Heyborne, Lawrence Bagby, Peter Holden
A dramatic, intense and heroic WWII film based on the horrifying historical event known as the "Malmedy Massacre". In mid-December 1944, while Hitler'... Read more
Saiyuki - Requiem (2001)
7/10
Director: Hayato Date
Blending action, fantasy and comedy and based partly on a 16th Century Chinese folktale that also served as inspiration for 'Monkey!', 'Requiem' is th... Read more
Salt (2010)
6.4/10
Director: Phillip Noyce
Starring: Andre Braugher, Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Daniel Olbrych...
Evelyn Salt (Angelina Jolie), a trusted and loyal CIA operative, goes on the run when a Russian defector convinces her superiors that she's a double a... Read more
Salt ( Blu-ray ) (2010)
6.4/10
Director: Phillip Noyce
Starring: Andre Braugher, Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Daniel Olbrych...
Evelyn Salt (Angelina Jolie), a trusted and loyal CIA operative, goes on the run when a Russian defector convinces her superiors that she's a double a... Read more
Samson (1961)
6.3/10
Director: Gianfranco Parolini
Starring: Brad Harris, Brigitte Corey, Alan Steel
Bodybuilder Brad Harris brings down the house as the strongman of Old Testament fame, splitting tree trunks with his bare hands, tackling whole legion... Read more
Samson and the Seven Miracles of the World (1963)
Director: Riccardo Freda
Starring: Gordon Scott, Yoko Tani
In the 13th Century, hordes of sadistic Mongol warriors descend upon China, enslaving the people and plotting to defile and assassinate the virgin pri... Read more