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).
The Boondock Saints (1999)
7.8/10
Director: Troy Duffy
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, Billy Connolly
A clever, funny, high energy tale focusing on two Irish brothers in Boston who become, by accident, the "saints" of the neighbourhood by killing some... Read more
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009)
6.3/10
Director: Troy Duffy
Starring: Billy Connolly, Judd Nelson, Peter Fonda, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, C...
From Troy Duffy, writer and director of "The Boondock Saints", comes the sequel to the tough, stylized saga of the MacManus brothers (Sean Patrick Fla... Read more
The Bounty Hunter (2010)
5.5/10
Director: Andy Tennant
Starring: Christine Baranski, Jennifer Aniston, Gerard Butler
Milo Boyd (Gerard Butler), a down-on-his-luck bounty hunter, gets his dream job when he is assigned to track down his bail-jumping ex-wife, reporter N... Read more
The Bourne Identity (2002)
7.9/10
Director: Doug Liman
Starring: Brian Cox, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Franka Potente, Matt Damon, Adewale Akinnuo...
Explosive action thriller starring Matt Damon and Franka Potente and based on the international bestseller by Robert Ludlum. Rescued with two bullets... Read more
The Bourne Identity (1988)
6.9/10
Director: Roger Young
Starring: Richard Chamberlain, Jaclyn Smith, Anthony Quayle, Donald Moffat, Yorgo Voyagis,...
An excellent adaptation of Robert Ludlum's thriller about a man suffering from amnesia who is washed up on a beach and his identity must be pieced tog... Read more
The Bourne Identity ( Blu-ray ) (2002)
7.9/10
Director: Doug Liman
Starring: Brian Cox, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Franka Potente, Matt Damon, Adewale Akinnuo...
Explosive action thriller starring Matt Damon and Franka Potente and based on the international bestseller by Robert Ludlum. Rescued with two bullets... Read more
The Bourne Legacy (2012)
6.7/10
Director: Tony Gilroy
Starring: Albert Finney, Edward Norton, Joan Allen, Rachel Weisz, Scott Glenn, Stacy Keach...
If you thought Jason Bourne was the only secret agent hunted by the very government that created him, think again. On the verge of having their conspi... Read more
The Bourne Legacy ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
6.7/10
Director: Tony Gilroy
Starring: Albert Finney, Edward Norton, Joan Allen, Rachel Weisz, Scott Glenn, Stacy Keach...
If you thought Jason Bourne was the only secret agent hunted by the very government that created him, think again. On the verge of having their conspi... Read more
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
7.8/10
Director: Paul Greengrass
Starring: Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Brian Cox, Julia Stiles, Karl Urban, Gabriel Mann, J...
Solid sequel to "The Bourne Identity", adapted from the second book of Robert Ludlum's 'Bourne' trilogy, finds ex-CIA assassin Matt Damon attempting t... Read more
The Bourne Supremacy ( Blu-ray ) (2004)
7.8/10
Director: Paul Greengrass
Starring: Brian Cox, Franka Potente, Gabriel Mann, Joan Allen, Julia Stiles, Marton Csokas...
Solid sequel to "The Bourne Identity", adapted from the second book of Robert Ludlum's 'Bourne' trilogy, finds ex-CIA assassin Matt Damon attempting t... Read more