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 Professionals: Series 4 (1981)
7.4/10
Starring: Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins, Gordon Jackson
Bodie, Doyle and Cowley are back with all 15 nail-biting episodes from the fourth series. They take on a gang stealing industrial secrets, double agen... Read more
The Protector (2005)
7.1/10
Director: Prachya Pinkaew
Starring: Tony Jaa, Petchthai Wongkamlao, Bongkoj Khongmalai, Xing Jing
Martial arts prodigy Tony Jaa ('Ong Bak') returns with more jaw-dropping, gravity-defying moves, on the hunt for two stolen elephants that were intend... Read more
The Protector (1985)
5.8/10
Starring: Jackie Chan, Danny Aiello, Victor Arnold
Two New York City cops, Billy Wong and Danny Garoni, head to Hong Kong after the daughter of a rich businessman is kidnapped by the drug lord, Mr. Ko. Read more
The Protector 2 (2013)
Director: Prachya Pinkaew
Starring: Tony Jaa, Jeeja Yanin Vismitananda, RZA
Kham (Tony Jaa, "Ong Bak") is the last in a long line of traditional guards who watch over Thailand's war elephants. When one of these elephants is st... Read more
The Punisher (2004)
6.5/10
Director: Jonathan Hensleigh
Starring: Thomas Jane, John Travolta, Will Patton, Roy Scheider, Laura Harring, Ben Foster...
Based on the Marvel comics brutal anti-hero character and coming across like some down and dirty 70s revenge flick, "The Punisher" finds FBI agent Fra... Read more
The Punisher: Extended Edition (2004)
6.5/10
Director: Jonathan Hensleigh
Starring: John Travolta, Roy Scheider, Thomas Jane, Will Patton, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Be...
Based on the Marvel comics brutal anti-hero character and coming across like some down and dirty 70s revenge flick, "The Punisher" finds FBI agent Fra... Read more
The Purge: Election Year (2016)
6/10
Director: James DeMonaco
Starring: Elizabeth Mitchell, Mykelti Williamson, Frank Grillo
The third film in writer/director James DeMonaco's violent but potent franchise sees the annual free-for-all killing spree known as the Purge come und... Read more
The Raid (2011)
7.6/10
Director: Gareth Evans
Starring: Donny Alamsyah, Tegar Satrya, Pierre Gruno, Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian, Ray Sahetap...
A.k.a. "The Raid: Redemption". Innovative martial arts action marks this Indonesian thriller about a young SWAT recruit (Iko Uwais) fighting to stay a... Read more
The Raid 2 (2014)
8/10
Director: Gareth Evans
Starring: Kazuki Kitamura, Kenichi Endo, Iko Uwais, Arifin Putra, Oka Antara, Tio Pakusade...
A.k.a. "The Raid 2: Berandal". Kicking off straight after the end of The Raid 1.0, part two sees battered-and-bruised cop Rama (Iko Uwais) made keen... Read more
The Rains Of Ranchipur (Blu-ray) (1955)
5.8/10
Director: Jean Negulesco
Starring: Lana Turner, Richard Burton, Fred MacMurray, Joan Caulfield, Michael Rennie
Despite marital problems, English Lord Albert Esketh and his rich American socialite wife Lady Edwina Esketh travel to India to buy a prize horse from... Read more