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).
Battle Creek Brawl ( aka The Big Brawl ) (1979)
5.8/10
Director: Robert Clouse
Starring: Jackie Chan, Jose Ferrer, Kristine DeBell, Mako
Jackie Chan battles the world's meanest brawlers (including H B Haggerty, wrestler/footballer) in the fight of the century in this, his first American... Read more
Battle Cry (1954)
6.6/10
Director: Raoul Walsh
Starring: Van Heflin, Aldo Ray, Mona Freeman, Nancy Olson
Based on the novel by Leon Uris, a group of servicemen through boot camp then on to New Zealand where even more training takes place (and a romance be... Read more
Battle for Terra (2007)
6.6/10
Director: Aristomenis Tsirbas
Starring: Brian Cox, Danny Glover, Dennis Quaid, James Garner, Luke Wilson, Amanda Peet, J...
Aka 'Terra'. When the peaceful inhabitants of the beautiful planet Terra come under attack from the last surviving members of humanity adrift in an ag... Read more
Battle of the Planets: Volume 1 (1978)
7.6/10
Director: David E Hanson
Starring: Animation
In these two "Battle of the Planets" Cult television Episodes, the G-Force team battle against Zoltar and his aliens as they try to take over Centre N... Read more
Battle of the Planets: Volume 2 (1978)
7.6/10
Director: David E Hanson
Starring: Animation
With the continuation of the 'Battle of the Planets' Cult Animation series, we are lead on more adventures, with the G-Force team. In the 'The Space M... Read more
Battle Royale (2000)
7.7/10
Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Starring: Takeshi Kitano, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Taro Yamamoto, Masanobu Ando, Kou S...
At the dawn of the new millennium, Japan is in a state of near-collapse. Unemployment is at an all-time high, and violence amongst the nation's youth... Read more
Battle Royale ( Blu-ray ) (2000)
7.7/10
Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Starring: Takeshi Kitano, Masanobu Ando, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Taro Yamamoto, Kou S...
At the dawn of the new millennium, Japan is in a state of near-collapse. Unemployment is at an all-time high, and violence amongst the nation's youth... Read more
Battle Royale II: Requiem (2003)
4.7/10
Director: Kinji Fukasaku, Kenta Fukasaku
Starring: Sonny Chiba, Masahiko Tsugawa, Yoshiko Mita, Takeshi Kitano, Aki Maeda
It's three years after the events of the original Battle Royale, and Shuya Nanahara is now an internationally-known terrorist determined to bring down... Read more
Battle: Los Angeles (2011)
5.8/10
Director: Jonathan Liebesman
Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, Bridget Moynahan, Ramon Rodriguez
A Marine staff sergeant (Aaron Eckhart) puts his planned retirement on hold when he's called back to active duty to fight an unexpected enemy: an alie... Read more
Battlefield Earth (2000)
7.5/10
Director: Roger Christian
Starring: John Travolta, Forest Whitaker, Barry Pepper, Kim Coates, Kelly Preston
John Travolta's dream project is an adaptation of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard's Sci-Fi novel. Set in the year 3000 tyrant Terl (Travolta) is a... Read more