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).
Battlestar Galactica: The Miniseries (2003)
8.7/10
Director: Michael Rymer
Starring: Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackhoff, Jamie Bamber, James Callis,...
Forty years after the Cylon Wars, humanity's deadliest enemies have reemerged with a vengeance. In a sudden, devastating nuclear attack, the Cylon rob... Read more
Battletruck / Deathsport (1982)
Director: Allan Arkush, Harley Cokliss, Henry Suso
Starring: Annie McEnroe, Claudia Jennings, David Carradine, Michael Beck, David McLean, Ja...
A Double Feature of Future Mayhem! 'Battletruck' (aka 'Warlords of the 21st Century') (1982, 91 mins) - After the Oil Wars, gasoline has become a prec... Read more
Bellflower (2011)
6.4/10
Director: Evan Glodell
Starring: Evan Glodell, Jessie Wiseman, Tyler Dawson, Rebekah Brandes, Vincent Grashaw
"Bellflower", a heartfelt story of obsession, friendship, young love gone awry, and an angst-ridden critique of and from Generation Y, is the debut fe... Read more
Ben 10: Race Against Time (2007)
4.4/10
Director: Alex Winter
Starring: Graham Phillips, Christien Anholt, Haley Ramm, Beth Littleford, Don McManus
In this exciting live-action adaptation of the popular animated series, young Ben Tennyson (Graham Phillips) takes on the amazing powers of 10 differe... Read more
Ben 10: Season 1 (2005)
7.1/10
Typical kid Ben Tennyson finds an extraterrestrial device that allows him to become a host of alien-fighting superheroes in this engaging, kid-friendl... Read more
Ben 10: Season 2 (2006)
7.1/10
The Tennyson's encounter more action than ever. Ben is getting the hang of Omnitrix and can now transform into 2 new alien heroes - Cannonbolt and Wil... Read more
Ben 10: Season 3 (2006)
7.1/10
For a ten-year old kid, Ben Tennyson sure sees his share of action and adventure. And in Season 3, things get even wilder and weirder as Ben, Gwen and... Read more
Ben-Hur (1959)
8.1/10
Director: William Wyler
Starring: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd
Winner of eleven Oscars including Charlton Heston as Best Actor, an epic spectacle concerning a prince of Judea who incurs the wrath of the Roman Empi... Read more
Ben-Hur ( Blu-ray ) (1959)
8.1/10
Director: William Wyler
Starring: Charlton Heston, Hugh Griffith, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd, Haya Harareet
Winner of eleven Oscars including Charlton Heston as Best Actor, an epic spectacle concerning a prince of Judea who incurs the wrath of the Roman Empi... Read more
Berserk: The Series (1997)
8.5/10
Director: Naohito Takahashi
Gattsu, known as the Black Swordsman, seeks sanctuary from the demonic forces that pursue him and his woman, and also vengeance against the man who br... Read more