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).
Chino ( aka The Valdez Horses ) (1973)
6.1/10
Director: John Sturges
Starring: Vincent Van Patten, Jill Ireland, Charles Bronson
This off-beat western has Charles Bronson playing a halfbreed whose attempts to maintain his horse ranch in peace is short-lived. Read more
Chocolate (2008)
7/10
Director: Prachya Pinkaew
Starring: Jeeja Yanin Vismitananda, Hiroshi Abe, Pongpat Wachirabunjong, Taphon Phopwandee...
From the director of 'Ong Bak' comes another martial arts extravaganza, and this time the ass-kicker is an autistic girl, the product of an illicit re... Read more
Chuck: Season 1 (2007)
6/10
Starring: Adam Baldwin, Yvonne Strahovski, Zachary Levi, Joshua Gomez, Sarah Lancaster
Chuck Bartowski (Zachary Levi), ace computer geek at the BuyMore, is not in his right mind. That's a good thing. Ever since he unwittingly downloaded... Read more
Chuck: Season 2 (2008)
8.5/10
Starring: Adam Baldwin, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Julia Ling, Yvonne Strahovski, Zachary...
This season, Chuck is in luck. Intersect II is ready for espionage service. And that means the old Intersect (Chuck) can go back to his old life. But... Read more
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
5.9/10
Director: Paul Weitz
Starring: John C Reilly, Ken Watanabe, Salma Hayek, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Fugit, Ray Steve...
Welcome to the Cirque du Freak, a traveling sideshow filled with magical creatures, misunderstood freaks, and the mysterious vampire, Larten Crepsley... Read more
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV (2000)
4.3/10
Director: Lloyd Kaufman
Starring: Rick Collins, David Mattey, Ron Jeremy, Corey Feldman
The Toxic Avenger must defend his friends from his own evil alternate universe doppelgänger, The Noxious Offender. Read more
City Hunter (1988)
8.6/10
Director: Wong Jing
Starring: Jackie Chan, Joey Wong, Chingamy Yau, Leon Lai
Jackie Chan plays the hi-tech, hi-calibre girl chasing detective on the trail of a gang of ruthless international terrorists, in this hilarious movie... Read more
Clans of Intrigue (1977)
7/10
Director: Chu Yuan
Starring: Ti Lung, Nora Miao
A mysterious killer in a face mask has begun murdering noted martial arts heroes with the aid of a deadly poison stolen from the Spirit Water Palace.... Read more
Clash of the Titans (2010)
5.8/10
Director: Louis Leterrier
Starring: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Sam Worthington, Mads Mikkelsen, Alexa Davalos, Gemm...
Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus (Sam Worthington) is helpless to save his family from Hades (Ralph Fiennes), vengeful god of the underworld... Read more
Clash of the Titans (1981)
6.9/10
Director: Desmond Davis
Starring: Burgess Meredith, Claire Bloom, Flora Robson, Harry Hamlin, Judi Bowker, Laurenc...
Dazzling Ray Harryhausen creatures highlight this spectacular adventure epic based on the Greek myth of the hero Perseus. Harry Hamlin stars as Perseu... Read more