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).
D-Day The Sixth Of June (1965)
6.1/10
Director: Henry Coster
Starring: Edmond O'Brien, Robert Taylor, Richard Todd, Dana Wynter
Captain Brad Parker (Robert Taylor) is an American officer on the front lines on June 6, 1944 - "D-Day" - when 3,000,000 men, 11,000 planes and 4,000... Read more
D-Tox (2001)
Director: Jim Gillespie
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Tom Berenger, Charles S Dutton, Sean Patrick Flanery, Dina M...
Aka 'Eye See You'. This nasty little thriller begins with FBI agent Sylvester Stallone unable to stop the death of his girlfriend by a vicious serial... Read more
D.C. Cab (1983)
5.6/10
Director: Joel Schumacher
Starring: Max Gail, Alec Baldwin, Mr. T
The misadventures of a group of unfortunate but street-wise cabbies working for a Washington, D.C. decrepit taxicab company. Read more
Damn the Defiant! (1962)
7.2/10
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Starring: Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, Anthony Quayle
Alec Guinness must battle a mutinous crew and Napoleon's fleet in this rousing, historical adventure. As commander of the British warship H.M.S. Defia... Read more
Dante's Peak (1997)
5.9/10
Director: Roger Donaldson
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Charles Hallahan
A tranquil town in the Pacific Northwest becomes a Hell on Earth when the long-dormant volcano that gave the community its name becomes active again a... Read more
Dante's Peak ( Blu-ray ) (1997)
5.9/10
Director: Roger Donaldson
Starring: Charles Hallahan, Linda Hamilton, Pierce Brosnan
A tranquil town in the Pacific Northwest becomes a Hell on Earth when the long-dormant volcano that gave the community its name becomes active again a... Read more
Daredevil (2003)
5.3/10
Director: Mark Steven Johnson
Starring: Ben Affleck, Michael Clarke Duncan, Colin Farrell, Jennifer Garner, Jon Favreau,...
'The Man Without Fear' comes to life in this thrilling screen adaptation of the Marvel Comics hero. Blinded by toxic chemicals as a child, idealistic... Read more
Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
6.9/10
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Kyoko Kagawa, Yuriko Hoshi, Yoshiko Kuga, Isuzu Yamada, Yosuke N...
Toshiro Mifune plays Mohei, a lone samurai wandering in despair after his family is wiped out. He arrives in Osaka and is taken in by the Toyotomi cl... Read more
Daredevil vs Spider-Man (2003)
6.8/10
Director: Anon
Starring: Animation
Two legendary superheroes collide as Daredevil faces Spider-Man in an all-out fight for justice. Dwelling in a world of eternal darkness, attorney Mat... Read more
Daredevil: Director's Cut (2003)
8.7/10
Director: Mark Steven Johnson
Starring: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Michael Clarke Duncan, Colin Farrell, Joe Pantolia...
Grittier and edgier than the original theatrical release, this extended-length Director's Cut version of "Daredevil" contains over 30 minutes of never... Read more