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).
Highlander (1986)
7.2/10
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Starring: Roxanne Hart, Sean Connery, Clancy Brown, Christopher Lambert
An action-packed fantasy adventure about immortals battling each other through the centuries for supremacy, because "there can be only one". Stars Chr... Read more
Highlander ( Blu-ray ) (1986)
7.2/10
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Starring: Christopher Lambert, Clancy Brown, Sean Connery, Roxanne Hart
An action-packed fantasy adventure about immortals battling each other through the centuries for supremacy, because "there can be only one". Stars Chr... Read more
Highlander II: Renegade Version (Special Edition) (1991)
4.1/10
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Starring: Christopher Lambert, John C McGinley, Michael Ironside, Sean Connery, Virginia M...
It's 2024 and MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) and Ramirez (Sean Connery) are back to save planet Earth. Ozone depletion, time travel and corporate greed... Read more
Highlander II: Renegade Version (Special Edition) (Blu-ray) (1991)
4.3/10
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Starring: Christopher Lambert, John C McGinley, Michael Ironside, Sean Connery, Virginia M...
It's 2024 and MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) and Ramirez (Sean Connery) are back to save planet Earth. Ozone depletion, time travel and corporate greed... Read more
Highlander III: The Sorcerer (1994)
6.9/10
Director: Andy Morahan
Starring: Christopher Lambert, Mario Van Peebles, Mako
Pursued across time by a ruthless arch rival, the immortal Highlander, Connor McLeod, must take a heroic stand in order to rid Earth of the unstoppabl... Read more
Highlander: Endgame (2000)
4.6/10
Director: Douglas Aarniokoski
Starring: Adrian Paul, Christopher Lambert, Bruce Payne, Donnie Yen
Original "Highlander" Christopher Lambert meets new Scottish swordsman Adrian Paul (television's "Highlander") in this wild sci-fi adventure yarn that... Read more
Highlander: The Search For Vengeance (2006)
6.8/10
Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri
In this distant and animated sequel to the 1986 film, lone warrior Colin travels with wise-cracking ghost Amergan across a desolate landscape, searchi... Read more
Highlander: The Source (2007)
7.6/10
Director: Brett Leonard
Starring: Adrian Paul, Jim Byrnes
Duncan MacLeod and his fellow Immortals quest to locate the Grail of their world. Read more
Hit and Run (2012)
6.1/10
Director: Dax Shepard, David Palmer
Starring: Beau Bridges, Tom Arnold, Michael Rosenbaum, Joy Bryant, Dax Shepard, Kristin Ch...
Former getaway driver Charlie Bronson (Dax Shepard, who also scripted and co-directed) leaves the Witness Protection Program when he agrees to move to... Read more
Hit and Run (Blu-ray) (2012)
6.1/10
Director: Dax Shepard, David Palmer
Starring: Beau Bridges, Tom Arnold, Michael Rosenbaum, Joy Bryant, Dax Shepard, Kristin Ch...
Former getaway driver Charlie Bronson (Dax Shepard, who also scripted and co-directed) leaves the Witness Protection Program when he agrees to move to... Read more