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).
Invitation To A Gunfighter (1964)
6.3/10
Director: Richard Wilson
Starring: Yul Brynner, Janice Rule, Brad Dexter, Alfred Ryder
Yul Brynner is a half Creole/half black, poker-playing poetry-reciting gunslinger hired to kill Confederate veteran George Segal, who has disrupted a... Read more
Ip Man (2008)
8/10
Director: Wilson Yip
Starring: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Fan Siu-Wong, Ka Tung Lam
The life of Wing Chun legend (and mentor to Bruce Lee) Ip Man provides a career-defining role for martial arts leading man Donnie Yen, who not only br... Read more
Ip Man 2 (2010)
7.6/10
Director: Wilson Yip
Starring: Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung, Simon Yam, Xiaoming Huang, Lynn Hung
Picking up from the hugely successful "Ip Man", this sequel sees Donnie Yen return in the titular role as he immigrates to Hong Kong in 1949. After pr... Read more
Ip Man 2 (Blu-ray) (2010)
7.5/10
Director: Wilson Yip
Starring: Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung, Simon Yam, Xiaoming Huang, Lynn Hung
Picking up from the hugely successful "Ip Man", this sequel sees Donnie Yen return in the titular role as he immigrates to Hong Kong in 1949. After pr... Read more
Ip Man: The Final Fight (2013)
6.2/10
Director: Herman Yau
Starring: Anthony Wong, Jordan Chan, Eric Tsang
In postwar Hong Kong, legendary Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man is reluctantly called into action once more, when what begin as simple challenges from ri... Read more
Ip Man: The Final Fight (Blu-ray) (2013)
6.2/10
Director: Herman Yau
Starring: Anthony Wong, Jordan Chan, Eric Tsang
In postwar Hong Kong, legendary Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man is reluctantly called into action once more, when what begin as simple challenges from ri... Read more
Ip Man: The Legend is Born (2010)
8/10
Director: Herman Yau
Starring: Fan Siu-Wong, Dennis To
This prequel to the 'Ip Man' saga introduces the man who will become the legendary martial artist. As a child in Foshan, China, Ip Man learns a myster... Read more
Iron Eagle (1986)
5.5/10
Director: Sidney J Furie
Starring: Louis Gossett Jr, Jason Gedrick, David Suchet
A young pilot plans a rescue mission when his father, an Air Force Colonel, is shot down over enemy territory and captured. Read more
Iron Eagle II (1988)
5.5/10
Director: Sidney J Furie
Starring: Louis Gossett Jr
A young pilot plans a rescue mission when his father, an Air Force Colonel, is shot down over enemy territory and captured. Read more
Iron Fisted Monk (1977)
Director: Sammo Hung
Starring: Sammo Hung, James Tien, Chan Sing, Fung Hak-on, Wu Ma
Sammo Hung's first directorial outing is a well-polished, innovative and highly entertaining kung-fu flick that was breaking new ground with its blend... Read more