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    Just watched "Aliens".

    I never liked female action heroes, as they always came off like some... I don't know. Just not cool, fake and smug. It always were overdone in my opinion, not only with heroes but also villains. Like that annoying uzi woman in underwear from The Transporter 2.

    But Ripley, dayum sister, that was badass. The first female action hero I found truly awesome.
    Dec 28, 2009 5:57am PST
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    Just watched "Aliens". I never liked female action heroes, as they always came off like some... I don'... : The Future

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      She's not a tomboy, she's not a chick with guns.. she's just ripley. : KleboldThis person is cool!
      • Yeah, she doesn't really fit in a classic mold anywhere, she's just who she is. : one random winner
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        She's definitely a tomboy, but that's a great thing. : Lone SwordsmanThis person is cool!
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          She has big poofy hair and wears panties, you've been hanging around the wrong guys. : KleboldThis person is cool!
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            I don't think tomboys have to wear men's underwear... there's not like a list of prerequisites before you... : mikecybThis person is cool!
            • I'd say she's more flipped off her rocker from the events aboard the Nostromo, and the mom-instinct once ... : cpt_glovalThis person is cool!
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            A tomboy is just a girl who acts like one of the guys. You know, not afraid of pants and some heavy lift... : Lone SwordsmanThis person is cool!
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              correct. she is one. but it works, for once. : yacoub35
              • I think it's just because her character isn't ridiculous. There are plenty of generic and horrible male ... : mikecybThis person is cool!
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              Yeah, like that female marine Marquez, or something, who has the swivel gun mounted to her waist. Now Tha... : KleboldThis person is cool!
              • i think it could be argued that Vasquez was more a stereotype of an '80s era lesbian than of a tomboy. : yacoub35
              • Vasquez. They're both tomboys, both awesome. : Lone SwordsmanThis person is cool!
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                Hey Vasquez, have you ever been mistaken for a man? : c0braThis person is cool!
                • No. Have you? : daneloire
              • Vasquez was awesome. "You always were an asshole, Gorman." : Ride-My-RocketThis person is cool!
              • FUN FACT- those guns are just mounted to Steadicams. : chrisschutz
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              It's not fair to say she "acts like one of the guys", the situation she was in called on her to do her sp... : ninjase
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                She is acting "masculine," though, insofar as she's aggressive, confident, avoiding frilly clothing and f... : Lone SwordsmanThis person is cool!
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                  That is only because her survival depends on it in her current situation, not necesarily because it is an... : ninjase
                  • It was a component of her character when she was on the nostromo. How many chicks would be flying around ... : chrisschutz
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                  the first three of those aren't particularly masculine unless you live in the 1800ds. : Megara9
                  • Cinematically they are! : Lone SwordsmanThis person is cool!
                • Well, the film would've been pretty ridiculous if her hair was permed and she was running around in a fri... : Vincent GraysonThis person is cool!
        • Vasquez is a tomboy : gmdThis person is cool!
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      GET AWAY FROM HER YOU BITCH : Bamtan
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        Realizing that the queen got abord the ship has got to be one of the best movie moments of all time. : enyakk
        • yeah you pretty much thought the movie was over : gmdThis person is cool!
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          And it's amazing how good the still Queen looks. No CG! : Godhatesfatpeople
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            Puppets have such a timeless quality if they are done right. : Fish_BulbThis person is cool!
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              What floors me about it today is how smooth it moves. I mean you'd think there was a giant dude ina suit... : Godhatesfatpeople
              • Just like Meg Mucklebones in Legend. : Godhatesfatpeople
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                Was it Aliens 3 that had dudes in suits swimming? : Sailor of Fortune
                • That was Alien Resurrection. : mathyouThis person is cool!
      • That was so awesome. : The Future
      • In the theater, everyone started cheering at that point. I still think it's weird to watch the movie on D... : BoldThis person is cool!
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        I'm pretty sure that's my favorite line in any movie ever. : Vincent GraysonThis person is cool!
        • I cant think of any other movie that has more memorable one liners than Aliens. I cant think of any that... : johnny rottenThis person is cool!
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      Go watch Alien, too, if you haven't watched that. : cerealSAM2This person is cool!
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        I have never made it through that entire movie. : SamanThis person is cool!
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          How is that possible? : Lone SwordsmanThis person is cool!
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            I really don't know, I always fall asleep. : SamanThis person is cool!
            • A shame. It's really a piece of cinema magic. : zuff
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              I would think the screaming and loud music would wake you up. : Lone SwordsmanThis person is cool!
              • Maybe he has a sleeping disorder, you insensitive bastard! : Arceihn
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                Well, it's not an action movie. It's a well paced horror movie, from back when horror movies didn't alwa... : cerealSAM2This person is cool!
                • Yeah, but all you need is one loud scream or note to wake you up. : Lone SwordsmanThis person is cool!
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                  It's amazing. Like The Thing, it takes itself completely seriously, going at a slow, almost reverential ... : eldersveld
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                    Yeah. It's either over-the-top action or M. Night Shmalayan... one lame extreme or the other. : cerealSAM2This person is cool!
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                      Certain things jump out - like the average age of the cast. No sexy twenty-somethings strutting around h : eldersveld
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                        I think you just managed to make me appreciate that movie for the first time in my life. : Marauder IIC
                        • I overestimated - it's more like 20 seconds, but that's still a long time: http://www.youtube.com/watc... : eldersveld
            • I do the same thing with Blade Runner. I think it's a problem with Ridley Scott in general, however I lov... : c0braThis person is cool!
            • Thought I was the only one. I've tried to watch Alien once and it just couldn't keep my attention. Aliens... : David Craddock
            • jesus christ : EvilDolemiteThis person is cool!
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        Of course I watched Alien too, that was some time ago though. I now want to watch 3 and 4. : The Future
        • 4>3, but neither comes close to Aliens (which I enjoyed more than Alien, though that's much better than 3... : ziprThis person is cool!
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          don't listen to anyone. alien 3 and 4 are both awesome. : ass-street
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            3 is awesome, 4 is okay up until the albino alien, which wrecks everything. : cerealSAM2This person is cool!
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              i didn't like the albino the first time i saw it but upon reviewing i've decided that it is pretty cool. : ass-street
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                That's the drugs and booze talking. : cerealSAM2This person is cool!
                • no it was actually the assholes talking throughout the movie when i saw it in the theatre that ruined it ... : ass-street
              • The Directors Cut version they released on DVD not so much ago is actually very very good - much better t... : excessusThis person is cool!
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          Nooooo. Don't sully your memories. : Lone SwordsmanThis person is cool!
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            4 is craptastic, but the special/director/whatever cut of 3 has its moments. Not a bad movie in its own ... : Johnny LawThis person is cool!
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              If you're a fan of Jeunet you'll like 4. I think it's a really interesting movie to watch in that it's su... : chrisschutz
              • It seemed that 4 was at least an attempt to take the tired series in a new direction. If I remember corr... : ziprThis person is cool!
            • yea, make sure that you see the directors cut of 3 : MrBig0
    • Nice. I have the DVD ready. Hopefully watching it tomorrow night. Such a great movie. : BullThis person is cool!
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      You can stop watching movies now. Its all down hill from here. : GloriousCowThis person is cool!
      • Yes, sharply downhill. Lower your expectations if you insist on watching 3 and 4. : afty04This person is cool!
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      I always thought that she would make a good Samus in a Metroid movie. : DM7This person is cool!
      • Yeah, her acting as far as that's concerned is perfect although I think her appearance is all wrong. : one random winner
    • It just works without it seeming like she's got something to prove as a woman. : Marrbe
    • "...and they mostly come out at night.......mostly". : warcrowThis person is cool!
    • Ripley is definitely the foremost female action hero. Another good one is Angela Bassett in Strange Days.... : el_banditoThis person is cool!
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      James Cameron does a good job of creating good female characters. Ripley, Sarah Connor, etc. : riptydeThis person is cool!
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        He does this so he can sleep with the actresses. : K0LM
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          i'm pretty sure he could accomplish the same thing with shitty female characters : qwpeoriuThis person is cool!
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            "in this scene your character has died and been rebuilt with the body parts of several new jersey prostit : skryte
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        Ridley Scott worked on Ripley first. : SnakeIRye
        • Yeah but in the first one she certainly wasn't some pissed off badass that duct-taped a machine gun and f... : riptydeThis person is cool!
        • So RS was banging her first, so what? : X-GOUKIThis person is cool!
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      The reason why Ripley works so well as a character is because they didn't write it as "she's a woman who'... : ninjase
      • If they rewrote her character today, she'd make witty jokes about Aunt Irma, have a deadbeat ex-husband t... : troveThis person is cool!
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        well, she did get all mommy & me with Newt, but it didn't hurt the story or anything. : edgewiseThis person is cool!
        • I'd say it's absolutely essential to the story. It completely sets up the final conflict. : filtersweepThis person is cool!
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          That isn't exclusive to her being a woman though; a male ripley could have also done the same (it may hav... : ninjase
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            Yeah, and in fact the father-protecting-son dynamic has worked in other films, like Terminator : Megara9
            • he was a pedo-bot. : edgewiseThis person is cool!
      • When they wrote the script they didn't specify Ripley's gender. : inchwideThis person is cool!
    • Agreed, it's one of the few female action babes I can buy. : themaestro2657
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      anyone else notice the final fight in Avatar had the same sort of drum beat from Aliens when ripley climb... : stgdzThis person is cool!
      • i noticed this on my second viewing, and I think I heard the same trumpets too. : darcspeedThis person is cool!
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      did you watch the director's cut with the 20 mins extra footage? : m0rfus
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        I hope not. Theatrical release version > director's cut : Frank_MackeyThis person is cool!
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          Oh? How so? I've only seen the director's cut. : Arceihn
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            The scene on the colony that shows Newt's family discovering the alien ship really ruins the pacing and s... : Frank_MackeyThis person is cool!
            • ^^ Although this I agree with you..... but see post below.... : ShadowRamThis person is cool!
            • I think the director's cut is great to watch after you've already seen the theatrical version. : action wombmate
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          Are you fucking crazy?!? Sentry Guns ARE the movie... : ShadowRamThis person is cool!
          • The sentry guns were cool. The scene where Ripley finds out about her daughter helps set up and explain ... : ArcanumThis person is cool!
          • Anyone who's played the AvP games knows why you don't leave out the sentry guns. : Marrbe
        • Agreed forever. : filtersweepThis person is cool!
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          I'd pick and choose extra scenes. Actually, I'd just pick the Auto Sentry scene and leave the rest out. : cpt_glovalThis person is cool!
          • I think the scene about Ripley's daughter is way more important, but the sentries do rock. : action wombmate
          • Yeah, the first time I saw Aliens was on network TV. The version they aired included the sentry gun scen... : Frank_MackeyThis person is cool!
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      "JUST WATCHED?" damn, talk about late to the party. I think I was 8 when I saw it back in the 80s : X-GOUKIThis person is cool!
      • Yeah...just curious, how old are you (The Future)? : Nixx2004
    • One of my favorite movies of all times, the sounds of their guns will forever be in my head : sreyes22
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      I thought this was going to be about Vasquez. : thecrayThis person is cool!
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        Some people mistake her for a man. : phate81
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          I hear you have that problem as well. : thecrayThis person is cool!
          • *high five* : thecrayThis person is cool!
          • Don't matter when it's Arcturan! : AxeMan808This person is cool!
    • Ripley is the shit. No one comes close. : Godhatesfatpeople
    • By far best movie.... : ShadowRamThis person is cool!
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      it's because usually they cast these little princessy twits like Jessica Alba instead of normal women who... : Megara9
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        Bingo. Same goes for most lead male roles today. I want "men" not "boys" trying to act in their dad's clo... : Godhatesfatpeople
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          this is why 80's movies were great. You had plenty of male stars who weren't testosterone-bathed mutants ... : Megara9
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            This is why guys like Bruce Willis will forever go down as the guy who helped kill the 'roid action star ... : Godhatesfatpeople
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            Wait. The 80's were THE decade of the musclebound action star. The 70's was the Anti-Hero. : edgewiseThis person is cool!
            • yeah wth? dolph, arnold, sly, carl weathers, seagal, van damme, norris. it took until the very end of th... : EvilDolemiteThis person is cool!
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        Zoe Saldana was a poor choice in Avatar.. her acting is really annoying..... : ShadowRamThis person is cool!
        • I thought she was absolutely fantastic. : MrBig0
        • Her performance was actually really good. : chrisschutz
        • She was brilliant. : Bamtan
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          She did a great job, better than Weaver IMO. : Fred GarvinThis person is cool!
          • Any actor sounds silly reading those lines. Ugh. : Cygnus X-1This person is cool!
        • I thought she was great. You lose. : orgcaptainnemoThis person is cool!
        • I thought her performance was the best in the film. : WhatIsThisFor
        • I partly fell in love with her character. not a furry : atom519This person is cool!
        • I just wanted to see her tits : ass-street
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        • she was perfect for the role. you're broken. : yautjaThis person is cool!
        • I always thought she was British for some reason. : Ellissd
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      • And somehow she still looked hot at the end of Alien. : Evil Benius
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