"WGN radio last year had a thing about 'essential guy films' that are movies every guy ought to see, and the following show hosts (two sisters) decided to do a corresponding 'essential women films' that weren't 'chick flicks' but featured strong women. Someone called in with 'Thelma and Louise,' but then it devolved into suggestions of various rom-coms and other assorted chick flicks. I got so fed up with the options people had that I called in with 'Aliens,' which I firmly believe is one of the best female-feature films of the past 25 years. It has a strong female action lead in Ripley, a great female supporting character in Vasquez (and her other female Marines), a wonderfully-written female ingenue in Newt, and a great female baddie in the Alien Mother. The men, ultimately, are all secondary to Ripley and the Alien Mom." -- Kathy_A, 2009-02-20