Aliens: Vasquez's morning workout - I love this chick! (I'm guessing director James Cameron likes Jenette Goldstein as well; he used her in Terminator 2, too.)

Aliens: Drake (Mark Rolston) and Vasquez, described in the "novelization" of this movie (a quaint notion which I will not address here) as being like a pair of young Dobermans - an apt description that revealed to me why I found the portrayal of their friendship so appealing.

Aliens: Badass space marines sleeping through what they consider just another boring briefing on yet another "xenomorph."

Aliens: Corporal Dwayne Hicks (Michael Biehn) looks on during the briefing.

Aliens: Private W. Hudson (Bill Paxton) in a rare, quiet moment.

Aliens: Vasquez descibing how she will handle any close encounters.

Aliens: Ripley demonstrating her skills with a loader.

Aliens: Hicks and Apone (Al Matthews), grinning in surprise at the way Ripley handles herself.

Aliens: Vasquez, prepping with her favorite dance partner.

Aliens: A pulse rifle is a girl's best friend.

Aliens: Corporal C. Ferro (Colette Hiller) piloting the drop-ship - the way she wears those sunglasses and delivers her lines says ice runs in her veins.

Aliens: "We're on an express elevator to hell: going down!"

Aliens: Ferro (Colette Hiller) at the controls.

Aliens: The drop-ship descending through the clouds.

Aliens: The marines patrol the corridors.