Flickgrrl

Favorite gal super? That's easy: Buffy the Vampire Slayer!! No one else comes close.

As to why we have a sudden spate of "movies where their career-woman characters suffer from baby fever," my guess is these function as an unconscious collective apology in advance for Hillary Clinton as (possibly) the first woman President.

Movie superheroes require movie stars for box office. Other than Jolie, what women would you trust to open a movie costing $100M+ to make?

I liked Sheena, Queen of the Jungle on TV when I was a kid.

They made a bad movie of it once (1984, with Tanya Roberts) so I'm thinking maybe it's time to try again.

How about Kathleen Turner's V.I. Warshawski? I always thought she got a raw deal and was cheated out of a franchise. Of course, if that character was ever resurrected, it would have to be recast. Maybe Mila Kunis could pull it off. She has star potential and could pull off the tough-gal act. I'd watch.

Well, Adam, Sigourney Weaver was an unknown when she took the part of Lt. Ripley in Alien. Likewise Linda Hamilton in Terminator. Action/adventures don't need to be 100 million dollar machines. Only when the star demands $20 million and points and the special effects are more important than the script does the budget balloon to $100 million.

Well, Adam, Sigourney Weaver was an unknown when she took the part of Lt. Ripley in Alien. Likewise Linda Hamilton in Terminator. Action/adventures don't need to be 100 million dollar machines. Only when the star demands $20 million and points and the special effects are more important than the script does the budget balloon to $100 million.

Anna Katerina and Joan Chen don't play superheroes in "The Blood of Heroes." Nonetheless, both my daughters for years watched that movie on the nights before their soccer games. "Then win." LOL. If you can't shake off that broken leg, send in the manager.

On current movie attempts to push women back to the nursery/kitchen: we've seen that all before. Other posters have already commented on that detestable phenomenon, so I won't add any more here.

My favorite gal supers? Oh my, where to begin:

Beatrix Kiddo, Kill Bill, vols. 1 and 2. In fact, any of the women in those movies. They kicked major ass. They should all get their own movie series, maybe filling in the back stories before Beatrix and her Hattori Hanzo sword sent them all to Valhalla, a possibility that Quentin Tarentino is known to have discussed. How about it, Mr. Q?

La Femme Nikita, movie and TV series both (OK, she already got her own series but hey, how about some movie sequels? And who else but Pita Wilson to return as everyone's favorite super spy?)

Evie the librarian in The Mummy and The Mummy Returns. I'm not sure Rachel Weisz would do a repeat since she got an Oscar, but I'd love to see her as Evie again, along with the adorable Brendan Fraser as Rick. Hold on: I just checked Wikipedia, and it seems I'm going to get my wish, movie fans. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is set to open in August 2008. And Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh also star. Yippee!

And speaking of Michelle Yeoh ... Yu Shu-Lien (played by Michelle Yeoh) and Jen (Zhang Ziyi) from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The ending is kind of ambiguous (does Jen really die or just drift off on the wind?) so a sequel based on these two characters is definitely a possibility. As to who could play the parts: no idea, but I'd love to see these two terrific actors in action again.

My choice would be Death, from Neil Gaiman's The Sandman. There have been rumors of some film project based on her character.

George Clooney is making a miniseries out of The Diamond Age - lots of wonderful female characters in that book, obviously the protagonist (Nell), but also major female roles for Fiona and Elizabeth, and the actress who becomes her surrogate mother/mentor, not to mention the Neo-Victorian Queen . . .

As much as I am looking forward to viewing those manly superheroes, I find Hollywood's constant dismissal of heroic women rather painful. Joss Whedon, creater of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, put together a script for Wonder Woman that would have been an instant draw for legions of his fans. There are a ton of strong women superheroes in the comic books there days: Starfire, Black Canary, Donna Troy, Hawkgirl, Supergirl... the list goes on. Lois Lane doesn't have superpowers, but would make a terrific fictional film hero. And there are plenty of fine actresses out there to play them.

Hollywood could help elevate the role of a strong women - there are certainly plenty of them in real life - but instead, even with more female execs in the business than ever - choses to quash them.

Seconds for the Kill Bill women (Uma Thurman, Vivica Fox, Lucy Liu, Daryl Hannah) in perhaps a prequel.

Also, a huge fan of Zhang Ziyi and Michelle Yeoh in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. There must be a film for the two of them, or perhaps just Ziyi's character.

Last, I think the female terminator in The Sarah Connor Chronicles could be a part of another Terminator series of films.

Anybody that went to the Showcase Voorhees this weekend notice that the "Art Films" did NOT have any coming attractions with them? I guess this means that once again we have to worry about whether the Showcase Voorhees is going to show any
arthouse movies this summer or is crap like Harold and Kumar ALL SUMMER LONG! As for me I am going to
brush off my Patco Freedom Card and head to the Landmarks in Philly. Hopefully the BOURSE will actually fix the AC that was broken most of last summer. Think we did not notice Landmark?

Who cares???????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After an onslaught of male dominated superheros, it is a refreshing change to see a female once in a while. Unfortunatley the success is far few if not seldom.

The upcomming on-and-off Wonder Woman is the only one that stands out in the crowd. The only problem with her is the origin storyline does not have much depth.

Female superheros don't have the same mass appeal as their male counterpart.

Sarah Michelle Gellar as Supergirl.Enough said.