Beauty vs Beast: Acid Queen
Monday, May 7, 2018 at 2:48PM Howdy, Jason from MNPP here with our Mother's Day edition of "Beauty vs Beast" - it's maybe becoming a bit cliche to talk about the Alien franchise for Mother's Day at this point... but that's not going to stop me, for two reasons. First off today is the 42nd birthday of the actress Carrie Henn, who played "Newt" in 1986's Aliens - click here to see a picture of her with Sigourney Weaver a couple of years ago. She's a grown lady! Time is weird, you guys.
And secondly we're doing Alien because I got to see the film on the gigantic screen of the United Palace Theater here in NYC yesterday and a million wows. Never have I more envied the moviegoers of yesteryear who got to watch films in these literal palaces. United Palace does a movie screening every month and if you're in New York you owe yourself the experience of seeing something there, it is absolutely grand - see their whole schedule right here. Anyway we've faced down Ripleys for this series once before so this time let's face down her foes! Which came first, the Egg or the Queen...
PREVIOUSLY Last week we sup from the throats of the haute couture bloodsuckers in Tony Scott's The Hunger and it was ice-blonde Catherine Deneueve who came out on top to the tune of nearly 80% of your votes - said thevoid99:
"I vote for Miriam although.... my heart and soul will always belong to David Bowie's character in that film. Still not over him."
Reader Comments (11)
I see Acid Queen so I am putting forth a write-in for Tina Turner.
The Alien Queen is the most fabled big bad in six fi cinema. Easy vote here.
What do you mean bitch isn’t a plus????
In some instances for sure BITCH is a plus, but I made a call that in this instance it is not :)
It's a 40 year old question with an answer that's never right or wrong but builds into the myth of the creatures who could be just as fascinating as The Ultimate Heroine.
Nick T - LOL
Is there any movie creature in the history of cinema that *wouldn't* lose this to the Queen?
It’s definitely not a plus in all cases, you’re right there and I shouldn’t be that flippant with words like that. I support the executive decision making here but like. She’s such a bitch. What better quality could a villain like this have?
The facehugger is terrifying in Aliens. More so than in the original.
The queen.
God, the creature from Alien(s) is definitely the scariest movie monster of all time.
No better time to say YAAAASSSS KWEEEENNNN!!!!!