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@JZ: No, I don't count Ripley as an "action hero" anymore than I count Charlie Sheen as one for his performance in PLATOON. To me, "action hero" means you're going to the flick primarily to see this person kick a lot of ass (and in the 80s, also crack snarky jokes while kicking said ass). Action-hero movies are about the actor, primarily, and not the story.