Milla Jovovich is by far the best action heroine of all times.  She may indeed be the best action hero of all times.

Sienna Guillory as Jill Valentine (also in Resident Evil: Apocalypse) and Kate Beckinsale (in Underworld though not Van Helsing which sucked ass) run a tie for second.  Carrie-Anne Moss is third- fab Ducati chase scene in Matrix: Reloaded.  Crappy series of movies though.

I think to be a successful action hero/ine you need to have really cool boots and a cool jacket/coat don't hurt at all.  Also showing some good leg is an added bonus.  All four of these girls have great legs and boots, and both Kate and Carrie-Anne have great coats.  Motorcycles are cool too.  Carrie-Anne had a great (perhaps best movie motorcycle moment ever) motorcycle moment, and Milla has a damn good motorcycle moment.

Resident Evil: Apocalypse is not a piece of great filmmaking by any means.  It is good, solid, hearty entertainment however.  It has some gnar gnar effects- for instance, the nuke at the end is solidly done CGI, some great stunts, some very cool shots, and a decent though old and cliched story line.  It's not brilliant, but it is a definite "Stan's Thumbs Up" in the entertainment column.  I was not bored at any point.  I willingly suspended my disbelief.  I had moments of jumpiness.  I rooted the good guys on.  I laughed a moment or two (and they were moments in which you were supposed to laugh).  It was a good follow up to the original.  I will own it.  Underworld II (still unnamed) will be out soon.  I foresee a third resident evil.  The zombie Dobermans made their obligatory apperance.

I will say if you didn't like the first one, you probably won't like the second one.  I dug the first one.  I dug the second one.

Is your standard of living better now than it was a few years back?  Can you purchase more things now than you used to be able to?  Are you spending more on credit?  Are you going deeper into debt?  Can you afford your own house?  Do you feel your house is reasonably priced?  Is your rent higher now than it has been?  Do you feel the amount you pay for gasoline is reasonable?  Can you afford all the "necessities"  for you and yours?  How do you feel about the state of the economy?

Why are gas and oil prices higher now than they have ever been?  Is there an oil shortage?

Is your standard of living better than your parent's?  Is it better than your grandparent's?  Do you feel you will be able to attain the standard of living of your parents on your own?

Are the taxes you pay justifiable?  What do you get for the taxes you pay?  Are the taxes you pay to high?  Do you (as an assumed lower to middle class) feel that you pay your fair share of the tax burden?  Do you (as an assumed lower to middle class) feel that you carry a proportionally higher share of the tax burden?  Do you get the tax breaks you feel you should?  Do you feel the wealthy, the rich, the "well to do" get more than their fair share of tax breaks?  Do you think we need more taxes?  Do you think we will get more taxes?

Is there really a National Deficit?  Is the deficit really higher now than it ever has been in the past?  Has the deficit gone up in years gone by?  Is the deficit going to go down in the near future?  The far future?  Have you seen anything being done about the deficit?  Do you foresee anything will be done about the deficit?  What has government money been spent on?

Do you feel that you have enough free/leisure time?  Do you feel that you have as much free/leisure time as your parents?  Do you feel that you have as much free/leisure time as your grandparents?

Do you feel you work harder/longer hours than your parents?  Do you feel you work harder/longer hours than you should be?  Do you feel your salary/rate of pay is lower than it should be for the work you do?  Do you know anyone "unemployed"?  Has the unemployment rate gone up?

How is your health?  What would happen if you got sick/injured and incapacitated?  Can you afford good health care?  Do you have good health care?  Has the cost of health care gone up?  Do medical professionals make more than they should or deserve?

Can you afford a home to live in whether it being rent or own?  Are you homeless?  Do you know anyone that's homeless?

Have you been a victim of crime?  Do you know someone who has been the victim of crime?  Do you know someone who has commited a crime?  Why did they commit the crime?  Did they have "needs" that they had to resort to criminal means to fulfill?  Has the crime rate gone up?

Were or are you in the military?  Are or did you serve active duty?  Are or did you serve in combat?  Do you have any siblings serving in the military?  Do you have any offspring serving in the military?  Did you skip out of your military service?  Were you a decorated, combat veteran?  Would you encourage your siblings or offspring to serve in the military?  Do you know anyone who has been killed in combat?  Do you know anyone who has been injured in combat?  If you do, are they or their family and/or relatives getting proper care and/or compensation for the injury or loss?  Do military personal currently serving active combat duty actually have everything they need to do their job in an effective manner?  Do military personal currently serving active combat duty actually get the information they need to do their job in an effective manner?  Are military personal currently serving active combat duty told the truth and treated in a fair manner?  Do personal in the military get a fair shake?

Do you feel safe?  Do you feel protected?  Would assault weapons keep you safer?  Do you want anyone to be able to own any sort of firearm they'd like?  Can you hunt with assault weapons?  How good is an assault weapon for home protection?  Would you protect our sovereign soil from terrorists if you owned an assault weapon?  Would you protect our sovereign soil from an invading force if you owned an assault weapon?  Do you know how to use an assault weapon?  Do criminals know how to use assault weapons?  Are we really going to be invaded?

It's a given.  There will be more terrorist activity on United States' turf.

What is your level of education?  What is your level of job training?  Do you think the price of education is reasonably priced?  Are you in debt due to your education?  Do you think the education you recieved is good?

Do you have plans for surviving through retirement?  Do you think you will struggle to survive through retirement?

What would you do if you couldn't afford the things you need- food, clothing, lodging?  Do you feel you could get reasonable assistance in some way?

Do you like the outdoors?  Do you like the environment?  Is the Earth being protected from the human insect?  Do we have enough forms of "alternate" energy?  Are we researching enough forms of "alternate" energy?  Are there plenty of open spaces about that will be there in 5 years- 10 years- 20 years- 50 years?  Will we be able to inhabit the planet in 50 years?  How're the oceans these days?  How are our fisheries?

How do you feel about homosexuals- the gays, the queers, the dykes?  Should they get married?  Should they have the same rights as hetrosexuals- the straights, the breeders?

What would happen if you or one of yours got pregnant- knocked up?  Would you keep it?  Would you adopt it off?  Would you get an abortion?  Can you get an abortion?  Do you want the option for an abortion?

How do you feel about cloning?  How do you feel about stem cell research?  Do you know anyone with a debilitating, life threatening disease such as cancer?  How do you feel about the state of medical research?

Have you been directly affected by "terrorism"?  Did Sudam Husan and Iraq have "Weapons of Mass Destruction"?  Is "terrorism" the real reason the United States has troops in Iraq?  Did Sudam Husan and Iraq have anything to do with terrorist attacks on the United States?  Did Sudam Husan and Iraq have anything to do with Osama Bin Laden?  Did we know about Osama Bin Laden and his activities before "9/11"?  Will we ever catch Osama bin Laden, bring him to justice, try him, and punish him?  Will he appear before the presidential election?  What has happened to Sudam Husan?  Will he be tried and punished for anything valid?  Do the Iraqui people appreciate U.S. occupation?  Are the Iraqui people thankful for U.S. occupation and have a better life?

Do you work for a major corporation?  Are you a "higher up" in a major corporation?  Do major corporations have any concern for anything other than themselves and making money?

Do you believe the mass media- the popular media?  Do you watch television and listen to the radio and read the newspaper?  Do you believe what you are told?

Is your government doing a good job?  Is your government doing it's job?  Do you think the current government is better than the governments of days gone by?  Do you think the government is worse than governments of the past?  Do you believe your government?

Are you a have or have more?

Do you lie, deceive, trash talk, slander, bend the truth, make things up, do absolutely nothing in your position, live a decadent lifestyle far beyond that of the normal person, want more and more, are lazy, are greedy, accept bribes, take kick-backs, and will you admit to your failures?  Are your friends, co-workers, and employees liars, cheaters, thieves, and crooks just like you?

Do you feel safe?

Do you feel your life and people's lives in general will get worse if the wrong person is elected for the seat of President of the United States?