Why Pit 'Alien' Against 'Aliens' When Ripley is Great in Both?
Ripley is a great character because she serves two distinct, but rewarding, purposes in the original film and the sequel.

A woman discovers that severe catastrophic events are somehow connected to the mental breakdown from which she's suffering.
Ripley is a great character because she serves two distinct, but rewarding, purposes in the original film and the sequel.