Greetings, loyal minions. Your Maximum Leader sees that the lovely Annika has closed the voting and declared that her readers have voted that Beatrix Kiddo would whup Lara Croft’s arse. (As if we needed a vote to tell us that…)

The money line from Annika’s article: “…, the only thing Lara Croft could make explode was a pair of nipples through a quarter inch of neoprene.” And just what, your Maximum Leader asks rhetorically, is wrong with that? Absolutely nothing. It isn’t the five-point exploding heart technique, but those nipples are nothing to be sneezed at.

Anyho… The new poll is up. Maggie from “Point of No Return” vs. Nikita from “La Femme Nikita.” So basically you’ve got Bridget Fonda’s (remade) renegade street urchin turned government assassin versus Anne Parillaud’s original wild street urchine turned government assassin. This is a particularly hard one for your Maximum Leader. He really thinks that after Henry, Bridget is the best think about the Fondas. But Anne Parillaud just has a captivating effect on your Maximum Leader.

Of course it goes without saying that “La Femme Nikita” is the better film. Especially since “Point of No Return” is essentially a shot by shot remake of “Nikita.” Anne Parillaud is edgier and more convincing in the role. And she is dead sexy. Your Maximum Leader has lust in his heart for Anne.

Well… Go vote. Vote for Anne Parillaud’s original, edgy, sexy, Nikita.

Carry on.