![]() ![]() Turns out that the 'villains' of the movie are also xXx agents recruited by Gibbons. Xander's team then goes after the 'villains' of the movie, who possess Pandora's Box. Xander teams up with how own team of adrenaline junkies (also xXx agents.or whatever) after he rejects the NSA's soldiers. This Pandora's Box is a device that allows those in possession of it to crash satellites (as warheads) in specific locations all around the world. Basically, he's been contracted to take down this group of individuals that possesses this so-called Pandora's Box. Xander Cage is brought back for one last mission after the death of Gibbons (Samuel L. I say as a whole because, for about two-thirds of the movie, everything leading up to the eventual betrayal of both of the xXx crews by the NSA, was fairly standard. I'd even say that, as a whole, I actually came to enjoy this movie. With that out of the way, in my opinion, I found this to be a better movie than the original. And I didn't see the second movie with Ice Cube, so there's that. So the original movie can't have been that bad. Then again, to be fair, I really remember a lot of movies unless they're terrible or fantastic. Honestly, I do not remember how it fell apart because I watched that movie quite a few years ago. But, as a whole, I didn't feel that the movie was very consistent and, according to my review, it fell apart in the last 30 minutes. I remember saying in my (very brief) review for that movie (on RottenTomatoes) that it made me look forward to this movie. But, for the interest of fairness, I feel like I should mention that I wasn't exactly the biggest fan of the original xXx. Maybe that's how I perceive it, but I've always felt that Vin Diesel is incredibly passionate about all the franchises that he's helped make famous. He seems like a guy who's far more hands-on than most actors of his ilk when it comes to the properties he is attached to. I don't wanna say that he controls every aspect of what goes into a xXx, Fast and Furious or Riddick movie, but I'm certain that he has SOME sort of control over these franchises and where they should go. Having said that, there's something about Diesel that feels inextricably attached to the franchises that he is a part of. That's not to say that Vin doesn't have his charms or anything of the sort, it's just that The Rock has more of it. When put side by side, realistically speaking, the Rock is considerably far more charismatic and is the better actor of the two. Another thing that's interesting is the fact that, while Diesel is a part of the massively successful Fast and Furious franchise, which has got to be a multi-billion dollar property for Universal by now, is he hasn't gone on to enjoy the same box office success outside of the major franchises that he is a part of like The Rock who is, also, a part of the Fast and Furious universe. It should be obvious, to anyone that can see and hear, that the guy isn't the best of actors. Regardless, Vin Diesel is an interesting man to say the least. ![]() The review is on Letterboxd and RT so, as a result, I didn't feel like reviewing it again as my thoughts didn't change that much from then until now. Score Recorded at Warner Bros.Not that it matters to most of you, but there wasn't a review yesterday as a result of the fact that it was a repeat of a movie I watched not more than two months ago. Post Production Sound Services Provided by Post Production Supervisor Gail Laskowski Supervising Sound Editor Karen Baker Landers, MPSE Visual Effects Supervisors Jasen Jaz Nannini Stunt Coordinators (Second Unit) Chris O Hara Īssociate Producer Lynn Lucibello-Brancatella Supervising Stunt Coordinator Bobby Brown In Association With Huahua Media and Shanghai Film GroupĪn RK Films and One Race Films Production Paramount Pictures and Revolution Studios Present ![]()
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