{"id":14013,"date":"2017-01-17T23:45:04","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T07:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=14013"},"modified":"2017-01-17T23:45:51","modified_gmt":"2017-01-18T07:45:51","slug":"review-xxx-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2017\/01\/review-xxx-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: xXx: 15th Anniversary Edition BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>xXx<\/em><\/strong> now going on 15 years later still is as dumb and ridiculous as ever… and entertaining as all hell. The stunt work is rather impressive and while Vin Diesel may not be some thespian actor, movies like this and Fast and the Furious<\/em> is right in his wheelhouse.<\/p>\n

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xXx
\n— 15th Anniversary Edition —<\/span><\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Action
\nSony | PG13 \u2013 124 min. \u2013 $19.99 | January 10, 2017<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 01\/17\/2017 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Rob Cohen
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Rich Wilkes (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Vin Diesel, Samuel L. Jackson, Asia Argento, Marton Csokas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Featurettes, Deleted Scenes, Theatrical Trailer
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), Czech (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), German (Dolby Digital 5.1), Hungarian (Dolby Digital 5.1), Italian (Dolby Digital 5.1), Portuguese (Dolby Digital 5.1), Russian (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1), Thai (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.40
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>41.7 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Xander Cage (VIN DIESEL) is a notorious underground thrill-seeker who, until now, has been deemed untouchable by the law. But when crack NSA Agent Gibbons (SAMUEL L. JACKSON) convinces Cage to infiltrate a ruthless Russian crime ring headed by Yorgi (MARTON CSOKAS), this new breed of secret agent (codename: xXx) takes down the enemies of justice with a vengeance in this high-octane, turbo-charged thrill-ride.<\/p>\n

When xXx<\/em><\/strong> was released back in 2002, the spy genre under the Brosnan Administration had grown stale and admired the film for bringing a different vibe, more in terms of character, into the mix and yes, this movie is dumb but it was entertaining as hell and if not for the questionable performances, though Vin Diesel has charisma in spades, the plot and villain are straight from the James Bond playbook.<\/p>\n

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Yes, this is a dumb movie but with Vin Diesel, and a laughably scar-faced Samuel L. Jackson, and some fine action sequences, even with some relatively poor CGI (even by 2002 standards), xXx<\/em><\/strong> still holds up very well all these years later and being my fourth viewing dating back to when it was in theaters, I still had a hell of a good time, ignoring some of the glaring issues (the acting in particular).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a redemption code for the Digital HD<\/u><\/strong> copy. No surprise that Final Chapter: The Death of Xander Cage<\/em> was not included…<\/p>\n

Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Director Rob Cohen goes into a decent amount of detail about the cast and crew (with the standard butt kissing included). It\u2019s on the dry side and could\u2019ve used additional commentators to liven things up.<\/p>\n

Origins of a Renegade (6:27; HD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 This is a new featurette that includes interviews with Vin Diesel, Toni Collette, Nina Dobrev and others and a sneak peek at xXx: The Return of Xander Cage<\/em>.<\/p>\n

xXx<\/u><\/em><\/strong>: A Filmmakers Diary:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n