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Movie Description This amped action drama stars Vin Diesel as Xander (aka Triple X), a rebellious extreme sports star with a mission to defy authority and create anarchy. In the dramatic opening scene of the movie, Xander pulls an outrageous serious of stunts with the help of a band of similar-minded jocks, broadcasts the whole event live onto the Internet with a network of strategically placed digital cameras, and then avoids being captured by the squadron of police who pursue him. When Triple X is later taken into custody, Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson), a representative from a government agency, hires the chiseled athlete and turns him into a secret agent with a mission to travel to Prague and collapse a dangerous terrorist cell operated by Yorgi (Martin Csokas) and the seductive Yelena (Asia Argento). Triple X is quickly drawn into Yorgi's lair, a stunning chateau situated in the mountains that is equipped with every high-tech modern amenity imaginable, along with a sizeable team of extra-large Slav bodyguards, a laboratory staffed by top scientists, and an always-ready gaggle of gorgeous concubines. Non-stop stunts, pounding hard-core music, elaborate sets, and inventive costumes make this Rob Cohen-directed adrenaline overload a visually exciting, aurally engaging, highly entertaining success.
Film Notes DVD Features:
Region 1 Keep Case Full Screen Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Dolby Digital 5.1 - French Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary - 1. Rob Cohen - Director Featurettes - 1. FILMMAKER'S DIARY 2. DIESEL POWERED 3. DESIGNING THE WORLD OF 'XXX' 4. BUILDING SPEED - THE WORLD OF 'XXX' 5. THE GTO IS BACK Deleted Scenes With Optional Director's Commentary Music Video - 1. Gavin Rossdale - "Adrenaline" Interactive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Selection DVD-Rom Features
Theatrical Release: August 9, 2002
Industry Reviews "...[Diesel is] a dynamite screen presence....[Argento] gives the role a slinking, teasing perversity..." Rolling Stone - p.78 - Peter Travers (09/05/2002)
"...It's fully stocked with the requisite bond movie paraphernalia....Vin Diesel is an action star..." Box Office - p.62 - Tim Cogshell (10/01/2002)
"...Diesel's star vehicle stands as a fast, polished and potent exercise in popular film-making..." Sight and Sound - p.60 - Xan Brooks (11/01/2002)
"...Brash, ballsy and bursting with big, blaring bangs. And that'll do for a Friday night..." Total Film - p.102 - Jamie Graham (11/01/2002)
"...There's no denying that the man knows how to keep things moving..." Hollywood Reporter - Glenn Abel (12/31/2002)
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