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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
2-Disc Set - Keep Case
Anamorphic - 2.40
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French, Spanish
Subtitles - English - Closed Captioning
Subtitles - French, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Rob Cohen - Director
Featurette - 1. "The Final Chapter: The Death of Xander" with Khristian Lupo as Xander Cage
2. Exclusive Scene from XXX 2: STATE OF THE UNION
Film Highlights/Clips - 1. Clip Compilation (The End Credit Sequence - Raw and Uncut)
Film to Storyboard Comparison - 1. Avalanche Scene
2. Drug Farm
Making Of - 1. "Starz! In the Set- The Making of XXX"
Music Video - 1. Hatebreed - "I Will Be Heard"
Trailers - 1. Exclusive Sneak Peek at XXX 2: STATE OF THE UNION
Interactive Features:
Multiple Angles - 1. Stunt Views - Exploding Barn Jump
2. Stunt Views - The Bridge Jump
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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