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Just saw "XXX": Hollywood can't get worse, can it?

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First off, Vin Diesel is not a generation X guy. He looks mid-thirties. Acting like a skateboarder (literally) while doing James Bond activities is...some pre-adolescent fantasy. I thought he, after seeing him in The Boiler Room and Fast and Furious, had some talent. But now...His scenes with the leading lady are absurd. He makes moves on her that would shame a sixth-grader. Their chemistry is zero. And why shouldn't it be? The woman is sophisticated, dresses like an international woman of mystery...and he looks like some guy escaped from a pro wrestling set. One thing for sure: Vin ain't a typical "good guy." Trying to create a counter culture persona while doing everything as a organization man only confuses the message and leaves a character hopelessly weak, unguided, and adrift.
Samuel L. Jackson? The less said about his performance, the better. I'm sure he was well paid for this crap, for his sake.
It even fails as an action film. When you watch an action sequence only to judge the quality of the fx you know you're in trouble. And, by the way, the stunts sucked, too. The opening sequence is second-rate MTV (I came in as it began and thought it was one of those overblown Coke or Pepsi ads), and the film tanks from there.

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"XXX" ... Posted without comment on my part - Radiola 14:54:28 08/11/02 (0)
From: Yahoo! News.

Sunday August 11 3:15 PM ET

Explosions, excitement and extreme sports combined for an excellent box office debut for "XXX," a thriller starring nascent action hero Vin Diesel.
According to studio estimates issued on Sunday, the film grossed $46 million in its first three days of release in North American movie theaters beginning on Aug. 9
TAG MacLaren F1 Avantgarde loudspeakers... - TAFKA Steve 06:18:20 08/11/02 (0)
...in the fortress were the best part of the film.
XXX is a sissy; Bond never cried.
"XXX" - mikenyc 21:31:41 08/10/02 (13)
I haven't seen it yet, but I did pick up the soundtrack CD set, and I'm looking forward to seeing it.
It's a film genre that always could stand some updating. It's gone far enough one way, with the Pierce Brosnan's 007's, and far enough the other way, with the Mike Myers' spoofs. It's time to be updated again, at least, for this generation, and to me, Diesel is capable to handle it, as anyone else.
- You'll be sorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry. nt - tinear 00:11:50 08/11/02 (0)
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- that's what Tom Clancy is for IMHO _ <nt> - Mart 22:34:54 08/10/02 (11)
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  - Tom Clancy - mikenyc 23:45:55 08/10/02 (10)
    Tom Clancy is for non-fiction junkies who want their fiction, "real".
    It's easy to see his crowd appeal in this post 9-11 world. But as far as having fun, he still doesn't know how to "Rock" yet. Strictly Old Old School.
    Maybe he should take off those service caps he sports all the time, give his writing some air, and get jiggy with Rammstein, Queens of the Stone Age, and P.Diddy...and less Merle Haggard ?
    - who? - Mart 00:07:51 08/11/02 (9)
      who are Rammstein, Queens of the Stone Age, and P.Diddy and Merle Haggard ?
      I prefer to rock. Who are these guys?
      
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      - Re: who? - mikenyc 01:33:11 08/11/02 (8)
        
        In Reply to: who? posted by mart on August 11, 2002 at 00:07:51:
        
        From the soundtrack...
        Disc: 1
        1. Feuer Frei - Rammstein
        2. Bodies (Vrenna's XXX Tweaker Mix) - Drowning Pool
        3. I Will Be Heard - Hatebreed
        4. Millionaire - Queens Of The Stone Age
        5. Get Up Again - Flaw
        6. Landing - Moby
        7. Adrenaline - Gavin Rossdale
        8. 004 - Fermin IV
        9. Technologicque - Orbital
        
        Disc: 2
        1. Stick Out Ya Wrist - Nelly (w/ Toya)
        2. Look at Me - Lil' Wayne
        3. Truth or Dare - N.E.R.D. (w/ Kellis)
        4. Are We Cuttin' - Pastor Troy (w/ Ms. Jade)
        5. Still Fly - Big Tymers
        6. Connected for Life - Mack 10 (w/ Ice Cube & WC)
        7. Lights Camera Action - Mr. Cheeks (w/ Missy Elliot & P. Diddy)
        8. It's Okay - Postaboy
        9. Yo, Yo, Yo - Dani Stevenson
        10. Lick - Joi
        
        most of them sound stale - Mart 04:19:58 08/11/02 (7)
        
        In Reply to: Re: who? posted by mikenyc on August 11, 2002 at 01:33:11:
        
        However, a snipet of "Adrenaline - Gavin Rossdale" sounded promising.
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        Re: most of them sound stale - mikenyc 09:18:35 08/11/02 (6)
        
        In Reply to: most of them sound stale posted by mart on August 11, 2002 at 04:19:58:
        
        stale ? Perhaps you would like to see some Slim Whitman ?
        
        yes, they were just as stale as Slim Whitman _ <nt> - Mart 09:42:59 08/11/02 (5)
        
        In Reply to: Re: most of them sound stale posted by mikenyc on August 11, 2002 at 09:18:35:
        
        ... just my 2� � moderate Mart � �
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        Re: yes, they were just as stale as Slim Whitman _ <nt> - mikenyc 14:24:27 08/11/02 (4)
        
        In Reply to: yes, they were just as stale as Slim Whitman _ posted by mart on August 11, 2002 at 09:42:59:
        
        Guess you like Slim Whitman.
        
        no, they were just as stale as Slim Whitman _ <nt> - Mart 20:58:46 08/11/02 (3)
        
        In Reply to: Re: yes, they were just as stale as Slim Whitman _ posted by mikenyc on August 11, 2002 at 14:24:27:
        
        ... just my 2� � moderate Mart � �
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        Who's Staler .... Roger Whittaker, or Slim Whitman? :) <nt> - Radiola 14:54:56 08/12/02 (2)
        
        In Reply to: no, they were just as stale as Slim Whitman _ posted by mart on August 11, 2002 at 20:58:46:
        
        ...
        
        Re: Who's Staler .... Roger Whittaker, or Slim Whitman? :) ..You didn't include Boxcar Willie < - Pem 17:04:19 08/14/02 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Who's Staler .... Roger Whittaker, or Slim Whitman? :) posted by Radiola on August 12, 2002 at 14:54:56:
        
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        don't know ... I avoid stale music - Mart 17:00:31 08/12/02 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Who's Staler .... Roger Whittaker, or Slim Whitman? :) posted by Radiola on August 12, 2002 at 14:54:56:
        
        Ask some authority who basks in it?
        ;^>
        
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