XXX: State of the Union...

[rh71]

i can't believe a reknowned and respected actor like Samuel L Jackson would associate himself with that sequel. Remember he said no to doing 50 Cent's movie ? Why would he say yes to doing one with Ice Cube ?

 

[PricklyPete]

I have a girl who works for me who is a tom boy "wanna be ricer". She actually told me this looks good and she wants to see it. I just can't comprehend how she is able to handle day to day functions, let alone her job, when she comes to the conclusion that this movie is worth her while. I can only assume that whatever lowlife she is dating at the moment said it looked good...and she was just repeating it...but it really had me worrying about her mental stability.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: rh71
i can't believe a reknowned and respected actor like Samuel L Jackson would associate himself with that sequel. Remember he said no to doing 50 Cent's movie ? Why would he say yes to doing one with Ice Cube ?

Because, unlike 50 Cent, Ice Cube has a strong box-office track record, and has garnered critical praise as an actor.

 

[StageLeft]

sucks.Surprise, surprise, the movie

 

[mb]

Originally posted by: supafly
I have like 50 free movie passes, and I look forward to seeing it, so yes, I will see it on Friday.

Well, I did see the movie.. at least I can say I didn't have to pay to see it... not anywhere near as entertaining as I hoped it would be.

 

[CVSiN]

Originally posted by: InstincT
Is there any amount of money you would pay to go see this? I just fail to understand why they bother making movies like this... I don't know a SINGLE person that wants to see this.

I liked the first one.. Vin Deisel is ok... and the lil russian spinner was freaking hawt...

but common man... ice cube? wtf...i mean double WTFZ....

 

[PingSpike]

The only thing that could save this movie in a heavy dose of hardcore pornography. I'm talking so much that everything besides the pornography has to be cut, turning the movie into a full blown porno.

"Can you protect the president by blowing up cars and snowboarding?"

 

[xirtam]

I will probably see it after I exhaust my other entertainment options.

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

They've renamed it for the UK, obviously "xXx - State of the Union" was too complicated for us.

It's now "xXx 2 - The Next Level" which is just wow.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
sucks.Surprise, surprise, the movie

Kind of like the first one ? I couldn't imagine anyone being worse than Vin Diesal but according to the reviews it seems Ice Cube pulled it off.

 

[Sqube]

There are people who are going to watch it because (as hard as it is to believe) there are some people who, from time to time, just want to watch a mindless action flick. It doesn't have to be considered a timeless classic, it doesn't have to be the kind of movie we're going to remember 30 years from now.

Just blow some sh!t up, show me some hot women and call it a day.

 

[arcas]

It's pretty bad when even the previews show bad acting.

 

[xirtam]

Originally posted by: Sqube
There are people who are going to watch it because (as hard as it is to believe) there are some people who, from time to time, just want to watch a mindless action flick. It doesn't have to be considered a timeless classic, it doesn't have to be the kind of movie we're going to remember 30 years from now.

Just blow some sh!t up, show me some hot women and call it a day.

Yeah, it's nice to see an action movie well made, but most of the time I don't really care as long as there's plenty of eye candy and explosions. If I want to see good acting I'll watch a drama or in some cases a comedy. Most of the James Bond movies, particularly the new ones, have crappy story lines and bad acting. But who cares? Stuff gets blown up and I'm happy.

Of course, some movies cross the line, and no amount of explosions can rectify them. This one might be one of those, but I haven't watched it yet, so I'm not sure.

 

[classy]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Skoorb
sucks.Surprise, surprise, the movie

Kind of like the first one ? I couldn't imagine anyone being worse than Vin Diesal but according to the reviews it seems Ice Cube pulled it off.

I saw it yesterday. Catch it when its on TNT, like 2 years from now, lol. Its not very good and that's putting it mildly.

 

[blakeatwork]

Originally posted by: PricklyPete
I have a girl who works for me who is a tom boy "wanna be ricer". She actually told me this looks good and she wants to see it. I just can't comprehend how she is able to handle day to day functions, let alone her job, when she comes to the conclusion that this movie is worth her while. I can only assume that whatever lowlife she is dating at the moment said it looked good...and she was just repeating it...but it really had me worrying about her mental stability.

You must be a Unix user... really, only someone who uses Unix can come across with the type of arrogant blathering you just displayed... either that, or you have a hopeless crush on her, and will strike out blindly at whatever the object of your stalking likes, in a vain attempt to persuade her join you on the "dork side".

I actually enjoyed the first movie, for the simple fact that it was a cheesy, blow-em-up action flick in the Stallone/Schwarznegger/Smith/Seagal/VanDamme styles, with bad dialogue, bad acting, and a bad plot. However, as I had already judged the movie to be fairly mindless, I wasn't at all disappointed when I was treated to gratutious booty (nothing wrong with that), collossal explosions, the suspension of the laws of physics for the protagonist (gasp, a fictional movie that suspends belief... whoda thunk it?!) and general cheesiness that one would assume to see.

However, I really have no desire to see Ice Cube in anything but a Gangster Flick, as i really think he's a bit out of his acting element when he's not portraying a thug in Compton. I would have gone to see the sequel if Diesel had starred in it, only for so much as to see the "Anti-Bond" (and for more booty).

 

[Scarpozzi]

How did they work Ice Cube into the story anyhow? I mean, I thought XXX was Vin Diesel's character... I mean, he had the tattoo before he became a spy. They shouldn't be able to call Ice Cube XXX for that simple reason unless I missed something. Was that an oversight on their part or what?

 

[dr150]

$80 million and made less than $13.7M opening weekend (3rd place).

Even with DVD sales & int'l box office receipts, this movie will most likely take a good loss.



This performance effectively ENDS the XXX franchise!

 

[amoeba]

Ice Cube is a good actor (Three Kings) but he doesn't fit in this role.

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
How did they work Ice Cube into the story anyhow? I mean, I thought XXX was Vin Diesel's character... I mean, he had the tattoo before he became a spy. They shouldn't be able to call Ice Cube XXX for that simple reason unless I missed something. Was that an oversight on their part or what?

Maybe Ice Cube plays the original XXX's son.

 

[cerebusPu]

Originally posted by: dr150
$80 million and made less than $13.7M opening weekend (3rd place).

Even with DVD sales & int'l box office receipts, this movie will most likely take a good loss.



This performance effectively ENDS the XXX franchise!

man...thats pretty lackluster performance. i dont see how they can make up for the other 67million dollars.

just watched it...definitely was a crappy movie.

 

[abc]

Originally posted by: PingSpike
The only thing that could save this movie in a heavy dose of hardcore pornography. I'm talking so much that everything besides the pornography has to be cut, turning the movie into a full blown porno.

"Can you protect the president by blowing up cars and snowboarding?"

LOL