| | | A new breed of secret agent.
Features: DVD, Director's Cut, Widescreen, Dolby Digital (5.1), French, Spanish, Dubbed & Subtitled, English, Subtitled
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 Gibbsons convinces Cage to infiltrate a ruthless Russian crime ring, this new breed of secret agent (code name: XXX) takes down the enemies of justice with a vengeance in this high-octane, turbo-charged thrill-ride from the acclaimed director of The Fast and the Furious.
"...a rock-the-house Saturday night movie with enough high-voltage energy to power an entire suburb." Joe Leydon, San Francisco Examiner
"Everything about the picture is fun..." Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
"...as good as a good Bond movie..." Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Editor's Note
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.
| Features | "The Final Chapter: The Death Of Xander" With Khristian Lupo As Xander Cage | | 8 Minutes Of Additional Footage Not Seen In Theatrical Version | | Audio: English And French 5.1 (Dolby Digital) | | Clip Compilation (The End Credit Sequence- Raw And Uncut) | | Drug Farm | | Exclusive Sneak Peek At XXX : State Of The Union! | | Exploding Barn Jump, The Bridge Jump | | Interactive Menus | | Languages: English (5.1), French, Spanish | | Making Of Featurette (Starz! In The Set- The Making Of XXX) | | Multi Angle Stunt Views | | Music Video ("I Will Be Heard" By Hatebreed) | | Scene Selection | | Storyboard Comparisons Avalanche Scene | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Widescreen Presentation | | Writer Commentary |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Columbia Tri-Star |
| Release Date: 8/16/2005 |
| Running Time: 132 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2002 | | Catalog ID: 03945 | | UPC: 00043396039452 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed, Portuguese Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Chinese | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 2.40:1 |
| Cast & Crew
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
"...[Diesel is] a dynamite screen presence....[Argento] gives the role a slinking, teasing perversity..." 09/05/2002 p.78Box Office
"...It's fully stocked with the requisite bond movie paraphernalia....Vin Diesel is an action star..." 10/01/2002 p.62 Sight and Sound
"...Diesel's star vehicle stands as a fast, polished and potent exercise in popular film-making..." 11/01/2002 p.60 Sight and Sound
"...Diesel's star vehicle stands as a fast, polished and potent exercise in popular film-making..." 11/01/2002 p.60 Total Film
"...Brash, ballsy and bursting with big, blaring bangs. And that'll do for a Friday night..." 11/01/2002 p.102 Hollywood Reporter
"...There's no denying that the man knows how to keep things moving..." 12/31/2002 p.13 Toronto Sun 9 of 10
Nothing in XXX is original. We've seen it all before in other movies, although here it is sli - Bruce Kirkland
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