Release Date: 7/26/2005 Original Release: 2005 Format: DVD Length: 100 minutes Rating:PG-13 (MPAA) Rating Reason: sequences of intense action violence and some language UPC: 043396102064 Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Action/Adventure, Politics, Theatrical Release, Violence, Secret Agents, Criminals, Military (Usa)
Description
Ice Cube replaces Vin Diesel for this hard-bangin' sequel which favors fists, cars, and snooping over the original's heavy dose of extreme sports stunts. NSA agent Gibbons (Samuel Jackson, back from the original) finds his group under attack by well-armed, well-informed combatants, forcing him to activate a new XXX, Darius Stone (Cube), an old Navy Seal buddy currently cooling his heels in an army prison. It turns out there's a plan to whack the president (Peter Strauss) and a deranged secretary of defense played by Willem Dafoe is behind it. What's more important is the cool way Darius knows how to land a speeding boat on a bridge, then walk away in slow motion as it blows up behind him. Other great scenes include a tank battle on an aircraft carrier and a race with a bullet train that makes THE FRENCH CONNECTION look like a turtle race. There's some hilarious dialogue, such as when Darius recruits his old D.C. car-jacking buddies to ride into battle against the corrupt militia, leading to the "first tank-jacking in history." Scott Speedman plays a sympathetic Fed; Lola Jackson and Sunny Mabrey are the sexy chicks. There's lots of greal looking cars, cool gadgets, and pumpin' rap-crunk music. Director Lee Tamahori also helmed James Bond's DIE ANOTHER DAY and the 1997 thriller THE EDGE.
DVD Features
Special Edition Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French DSS - English, French Subtitles - English - Closed Captioning Subtitles - English, French - Optional Additional Release Material: Making Of: "From Convict to Hero: The Making of XXX: STATE OF THE UNION" (3) Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary Behind the Scenes: (4) Bullet Train Breakdown Angles With Director Lee Tamahori's Introduction Trailers: Sony Pictures Previews Featurette: 1. "Top Secret Military Warehouse" 2. "xXx: According to Ice Cube" Audio Commentary: 1. Lee Tamahori - Director 2. Visual Effects Crew
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XXX: State of the Union Special Edition, Widescreen DVD
