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

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

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Posted by tinear on August 10, 2002 at 18:26:10

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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Topic - Just saw "XXX": Hollywood can't get worse, can it? - tinear 18:26:10 08/10/02 (16)

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

TAG MacLaren F1 Avantgarde loudspeakers... - TAFKA Steve 06:18:20 08/11/02 (0)

"XXX" - mikenyc 21:31:41 08/10/02 (13)

You'll be sorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry. nt - tinear 00:11:50 08/11/02 (0)

that's what Tom Clancy is for IMHO _ <nt> - Mart 22:34:54 08/10/02 (11)

Tom Clancy - mikenyc 23:45:55 08/10/02 (10)

who? - Mart 00:07:51 08/11/02 (9)

Re: who? - mikenyc 01:33:11 08/11/02 (8)

most of them sound stale - Mart 04:19:58 08/11/02 (7)

Re: most of them sound stale - mikenyc 09:18:35 08/11/02 (6)

yes, they were just as stale as Slim Whitman _ <nt> - Mart 09:42:59 08/11/02 (5)

Re: yes, they were just as stale as Slim Whitman _ <nt> - mikenyc 14:24:27 08/11/02 (4)

no, they were just as stale as Slim Whitman _ <nt> - Mart 20:58:46 08/11/02 (3)

Who's Staler .... Roger Whittaker, or Slim Whitman? :) <nt> - Radiola 14:54:56 08/12/02 (2)

Re: Who's Staler .... Roger Whittaker, or Slim Whitman? :) ..You didn't include Boxcar Willie < - Pem 17:04:19 08/14/02 (0)

don't know ... I avoid stale music - Mart 17:00:31 08/12/02 (0)

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