xXx

 

Yeah, that's right. Triple X, baby. Not only an amazing action movie but it also has Vin Damn Diesel in it.

This movie is a 2002 American action film directed by Rob Cohen with Vin Diesel starring as Xander Cage. A cocky, rebellious, extreme sports-loving, forced spy for the National Security Agency by Samuel L. Jackson's burned, bad ass character; Augustus Gibbons.

It also features Asia Argento, Marton Csokas and a brief but always remembered appearance by Danny Trejo.

Cage is sent in to infiltraite a group of potential terrorists in Central Europe. Although financially successful, it received mixed reviews, but was allowed to make a sequal known as xXx: State of the Union.  
After the initial plot enterance in the beginning with a man killed at a concert by Anarchy 99. I love the entereance of Vin's character as he steals a California state senators car to teach him a lesson on his imorale reasoning. If there is one thing that Vin doesn't lack when it comes to his movies, it's his absolute cry for a perfect action sequence.

After being left in Columbia from a cargo plane to identify a drug cartel, Cage is given two choices: work for Gibbons or serve a pretty lengthy scentence in a federal penetentury. Against his better wishes he chooses to work for Gibbons and heads to the Czech Republic to find out more about Anarchy 99. Their leader, Yorgi, is an ex-Soviet soldier who has a grudge against authority and society in general. Xander finds himself drawn to Yorgi's girlfriend Yelena, and he negotiates a political asylum for her in the United States. It wouldn't be a good Diesel movie if there wasn't a sexy girl in there somewhere.

Cage is briefly captured before the Czech police arrive, blowing up the mansion. In the ensuing chaos, Yorgi escapes with his right-hand man, Kirill, an expert sniper.

Well, I won't spoil the whole movie for you but obviously Cage survives and Gibbons informs him that he is needed for another project. He cockily ignores him and goes for a swim in the oceans off the coast of Bora Bora with Yelena.

The charming mixture of sarcasm, action, heat, Cage's unorthodox and criminal-like way of doing things (see the club scene near the beginning of his infiltry into Anarchy 99) and all around sexiness of the characters really makes this movie appealing and in all honesty I don't know why someone wouldn't want to watch it. Not to mention the scenery and landscaping. -kisses fingers- Bella!

I love the scene where Cage is on a plane, looking over the details of his mission when a teenage boy comes along and thinks that he is playing a video game. He connects with the boy in a special way, playing as though it really is a video game and that he only gets one shot. In his voice you can tell that he might even be a little scared. He's used to extreme sport stunts but nothing like this. The boy asks Cage what he gets out of playing. You know, if he wins. Cage says he doesn't know and the boy turns to him and says, "I know. He gets to be a hero." and I think those words really touch Cage and give him some confidence in what he was about to do.

I recommend the movie for girls and guys, although I am sure it appeals more to men as it does have an extreme amount of action and of course the beautiful, sexy women. Vin Diesel, however, is enough of a reason for me to see this movie as a female despite my love for really good action films.

Go ahead, scar face, check out Netflix and put it on with some soda and popcorn at your side. You won't be disappointed, and well.. you'll get the meaning as to why I called you 'scar face', haha.

Riddick

One name. One name and this movie should already have your attention. Vin Diesel.

Another actor I am a fan of, Vin Diesel as been in a lot of movies I have watched from action and no romance like Pitch Black, The Chronicles of Riddick, the new Riddick movie, to comedy like The Pacifier. I love these movies and I love this actor. However, it doesn't mean I can not be a good critic.

A lot of people watched the trailer of Riddick and thought, "Man, that looks identical to Pitch Black." Well, sort of.

The similarities are there. Riddick being on a planet where the creatures attack mainly at night and they are worse then the people actually left on the planet, the main male casting, the same ruthless attitude.

But in other ways, the movie is pretty different. For starters, Riddick got to this planet not as a prisoner, but as a leader who wanted to get away from the community who now bowed to him like a king. He went to the planet because he was looking for his home world Furya and Vaako, played by the over loved Karl Urban (who was the new Judge Dredd in the recent remake.) said that was the one and only he knew where Furya was since all the maps of where it was located has since been destroyed. Well, some things occurred and it turned out it wasn't Furya but Vaako's way, or the other Necromunger's way of getting rid of Riddick "once and for all". Yeah right.

Anyway, I also like this movie because it shows Riddick's caring side. He, at first, captures his wild puppy for none other then experimentation, but in the end it grows to be his friend and companion. And then, heres a sad spoiler.. GETS SHOT! In front of him! I mean how horrible is that? Poor Riddick.

The cast of this movie deal with NO innocent persons either like the first dark planet one did but two groups of well trained Mercs. One being lead by the father of the guy who captured Riddick in Pitch Black. I love how that came around to mean something later. Whew. Anyway, more a cast members included; Katee Sackhoff who plays a badass lesbian merc who can teach a man a lesson-- but eventually succumbs to Riddick's brutal charm, Dave Bautista, Raoul Trujillo and many more. But in typical fashion, the movie doesn't revolve around a huge number of A+, we see them everywhere, actors.

This movie does have a lot of breast action though. I mean really, you turn here, you turn there and you see some woman's breasts. The reason I like Riddick films so much though is it is about the storyline, about Riddick, about the fight, not an action movie filled with drama, heartache, romance, but just plain action! It is a pure action film that should be seen, in my opinion.

Well, that is my review of Riddick and I honestly think it should be seen. This one has a lot stronger language then the others and like I said, a bit more nudity-- not that the others had a lot of that-- but even with its similarities to Pitch Black, it still works, and do not worry they DO explain how Riddick went from the next general to the Underverse to back on a deserted planet. They don't leave you hangin'. I do wish we had gotten to see the Underverse though, I think that would have been interesting.

Well, until next time. You keep what you kill. -winks-

Tah.