Wait, what? Vin Diesel casually breaks a gun over his thigh
like it’s nothing? That’s some next level Bo Jackson shit right there. Okay,
xXx: Return of Xander Cage, if you didn’t already have my
attention, you sure as hell do after the latest in a line of absurd trailers.
I’m someone who enjoys…no, I’m someone who adores terrible
action movies, but even think xXx sucks. Anarchy ’99 might
be the best name for a group of villains ever, but that movie is just atrocious,
so bad it’s not even fun. Still, somehow, even after the disastrous Ice
Cube-starring sequel that was even worse, xXx: Return of Xander
Cage is on the way. And this trailer confirms that, yes, this is
actually happening and, no, that first trailer wasn’t just a fever dream.
And if that’s not enough, another new video from the U.K. wishes us all a “Merry
Freakin’ XXXMas!”
If nothing else, xXx: Return of Xander
Cage is a testament to the fact that Vin Diesel can do anything he
damn well puts his mind to. He might be the only human alive who wanted another
installment of this franchise, but I’m glad he did, because this looks bugnuts
fucking insane.
Sure, this time the titular
extreme-sports-star-turned-international-spy (or whatever the hell he’s
supposed to be) doesn’t ski in the jungle, but there is more footage of him riding
a motorcycle over water, which is totally physically possible. (Wait, is Xander
Cage X-treme Sports Jesus? Did I just figure out the twist?)
These trailers also doubles down on what may be the best line in
the history of cinema, Samuel L. Jackson saying, “Kick some ass, get the girl,
and try to look dope while you’re doing it.”
If you care about plot (really?), here’s a synopsis:
After coming out of self-imposed exile, daredevil operative Xander Cage (Vin Diesel) must race against time to recover a sinister weapon known as Pandora’s Box, a device that controls every military satellite in the world. Recruiting a new group of thrill-seeking cohorts, Xander finds himself entangled in a deadly conspiracy that points to collusion at the highest levels of government.
xXx: Return of Xander Cage also has an
insane cast. In addition to Diesel and Jackson, legendary badasses Donnie Yen and
Tony Jaa show up. Then there’s Toni Collette, Deepika Padukone, Rory McCann,
Ruby Rose, Nina Dobrev, and more.
I really can’t tell if this is the kind of movie that knows
exactly what it is and had fun with it, or if they play it straight, or which I
prefer. Either way, when xXx: Return of Xander Cage hits
theaters on January 19, 2017, it’s going to be some kind of spectacle.
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