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xXx: State of the Union (2005)
Not as bad as it could be.
I was a big fan of the first film. I liked the idea of the anti-Bond hero. The line "If you want someone to save the world, make sure they like it the way it is first." Now this film is sort of the same. A different type of person with skills more suited for the situation. Xander Cage could not have been able to achieve this mission.
Go to it to see stuff blow up and some good/bad one liners. There are some pretty good pokes at the first film. I do not think the American people will give it a chance. But it is worth the matinée price.
It uses the formula of Bond films without taking itself so seriously. The acting is what it is. Willam DeFoe did not have as called in a performance as I had heard and Ice Cube was what he needed to be.
By the Sword (1991)
Bad Fencing Film? Yes Bad Film? No
It's the spirit of the film. The fencing was not the best, but not the worst. It taught the lessons it was supposed to. Enjoy the moments. Not the details.