| Overall: | C- |
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| Violence: | D+ |
| Sexual Content: | B |
| Language: | D+ |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | B |
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| Video Release: | 26 Jul 2005 |
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Hans Solo (Harrison Ford) is another “bad dude” character who uses his illegal skills (and ample charm) to help a princess escape an evil regime, and eventually becomes converted to her cause, in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977). And speaking of Star Wars, Samuel L. Jackson who plays Agent Augustus Gibbons in this flick, also plays Mace Windu in the new series, The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002) and the upcoming Revenge of the Sith (2005).
DVD Notes…
Home Video Extra Features
For a closer examination of the State of the Union, this xXx sequel provides commentary by director Lee Tamahori, as well as added info about the visual effects. Further your investigation by watching the featurettes: From Convict to Hero—The Making of xXx: State of the Union, Top Secret Military Warehouse, and xXx: According to Ice Cube. If that’s not enough, the DVD includes three deleted scenes (with optional commentary), and four bullet train breakdown angles with an introduction by Lee Tamahori. The movie can be purchased in either a full or wide screen version. Both offer audio tracks in Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), and Dolby Surround Sound (French), with subtitles in English and French.
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Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
