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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The rap songs (with Music/{{Xzibit}} in a secondary role), a cameo from Music/{{Bond}} and Deckert's PraetorianGuard being armed with the Heckler and Koch [=XM8=] to represent being "ten generations ahead of the NSA" show this film was made during the early part of TheTwoThousands.

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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The rap songs (with Music/{{Xzibit}} in a secondary role), a cameo from Music/{{Bond}} and Deckert's PraetorianGuard being armed with the Heckler and Koch [=XM8=] [=XM8=][[note]]tested by the U.S. Military as their next-generation assault rifle from 2002 to 2005[[/note]] to represent being "ten generations ahead of the NSA" show this film was made during the early part of TheTwoThousands.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The rap songs (with Music/{{Xzibit}} in a secondary role), a cameo from Music/{{Bond}} and Deckert's PraetorianGuard being armed with the Heckler and Koch [=XM8=] to represent being "ten generations ahead of the NSA" show this film was made during the early part of TheTwoThousands.
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* EvilIsCool: The commandos are extremely badass and are considered one of the highlights of the film.
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* CompleteMonster: Secretary of Defense George Deckert, the BigBad of the film. A former GeneralRipper, Deckert plans to assassinate the President of the United States and his successors so he can become President himself. To that end he abducts and fakes the death of Augustus Gibbons whom he plans to use as a patsy for his crime. His reasons for this being retaliation for the President closing down several military branches to focus on foreign aid.
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* ReplacementScrappy: Ice Cube's replacement of Vin Diesel's character as the new xXx was met with a very [[{{Pun}} cold reception]] from fans of the original.

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* ReplacementScrappy: Ice Cube's Music/IceCube's replacement of Vin Diesel's Creator/VinDiesel's character as the new xXx was met with a very [[{{Pun}} cold reception]] from fans of the original.
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* CompleteMonster: Secretary of Defense George Deckert, the BigBad of the film. A former GeneralRipper, Deckert plans to assassinate the President of the United States and his successors so he can become President himself and frame Augustus Gibbons for his crime. His reasons for this being retaliation for the President closing down several military branches to focus on foreign aid.

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* CompleteMonster: Secretary of Defense George Deckert, the BigBad of the film. A former GeneralRipper, Deckert plans to assassinate the President of the United States and his successors so he can become President himself himself. To that end he abducts and frame fakes the death of Augustus Gibbons whom he plans to use as a patsy for his crime. His reasons for this being retaliation for the President closing down several military branches to focus on foreign aid.
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* CompleteMonster: Secretary of Defense George Deckert, the BigBad of the film. A former GeneralRipper, Deckert plans to assassinate the President of the United States and his successors so he can become President himself and frame Augustus Gibbons for his crime. His reasons for this being retaliation for the President closing down several military branches to focus on foreign aid.
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* * SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Whatever else one can say about the movie, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quwVDKlErbw Get XXX'd]]" by J-Kwon, Petey Pablo and Ebony Eyez is a great track.

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* * SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Whatever else one can say about the movie, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quwVDKlErbw Get XXX'd]]" by J-Kwon, Petey Pablo and Ebony Eyez is a great track.
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* * SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Whatever else one can say about the movie, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quwVDKlErbw Get XXX'd]]" by J-Kwon, Petey Pablo and Ebony Eyez is a great track.
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* {{Sequelitis}}: It has been widely considered to be a more terrible film than the original.

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* {{Sequelitis}}: It has been widely considered to be a more terrible film than the original.original, given its higher propensity for appealing to the LowestCommonDenominator.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Vin Diesel turned down the chance to return as xXx as he had elected to star in ''The Pacifier'' from Disney.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Vin Diesel turned down the chance to return as xXx as he had elected to star in ''The Pacifier'' from Disney.
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%%* ContestedSequel: ''State of the Union''.
* ReplacementScrappy: Ice Cube's replacement of Vin Diesel's character as the new xXx was met with a very [[IncrediblyLamePun cold reception]] from fans of the original.

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%%* ContestedSequel: ''State of the Union''.
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* ReplacementScrappy: Ice Cube's replacement of Vin Diesel's character as the new xXx was met with a very [[IncrediblyLamePun [[{{Pun}} cold reception]] from fans of the original.
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* ReplacementScrappy: Ice Cube's replacement of Vin Diesel's character as the new xXx was met with a very [[IncrediblyLamePun cold reception]] from fans of the original.


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* SpecialEffectsFailure: Many of the CGI action effects fall squarely under this.
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%%* ContestedSequel: ''State of the Union''.
* {{Sequelitis}}: It has been widely considered to be a more terrible film than the original.
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