Well, just got back from lunch which required a stop at a local Gas Station. As I was waiting in line, noted that they had a DVD for sale. Hmmmm. So ask yourself, what recent movie do Gas Station operators think their patrons are most likely to buy?
Was it The Hours, a touching story about the humanity that binds us all? Nope. That isn't out on DVD yet, anyway.
Was it Spiderman, a touching story about a young man who gets bitten by a radioactive spider? Nope.
Was it A Fistful of Dollars, a touching story about a cowboy who rides into town and shoots the heck out of everybody? Nope.
It was the completely untouching story of xXx, a spy who has lots of stuff happen to him (that I mostly can't remember, although I did see the movie), and kind of dresses like a pimp in a bad seventies movie. The New York Timed reviewed the movie, saying, "This movie chooses to spotlight its vaunted "new breed of secret agent" by having Xander use the term "first-person shooter," in case someone misses out on the video-game point. Which is in keeping, since "XXX" isn't exactly a movie — it's more like the world's biggest reset button."
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