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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Music/IceCube's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUgctVPA1VA Thank God]]", as played in the end credits (symbolically referring to Creator/VinDiesel's return to the film series), [[spoiler:and appropriately, Darius Stone's BigDamnHeroes moment.]]
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Music/IceCube's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUgctVPA1VA Thank God]]", as played in the end credits (symbolically referring to Creator/VinDiesel's return to the film series), [[spoiler:and and appropriately, Darius Stone's [[spoiler:Darius Stone]]'s BigDamnHeroes moment.]]moment.
* BaseBreakingCharacter: Becky is either terribly grating or a hilarious scene stealer even before she TookALevelInBadass.
* BaseBreakingCharacter: Becky is either terribly grating or a hilarious scene stealer even before she TookALevelInBadass.
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** In most dialogues in the film, especially between the three characters at the beginning of the film, almost every phrase is laconic and extremely pretentious one-liners.
** Somewhere, there's [[TotallyRadical a sunglasses-wearing youth pastor freestyle rapping from atop a skateboard]] who would say the movie is trying just a little ''too'' hard to be cool with its over-the-top stunts.
** Somewhere, there's [[TotallyRadical a sunglasses-wearing youth pastor freestyle rapping from atop a skateboard]] who would say the movie is trying just a little ''too'' hard to be cool with its over-the-top stunts.
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** In most dialogues in the film, especially between the three characters at the beginning of the film, almost every phrase is a laconic and extremely pretentious one-liners.
** Xiang calling Xander's name repeatedly, including his full name a couple times despite Xiang never using FullNameBasis with him previously, after the latter is apparently shot to death.
** Somewhere, there's [[TotallyRadical a sunglasses-wearing youth pastor freestyle rapping from atop a skateboard]] who would say the movie is trying just a little ''too'' hard to be cool with its over-the-top stunts. Hawk tossing Talon up in midst of a shootout for him to break a electrical wire with a kick so it electrocutes three mooks might be the most ridiculous.
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** Creator/TonyJaa wearing a blond mohawk has to be seen to be believed, but makes perfect sense within this kind of film.
** Creator/DonnieYen's character being introduced slowly and dramatically turning while wearing a white t-shirt, as in a reference to ''Creator/VinDiesel'''s own character in ''Franchise/TheFastAndTheFurious''. It kills the moment's whole gravitas when one gets it, but still utterly hilarious.
** Xiang calling Xander's name repeatedly, including his full name a couple times despite Xiang never using FullNameBasis with him previously, after the latter is apparently shot to death.
** Somewhere, there's [[TotallyRadical a sunglasses-wearing youth pastor freestyle rapping from atop a skateboard]] who would say the movie is trying just a little ''too'' hard to be cool with its over-the-top stunts. Hawk tossing Talon up in midst of a shootout for him to break a electrical wire with a kick so it electrocutes three mooks might be the most ridiculous.
* NarmCharm:
** Creator/TonyJaa wearing a blond mohawk has to be seen to be believed, but makes perfect sense within this kind of film.
** Creator/DonnieYen's character being introduced slowly and dramatically turning while wearing a white t-shirt, as in a reference to ''Creator/VinDiesel'''s own character in ''Franchise/TheFastAndTheFurious''. It kills the moment's whole gravitas when one gets it, but still utterly hilarious.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Creator/TonyJaa, who despite his fall from grace is still hardly a stranger to flicks about things burning and exploding, plays such a minor character in this film that you may actually mistake him for the average Asian martial arts stuntman. Heck, only the chance to pair him up with Creator/DonnieYen, mixing up two of the absolute best choreography leaders in the world, should have been much more relevant in the film's plot.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Creator/TonyJaa, who despite his fall from grace is still hardly a stranger to flicks an expert in films about things burning and exploding, plays such a minor character in this film and his fight scenes are so short that you may actually mistake him for the average a random Asian martial arts stuntman. Heck, only Only the chance to pair him up with Creator/DonnieYen, mixing up two of the absolute best choreography leaders in the world, world (especially that Yen himself used to be a big fan of Jaa's work back in his ''Film/OngBak'' days) should have been much more relevant in the film's plot.
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Spot-on about the ego, but it was a reference to the first film.
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Xander Cage sleeps with 6 women at once for no apparent reason other than stoking Vin Diesel's ego.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Creator/TonyJaa, who despite his fall from grace is still hardly a stranger to flicks about things burning and exploding, plays such a minor character in this film that you may actually mistake him for the average Asian martial arts stuntman. Heck, only the chance to pair him up with Creator/DonnieYen, mixing up two of the absolute best choreography leaders in the world, should have been much more relevant in the film's plot.
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Misuse, refers to things that happened after the work’s release
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* HarsherInHindsight: Xander's line to Serena, "X takes care of his own" midway into the film; while it sets up a {{Foreshadowing}} [[spoiler: for [[BigDamnHeroes Darius bailing the team out of a tight spot]],]] it also serves as this considering [[spoiler: the entire Triple X Program is deemed disavowed by the US Government at the end of the film.]] Not that that would matter to them, especially to Xander.
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Were Still Relevant Dammit is not a trope anymore
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* WereStillRelevantDammit: Considering the elapsed time after the release of the previous film, this was simply impossible to avoid. Abrupt rejuvenation cast, characters hackers and plot with space weapons ... Ironically, this again is so similar to the films of the zero years that it makes this film even more nostalgic and old-fashioned.
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** Somewhere, there's [[TotallyRadical a sunglasses-wearing youth pastor freestyle rapping from atop a skateboard]] who would say the movie is trying a just a little ''too'' hard to be cool with its over-the-top stunts.
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** Somewhere, there's [[TotallyRadical a sunglasses-wearing youth pastor freestyle rapping from atop a skateboard]] who would say the movie is trying a just a little ''too'' hard to be cool with its over-the-top stunts.
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* {{Narm}}: In most dialogues in the film, especially between the three characters at the beginning of the film, almost every phrase is laconic and extremely pretentious one-liners.
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** In most dialogues in the film, especially between the three characters at the beginning of the film, almost every phrase is laconic and extremely pretentiousone-liners.one-liners.
** Somewhere, there's [[TotallyRadical a sunglasses-wearing youth pastor freestyle rapping from atop a skateboard]] who would say the movie is trying a just a little ''too'' hard to be cool with its over-the-top stunts.
** In most dialogues in the film, especially between the three characters at the beginning of the film, almost every phrase is laconic and extremely pretentious
** Somewhere, there's [[TotallyRadical a sunglasses-wearing youth pastor freestyle rapping from atop a skateboard]] who would say the movie is trying a just a little ''too'' hard to be cool with its over-the-top stunts.
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* ClicheStorm: So many that at certain moments the film looks like a [[TwoDecadesBehind popcorn action movie from the nineties]]. However, it is not known whether this was intentional.
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* ClicheStorm: So many that at certain moments the film looks like a [[TwoDecadesBehind popcorn action movie from the nineties]]. However, nineties]], although it is not known whether this was almost certainly intentional.
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* {{Narm}}: Most dialogues in the film are pretty narmy, especially the dialogue between the three characters at the beginning of the film, when almost every phrase is laconic and extremely pretentious one-liners.
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* {{Narm}}: Most In most dialogues in the film are pretty narmy, film, especially the dialogue between the three characters at the beginning of the film, when almost every phrase is laconic and extremely pretentious one-liners.
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* WereStillRelevantDammit: Considering the elapsed time after the release of the previous film, this was simply impossible to avoid. Abrupt rejuvenation cast, characters hackers and plot with space weapons ... Ironically, this again is so similar to the films of the zero years, that this makes the film even more nostalgic and old-fashioned.
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* WereStillRelevantDammit: Considering the elapsed time after the release of the previous film, this was simply impossible to avoid. Abrupt rejuvenation cast, characters hackers and plot with space weapons ... Ironically, this again is so similar to the films of the zero years, years that this it makes the this film even more nostalgic and old-fashioned.
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*BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Xander Cage sleeps with 6 women at once for no apparent reason other than stoking Vin Diesel's ego.
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** Adele, the BadassGay FriendlySniper played by Creator/RubyRose and DrivesLikeCrazy Torch are seen as pretty enjoyable additions to Xander's team.
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** Adele, the BadassGay, BadassGay FriendlySniper played by Creator/RubyRose and DrivesLikeCrazy Torch are seen as pretty enjoyable additions to Xander's team.
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** Adele, the BadassGay, FriendlySniper played by ''Creator/RubyRose'' and DrivesLikeCrazy Torch are seen as pretty enjoyable additions to Xander's team.
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** Adele, the BadassGay, FriendlySniper played by ''Creator/RubyRose'' Creator/RubyRose and DrivesLikeCrazy Torch are seen as pretty enjoyable additions to Xander's team.
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** Adele, the BadassGa, FriendlySniper played by ''Creator/RubyRose'' and DrivesLikeCrazy Torch are seen as pretty enjoyable additions to Xander's team.
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** Adele, the BadassGa, BadassGay, FriendlySniper played by ''Creator/RubyRose'' and DrivesLikeCrazy Torch are seen as pretty enjoyable additions to Xander's team.
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** Adele, the BadassGa, FriendlySniper played by ''Creator/RubyRose'' and DrivesLikeCrazy Torch are seen as pretty enjoyable additions to Xander's team.
** Serena has some very interesting depths and interactions with Xander both before and after [[spoiler:The reveal she and the others were GoodAllAlong]].
** Becky is a scene stealer even before she TookALevelInBadass.
** Adele, the BadassGa, FriendlySniper played by ''Creator/RubyRose'' and DrivesLikeCrazy Torch are seen as pretty enjoyable additions to Xander's team.
** Serena has some very interesting depths and interactions with Xander both before and after [[spoiler:The reveal she and the others were GoodAllAlong]].
** Becky is a scene stealer even before she TookALevelInBadass.
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* AwesomeMusic: Music/IceCube's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUgctVPA1VA Thank God]]", as played in the end credits (symbolically referring to Creator/VinDiesel's return to the film series), [[spoiler:and appropriately, Darius Stone's BigDamnHeroes moment.]]
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* AwesomeMusic: SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Music/IceCube's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUgctVPA1VA Thank God]]", as played in the end credits (symbolically referring to Creator/VinDiesel's return to the film series), [[spoiler:and appropriately, Darius Stone's BigDamnHeroes moment.]]
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* AwesomeMusic: Music/IceCube's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUgctVPA1VA Thank God]]", as played in the end credits (symbolically referring to Creator/VinDiesel's return to the film series), [[spoiler:and appropriately, Darius Stone's BigDamnHeroes moment.]]
* ClicheStorm: So many that at certain moments the film looks like a [[TwoDecadesBehind popcorn action movie from the nineties]]. However, it is not known whether this was intentional.
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Despite a mediocre box-office response in the U.S. -- albeit it still earned almost as much in its opening weekend alone as ''Film/XXxStateOfTheUnion'' did in its entire theatrical run -- it did much better elsewhere, with its international gross exceeding the film's budget in just two weeks. It was especially successful in China, where [[http://deadline.com/2017/02/fifty-shades-lego-batman-xxx-international-box-office-1201909605/ the marketing focused on Donnie Yen.]]
* HarsherInHindsight: Xander's line to Serena, "X takes care of his own" midway into the film; while it sets up a {{Foreshadowing}} [[spoiler: for [[BigDamnHeroes Darius bailing the team out of a tight spot]],]] it also serves as this considering [[spoiler: the entire Triple X Program is deemed disavowed by the US Government at the end of the film.]] Not that that would matter to them, especially to Xander.
* {{Narm}}: Most dialogues in the film are pretty narmy, especially the dialogue between the three characters at the beginning of the film, when almost every phrase is laconic and extremely pretentious one-liners.
* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Darius Stone has better luck this time around to [[spoiler:defeat Marke's assassins]].
* SoBadItsGood: With ludicrous action set-pieces such as ''skiing'' through the jungle and riding the on the ocean with motorbikes, an admirably diverse set of actors ChewingTheScenery and a bare bones thin "plot" that exists only to generate explosions, ''xXx: Return of Xander Cage'' is 107 minutes of pure, unadulterated, stupid joy.
* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: While the film got fairly mediocre reviews, it nonetheless fared a lot better critically and commercially than the [[Film/XXXStateOfTheUnion previous sequel]] made without Creator/VinDiesel's involvement. Which, funnily enough, was the same trajectory that [[Film/TheFastAndTheFurious Diesel's other famous franchise]] took.
* WereStillRelevantDammit: Considering the elapsed time after the release of the previous film, this was simply impossible to avoid. Abrupt rejuvenation cast, characters hackers and plot with space weapons ... Ironically, this again is so similar to the films of the zero years, that this makes the film even more nostalgic and old-fashioned.
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* ClicheStorm: So many that at certain moments the film looks like a [[TwoDecadesBehind popcorn action movie from the nineties]]. However, it is not known whether this was intentional.
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Despite a mediocre box-office response in the U.S. -- albeit it still earned almost as much in its opening weekend alone as ''Film/XXxStateOfTheUnion'' did in its entire theatrical run -- it did much better elsewhere, with its international gross exceeding the film's budget in just two weeks. It was especially successful in China, where [[http://deadline.com/2017/02/fifty-shades-lego-batman-xxx-international-box-office-1201909605/ the marketing focused on Donnie Yen.]]
* HarsherInHindsight: Xander's line to Serena, "X takes care of his own" midway into the film; while it sets up a {{Foreshadowing}} [[spoiler: for [[BigDamnHeroes Darius bailing the team out of a tight spot]],]] it also serves as this considering [[spoiler: the entire Triple X Program is deemed disavowed by the US Government at the end of the film.]] Not that that would matter to them, especially to Xander.
* {{Narm}}: Most dialogues in the film are pretty narmy, especially the dialogue between the three characters at the beginning of the film, when almost every phrase is laconic and extremely pretentious one-liners.
* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Darius Stone has better luck this time around to [[spoiler:defeat Marke's assassins]].
* SoBadItsGood: With ludicrous action set-pieces such as ''skiing'' through the jungle and riding the on the ocean with motorbikes, an admirably diverse set of actors ChewingTheScenery and a bare bones thin "plot" that exists only to generate explosions, ''xXx: Return of Xander Cage'' is 107 minutes of pure, unadulterated, stupid joy.
* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: While the film got fairly mediocre reviews, it nonetheless fared a lot better critically and commercially than the [[Film/XXXStateOfTheUnion previous sequel]] made without Creator/VinDiesel's involvement. Which, funnily enough, was the same trajectory that [[Film/TheFastAndTheFurious Diesel's other famous franchise]] took.
* WereStillRelevantDammit: Considering the elapsed time after the release of the previous film, this was simply impossible to avoid. Abrupt rejuvenation cast, characters hackers and plot with space weapons ... Ironically, this again is so similar to the films of the zero years, that this makes the film even more nostalgic and old-fashioned.
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