Show lots porno but still racv a month ago after the umpteenth overblown trailer for “Triple X” I asked if he wantmy brother-in-laed to catch the flick on opening night Word of advice:Do not ask anyone within earshot of another human being if they want to see “Triple X” especially in front of your wife’s parents I’m pretty sure now think I run an my Internet pom site Hence I was alone at Movies 5 for the premiere That is if you don’t count the buffet of N’Sync clones that filled nearly every other seat in the theater My 28 years made me the oldest person viewing “Triple X” Teenage hormones bubble-gu217 different types of cologne and the scent of acne medicine fog It hung like a prom-nigwas completely obvious these exuberant youths were ready to see explosions mingled with loud music I’m sure they weren’t disappointed You might be Especially if ESPN2 and German rock band “Rammstein” are not on your daily o lists “Triple X” is the latest from Hollywood's newest action-stVin Diesel (“Pitch Black” and “The Fast and the Furious”) Diesel is one part Stallone and one part Schwarzenegger He is a capital T of muscle with' a brain almost w in-la- ws m ht to-d- ar him acting and writing The type of film you want to pay full prica for and aaa again and again o Good enough for the AAA hi price ticket but not quite superebed enough to maka you want to go again 999 Discount movie night- if you’re bored stogie and have no life f Bui Is imMuautMs who is badly dressed sarcastic selfish and hooked on' PlayStation There are other similarities as well Bond is hooked on martinis Cage is hooked on SoBe energy drinks can you say product placement? 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SPIRIT August Herald suggestions to warrant a thorough investigation if your young' teenagers want to catch this flick wife their pals I don’t think young children should view this movie period There are enough suggestive dance scenes and thong-cla- d bottoms to rival a Cisqo music video I wouldn’t say the content deserves an R rating but moms and dads ought to be aware of the 20000 leagues that separate this film and Comic books explore new territory comic book company created Superman and Batman has a cutting-edg- e new story line: a gay teenager is fee victim of a hale crime DC Comics’ “Green Lantern” No 154 hits newsstands in September — wife main character Italy Berg beaten almost to death on a street Italy actually emerged as a gay character in 2001 in issue No 137 which was cited by the Ga£ and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation as the Bawls say product placement?” ng Bond we have the tattooed Xander Cage 16 Stay home watch the static on the television and pretend VS the end of the woricLYbUl have more fua tooted aaSaBe energy drinks Can you it’s Generation X’s answer to James Bond Instead of the tuxedo-cla- 2002 i pulse-poundi- debonair csdcaiadiesKttr 8upeb Greeting full of sarcasm He fits the role of action hero well but that’s not saying much In truth most action stars are nothing more than pretty faces shot in slow motion with a curtain of music acting as an anthem to their superhuman onscreen efforts Diesel portrays extreme athlete Xander Cage After a series of law enforcement entanglements Cage is recruited by Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L Jackson) a top agent fertile National Security Agency He is given a choice: Either assist the NSA in spying on some Czech baddies or share a Leavenworth prism cell with the nightmare from “Deliverance I hope your picking up my sarcasm Reluctantly Cage agrees to assist die NSA and soon dis-- covers he both enjoys and is ' extremely good at international espionage Whilein Europe Cage befriends a spy for the Russian government Yelena ' (Asia Argento) and the pair soon infiltrate the terrorist group “Anarchy 99” and begin to uncover the secret plans fee 'group has for fee world I liked “Triple X” because banjo-strummi- I 25 705 ft Sal' Sun MS REELlTIME 795 North Main The Bourne Identify 730 MNf DOOR! 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