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Today its all about svelte millennials and parkour, not macho guys with bulging muscles and huge tattoos. Enter x. Xx Return of Xander Cage. Movies On Dvd The Hybrid Union ' title='Movies On Dvd The Hybrid Union ' />Xander Cage is sort of like the still young and buff fatherly relic whose skills still rule the day but who. Xx agent Xander Cage Vin Diesel, who has been living off the grid for some time, is reluctantly called back into action when a new high tech. Pandoras Box is unleashed on. In the wrong hands, it has the ability to bring down satellites and hack into any system on the planet. Cage is recruited back into the. CIA Agent Jane Markey Toni Collette but he returns to the fold on his own terms and with his own handpicked personnel, which include. Adele Wolff Ruby Rose, Nicks Zhou Kris Wu, Tennyson Rory Mc. Cann, and Becky Clearidge Nina Dobrev. Once the team is together, its. 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The movie maintains an agreeable pacing and amping up the action throughout this might be the most action packed x. Xx yet. while still offering plenty of in the moment humor throughout. Diesel may be 1. 5 years older since he last appeared in the role, but hes no less. He looks great, and even if hes hardly the best actor on the planet, the enthusiasm, the complete. The film amounts to little. Diesels character, and those around him, engaging in a whole lot of action. Its as advertised, a solid, thoroughly enjoyable action romp. Xx Return of Xander Cage was digitally photographed, but its in that rarified air of new material thats approaching film texture and quality. The image is very robust, yielding some handsome high end detailing and crispness. Skin textures are. Every pore is not only visible, theyre practically measurable. Other skin extremities, like tattoo ink, are also well defined in. Other elements, like clothes, guns, and terrain, offer superb sharpness. Basic background definition is razor sharp as well only some. Colors are very deeply saturated, arguably a little overly so in. Blu ray reveals is terrific. Black levels are very strong and flesh tones push a little warm. Source. noise spikes in lower light shots but the transfer is otherwise free of any debilitating source or compression artifacts. Xx Return of Xander Cage features a booming Dolby Atmos soundtrack. This is one of the best Action soundtracks on the market and, by. Its full throttle, a perfect compliment to the movie, a track that never relents or fails to deliver anything but the. Score is huge, playing with effortlessly large front side width and fully saturating, but. A satellite enters the atmosphere at the beginning, and the big, high speed, rattling sensation pushes through the. Action scenes are terrific. Every scene is distinct, but every one shares the same basic qualities. Gunfire is a great strength, offering very lifelike depth, punch, and movement. It emanates from every speaker and. Just dont return fire. The tracks overhead component is a strength and the top end engages regularly as. Shattering glass, roaring overhead helicopters, skateboards sweeping down the street, and huge crashing ocean waves which. The tracks only flaw comes during a brief moment when Xanders. This is an. epic soundtrack.