Davis P
Final Destination 3 is the only final destination movie I have seen. I caught it on Cinemax late last night and thought it might be fun. This film was fun and pretty entertaining to watch. The acting was actually pretty good here, I wasn't expecting a whole heck of a lot from the actors. It is a little bit predictable, but it was still entertaining nonetheless. Amanda Crew was very impressive, i really loved her in the role. And Ryan merriman was impressive as well, I really loved the casting in this movie, I usually am not a humongous fan of horror film castings, but this movie had great actors in it. The visual effects were pretty well done. I didn't like a couple of the deaths and how graphic they were, didn't need to see some of that. I also didn't care to see the blonde girls's boobs in the tanning bed, unnecessary. But the script and dialogue was well written I thought. And it was entertaining, I had a pretty good time. I wasn't a huge fan of how the film ended though. 7/10.
Spikeopath
Final Destination the series moves into its third instalment without really changing the formula that was working for it. Here the opening disaster involves a Roller Coaster crash that is brought via a premonition to Wendy Christensen (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). As in the previous two films, the visionary and some friends get spooked and get off the coaster to find it actually does crash and a bunch of horrific deaths befall all those on board. Sure enough the survivors start being killed off in equally gruesome ways, it becomes apparent that the old grim reaper is out to claim the deaths that were denied him.The opening section of FD3 is superb, the credits roll to a back drop of various carnival/fairground attractions that offer up foreboding terror, all backed by an eerie rumbling musical score. Then the crash itself is excellently stage, so much so that anyone frightened of Roller Coasters can point to this as a reason why! Then we revert to type, the youthful cast get bumped off in more ingenious ways, with more gore and lashings of dark humour pumped up this time (the use of Love Roller Coaster by The Ohio Players is genius). The narrative drive this time involves photographs, which is a nice touch and overcomes the triteness of some dialogue exchanges.It's a safe entry in the series, and it boasts in Winstead the best young lead actress of the whole franchise. As with all horror films - franchises, some will love it and some will hate it, but ultimately it really does exactly what the previous two films did. So if a fan of those then this does a good job as well. The 2 disc DVD comes with a delightful choose their fate option, which with a bit of playing around gives you a slightly different version of the film. While it is recommended you turn up your home cinema systems for the Roller Coaster segments. 7/10
Harry Waterman
Let's be real, at this point Final Destination isn't trying to impress us or make us think, its trying to give us a few dark laughs on a Saturday night and it really does deliver. Unfortunately, 3 is where the fun ends until 5 came out, bringing true horror back into the franchise. If you prefer your horror zany and unserious, refer to Final Destination 3 and not Final Destination 4. The physics of some of the accidents are all extremely silly however they're truly effective and almost whimsical in their approach of making us paranoid of drive-thrus, tanning machines and fairground rides. It's not a bad franchise, its just a dumb one and that's really nothing to be ashamed of. Every class needs a clown.
statuskuo
I've gotta admit, this movie got me. I was sucked into the movie even though...I already knew what's about to happen. There are no surprises. And it's (what Roger Ebert titles "Dead Teen Movies") formulaic. But it's a lot of fun watching a small spin on a tired genre.What I liked most, is the seriousness of how they approach the material. They clearly know their audience, as well as their thriller movie types. Not one of them is original. Nor should it be. You don't go to McDonald's expecting to eat lobster. For what they were able to accomplish, the gruesome deaths, the shock gore...it wins over the skeptical.If you stop to think about your time being your time to go, and if you cheat it, death gets peeved, it's a great concept. However, it'd be nice to know the people who have visions, where these come from, because there's obviously a contingent that wishes them a brighter future.
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