Final Destination

Pros: Interesting premise.
Cons: The film fails to utilize its interesting premise and instead becomes another tired 90's style slasher flick

Final Destination: New Line Cinema
Rating: USA: R/ UK: 15/ Austalia: MA

It’s no secret that I’m not a huge fan of the 90’s-style, self-referential slasher film. Aside from the original Scream most of these...

Pros: Pretty good story, nice acting, some 'jump out of your seat' and thrilling scenes
Cons: Minor glitches in the story, nothing much else

I'm not going to lie, I do like some of the teen flicks that come out from time to time. Usually if it's a comedy one like the 'American Pie' trilogy or even the 'Scary Movie' bits. They may not be the greatest films in the world, but I like a film ...

Pros: If you've seen one horror movie death, you HAVEN'T seen them all--the fates in this movie are clever and complicated
Cons: The characters are oh-so pretty, the dialogue is oh-so mundane

We all die.

We bounce through life, happy as larks (or glum as mudhens): falling in love, getting divorced, paying bills, spending like crazy, eating junk food, having sex, raising children, visiting the Grand Canyon, folding laundry. We do...

Pros: A mindless diversion
Cons: Predictable

I did not know what I would be watching when I rented “Final Destination” . I remember seeing the movie trailers when it was released earlier this year. I also recalled reading a few mix reviews from fellow epinionators about this movie while...

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I had originally planned to see this movie when it first came out, but when I got to the theater, I found out that the listings in the paper were wrong and the movie had been playing for a little while. I didn’t get around to watching the movie until ...

Pros: Edge of your seat suspense
Cons: Not the best written when it comes to dialogue

The Plot
I realize you most likely know what is going on, but I will humor you and perhaps tell you more than you already know:
Alex Browning (Sawa) is embarking on a trip to Paris with his class of 40. He obviously fears the possibility...

Pros: keeps you watching, action, and just all around great movie.
Cons: none really

Have you ever escaped death, or have you ever had a weird feeling of premonition that something bad was going to happen and then it really does? Well this is kind of what the move Final Destination is all about.

The movie starts off with a...

Pros: Fun, shocking, intense.
Cons: With the exception of Tony Todd, not-so-great dialogue.

Though in truth, it is only a four-star movie, Final Destination is truly one of my all-time favorites. It has a nice little unproven philosophy that plays into it, and there's all these shocks and twists within that just make it a neat film. I can ...

Pros: A horror film that is smart, and horrifying to boot.
Cons: too brainy for some viewers.

Final Destination I actually own on video cassette and seen it in 2002, then seen the other films in the series. It won't be fair just to review this one and ignore the sequels. The series as a whole is downright frightening, and pushed what horror is. ...

Pros: A fascinating concept. And if you like scary movies, this is one helluva scary movie.
Cons: Basically a teen horror flick, with all the usual clichés

Comedies – I can’t get enough of them. And there’s nothing like a romantic weepie to use up unwanted tissues. These films can help you unwind. They can soothe away the aches and pains of everyday stress, and fill you with the feel-good factor. A bit like...

Pros: One almost-surprise. On to the cons...
Cons: Drawn out, overdone, boring at times, not scary, utter cheese.

When I first saw the commercial for Final Destination, I thought it looked pretty good. Not good enough to run out and see though. So, I gave it a few weeks. I read a lot of reviews on it, and came to the conclusion that a lot of professional...

Pros: Lots of unexpected demises.
Cons: Gets silly towards the finale.

So you'd probably consider yourself lucky if you happened to walk away from a life-threatening accident, right? Not if you were a character in this movie. Final Destination has the framework of your basic 'dead teenager' horror flick, only this movie has...

Pros: Great thrills and rides
Cons: Really frightening

This movie was a fantastic, thrilling movie. Alex and his classmates are going on a trip to Paris. In a vision he sees the plane exploding soon after take off. He and six others get off the plane right before the planes takes off and they are stuck on...

Pros: suspense, scares, great movie
Cons: could be setting up for a sequel

It was movie night and I sat down to rent a pay per view movie. As I watched the titles flash by I saw Final Destination. The name of the movie seemed familiar. After a moment of thought I realized that I had wanted to see this movie when it first came...

Pros: Slasher movie, but with a great creative twist.
Cons: I was hoping for more of a psychological thriller.

Although "Final Destination" was not what I was expected, I must admit that I enjoyed it and still put it on for background noise whenever it's on cable. Initially, when I heard about the premise, I pictured a psychological thriller on the order of ...