The Final Desination 3D Movie Review

Come on world, what do you really expect from The Final Destination? The first movie, all the way back in 2000 was fun and stupid, the horror equivalent of American Pie.

But now it’s nine years later and there’s a list of sequels nobody likes to talk about as we watch the original on TV syndication for the 11th time.

The first movie was decent because it took a stupid concept (the bad guy is Death), and executed it well with crazy Rube Goldberg-esque kills.

But each of the sequels has stuck faithfully to the original stupid concept, while falling farther and farther away from even the meager charm and entertainment value achieved by the original.

As with each Final Destination film, the main characters are a group of teenagers who, by virtue of a sudden and never-explained psychic vision, manage to sidestep the gruesome end that Death had planned for them.

Now, Death is hot on their trail and the only way to avoid being picked off one-by-one in increasingly unlikely ways is to piece together clues from more unexplained visions.

The Final Destination is now the fourth film and has attempted to bring new life to the franchise with crazy Rube Goldberg-esque kills (*booming echo-y voice*) in 3D-D -D-D!And to a certain extent, it works. The 3D effects are extremely well executed and look great giving new punch to what may have otherwise been lackluster maimings. Unfortunately, most of these really great 3D effects take place within the first 20 minutes of the movie, after which point, those 3D effects that remain are significantly less emphasized than their predecessors.

And the crazy Rube Goldberg-esque kills? About half of the deaths in the movie are indeed truly excellent, but that leaves the other half in the category of “vaguely unlikely and distinctly uninspired.” Clearly Death is getting bored with the game.

You, on the other hand, world, clearly are not bored. The Final Destination sat at the top of the US charts its opening weekend, beating out horror competition Halloween 2. If it’s just because of the 3D, then you might be able to say that you were tricked, but if you actually thought The Final Destination would be a good movie? Well you need to go sit in the corner and think about what you’ve done.