Another Final Destination (Final Destination (DVD))

Member Name: welshwickedone

Product:	Final Destination (DVD)
Date:	30/10/06 (178 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great effects, Gory

Disadvantages: Same old Death Design storyline

Final Destination 3 (Film Review Only).
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Well the time finally came for me to view final destination 3 on DVD last night and see what all the fuss is about. Yes, I know it is yet another one in the series of Final Destination films and very probably one to far, but you know me I cannot resist but find out for myself. For anyone who has not yet seen the series of Final Destination films, I am going to do a quick synopsis of films 1 and 2 so you get the idea of the storylines.

Final Destination 1.
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When young student Alex has a premonition of a plane crash he changes deaths design, but death is not happy and wants its intended victims. Death begins to take its intended victims one by one in the order they should have died, but Alex had worked out deaths design and tries to cheat it. Can you beat death and change you intended fate; you have to watch that to see.

Final Destination 2.
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This time we see Kimberley Carman have a premonition of a fatal car accident one year after the tragic plane crash. In panic, she stops the traffic at a junction and breaks deaths design in doing so. Death again is not happy and wants revenge, but Kimberley thinks she can prevent death's design and enrols the help of a survivor from flight 180. Can they together beat death and break the design. Watch to see.

Final Destination 3.
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In Final Destination 3, we join Wendy Christensen (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) at the seniors Fairground Attraction to celebrate there up coming Graduation. Wendy who is there with her boyfriend Jason Wise (Jesse Moss), Carrie Dreyer (Gina Holden) Wendy's best friend and Carrie's boyfriend Kevin Fischer (Ryan Merriman) who is also Jason's best friend. As the four are enjoying the entertainment Wendy is happily taking Photo's of there, time there when she starts to get strange feelings, which she cannot explain. She continues enjoying herself taking photo's of other's who are also due to graduate when they approach the Giant Rollercoaster aptly named Devil's Flight. Wendy is nervous but Jason reassures her and they approach there turn on the ride. When it is there turn Wendy refuses to sit at the from and eventually Kevin is set to sit at the back with her whilst Jason and Carrie are sat at the front. As the safety bars come down to secure them in there seats, Wendy has a premonition that the ride is going to crash. She goes into a panic and soon is removed from the ride and in the struggle that follows, several others get off the back carriage as well. Jason and Carrie are still secured in the front carriage and although Jason tries to get off the ride starts. Wendy is removed from the ride still panicking like mad when suddenly everyone sees that her vision was right and the rollercoaster crashes, killing all onboard.

Wendy is devastated and Kevin tries to help but at first has no success. Suddenly two others who were on the ride are killed in strange circumstances and after some investigation Wendy and Jason research Flight 180 and realise they are going to have to try and beat death's design. They desperately start to chase after the others who got off the ride to prevent there death in the order they would have died on the rollercoaster, but can they save them and themselves and beat death's design. You will have to watch to find out.


My Opinion / The Acting
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There has been a great deal of hype about this film before its release and in my opinion, not all of it is deserved. Yes, it is a good film with great visual effects, but I think we are all getting a little tired of the Death's Design storyline now. From the very beginning you get the feeling here we go again and I have seen this somewhere before and it is understandable as to why. The only real difference between this and the other films is that this one is using a Rollercoaster and the way in which death takes its victims. Ok they have added a little twist in this one as in nobody knowing who was next as they cannot remember who was sat in the one set of seats but that’s about it. If you like to watch gory deaths and gruesome effects then this is probably a film you will enjoy. Don't get me wrong I did enjoy the entertainment it provided, but I just feel it would have been better not to drag out a third film from the Death's Design idea, although on saying that they will probably flog it to death and make a part four.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead gave a very acceptable performance in this film although I did feel she could have added a little more drama to some of the scene's when you are suppose to believe she has just witnessed a gruesome death. Ryan Merriman the other real main character in the film came across to me as quite bland and boring in his performance. It really was lacking any real emotion in my opinion and I will be very surprised if he manages to pursue his acting career to the maximum if he keeps supplying us with performances like that. The other stars of this film gave a more than acceptable performance in there characters portrayals but none were anything to go overboard with praise on and certainly wont win them any Oscar's.

I have to comment about the great effects given to us in this film as I feel they were brilliant. It makes me wonder what sort of person can come up with theses ideas of how they die, but on saying that it would not be much of anything if it were not for how they will die idea. I have to be honest more than anything else that is what kept me watching and entertained as you find yourself trying to second guess how they will die. Each time I tried to work out how there death would occur from the clues I must say I was very wrong, but loved the way they showed it. I think I may have a quite gory side really, when I think about it.

Director James Wong who brought us his directing talent in 'Final Destination 1', 'The One' and some 'X-files' episodes has brought us a fantastically well-directed film in my opinion. The effects and style he has chosen to use gives this film great feeling and great entertainment value.



Technical Information.
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The Cast.
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Mary Elizabeth Winstead Wendy Christensen
Ryan Merriman Kevin Fischer
Kris Lemche Ian McKinley
Alexz Johnson Erin Ulmer
Sam Easton Frankie Cheeks
Jesse Moss Jason Robert Wise
Gina Holden Carrie Dreyer
Texas Battle Lewis Romero
Chelan Simmons Ashley Freund
Chrystal Lowe Ashlyn Halperin
Amanda Crew Julie Christensen

More.
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Director James Wong
Certificate 15 years and over
Year 2006
Widescreen 2.35:1 Anamorphic
Languages English - Dolby Digital (5.1) EX ; DTS-ES
Subtitles English

Summary.
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In my total summary I think it fair to say this was a good film and definitely worth watching but do not go to mad and hope to receive anything other than what was given to us in Final Destination 1 & 2. This film gets a 7/10 from me.

Summary: 7/10 worth a viewing but don't expect too much