The Final Destination (2009)

Director:

David R. Ellis

Writers (WGA):

Eric Bress (written by)
Jeffrey Reddick (characters)

Release Date:

28 August 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Take the trip in Real D 3D

Plot:

After a teen's premonition of a deadly race-car crash helps saves the lives of his peers, Death sets out to collect those who evaded their end. |

Plot Keywords:

Death | Premonition | Milf | Man In Swimsuit | Gore

Cast

Bobby Campo	...	Nick O'Bannon
Shantel VanSanten	...	Lori Milligan
Nick Zano	...	Hunt Wynorski
Haley Webb	...	Janet Cunningham
Mykelti Williamson	...	George Lanter
Krista Allen	...	Samantha Lane
Andrew Fiscella	...	Andy Kewzer
Justin Welborn	...	Carter Daniels
Stephanie Honore	...	Nadia Monroy
Lara Grice	...	Cynthia Daniels
Jackson Walker	...	Jonathan Grove
Phil Austin	...	Samantha's Husband
William Aguillard	...	Kid #1
Brendan Aguillard	...	Kid #2
Juan Kincaid	...	Newscaster

Also Known As:

Final Destination 4 (USA) (working title)
Final Destination: Death Trip (USA) (working title)
Final Destination: Death Trip 3D (USA) (working title)
The Final Destination in 3-D (USA) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violent/gruesome accidents, language and a scene of sexuality.

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45492) | Australia:MA | Singapore:R21 | Ireland:15A | Singapore:M18 (edited version) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Germany:18 | UK:15 | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Iceland:16 | Japan:R15+ | Portugal:M/16 | Hong Kong:IIB (2D Version) | Hong Kong:III (3D Version) | New Zealand:R16 | Finland:K-18 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Harahan, Louisiana, USA

Company:

FlipZide Pictures

Trivia:

Like the "Clear Rivers" nod, there is a black SS like Carter's car from the original Final Destination (2000) in the garage when Nick, Lori and George go to talk to the mechanic.

Goofs:

Continuity: One of the characters is shot with two nails in the arm. In the next scene he has 4 nails in his arm.

Quotes:

Nick: There's gonna be a huge crash!
Hunt Wynorski: Off course there's a crash, there's always a crash!

Movie Connections:

References Final Destination 2 (2003)

Soundtrack:

Why Can't We Be Friends

Gimmicky Horror

For me, a rating of 5 out of 10 means I didn't like the movie, but I didn't hate it either.

"The Final Destination" is a 3D horror thriller gimmick. Even though I saw this in 2D, there were many elements that were very obviously designed to be in 3D to take full advantage of the medium.

However, the film itself just isn't good.

The acting is terrible. The story is formulaic. There's nothing really interesting as far as the plot. No discussion of death. No new interesting concepts. Lots of fluff in the form of false kills. And the entire film from the opening credits to the closing credits is about the methods in which these people die.

What this movie is really about is killing young, attractive individuals in a manner which will compliment the 3D. Nothing else. It's just killing people using a Rube Goldberg device or a flying object in 3D.

Some of the special effects are good, and a few of the deaths are interesting, however, the film doesn't really do anything for me. It's just kind of there. I don't really hate it, but I don't really like it either. I also don't really care for 3D in general. I think it's a stupid way of getting you to pay a little extra, like IMAX (which is a bigger screen and some extra speakers. Yaay).

Overall, if you like the 3D gimmick; you're just looking for a movie to take a few friends to and have a little fun; and you don't really care about plot, characters, or story, you might have some fun. To anyone else, I wouldn't really recommend it. It's just a studio gimmick and can be easily ignored.

5/10 - Nothing special.