Ryan D.

A thrill ride of anticipation like you wouldn't believe, Final Destination, helmed by some of the same creative minds behind the X-Files and American Pie brings scary movies to a new level. Helmed by a promising, yet largely unknown, teen cast, Alex (Devon Sawa) is trying to prevent Death. Literally.

Complex and compelling, this film makes Death an intangible, unpredictable entity. While Alex's premonitions range from visions, to slips of paper, to reflections in glass, he's arrogant enough to think he can cheat Death and smart enough to pull it off. The premise may seem a little out there, but this is a horror film relying on a strong plot and brilliant storytelling.

A little too gory for the faint of heart's tastes, Final Destination is a constant menagerie of soon-to-be-death scenes that make your heart skip a beat. Just when you think you have the story figured out or who's going to buy the farm next, a bus rolls by or a live wire snaps to make you think otherwise. I would recommend this motion picture to someone who has a good time going to the movies and being afraid.

I remember watching my first prime time drama at the age of six years old with my mother and younger brother. My mother was a huge fan of "Life Goes On", the show which focuses on the Thatcher Family. She somehow got me so interested in the show that it became the first program I watched on a regularl basis. The story revolves around the two parents who guide their wayward daughter Paige, the blossoming Becca, and Charles, or Corky, their first and only downs-syndrome child. The breakout star of the show became Kellie Martin, whose portrayal of Becca captured the hearts of many awe-struck spectators every Sunday night on ABC. Her first boyfriend, Tyler, dies in a car crash and her second boyfriend was HIV positive. Words (and especially not mine) can not do this show justice. The emotion is just to pure and real that you feel Becca's pain over Jesse and vice versa. It was an incredible show. ABC, of course cancelled it in it's fourth season. "Life Goes On" and "My So-Called Life" will always be my favorite dramas for the 90's and I suppose I will always hate ABC for cutting them down in their prime. You can check out re-runs of the show if you get PAX and see a very different (and blond) Kellie Martin scrubbing for surgery on ER.