NateF88

If you saw The Final Destination for character development and a deep storyline, you probably left the theater feeling empty, because the movie's void of any of those. If you came to see it for what it was worth (that is, it being a movie about death), you probably left having felt that you got your money's worth, because there's plenty of death in the movie! In fact, The Final Destination has the most bloodshed and action than any of the previous three, and it has better acting than the other sequels too.

You know the plot, so there's no sense in repeating it. Granted, there's no real originality here, but the deaths were always entertaining and thrilling to watch, especially in 3-D (probably the only way it's worth viewing). What I liked is that it knows it's the fourth entry in the series and that by this time, most people aren't taking the movie too seriously. So it has fun with it's characters, aiming for much more simplistic and ironic deaths than the ridiculously elaborate ones in part 3 (which took itself way to seriously and wasn't as good as this one, in my opinion). There is a scene of mass havoc towards the end of the movie involving a collapsing mall which was gross and shocking enough than anything since the crash scene of part 2. There's also a neat little swimming pool mishap and a death that screamed images of Sushi into my head. Yes, there's no story, no character work, or fantastic dialog, and parts of the movie felt rushed, especially the opening disaster.

I enjoyed it, but I only recommend to fans of the series. Those who didn't enjoy part 2 (The Final Destination being ripe with David R. Ellis's black humor) should stay away, or those who haven't seen any of the other movies before. This should be the last in the series, based on the ending. Without spoiling it, it wraps up all of the events in the entire series up nicely while still delivering the jolts.

..... and you've got part 2. If you've seen part one, you've seen this sequel. Yes, the flashbacks do get annoying, and Ricky is a god awful narrator and character to follow. Flashbacks and references aside, it's oddly almost completely different. The murders here are dumbed down a bit, aiming for the more simplistic and spontaneous rather than the thoughtful and creative like in part 1.

That's not necessarily a bad thing, as there are a few disturbing moments added into here that weren't in the original, but everything else about the movie is incredibly incompetent. The acting, sets, cinematography, and even the special effects are mostly amateurish, and even laughable.

You'll figure out the scenes that make this film a classic among "bad" movie lovers, but other than that, I see no reason to watch this film (or even the rest of the series) after the conclusion of part 1.

Even though this wasn't an all out original idea for a slasher (You Better Watch Out came out in 1980), the idea of a killer representing a children's icon is not necessarily something the public will gulp down well. I have to immediately give the movie credit with doing everything it could of with this concept. No holds barred, this is a brutal film. There is a lot of bloody murders, harsh language, and sex in this film. Don't let your kid confuse it with the next Tim Allen movie.

Because it wasn't afraid to take risks, and had fun with the ideas it created, I enjoyed the film. But it's very flawed. There is a soul behind Billy's character and charisma between Mother Superior and him that I believe the makers of the film didn't even realize existed. Because of these loose ties between characters, the movie didn't jeer toward the direction I wanted it to towards the final act, and ends predictably. It made the movie have a gap that never closed.

Don't get me wrong, this a good film, but it's mainly good only for the murders and the killer Santa. There's no good soul or drama explored involving the killer. If it's only blood your after, see this.