Final Destination 3

The original Final Destination was one of the most innovative and original horror movies in years...but then, as is usually the case in these things, the sequel fell a little short. Not to say that I didn't enjoy it, but it really did suffer sequel-itis, that disease that makes a movie feel like it was made for the money and not for the great story. Now, with Final Desination 3, the guys who started the series, return. Glen Morgan and James Wong have written a sequel that's acutally worthy of the original!



Now, you're going to be familiar with the story (to a certain extent), kids who have dodged fate due to a 'psychic' flash from a class mate have to figure out a way to defeat death itself!! That might sound way too close to the original, but there's enough different here, and the performances are strong enough that I was on the edge of my easy chair through the whole movie!

I'm giving Final Destination 3, 4 fully lit cigars because it totally deserves it! It's the rare part three that equals the original in all respects. The only issue I had with the movie was the 'Choose Your Fate' feature on the DVD, it seemed that no matter what 'fate' I chose, I went back to where the movie was and it continued on in the same way, no matter what I chose. On one hand, I understand that filming all those different movies would cost a ton of money, I really expected more from this highly promoted feature...but, that said, it really didn't take away from my enjoyment of the movie. And, if you want to get realy cerebral, you could say that you can't dodge fate, no matter what you choose to do...in other words, death will not be denied! Way too deep for me, I'll just stick with, bad DVD extra!

So, until next time, when we'll discover that if death is stalking you, just stand completely still, it hunts by sight and it won't see you if you don't move...no...wait...that's a T-Rex, I guess you can't dodge death, after all, so until you die, just remember that the best movies are bad movies!