Final Destination (New Line Platinum Series)
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Actor: Ali Larter, Devon Sawa, Kerr Smith, Tony ToddDirector: James Wong
Brand: NEW Line Home Video
Producer: Richard Brener
Producer: Brian Witten
Producer: Glen Morgan
Producer: Craig Perry
Producer: Warren Zide
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 98 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-06-01
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Model: N5061
Studio: New Line Home Video
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- Horror tale with a twist, Final Destination tells the story of teenager with strange premonitions about death and the mysterious accidental deaths that follow his life. Directed by X-Files veteran James Wong.Running Time: 98 min. System Requirements: Starring: Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith, Tony Todd, and Seann William Scott. Directed By: James Wong. Running Time: 98 Min., Color. Th
Movie Reviews of Final Destination (New Line Platinum Series)
Movie Review: Can You Escape Death...
Summary: 5 Stars
Horror movies experienced a huge comeback in the 1990's and up through today, with successful hits, such as, "Scream", "I Know What You Did Last Summer", even the recent 'Halloween' sequels have fared much better than some of their predecessors. However, as good as many of the recent crop of horror movies have been, they are all pretty much the same due to the villain being a person of flesh and blood, the only difference between them is the method the killer uses to dispatch his/her victims. To shake things up former "X-Files" writer James Wong, crafted a new kind of horror film, one with the smart, sharp writing of the the 'Scream Trilogy', with talented young actors, and very unique death scenes that relied more on shock than on gore. The biggest difference between this movie, "Final Destination" and all of the other successful horror movies of late, is that the killer is not some twisted individual, but rather Death itself, so it's not just a straight horror film, it's also a supernatural thriller.
"Final Destination" begins with a group of seniors in high school preparing to go on their senior trip to Europe, when one of them, a kid named Alex (Devon Sawa), experiences an intense vision of the plane exploding. When the vision ends, Alex tries to write it off as just a bad daydream, until events in reality begin to match up with events in his dream, so Alex freaks out and is removed from the plane along with a small group of kids, some friends and the others are kids that are mad that Alex is being disruptive and were removed for their threats of violence. After being removed from the plane, and witnessing the planes take-off occur without incident, the group believes that Alex was just crazy, but then the plane explodes and Alex's vision becomes frighteningly real. Thinking they just survived a disaster and that their lives are now safe thanks to Alex, the kids begin to adjust back to their lives. However, Death has a different idea for this group, it seems Death has a plan, and Alex has ruined it's plan. Now, Death is on a mission to claim the lives of the kids that got off of the plane in order to bring balance back to Death's grand design. Knowing that he can see when Death is coming due to premonitions, Alex and his soon to be girlfriend, Clear (Ali Larter) attempt to thwart Death and save their remaining classmates.
Unique storytelling, solid performances from the entire cast, and a seamless blend of practical and CGI effects, allows "Final Destination" to rise above many other supernatural horror movies. What really helps "Final Destination" is the fear of when Death will strike again, and since Death is an invisible force for the most part, in some scenes Death is foreshadowed by moving shadows on walls and other objects, this just adds to the thrills and chills. Another wise move on the part of the director, James Wong, is to not use buckets and buckets of blood like most horror movies seem to do these days, instead scare the audience with the unknown, which is way more frightening. While not everyone's type of movie, "Final Destination" should not be written off as just another horror movie in an already long list, but instead is more of a supernatural thriller that will at least deliver a scare or two to any viewer.
"Final Destination" is rated R for violence and language.
Summary of Final Destination (New Line Platinum Series)
Horror tale with a twist, Final Destination tells the story of teenager with strange premonitions about death and the mysterious accidental deaths that follow his life. Directed by X-Files veteran James Wong.DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
DVD ROM exclusive web site
Documentaries
Music Only Track
While hardly a spiritual upgrade of the slasher film, this high-concept teen body-count thriller drops hints of The Sixth Sense into the smart-aleck sensibility of Scream. Helmed by X-Files veteran James Wong, who cowrote the screenplay with longtime creative partner Glen Morgan, Final Destination is an often entertaining thriller marked by an unsettling sense of unease and scenes of eerie imagery. It suffers, however, from a schizophrenic tone and a frankly ludicrous premise. A high school Cassandra, Alex Browning (Devon Sawa of Idle Hands), wakes from a preflight nightmare and panics when he's convinced the plane is doomed. His ruckus bumps seven passengers from the Paris-bound plane, which immediately explodes into a fireball on takeoff, but fate hasn't finished with these lucky few and, one by one, death claims them. Wong brings such a funereal tone to these early scenes of survivor's guilt and inevitable doom that the already far-fetched film threatens to veer into unplanned absurdity. Thankfully, the tale loosens up with a playful morgue humor: one of the victims winds up the splattered punch line to a grim joke and elaborate Rube Goldbergesque chains of cause and effect become inspired spectacles of destruction. Final Destination is a pretty silly thriller when it takes itself seriously, and the filmmakers play fast and loose with their own rules of fate, but once they stick their tongues firmly in cheek, the film takes off with a screwy interpretation of the domino effect of doom. --Sean Axmaker
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