Final Destination 3
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"Final Destination 3" is a good sequel that goes back to its roots and helps you forget about the previous entry all together.
When I first saw the original Final Destination back in theaters in 2000, I remember loving the film. It was original, it was thrilling and all in all it seemed pretty realistic and made me scared of death. Then in 2002, the sequel came out which basically went overboard. The death scenes were so far fetched and overly dramatic and to top it off the acting was horrible. Part two basically turned the film into a comedy fest. I personally didn't find it funny but everyone in the theater when I saw the sequel was laughing like crazy because it was so over the top. When I saw the original in theaters, no one laughed and everyone was just shocked and stunned by what was happening on screen. So with that being said I had my doubts about the third installment. Would it be more like the first or more like the second and that's the question that was in my head as I went in to the theater tonight to see a special screening of "Final Destination 3".
"Final Destination 3" is about a girl named Wendy (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) who on her senior trip is at an Amusement Park with her friends and boyfriend. As Wendy and her friends begin to board the roller coaster she begins to have doubts about wanting to ride. It isn't long before Wendy has a premonition that the coaster is going to crash. Scared by this she starts a big scene, screaming that the coaster is going to break. Wendy and several others get escorted off the ride and as soon as they do the roller coaster does in fact crash. But Wendy soon learns that she can't cheat death and neither can anyone else who got off that roller coaster. And now, death is coming back making sure that this time everyone who cheated death original goes to their final destination. Gruesome fun ensues.
When walking out of the screenings tonight, I was actually impressed with how the film turned out. At first the acting seemed to be bad and the characters were so stereotypical but after the first death scene the film got better. The opening scene like all the other films in this series is always the best part. It's always the most chilling and the most creative part. This film luckily follows suit of the first film and not of the sequel.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead is a very good lead in the film. I personally think she is a good actress, I liked here and I liked her in Sky High. She was very believable and pulled off the role nicely. Everyone else did a decent job as well except for three people: Chelan Simmons (Ashley) and Crystal Lowe (Ashlynn) the two girls who played those brainless Barbie girls and Sam Easton (Frankie) who played the annoying perverted guy. They were so awful and oddly enough at least to me after they were out of the movie, it got better. If they ever get a chance to act again it's a real shame.
The reason the 3rd film is probably more like the original is because the original director James Wong is back. Mr. Wong really knows how to capture the death sequences without going to over the top. This is where the second one really failed. Everything was so over the top that it make it laughable. Luckily here the death scenes were more suspenseful and didn't cause an overabundance of laugher throughout the theater. I don't know how people laugh at death anyway but hey I guess some do. But Mr. Wong was able to recapture a lot of the elements in the third installment that made the original so great. I really think he should stay on board as director when they make the fourth one.
In the end, "Final Destination 3" is actually a fun ride (no pun intended). It brings back all the elements of the original that the sequel left out. As far as the death scenes go and opening scene I would honestly have to say this one ranks up there as number one. It also features the best ending of all the films in this series so far. However, the first film as far as substance goes is still the winner. But I had a good time watching this film and hope to catch it again hopefully in a less crowded theater. This is one of those films you would like to watch with only a few people in the theater so you can actually react on your own and not by how the others around you are reacting. Overall I would say this movie has made me hopefully that the future installment will be just as good as this one and I will definitely be purchasing the DVD. A job well done Mr. Wong.
MovieManMenzel's Final Rating for "Final Destination 3" is a 7 out of 10. It's a fun and gruesome ride.
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