The Movie Diorama When a franchise like 'Final Destination' takes an idea and utilises the same narrative structure throughout all of the sequels, you can't help but feel cheated by Death himself. However, you know what they all say *cue London accent* "if it ain't broke, don't fix it...init". This third instalment is more of the same. A group of friends cheat death from a freak accident involving a rollercoaster, they each slowly die in other accidents in the sequential order they would've died if they stayed on the ride. If you've seen its predecessors then you know exactly what you are getting into. Non-existent character development, a predictable plot and a series of absolute convenient accidents that are timed so precisely that you just have to admire the creativity involved. These accidents rely on so many components falling into place, whether it be a shelf locking two temperature rising sun beds together or an unmanned truck rolling down a hill and accurately slotting into a drive-thru, that actually they no longer become surprising. Unlike the first film, they aren't unexpected all. Death has clearly meticulously planned these gruesome scenes for our pleasure, so I thank him for that. Aside from that, this film has no substance whatsoever. The characters theorise the plot's structure before the first freak accident as they try to warn others that they are next in line, leaving no excitement or thrills to be had. At the narrative's core, it becomes predictably boring. That's certainly not Wong's fault who does showcase some excellent directing techn...wait, he wrote this too? Well, in that case it is his fault. The franchise's structure has now run its course. Inventive but lacking in substance and thrills. If only the producers had a premonition in 2009, we wouldn't have had even worse sequels. Oh, before I forget, what I will say is that I will never ever ever go on a sun bed. That scene scarred me for life when I was younger...or should I say, it was burnt into my mind...

a_chinn "X-Files" veterans Glen Morgan and James Wong return to the franchise they created and make a third film that's about as good as the original, but that's not saying too much since the first film was kind of a mixed bag. Completely ignoring the first two films, this one starts with an entirely new set of teens, led by Mary Elizabeth Winstead, who while taking pictures at the carnival with her new fangled digital camera has a premonition of death that she and her friends are all about to be killed on a roller-coaster. As with the prior films, they "cheat" death by not going on the roller-coaster that soon kills a slew of people and they are then each killed or nearly killed in various elaborate sequences. Wong and Morgan do come up with more interesting of sequences and build better suspense than part two, and they actually do improve on the first film with having a more likable of leading character in Winstead, though credit probably goes to Winstead and not Wong and Morgan (though Wong and Morgan probably do get credit for including a Joey Ramone bobble-head in Winstead's bedroom). As with the other films, this isn't a classic, but is watchable for horror fans.

jacobjohntaylor1 This is a great movie. The original Final destination is not very good. Final destination 2 is not very good. This is and great movie. Very scary. 5.8 is just underrating it. This movie has a great story line. It also has great acting. This movie also has great special effects. This is one of the best horror movie of all time. There are not to many horror movie about the grim reaper. This one of the scariest movies you will ever see. This is the best Final destination movie. This movie is a must see. This is very scary. If this movie does not scary you then no movie will. Mary Elizabeth Winstead is a great actress. This movie is so scary. It is a must see.

Screen_Blitz The Final Destination franchise has experienced its ups and downs since its debut in early 2000 when James Wong worked in the director's chair. He made a solid impression with the first installment, bringing suspense and effective thrills of characters being picked off one by one. The sequel however, had David Ellis taking over the director's chair and what resulted was a less effective, but passable installment had some good moments but lacked the thrills that made the original a hit. This third installment see James Wong making his return as the director and showing significant improvement upon the previous entry, but also a signal that the franchise would wear out on creativity. The first film featured teenagers escaping a plane explosion, the second film featured a young woman escaping the massive highway pileup, this installment follows Wendy Christensen (played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead), a high school senior spending a night at the state fair with her boyfriend Jason (played by Jesse Moss), her friend Carrie (played by Gina Holden) and her boyfriend Kevin (played by Ryan Phillippe). Upon stepping aboard a roller coaster, Wendy is shocked by a horrifying premonition of the roller coaster derailing and crashing, killing her and her friends along with the other passengers. In paranoia, Wendy steps off the roller coaster along with a few others, while some remain on board. Within moments as you might have guessed, the roller coaster crashes killing the remaining passengers. Months later, Wendy and the surviving passengers are left grieving and try to move on with their lives. Death however, still has their names on the agenda and comes back take the lives of the survivors one by one in a series of gruesome deaths.This film follows relatively the same formula as the previous two, with an opening disaster sequence, and the main characters' mission to save the lives of those who survived from dying in unexpected and gruesome accidents. Thus, the formula results in a storyline that is somewhat predictable but surprisingly still fun, especially for those who enjoy blood and gore because there is plenty of it here. Sadly, the film doesn't leave much room character development beyond portraying the characters in distinct stereotypes: a lustful pervert, a goth, an arrogant muscle head, two stuck-up school girls, you name it. Generally no characters here you come to care about other than Mary Elizabeth Winstead as the main character who offers some emotional resonance. There is some suspense around some of the characters' deaths while others leave the scares to the absurd amount of in-your-face blood and gore splatter. Now the film isn't exactly the straight out scare fest, the characters offer a fair amount of humor and clever dialogue, can't as he same for others though. The plot itself works for most of the time, but eventually runs its course towards the final act. The performances by the cast are fine, but none of which truly stand out from one another. Final Destination 3 is a solid installment to its average franchise and shows the franchise has some redeeming quality above its flawed writing and shallow character development. This film won't likely entertain those who are looking for a straight forward horror-fest filled with nightmarish imagery and jump scares. Otherwise, this film makes a fair source of entertaining gore-fest.