Final Destination 3

Im probably going to see it tomorrow and im really looking forward to it! I wanted to see it in the cinema because films are always better in the cinema lol!
 
They have the potential to keep this franchise running and running (i hope they don't) but if they managed to do 500 Nightmare on Elm Streets, Halloween and Friday 13ths - then they'll easily manage on this one.
The formula is simple. Take the plot of the first movie and re tell it using different actors and scenarios!
The 3rd film in the series does just that. The opening rollercoaster scene is quite good, but not as impressive as the plane crash or pile up of the first 2 movies. From then on each 'surviour' is picked off one by one. I think this is the most fun part of the movie, but there aren't any of the classic shock deaths that the first one offered (I think one of the best 'deaths' in a movie was the girl getting hit by the bus)
Instead, they are aware that we know the routine and offer us more elaborate and thought out ways of killing off the teens. A couple of parts may make you jump, but this is generally a 'funny' movie and they've had fun with trying to be a gruesome as possible.
Only one reference is made to the second movie, whereas the first one is mentioned several times - probably because a different team were behind the 2nd movie.
A series of photos taken on the night gives the new 'detectives' an insight to the gruesome deaths heading their way. Despite thier attempts to 'save' the others, they don't ever work out that more often then not, they seem to contribute to it!!
Another thing that's odd about this one, is that there isn't much reaction to peoples deaths. FrienRAB and family of the victims don't appear and you don't see anyone being upset or scared that suddenly loaRAB of people are dying. This gives you the impression that this is a normal event in this town.
As expected, this one doesn't live up to the first ones, but it's still a decent enough movie. It won't win any awarRAB or leave you with a desire to see it again, but it's good to sit back and turn your brain off to.
 
Are these joke movies???? Theres a big poster up in my college, with them all in a rollercoaster and the line reaRAB "They wont survive the ride" or something to that affect.... this has to be a joke right?
 
Ha ha, I was just thinking that, the bloke who played the goofy sex pest character looks just like a mate who was in my year at school, and I'm 36.

Saw FD3 last week, it wasn't scary at all. Most of the characters were so obnoxious you wanted them to die, which was maybe the point.
 
No, i think they said that because we know they are not going to survive the ride. The only people who survive are the ones who didnt get one the ride, but then death will find them etc.
 
As for what should happen in FD4, if there is one, instead of a premonition involving a train/car/boat/rollercoaster/blimp/whatever going wrong, how about a human element in the tragedy, say, a lone gunman picking people off at some sort of event or social gathering. The hero has a premonition this will happen and stops his/her frienRAB from going wherever they're going, but he/she also knows who the sniper is. That way the story revolves around the group of survivors trying to track down this sniper before death finishes them all off.

Also, (***major spoiler regarding FD3, don't read if you havent seen it yet***)

At the end of FD3, when the girl has her second premonition regarding the underground train, the crash finishes off the three surviving characters, but it also presumably kills off other people as well. What if these people have also escaped a similar FD situation, and death is getting rid of all it's loose enRAB in one go.
FD4 and other future FD films could keep returning to this climax, and not reveal how, or if, they get out of it until, say, FD5 or FD6
 
I might see it just to find out what the rollercoaster sequence is like, whether it will put me off rollercoasters for life.

I'm not too keen on these movies, I think the glorified death is a bit extreme in a way.

But then I think that the way the death is portrayed is meant to be lighthearted and silly so could be fun...
 
Here is Empire review of Final Destination 3:

"Plot
A high school senior (Winstead) has a premonition of a fatal accident at an amusement park that involves her and her frienRAB, but as in earlier instalments of this franchise, dodging fate has its price.


Review


This time, the plot kicks off with a premonition of a rollercoaster accident
 
I am really looking forward to FD3 as I love the franchise. I hear James Wong is back at the healm (as he relinquished reins for FD2) so it should be good!
 
Yeah it is good to see that James Wong has returned to direct Final Destination 3 so hopefully it will be as good as the first one. Its only just over a week untill it is released!
 
It's not very good, although I'll never get in a sunbed now!! Hate to be rude but it seems like only stupid people go see this film, seen several parts of it about ten times now and no-one gets any of the visual jokes.
 
I thought it was very average. the story seemed to of been thrown out the window a bit with the pictures. the deaths were good though, although the tanning bed one was a bit extreme.
 
They need to do something a little more original otherwise it'll just be constant remakes but with little tweaks.

Still, FD2 was enjoyable but not as good as the first.
 
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