Compare Prices
Postage & Packaging: £1.​21
Postage & Packaging: £0.​00
Postage & Packaging: Free!
SHOPPING > DVDs > Horror > Final Destination 3 (DVD) > Reviews

Final Destination 3 (DVD)

from (5 offers) · Product Information

Final Destination 3 (DVD)

Quote-start

Is this really the Final Destination now?

Quote-end

3 Jul 31st, 2006 

25 Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful

Advantages:
More blood and gore

Disadvantages:
Too similar to the first

Recommendable Yes:

Detailed rating:

Did you enjoy it?

Story

Characters / Performances

Special Effects

How does it compare to similar films?

NewYork2006

NewYork2006

About me:

At every dead end is usually a left turn just out of sight. ........

Member since:24.05.2006

Reviews:55

Members who trust:19

Yet again we embark on another Final Destintion adventure, this time cleverly called Final Destination 3!!

I did actually quite enjoy this film but I watched it a friends house as he had a copy and I don't think I would run out and buy it as I probably wouldn't ever watch it again.

The actual idea of all the Final Destination films, in that it replaces the character of a killer/monster with death itself, i do find quite inovative and most of the death scenes, although orchestrated by the 'Death' character, do seem a bit more realistic because they all seem to be accidents and things that could happen in every day life (Put it this way - I'm never going on a sun bed again!....)

If you havent seen the other two films then I wouldn't recommend seeing this one until you have, as although it does refer to the past two films a bit, I think you would understand it a bit more if you had.

Final Destination 2 managed to actually improve upon its original with better death scenes, a bit more action and suspense, and a more thought-provoking plot but Final Destination 3 seemed to revert back to the first one a bit and only changing small parts, such as the relevance of the photos. (I don't want to give away too much to spoil it if you're going to watch it!)

The story starts off, as in the other two films, with Wendy (the main female character - played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead) having a premonition of a rollercoaster going off the tracks, leading to the death of Wendy's boyfriend and several others. However, when Wendy realises she has predicted the catastrophe, she tries to get the others off before it's too late. As in the first one, a handful of people get off and watch as the rollercoaster does infact come off the tracks and realise that they have survived. Then Wendy and Kevin (played by Ryan Merriman), Wendy's boyfriend's best friend, who got off the rollercoaster, realise what was going on (a little too soon) after reading newsclippings from the first and second film's deaths. After a while though, they start to die in gruesome accidents.

Although this was as similar as the first, I still found it quite an enjoyable film, with a mixture of suspense and gruesome deaths even though it was tarnished a bit with poor acting and a fairly poor script. There was also the obvious 'boy meets girl' scenario in that Wendy and Kevin didn't even like each other at the beginning of the film and then ended working together and becoming great friends.

If you don't like watching films about people being killed in horrible, disgusting ways, then I wouldn't recommend watching this film as the death scenes are pretty much what it is all about (so I won't ruin it by going into detail about the best bits!)

On the DVD version of this film, you can actually watch it in two different ways - either by watching the original, as it was made, or by selecting the 'The choice is yours' version. In this version, the film starts off in exactly the same way but at various points throughout the film, you have the choice - It's only ever out of 2 choices - and the choices you make usually decides whether or not someone dies, and how they die. You don't know what you are selecting, it's literally like picking 'heads' or 'tails' but it does make watching the film a bit more enjoyable as you feel like you have control over who dies! Then you can go back through the film and watch it the original way to see what was different.

Other actors in this film include:

Kris Lemche (Ian McKinley)

Alexz Johnson (Erin Ulmer)

Sam Easton (Frankie Cheeks)

Jesse Moss (Jason Robert Wise)

Gina Holden (Carrie Dreyer)

Texas Battle (Lewis Romero)

Chelan Simmons (Ashley Freund)

Crystal Lowe ( Ashlyn Halperin)

Amanda Crew (Julie Christensen)

Maggie Ma (Perry Malowinski)

Ecstasia Sanders (Amber Regan)

Jody Racicot (Bludworth)

Patrick Gallagher (Colquitt)

Approximate Running Time - 93 Mins
Classification - 15
Directed by - James Wong


 

Pictures of Final Destination 3 (DVD)
Final Destination 3 (DVD) Picture 9207268 tb
FD3.1

How helpful would this review be to a person making a buying decision? Rating guidelines

exceptional

very helpful

helpful

somewhat helpful

not helpful

off topic

Products you might be interested in »

Bram Stoker's Dracula (DVD)

Bram Stoker's Dracula (DVD)

(+) Brilliant performance by Gary Oldman
(-) Terrible performance by Keanu Reeves

User reviews (20)

Buy now for only £ 0.01

Le Chevalier D'Eon - Vol.1 (DVD)

Le Chevalier D'Eon - Vol.1 (DVD)

Production Year: 2007 - Horror - Original Language: Japanese - Classification: 15 years and over

Rate it now

Buy now for only £ 2.78

Saw Trilogy (Box Set) (DVD)

Saw Trilogy (Box Set) (DVD)

(+) Great price, 3 great movies, Gore fans will love it!
(-) None- I loved it.

User reviews (6)

Buy now for only £ 14.55

The Hammer Collection (Box Set) (DVD)

The Hammer Collection (Box Set) (DVD)

Horror - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee

User reviews (1)

Buy now for only £ 29.47

Supernatural - Series 1 - Vol.1 (Box Set) (DVD)

Supernatural - Series 1 - Vol.1 (Box Set) (DVD)

(+) Humour, suspense, good acting, attractive characters.
(-) Long plot, special effects aren't great.

User reviews (12)

Buy now for only £ 2.45

Le Chevalier D'Eon - Vol.2 (DVD)

Le Chevalier D'Eon - Vol.2 (DVD)

Horror - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over

Rate it now

Buy now for only £ 2.78

Comments about this review »

dancomp 30.08.2006 13:15

Good review, don't think it will top the car crash setup of the second though

BadCompany77 21.08.2006 19:00

Good review, cack movie xx

l-m-n-o-p 20.08.2006 23:54

I thought this film was rubbish! The first two were great, but the idea is so tired by now, and none of them could act. Great review though!

Compare prices for Final Destination 3 (DVD) »

1 to 5 out of 5 offers for Final Destination 3 (DVD) Show all offers   sorted by: Price 
Final Destination 3 [2006] [DVD]

Final Destination 3 [2006] [DVD]

Giddily gruesome and perversely entertaining,Final Destination 3proves, yet again, that ... more

horror franchises will thrive as long as teenagers
keep finding spectacular ways to die. A
stand-alone sequelto the first twoFinal
Destinationthrillers, this one be...

amazon marketplace dvd

Postage & Packaging£1.21
AvailabilityUsually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
 Visit Shop  >
amazon marketplace d...
Final Destination 3-DVD

Final Destination 3-DVD

thehut.com

Postage & Packaging£0.00
AvailabilityUsually dispatched within a month...
 Visit Shop  >
thehut.com
Final Destination 3 [2006] [DVD]

Final Destination 3 [2006] [DVD]

Giddily gruesome and perversely entertaining,Final Destination 3proves, yet again, that ... more

horror franchises will thrive as long as teenagers
keep finding spectacular ways to die. A
stand-alone sequel to the first twoFinal
Destinationthrillers, this one b...

amazon dvd

Postage & PackagingFree!
AvailabilityUsually dispatched within 24 hours...
 Visit Shop  >
amazon dvd
Final Destination 3 (2 Discs) DVD

Final Destination 3 (2 Discs) DVD

Set six years after the original "Final Destination" film the latest installment in the ... more

series centers around a high school senior who has
a premonition of a fatal roller coaster accident
involving herself and all her friends. When the
premonition pro...

play.com (films)

Postage & Packaging£0.00
Availability3-5 working days
 Visit Shop  >
play.com (films)


More reviews »

Final Destination 3 (DVD) - review by utero

Advantages: Good Shocks, Well Paced
Disadvantages: Format getting tired

Final Destination 3 (DVD) - review by utero utero 07.11.2006 (07.11.2006) · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Final Destination 3 (DVD)

Final Destination 3 (DVD) - review by welshwickedone

Advantages: Great visual effects, gory
Disadvantages: Same old storyline

Final Destination 3 (DVD) - review by welshwickedone welshwickedone 30.10.2006 (30.10.2006) · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Final Destination 3 (DVD)

Final Destination 3 (DVD) - review by Ailran

Advantages: A fun, fear filled ride
Disadvantages: predictable and no advance in the franchise at all

Final Destination 3 (DVD) - review by Ailran Ailran 09.09.2006 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Final Destination 3 (DVD)

Final Destination 3 (DVD) - review by Great_reviewer07

Advantages: Great teen horror
Disadvantages: Predictable & sometimes farfetched

Final Destination 3 (DVD) - review by Great_reviewer07 Great_reviewer07 21.01.2009 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Final Destination 3 (DVD)

Final Destination 3 (DVD) - review by scooby32

Advantages: Good special effects
Disadvantages: Story is simple

Final Destination 3 (DVD) - review by scooby32 scooby32 12.11.2006 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Final Destination 3 (DVD)



Are you the manufacturer / provider of Final Destination 3 (DVD)? Click here