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My Son came back from seeing Final Destination at the Cinema telling me “It’s the best film I’ve seen this year”. That was what, 18 months ago? I finally got around to watching it over the weekend and now wish I’d seen it in all it’s glory on the ‘big screen’.
It has been compared in other reviews to the likes of ‘Scream’, but despite my not being able to remotely claim being a huge Horror aficionado, I would contend this is a classy film which is too good to be limply labelled merely as ‘horror’. It is likely to increase in popularity over the years as somewhat of a ‘cult classic’.
Alex (Devon Sawa) is a student going to Paris with his high school French class for a field trip. While on the plane he gets a premonition that the plane is going to crash. This really freaks him out and he panics and has to be taken off the plane with some of his school chums and one of the teachers.
While they are grounded, they do not notice the plane taking off without them – until there is a huge explosion and the jet crashes to earth. That is putting it simply, because the special effects used to portray the explosion and the shattering windows, panic setting in etc, is quite horrifically realistic.
The film continues following the group of now stunned and worried schoolkids. The six have cheated death and death does not like to be cheated. The group are stalked by an unseen presence as fear begins to take over. It is intimated that it is, in fact, ‘Death’ itself stalking and eventually catching up with them. Creepy eh?
Director James Wong creates some excellent scenarios for these stalkings and rather than being too graphic and gory, the fear factor is portrayed by the atmosphere and the ‘feel’. Not surprisingly, Wong has worked on the X-Files and the kind of creepiness he brings to this excellent film, has it’s roots in some of the best of that particular show’s episodes. There are several shocks and twists along the way which will have your skin crawling – honest!
The film – much like another recent ‘cult-film-to-be’, Pitch Black – has a cast of relative unknowns. After some fine performances given in this flick, they could have some good careers to look forward to.
Final Destination fulfils all needs of a successful horror film – it is SCARY. When the film drags you into the story you are held in it’s spell and I must say not since John Carpenter’s great chiller, ’ The Fog’ have I actually been on the edge of my seat for as long watching a film.
If you are into Horror films, you’ve probably already seen this. If you don’t usually like the genre, watch the film, you will enjoy it, but be Afraid...be VERY Afraid.
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Production Year: 1995 - Horror - Director: Bill Condon - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Tony Todd, Kelly Rowan, Timothy Carhart, Veronica Cartwright
Production Year: 2003 - Horror - Director: Marcus Nispel - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Erica Leerhsen, Mike Vogel, Eric Balfour, Andrew Bryniarski
Great film and a good op. The sequal is also very good.
Kyle
Squidget 05.06.2001 01:14
I love this film and think the DVD is great with all the added extras, great op Squidge :o)
Deenie 04.06.2001 13:01
This sounds just like my kind of film!!! I haven't seen this and now feel the incredible urge to pop down ot Blockbuster's and get this out. Thanks! ~Deenie~
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