Final Destination 2 (DVD)

...would be easy to dismiss Final Destination 2 as just another tragic teen flick. Such movies rarely win critical acclaim in their first outings, let alone with a rehashed sequel to continue the franchise. But while the sequel to the 2000 hit wins no prizes for covering new ground, it certainly lives up to the expectancy bestowed on it by its core fans. The premise is simple. You don't mess with the plan of death. What is death's plan? This is the ...
...startling introduction to what the Final Destination series is all about. In kicking off with Kimberly's premonition, we're greeted to a adrenaline pumping blitz of GFX and high octane action that you'd usually find in the final quarter of a movie. At the crescendo of the madness, we're hastily brought back to reality and Kimberly's ghast at the chain of events beginning to unfold is our own. It's something that has taken on new meaning given the ...

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...their other two sequels with Final Destination 3 being released in 2006 and The Final Destination released at cinemas in 2009. The significance with the time gap being that it enables people to possibly forget the early twists that occur in the movie, making it a more tense atmosphere when you witness the horrific accidents towards the beginning of the film. This sequel is a little different than most as it follows the exact same premise that the ...
...all sounds relatively simple but Final Destination adds something very innovative and intriguing to the mix enabling audiences to be captivated by each individual film and not be caught up in the ‘it’s all the same’ attitude. Of course with the sequel following the same foundation as the original film you’d be very naïve to think that it’s going to all be fresh and new but luckily because of the ingenuity and shrewdness of the Final Destination films ...

Great_reviewer07 03.09.2009 · Read full review
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...surprised that they’d made another Final Destination movie – after all, it’s an easy franchise to continue, even without the tenuous link provided in this instalment. I’m glad they did though, as this movie gets straight down to the business of giving you exactly what you want in a horror movie – killings! I was trying to decide how this managed to get away with a 15 certificate rating – especially after watching the bloody introduction. People ...
...Loner, Kid. Now, Final Destination didn’t exactly inspire me to give a rat’s bum about the lead characters – but they were interesting enough to follow around, as they mugged in disbelief at the surreal deaths all around them. The lead character in this movie has very little involvement in the attempted heroics. FD has the wacky Alex going mental and obsessing over the ‘death list’ that he theorised. The heroine here just kind of ambles around, and ...

peppersinclaire 22.05.2004 · Read full review
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...would continue to review the Final Destination trilogy - so here goes with my review of the second film in the franchise... I missed 'Final Destination 2' when it hit the cinemas back in 2003. It got pretty reasonable reviews despite it giving us more of what the first film delivered - but maybe not quite as well as the original. That said, 'Final Destination 2' is still definitely worth a look. ------------------------- THE PLOT: On the one ...
...original 'Final Destination' and my previous review on it), Kimberly Corman (A.J. Cook) and her friends head out on a road trip. Just as they're about to head out onto the highway, she has a premonition that there is going to be an horrific multi-vehicle pile-up so she pulls over and blocks the access to the highway. It is worthy of mention that the pile-up as seen in her premonition is absolutely incredible and is very intense. It all starts when ...

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...doubt the brilliant and morbid Final Destination. Once Devon Sawa has a premonition that the plane he’s about to board will crash, he ensures that he and numerous others survive the fateful tragedy and live to fight another day. However, as it goes, that ’another day’ is much closer than they think. Slowly but surely the surviving cast members are killed off in sick ways each worse than the previous, but boy is it fun. Yes I’m morbid and a strong ...
...she’s soon cheating death again. Final Destination took the genre places it hadn’t dared go previously, the question however, was how much further could the sequel push it ?! “For every beginning there is an end….” Having seen this film upon it’s cinema release, it shows you the effect that a true piece of suspense can have on an audience. Numerous people either jumping from their seats or clinging to the person in the next seat, all because one ...

ManUtdBoi 12.11.2004 · Read full review
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Of course it is impossible to cheat death. You never know when your time is up! But this is probably the closest you’ll get to actually accomplishing it. Who knows, you may have already found a way. If you have, I’d be interested to know! This film is not for the squeamish or light-hearted! If you want to experience the adrenaline rush you normally feel when on a rollercoaster, no doubt this is the film to do it! “A slash above the original” – ...
...Usually, I am a bit cautious to sequels after making the unwise decision of purchasing ‘Legally Blonde 2’, but after reading the quotes of two somewhat reliable newspapers (shown above), I decided to give this film the benefit of the doubt. For those who haven’t watched ‘Final Destination’, I suggest you do so before watching this sequel, because unlike some sequels you do require vital information of the first. For those who have, lets remind you ...

louloutrixabelle 02.06.2004 · Read full review
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...success of the first. Final Destination worked fantastically well as a stand-alone film and a sequel could ruin it. However the chance to witness more fantastically imaginative deaths was a particular draw. Production of the sequel was soon underway however Devon Sawa who played Alex Browning, the boy who originally had premonitions, would not be returning (supposedly dispute over pay) and only Clear Rivers (Ali Larter) would be returning from the ...
...are fairly ‘serious’ Oscar contenders Final Destination 2 gives you what you want at the cinema, a laugh, (not so) nice things to look at and the fun that is sorely missing at the moment. Not since the first film have I enjoyed watching a film so much. If you are looking for some guilty pleasure at peoples own fatal expense then watch this film. One final word is this; the original film should have put you off having tiles one the bathroom floor ...

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...back to stalk us? In Final Destination, that’s exactly what happened – and in part two, it’s more of the same. Kimberley and three friends are driving along the highway towards their holiday destination, when a wagon carrying a load of felled trees sheds its cargo across the highway. A horrific pile-up ensues, with large numbers of casualties, and the car in which Kimberley and her friends are travelling rolls over, trapping the ...
...If you watched and liked Final Destination, then I can safely guarantee that you will be satisfied by its sequel. Contrary to the taglines passed around by the popular press, don’t be fooled into thinking that FD2 is a frightening film – nothing could be farther from the truth. FD2 is an unwittingly black comedy, and despite its gruesome content, it’s also rather entertaining. The fun in this film (if fun is the right word) comes ...

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...The film of choice was Final Destination 2, the sequel to the surprise hit of 2000 starring the lovely Devon Sawa. He’s not in this – apparently he reached his final destination via a brick (tee hee – shouldn’t laugh but compared to all the icky deaths he avoided in the first one I find that quite amusingly mundane). The cast of this sequel are relative unknowns – which as any horror movie aficionado will testify to ...
...obvious survivors. Ali Larter is the only original cast member and she’s back as Clear Rivers (what a name!?). A J Cook plays the lead vision-having girly, Kimberly and Michael Landes plays the dishy Officer Thomas Burke who’s helping her out. The premise is simple and not far removed from the original: Kimberly is driving along in her car with 3 friends on the way to spring break in Daytona, Florida when she has a premonition of a horrendous ...

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Final Destination 2 is a film you should go see. Review summed up in no less than 9 words (2 aint a word right!?). But I can’t just leave you with that can I, it would against the rules! Firstly, this is not a film that’s going to win any awards for the best acting, best performance, best romantic novel (eh!?) etc etc, this is a film that does what it does, and does it well. I’m talking about entertainment, you don’t go to see this film expecting ...
...anything anywhere mentioning the budget. Final Destination had a budget of $23m, and Final Destination 2 is said to have a little more than that, so base your ideas on that! For those of you who haven’t seen the first film, the basic premise is that if someone cheats death, be it being in the wrong place at the wrong (I’d say right!) time, or that person choosing to do something different than follow their ‘life path’ to death, then they have cheated ...

GR-Design 24.02.2003 (25.02.2003) · Read full review
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...to the cinema to watch Final Destination 2 with a group of friends. Having never seen Final Destination 1, I hired it out on Friday, and I was very impressed with what I saw, and was looking forward to seeing the sequel on Sunday. However much to my disappointment, Final Destination 2 was nowhere near as good as Final Destination, and, in some aspects, was possibly one of the worst films I have ever seen!! This sounds very harsh, but having seen ...
...me that the makers had attempted to make a spoof of their original film but had actually failed at that as well, the only entertaining bits being the deaths as they were so gory you had to laugh. The basic plot of this film is about a boy who gets on a plane, has a premonition that its going to blow up so gets off the plane with a few other people in tow, and the plane blows up, after this the survivors gradually start to die.... no hang on, sorry ...

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...remember the TV adverts for Final Destination a few years back, they showed audience reaction to the film with people generally dropping their popcorn over the the front rows in terror and cowering in shock. I thought this would be over-hyped but the original film turned out to be a well shot horror thriller where the death scenes were excellent displays of how to crank up the tension to fever pitch. The idea of a sequel to the movie was one that ...
...give you that shock value. Final Destination 2 delivers it all the way. Every action set piece in this movie is very well done with moments that are played out where you know something bad will happen, you just don't know when. Then BANG! it happend and you;re half in shock and half in amusement as you can't believe they've put what you've just seen on the screen in all it's glory. The movie opens with a very exciting and carnage filled road accident ...

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...as the title would suggest, Final Destination. The movie starts with a great opening sequence on an American freeway where 8 complete strangers escape death when they shouldn't have, thanks to a young girl (A.J. Cook)! Now that they have upset Death's design can the strangers pull together to survive? Well, it wouldn't be much of a horror if they could! One by one death starts to put his (or her) design back to rights. However, a few members of ...
...you haven't seen the first Final Destination movie, this movie opens with a TV debate on the issue surrounding the events of FD1 and outlines what happened. The events of FD1 are also touched on numerously throughout the film so you can easily follow the story. With Halloween approaching I would say this movie is definitely one to rent or buy and turn all the lights out and enjoy a scary night in. That's if you don't get constantly interrupted by ...

denzil82 28.10.2004 · Read full review
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~ Final Destination 2 ~ Being a dumb ass , I actually watched this film before the original , however as I did enjoy this so much , I did put things right , and quickly obtained the original movie , which was reviewed immediately before this . ~ The Plot ~ Again without going into great detail so as to spoil the plot , the story is as follows ; With school finished , Kimberly ( main character ) , along with three mates set off on a road trip ...
...a scary daydream , that really freaks her out ( not surprising as she shes her , her friends and many others dyinga grisly death in a road traffic accident ) . With entry clear its time to move , yet to her shock , her dream starts coming to life , with vehicles and people from her dream / premonition all visable . Even the radio station tunes are the same . Scared witless she blocks the road with her vehicle , refusing to budge - much to the annoyance ...

CaptainKidd 24.08.2003 · Read full review
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My sister was over the other night and we decided to watch a film. Only problem was, we couldn't agree on one. Then we found "Final Destination 2" in the living room - one of my flatmates had left it there. So we decided to steal that, although my sister had seen it previously. Leaving a ransom note for it (my flatmates have weird senses of humour and would probably appreciate the joke!), we snuck away with it. I own the original "Final Destination" ...
...of mine, the whole idea behind the films fascinates me enough to watch it. In the original film, an entire planeful of people was wiped out when their plane exploded mere metres from the airport they'd set off from. The lead in that film Alex (Devon Sawa) had ended up saving a bunch of people from being in the plane crash due to a very lifelike psychic vision he had experienced before the plane took off. However, by saving these people, he had cheated ...

Pmshack99 21.01.2005 · Read full review
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