Final Destination DVD > Reviews

Advantages: One of the best movies of 2000
Disadvantages: Very few

Final Destination, or ‘Flight 180’ as it was titled right up until the last minute, was a surprise hit of 2000. It was made with a modest budget of $23m it grossed a nice sum of $53m in the US. It was in the UK, however, where the film really shone, up against the massive epic Gladiator at the time the movie managed to gross a none too bad £11m but what made it better was it was a true sleeper hit, it spent 14 weeks in the UK film charts. ... Read review

Advantages: See op.
Disadvantages: See op.

Sky Guide described this film as "The best ironic teen horror since Scream". I enjoy horror films, but these days I think there are so many around that they really do need a little irony to help them stand out from the crowd. That in mind, I decided to give this one a go when it came on Box Office. Be warned, the following op does give away some of the plot, but even if you haven't seen the film and you decide to read on anyway it is still worth ... Read review

Advantages: action, blood, gore and parts that make you jump
Disadvantages: huumm........

I heard a lot about this film, so I had to go and watch it. I would have to rate this film as being one of the best films this year, which i'm sure will not make you want to ride on a plane ever again. The film starts off with Alex Browning (Devon Sawa), having a bad dream, and getting worried with a gut feeling that something bad is going to happen in his life. That next day he is supposed to go on a school trip to France with his class mates ... Read review

Advantages: Gripping stuff
Disadvantages: Needs more originality in the character department

...remedy for this I thought, Final Destination. American teens on a plane trip to France, student has vision of crash, escapes with a few others, plain crashes, survivors get tormented by the threat of death, supernatural forces at work. Excellent. Nothing new, but my kind of entertainment. Ah, but there’s more too it than that. I mean, its obvious the students are going to get killed one by one at some point, but the lovely makers of this ... Read review

Advantages: A great Thought provoking film
Disadvantages: none, it was great

I'm not usually a great lover of teen horror movies, but for this one, I make an exception. I really enjoyed watching this film and I have now seen it a few times. It was bought for me, at Christmas, by my girlfriend, as I said I wanted it. -----------------------THE STORY---------------------- There is a class trip, to France provided by the school. While the students are boarding the plane one student, called Alex, has a premonition. His premonition ... Read review

Advantages: A good story, A Good young cast, Not the typical Slasher movie
Disadvantages: Kerr Smith, Might not appeal to classic horror fans

...from the rest. That’s where Final Destination comes in. I was talked into seeing this just after its UK cinema release. If I’m honest I wasn’t expecting much from it. A fairly unknown cast and adverts that really didn’t appeal to me. Of course since that day I have actually bought it on DVD, so that probably gives away what I actually thought about it. The story is a little different to your run of the mill horror film. It starts with a group ... Read review

Advantages: good acting / twist on plot
Disadvantages: predictable

~ Final Destination ~ I have to admit that I am no film buff , in fact in the past two years , the only films I have managed to see near to release date are the two Harry Potter films and Scooby Doo - the movie ( the latter two months before release date !! ) . I do enjoy science fiction , but as a rule of thumb hate most horror type movies , however over the last few days I have access to a few movies , amongst which were the two Final Destination ... Read review

Advantages: Avery well directed horror
Disadvantages: ending could have been a lot better

...to the big time with Final Destination, which on DVD courtesy of New Line Home Video, and if this fun and inventive horror film is any indication, they have a big future ahead of them. With the box proudly boasting the tagline Death is Coming, its one of the more accurate taglines around. The film opens with Alex Browning (Devon Sawa) at home finishing his packing for a school trip to France, its here we see he is quite scared to fly. Next we ... Read review

Advantages: Good Film and DVD
Disadvantages: Not many

...my thing, but after watching Final Destination I may have to change my mind. I can't compare it to those other films because I still haven't seen them, but when they appear on TV I might drag myself to watch them! I haven't actually heard of any of the stars of the film, but they all provide a good performance throughout the film. It isn't Oscar quality stuff, but a lot better than some of the rubbish I have seen in the last few years. For anyone ... Read review

Advantages: Original storyline, good effects, only £9.99 from Woolies
Disadvantages: I couldn't find any.

...new purchases home and put Final Destination in the player, made a cuppa and sat down. I already knew the basic plot, having read the said ops on Ciao, but even so I was still engrossed and shocked by the movie. It is such an incredible premise for a movie (I can't recall another like it) and is brilliantly directed. The story is about a bunch of American school kids who are due to fly to Paris, but while on the plane, one of them (Alex) has a ... Read review

Advantages: excellently atmospheric chiller, young cast does well
Disadvantages: not much

...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 ... Read review

Advantages: A gorefest, little details that bring the film together
Disadvantages: No story line to get my teeth into, some of the acting was a bit wooden

...stupid, obviously the writers of Final Destination couldn't think of a plausible reason to start killing teenagers so they padded the film out with a silly explanation. End of plot. A quick recap: lots of blood, lots of death and not much story line to get your teeth into. OK so that's the story. Doesn't look too good on paper does it? It's basically a teen horror flick (think Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer and you'll know what I mean) ... Read review