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Summary: Cynical rehash of familiar material
Review: FINAL DESTINATION 2 (USA 2003): One year after events in the original FINAL DESTINATION (2000), a young girl (A.J. Cook) experiences a premonition which saves the lives of several people during a horrific traffic accident, but Death has no intentions of letting them go...Whereas the first movie was a novelty item which turned the so-called 'slasher' format on its head, FINAL DESTINATION 2 bears all the hallmarks of an opportunistic rehash: Weak plotting, interchangeable characters, and a narrative which revolves around little more than a series of increasingly elaborate death scenes. The empty-headed script - co-written by J. Mackye Gruber and Eric Bress (respectively, director and co-writer of THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT) - opens with an extraordinarily vivid traffic pile-up, followed by a series of equally bizarre set-pieces (watch out for that barbed wire fencing!) in which people are squashed, stabbed, burnt, broken and blasted into eternity, with various false scares designed to misdirect the audience by establishing a number of fatal possibilities before unleashing the GENUINE fireworks from left-field. Ali Larter's extended cameo provides the only cast link to the original film, but her irritating non-performance is typical of a primarily young (read 'cheap') cast who - no matter how talented and enthusiastic - are compromised by dialogue and direction which are focused almost entirely on crowd-pleasing scenes of death and destruction, to the exclusion of all else. To be fair, the set-pieces ARE spectacular and the narrative moves along at a rapid clip, and while some of the computer-generated visual effects aren't entirely convincing, the movie is as sleek and streamlined as they come. But for all its gore, FINAL DESTINATION 2 isn't remotely scary, merely glossy and unpleasant, epitomized by a closing 'gag' which sets the cap on an entirely vacuous enterprise. Whereas the first movie understood that spectacle is worthless if not supported by a genuine emotional undertow, this uninspired sequel strips the franchise down to its basic components, trading complexity and intelligence for a cynical manipulation of audience expectations. The movie runs 90m 1s on New Line's region 1 DVD, which offers both a full-screen version and a letterboxed (1.85:1) print, anamorphically enhanced. Released theatrically with optional Dolby, DTS and SDDS digital tracks, the disc includes Dolby 2.0 and 5.1 ES sound options, along with a DTS 6.1 version. Extras include an audio commentary from director David R. Ellis (HOMEWARD BOUND II LOST IN SAN FRANCISCO) and several other key personnel, a documentary on the Near Death Experience and another on FD2's stunts and effects work, and an 'Infinifilm' option which provides access to information on various aspects of the production during playback of the widescreen version, including cast auditions, visual effects sequences, etc. The DVD-ROM section also includes the film's working script. English captions and subtitles are provided, along with a trailer for the movie itself.
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Summary: It's All About the Deaths!
Review: Final Destination 2 is basically Final Destination 1 but with different deaths. Thats ok though, because I dont think anyone seeing this film is seeing it because of the brilliant storyline and acting. So lets get to the deaths. Much more gory, grusome, and horrifying than the orignal. If you have a sensitive stomach than do not see this movie. It will make you sick. The deaths are very clever and they come out of nowhere. Just when you think that someone is going to die a certain way, they don't. Then out of nowhere a death you never saw coming. It is shocking and fun and exciting, and I loved every minute of it. The first one is alot better as far as acting and the story goes, but if you though the girl getting hit by the bus was great, wait til you see these deaths!
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Summary: Brilliant Sequel
Review: "Final Destination 2" is one of the best sequels so far this year
The action is amazing and the special effects blow your mind. If
you're out for a good scary time, Final Destination 2 is the way
to go. This is one of the movies you HAVE to rent! Soooo much
better than the first and deserves a third chapter!!!
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Summary: Edge of your seat thriller.
Review: Kimberly Corman (A.J. Cook) leaves on a trip with 3 friends when she has a vision that there's going to be a major accident on the highway and a lot of people are killed.
When this accident actually happens, Kimberly is the lone survivor in the vehicle. After the accident, all the people who were involved, soon begin to die. Now it's up to Kimberly and Flight 180 survivor, Clear Rivers (Ali Larter) to stop death before it's too late.
Although it was a decent movie, it wasn't as good as the first.. it did have a few spots though that made me jump.
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Summary: Almost as fun as the first....
Review: Final Destination 2 shows that sometimes "new and different" isn't always better. The movie sticks to the same great formula that made the first in the series a B-movie classic. Like in the last one, the movie starts when an adorable high schooler (this time it's a girl) goes on a road trip (not a plane ride) with her friends, a year after the plane crash from the last movie. She turns off an exit only to be engulfed in fiery ruin along with five or six other people when a truck hauling enormous logs crashes. We watch several grizzly deaths, including the adorble high schooler's, when she suddenly jerks awake to realize that her terrible experience was a premonition of what's to come. She blocks the exit with her SUV, barring a number of cars from the death that awaits them. Everything's okay, right? Nope! These people were meant to die...and it'll take extreme measures to get them that way. The real joy of this movie is in guessing how the survivors of the accident are going to die. In one scene a character faces carrying heavy boxes through a toy-littered hallway, putting metal in the microwave, lighting his entire apartment on fire, and getting his arm caught in the garbage disposal only to be killed by...well, you'll have to watch the movie to find that out. People who can't handle gore shouldn't watch this movie...in includes several impalements, a decapitation, a squashing, and a lovely view of a young man getting chopped into several pieces. Why not four stars? The movie didn't quite have the horrific charm of the first one...it was a bit less suspenseful, and a bit more predictable. And WAY more gory. See it with a friend, in the comfort of your own home. And don't go on any road trips to soon....
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Summary: the best thing since sliced bread
Review: I would recommend this movie as a must for gore lovers. The movie starts out with Kimberly [A.J COOK] has a premonition that there is going to be a massive pile up. She parks in front of the on ramp stopping anyone from going past. And so the movie begins. From here onwards death proceeds to try and kill all the people that didn't die in the crash. Be prepared for gruesome death's. In the movie is Clear Rivers [Ali Larter] already having survived death's plan comes back to help the people that lived when they shouldn't have. Also for those familiar with final destination 1 should be glad [or not so glad] to hear that the creepy Mortician guy is also in the film. In my opinion the BEST thing since sliced bread.
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Summary: Chills from start to finish
Review: This is a horror movie that stays on the edge from start to finish. Its supernatural events make every future scene unpredictable, therefore adrenalizing everyone. "Final Destination 2" lives up to the original. Ali Larter makes a truimphant return in this sequel as a woman who cheated death on Flight 180 and is now helping another group of people in a similar situation, except dealing with a severe car collision. Those who are sensative to graphic nature should not watch this movie. Otherwise, this unique experience will not be forgotten once witnessed.
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Summary: Believable acting and a very well thought out plot!
Review: This movie is excellent if your into plots that make you THINK, and knockout sequels. Final destination two is more exciting than the original and has A SURPRISING TWIST WHICH IS ALSO A MISTAKE MADE BY THE TEENS IN THE FIRST MOVIE. ITS THE ORDER OF DEATHS. THEY DIE IN REVERSED ORDER OPPOSITE OF WHICH IS SEEN IN THE PREMINITION. Supprisingly if you watch fd2's "infinifilm" youll learn that some of the deaths werent cg including the huge pane of glass crashing down on a dummy. If you loved the first movie unfortunately youll probably be disapointed near the ending but otherwise its an exciting movie with a highly belivable cast and a well thought out plot.
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Summary: Horrifyingly Good Sequel
Review: "Final Destination 2" is a worthy sequel to the first movie. The plot is the same a group of accident survivors are stalked by death who stages elaborate gory traps to kill them. The film lacks the original atmospheric creepiness but it makes up with effective suspense.
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Summary: FINAL DESTINATION 2 Review
Review: Fans of the original FINAL DESTINATION will find a whole lot of the same in this graphic retread of the first film. Story is pretty much the same. Freaky premonition causes the would-be victims of a massive tragedy to escape death but death doesn't take the loss with pride and violently hunts them down one by one. A.J. Cook is our protagonist, this time, as she hunts down the only original survivor from the first film, Clear Rivers, and attempts to understand how to defeat death. Also back for the second go-around is Tony Todd as Death's mysterious messanger. The return of Larter's character is uneccesarry, done more for the marquee value of the sequel than anything else. Hell, she doesn't even color her hair in this one. One thing that does help is the uncomfortable forewarning of violent death which haunts each character. The closthrophic intensity makes for some excitement, even if the story is very predictable. If you've seen the first one, you will be able to pick this one apart from the opening credits. All in all if you enjoyed the first movie and you're looking for some cheap thrills, this is worth a viewing or two.
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