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Summary: Death By Design
Review: The first Final Destination film turned out better than I thought it was going be. After a friend recommended the DVD to me, it ended up being a really good teen horror flick with a twist. The usual carnage, sex, and contrived premise was gone. In its place was a likeable cast, clever set ups, and just the right amount of gore...without someone running around in a mask. That said, my hopes for FD 2 were raised. In the end, the sequel is solid, but it still didn't have quite the same zip of the original.The sequel picks up a year after the events of FD. Kimberly Corman (A.J. Cook) and her friends head out on a fun road trip. While on the highway, Kim senses that something ominous is about to happen. However, due to a series of strange events, she and a select group of motorists are spared a tragic end in a multi-car accident. Or are they? With help from Clear (Ali Larter, the sole survivor of FD), Thomas Burke (Michael Landes),
and Mr. Bludworth (Tony Todd), Kim tries to beat death itself and change its sinister plans. Directed by David R. Ellis, FD 2, has more clever ways for folks to meet their end. As with most horror sequels, the gross out factor is turned up a few notches here, and while I enjoyed the arc for Larter's character, with the gimmick exposed, the premise isn't as "new" The script by a whole new writing team, has its ups and downs, but basicly follows the outline of the original. Some characters are 3 demensional, while others are not. I know it's not shakespeare. But the chemistry of script and casting is important for this film sequel, with only 2 actors from the first flick present, its even more important. As part of New Line's Infinifilm DVD product line, FD 2 is packed with some good bonus material, that compensates some of film's troubles. The extras can be accessed the usual way-or in the Infinifilm mode while you watch the film-in bits and pieces. The filmmakers, Ellis, producer Craig Perry, and writers Eric Bress, and J. Mackye Gruber is ok. The deleted/alternate scenes are meaty, but don't really add much to the final version. They can be watched with or wthout commentary. The documentary Bringing Death To Life, takes a look at the film's stunts, special effects, and make-up secrets. Trailers, music videos, and screen tests are here as well. Going beyond the film is a fact track and 2 featurettes. The Terror Gauge looks at how the mind and body react to watching a horror film; Cheating Death-Beyond And Back examines the near death phenomenom (That's really great). Rounding out the extras is some DVD-ROM content: script-to-screen, games, wallpapers, and links to internet websites. Viewers can watch the film in either, the widescreen, or fullscreen format Despite my issues with the film, FD 2 is solid enough, along with some fine extras, to recommend on disc. But don't forget the original is out there as well. *** and half stars
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Summary: Mixed Feelings, Recomended
Review: This movie was better than I thought it would be, but it didnt make you think like the first one. I didnt like how they concentrated on gore and better deaths because it just took away from the movie. You didnt have to think in this one just had to guess whos going to die next. Acting is ok, if you like the first one you should see this one!
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Summary: Fun Sequel With Way Cool Death Scenes
Review: Highly recommended DVD for horror and gore fans. Sure, it's essentially a remake of the first one but aren't most horror sequels? This one has some way cool death scenes, especially one involving a character cut into three pieces right before your eyes! The Infini film dvd aspects are a lot of fun too and show how all the death scenes were done.
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Summary: interesting ...
Review: I rented this movie out of the blue and I was more than surprise at the pleasure I got from it. What could have been a typical (and horrible) sequel instead built upon the first one to gain it's own footing. Sure it used nothing original with it's "signs" and "foreshadowing" - we've seen those in every movie. But, here they blatantly point it out and it makes the movie a little more fun. Creative in it's killing FD2 is a movie that is enjoyable and stands on it's own.
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Summary: Not for the squeamish
Review: I must admit that I did not have a high interest in seeing this film, but being a good husband I agreed to watch it. I have to say that I was highly entertained, and I am looking forward to going back and watching the first movie. (Alas, I am breaking the rule of sequence, but see opening sentence for explaination.) The biggest surprise to me was the level of twisted humor that I found in this gory story. I was also entertained by the fact that I was never completely prepared for how people died or were killed. (Just one spoiler, be careful who you save, because you never know when flying barbwire will slice you into various thirds.) It was interesting to hear that this movie followed the same formula as the first, because I do not usually enjoy seeing that type of predictability but there is always the exception to rules. (Again, see my opening paragraph.) The delivery of this story was effective, if gruesome, and I enjoyed the performances that this cast provided. Not to provide an spoiler, but I must say that the ending made me jump and groan at the same time. (BBQ anybody?) On to the extras, this is an Infinifilm Edition, and I have a personal bias for these productions. They provide a TON of extra features, and I really enjoy using the Infini feature to see where deleted scenes came from in the film, discovering bits of trivia and hearing interview clips based on certain scenes, but I also like the fact that I have the choice to watch it interactively or seperately in its entirety. (I haven't finished watching all of them, but I like to prolong the experience over repeated viewings or days when I just need some short bursts of entertainment.) Overall, I would say that the DVD deserves a "B+" for the film, and an "A+" for the disc and features. (I would also say that fans of the "Scream" triology or the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series would enjoy this film.)
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Summary: Was there really a reason for the sequel?
Review: I enjoyed this movie for the pure and simple fact that it gave me a chance to laugh at something people are generally a little frightened of. I think that's what we all liked about the original. But, with the possible exception of the challenge of producing more gore, I hardly saw the point for a sequel here. Of course, there is always the basic reason of more money for the filmakers, but I mean with regards to offering the moviegoer something. This one really offered me little to nothing. The opening scene is certainly not for the faint of heart, or for anyone who ever wants to be comfortable driving on a freeway again. From this scene to the last gruesome, but woefully predictable one, the movie forges ahead with an obvious disregard for an intelligent or original plot, and really leaves the viewer guessing as to why this or that happened. Many scenes are easy to spot as poorly planned out, or poorly timed. Bottom Line - If you want a good laugh, and to forget how serious death really is for an hour and a half, this is certainly the one for you. If you're looking for a movie that will leave you thinking, (about anything other than what just happened) you should probably skip this one.
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Summary: Great if you like CG Death Sequences
Review: I rented Final Destination 2 several nights ago, and it turned out to be pretty disappointing. I generally don't like scary movies, but I must say I liked Final Destination pretty well, for a scary movie. It was well done and had a good feeling of tension throughout the whole movie, in my opinion. The sequel however, felt like little more than a series of gross-out CG effects strung together by pieces of the story from the first one. The story is basically identical to the first movie... A teenager foresees a tragic accident in graphic detail and then somehow saves a group of people from dying in that event. This changes death's plan however, which [ticks] him off so he goes after them one by one, killing them in the order in which they were originally destined to die. The difference is that in the first one, the teenager was a boy, now it's a girl. And instead of an airplane explosion, it's a massive pile-up on the interstate. There is also one other difference from the first movie, in this one there is apparently a way to stop death completely from trying to carry out his master plan, which is made evident to the teenagers with the help of the creepy undertaker from the first movie. He gives them a cryptic answer of something like "new life is the only way to defeat death" which they first assume means that the baby of the pregnant lady that was supposed to die in the crash has to be born to end the cycle. However later in the movie they discover this isn't the case, and another type of sacrifice must be made to stop death. But like I said, all of that is just an excuse to string together the very over the top and graphic death sequences of each cast member. Out of the maybe 10 people that are featured in the movie, all of them have died terribly gruesome deaths by the end of the movie except for 2 of them. One gets a fire escape ladder smashed through his head, another is decapitated by an elevator, another it sliced into 3 sections by a flying barbwire fence, etc. No matter the method in which they die, they all seem to somehow explode into blood and guts. One guy just has a piece of glass dropped on him, but somehow that causes his entire body to disentegrate into a shower of blood spread out in a thirty foot radius. Unless you really like computerized death sequences, you will do well to seek your scares elsewhere.
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Summary: A gore fest that requires therapy after viewing
Review: I loved the first film, I think Devon Sawyer was actually very good. When he had visions it was scary and convincing. It's scary when Devon Sawyer is a better actor than anyone in Final Destination 2. The film starts out with A.J. Cook's character going on a road trip with her friends. She has a vision of a huge traffic accident, she then blocks traffic to save everyone on that roads life. Then of course since everyone on that road was supposed to die death starts to kill them one by one like in the first film. The death scenes are incredibly gory and detailed but also seemed like ways you would've seen Kenny die on South Park. They're silly and heartless at the same time. It's like the film is trying to make death out to be funny a lot of time. Sorry but I didn't find 2 different scenes where young boys die right in front of their mothers very funny. I found the film highly disturbing actually.
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Summary: WICKED MOVIE MATE
Review: I am from australia and am having this dvd shipped in. the movie is so f###ing kool! dare i say betta than the first one?! oh well if u havent seen this movie then get it now it totally rox. Aj cook and Ali Larter are so hot and the death scenes are so bloody gorey(hard to believe the werent edited by the censorship law) so get a copy today.
over and out.
p.s: GO REGINA.
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Summary: Jaw-droppingly amazing special effects crash!
Review: This movie has a coolness factor high enough to warrant the 4 star treatment! The automobile accident that starts off this film far surpasses the originals' airplane explosion for suspense, originality, and flat-out "how in the....did they do that?!" amazingness. While this isn't a GREAT film for the ages, it is certainly a film that can hold its own against more than a handful of films of similar nature. The characters are believable and fresh and run the gamut in age - it's no longer a "teen" flick. Look - I don't want to give away the nuances of the film - but remember it's a sequel to a "you-are-about-to-die-but-you-just-don't-know-how" film and it keeps that same suspense going, but it takes it a step further and makes it better. This is a case of a sequel being better than the film that spawned it. Check it out!
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