There were only six people at my showing on Saturday afternoon, which is low even for a matinee. The parking lot was packed, so people were still turning up to see something this weekend, it just wasn't FD5. Perhaps it's a 3D revolt, or maybe the bad taste of the last one still lingered in people's mouths. The 2D showing didn't start for a couple hours, so that might have had a better turnout. Like others have said, the 3D in this movie was quite effective. Even my dad - who has rarely found the premium worth it, even for Avatar - enjoyed the 3D effects. He called them the best he'd seen and I have to agree -- at least in a movie that wasn't all CG. I remember that the 3D on The Final Destination was headache inducing for me, so this was a definite step up in that department.

As for the movie, I liked it better than the last two entries for sure. Very inventive deaths and the opening disaster was the most out-there since the highway pileup in the second one. I'll still take the first two over this one any day (much better lead actors in both), but this one's worth a look if you're already a fan of the series.

^I thought the restaurant was something like MIRO 81, which backwards would be 180 with the O from Miro.... which now looking it up, was the sign that came crashing down at the end of FD1 as well - Le Cafe Miro 81.

I just got back from seeing this and if your a fan of the series, you absolutely have to see this. The 3D effects were awesome and I think they actually cast come good young actors who can actually act.

The lead of this movie, Nicholas D'Agosto, reminded me alot of a younger James Lafferty from One Tree Hill and he was a much better actor than the lead in Part 4.

There were some solid kills and I loved the effects on the bridge disaster.

Did not see the big reveal at the end coming that:



That was brilliant writing for this type of movie.

I would say this was the 2nd best movie in the series behind part 1. Easily giving this a B+.

I just saw it today, and must say was extremely impressed. I've seen all of the films theatrically so far. However part 4 really was awful in my opinion and I was going to skip this one originally, but the good reviews caught my eye, and I decided to give it a fair chance. I'm glad I did, since it was excellent. I loved the opening of the film, and naturally the finale was awesome and I left the theater grinning.



I think if the studio were smart, they should end it here on a high note. It really does make up for the awfulness of the fourth film which was just to lame for words. And this is easily the best 3D horror film I've seen. I wasn't entertained by My Bloody Valentine or FD4, and Piranha barely counts since it was fake 3D and a blurry mess that I may need to see that in 2D someday to fairly judge the film itself.

I agree with most of what's been said here.

Made an exception and saw it in 3D, and I think it looked great.

Kills were awesome, highlight was the gymnastics girl. I thought a few kills were a little lame (chick out the window, Koechner's) but it was still immeasurably fun waiting for them to happen. The opening on the bridge was incredible.

I didn't exactly see the twist coming, but I saw some indications. I knew I recognized the name of the main guy's restaurant as the sign from the end of FD1. Great way to tie things together.

Not sure why they even bothered putting Tony Todd in here. He did nothing.

Having Tony Todd in this sort of discredited, in my mind, the way they went with the ending.

IMAX 15/70 (film) or digital? - I thought the cinematography looked fantastic on the large screen and again thumbs up to the 3D effects. The use of pop-out moments was effective, but there was also lot of scenes that conveyed depth.

for the evening show, tix price is $17.50 ... ouch - thankfully I had a pass and I didn't have to pay a cent! woo-hoo!!

Imagine if they...

While I'm down for a sixth outing, I'm curious to which approach they'll take it in. We have seen two sequels where no intervention has taken place. One can be flat out entertaining (3) and the other one can flat out suck (4).

I saw this in Imax 3d and really enjoyed it. You know what you're in for with these movies, but even with that, I felt like this was the most enjoyment I've had with the FD premise since the original. However, its been a while since I've seen the other movies, so I might feel differently with a fresher viewing of the series.

I agree that this is probably the most consistent horror franchise ever. I can't think of another franchise that has gone this deep that has as many watchable movies. I guess you could argue Nightmare on Elm street had higher highs, with parts 1 and 3, with 4 being enjoyable, but 2 and 5 are pretty rough.

the ending and the end credits were pretty inventive. had some good kills, but all the filler was dreadful.

I'd have to agree that the Final Destination, even with The Final Destination under its belt, is still the most consistent horror franchise.

Nothing in this franchise has come close to a Saw V, A Nightmare on Elm Street: Freddy's Revenge (or Dream Child or Freddy's Dead), Friday the 13th - Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, etc.

I think though the reason why the Final Destination franchise has been successful is that the story for the most part is very formulaic - big accident, cast averts death, death gets pissed off, cast members get bumped off in creative fashion - aside from the ending of 5 which was clever, the writers for the various sequels haven't one upped each other in plot progression or diverted story structure that much. Series like Nightmare and Friday the 13th though introduce bizarre themes, settings and characters into the mix for better or for worse. The Saw series though got too convoluted (And full of itself) for it's own good as the films progressed.

it's funny...while i was watching the whole movie, i was wondering why in the world the rico fato guy was using a it all makes sense now.

I'm convinced I think the writers/directors of the Final Destination films must be fans of 'Happy Tree Friends' (an animated series that takes gore to new extremes and hilarity) and take inspiration for the series famous death scenes.

Loved this one. The opening sequence was right up there with FD2 for me in terms of best openings. Fast paced, lots of gore and interesting deaths.

As for the ending,
I love shit like that, so I was ecstatic with it.

This was awesome. Completely awesome. This and Avatar are the only films i've seen in 3D and it was worth it. I typically avoid the format, but opted to from the suggestions on the board. The bridge scene was much better than the roller coaster and the fucking NASCAR scene.

The whole time I was wondering where I knew Sam from, and then it hit me halfway through. He counted the votes in Election, one of my favorite films from the 90s.

I like this series, but TFD is in no way better than F13th VIII. Jason punching a dude's head off almost makes up for everything else in that film.

Agreed. TFD is where the series hit B movie status. 5 really made up for it though with the story, effects and acting. The crazy thing is the TFD has much more successful opening.

Disagree. TFD's opening was bland, non-violent, and too dependent on CGI. Yes, that last statement can be described for 3 and 5 as well, but as least we actually got to see characters bite it whereas TFD practically killed everyone by having debris fall on them.

I think you misunderstood what he meant. I'm sure he was speaking of opening at the box office.

The funny thing is I caught that, as well as the Everclear song and the Lisa Loeb reference, but I just assumed I hadn't been paying attention and missed the date card.

The hint I had noticed...



What a great time after the awful The Final Destination, probably helped that I went in with way lowered expectations.