The Final Destination (2009)

Director:

David R. Ellis

Writers (WGA):

Eric Bress (written by)
Jeffrey Reddick (characters)

Release Date:

28 August 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Take the trip in Real D 3D

Plot:

After a teen's premonition of a deadly race-car crash helps saves the lives of his peers, Death sets out to collect those who evaded their end.

Plot Keywords:

Racist | Premonition | Death | Car Crash | Mechanic

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Bobby Campo	...	Nick O'Bannon
Shantel VanSanten	...	Lori Milligan
Nick Zano	...	Hunt Wynorski
Haley Webb	...	Janet Cunningham
Mykelti Williamson	...	George Lanter
Krista Allen	...	Samantha Lane - MILF
Andrew Fiscella	...	Andy Kewzer - Mechanic
Justin Welborn	...	Carter Daniels - Racist
Stephanie Honore	...	Nadia Monroy - Mechanic's GF
Lara Grice	...	Cynthia Daniels - Racist's Wife
Jackson Walker	...	Jonathan Grove - Cowboy
Phil Austin	...	Samantha's Husband
William Aguillard	...	Kid #1
Brendan Aguillard	...	Kid #2
Juan Kincaid	...	Newscaster

Also Known As:

"The Final Destination in 3-D" - USA (DVD title)
"Final Dead Circuit 3D" - Japan (English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violent/gruesome accidents, language and a scene of sexuality.

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45492) | Australia:MA | Singapore:R21 | Ireland:15A | Singapore:M18 (edited for re-rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Germany:18 | UK:15 | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Iceland:16 | Japan:R15+ | Portugal:M/16 | Hong Kong:IIB (2D Version) | Hong Kong:III (3D Version) | New Zealand:R16 | Finland:K-18 | Sweden:15 | Norway:15 | Mexico:C | France:-12 (with warning) | Austria:14 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:R (DVD rating) | Brazil:16 | Malaysia:18SG | Argentina:16 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Harahan, Louisiana, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

This is the first Final Destination not to feature the cast on the DVD cover.

Goofs:

Continuity: Once Nick awakes from the mall premonition, he rushes through the mall to find the construction site. In one shot, you see him pushing through some people. For a brief second, you can also see Lori and Janet chasing him. They are supposed to be in the movie theater at this moment. (This shot was in the alternate ending where Nick finds Lori and Janet before the movie starts and warns them of their impending deaths.)

Quotes:

Hunt Wynorski:That's a lot of Tampons for one woman.

Movie Connections:

References "South Park" (1997)

Soundtrack:

Don't You Know

The worst in the series

This was the worst entry in the series for the following reasons:

1. At approximately 80 minutes the film is too short and there isn't any sort of time given to building up tension.

2. Pretty much all of the deaths are given away in the previews, so when someone dies its no surprise whatsoever. By taking away the surprise aspect the movie was ruined.

3. There is even less of a plot here then the other 3. Granted the basic premise is the same but they didn't even try here.

4. The deaths themselves were very "meh" and fake looking. Way too much CGI was used. Not only that but they cut away from what probably would have been the most visually interesting death. 5. No Tony Todd. He was seen in the first 2 and heard in the 3rd one. At this point the fans expect to see him. They should have tried to get him in here somehow.

I could go on and on. I hope that if they make a 5th one that James Wong (who directed the first and third films) returns to give the series a proper send off as the David Ellis entries to the franchise (the second and fourth films) are definitely the weakest links in the series. To his credit though, part 2 did probably have some of the best deaths in the series (opening premonition, fire escape ladder, and plate glass).