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Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

My suspicions were confirmed when I thought that this movie would be great fodder for "Mythbusters". They could have gone on forever with the deaths in this movie. This movie features a guy getting a vision of themselves and a bunch of people dying in a big accident. They save themselves and about eight or so other people only for them to die in horrible ways in the order they would have died in the accident. Hmmm, haven't I seen this in every other movie in the entire series? That's mostly because I HAVE!I generally oppose 3D because of the extra money you have to pay for glasses. Now I'm starting to oppose it because it looks horrible without the glasses. You can easily tell everything is just trying to jump out at you and it looks stupid. The acting in this film is downright terrible. The main character can't even show emotion as he's depicted being impaled. The characters are so stupid one doesn't even care that there's a massive fire as he wanted to see a race car crash. One guy is so weak his body is chopped up after being thrown into a metal fence. This is the one entry that even fans of the series hate. I really do hope the next one was the last as we could end on somewhat of a high note with that film. This movie did more or less confirm the theory that Death was deliberately giving people visions just to mess with them and it was Death's plan all along for them to die horribly no matter what they do. The moral really does seem like you shouldn't bother trying to stay alive because horrible things will happen no matter what you do. What a depressing thought. *

While it was not a great or perfect film (particularly in the dialogue, ending and some of the acting), the first 'Final Destination' was entertaining and effective (especially with its terrific opening plane sequence and the creative deaths) with a fascinating idea done well.The bigger and bolder 'Final Destination 2' had its flaws but was just as good and perhaps the best of the four sequels. 'Final Destination 3' is just as big and bold, as well as gorier, and is also as good. The fourth instalment 'The Final Destination' is the worst of the series, and highly suggestive of the gimmick's novelty wearing off and running out of ideas. The second and third films were hardly original, but had scenes and deaths that were scary and fun and looked like they were made on a professional level.Neither can be said for 'The Final Destination'. Only the suspenseful car wash scene and the pretty ingenious opening credits work. All the other scary scenes/deaths are cheaply rendered, anaemic in atmosphere and bring more unintentional humour than tension or suspense. The gratuitously stomach-churning gore content cheapens them further. The film looks cheap too, especially in the special effects which are laughably amateurish and the less than slick editing. David R. Ellis returns from the second film and what made his direction work there doesn't come through here.It is hard to connect with the content when the characterisation, writing and acting are not up to par. With the sole exception of that for Mykelti Williamson, whose role is not big, none of the characters are developed well and are even more shallow, bland and annoying than in the previous three films. Apart from Williamson and Krista Allen, the acting is poor. Bobby Campo, lacking charisma, and Shantel VanSanten and Haley Webb forgetting to emote are the dishonourable mentions.The previous 'Final Destination' films had some black or ironic humour and some tension, 'The Final Destination' has neither, which makes the dull down-time between the deaths, silliness and contrivances far less forgivable, on top of the lack of character development and scares. The film is also too short and too rushed in places, the opening scene did nothing for me and the ending is the most illogical and stupidest of the series.Only saving graces are two decent performances (Williamson and Allen), two good scenes (the car wash and opening credits) and the eerie music score. The 3D is pretty good too if pointless.Everything else however contributes towards a disappointing mess of a film. 3/10 Bethany Cox

Who in the blue decided gore is the way horror movies should be shown? I saw bits and pieces of the first three films and man I all wanted to do is throw up in disgust. Some yahoo with a sick mind calls this entertaining and most twisted. What the hell is wrong with this planet? Real life is twisted as it is with terrorism and mindless car accidents, murders committed all over. It's ugly. It's just plain sick to place Death on the silver screen for everyone to get extremely messed up and desensitized by this. Who knows? Perhaps, these folks may join ISIS because they won't be bothered by violence anymore."You call this entertaining? (Spits in the ground)" (Russel Crowe as Maximus, Gladiator, 2000)

It's Undeniable that the Formula that made this Franchise so Special at first, that Never Varied from Film to Film, has Lost its Luster and is now rather Boring. The Premonitions and Death's Design and all of that have seen Better Days and is now Nothing More than the Thread that Binds the Movies Together.Its the Rube Goldberg Death Mechanisms that can still Entertain. That's a Difference between "Torture Porn" and this Series. The Final Destination Films are Meant to Entertain as Opposed to say, the "Saw" Franchise. What they're Meant to do is Not Pleasant to Contemplate. Simply Put, the "FD" Series is Fun and the "Saw" Series is Sick.This Movie has a neat Opening and Closing Credits Scheme, and the Movie Clips along with the Least bit of Contemplation about Fate and Death. A bit Better than the Third Entry if one was to Quibble about such Things, this one has some Nifty Set-Ups and is another Fine, Bloody Fluff Film for Fans of the Franchise.Note...If you are keeping score...more nudity, more gore, and more deaths and the first one in 3-D.