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| Final Destination,
Region 2 DVD |
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| DVD,
Justin Harries,
15 January 2001 |
Rating: F4
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Final Destination is a teen kill ‘em off with a difference. Instead of a masked psycho with one hell of a grudge, the innocent unfortunates in this face a much older foe indeed - death itself. When our lead has a premonition of the plane he’s about to take exploding in mid-air he wisely ops out, taking a few classmates and teach with him. Kaboom goes the plane - buts that’s not the end for our group of multiplex cannonfodder. You see, they’ve upset the plan death has for them, not a good idea. Roll on extravagant snuffing galore, as the grim reaper reaps his grim reward.An intriguing premise, though Final Destination falls somewhat short in its execution (ho ho). The characters can’t really be described as such, and, apart from a few sudden shock kill offs, the direction has no impact. Adding Tony Todd as a Scooby Doo mortician just layers a stodgy slice of cheese to the proceedings.
Once again, as with all substandard movies, the DVD extras are where the fun is. Best of all is a segment detailing the audience test screenings. This really should have been re-titled “how Hollywood’s obsession with statistics turns crummy movies into really crappy ones”. A hilarious and incredibly ravealing documentary, this shows how directors, writers and any one with an artistic vision gets shat on in Tinsel town. Not that I have any sympathy with these people - I mean, what more do they expect? Just count how many times the writer claims "what this process enabled us to do was aim the movie more directly toward the audience that it was intended for". All very well, but the process obviously entailed a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth. Like death in the movie, these guys had a plan that slipped from their fingers, but unlike the reaper, there was no way they could reclaim it. Watch the movie, then watch the doc. Then realise why the movie made no sense. It’s a fun game - almost as fun as the “Death Clock” extra, which predicts the day that you’re going to perish. All in all, great fun. Shame about the movie though.
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