Final Destination 4
James Wong and David Ellis have been playing evil musical chairs with the FINAL DESTINATION franchise for a bit now (Can I join in?). Wong did the somber and chilling Part 1, Ellis did the brash and loud Part 2, Wong then came back and shat out the inferior Part 3 and now its Ellis’ turn for another shotgun blast at Death. I had high hopes for FINAL DESTINATION 4 (or THE FINAL DESTINATION as they call it — stupid title), just cause David Ellis was at the helm — the shit that dude pulled off in Part 2 blew my nuts to dust in the wind.
That opening highway, car mash-up is one of the best motor vehicle accidents ever put to celluloid in my opinion. Alas FD4 never measured up to Ellis’ last dance with Death. Now don’t get me wrong, this fourth installment was fairly harmless and made for an easy time waster.
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Intel core 2 duo. The pacing was quick clipped, the 'f*ck yeah inducing' deaths were inventive, over the top, grisly as f*ck and mean spirited (that bit with the tire OWNED me) and the bleak sense of humor that arose now and again rubbed me the right way. Moreover I saw this f*cko in 3D and yes that did jack up my enjoyment factor. I’m not talking MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D fun times here, the film wasn’t as clever or consistent as the latter in terms of using the 3D gimmick for maximum horror whoopass; but it had its “shite flying at ya and making ya wince” slick moments. With that on the table; sue me and nail my lawyer in the poop-shoot, I STILL expected more than the basics from this one Where the f*ck did the story go???? Where did it go???