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Final Destination 3 (2006)

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Reviews Counted:112

Fresh:49

Rotten:63

Average Rating:5/10

Consensus: Final Destination 3 is more of the same: gory and pointless, with nowhere new to go.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong horror violence/gore, language and some nudity

Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:Feb 10, 2006 Wide

Box Office: $54,098,051

Synopsis: James Wong (THE ONE), who directed the original FINAL DESTINATION film, returns to direct the third installment in the series. High-school senior Wendy (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is enjoying senior... James Wong (THE ONE), who directed the original FINAL DESTINATION film, returns to direct the third installment in the series. High-school senior Wendy (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is enjoying senior night at the amusement park and taking photos for the school yearbook. A control freak, she's not particularly fond of rides--especially the roller coaster. Despite her fear, Wendy decides to go on the coaster, but is soon traumatized by a vision that a fatal accident is about to occur. She and a group of other riders disembark from the ride--and the rest of the riders do indeed suffer a horrific fate. Having cheated death once, Wendy is tormented by an ominous feeling that something is very wrong. Her classmate, Kevin (Ryan Merriman), does some research and learns that something similar has happened before: a high-school student had a premonition that a plane filled with his classmates was doomed, a group of them refused to board, and the plane exploded in flight. Following that incident, the survivors all died under mysterious circumstances and in the order that they died in the premonition. Soon, Wendy and Kevin realize that the same fate is about to befall those who got off the roller coaster and survived. Perhaps more disturbing is that clues to the impending deaths seem to lie in the photos that Wendy took on the evening of the accident. In an instant, innocuous situations and common objects become fatal, causing particularly gruesome deaths. Ultimately, the real question becomes whether or not Wendy and Kevin can save their classmates--and themselves--from impending doom before it's too late. [More]

Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ryan Merriman, Texas Battle, Amanda Crew

Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ryan Merriman, Texas Battle, Amanda Crew, Sam Easton, Patrick Gallagher

Director: James Wong

Director: James Wong
Screenwriter: James Wong, Glen Morgan
Producer: Richard Brenner, Toby Emmerich, Matt Moore, James Wong, Warren Zide, Craig Perry, Glen Morgan
Composer: Shirley Walker
Studio: New Line Cinema

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Convincingly pointless and breezy in its hedonistic hokum...Hence, the third time around is not the charm for this foolish and faceless fright flick.

Full Review Source: Movie Eye | comment Comment
02/12/06
Frank Ochieng
Frank Ochieng
Movie Eye

... isn't for everyone, but those in the know who like their horror served up R-rated and over-the-top, Final Destination 3 delivers...

Full Review Source: MovieCrypt.com | comment Comment
02/12/06
Kevin A. Ranson
Kevin A. Ranson
MovieCrypt.com

The Final Destination series caters to its target audience without insulting it -- which is why the flicks make so much damn money.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
02/12/06
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Fans of the series won't be terribly disappointed, but if there's an FD4, I hope they have the sense to scale things back just a little bit. Comparing FD3 to the original proves that a modicum of restraint is most effective.

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
02/10/06
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

[Director] Wong and [writer] Morgan honed their skills on The X-Files, Millenium and The Commish and it shows in their ability to create suspense and tension as well as carnage.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
02/10/06
Louis B. Hobson
Louis B. Hobson
Jam! Movies

Like Saw II (2005), another grisly sequel to a film that seemed to have hit on a foolproof formula, this third Destination blows it, big time.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
02/10/06
Ken Fox
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide

As a horror flick, Final Destination 3 is literally laughable.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
02/10/06
Susan Walker
Susan Walker
Toronto Star

3 suffers in comparison to the insanely inventive 2, which found wittier ways to exploit the idea that laughing and screaming are closely linked methods of relieving tension.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
02/10/06
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

The Final Destination movies may be pointless and crass, but they play on that fascination with malicious efficiency, and 3 is no exception.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
02/10/06
Jeff Shannon
Jeff Shannon
Seattle Times

Fans of cheap thrills can enjoy FD3 for what it is: A ridiculous teen horror movie that piles on more than enough dry humor and freshly moistened gore to satisfy its lowbrow audience.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
02/10/06
Peter Hartlaub
Peter Hartlaub
San Francisco Chronicle

If you're a Final Destination fan, it's unlikely that #3 will disappoint. If you like horror/thrillers with plenty of cartoonish blood and gore, this will hit the spot.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
02/10/06
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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The picture returns to the biting humor of the first FD and, in fact, improves and deepens the Rube Goldberg-ian deathtrap scenarios.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
02/10/06
Kim Morgan
Kim Morgan
Reel.com

These movies have never been my cup of tea, and contemporary horror movies' appetite for pointless sadism leaves me unmoved and not a little alarmed.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Daily News | comment Comment
02/10/06
Gary Thompson
Gary Thompson
Philadelphia Daily News

Might this be the final Final Destination? Don't bet on it.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
02/10/06
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

The plot has more holes in it than the victims, but the shocks make up for the flaws. Don't think, just watch, and expect a wild ride.

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
02/10/06
Lisa Rose
Lisa Rose
Newark Star-Ledger
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Keeping this series of black-comedy skits fresh is a challenge that the writers don't always meet, and their expository scenes need to be nail-gunned.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
02/10/06
Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith
New York Post
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After a fiendish start, filmmakers James Wong and Glen Morgan approach their task with all the subtlety of a hammer to the head (or a knife to the gut, or an ax to the back).

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
02/10/06
Elizabeth Weitzman
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News

If you're into state-of-the art depictions of human pureeing, this is indeed your flick.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
02/10/06
Jackie Loohauis
Jackie Loohauis
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Final Destination 3 is junk, and proud of it, but it certainly delivers what it promises.

Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
02/10/06
Rene Rodriguez
Rene Rodriguez
Miami Herald

An uninspired splatterfest that wears its vulgarity on its blood-caked sleeve and is cynical enough to use 9/11 in its vapid story line.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
02/10/06
Glenn Whipp
Glenn Whipp
Los Angeles Daily News
 
 
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