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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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At least the audience I was with laughed more than it screamed.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
02/10/06
Jim Slotek
Jim Slotek
Jam! Movies

If this film makes money, and it probably will, there may never be a final Final Destination. And that is the most disturbing thing about this movie.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
02/10/06
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News

Final Destination 3 still falls squarely into the category of guilty pleasure, but it's fashioned with a fair amount of craft. If fate should bring us another installment, let's hope it's at least as fun as this one.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
02/10/06
John Monaghan
John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press

Let's just hope that Final Destination 3 really is the final entry in this successful but intellectually bankrupt horror franchise.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
02/10/06
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

The third time around is not the charm, but we can only hope this will be the FINAL final destination.

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
02/10/06
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

The original film had pathos and humor; this is gratuitous and silly rather than engaging and funny.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
02/10/06
Tim Cogshell
Tim Cogshell
Boxoffice Magazine

Week in and week out, horror movies cheat us, so it's wonderfully cathartic to watch a bunch of kids cheat death in what turns out to be the best installment yet in the Final Destination franchise.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
02/10/06
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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Granted, nothing here is going to go down in history as a horror classic. But as far as dead-teen flicks go, this is one pretty lively affair.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
02/10/06
Randy Cordova
Randy Cordova
Arizona Republic
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Morgan and Wong's snarky iterations on their initial premise don't show much development...a fair diversion but, make no mistake, a waste of time.

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
02/10/06
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

[A]n unredeemably sadistic film that makes a joke of horrific death. There is absolutely no point to this film except inciting audiences to new levels of bloodlust...

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
02/10/06
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

... there's no suspense or tension and little gallows humor, merely dead space between the next spectacular spray of blood and body parts.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
02/10/06
Sean Axmaker
Sean Axmaker
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

This gory sequel begins with a promising thrill ride, but by the end has become little more than a merry-go-round, spinning pointlessly in circles.

Full Review Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram | comment Comment
02/10/06
Scott Von Doviak
Scott Von Doviak
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

The third film is pretty much what you expect: heads popped and brains yuckily visible.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
02/10/06
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters

Wong and Morgan: your diminished returns are ready. Get 'em while they're hot.

Full Review Source: Bloody Disgusting | comment Comment
02/10/06
Brian Juergens
Brian Juergens
Bloody Disgusting

Final Destination 3 shouldn't be mistaken for a good film [but] there is an important difference between this and truly odious films like Saw...

Full Review Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette | comment Comment
02/10/06
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

it's easily the funniest movie of the year

Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | comment Comment
02/10/06
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

James Wong makes his return to the series he started, after bowing out for 2003's lackluster sequel, only to essentially remake the first film.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
02/10/06
Michael Ferraro
Michael Ferraro
Film Threat

The series has made it work with macabre humor and devilishly clever setups.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
02/10/06
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

The law of diminishing returns is in full effect here.

Full Review Source: Las Vegas Weekly | comment Comment
02/10/06
Josh Bell
Josh Bell
Las Vegas Weekly

Robustly embodies the cathartic pleasures of shared scared silliness.

Full Review Source: Now Playing Magazine | comment Comment
02/09/06
Brent Simon
Brent Simon
Now Playing Magazine
 
 
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