Final Destination 5 (2011)
- IMDb page: Final Destination 5 (2011)
- Rate: 6.0/10 total 30,827 votes
- Genre: Horror | Thriller
- Release Date: 12 August 2011 (USA)
- Runtime: 92 min
- Filming Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Budget: $40,000,000(estimated)
- Gross: $42,575,718(USA)(9 October 2011)
- Director: Steven Quale
- Stars: Nicholas D'Agosto, Emma Bell and Arlen Escarpeta
- Original Music By: Brian Tyler
- Soundtrack: Successful Leader
- Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
- Plot Keyword: Suspension Bridge | Death | Stepping On A Nail | Laser Surgery | Cheating Death
Writing Credits By:
- Eric Heisserer (written by)
- Jeffrey Reddick (characters)
Known Trivia
- The second film in the Final Destination series to be in 3D.
- One rejected location for a death sequence in the film was a water park.
- Producers have said that this installment will be darker (like the first film), as opposed to the almost comedic route that the 4th film took.
- This is the third film in the series to feature a male lead having the premonitions.
- Tony Todd starred in the first two films and provided a voiceover in the third. He was not featured in the fourth film, but has returned to star in this one.
- All of the films in the series were released 3 years apart. This film closes the gap and was released 2 years after the previous installment.
- The first film in the Final Destination series to be released in the IMAX format.
- The restaurant that Sam works in is called Le Cafe Miro 81. This cafe was seen at the end of Final Destination in Paris. When looked at from this angle, MirO81, and flipped, it’s another reference to “180″ – a number referenced throughout the franchise.
- The Hice Pale Ale that Nathan brings in to the office is a running reference to stunt coordinator Freddie Hice who worked on Final Destination 2. A Hice Pale Ale truck is seen in that film and and Final Destination 3. Hice Pale Ale cans are seen in The Final Destination and this movie.
- Many of the main characters are named after famous horror directors: Peter Friedkin is named after The Exorcist director William Friedkin; Candice Hooper is named after Tobe Hooper who directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Poltergeist; and Olivia Castle is named after William Castle who directed The Tingler and the original House on Haunted Hill.
Goofs: Continuity: During Sam's premonition the bus driver can be seen instantly going from standing up to sitting down between shots several times while everyone is evacuating the bus. Eventually, just after Candice's death, the driver is sat back down in his seat again, but in the very next scene the bus is seen to be completely deserted apart from Isaac.
Plot: Survivors of a suspension-bridge collapse learn there's no way you can cheat Death. »
Story: Survivors of a suspension-bridge collapse learn there's no way you can cheat Death.
Synopsis
Synopsis: The film opens up with a bunch of workers who are gathering together for a company retreat. Sam Lawton has prepared the breakfast before the bus ride. Sam is a fellow office worker and short order cook. His best friend Peter is awaiting everyone else’s arrival for the trip. Molly Harper, Sam’s girlfriend, arrives and she then breaks up with him due to his dreams of going to Paris to be an apprentice for his mentor. Sam is hurt by Molly’s decision. Meanwhile Peter’s girlfriend Candice, an intern for the company and a gymnast, comes along with her rival Olivia Castle, a clad dressed office girl. Molly is being hit on by Isaac Palmer, a co-worker and womanizer. Sam then goes to the construction wing of the building to find his other friend Nathan Sears, a supervisor who has a hard time dealing with construction worker Roy. Nathan and Sam regroup and head on the bus to their destination. As the bus heads up on the bridge, Sam notices the roads construction is rather suspicious, and he begins to have weird feelings while on the bus. The bus is stopped by a traffic operator, and then the bridge starts to crack. The workers get off of the bus. The group gets off first. Candice is trapped when chunks of the road fall into the lake below.She hangs onto the railing of the bridge far off to the side, but the railing detaches, sending her to fall and impale herself on the sail of a nearby boat. The group panics as the bridge is getting worse by the second. Isaac, who was taking a call in the bus’s bathroom, is still on the bus, and the bus is sent crashing into the lake, sending Isaac to the windshield to be crushed and drowned on impact. A crack in the middle of the bridge kills many people. Only a pair of support beams are the way to get to the other side to safety. Sam helps Molly over, and she makes it across. Sam tries to help Olivia, but she has lost her glasses and falls into the lake. Olivia, still alive tries to swim, but a car comes falling down, crushing her. Nathan tries to reach Sam, but the wires supporting the bridge detach and one flies across the path, killing him. The company boss Dennis is sent over the edge of the bridge, but as he hangs on, a tank of hot tar spills and burns Dennis’s flesh off, sending him to fall into the lake with the rest of the debris. Peter catches the sustained part of the rail of the bridge and Sam does the same. Molly panics as she watches the two. The truck beside her has a metal slider that is holding several construction rods. The slider falls and the rods impale Peter through his face, and he falls to the cement foundation of the bridge, killing him. The slider continues to fall forward, slicing Sam in half. When Sam comes to, he see’s he is still alive and he gets Molly off the bus. Peter, Candice, Olivia, Nathan, Isaac, and Dennis follow. The bridge begins to collapse and Sam rushes all of his friends to safety. The group looks surprised and confused as to how Sam knew the accident was going to happen. During the company funeral, William Bludworth, a local coroner, is present and he warns the group that Death is after them. They all ignore his warnings and move on with their lives. Sam and Molly reconcile later that night. The next day, Candice is with Peter at her gymnastics practice, and he cheers her on. Candice does some work on the balance beam, and a nail from a malfunctioning fan falls on the beam, nail side up. Candice has many close calls with the nail, but it never injures her. Candice then goes to do some vault work. She is flipping while a fan set up by one of the coaches is turned on. Another girl on the beam does a routine and she falls on the nail, and she knocks over a pit full of powder. The powder is blown into the area and Candice loses her sight, and she flips, accidentally letting go, landing on her neck, causing her spine and knee to pop through her skin. Sam consoles a depressed Peter. The next day, the group is all together at their work place and they all start drinking to relax. Isaac is going through dead co-workers’ desks and he comes across a Chinese massage parlor. Isaac arrives, flirting with many of the women, but is taken care of by an old Chinese woman who speaks English, but simply refuses to speak to Isaac. She later does acupuncture on him, and leaves him in a room where the walls are sound proof. As Isaac rolls over on his bed, the leg of it caves in sending him to the ground, pushing the needles into his body. He staggeringly gets up, but a bottle of alcohol causes a fire from a candle falling after Isaac’s phone rings. Isaac avoids the contained fire, but as he waits against the wall, a shelved Buddha falls and crushes his head. Bludworth, who has been present for all of the deaths so far, is there and tells the remaining survivors that there is another way to avoid Death. They would have to kill someone to gain their remaining days on Earth. Peter revels in the idea to where it makes him crazy. Agent Jim Block is covering the case of Sam and his friends, but he finds all of the deaths hard to believe. Olivia goes to get eye surgery the same day, and the doctor straps her head into place. Olivia, fearful, holds a teddy bear, and as the doctor put in tools to keep her eyes open, she rips off an eye from the bear. Olivia is told by the doctor to wait, but the machine begins to malfunction, overheating, and the button to begin surgery is dropped as she reaches for it in panic. The remote drops and the laser slices her eye open. The laser goes off a few more times and it burns through her hand and scars her face. She then escapes the machine. Sam and Molly and the doctor run in to see a scared Olivia, and she trips on the teddy bear’s eye. She falls through the window onto a parked car, and falls off as her eye rolls away to be run over by a car.
Nathan is working in construction and he is talking to Roy, an angry employee of his. Nathan immediately sees a beam move closer to him with a hook under it. Nathan urges Roy to move, but he accidentally pushes him backwards as the hook falls, and Roy is stopped from landing on the spikes below. Nathan then sees Roy has been impaled by the hook through the head. As the group comes together, Peter finds that Nathan accidentally killed Roy, taking his days, skipping him in Death’s design. Meanwhile, as Dennis grills them all, a wrench that Roy placed on a machine is twisted into Dennis’s face, the long way. Later that night, in Le Miro 81, the cafe Sam cooks for, his mentor lets him become an apprentice in Paris. He also lets Sam have the restaurant for the night to spend it with Molly. Peter crashes the dinner, and he tells a story of how he tried to push a woman in front of a truck to steal her life. Peter admits he couldn’t do such an act, and he then ponders Candice’s death and how she didn’t deserve to die, but yet Molly supposedly survived Sam’s vision. Peter then tries to kill Molly. Molly takes refuge in the kitchen and Sam fights off Peter before Agent Block is shot by Peter, taking his years. The struggle leads to a gun being placed on the burning stove, but as Peter is about to kill Molly, Sam stabs him in the back with a large skewer. Then Sam realizes he stole Agent Block’s life from Peter, but Agent Block wasn’t supposed to survive that long anyway.
A month later, Sam and Molly are boarding a plane to Paris, and she asks for the window seat. As they are boarding, a group of high schoolers fight, as a kid is kicked off with several students and a teacher. During take off, Sam overhears that the kid claimed to have a vision the plane was going to explode. Sam freaks out as he looks at his plane ticket, which reads "Flight 180". The plane begins to explode as the kid, revealed as Alex Browning, predicted. Molly is sucked out the side, and is cut in half by the wing as the rest of plane catches fire, burning Sam to death. As the plane goes down in flames, a flame engulfed engine falls. Nathan is at a local bar, and he is talking to a guy who reveals that Roy was supposed to die in the next few days after his actual death involving the hook because he was ill. Nathan worries as the guy walks away to say "Life is a bitch." Then the flaming engine from Flight 180 crashes through the bar and crushes Nathan to death, ultimately revealing the film to be a prequel to the events of the original Final Destination.
FullCast & Crew
Produced By:
- Richard Brener known as executive producer
- Sheila Hanahan known as executive producer
- Mathew Hart known as line producer: additional photography
- Erik Holmberg known as executive producer
- Jason Koffeman known as associate producer
- Craig Perry known as producer
- John Rickard known as co-producer
- Warren Zide known as producer
FullCast & Crew:
- Nicholas D'Agosto known as Sam Lawton
- Emma Bell known as Molly Harper
- Miles Fisher known as Peter Friedkin
- Ellen Wroe known as Candice Hooper
- Jacqueline MacInnes Wood known as Olivia Castle
- P.J. Byrne known as Isaac Palmer
- Arlen Escarpeta known as Nathan
- David Koechner known as Dennis
- Courtney B. Vance known as Agent Jim Block
- Tony Todd known as William Bludworth
- Brent Stait known as Roy
- Roman Podhora known as John
- Jasmin Dring known as Cho
- Barclay Hope known as Dr. Leonetti
- Chasty Ballesteros known as Spa Receptionist
- Mike Dopud known as Chef
- Tanya Hubbard known as Coach
- Frank Topol known as Federal Agent
- Tim Fellingham known as Rocker
- Blaine Anderson known as Crime Scene Tech
- Dawn Chubai known as Reporter
- Ryan Hesp known as Mike the Waiter
- Ian Thompson known as Bus Driver
- Andy Nez known as Campus Security
- Jodi Balfour known as Woman
- June B. Wilde known as FD1 Passenger
- Brittany Rogers known as Porter
- Diana Pavlovská known as Flight Attendant
- Michael Adamthwaite known as Line Cook
- Grace Baek known as Spa Technician
- Forbes Angus known as Larry Murnau (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Nestor de la Zerda known as Factory Worker (uncredited)
- Wes Lagarde known as Poolboy (uncredited)
- Devon Sawa known as Alex Browning (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Kerr Smith known as Carter Horton (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Supporting Department
Makeup Department:- Joann Fowler known as makeup designer
- Céline Godeau known as special makeup effects artist
- Toby Lindala known as key makeup effects
- Amanda McGowan known as assistant makeup artist
- Tamar Ouziel known as assistant makeup artist: day calls
- Krista Seller known as assistant makeup artist
- Devon Ellis known as special makeup effects crew (uncredited)
Art Department:
- Graham Brunskill known as stand-by carpenter
- David Clarke known as assistant art director
- Doug Girling known as set designer
- Paul Goodwin known as set dresser
- Sean Goojha known as graphic designer
- Ray Harvie known as storyboard artist
- Craig Henderson known as construction coordinator
- Adrian Hrytzak known as graphic designer
- Aaron Jordan known as head sculptor
- Michael Jovanovski known as lead dresser
- Bryan Korenberg known as property master
- Ray Lai known as prop illustrator
- Joe May known as set designer
- Jamie Rama known as illustrator
- Jim Ramsay known as set designer
- Daniel Scarcello known as sculptor
- Kristin Shanski known as assistant property master
- Shelley Silverman known as art department coordinator
- Andrew Smith known as set buyer
- Doug Teather known as key set dresser
- Kevin Tomecek known as construction buyer
- Joe Wolkosky known as set designer
- Darcy Wyness known as lead greensperson
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Company
Production Companies:
- New Line Cinema (presents)
- Practical Pictures
- Parallel Zide (as Zide Pictures)
- Jellystone Films
Other Companies:
- Liquid Soul Media marketing and publicity
- Codex Digital digital recording equipment
- Digital Media Services (DMS) digital asset management
- Dolby Laboratories sound mix
- Filmtools expendables
- Gallagher Entertainment insurance
- PACE Fusion camera system
- PACE on-set post-production
- Prologue Films titles
- Scarlet Letters end titles
- Scroggins Aviation commercial aircraft mock-up
- Soundelux post-production sound services
- Varèse Sarabande soundtrack
Distributors:
- Acme Film (2011) (Lithuania) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Warner Filmes de Portugal (2011) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Village Films (2011) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Entertainment (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Entertainment (2011) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2011) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2011) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2011) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2011) (France) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Argentina Video Home (2012) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2012) (Argentina) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (2011) (USA) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
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Other Stuff
Special Effects:
- Halon Entertainment
- Prime Focus Film (visual effects)
- Soho VFX (visual effects)
Visual Effects by:
- Frank Akrong known as digital compositor
- Fahed Alhabib known as visual effects coordinator
- Phil Amelung known as digital artist (as Philipp Amelung)
- Austin Andrews known as digital effects artist
- Aymeric Aute known as visual effects artist
- Patrice Avery known as previs producer: HALON
- Berj Bannayan known as visual effects supervisor: Soho VFX
- Jared Barber known as lead animator
- Greg Baxter known as visual effects producer
- Joseph Bell known as visual effects producer: CoSA VFX
- Landon Bootsma known as digital compositor: Prime Focus
- Steve Casa known as 3d scan technician
- Chun-Ping Chao known as digital compositor
- Sujesh V. Chitty known as matte painter: Soho VFX
- Patrick Conaty known as compositor
- Jaime Burés Cuco known as senior nuke technical director
- Matt D'Orazio known as visual effects artist
- Anthony Di Ninno known as previs artist
- Mike Diltz known as digital compositor: Prime Focus
- Peter Dudley known as digital compositor
- Charlene Eberle Douglas known as visual effects producer
- Nadav Ehrlich known as 3D animator: Soho VFX
- Eddie Englander known as digital compositor: Soho VFX
- Mathieson Facer known as rigging technical director: Prime Focus VFX
- David Feinsilber known as visual effects coordinator
- Jordan Flanagan known as digital compositor
- Gillian George known as matte painter
- Nader Gholipour known as dynamics artist
- Michelle Gold known as visual effects assistant
- Marcos Gonzalez known as previs artist
- Oded Granot known as digital compositor: Prime Focus
- Martin Halle known as effects technical director
- Matt Hansen known as CG artist
- Ashlyn Hardie known as visual effects assistant
- Jason Heinze known as compositor
- Sonia Henkel known as visual effects coordinator
- Paul Hormis known as visual effects artist
- Bryan Howard known as rigger: Soho VFX
- Stu Hunter known as tracking/roto
- Manovigianek Jehman known as 3D integration artist: Prime Focus
- Abhishek Joshi known as visual effects artist
- Terry Kalinich known as animator
- Michael Karp known as previs artist
- Jiwoon Kim known as digital compositor
- Ciril Koshyk known as visual effects supervisor
- Jason Labbe known as rigging technical director: Prime Focus VFX
- Charles Lai known as digital compositor
- Emanuele Lecchi known as lighting technical director
- Sam Lee known as compositor: Prime Focus
- Eric D Legare known as visual effects technical director
- David Legault known as production visual effects editor
- Paul Lemeshko known as visual effects
- Alex Llewellyn known as digital compositor: Prime Focus
- Blaine Lougheed known as visual effects set coordinator
- Daniel Lu known as lead modeller/rigger: Soho VFX
- Allan Magled known as visual effects producer: Soho VFX
- Pranav Malasi known as stereo paint artist
- Steve McLeod known as visual effects editor
- Jonathan Mitchell known as visual effects artist
- Mo Mohamoud known as roto/paint artist
- Steve R. Moore known as visual effects editor
- Alessandro Nardini known as visual effects
- Dave Olivares known as visual effects technical director
- Stephen Paschke known as Naiad technical director
- Chris Pember known as senior Naiad technical director
- Todd Perry known as CG supervisor
- Mark Prusten known as lead sequence fluid effects td
- Reupal D. Rawal known as 2D supervisor
- Reupal D. Rawal known as visual effects supervisor
- Carmichael Reid known as visual production assistant
- Jonathan Reynolds known as visual effects artist
- Brian Ritz known as visual effects artist
- Philip Rosado known as cg modeler
- David Rose known as digital compositor: Prime Focus
- Dorian Roza known as digital compositor
- Chris Ryan known as senior technical director
- Steve Sayer known as visual effects artist
- Keith Sellers known as digital effects supervisor: Soho VFX
- Sung Seu known as visual effects artist: Prime Focus Film
- Daniel St-Amant known as digital compositor
- Bobby Stockport known as visual effects artist
- Adrian Sutherland known as digital compositor: Soho vfx
- Sarah Swick known as production manager: Soho VFX
- Tomaso Tartarotti known as digital compositor
- Rob Tasker known as compositor: Soho VFX
- Anna Terekhova known as digital compositor
- Jeff Tetzlaff known as lead model/texture artist: PrimeFocus
- Mark Theriault known as visual effects
- Joel Thompson known as visual effects editor
- Patrick Thompson known as digital compositor
- Randy Ui known as digital artist
- Martijn van Herk known as technical director
- Ariel Velasco-Shaw known as senior visual effects supervisor
- Dmitry Vinnik known as CG lead
- Dmitry Vinnik known as technical supervisor
- Walter Volpatto known as digital stereoscopic artist
- Darren Wall known as pre-vis supervisor: Prime Focus
- Blair Werschler known as visual effects artist
- Chad Wiebe known as visual effects supervisor: Prime Focus
- Greg Winhall known as digital artist
- Andrew Winters known as visual effects artist
- Paul Wojdylo known as visual effects
- Sunny Wong known as digital compositor
- Jesús L. Yapor known as compositor: Prime Focus VFX
- Michelle Yhan known as stereoscopic compositor: Soho VFX
- Tristan Zerafa known as compositor
- Kai Zhang known as digital artist: Soho VFX
- Pedram Ziaei known as compositor
- James Albiez known as visual effects artist: Soho VFX (uncredited)
- Lorraine Rozon known as recruiter: Prime Focus VFX (uncredited)
- Chris B. Schnitzer known as director of visual effects: Warner Bros. (uncredited)
- László Sebõ known as head of technical direction: Prime Focus (uncredited)
- Daniel Sessoms known as visual effects prep artist (uncredited)
- John Treusch known as visual effects artist (uncredited)
- Robert Ward known as visual effects (uncredited)
Release Date:
- Canada 4 August 2011 (Fantasia Film Festival) (premiere)
- USA 10 August 2011 (Hollywood, California) (premiere)
- Canada 12 August 2011
- Lithuania 12 August 2011
- Poland 12 August 2011
- USA 12 August 2011
- Hong Kong 18 August 2011
- Thailand 18 August 2011
- Belgium 24 August 2011
- Philippines 24 August 2011
- Germany 25 August 2011
- Kazakhstan 25 August 2011
- Malaysia 25 August 2011
- Netherlands 25 August 2011
- Russia 25 August 2011
- Singapore 25 August 2011
- UK 25 August 2011 (Frightfest) (UK Premiere)
- Ireland 26 August 2011
- Spain 26 August 2011
- UK 26 August 2011
- Argentina 29 August 2011 (Buenos Aires) (premiere)
- Kuwait 30 August 2011
- France 31 August 2011
- Argentina 1 September 2011
- Armenia 1 September 2011
- Australia 1 September 2011
- Georgia 1 September 2011
- New Zealand 1 September 2011
- Portugal 1 September 2011
- Colombia 2 September 2011
- Iceland 2 September 2011
- Paraguay 2 September 2011
- Greece 8 September 2011
- Hungary 8 September 2011
- Estonia 9 September 2011
- Sweden 9 September 2011
- Turkey 9 September 2011
- Chile 15 September 2011
- Bulgaria 16 September 2011
- Finland 16 September 2011
- Indonesia 21 September 2011
- Israel 22 September 2011
- Brazil 23 September 2011
- Mexico 23 September 2011
- Japan 1 October 2011
- Italy 7 October 2011
MPAA: Rated R for strong violent/gruesome accidents, and some language
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Filmography links and data courtesy of The Internet Movie Database
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29 Mar 2012, 5:56 pm
I had low expectations when I entered the theater to see the 5thinstallment of the FD series, because the 4th movie was such adisappointment. But after watching it, I was surprised.
First off,this movie was way,( and I mean), way better then the lasttwo movies were. It was darker and had a lot of elements from the firstmovie, which I loved. I don't want to give away too much, but I do wantto say that the last scene of the movie will leave you speechless. Ithad me thinking, "OMG, that was AMAZING how they came up with thattwist."
One last thing I loved about this movie was that it was well plannedout and thought of, unlike the forth movie which was a joke and in myopinion, shouldn't have never been made. The deaths weren't rushed asopposed to the deaths in the forth movie, and it gave more screen timeto introduce us to the characters.
Note: I will say that there is one death scene in the movie that Ididn't see coming, besides the ending.
I recommend you see this movie. It might have the same theme as thefirst four movies, but unlike the first four, it's on a much higherscale.
29 Mar 2012, 5:56 pm
So first off, I was able to catch an early screening in Pierce County and went in with somewhat lukewarm expectations. With the cast, director, writer, and budget on board I felt it could be good but I had a lot more fun than anticipated. Opening scene was one of the more intense and crazy. (I’m a fan of the 2nd). Very much improved visual effects here. The 3D was executed better than the 4th as well. Character wise it was obvious they did better casting (Nicholas, Tony, Emma). I truly wanted some of these randoms to live. Deaths here are top notch, very blunt and very cringe worthy. This movie truly did improve on all aspects that the 3rd and 4th lacked…a creepy realistic feel. A few new aspects are thrown in as well which help keep the story fresh and not feel repetitive. If you are ready for this 3D roller-coaster then go see this well made guilty pleasure.
29 Mar 2012, 5:56 pm
Death is just as omnipresent as ever and is unleashed after one man'spremonition saves a group of coworkers from a terrifying suspensionbridge collapse. But this group of unsuspecting souls was neversupposed to survive, and, in a terrifying race against time, theill-fated group frantically tries to discover a way to escape Death'ssinister agenda. – - (C) Warner Bros
If you're going in to see FD5, it's because you know what you'reexpecting. Although I'm a fan of the series, I'll admit it did show itsstaleness after FD2, which is arguably the series' high point. Asexpected, the formula hasn't changed, although there are a few newtweaks here, the main one including the addition that the survivors cannow kill someone to take their life and maybe, just maybe, escapeDeath's clutches. It's interesting to note that this new twist is theopposite of what was offered in FD2, in which new life can defeatDeath, but taking life is much more readily apparent and dramatic thancreating new life. Not only do they have to worry about Death, but theyalso have to worry about what they are willing to do to survive, whichprovides some very tense external conflict between the characters.
As you guys might have figured out from the above, yes, FD5 has a plotthis time around. There's also an unexpected ending that you will makeyou go OMG or WTF, if it isn't already spoiled to you, of course. It'salso good to know that Eric Heisserer's tight script devotes some timeto the survivors that are getting picked off. You start to feel forthem as they are about to die. As much as I'm thankful for this, it'sobvious that people still see these films for the opening disaster anddeath sequences, and they do not disappoint. Without spoiling anything,the opening bridge disaster is a nasty piece of work, utilizing the 3Dto the fullest extent. I'm a huge horror fan, but even I found it veryhard to watch, jerking my hands back as each character is killed off ingrisly ways. Without a doubt, it's the best opening disaster since FD2.
And the death scenes. Wow. They are disturbing, funny, and shocking andsometimes all at the same time. This is because newcomer directorSteven Quale plays with the audience's expectations. He lays out somany things that can kill off a character in a certain scene and whenyou think this sharp object will impale them, they die in a completelydifferent way. The build up is what makes these films fun to watch(apart from the last one). I also liked the fact that this filmreturned to the original film's serious roots, which isn't to say thatit takes itself too seriously because there's an underlying sense ofdark humor that's strangely entertaining and self-aware of itself.
The ensemble cast is a mixed bag for sure. Our protagonist, NicholasD'Agosto, doesn't really live up to his character's dramatic arc. Heseems to overact his lines although he was much better in the secondhalf. Emma Bell is a bit better although she wasn't as good as she wasin FROZEN. Miles Fisher also doesn't live up to his character'sinternal struggle when giving off a whiny performance. However, theother supporting castmembers are quite good, including Ellen Wroe,Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, and Arlen Escarpeta. P.J. Byrne, inparticular, is someone you should look out for, providing some of thefilm's biggest laughs, playing a character you just love to hate. DavidKoechner also provides some great laughs. I was disappointed withCourtney B. Vance though because he had little to do. Tony Todd is backsince he was last seen in FD2 and he's like the American version ofSnape (from Harry Potter). I love the way he delivers his lines withone…word…at…a…time.
Visually, the film has some above average production values. As saidbefore, the bridge sequence is like something from a $100 millionbudgeted action flick. The 3D is the best that has been offered so farthis year, which comes to no surprise seeing that Quale has worked withJames Cameron on AVATAR. Even from the film's ingenious and originalopening credits, we have shards of glass, knives, bodies, and bloodflying at us in amazing sharpness. Yet the 3D gimmick can only go sofar, and Quale knows that so he doesn't overdo it by providing us withscenes of depth. Honestly, it's the best of both worlds. The soundtrackby Brian Tyler is great as well and is definitely different from theprevious entries.
All in all, FD5 brings unexpected new life to the dying franchise. Theplot is handled well and most of the performances are good. Ifanything, this sequel proves that with new blood working behind thescenes can come a refreshing film. If you want to see the film, by allmeans see it in 3D because it is worth every penny. FD5 is shocking,entertaining, suspenseful, funny, disturbing, and is probably as goodas FD2. It seems to be a good year for 5's (FAST FIVE included).
29 Mar 2012, 5:56 pm
Warning, spoilers MIGHT be ahead. The "Final Destination" franchisebegan going downhill rapidly from the third movie. But, will the fifthmovie help the franchise go back up or will it continue going downhillfast? I saw this movie about a month ago, and I must say that, in myopinion, this is the most brutal, the most gruesome, and the mostclever movie of the entire franchise. It has many well-thought outdeath scenes, and one death scene in the movie made me cringe and lookaway, and trust me, I watched A LOT of slasher/gornography films. Oneof the most famous scene is the lasik surgery which I thought waspretty good. I'm not going to spoil it for you. First off, this moviehas a very interesting plot line. As you heard from the trailer, youknow the new death rule, and I think it is pretty clever. But, whydidn't Bludworth tell it to the others? Hmmm…? Second of all, thecharacters are very very relatable. You can actually tell if one hatesthe other, and one is friends with the other for a long time. Plus, youwill also feel bad if one character dies. You will actually say "Oh,why did he/she die? NOOO!" Not just a typical "Oh, he/she died. Who'snext?". The acting is very impressive, hence the professional andexperienced actors. I think this is one of the reasons why this moviemade it to my highest rank of the "Final Destination" franchise. Third,what is this franchise famous of? Exactly, the unique death scenes thathappens from the materials/places we see/go to everyday. There are somedeath scenes here that are very gruesome that if I picture it, I eithercringe or smile on how good the death scenes are. One death scene madeit to my top 15 most brutal death scenes I have ever seen. Some of youmight know it, some of you might not. One thing for sure is, you willknow it when you see the movie in August. Lastly, the ending of thewhole movie. The ending that made me gasp and left my jaw dropped openfor the rest of the movie. It is a pity that many people know italready and spoiled it for everyone, because thy will not be assurprised as everybody on the screening when we reached the ending ofthe movie. All I gotta tell you is re-watch the whole franchise andsoak in every scene you see..
So, this review might not be as longas you want it, or as detailed as you hoped for. But, all I have to sayis watch the movie. It is way worth your money and your time.
29 Mar 2012, 5:56 pm
Final Destination 5 is the same movie you may have seen four timesprior and of course if you have not then don't bother (with theexception of the very first film).
FD5 brings one new minor plot device to the series, kill or be killed,but this isn't nearly enough to distract the viewer from the fact everyother sequence of events unfolds exactly as they have in the previousfilms. The acting here isn't anything special at all and the film is sopredictable the only thing you're watching it for is how people die. Ifyou're a gore-hound I could see you having some enjoyment from thisfilm but otherwise skip it.
Final Destination has not been reinvigorated with new life, it has nopromising future, and at this point it is simply being created becauseit can be "milked" for a decent profit.
29 Mar 2012, 5:56 pm
Most likely, you're not reading this unless you're a fan and alreadyplan to see the film. And if you are, then know that my review is basedon my fandom and in relation to the series itself. Therefore, it willbe in the context of horror films, slasher films, and more importantly,the series itself. With that out of the way, who would have though thefifth film would be the one. Ever since the original, the series hassort of meandered around, trying to recapture the initial wonder ofdeath playing the part of a slasher and killing off a group of people.
Yes, Final Destination 5 is truly the best sequel since the first.There hasn't been this much tension and creativity since the original,and practically every scene is filled with an uncomfortable level ofanxiety. This is what the film has truly been missing, whether spoiledby the trailers before it or just a lack of creativity. For the mostpart, Final Destination 3 and 4 (TFD) lacked the necessary level ofcreativity and menace that was present in the first film, and even inthe second. However, we have plenty of that here and a few nice twistsas well. While the kills are also pretty ridiculous, most are plausibleand, unlike TFD, should please fans with their level of gore andbrutality.
The filmmaking qualities here reach above the standard the film hasset. It looks great, with plenty of swift and enticing editing thatwill make your skin crawl with anticipation. The acting, while stillnot of any award winning caliber, or even really all that great, isdecent enough here. The portrayals are more realistic this time around.While the film had though to settle into theI-found-the-answers-on-the-internet routine, here we have a smooth flowin which characters sort of lose their mind trying to figure thingsout. And while some might have called the main couple's relationshipcringe worthy, I actually found it to be quite well played out as thecouple has real issues they work through on top of everything that'sgoing on. Suffice to say, it's nice to see the FD series making betterattempts at developing it's characters. Still not great, but better.
With that said, this is Final Destination, and problems persist.Despite better attempts at character development, the majority stillplay fodder for death's machinations. Sure, we learn a little aboutthem, but it's not any more than the bare minimum: this guys a jerk,that girls wild, etc etc. There is also one kill, in particular, that,while brutal, defies logic. Sure, it's FD, but there is a certain pointof ridiculousness where the line is drawn. The characters trying tofigure out what's going on is also getting old. There's certainly areason here, which I won't spoil, why our characters don't know aboutwhat is happening in the same way characters from previous films know.But this leads to the problem of it being explained too quickly. Thismight contradict what I said above, but what I mean is that Tony Todd'scharacter if far too quick to reveal information and the new twist. Incomparison to FD1, where things had a slow, natural pacing, here we geta couple death scenes, and explanation, and then more death scenes. Theprogression is better, but still not as good as the first two films.
Fans will truly enjoy this solid sequel. There are a couple twists, andthe final scene will blow everyone away. It's beyond what you wouldexpect, and very nearly worth seeing the film alone. But with a handfulof creative and brutal twists and a decently put together film, thisshould certainly warrant a decent box office and, maybe unfortunately,another sequel or two.
29 Mar 2012, 5:56 pm
I'm a huge fan of the Final Destination series. They aren't Oscarcontenders, but they are certainly quite entertaining. However, afterhearing a lot of negative feedback on the 4th FD, I decided not towatch it and hung my head in disappointment. I genuinely thought myfavorite deadly franchise had finally bit the dust itself, and in a badway. But when I heard about this fifth and final Final Destination, Idecided to give it one more chance. Because hey, I hadn't been to thetheater in awhile and if it sucked I'd at least have a good laugh. But,I am very happy to report that I was pleasantly surprised by FinalDestination 5.
The story, as other reviewers have mentioned, really sets FD5 up togood prospects. It feels a lot more like the first FD, much darkerwithout being too complex. I honestly liked the 2nd and 3rd ones a lot,but they were missing the creepy factor that the first installment had.This fifth episode really brings it back. The characters aresurprisingly believable. Granted, you have the gratuitous hot chick andladies man, but the characters never feel contrived or forced. Kudos tothe actors for keeping this from being a $5-bin campy horror film.
The effects, even in 2D, were just as I think a film's effects shouldbe: realistic enough to avoid the fake-factor, but not so excessivethat they drown out everything else in the film. Yes, one could arguethat these movies are all about death, but what always made themdifferent for me from other horrors was the focus on build-up. The FDfranchise has it's fans trained to watch for every little thing in ascene that could cause someone's demise until your skin crawls–and FD5gives the audience this "detective" feeling perfectly.
To be honest, I wasn't expecting much out of this movie. However, fromthe very beginning, I was impressed. A few points of warning: it isvery graphic, but anyone who has seen any of the other FD films shouldknow that already. Also, you will not enjoy this film as much if youhaven't watched at least the 1st FD, if not the 2nd and 3rd as well.When you factor in the story and characters, the death and mayhem we'veall come to love, and one of the best plot twists I've seen this year,FD5 is very worth watching. Go on, have some fun.
But you all just be careful, now.
29 Mar 2012, 5:56 pm
I'll admit I was very worried going into this film, considering how thelast film left things. But after I saw Final Destination 5 at themidnight premiere, I was SHOCKED as hell at how astonishing it turnedout be. This is definitely one of the BEST sequels since the first 2Installments in the franchise, It has everything a Final Destinationfilm should have but on a much grander scale, It's Dark, Clever, Wittyand just Gruesomely entertaining. This film has definitely Re-inventedthe franchise that has never been seen before and character developmentis absolutely the heart of the film's storyline. I recommend you tocheckout this film, you won't be disappointed…
29 Mar 2012, 5:56 pm
I really loved the opening credits of this film. It introduces thekillers of the series. Random objects are the true killers of the thesemovies. They jump out of the screen and shows us how dangerous theyare. Even the most innocent objects can be dangerous. Themysteriousness of the intro is obvious and it became intense when adead corpse flies out of the screen then random blood splatters thebroken glass. The film itself is a remake of the last four films. Theyadded some new rules here but it doesn't change anything. At least thisis better than the fourth one but in the end, this is just anothersequel(or remake).
Here's the thing about Final Destination. It's an intriguing highconcept horror movie. But after the second film, they decided to repeatall the things from the first movie and make the deaths more gory thanever. They added new things here like the "Kill or Be Killed" concept.It's pretty interesting but it doesn't make any changes. That conceptjust made the climax more psychological and create some twists. Like Isay, this is just another Final Destination sequel.
If you're a fan of the film then you might enjoy it by its silly deathscenes. Yep, the 3D use is gimmicky. Dangerous stuff, even the onesthat aren't dangerous jumps out of the screen. Blood and gorethroughout. See how fragile these people are. Here's the big problem,The film points at Molly as the important character of the film but sheis really/very bland among all of them.
Final Destination 5 is just another Final Destination movie. Told somenew rules but still no changes. The twist in the end reveals somethingintriguing but after that, it became pointless. This series meansnothing but to show how dumb gory violence can happen by randomaccidents and little objects. The movie itself will make youunsatisfied but if you are seeing this for the stupid gory violencethen this repetitive sequel is your satisfactory. Kind of.
29 Mar 2012, 5:56 pm
Holy crap! Just finished watching FD5 with my dad. Wow… I don't wantto give away too much but it is definitely the best since the original.Each death scene is so elaborately planned and when everything fallsinto place, the result is…well death. The new twist gives it more ofa plot unlike the past 2 Finals. I also recommend seeing FD5 in 3D. Ihaven't seen it in 2D, but I can't see it being the same.
All I will tell you, idk if this is a spoiler or not, but I can neverlook at a meat grinder again. Like the things they have at Quiznos andJersey Mikes. So many chills and so much suspense in FD5.
Emma Bell also shined in this movie. She's not that stupid dumb blondewho does nothing in a horror movie. She's a bad-ass.