Final Destination 2 (DVD)

I see a lot of four and five star reviews for this one. If you read my review on the first movie I gave that one four stars. Now I've seen the series as it's been released on cable, never wanting to go to the theater and pay ticket prices for any of these since they'rw all kind of schlocky fun.. "popcorn movies" . Unfortunately most were kind of forgettable to me, I knew the premise and a few of the actors and quite a few of the "deaths" but I couldn't really sort them out without going to imbd - should the need ever arise. Well my son just got into them. He will only watch movies in sequence and he asked me what was my favorite.. I told him that other than the first and the fifth the rest were kind of a blur (not the best sign in film making)..That being said, the acting was probably on par with the first movie, and it was nice to see the continuation of more than just the theme by bringing back Clear Rivers. The gore ratio and variety was fine (about the same).. there were actually a couple of fairly original and tense scenes that surpassed similar films.So I guess this one gets a four as well.. watching the first isn't necessary but might help if you're really trying to make solid movie night of it.

This is not a stand-alone movie. You really need to watch the first one to understand the references made throughout the movie about the survivors (and subsequently, victims) of Flight 180 & the connections they have to those who are now involved. Plus, Ali Larter (Clear) returns for this installment.-- A log-hauler truck causes the deadliest highway pileup in the state's history and Kimberly foresees it at the on-ramp. She blocks traffic from merging onto the highway, effectively saving the lives of several people. Like a Rube Goldberg machine, you watch the domino effect... waiting to see just what kills the victim, only to be pleasantly surprised by something altogether unrelated. I think you have to have a darker, more twisted sense of humor to truly appreciate the thought that is put into these elaborate death scenes and enjoy them for the entertainment it truly is. This is not my favorite movie in the franchise, but it does contain two of my top 5 "Best Deaths" from the franchise. Although a few of the deaths can be a bit brutal in nature, I view the franchise as horror-comedy. I subtracted one star for the fact that although "death's design" is clearly outlined during the movie, it falters and deviates for no reason, taking one person completely out-of-turn. My husband, kids & I all debated the victim's death for almost 20 minutes with no sound reason or conclusion as to "why" they opted to do that. Yeah, I'll nitpick over that all day, but that really was the only negative thing I can say about the movie.Tony Todd ("Candyman") returns to play the equally creepy crematorium / funeral home keeper. What a wonderfully terrifying addition to these movies (or maybe that's the leftover Candyman FEAR speaking). ;)

FINAL DESTINATION 2 is the follow up to the first, original FINAL DESTINATION. Sequels, especially in thrillers or horror movies, are often very subpar compared to the original. Many critics weren't too thrilled with this sequel but I find that it far surpasses the original. The acting is better, atmosphere and thrills are better and more importantly it serves a purpose. We never actually find out why death needs to correct itself in this series but FD2 does contiue ther story from the first with fresher and more interesting faces. As for the blu ray, the original was a diasppointment but here with FD2 blu ray is put to all its best use. The video is crip and clear with vivid colors and a clarity that pulls the viewer in. The clarity is what was strongly missing with the original on blu ray. The audio is presented in Dolby TrueHD 5.1 and it will knock your socks off. Dialogue is strong and present throughout and all surround speakers are put to great use when the action kicks up. Atmospheric music is creepy and the build up of each killing scene will have you at the edge of your seat.The opening sequence is a car crash and the visual and audio presentation on blu ray is quite stunning. And the bar is raised for the rest of the film due to its superb presentation. I give it 4 rather than 5 stars for the video is a little dark but believe me it still hits all the right notes. Watching this excellent film in blu ray will have you jumping out of your skin and being pulled into very entertaining thrills and chills. This film shows why blu ray was made. Highly recommend this film and the blu ray far surpasses the dvd.

This was the second movie and was much better than the first . This one starts with a motorway pile up-or does it.After the first disaster death is out t catch thee people who cheated it by getting off the plane in the first movie.Make no mistake this is gory and there is a real eye popping scene that people were put off their popcorn.However despite all the death,the special effects are fine and the story rattles along at a fair pace. If you've seen the rest you may think this is one of the better in this series

The fans are right, since Final Destination 2 continues straight on from the first film it's better than the other totally unconnected groups of people in the same situation in the two sequels that follow. Best of all the "Death event" is actually ordinary and commonplace compared to the more elaborate setups from the next two films. After 3 and 4 were shown on TV and I rented no.5, I went back and bought this one when it fell to £2.99. FD2 is great as there's more involved dialog and rule-setting for the characters but I would wait for a Blu Ray re-issue of all 5 in a box set before bothering to pick up the rest.

Nothing scratches the itch like a silly bit of teen horror. Grab a few beers and turn your brain off for a couple of hours. Just simple fun.

As described

Hole series of dvds good.