Final Destination: 5-Film Collection

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Final Destination 6: Bloodlines (Feature Film)". June 5, 2023. Archived from the original on July 4, 2023 . Retrieved July 4, 2023. Bowles, Scott (August 11, 2011). " 'Final Destination 5' gets somewhere". Usatoday.Com . Retrieved August 29, 2011. In 2017, John Squires, writing for Bloody Disgusting, gave five reasons as to why Final Destination 5 is the franchise's best sequel; highlighting the opening sequence, the inventive death scenes, the level of gore in the film, the new mythology to defeat Death and the ending encompassing scenes with the first film. [57] Future [ edit ] As noted above, the first entry in the Final Destination series made its debut in 2000. Simply titled Final Destination, the movie revolved around an airline disaster (Flight 180), which claimed the lives of multiple passengers.

Thurman, Trace (July 20, 2016). "Taking the Blame: An Interview With Screenwriter Eric Heisserer!". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved May 29, 2017. The words "thinking person's" and "slasher film" probably don't belong in the same sentence, but you have to give the nifty little 2000 thriller 'Final Destination' a little credit. Not only is this a slasher film without the slasher -- death himself replaces Freddy Krueger, and resides entirely off-screen -- but it is the rare example of a genre film that legitimately confronts questions of mortality, destiny, and existentialist concern. No, this still ain't Nietzsche, but it is one of the smarter and more ambitious films of its type to come along in recent memory. BCFC Film List" (PDF). British Columbia Film Commission. October 2, 2011. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011 . Retrieved October 2, 2011.

Final Destination 2, the sequel to the hit 2000 supernatural thriller, finds Clear Rivers (Ali Larter) the only survivor of the crash of Flight 180 left alive.

Semigran, Aly (August 10, 2011). " 'Final Destination 5' star Miles Fisher talks viral 'Saved by the Bell' spoof". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved April 12, 2014. a b c Sparktech Software LLC. "Final Destination 5 – Inside Movies Since 1920". Boxofficemagazine.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2011 . Retrieved August 29, 2011. Tom's Inflation Calculator". HalfHill.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017 . Retrieved February 7, 2017. As I said, the unseen villain is the Grim Reaper himself, and as we learn, he has a nasty habit of going after those who try to "cheat death" and escape his master plan. The story begins when one of the students on a class trip to France, Alex (Devon Sawa) has a premonition that the plane is going to crash. After a freak-out sends him bolting off the plane with a few fellow students and a teacher, all watch in horror as minutes later, the plane explodes. At first relieved to have survived, the group soon finds that "cheating death" ain't so easy, as one by one they begin to meet mysterious and gruesome fates... Schreur, Brandon (August 3, 2023). "Final Destination 6 Is 'Ready to Go' Once Actors Strike Ends". ComingSoon.net . Retrieved August 3, 2023.D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 11, 2022). "New Line HBO Max Movie Final Destination 6 Adds Jon Watts As Producer". Deadline. Archived from the original on January 11, 2022 . Retrieved January 11, 2022. Final Destination 3 (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 7, 2016 . Retrieved September 6, 2012. Final Destination 2 (2003)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019 . Retrieved March 15, 2019. There was some controversy that greeted 'Final Destination' upon its initial theatrical release, regarding its original ending. It was more philosophical and cerebral than the re-shot, audience-pleasing finale of the R-rated theatrical version (both are presented on this Blu-ray), so rightly so that the film has been criticized for selling out it's initially intriguing ideas for commercial concerns. The theatrical cut has your typical "gotcha scare," big-bang ending, which if effective yet makes mincemeat of most of the story's best narrative conceits. To be fair, judging by 'Final Destination's considerable box office take (and the fact that it has since gone on to spawn three sequels, I guess the filmmakers' instincts were right, and audiences ultimately didn't care.

Elizabeth Weitzman (August 12, 2011). " 'Final Destination 5' review: Bloody good time with unexpected infusion of humor and engergy". New York: Nydailynews.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015 . Retrieved August 29, 2011.CinemaScore". CinemaScore. Archived from the original on April 13, 2022 . Retrieved April 15, 2022.

Humphries, Reynold (2002). The American Horror Film: An Introduction. Edinburgh, United Kingdom: Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9780748614165. Harley, David (April 27, 2011). "A Nice Change Of Pace: 'Apollo 18' And 'Final Destination 5' Move Up". Bloody-Disgusting.com. Despite The Final Destination (2009) being announced as the final film in the franchise, that film's financial success led to the development of Final Destination 5, which began in 2010. Filming took place in Vancouver, as with the first three installments.Those that survived soon found themselves experiencing a new brush with Death, with each survivor getting caught up in a bizarre accident. One by one the body count built up until only a few remained – but could they escape death forever? Franchise Index". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on April 9, 2012 . Retrieved April 4, 2017. Featurette: "A Look at Test Screenings" (SD, 13 minutes) - One of the most informative featurettes you're likely to see on a DVD. For once, the test screening process is laid bare, and the filmmakers (including ex-New Line CEO Robert Shaye) are utterly honest about how it affected the final cut of 'Final Destination.' A must-watch.