Final Destination 3 (2006)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

James Wong

Writers (WGA):

Glen Morgan (written by) &
James Wong (written by) ...

Release Date:

10 February 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

This Ride Will Be The Death Of You.

Plot:

In this third installment of the Final Destination series, a student's premonition of a deadly rollercoaster ride saves her life and a lucky few, but not from death itself which seeks out those who escaped their fate.

Plot Keywords:

Death | Roller Coaster | Premonition | Fate | Amusement Park

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Mary Elizabeth Winstead	...	Wendy Christensen
Ryan Merriman	...	Kevin Fischer
Kris Lemche	...	Ian McKinley
Alexz Johnson	...	Erin
Sam Easton	...	Frankie Cheeks
Jesse Moss	...	Jason Wise
Gina Holden	...	Carrie Dreyer
Texas Battle	...	Lewis Romero
Chelan Simmons	...	Ashley Freund
Crystal Lowe	...	Ashlyn Halperin
Amanda Crew	...	Julie Christensen
Maggie Ma	...	Perry
Ecstasia Sanders	...	Amber
Jody Racicot	...	Bludworth
Patrick Gallagher	...	Colquitt

Also Known As:

Destination ultime 3 (Canada: French title)
Final Destination 3 (Germany)
Final Destination 3-D (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence/gore, language and some nudity.

Runtime:

93 min | South Korea:86 min (cut)

Country:

Germany | USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Australia:MA | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:NC-16 (cut) | Singapore:NC-16 (edited version) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | France:-12 | Argentina:13 | Spain:18 | Netherlands:16 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Italy:T | Malaysia:18SG | Malaysia:U (cut) | Germany:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Brazil:14 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Japan:R-15 | Finland:K-18 (self applied) | Germany:16 (cut) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Hungary:18 | Philippines:R-13 | Chile:Y7 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) (Canadian Home Video rating) | USA:R (No. 42288) | Belgium:KNT | Canada:14A (Nova Scotia)

Filming Locations:

Playland Amusement Park, Pacific National Exhibition Grounds, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

Near the end when on the light rail, the train number is 081. When reflected in the mirror as 180 it is the flight number in Final Destination (2000).

Goofs:

Continuity: In the premonition, Frankie drops his video camera and it wraps around the track and causes havoc. When everyone gets off the ride he has his camera with him, but the coaster still crashes even though the camera was not there to wrap around the track.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Wendy Christensen: Oh my god!

Movie Connections:

References "SpongeBob SquarePants" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Turn Around, Look At Me

Excellent

I've always been a huge fan of the Final Destination series, mainly because it got me to look at the world in a whole new light. Granted, a slightly paranoid light, but a new light all the same. Any film capable of doing this deserves some recognition! The first and second were 2 gory, brash and trashy films, and didn't attempt to pretend they weren't, and the third followed the same route.

The plot in itself was pretty thin, and the characters were really just people on a hit list, no strong characterisation, but then, it wasn't needed! This is a no brainer snuff movie and it rocks. Some gratuitous amounts of gore, and a little nudity here and there and you have the perfect film to waste away the boredom welling up inside you after sitting through Harry Potter. The actors all do fine jobs, and the special effects are pretty much top-notch (when they're not CGI) and the pace just moves along nicely.

The 2 major bad points are : The CGI - It was pretty noticeable, and it did take away some of the magic of the Roller-coaster scene,in my opinion anyway, and secondly, it was way too short and there weren't enough deaths in it! That sounds a little demented, I know, but I actually found myself yearning for just a little more... but no. Excellent ending though, it surprised me, I have to say.

A good strong film altogether, a perfect date movie, but you'll never EVER look at a Tanning Bed (or a picture for that matter) the same way again.

GO SEE IT!