No big surprise here, but Jordan Mitnzer of Variety absolutely tears into the fourth Final Destination film. As Joe Leydon is so fond of acknowledging, a lack of US press screenings means nothing to an international publication like Variety. This screening took place in Paris. Truth be told, if I were in Paris, I'd try to find something better to do than catch an early screening of The Final Destination (unless of course it would allow me to write-off the whole trip as a business expense). Come what may, I'll let you know what I think after the spouse and I see it on Saturday afternoon (no way in hell are we braving Woodland Hills-to-Hollywood traffic on a Friday night or Saturday night). The good news is that we've got a babysitter all set and the tickets already purchased. The bad news is that two D-Box theater tickets cost a whopping $46. Oh well, see above note about tax write-offs. I haven't paid that much for movie tickets since I took Wendy to the opening night of Dreamgirls at the ArcLight during their one-week exclusive engagement. It was absolutely a four-star presentation of a three-star movie, so hopefully something similar is in store this weekend.Scott Mendelson
What's funny is that review almost plays as a promotion for fans looking for carnage and death. As the critic basically says "there's carnage and mayhem and body parts flying out of the screen, in 3-D! It's short and sweet, too."
ReplyDeleteIsn't that the appeal of a 3-D Final Destination movie?
Honestly, I'm not really looking forward to the flick since I haven't been the biggest fan of the one-note premise of each film, but the appeal of 3-D did have me interested. Thanks Jordan Mintzer, for confirming the gory visuals I had hoped for.
Sometimes critics are just silly. If you want to trash the film, don't talk about the things that will appeal to fans in length and spend all of about three sentences on what you didn't like.
Hey, it's not like I didn't offer to fly to Paris to see Final Destination and/or G.I. Joe. Come to think of it, Gamer is opening next week...
ReplyDeleteI cannot argue with that logic. Good luck with that screening of 'Le Gamer'.
ReplyDeleteYou gotta admire a film like this. Plot is original to say the least and even though there are many holes in this trilogy the ingenious deaths and roller-coaster crashes sure make up for it. The roller-coaster scene is worth your money alone and is a frightening scene to watch.
ReplyDeleteYou gotta admire a film like this. Plot is original to say the least and even though there are many holes in this trilogy the ingenious deaths and roller-coaster crashes sure make up for it. The roller-coaster scene is worth your money alone and is a frightening scene to watch.
ReplyDeleteWhat's funny is that review almost plays as a promotion for fans looking for carnage and death. As the critic basically says "there's carnage and mayhem and body parts flying out of the screen, in 3-D! It's short and sweet, too."
ReplyDeleteIsn't that the appeal of a 3-D Final Destination movie?
Honestly, I'm not really looking forward to the flick since I haven't been the biggest fan of the one-note premise of each film, but the appeal of 3-D did have me interested. Thanks Jordan Mintzer, for confirming the gory visuals I had hoped for.
Sometimes critics are just silly. If you want to trash the film, don't talk about the things that will appeal to fans in length and spend all of about three sentences on what you didn't like.