| Final Destination Review |
| by Gary Jones |
| These days, teen slasher flicks are expected to be self-referential and
ironic. But in a strange reversal, Final Destination seeks to defy the
new convention by approaching the genre straight (although the writers
couldn't resist naming characters after...more |
| Final Destination Review |
| by Brandon Herring |
| Teen slasher has been noticeable these days. We've had films such as "Scream"
and its 3 sequels, "I know what you did last summer" and its far inferior
"sequel", "Urban Legend" and its sequel. What brought out these teen slashers
is the fact that they...more |
| Final Destination Review |
| by Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
| Rated on a 4-star scale
Screening venue: Odeon (Liverpool City Centre)
Released in the UK by Entertainment Distribution on May 19, 2000; certificate
15; 90 minutes; country of origin USA; aspect ratio 1.85:1 more |
| Final Destination Review |
| by Christian Pyle |
| Final Destination
Reviewed by Christian Pyle
Directed by James Wong
Written by Jeffrey Reddick, Glen Morgan, and James Wong
Starring Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, and Kerr Smith
Grade: B+ more |
| Final Destination Review |
| by Greg King |
| FINAL DESTINATION (M).
(New Line Cinema/Village Roadshow)
Director: James Wong
Stars: Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith, Tony Todd, Kristen Cloke,
Seann William Scott, Chad E Donella, Amanda Detmer, Daniel Roebuck,
Roger Guenveur Smith.
Teen hunk...more |
| Final Destination Review |
| by Shannon Patrick Sullivan |
| Directed by James Wong. Screenplay by Glen Morgan, Wong and Jeffrey
Reddick, from a story by Reddick. Starring Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr
Smith. Running time: 102 minutes. Rated R (MFCB). Reviewed on April 13th,
2000. more |
| Final Destination Review |
| by Frankie Paiva |
| rated R
97 minutes
New Line Cinema
starring Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith, Seann William Scott, Chad Donella,
and Kristen Cloke
written by Glen Morgan, James Wong, and Jeffrey Reddick
directed by James Wong more |
| Final Destination Review |
| by Dustin Putman |
| Directed by James Wong.
Cast: Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith, Seann William Scott, Kristen Cloke,
Amanda Detmer, Chad E. Donella, Daniel Roebuck, Roger Guenveur Smith, Brendan
Fehr.
2000 - 95 minutes
Rated R (for violence, gore, and...more |
| Final Destination Review |
| by Eugene Novikov |
| Final Destination, the latest from the teen horror genre, gets off to a
strong start and plummets downhill from there. It was written and
directed by X-Files veterans, but they choose to abandon what they do
best and pander to the...more |
| Final Destination Review |
| by John Beachem |
| Is it possible to cheat death, or can it only be delayed a little longer?
This is the primary question posed in "Final Destination", a remarkably
interesting film which could easily have been nothing more than another
teen-slasher movie. I'm not entirely...more |
| Final Destination Review |
| by Stephen Jones |
| Emily Dickinson started one of her poems off 'Because I could not stop for
death / He kindly stopped for me.' James Wong's Final Destination pretty
much just removes the 'kindly' from that idea. It gets going just as the
trailer promises, too: with a...more |
| Final Destination Review |
| by Jamey Hughton |
| Starring-Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith, Kristin Cloke,
Chad E. Donnella, Seann William Scott and Amanda Detmer
Director-James Wong
Canadian Rating-18A
Released by New Line Cinema - 03/00 more |
| Final Destination Review |
| by Dean Kish |
| Another teen horror flick in the wake of "Scream 3" written by the guys
who put the creepy in the X-Files. Sounds like a wild ride or is it? The
story centers around a group of teens who survive an airliner explosion
through a bizarre incident. After...more |
| Final Destination Review |
| by Lars Lindahl |
| Even if I did not know that director and co-writers James Wong and Jeffrey
Reddick of the creepy Final Destination helped create the hit television show
The X-Files, I would have inevitably made a connection. The similarities are
very apparent from the...more |
| Final Destination Review |
| by Susan Granger |
| Susan Granger's review of "FINAL DESTINATION" (New Line Cinema)
There's a difference between spooky and scary. Spooky refers
to things that are ghostly, weird and/or eerie, while scary involves
fright, panic and/or terror. Precognition can be...more |
| Final Destination Review |
| by Rose 'Bams' Cooper |
| Final Destination (2000)
Rated R; running time 93 minutes
Genre: Thriller* (see asteriked footnote below)
IMDB site: http://us.imdb.com/Details?0195714
Official site: http://www.deathiscoming.com/
Written by: Glen Morgan (based on a story by Jeffrey...more |
| Final Destination Review |
| by FilmFan16 AT aol DOT com |
| Directed by James Wong.
Cast: Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith, Seann William Scott, Kristen Cloke,
Amanda Detmer, Chad E. Donella, Daniel Roebuck, Roger Guenveur Smith, Brendan
Fehr.
2000 - 95 minutes
Rated R (for violence, gore, and...more |
| Final Destination Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| "Live it up, Alex, you've got your whole life ahead of you," his father
prophetically advises. Since James Wong's FINAL DESTINATION is a teen
horror movie, one immediately sees the humorous irony in this advice,
which occurs in the first few minutes of...more |
| Final Destination Review |
| by James Sanford |
| These days, if you see a bunch of teens on the screen
you can bet they're on their way to either a) the bedroom, b) the prom,
or c) an early grave. The luckless bunch in "Final Destination" turns
out to be on the express train to Heaven,...more |
| Final Destination Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten
New Line Cinema
Director: James Wong
Writer: Glen Morgan & James Wong and Jeffrey Reddick
(story)
Cast: Devon Sawa, Ali Carter, Kerr Smith, Kristen Cloke,
Daniel Roebuck, Roger Guenveur Smith, Chad E. Donella,
Seann William...more |
| Final Destination Review |
| by James Brundage |
| filmcritic.com presents a review from staff member James Brundage.
You can find the review with full credits at
http://www.filmcritic.com/misc/emporium.nsf/2a460f93626cd4678625624c007f2b46/96080dfd22979835882568a50018c122?OpenDocument more |
| Final Destination Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten
New Line Cinema
Director: James Wong
Writer: Glen Morgan & James Wong and Jeffrey Reddick
(story)
Cast: Devon Sawa, Ali Carter, Kerr Smith, Kristen Cloke,
Daniel Roebuck, Roger Guenveur Smith, Chad E. Donella,
Seann William...more |
| Final Destination Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| FINAL DESTINATION
(New Line)
Starring: Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith, Kristen Cloke, Seann
William Scott, Chad E. Donella.
Screenplay: Glen Morgan & James Wong and Jeffrey Reddick.
Producers: Warren Zide & Craig Perry and Glen Morgan.
Director:...more |
| Final Destination Review |
| by Berge Garabedian |
| Television. What is it good for? Beats me. Movies have always been my game,
especially over the past few years. Once "Cheers" and "The Larry Sanders
Show" left the airwaves, I was left tinkering around with "Seinfeld" and
"The Simpsons" for a while, but...more |
| Final Destination Review |
| by Michael Summers |
| The premise of the new James Wong film, Final Destination, is that
Alex Browning, the protagonist, prevents six of his friends from boarding a
doomed airplane, thereby cheating fate. However, fate is not so easily bested,
and Alex's friends...more |
