Final Destination 5: Triple Play (Blu-ray)

In a Final Destination film by now seasoned viewers of the franchise will be quite familiar what to expect and the fifth film offers just that.

After eight co-workers survive the collapse of a New York Suspension Bridge (in what's easily the best opening disaster sequence since the freeway pile-up in FD2) they find death is still waiting to pick them off one by one! And it does so in tried and true fashion! Gleefully teasing suspense out of every sequence it's for me much more enjoyable than the last film, even if the actors and the characterisations are about as one-dimensional as one can get.

I'd normally have given it a high three stars because while it's definitely the best one since Final Destination 2 for me, it also offers few surprises in it's mid-section, but I'm gonna chuck it an extra star simply because I really got a kick out of the final twist which - if this IS the final film - brings events full circle.

Great for fans of the franchise, probably quite… more »

In a Final Destination film by now seasoned viewers of the franchise will be quite familiar what to expect and the fifth film offers just that.

After eight co-workers survive the collapse of a New York Suspension Bridge (in what's easily the best opening disaster sequence since the freeway pile-up in FD2) they find death is still waiting to pick them off one by one! And it does so in tried and true fashion! Gleefully teasing suspense out of every sequence it's for me much more enjoyable than the last film, even if the actors and the characterisations are about as one-dimensional as one can get.

I'd normally have given it a high three stars because while it's definitely the best one since Final Destination 2 for me, it also offers few surprises in it's mid-section, but I'm gonna chuck it an extra star simply because I really got a kick out of the final twist which - if this IS the final film - brings events full circle.

Great for fans of the franchise, probably quite average if you're not.

This 5th installment gets back on track after 2009's disappointing fourth entry. There's nothing much new here and fans will get exactly what they want, but what lifts this out of the "Seen it all before" bracket is the killer opening credits that kicks off this silly but thrilling entry. FD5 opens strong and it's a gory high note with it's destruction of the suspension bridge set-piece. The cast (as usual) all have victims branded to their forheads, but guessing how they wil kick the bucket is all the fun of the ride, as they get speared, roasted and splattered in spectacular fashion.On it's cinema release these were used to brilliant effect in 3D and looking at one of the lead characters who has the biggest eyebrows ever to grace the screen, in 3D those thing would be coming straight at ya enough so to tickle!.
A new fun twist to the rules means that would be victims can survive if they kill one of their comrades instead,and a script with it's tongue fermly in it's cheek, plus… more »

This 5th installment gets back on track after 2009's disappointing fourth entry. There's nothing much new here and fans will get exactly what they want, but what lifts this out of the "Seen it all before" bracket is the killer opening credits that kicks off this silly but thrilling entry. FD5 opens strong and it's a gory high note with it's destruction of the suspension bridge set-piece. The cast (as usual) all have victims branded to their forheads, but guessing how they wil kick the bucket is all the fun of the ride, as they get speared, roasted and splattered in spectacular fashion.On it's cinema release these were used to brilliant effect in 3D and looking at one of the lead characters who has the biggest eyebrows ever to grace the screen, in 3D those thing would be coming straight at ya enough so to tickle!.
A new fun twist to the rules means that would be victims can survive if they kill one of their comrades instead,and a script with it's tongue fermly in it's cheek, plus and an extra star is given to the unexpected dovetail climax, which hints that this could actually be The Final, Final Destination.
It may not be as fresh as the first film, but with some great new touches this is a great guilty pleasure thrill ride that fans should love every gore splattered minute.
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