The Final Destination

And it sure as damn well better be the final one.

Final Destination was an interesting movie, combining horror, gorefests and thriller into an imaginative and interesting idea.
Final Destination 2 took the first movie, and pretty much made it bigger, bloodier, and better. It is simply brilliant, and tied in nicely with the first film.
Final Destination 3 got a bit silly, but was still enjoyable with some interesting deaths and general humour.
The Final Destination is the point where you know they banged out another for less money with no attention or imagination. The deaths are gory, but boring, the majority having appeared in previous movies (hit by vehicles, things through eyes, nailguns firing into bodies) or other movies. The 3D is the cliche, things popping out, crazyness that dominated cinema in the 80's. It's not cool or interesting, it's just damn annoying.

With a running time of just over 70 minutes, it's also ridiculously short, and obviously made just so they could make a film in 3D. Infact, where it is so short and stupid, it feels more like an experiment by the studio, as if they were playing with 3D and made this in the process, rather than an actual film. The major problem is the lack of ideas, not only is the main plot device recycled, it's over-used, with the lead character now having blindingly obvious premonitions before every death, all in poor CGI with everything in the scene throwing itself out the screen at you.
The ending feels rushed, especially after a mid-way pause of "way, we cheated death, oh shit no we didn't", and the poor-quality effects and overzelous use of 3D, screen-popping events all add up to a horrible, cheap mess. By far the worst film I've seen this year (worse than Wolverine, if that's possible)

3/10 - Overuse of 3D and low-budget CGI, wooden acting, and a lack of imagination lead to a 70 minute movie that drags, making it feel incredibly boring and like a 2hr+ film, and leaving you feeling like you just wasted £7.50. They get 2 stars for Shantel VanSanten wandering around in her underwear for at least 10 minutes of the movie, and 1 star for a vaguely decent score that raises the tension to the level of "As exciting as watching paint dry".