Final Destination traumatized me as a child. The scenes are just so graphic that you just can’t look away that easily. Overall, it’s a film that will continue to hold its legacy for decades to come.
Bro, the movie is traumatizing even for adults. It's basically a gore fest stretched over 90 minutes. Every scene in this movie makes me super uncomfortable. I guess that's where people find the appeal in it.
Fun fact: Final Destination was originally an unmade episode of The X-Files where Scully’s brother had a premonition of a plane crash tries to warn everyone until he moved from the plane. Mulder and Scully had to protect the brother and the remaining survivors when death occurs taking them one by one. There is a difference between the original script for episode and the actual movie, death takes physical form of a sheriff instead of killing by freak accidents. I don’t know why it all changed but it is all interesting
The whole movie has the special James Wong & Glenn Morgan quality to it that they brought to the X-Files: It's dark, funny, sometimes even grotesque, while making you care for the characters. And the ending is a rewrite, because the original one didn't work for the test screening crowd. It was on the DVD back in the days. And the idea was used in the second movie.
Wong and Morgan did such great work with The X-Files. Then they were in charge on Millennium in it's second season, and their run was incredible on it, taking real risks with "Jose Chungs Doomsday Defense" and "Somehow Satan Got Behind Me" (from Darin Morgan). Chris Carter kind of ruined the show himself by taking back control in the third season unfortunately. Wong and Morgan did some interesting movie projects, but nothing came close to what they were doing with X-Files and Millennium.
I always grew up hearing that about this movie and xfiles it makes the episode "Tithonus" even better because death works the opposite in xfiles. In xfiles once death skips you they'll never come back.
@@earlchatterton9133 oh I hadn't thought of Millenium in ages! Such a good show! And you're right, the second season was great. I wonder why that's not in reruns like X-Files!?!?
I’m glad you pointed out Final Destination 1 is genuinely a well-crafted character-focused movie with amazing eerie atmosphere and visual storytelling. It’s a great horror film, I can argue it’s a horror classic. Before the sequels made it more of a ‘1000 ways to die’ this original legit is a great film.
@@GoB1996 I'd say the second is even better than the first, and can be a standalone movie the third is entertaining because it has so many iconic deaths but indeed is just a rehash of the first movie the 4th was terrible the 5th was mehh...
My lifelong friend Ben Epstein directed a movie starring Devon Sawa called Who Are You People. It's really great, and Sawa is such a talented actor. The whole movie is very heartwarming and funny.
I always appreciated how the Final Destination films took the most interesting element of slasher horror films, the creative kills, and made them omnipresent and possible anywhere. With the killer being Death itself the kills can happen at any moment and creates dread and suspense in every single scene.
Agree, completely. But geez, the 2nd FD movie, had some of the most brutal kills in the entire franchise, they were so brutal, they were like Mortal Kombat brutal. Mainly the highway sequence, with the truck and the sharp, bouncy, logs, and that entire scene, scared me shitless, for a long time, especially when I was a kid. Still as haunting as it was back in like, 2004. Geez...
I was hoping to find this comment somewhere. As soon as I heard it, I was curious if anyone else had caught it. A simple mistake, and still a fantastic video either way.
What I learned to be afraid of from these films: 1) Airplanes. 2) Neon signs. 3) Trucks carrying logs. 4) Rollercoasters. 5) Subways. 6) Race cars. 7) Bridges. 8) Death is inescapable.
What I really like about the first film is how the main character was supposedly reassured a plane crash wouldn't happen because the odds are extremely low, then every single death scene in the series is a one in a million freak accident. This entire series is about those big "What if...?" moments we have a bout walking down a street or placing a knife on a wet counter.
Chris has destroyed his channel and taken it for granted. He now plays it safe and doesn't give scores just so he doesn't upset ppl who might put money into his work. He's also reviewing old films when everybody has reviewed black adam which he still has not. Very late as always
@@rayromano6249 chris is a film maker now, he understands what commitment you have to put in, whether it’s or bad, he doesn’t need to say it’s bad just explain what the film does the he enjoys
The best thing about final destination movies is the few days after you watch one you feel like everything in your environment is gonna get you. My favourite is the one who turns out to be a prequel
Final destination 1 was always great 2 will always be iconic 3 brought stuff back and is also cool We don't talk about 4 5 is arguably the best in terms of movie quality and the ending just brings everything full circle
The fuck are you talking, 5 being the best quality wise? The effects are worse than in the first movie and it relies too heavily on cheap spectacle and dumb, unrealistic and corny deaths.
I had a huge smile on my face when I saw this upload! Genuinely always loved the FD series because of the fact that there is no murderer or demonic presence that gets the characters. It’s just death and death on its own is terrifying. Plus the visual storytelling throughout the series is top tier. Also, Shirley Walker did an amazing job with the main theme of Final Destination. So eerie and uncomfortable but calming at the same time. One of my favourites for sure 🙌🏾
I appreciate you shouting out Devon Sawa in this review. He was so good in this movie. Devon Sawa in Idle Hands is still one of my all time favourite comedic teen comedy performances. Seth Green and Elden Henson are amazingly funny also. Such an underrated Halloween flick.
the deaths and how they SHOT is just awesome..the deaths in this franchise gives run for SAW and many slasher / horror movie.. probably the best death scenes ever
Final Destination 3 ain’t just my favorite of the franchise but one of my favorite Horror movies period. Such a big scary foreboding score and a great cast.
Unlike the other final destination movies, actually saw the 3rd one in the theater and holy shit the scene where the Perverted guy getting the fan belt to the back of the head was the craziest and during the movie someone came in saying there was a death in the family and they were calling out somebody in the audience to come home so it was pretty creepy experience
You ABSOLUTELY NEED to talk about *Cure* before this month ends; I was not prepared for how bone-chilling it was! Also, because the logo for this year’s special practically begs it to be featured
Final Destination is one of those Horror movies that genuinely terrified me as a kid. Unlike other scary movies that utilize supernatural elements and monsters, this is on another level by using fate as a central antagonist.
This was one of those franchises where they actually managed to get better as they went along. And a few of the deaths were really humorous. I love the barbeque at the end of the second film.
I like the first one because it leans into the whole atmosphere of death in a way the later ones don’t. Not just the creepiness, but the sadness and the viciousness of being killed in a brutal “accident.” I also like that the premise is based off an unused X Files idea- I always imagine this movie but the FBI agents in the movie were Mulder and Scully
One thing that always sticks out, is how random Sean William Scott’s inclusion is. Whenever he shows up, it’s just him riding his bike down the street or ending up in the path of the main characters. We don’t follow him like we do the other characters, so whenever he shows up, you almost are like “Oh Yeah, Dude Where’s my Head, is in this.” It at times feels like a random Sean William Scott comedy was intercut with the movie as a studio note.
I remember watching this as a kid (when I shouldn’t have 💀) and thinking it wasn’t scary…but putting myself in the character’s shoes now, it actually is.
This was one of the first horror films I 'watched' (My friend and, aged 12/13, were flicking through TV channels one night, randomly came across Final Destination and were mesmerized) and the train scene freaked me out to no end, I loved it! There was a sense of real paranoia to the movie and it just hooked me straight away.
This is such a great horror franchise, it was terrifying as a child and still makes me uncomfortable. Also having a “villain” like death is great because the characters really feel helpless. No matter how far they go or hide, death knows where they are.
Chris, I would CRY if you reviewed Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow. Just watched it again for Octoberfest. I LOVE that movie, one of my all-time favorites. It never gets old, and JD's character being queasy the whole time about anything disgusting even though he's a murder scene investor is absolutely hilarious.
The plane scene on this still holds up as being a more real world type of horror. Had me shook as a kid and i played the guessing card game on the DVD. 😂
Will always be an iconic series, always is in the back of my mind when I see something sketchy in my environment. Final Destination definitely saved my parents from a few hefty hospital bills growing up 😅
I’m so glad I’m not the only one that love SWS SO much! He is SUCH an underrated actor and good person! I hope you two are able to work together, and hopefully he sees this
I watch the Final Destination series a few times. I know they're goofy but they are very entertaining. I remember watching 3 and thinking the lead actress (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) was putting in a performance way above what a fun B movie horror deserved. Her anguish after the initial accident was so real and raw. I really think she should have had a more notable career than she has had.
Of the whole franchise, The damn kitchen scene in the 2nd film is the scariest, most anxiety provoking, moment for me. It takes every bad thing you’ve ever imagined happening while you were cooking, or if there was a fire, And makes it all happen.🍝
This movie scared me as a kid! It really has me thinking anything in our house could harm me! that's how you know it left an impact on me 😂 I like this franchise a lot.
Interesting that Chris prefers 3 over the first one, that was where the series started to jump the shark imo. But 1 and 2 are very solid and still hold up pretty well. They’re not masterpieces by any stretch, but the directing and set pieces are really well executed and you actually do come to care about the characters a little bit
@@gothicghostface7802 She's also the first protagonist to have a second vision of an accident in the franchise. Nick was the first to be able to stop it all together from happening. Kimberly was the first to unambiguously survive at the end (not counting the 3rd's alternate ending).
One of my favorites and one of the few movies that gives you a lingering sense of dread after viewing. I graduated high school in 2000, so this had an extra layer of relatability when it came out.
I completely agree about elevated horror and this franchise being under appreciated. The third one is definitely my favourite. I still think of that movie whenever I go on a rollercoaster, also I love the shirt.
I love the original Final Destination movie. Remains a favorite of mine from that era. About that ending I can add a few things... Yes, it is a completely different ending from what was originally intended. I have the DVD of this one and remember the extras of it. One of those extra's is the "original ending" of this movie (wouldn't surprise me if you can find it on TH-cam somewhere). This together with some behind the scenes of the creators talking about WHY they changed the ending. Basically the movie with original ending was shown to test screenings and the test audiences absolutely hated that (in the original ending) the main character (Alex) died and the jock (Carter) survived. And while there were other remarks about the ending, the "who lived and who died" was by far the biggest complaint. So they reworked the ending to make sure Carter died and Alex lived.
I remember watching this movie as a teenager over and over. This was before I even noticed how movies were shot and little tidbits of the writing, directing, and cinematography...going back now I realize why it was and still is so good. A gem of my early years of movies
I’ve watched Final Destination 1 & 2 on VHS, still have them I think, and they were THE horror movies of my adolescence (also The ring 2002). Way too scary really, especially for a developing young organism, made me think of my environment and look around way more than I’d like to.
My favorite horror movie to this day. No normal killer that we could easily escape from, just your everyday life and the knowing that ANYTHING can be the cause of your death. Absolutely terrifying to my young mind then.
i[m seriously LOVING that your showing most of these 90s/00 horror films with your friend. i would give anything to go back and experience that thrill again.
The first video I ever saw was one of your Halloween specials like 9 (or maybe even 10) years ago. These Halloween specials are always a must watch/rewatch for me this time of year. Congrats on 10 years!
Also Chris, you were right on point about the ending of One: it wasn't the original ending and they clearly changed it so as to be able to make it way more open-ended and ready for sequels.
Three I do give credit for going even more elaborate with the death scenes even though the idea started feeling stale and less fun by that point, Two was a good follow up that was both familiar and different and then with Four (much like Two was directed by the late David R. Ellis) it did kind of feel like a chore for most of the time. Four also had the disadvantage of declaring itself the final movie though at the time-and continuity wise, still is. Five recaptured the feelings of uncertainty and learning about what happens when Death is cheated that the original had-while adding something that definitely helped define itself separately too-and making it a stealth prequel was brilliant.
One small detail, is during the train sequence. When Carter is finally pulled from the car, and the train hits it. You visibly see he pissed his pants, But the camera doesn’t cut to it, and no one brings attention to it. It’s just a human reaction that endears you to the mortality of these characters, and a reaction you might have in that situation, allowing every audience member to relate to the events in some way.
I recall being invited to see this at the local theatre with no knowledge of the story. Made me sit up in my seat and on edge through out the movie. Also loved how the way they died, was not obvious.
Final Destination 2 made way more of an impact on me than the first one did but I like most of the films in this franchise. Also, thanks for mentioning Stir of Echoes, even in passing, as it's one of my favorite films from the late 90s.
Final Destination is one of my absolute favorites!! I watched it during our family movie night as a young teen when it was released on VHS. Great memories.
I think back to when this movie came out, in the crowd of teen CW horror of the late90s-early00s and I would have never thought this would be the one with all the sequels. The first worked in a fascinating self-contained way with an ending that could also work in a sequel.
Thank you Chris, I always thought this movie was underappreciated. I have a little bit of a bias as it was one of the first movies I saw in theaters, I was only around 13 and it scared the hell out of me. It was a pretty original idea as a horror movie and pretty intense. It made me think about my own mortality and how death is all around us.
Just introduced my wife to this franchise last night in our yearly horror movie marathon in October! We finished it last night and started the second one this morning and plan on watching the rest in the coming days!
I love this movie. I remember watching it back when I was in high school and rewatch it every now and then. I'm loving the 90s theme of this halloween special. Great work Christ. Can't wait for Shelby Oaks!
This is my favorite franchise to binge this time of year. All of them (except the fourth one which I always skip) have their virtues, with the last one being my personal favorite.
I think this movie (and the rest of the franchise) had a strange, lasting impact on millennials that I'm only now realizing as an adult. My friends and I still reference these movies when we see certain things like Ferris wheels, log trucks and tanning beds. Final Destination played on the fear of freak accidents like no other. There are some memorable and creative death scenes in these movies that will stick with me forever.
I remember watching all of them in the theaters even sneaking in because I was not over the age at the time. Definitely going to revisit these for Halloween scary season 😁😁
The dread and atmosphere is a huge selling point especially in the first two FD movies though I like 3 & 5 as well. I hope they reboot it or make another sequel with James Wan or Flanagan directing.
I just rewatched this with my 12-year old daughter. This is a great franchise to start younger horror fans on. I agree, the movie still holds up well. And in my opinion this is a franchise that can continue going as the possibilities for creative death scenes will never end. This was just an excellent concept for a movie.
Iconic film, and the start of an amazing franchise. As much as I loved how FD6 capped off the series, there's still a part of me that wishes we got a seventh film... Especially if it revolved around how Tony Todd's character developed into who he is, and how knowledgeable he is about death and death's design.
This movie really scared the hell out of me, I survived a plane accident at the age of two and ever since I saw the film, I thought death would come back to finish the job… Looks like death’s on vacation 🕶️ 💀(IAH, privileged to be here)
Rarely have I agreed so much on a review as in this case. Like you, I consider that this film and the concepts it handles are highly undervalued when it comes to horror and suspense films from the end of the last century and the beginning of this. Without a doubt, this film made me put my eye and my expectations on the promising career of James Wong as a director, who unfortunately ended up directing the live-action adaptation of Dragon Ball, and there I let go of his hand. Great that you chose this movie, it's a classic for me!
i've reached a point in my life where i'm re-watching a lot of stuff i watched when i was a teen/20s and reevaluating what i liked, this is one that still holds up for me. it's still a damn good movie
love this movie and most of the sequels; it’s been damn near 20 years since the sequel and i still can’t see a “log truck” on the highway without thinking about that movie 😂
i remember when this movie came out it was one of the first horror movies i watched as a kid, i distinctly remember going through out my house and being so worried of every possible scenario and even taking a bath was a little scary for a bit
The 90s rocked. John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness and Wes Craven's New Nightmare are two of my favorite horror movies of all time. And another favorite of mine is The Others from the early 2000s.
When "Final Destination 2" first came out I went and saw it in theaters. I had just started commuting to college. My route was constantly full of logging trucks. It secretly scared the shit out of me driving behind them nearly every day after that. lol
This movie instantly makes me think of several other ones from that era that influenced me as a teen: Frequency, Lost Souls, The Others, Hollow Man, Deep Blue Sea, Unbreakable, Blade, The Haunting… sure , not all aged well, but made quite an impression
Final destination is an amazing series! The films, books, and comic do a pretty solid job across the board. Also yes the ending was a reshoot as the original ending didn’t do well with test audiences. The descent is another fantastic 2000s horror film!!
Loved the QMR you put up in shorts. The algorithm is really pushing shorts right now so keep ‘‘em coming! You deserve TH-cam success more than most on here.
That was an absolutely terrific take Chris had on 90s and 00s horror. Maybe it’s because I grew up during that era, but I always had much more of a fondness for that era of horror. I’m a horror buff as a whole and am very well rounded in my likes and interests in the genre and can respect any movie that shows a true attempt and can even at times be self aware. I am very passionate about horror movies spanning the time of Hitchcock to present day…I can appreciate both jump scares and slow suspenseful builds as long as the execution is overall able to be understood and you can see the writer and director’s vision for the film. I’m not a big fan of Heredity, perhaps one of the most well regarded horror movies of recent time, but I appreciate the mood and effect the filmmakers were going for and respect them for that all the same. To disregard 90s and 00s horror is baffling to me. That would be akin, in my mind, to disregard every campy, poor dialogue riddled, late 70s-80s slasher flick as if they held no historical significance or purpose to the genre. Were some stupid and highly contrived…ABSOLUTELY!! So were some 90-00s horror flicks or any horror movie from any era for that matter. Every era of horror has its duds and there will always be someone that doesn’t get it or appreciate it or see the nuance…or perhaps it just flat out sucks, but that’s okay because seeing what doesn’t work, seeing how not to do things, and getting that viewer feedback is worth us having those piles of coal amongst the shining diamonds. You need the coal to get those diamonds…and quite frankly each persons diamond may be another persons coal. Movie making…even horror films…is an art and art, as we all know, is subjective. Just like Chris said, there’s no such thing as elevated horror. There’s simply horror, which can be subjectively good or bad depending on each viewer. So while people may call today’s horror elevated and artistic and pushing boundaries, remember Hitchcock, Romero, Hooper, Tim Burton, Carpenter, Schumacher, Craven (legend!), Kubrick (very elevated and artistic at times IMO), or such a legend as King, the chills M. Knight came right out the gate with, and cult classic stunners like Blaire Witch, Event Horizon, Alien, and Interview with the Vampire, much less the countless teen classics that teens to this very day love to watch. Try to find the contributions given, the itself art, and (hopefully) any nuance each of these flicks have provided to current and future filmmakers in the genre and to the genre as a whole.
Honestly, you could probably do a solid series just on films featuring Devon Sawa. That dude was everywhere, and most of the those movies were a blast.
What's unsettling about this series is the idea of Man vs. Fate. While the setup and execution of the deaths are exaggerated, they leave you with that feeling of paranoia causing you to be aware of your surroundings. You never know the type of situations you could get yourself into that'll just happen out of nowhere.
I liked the way there were actors playing against type in this film. Seann William Scott was best known as Stifler from American Pie and Kerr Smith was best known as Jack on Dawson's Creek at the time.
That moment when SWS shouts "Oh shit!" and then the windows blow out is one of my favorite "character/s reacting to a thing" moments in a movie. It's always stuck out to me as being such a genuine, believable reaction.
First, you mentioned Stir Of Echos. I love that movie. Definitely a hidden gem, and underrated. Second, idk what it is this Halloween, but i’ve been watching the Final Destination series a lot haha. Definitely agree that it’s one of those last good 90’s horror films. Great review. 👏🏻
Glad you gave a shout out to Stir of Echoes. Highly underrated horror film! Final Destination is very effective, and I more or less view it as a classic. The scene where the plane blows up still can give me goosebumps when I watch it. I really thought Devon Sawa would go on to have a huge career. Kinda always wonder why he didn’t.
Awesome review! I love this franchise. In regards to Seann William Scott, I recently did several days of background acting work on the tv show Welcome to Flatch. If you haven’t seen it, he plays Father Joe, who is an ex Christian boy band member turned small town preacher. Anyway, one thing I immediately noticed about Seann was how nice and respectful he was to everyone. He seems like an incredibly easy guy to work with.
Final Destination traumatized me as a child. The scenes are just so graphic that you just can’t look away that easily. Overall, it’s a film that will continue to hold its legacy for decades to come.
Graphic? 🤣 watch Terrifier 2
Sooo true
Well, maybe that's why this isn't a film that is meant to be watched by children??
Bro, the movie is traumatizing even for adults. It's basically a gore fest stretched over 90 minutes. Every scene in this movie makes me super uncomfortable. I guess that's where people find the appeal in it.
@@strikerbowls791 wanted to give same reply
Fun fact: Final Destination was originally an unmade episode of The X-Files where Scully’s brother had a premonition of a plane crash tries to warn everyone until he moved from the plane. Mulder and Scully had to protect the brother and the remaining survivors when death occurs taking them one by one. There is a difference between the original script for episode and the actual movie, death takes physical form of a sheriff instead of killing by freak accidents. I don’t know why it all changed but it is all interesting
The whole movie has the special James Wong & Glenn Morgan quality to it that they brought to the X-Files: It's dark, funny, sometimes even grotesque, while making you care for the characters. And the ending is a rewrite, because the original one didn't work for the test screening crowd. It was on the DVD back in the days. And the idea was used in the second movie.
@@CyberYork123 it's that combo of writers that got me in the theatre to see Final Destination. Morgan and Wong wrote some of the best X-Files episodes
Wong and Morgan did such great work with The X-Files. Then they were in charge on Millennium in it's second season, and their run was incredible on it, taking real risks with "Jose Chungs Doomsday Defense" and "Somehow Satan Got Behind Me" (from Darin Morgan). Chris Carter kind of ruined the show himself by taking back control in the third season unfortunately. Wong and Morgan did some interesting movie projects, but nothing came close to what they were doing with X-Files and Millennium.
I always grew up hearing that about this movie and xfiles it makes the episode "Tithonus" even better because death works the opposite in xfiles. In xfiles once death skips you they'll never come back.
@@earlchatterton9133 oh I hadn't thought of Millenium in ages! Such a good show! And you're right, the second season was great. I wonder why that's not in reruns like X-Files!?!?
I’m glad you pointed out Final Destination 1 is genuinely a well-crafted character-focused movie with amazing eerie atmosphere and visual storytelling. It’s a great horror film, I can argue it’s a horror classic. Before the sequels made it more of a ‘1000 ways to die’ this original legit is a great film.
I swear Terry's death always gives me goosebumps, it's so sudden and out of nowhere
The first one is a great movie in general, but cmon the rest are good because of those wack kills.
I’d say the 2nd one is the last decent movie in the franchise
@@KingOfGaymes Can't argue with that. 👏
@@GoB1996
I'd say the second is even better than the first, and can be a standalone movie
the third is entertaining because it has so many iconic deaths but indeed is just a rehash of the first movie
the 4th was terrible
the 5th was mehh...
I've met Devon Sawa several times and can confirm that the guy is no bullshit and one of the most down-to-earth, hard-working actors I've ever known.
I remember him a lot as Stan from the Eminem video
I don’t understand how he didn’t get more prominent roles. He was great in Little Giants too.
@@LostHope84 IK! He's one of those actors you always go "Should have been bigger then he is."
My lifelong friend Ben Epstein directed a movie starring Devon Sawa called Who Are You People. It's really great, and Sawa is such a talented actor. The whole movie is very heartwarming and funny.
Devon Sawa is a gem in horror history, just watch Idle Hands, Final Destination or the Chucky tv series and you get it, dude was born for this genre
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dont forget Casper. :)
Hes also pretty good in the fanatic, i love that movie lol
he was great in Nikita too
And Stan! Although it's a music video and not a horror movie
I always appreciated how the Final Destination films took the most interesting element of slasher horror films, the creative kills, and made them omnipresent and possible anywhere. With the killer being Death itself the kills can happen at any moment and creates dread and suspense in every single scene.
Agree, completely. But geez, the 2nd FD movie, had some of the most brutal kills in the entire franchise, they were so brutal, they were like Mortal Kombat brutal. Mainly the highway sequence, with the truck and the sharp, bouncy, logs, and that entire scene, scared me shitless, for a long time, especially when I was a kid. Still as haunting as it was back in like, 2004. Geez...
The hightway scene in final destination 2 is just iconic! Always give me the creeps when a truck with a wood trunk cargo is in front of me.
Same asf lmao like nope let’s quickly pass this truck
Yup. Even something as small as a water bottle falling under my feet while driving... Nope! I don't care how fast I'm going, I'm picking that up.
2:25 "irregardless" is not a word. You're thinking if "irrespective" or "regardless". Love you Chris!
I was hoping to find this comment somewhere.
As soon as I heard it, I was curious if anyone else had caught it.
A simple mistake, and still a fantastic video either way.
No thanks Fakey McPhishFace!
Thank you for pointing that out.
What I learned to be afraid of from these films:
1) Airplanes.
2) Neon signs.
3) Trucks carrying logs.
4) Rollercoasters.
5) Subways.
6) Race cars.
7) Bridges.
8) Death is inescapable.
What I really like about the first film is how the main character was supposedly reassured a plane crash wouldn't happen because the odds are extremely low, then every single death scene in the series is a one in a million freak accident. This entire series is about those big "What if...?" moments we have a bout walking down a street or placing a knife on a wet counter.
Chris has destroyed his channel and taken it for granted. He now plays it safe and doesn't give scores just so he doesn't upset ppl who might put money into his work. He's also reviewing old films when everybody has reviewed black adam which he still has not. Very late as always
@@rayromano6249 chris is a film maker now, he understands what commitment you have to put in, whether it’s or bad, he doesn’t need to say it’s bad just explain what the film does the he enjoys
@@rayromano6249 dude… go away
@@rayromano6249 Get out of here clown.
@@rayromano6249 how is that mumbo jumbo related to op's comment?
The best thing about final destination movies is the few days after you watch one you feel like everything in your environment is gonna get you.
My favourite is the one who turns out to be a prequel
Final destination 1 was always great
2 will always be iconic
3 brought stuff back and is also cool
We don't talk about 4
5 is arguably the best in terms of movie quality and the ending just brings everything full circle
The fuck are you talking, 5 being the best quality wise? The effects are worse than in the first movie and it relies too heavily on cheap spectacle and dumb, unrealistic and corny deaths.
Took the words right out of our mouths.
The route 23 accident always will be iconic, but for me 3 is the best installment of the series
Objectively correct comment
“We don’t talk about 4” 😭😂 you right
This and The Faculty were some of my favourite underdog horror films from my childhood.
I had a huge smile on my face when I saw this upload! Genuinely always loved the FD series because of the fact that there is no murderer or demonic presence that gets the characters. It’s just death and death on its own is terrifying. Plus the visual storytelling throughout the series is top tier. Also, Shirley Walker did an amazing job with the main theme of Final Destination. So eerie and uncomfortable but calming at the same time. One of my favourites for sure 🙌🏾
I appreciate you shouting out Devon Sawa in this review. He was so good in this movie. Devon Sawa in Idle Hands is still one of my all time favourite comedic teen comedy performances. Seth Green and Elden Henson are amazingly funny also. Such an underrated Halloween flick.
Most underrated horror franchise ever..i hope this franchise gets more recognition
The franchise became a parody of itself. The first two were good but that’s it.
New reboot next spring.
@@ResidentKen nah first and third one is good
@@ResidentKen Fifth one was good if not, has the so bad so good quality.
Underrated? It had like 8 sequels and all of them were released in theaters u dope
the deaths and how they SHOT is just awesome..the deaths in this franchise gives run for SAW and many slasher / horror movie.. probably the best death scenes ever
Final Destination 3 ain’t just my favorite of the franchise but one of my favorite Horror movies period. Such a big scary foreboding score and a great cast.
that movie was a massive part of my childhood
Those two girls' deaths in the tanning beds......brrr, worst in the whole series.
Unlike the other final destination movies, actually saw the 3rd one in the theater and holy shit the scene where the Perverted guy getting the fan belt to the back of the head was the craziest and during the movie someone came in saying there was a death in the family and they were calling out somebody in the audience to come home so it was pretty creepy experience
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You ABSOLUTELY NEED to talk about *Cure* before this month ends; I was not prepared for how bone-chilling it was!
Also, because the logo for this year’s special practically begs it to be featured
Final Destination is one of those Horror movies that genuinely terrified me as a kid. Unlike other scary movies that utilize supernatural elements and monsters, this is on another level by using fate as a central antagonist.
So happy to see Final Destination here! Scared the ever loving shit out of me as a kid, but a decade later, it's become a beloved series for me 😄
This was one of those franchises where they actually managed to get better as they went along. And a few of the deaths were really humorous. I love the barbeque at the end of the second film.
I like the first one because it leans into the whole atmosphere of death in a way the later ones don’t. Not just the creepiness, but the sadness and the viciousness of being killed in a brutal “accident.” I also like that the premise is based off an unused X Files idea- I always imagine this movie but the FBI agents in the movie were Mulder and Scully
One thing that always sticks out, is how random Sean William Scott’s inclusion is.
Whenever he shows up, it’s just him riding his bike down the street or ending up in the path of the main characters. We don’t follow him like we do the other characters, so whenever he shows up, you almost are like “Oh Yeah, Dude Where’s my Head, is in this.”
It at times feels like a random Sean William Scott comedy was intercut with the movie as a studio note.
American Pie's success probably put him there.
I remember watching this as a kid (when I shouldn’t have 💀) and thinking it wasn’t scary…but putting myself in the character’s shoes now, it actually is.
Same the entire movie franchise makes me look at celling fans and escalators differently 😭
@@TheUntitledSimmer I can’t drive behind a truck with logs🪵tied to it w/o thinking about Final Destination 2.
nice job for discovering *empathy*
Why are children watching this?? did y’all not have anyone watching you 💀
@@JordanNMusic yes! Same here even trucks carrying cars
Always had a soft spot for this franchise. The eeriness and dread of death as an inescapable entity always freaked me out
Saw this in the theater because Devon Sawa was my childhood crush. Ended up loving the movie and still watch it regularly 22 years later.
This was one of the first horror films I 'watched' (My friend and, aged 12/13, were flicking through TV channels one night, randomly came across Final Destination and were mesmerized) and the train scene freaked me out to no end, I loved it! There was a sense of real paranoia to the movie and it just hooked me straight away.
One of my absolute favorite guilty pleasure horror films. I've been waiting for your take on this masterpiece.
This is such a great horror franchise, it was terrifying as a child and still makes me uncomfortable. Also having a “villain” like death is great because the characters really feel helpless. No matter how far they go or hide, death knows where they are.
Chris, I would CRY if you reviewed Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow. Just watched it again for Octoberfest. I LOVE that movie, one of my all-time favorites. It never gets old, and JD's character being queasy the whole time about anything disgusting even though he's a murder scene investor is absolutely hilarious.
That is one of my favorites. It works on so many levels.
The plane scene on this still holds up as being a more real world type of horror. Had me shook as a kid and i played the guessing card game on the DVD. 😂
Will always be an iconic series, always is in the back of my mind when I see something sketchy in my environment. Final Destination definitely saved my parents from a few hefty hospital bills growing up 😅
I’m so glad I’m not the only one that love SWS SO much! He is SUCH an underrated actor and good person! I hope you two are able to work together, and hopefully he sees this
I watch the Final Destination series a few times. I know they're goofy but they are very entertaining. I remember watching 3 and thinking the lead actress (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) was putting in a performance way above what a fun B movie horror deserved. Her anguish after the initial accident was so real and raw. I really think she should have had a more notable career than she has had.
Of the whole franchise,
The damn kitchen scene in the 2nd film is the scariest, most anxiety provoking, moment for me.
It takes every bad thing you’ve ever imagined happening while you were cooking, or if there was a fire,
And makes it all happen.🍝
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This movie scared me as a kid! It really has me thinking anything in our house could harm me! that's how you know it left an impact on me 😂 I like this franchise a lot.
Interesting that Chris prefers 3 over the first one, that was where the series started to jump the shark imo. But 1 and 2 are very solid and still hold up pretty well. They’re not masterpieces by any stretch, but the directing and set pieces are really well executed and you actually do come to care about the characters a little bit
3 I think is just the most fun
The picture gimmick made it fun for me, I love clues.
i personally think 3 had the most likeable character with Wendy
@@gothicghostface7802 She's also the first protagonist to have a second vision of an accident in the franchise. Nick was the first to be able to stop it all together from happening. Kimberly was the first to unambiguously survive at the end (not counting the 3rd's alternate ending).
Great franchise. Underrated. I'll always love the DVD one where you could choose how they die. Such an epic idea
One of my favorites and one of the few movies that gives you a lingering sense of dread after viewing. I graduated high school in 2000, so this had an extra layer of relatability when it came out.
this movie is still in my top 3 horror movies. Loved the story and the cast for this movie.
I'm curious on what's ur other two!
I completely agree about elevated horror and this franchise being under appreciated. The third one is definitely my favourite. I still think of that movie whenever I go on a rollercoaster, also I love the shirt.
I love the original Final Destination movie. Remains a favorite of mine from that era. About that ending I can add a few things...
Yes, it is a completely different ending from what was originally intended. I have the DVD of this one and remember the extras of it. One of those extra's is the "original ending" of this movie (wouldn't surprise me if you can find it on TH-cam somewhere).
This together with some behind the scenes of the creators talking about WHY they changed the ending. Basically the movie with original ending was shown to test screenings and the test audiences absolutely hated that (in the original ending) the main character (Alex) died and the jock (Carter) survived. And while there were other remarks about the ending, the "who lived and who died" was by far the biggest complaint. So they reworked the ending to make sure Carter died and Alex lived.
I remember watching this movie as a teenager over and over. This was before I even noticed how movies were shot and little tidbits of the writing, directing, and cinematography...going back now I realize why it was and still is so good. A gem of my early years of movies
One of my all time favorites....Including part 2 with its epic highway car pile up is a horror classic!
Chris covering all my high school horror flicks this Halloween special. LOVE IT!
I’ve watched Final Destination 1 & 2 on VHS, still have them I think, and they were THE horror movies of my adolescence (also The ring 2002). Way too scary really, especially for a developing young organism, made me think of my environment and look around way more than I’d like to.
"Developing young organism"- LOL
My favorite horror movie to this day. No normal killer that we could easily escape from, just your everyday life and the knowing that ANYTHING can be the cause of your death. Absolutely terrifying to my young mind then.
I like how you’re putting in the original trailers for these films. Really shows the editing style at the time
i[m seriously LOVING that your showing most of these 90s/00 horror films with your friend. i would give anything to go back and experience that thrill again.
The first video I ever saw was one of your Halloween specials like 9 (or maybe even 10) years ago. These Halloween specials are always a must watch/rewatch for me this time of year. Congrats on 10 years!
Also Chris, you were right on point about the ending of One: it wasn't the original ending and they clearly changed it so as to be able to make it way more open-ended and ready for sequels.
Three I do give credit for going even more elaborate with the death scenes even though the idea started feeling stale and less fun by that point, Two was a good follow up that was both familiar and different and then with Four (much like Two was directed by the late David R. Ellis) it did kind of feel like a chore for most of the time. Four also had the disadvantage of declaring itself the final movie though at the time-and continuity wise, still is. Five recaptured the feelings of uncertainty and learning about what happens when Death is cheated that the original had-while adding something that definitely helped define itself separately too-and making it a stealth prequel was brilliant.
One small detail, is during the train sequence.
When Carter is finally pulled from the car, and the train hits it.
You visibly see he pissed his pants,
But the camera doesn’t cut to it, and no one brings attention to it.
It’s just a human reaction that endears you to the mortality of these characters, and a reaction you might have in that situation, allowing every audience member to relate to the events in some way.
Such a great horror series! It’s been over a decade since the last one, I hope they bring back the franchise.
This movie was totally formative for me. I'll never forget that plane scene!
One of the movies that really got me into horror in general. It’s just always gonna be one of my favorite franchises.
I recall being invited to see this at the local theatre with no knowledge of the story. Made me sit up in my seat and on edge through out the movie. Also loved how the way they died, was not obvious.
Final Destination 2 made way more of an impact on me than the first one did but I like most of the films in this franchise. Also, thanks for mentioning Stir of Echoes, even in passing, as it's one of my favorite films from the late 90s.
Final Destination is one of my absolute favorites!! I watched it during our family movie night as a young teen when it was released on VHS. Great memories.
Good stuff. I love this franchise! I really hope you review Final Destination 2. The traffic accident scene is one of the greatest ever filmed
Speaking of that scene, i feel bad for those children :(
20 years later, I still think about that scene every time I see a truck with lumber on it.
@@DrKeps Agreed😂😂😂
I think back to when this movie came out, in the crowd of teen CW horror of the late90s-early00s and I would have never thought this would be the one with all the sequels. The first worked in a fascinating self-contained way with an ending that could also work in a sequel.
Thank you Chris, I always thought this movie was underappreciated. I have a little bit of a bias as it was one of the first movies I saw in theaters, I was only around 13 and it scared the hell out of me. It was a pretty original idea as a horror movie and pretty intense. It made me think about my own mortality and how death is all around us.
Just introduced my wife to this franchise last night in our yearly horror movie marathon in October! We finished it last night and started the second one this morning and plan on watching the rest in the coming days!
I love this movie. I remember watching it back when I was in high school and rewatch it every now and then. I'm loving the 90s theme of this halloween special. Great work Christ. Can't wait for Shelby Oaks!
"This is some Final Destination shit" are words that we have probably said at least once in our lives after watching this movie.
This is my favorite franchise to binge this time of year. All of them (except the fourth one which I always skip) have their virtues, with the last one being my personal favorite.
I think this movie (and the rest of the franchise) had a strange, lasting impact on millennials that I'm only now realizing as an adult. My friends and I still reference these movies when we see certain things like Ferris wheels, log trucks and tanning beds. Final Destination played on the fear of freak accidents like no other. There are some memorable and creative death scenes in these movies that will stick with me forever.
I remember watching all of them in the theaters even sneaking in because I was not over the age at the time. Definitely going to revisit these for Halloween scary season 😁😁
The dread and atmosphere is a huge selling point especially in the first two FD movies though I like 3 & 5 as well.
I hope they reboot it or make another sequel with James Wan or Flanagan directing.
I just rewatched this with my 12-year old daughter. This is a great franchise to start younger horror fans on. I agree, the movie still holds up well. And in my opinion this is a franchise that can continue going as the possibilities for creative death scenes will never end. This was just an excellent concept for a movie.
For me it's the second movie that really stands out, I think it's the second one, with the logging truck. That one is just so iconic.
7:12 PLEASE WORK WITH STIFLER!!!!
Iconic film, and the start of an amazing franchise. As much as I loved how FD6 capped off the series, there's still a part of me that wishes we got a seventh film... Especially if it revolved around how Tony Todd's character developed into who he is, and how knowledgeable he is about death and death's design.
This movie really scared the hell out of me, I survived a plane accident at the age of two and ever since I saw the film, I thought death would come back to finish the job… Looks like death’s on vacation 🕶️ 💀(IAH, privileged to be here)
Rarely have I agreed so much on a review as in this case. Like you, I consider that this film and the concepts it handles are highly undervalued when it comes to horror and suspense films from the end of the last century and the beginning of this. Without a doubt, this film made me put my eye and my expectations on the promising career of James Wong as a director, who unfortunately ended up directing the live-action adaptation of Dragon Ball, and there I let go of his hand. Great that you chose this movie, it's a classic for me!
i've reached a point in my life where i'm re-watching a lot of stuff i watched when i was a teen/20s and reevaluating what i liked, this is one that still holds up for me. it's still a damn good movie
Thank you so much for covering this and please do the other movies if you haven't already. One of my favorite franchises EVER. 😍😍😍
love this movie and most of the sequels; it’s been damn near 20 years since the sequel and i still can’t see a “log truck” on the highway without thinking about that movie 😂
One of my fave horror movies and you’re right about Final Destination 3 being the best out of them! That roller coaster still gets to me
i remember when this movie came out it was one of the first horror movies i watched as a kid, i distinctly remember going through out my house and being so worried of every possible scenario and even taking a bath was a little scary for a bit
The 90s rocked. John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness and Wes Craven's New Nightmare are two of my favorite horror movies of all time. And another favorite of mine is The Others from the early 2000s.
When "Final Destination 2" first came out I went and saw it in theaters. I had just started commuting to college. My route was constantly full of logging trucks. It secretly scared the shit out of me driving behind them nearly every day after that. lol
This movie instantly makes me think of several other ones from that era that influenced me as a teen: Frequency, Lost Souls, The Others, Hollow Man, Deep Blue Sea, Unbreakable, Blade, The Haunting… sure , not all aged well, but made quite an impression
Final destination is an amazing series! The films, books, and comic do a pretty solid job across the board.
Also yes the ending was a reshoot as the original ending didn’t do well with test audiences.
The descent is another fantastic 2000s horror film!!
The opening to Final Destination, after Scream, is probably my favorite horror film opening!
Loved the QMR you put up in shorts. The algorithm is really pushing shorts right now so keep ‘‘em coming! You deserve TH-cam success more than most on here.
That was an absolutely terrific take Chris had on 90s and 00s horror. Maybe it’s because I grew up during that era, but I always had much more of a fondness for that era of horror. I’m a horror buff as a whole and am very well rounded in my likes and interests in the genre and can respect any movie that shows a true attempt and can even at times be self aware. I am very passionate about horror movies spanning the time of Hitchcock to present day…I can appreciate both jump scares and slow suspenseful builds as long as the execution is overall able to be understood and you can see the writer and director’s vision for the film. I’m not a big fan of Heredity, perhaps one of the most well regarded horror movies of recent time, but I appreciate the mood and effect the filmmakers were going for and respect them for that all the same. To disregard 90s and 00s horror is baffling to me. That would be akin, in my mind, to disregard every campy, poor dialogue riddled, late 70s-80s slasher flick as if they held no historical significance or purpose to the genre. Were some stupid and highly contrived…ABSOLUTELY!! So were some 90-00s horror flicks or any horror movie from any era for that matter. Every era of horror has its duds and there will always be someone that doesn’t get it or appreciate it or see the nuance…or perhaps it just flat out sucks, but that’s okay because seeing what doesn’t work, seeing how not to do things, and getting that viewer feedback is worth us having those piles of coal amongst the shining diamonds. You need the coal to get those diamonds…and quite frankly each persons diamond may be another persons coal. Movie making…even horror films…is an art and art, as we all know, is subjective. Just like Chris said, there’s no such thing as elevated horror. There’s simply horror, which can be subjectively good or bad depending on each viewer. So while people may call today’s horror elevated and artistic and pushing boundaries, remember Hitchcock, Romero, Hooper, Tim Burton, Carpenter, Schumacher, Craven (legend!), Kubrick (very elevated and artistic at times IMO), or such a legend as King, the chills M. Knight came right out the gate with, and cult classic stunners like Blaire Witch, Event Horizon, Alien, and Interview with the Vampire, much less the countless teen classics that teens to this very day love to watch. Try to find the contributions given, the itself art, and (hopefully) any nuance each of these flicks have provided to current and future filmmakers in the genre and to the genre as a whole.
Honestly, you could probably do a solid series just on films featuring Devon Sawa. That dude was everywhere, and most of the those movies were a blast.
What's unsettling about this series is the idea of Man vs. Fate. While the setup and execution of the deaths are exaggerated, they leave you with that feeling of paranoia causing you to be aware of your surroundings. You never know the type of situations you could get yourself into that'll just happen out of nowhere.
Another underrated 90s/2000s horror movie is "The Others" with Nicole Kidman.
Chris already covered that one.
I liked the way there were actors playing against type in this film. Seann William Scott was best known as Stifler from American Pie and Kerr Smith was best known as Jack on Dawson's Creek at the time.
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This series has given me life Chris, thank you and happy halloween ❤ 🎃
That moment when SWS shouts "Oh shit!" and then the windows blow out is one of my favorite "character/s reacting to a thing" moments in a movie. It's always stuck out to me as being such a genuine, believable reaction.
First, you mentioned Stir Of Echos. I love that movie. Definitely a hidden gem, and underrated.
Second, idk what it is this Halloween, but i’ve been watching the Final Destination series a lot haha. Definitely agree that it’s one of those last good 90’s horror films.
Great review. 👏🏻
Glad you gave a shout out to Stir of Echoes. Highly underrated horror film!
Final Destination is very effective, and I more or less view it as a classic. The scene where the plane blows up still can give me goosebumps when I watch it.
I really thought Devon Sawa would go on to have a huge career. Kinda always wonder why he didn’t.
Awesome review! I love this franchise. In regards to Seann William Scott, I recently did several days of background acting work on the tv show Welcome to Flatch. If you haven’t seen it, he plays Father Joe, who is an ex Christian boy band member turned small town preacher. Anyway, one thing I immediately noticed about Seann was how nice and respectful he was to everyone. He seems like an incredibly easy guy to work with.
Brian Tyler’s scores for 4 & 5 are amazing! I have the 4th one on CD and hoping for vinyl releases for both of them!
Such a great cast. Also Kerr Smith in particular is a massively underrated actor.