Final Destination 2 (2003)
⭐️⭐️⭐️ .5
I’m aware I am watching these films out of order, I still can’t find the first one on Criterion on Demand, but c’est la vie.
Maybe it’s because I always believe my friends, but I would never have let my friend drive onto the highway after hearing her vision. Wack. Her friends were not there for her.
I can’t help but feel like this whole series is like that text post about Apollo gifting people with Sight.
(Edit: THIS ONE!)
Also very wild to say “have you noticed anything ironic?” to a person that believes they’re going to die. That’s pretty twisted.
Also, sometimes, it’s not fate coming to get you, it’s a lack of kitchen safety and WHIMS knowledge. It all gets us in the end. Regardless, the tension in each death scene is so worth it.
I think that this twist on the original narrative was compelling but sometimes the actors couldn’t sell it. See: “See what? 😐 Pigeons? 🤨” and “😃 Tim! 😐” Other actors were putting their whole pussy into their performance to the point of near camp. But I think that horror movies like this make a person like myself easier to digest the horror.
You should watch this film for:
The yearly reminder that WHIMIS safety is indeed important
Edging. You get it if you have seen a single movie in this franchise.
The mid 00s dialogue, with gems like “Suck my junk, biatch!”
Similar titles:
The rest of the Final Destination Franchise (ig)
Escape Room (2019) (deals with a lot of planned horror, and asks the question ‘who will make it out alive?’)
