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Final Destination 2 Reviews

2003

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In FINAL DESTINATION 2, the basic notion of cheating mortality is further refined with an even more gripping plot provided by Eric Bress & J. Mackye Gruber, the duo behind the film BLUNT. Director David R. Ellis revels in film as an entertainment vehicle and the result is a no-holds-barred raucous good time. Ellis' background .. Read more

Starring	Ali Larter, A.J. Cook, Michael Landes, David Paetkau
Director	David R. Ellis
Genres	Horror, Thriller

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Critic's review of Final Destination 2
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- "...A smooth and sharp slice of teen-gothic cheese....An apt -- perhaps even a therapeutic -- entertainment for these jumpy times..."
- 11602
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
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  I DON'T DO HORROR, BUT
  
  I SPEAK AS PERSON WHO 'DOESN'T DO HORROR', THIS IS A CLASSIC OF IT'S GENRE. HOW MANY INNOVATIVE WAYS TO DIE IN JUST ONE FILM. HOW EXCITING IS ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
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  - SADDLEWORTH
  - 04 Jun 2005 at 00:29
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  really good film
  
  the final destinations were all good that is the first 3 were.
  
  Being the 2nd one this story carries on the story from the 1st one.
  
  defo ... read more »
  
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- - cheesekake
  - 758 reviews
  - uk
  - 10 May 2012 at 19:12
- - 0
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  Gruesome and excellent as the rest
  
  Oddly enough i'd seen The final destination and final destination 3.. I some how missed the 2nd one out (and im yet to see the forth). I HAD seen the first ... read more »
  
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- 1088299
- - thewolfydragon
  - 11 reviews
  - 03 Feb 2012 at 12:51
- - 0
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  Excellent and gruesome
  
  I checked this film out because I had watched all the 'saw' films and really enjoyed them. This film matched to my expectations superbly. Good storyline... read more »
  
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- - lbd
  - 4 reviews
  - 26 Jan 2012 at 16:37
- - 0
  - 0
  "And Today Is Maybe Your Day To Die."
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  There's more than a nod to Final Destination at the start of FD2 confirming that all of the survivors were killed, (bar Claire it transpires), one year on ... read more »
  
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- - Richie77777
  - 195 reviews
  - Essex
  - 15 Jan 2012 at 20:58
- - 0
  - 0
  One of those rare things...
  
  a sequel that is better than the original - this beats the original film in almost every way - the writing is sharper, the dialogue is more believable and the ... read more »
  
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- 1059607
- - Sleenius
  - 5 reviews
  - Kent
  - 07 Nov 2011 at 09:38
- - 0
  - 0
  destination 2
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  I enjoyed destination 2, as all the destination films, I,m waiting for destination 3, which I haven,t seen.The film
  
  had a good story line, and kept ... read more »
  
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- 1048280
- - a customer
  - 06 Oct 2011 at 08:41
- - 0
  - 0
  OK! better than 1 but not great
  
  Possibly the best one of them all as the story line is far better as it carries on from number one with the story they all the ones from first film died because... read more »
  
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- 1045032
- - danny_stoke
  - 10 reviews
  - Stoke-on-Trent
  - 26 Sep 2011 at 13:24
- - 0
  - 0
  Brilliant work
  
  Was absolutely brilliant gory but was suspensed cant wait to get 3 and 4 as well but even though you may have not watched the first one you can still get into ... read more »
  
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- - gillandr
  - 1 review
  - Dumfries
  - 05 Sep 2011 at 08:44
- - 0
  - 0
  Alright I suppose
  
  Its okaii if you watch it before One or three but It now where near as good as the others.
  
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- - a customer
  - 18 Aug 2011 at 17:03
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  Horror and thrills galore
  
  I have to admit to enjoying the first film better, mainly because I didn't know what to expect which gave it extra appeal. Having said that, this sequel is ... read more »
  
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  - Jammyhouse
  - 123 reviews
  - Wakefield
  - 30 Nov 2010 at 11:58
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- - 26
  - 1
  I DON'T DO HORROR, BUT
  
  I SPEAK AS PERSON WHO 'DOESN'T DO HORROR', THIS IS A CLASSIC OF IT'S GENRE. HOW MANY INNOVATIVE WAYS TO DIE IN JUST ONE FILM. HOW EXCITING IS ... read more »
  
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- 110550
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - SADDLEWORTH
  - 04 Jun 2005 at 00:29
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  Probably Not The Final Final Destination
  
  The first FD flick was an average thriller, with the most interesting part being the use of an invisible villain, namely death itself. The sequel, starring AJ ... read more »
  
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- - Peter Young
  - Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
  - 19 Nov 2003 at 16:53
- - 9
  - 1
  watchable but missing the charm of the first movie
  
  As far as sequels go, Final Destination 2 isn't terrible. Having said that, this movie suffers from what most movies with a '2' after their name ... read more »
  
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- - greap
  - London
  - 20 Oct 2003 at 15:45
- - 6
  - 1
  Very predictable
  
  Good film all in all. Quite predictable in parts. Supposed to be a horror but some parts even made us laugh out loud. Would probably watch again (only if ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Dukinfield, Cheshire
  - 17 Jan 2005 at 14:59
- - 7
  - 4
  Final Destination 2
  
  After the original 'Final Destination', I had high hopes for the follow-up, and I wasn't disappointed! Like the first movie, 'Final Destination ... read more »
  
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- - LasVegas2010
  - 13 reviews
  - North West
  - 08 Nov 2003 at 00:03
- - 4
  - 0
  Finally...a good sequel
  
  Gratuitous violence not-withstanding, this is a surprisingly good sequel.
  
  Based on the same premise as the earlier movie, this movie has Death coming... read more »
  
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- 294398
- - Ilias
  - West Midlands
  - 30 Oct 2003 at 11:09
- - 4
  - 1
  final destination 2
  
  Wow, I thought that Final Destination was brilliant, so, watching FD2, I thought the plot would soon become easy to read. How WRONG could I was. Throughout the ... read more »
  
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- 294351
- - killphil
  - west yorkshire
  - 29 Oct 2003 at 12:44
- - 3
  - 1
  Worth a look...
  
  Even if you've never seen the original, it doesn't matter, you'll soon pick up on the plot. It opens with an insane highway pile-up and gets crazier... read more »
  
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- 293244
- - PrawnToast
  - 1 review
  - Wakefield, England
  - 14 Oct 2003 at 22:14
- - 3
  - 1
  Death revisited
  
  Fantastic! Excellent! Dynamic! It's not often that I find a film to move me this way. Fans of the original will not be dissapointed. The effects are basic ... read more »
  
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- 294082
- - Unionjack
  - 8 reviews
  - Deal
  - 24 Oct 2003 at 17:44
- - 2
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  FD2
  
  This is a much simpler movie than the first FD, and while the car crash sequence is good, it hasn't got anything on the original's plane-being-ripped-... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - UK
  - 11 Feb 2004 at 11:41

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Critics' reviews
- "...A smooth and sharp slice of teen-gothic cheese....An apt -- perhaps even a therapeutic -- entertainment for these jumpy times..."
- 11602
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- Part One concerned a group of teens who cheated death by failing to board a doomed aeroplane, only to perish one by one... read more on Time Out
- 45855
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:16
- ...This goes for the jugular with an array of ultra-gruesome FX that turn death into a hilarious spectator sport...
- 199428
- - Total Film
  - 30 Jun 2011 at 05:13
- Gruesome, darkly comic retread of the first movie, in which horriific deaths are gleefully presented.
- 32565
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
- "...This follow-up gets the balance just right....There's a neatly mordant touch throughout..."
- 11603
- - Sight and Sound
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...Shirley Walker's score displays a thorough understanding of horror jolts..."
- 11604
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59

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  In FINAL DESTINATION 2, the basic notion of cheating mortality is further refined with an even more gripping plot provided by Eric Bress & J. Mackye Gruber, the duo behind the film BLUNT. Director David R. Ellis revels in film as an entertainment vehicle and the result is a no-holds-barred raucous ...

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  In FINAL DESTINATION 2, the basic notion of cheating mortality is further refined with an even more gripping plot provided by Eric Bress & J. Mackye Gruber, the duo behind the film BLUNT. Director David R. Ellis revels in film as an entertainment vehicle and the result is a no-holds-barred raucous ...