Final Destination 2 Review - Off The Shelf Reviews

This week Gary and Iain review and discuss, Final Destination 2 (2003) by Director, David R. Ellis. Starring, A.J. Cook, Ali Larter and Tony Todd.
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[@ONESIXTHCAVE]

this movie is in my top 5 cinema experiences of all time. Despite the issues with the plot, the cinema was packed and the death sequences were so fun, the audience reactions made it a great night out. This was definitely one that needed to be watched with a mass audience to fully enjoy.

[@TheUballe]

We can thank Corona for that never happening again.

[@racewiththefalcons1]

Literally every single time I see a log truck on a highway, I _immediately_ think of this film's opening.

[@JnGArtimation]

I have a bit of an explanation. I would say the "premonition" feels "longer" because it's "in the mind" of the protagonist. Like when you're sleeping, time seems to flow much slower than reality. Heck, there's been times when I'd be asleep and I felt I've slept for 2 hours when it's only been 10 minutes. That and the scene obviously wants to establish all the characters before the big meltdown. I give it a bit more leeway since unlike FD1, these characters don't know each other versus a group of classmates/friends board a plane. Kinda be like if we went to a movie theater and we out of 7 other people get established as part of the survivors for this "final destination scenario". So, the crash happening in reality is a "lot sooner" because it's in reality instead of someone's mind.

[@michaeltrapson]

Love these intricate reviews guys 🔥 Can’t wait until y’all get to FD5 ✨

[@joauljovera8546]

💛💛💛

[@anubusx]

Claire using the tv viewer in the hospital made no sense. She won't allow shoe laces in the room but an electrical item in the wall is okay.

[@RazielLordOfSecrets]

the phoenix in the lottery winner's apartment has a phoenix missing an eye, showing he was going to escape the fire. plus the phoenix is a common motif showing the theme of rebirth.

[@seedhillbruisermusic7939]

I love Gary and Iain and their t-shirts

[@seedhillbruisermusic7939]

@@fcukugimmeausername naughty!

[@absolutely1337]

Lain?

[@lotrgirl275]

I do love that you guys take an hour for movies you appreciate and not just 12 or 30min like others 🥰

[@grahamsimpson9086]

That's the reason I come back to these guys time & time again for a movie review, they take a good amount of time explaining things or backstories, the Humour is always brilliant and there reactions to either a really good or s**t film, esp when Iain loses his rag n the profanity haha, he cracks me up every time🤣

[@bryanrizzo9377]

I thought that was Rene Russo playing the Nora character who got her head taken off from the elevator. It does look like her but she's played by Lynda Boyd who I've only ever seen in this movie and nothing else.

[@bryanrizzo9377]

Michael Landes did the best job playing as the cop. He really made the character seem believable and it made feel like he may have been a cop in real life at one point.

[@kenneththomas415]

Dispite the son getting crushed into a sticky paste after he's crushed by glass. They still managed to put him in a bodybag.

[@leecroft7311]

What was left of him, a fleshy bag of smashed bones.

[@ellessiricketts3280]

In the opening sequence when the coffee spills on officer burke, if you look closely at the base of the cup you can see a black disc... this is a vibration plate. It helped to create the illusion that the coffee was shaking way more than it should. it also made sure the cup would tip over!!!

[@NostalgiaBrit]

Alex is Stan in Eminem's song "Stan"… I cannot believe it's taken me this long to figure it out, and in the middle of a Final Destination 2 review! 😳 I are 'shamed! 😔

[@Hieronymus82]

First time I watched Final Destination 2 was with my girlfriend. The day after she was driving and in front of us was a truck hauling logs.... Its silly, we know, but we decided not to tempt fate and passed that thing as soon as we could. :D

[@TheUballe]

The opening scenes of these movies were some of the more visceral experiences I've had in the theaters. I can recall literally laughing out loud and exclaiming "holy shit" several times. I was inspired to replicate it at home, with my 82" TV with surround sound (after watchingthis awesome review)... and yeah, it doesn't come close. RIP movie theater experience!

[@lancehernandez1044]

Final destination: Awesome movie Final destination 2: Great movie Final destination 3: Good movie Final destination 4: Slap stick comedy and a 3-D movie Final destination 5: Prequel movie and a 3-D movie

[@leecroft7311]

I loved that the final twist of the fifth and final movie leads to the events of the original movie, nice little twist.

[@alexanderadonyae7937]

@@leecroft7311 i agree💯

[@bobbypowles]

What irritated me on this is kimberley wouldn't have drowned at the end anyway because in her premonition she dies last after Evan making her first in line but when her friends die the cop saved her meaning death skips her and at the point she's drowning the cop is actually in line to die before her as death never came after him to be skipped.

[@austincaucci]

Yup it bugged me how the movie didn’t really address that Kimberly was last to die in the crash.

[@raphaelknottsll7826]

Actually when the explosion in the hospital where clear and Eugene died happened, the explosion caused a trolley to fly towards Thomas which was supposed to kill him, but Kimberly had pulled him to the ground with her. So technically Kimberly would be next

[@ItsFlippinJacobBitches]

Dude was just about to smoke a blunt and just saw this notification Same thing happened last time Freaking awesome looking forward to watching this

[@blackjohnny9570]

Ayyyy spark up

[@G_Elektrik]

Was clear after the first one the studio and producers want to exploite it, and getting more budget they sure increase production quality but focusing on the deaths spectacle making it more elaborate and cinematic but less grounded to the point of almost a cartoon, however even if they were careless about the rules and concepts established before this movie was the one that really put final destination as a horror franchise and maybe is the most memorable

[@Hammerhead547]

Back in the 90's there was actually a huge problem with unsafe log trucks on the road around here that were killing people. There was one incident about two hours away from here where a log truck lost its load going down a side road and crushed 14 members of a family who were on a hayride on an adjoining road below the surface road.

[@pensacolian211]

Some time back in the early to mid 90's this girl I went to school with' lost her dad and two siblings when a log truck overturned onto their car crushing them. I've been scared of the things ever since. If I encounter a log truck I try to keep my distance.

[@DrRockso79]

I can kind of understand why he didn't roll out of the way, actually. A few years ago I slipped carrying some boxes down the stairs and, yeah, you ain't moving right away after landing on your back like that lol.

[@k9vendettathewolfofmordor529]

Yea. Your body is trying to get itself rearranged after the pain

[@cdevil9488]

Nope. I've taken my share of falls, and when I notice something hanging over me I move the f**k out of the way, pain be damned. I take no chances.

[@zacharycoltrane]

@@cdevil9488 Right because now they're just making excuses to die out of stupidity

[@gatchywatchyentertainmentb2090]

Makes more sense than just standing there like an idiot when somethings falling towards you.

[@Rammstein0963.]

Some people can be left breathless and in slight emotional shock.

[@tarman8871]

Happy Birthday Gary!

[@skyraisin1004]

That knightmare t-shirt is awesome. What a show that was. Great review once again guys.

[@lindinle]

30:02 fun idea for a parody of that. call it The Final Detour.

[@darkhorizon3884]

I feel Final Destination 2 is underrated it's not all much talked about compared to the other ones and 2 arguably have the best opening scene of the franchise but this a true sequel the third and fourth movies goes into their own stories but this one is heavily connected to the first movie and I feel this movie have the most suspense in it like the concept of New Life can defeat death formula.

[@taurinstraiter2325]

This might be a very odd comparison but this movie and the first one are in the same league as Crank 2 (2009) is to Crank (2006), there is a 50% chance people prefer the second movie over the original, because it embraces the things that worked with the first movie. I'm open for disagreement.

[@ellessiricketts3280]

Also, in the crash sequence where Kimberly’s car flips over you can see a metal circle plate on the underside of the car. This was used to launch the car into the air, flipping it over several times.

[@cyrus2546]

This is one of those movies I vividly remember seeing in theaters. That opening sequence is some of the best film making I’ve ever seen, so memorable.

[@MartyMcFly88]

I didn’t get to see it in theaters but I watched it on DVD and was blown away by that opening

[@danielrose8305]

41:55 - I never understood this. Is the Doctor a serial killer? What would be the reason for killing her patient? Why is that the first thing she thinks when she just saw a doctors name tag?

[@Poopie22]

The scene with Roy was to show that the elevator doesn’t work , notice his shoe got caught!

[@serpent6827]

Well after Jaws came out, a lot of people did take it seriously to the point where people in real life started killing sharks right and left because of that fear. Jaws is still an iconic film, but perhaps they did too well with instilling that fear in sharks and the open ocean. Although the movie also had the opposite effect, where people were interested in learning about, and saving sharks. I wouldn't be suprised if these FInal Destination films had that same affect on some poeple who have been in real life situations, or are overly paranoid about bad things happening, such as this pile up. But at the end of the day, like you said Iain, they are made to play on your fears, and not to be taken seriously.

[@TheVGCommentary]

With the time disparity, think about it this way. She was in a daze for how long? We’re not sure. Also, the time that they hesitated on the ramp also takes up a good chunk of time in which they all would’ve been on the road already. Finally, it may seem as a longer sequence because it keeps jumping between cars showing different events so what seems to be a two minute sequence is really maybe like 10 seconds just being shown over and over again from each other’s perspective until we are shown progression in the form of the cars going by each other.

[@trevorthornley8835]

Nobody likes driving behind log trucks anymore because of this movie

[@mattmidgley4275]

Loving the destination review guys and happy birthday Gary. OTSR 🎂🎂

[@majdo007]

To me it was a true example of a sequel better than original (and I think that Alien>Aliens, T1>T2).

[@BRIANOCONNOR2003]

What about matrix and avengers

[@HigHrvatski]

Why would death give them premonitions if that takes away from his plan? I have to agree with Iain, because he's bored. I mean think about it, you have been doing this job since the development of organic life on the planet, that gets boring after a billion years. After some time a lifeform comes up that becomes aware of it's surroundings, and starts creating a civilization. Death is like "Not only that I can fuck with them, but I can also use the fruits of their labor to make them die in very outlandish ways. My job just got a lot more fun 😀"

[@Stroheim333]

There is no reason to think it is death who gives them the premonitions.

[@lectornox]

Nope wrong

[@HigHrvatski]

@@Stroheim333 Haven't seen any of the sequals after this one, so you could be right.

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

There's also the possibility that it's REQUIRED for Death's plan-maybe they weren't really supposed to die together in the initial disaster, and had to be spared in order to meet their proper pre-ordained deaths in the subsequent events over the course of the movie.

[@sexistatheist6464]

@@DistractedGlobeGuy That's a theory postulated by one of the characters in the fourth film.

[@loudogwalker1601]

Ever since I watched this one I can't drive behind flat bed lorries on the motorway for very long; I have to overtake just in case physics doesn't work in my favour 👍

[@Rammstein0963.]

Idk about the UK, but in the US, flatbed trailers intended to transport any round objects (trees, pipes, etc) have to have security braces along the length of the trailer, which kind of look like metal ribs, specifically to prevent things like this from happening.

[@mongomongo7664]

Why did Claire not die of a paper cut with those papers on that wall

[@anubusx]

Or from the tv viewer in the wall.

[@skaro85]

😂 😂 😂

[@leecroft7311]

Or the building just collapsing or an asteroid hits the Earth 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@JW93581]

@@leecroft7311 I don't remember my Final Destination rules but does death kill other innocent people just to kill one of them? Maybe it's against deaths rules if it were to collapse and others died in the process

[@marcoslopez_]

@@JW93581 I think the final scene in Final Destination 5 basically killed a bunch of innocent people to kill the main characters.

[@Jay-mu4xl]

Hey thanks Gary & Iain! Your stuff always makes my week! Guys! Hoping for a live show, always love them! 🤞👊

[@StruggleReviewzTV]

Every time you guys imitate death I see Death from Bill & Ted! ❤️😂

[@VenusHeadTrap2]

20:03 a "nice shot" of a dead high school student. Like, who writes that? That's just sick.

[@MEDUSATHERULER]

Lmao

[@greybeard6504]

I enjoy your reviews, but don’t get too hung up on nitpicking. You guys seem to enjoy horror films, and it’s fun to kind of celebrate what these movies bring to the table. The crazy physics and explosions add to the spectacle of the openings, and I know you know that. I hope to see you talk more about what there is to appreciate in the films you review from a horror fan’s perspective.

[@stevenallan5822]

Love the opening freeway crash, major carnage 👍

[@erika_itsumi5141]

The biggest problem with the pile up scene is the SUV finally getting hit by the semi that kills her friends, it's literally IMPOSSIBLE. If you pay attention to where Kimmy pulls in front of the ramp, you can clearly see her SUV is behind the Concrete dividers, even before Officer burk gets up to the window. You can see the concert dividers through the trucks windows. For the semi to hit the SUV means it would have needed to go through those dividers, and concrete dividers are heavy. That truck is not moving them, they might move a little on impact. But what would have actually happened is the semi is speeding towards the SUV slammed into the divider in the way, and bounced off back into the freeway

[@nicholasluisi6937]

Love your reviews, dudes! Definitely helping me get through my work day. Had a suggestion for you when you finish the Final Destinstion series (can't wait for thr slamming of parts 3 and 4). Its an obscure action movie called Mean Guns, starring Christopher Lambert, Ice-T and Debra Van Valkenburg (Mercy from The Warriors). It's one I remembered as a preview on my Long Kiss Goodnight VHS. I especially think Gary will eviscerate it. Even if you don't review it, give it a watch.

[@NelsonStJames]

Not following established rules and canon is a huge failing of a lot of the writers today that are handling franchises. It's really amazing that Hollywood has still to catch on to the fact that people do care about that stuff, since they're always trying to determine why films are not as profitable as their predecessors.

[@FinalStigma]

No, you can't blame the whole of Hollywood for it. Often times, it's just the individuals at the executive-level who force the script writers & directors to rush their movies that you should blame. Occasionally, you do get people like Kevin Feige, the producer in Marvel Studios, who would threaten to quit his job than to compromise, which ultimately led to Disney making him the president of the studio.

[@jesustheres]

Is this the one where she has a panic attack because of the premonition making it so that if they just drove they would be ahead of the truck?

[@Vorador47]

loving the knightmare shirt, that brings back some childhood memories.

[@Krylovix]

Wow I didn't know noel fisher from shameless was in this movie! Good review like always can't wait for the next!

[@jorel4477]

Awesome. I loved the last review, this should be great.

[@dirkb9788]

This is my favorite Final Destination film.

[@Themurderin]

13:18 - Counterpoint to that argument - If they don't see the cop car and decide to drive even faster, that could've sped up the accident happening because the logs are loose and fighting against the speed of the truck.

[@MartyMcFly88]

This is my favorite of the entire franchise, and easily has the best opening. That highway pileup is INSANE!

[@zhaquiri]

Who's Devon Sawyer? It's Devon SAWA (SAH-WAH), not Sawyer. You called him that in your FD1 review as well.

[@Grandmastergav86]

Yanks correcting pronunciation...🙄🤣🤣🤣

[@zhaquiri]

@@Grandmastergav86 "Yanks"? Oof, I am Asian. *emoji emoji emoji cancer emoji* It's not even the pronunciation I'm correcting; they're saying a completely different name. Sawyer is not Sawa.

[@edisonlima4647]

The premonition in this film is on of my favorite scenes in cinema. For some reason, the bit that disturbed me the most was the one with the water bottle stuck under the break. I really don't know why. The rest of the movie, after that car pile up, I really don't care for.

[@DidierWierdsma6335]

The actress who played kat whas also in battlestar galactica she whas one of gaius baltar's followers in the later season's. Great video btw 👍 and keep it up.

[@mrnaughtycat]

I remember seeing the fright knight prizes from knightmare in a shop in Whitby in the 90s . Anyway the barb wire scene was me fave however I didn’t like the the kid being blown up at the end I didn’t like the cop,thought it should been him getting blowed up at the end

[@joshc4055]

Great review. I actually watched this one before I watched the first film.

[@lindinle]

11:35 i never noticed that XD

[@ethanbnyc]

The camaraderie that you guys have is really freaking awesome

[@lindinle]

18:29 thats a fair point dude.

[@toomfath]

I always watch this sequel for the motorway pileup 👍🏼

[@RetroRanter]

I'm enjoying the review right now but I just gotta pause and say Gary, absolutely stellar T shirt choice. 😎

[@Hammerhead547]

The only way that pinto would've exploded like that is if the woman driving it slammed on the brakes spun it around and slammed into that log going backwards at full speed.

[@dilloninja]

The policeman, officer Burke, was the original Jimmy Olsen in the superman series but got sacked because he looked too similar to dean cane

[@100mesmerized9]

Final Destination 2 is the most played Final Destination movie EVER out of the 5 films this movie comes on TV constantly all the time either on the Syfy channel or movie channels like STARZ or Cinemax but 2 been constantly coming on TV for years more than the other 4 sometimes Final Destination 1, 2 and 3 would be the only three shown and the other two be ignored but 2 always comes on TV. I love Final Destination 2 it's the perfect sequel and heavily connects to the first movie like a sequel should be and I like there's a rule of new life can successfully beat death like having a baby or like in 5 kill a innocent and take their life see I love those concepts in the movies I like that Clear return cause we didn't know what happened to her after the first film sad Alex was killed off due to Devon Sawa wanted more money he should have still returned cause Ali Larter returned still but it was still a good movie without him I also kind of didn't like Kimberly is more of a psychic than Alex either but she had Clear to help her with everything Rory has the best death his death made me jump when I first saw this movie but FD2 is a great sequel to the first I believe Kimberly and Burke are dead cause Death will always be after them there's no way they can still be alive.

[@hardygirl81]

Did Finding Nemo copy the dentist scene shot for shot? Both movies came out the same year.

[@jasondouglas152]

Sawa .... Not Sawyer

[@cambelusthecreator7353]

Til this day................I still drive in another lane when i see a log truck lol

[@nzneo643]

Always great entertainment you two lads.

[@TheYamR6Sp]

My list of Final destination from best to worst: 3-1-2-5-4

[@marcjacobpeeters4287]

Police officer Thomas Burke ( Michael Landes ) is the first person who dies in premonition however, they never mention it later. Kimberly Coleman ( A.J Cook ) only says " we all die ". All the other character freak out except Officer Thomas Burke. He is cool and not worried at all, acts as if he wasn't in the accident. They shouldn't have added his death scene then it might have worked better. Expect Kimberly and Thomas, all the character are unlikable.

[@lindinle]

yeah the pattern would change because of the cop.

[@pinklady10sh]

Remember seeing this at the cinema when it came out! Good fun! 😁👍🏻

[@ironwoman2012]

Love you guys 🌺

[@jasonulysess3652]

Dead Like Me and Final Destination take place in the same universe and a new Grim Reaper of the External Influence Division tries to save lives from the Gravelings, unaware of the consequences of saving a soul from death the "wrong way".

[@tattletailtony6911]

Great job as always guys. Just have to say your Halloween movie reviews are one of the best. It has some of the most hilarious commentary by far. i Re-watch all of them every time I need a good laugh😀

[@blackjohnny9570]

This was my favorite fd by far that car pile up was crazy

[@jayhinds7547]

Really good review guys, iv always enjoyed this movie, the pile up at the start is one of the best sequences in the entire series but my personal favourite is yet to come...😉 Really dig Iain's t-shirt 👌

[@edwardsanchez3708]

I couldn't stop thinking how hot aj cook looked in this film. Part 2 was ok before they got too crazy.

Welcome back 🙏🏼

[@bertfechner417]

So glad you guys are continuing with this series. I've seen and pretty much liked them all with the exception of 4, which I've been told is the worst one.

[@mmobhm2059]

Well I’m here to educate you Don’t be a sheep go watch part 4 make your own mind up

[@pensacolian211]

I go back and forth on my rankings, but after my most recent re-watch of the series I rank them 1, 3, 2, 5, and then 4. The only one I really dislike is 4, and it's mostly because the acting is just atrocious. I'm tempted to put 5 in my number 3 spot just for that ending alone. It was just an awesome way of tying everything together, and I can't think of a better way for the series to have ended, but a movie is more than just it's ending, and with as bad as the rest of the movie was I can't rank it higher. I know a lot of people really like the 2nd one, but I end up liking it less and less each time I watch it. The death scenes do look great though. I don't know what happened with 4 and 5, if it was the 3D or what, but the CGI in those movies just looks terrible. Even though part of me wants more sequels I ultimately hope they leave the series alone. It's just not possible to end it better than 5 did.

[@zacharycoltrane]

I thought I was the only one who saw the scythe in the grille of the truck. I thought it was a "belt" wrapped around it of some kind

[@jonnychadbourne8127]

That Knightmare t shirt is fucking legit! im waiting for the Games Master one to show up at somepoint haha!

[@Themurderin]

26:20 - Not only that, her shoes would act as an insulator and she wouldn't have gotten electrocuted anyway.

[@DarkLordDiablos]

The reason the beige car with the Mom and kid in it explodes is because it's a Ford Pinto.

[@ph5352]

You guys keep mentioning how the deaths are unrealistic, it's Death's way of being aware that Hollywood is filming :p

[@davebooshty299]

Just like in Resident evil 3 Extinction Ali Later playing another Claire. (:

[@smashedlegends]

Brothers and sisters! New video on da block!

[@chaoscommentary2179]

My dads a lumberjack so the car crash seen always makes me uncomfortable

[@matthewennis3591]

I love/need that Joker T-Shirt !!

[@michaelfarquhar9355]

Gary is that the old kids show knightmare on your t-shirt

[@GODCONVOYPRIME]

I I think you got the wrong picture. That's ET, *NOT* David R Ellis.

[@christermyrberg3661]

You should do Escape From New York/L.A.

[@giantjulez9632]

I enjoyed fd2, but it really took some wind out of the series with the lack of rules, consistently and attention to detail. I always thought it was a pretty mean-spirited film as well.

[@fantasiazplatkami]

I so enjoy your reviews/summaries. Binge watching right now.

[@washere7288]

This the only FD film that's actually connected to the first film besides 5 I like the rule of having a baby or new life can successfully beat death but Alex being killed off was devastating but he has the weakest death of the franchise being killed by a brick isn't brutal maybe cinder block would have been a bigger deal for his death but FD2 is Jeffrey Reddick favorite of the franchise it was good to see Clear return but unfortunately die I like how suspenseful this movie is.

[@TheAlex4905]

Keep up the awesome work guys 👍

[@skaro85]

Although I didn't enjoy it as much as the first one it is still entertaining and alot of fun! Cheers guys! 😁 👍

[@TheSlammurai]

Looking forward to the next one. The third movie is my favorite of the series but I suspect you guys aren't going to like it very much. Lol

[@zarasbazaar]

Uh, for the record. I have a kayak stored hanging against the ceiling. So, yeah. It's a thing.