Final Destination Review - Off The Shelf Reviews

This week Gary and Iain review and discuss, Final Destination (2000) by Director, James Wong. Starring, Devon Sawa, Ali Larter and Kerr Smith.
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[@Argos-xb8ek]

What really moved me was the portrayal of survivors guilt in final destination was compelling

[@dewreckp.h.djr.5589]

Been watching you guys for 3yrs now and you never disappoint, but I'm always surprised yall dont have a mill subs by now. You guys are truly underrated

[@absolutely1337]

Maybe not a million, for sure a couple hundred k. They’re pretty awesome.

[@sagittarianfirerat7657]

After I saw Final Destination 3, I did not want to get on a roller coaster.

[@Hammerhead547]

"39 days pass" Death had a lot of triplicate paperwork to clear up before getting to the stragglers.

[@FricknA]

This movie is why I don't feel safe anywhere I go.

[@stephenthedude4383]

😂 same

[@FelicityGemini]

airplanes, airports, highways with any 18 wheelers, roller coaster rides, car washes while riding in a sun roofed vehicles, eye doctors, pool suction openings, hair dressers ... my life has been dull ever since

[@EmiaRaine]

Ian calling Death a "git" needs to be on a t-shirt, seriously It's just too damn good a line Great job as always, guys!

[@BIOHAZARDRUSGaming]

38:02 something I realized while watching your other reviews of the sequels: the constant reference to 180. Six months is also roughly 180 days. So when the movie states Six Months Later, it’s most likely making yet another 180 reference, being so open but hidden about it at the same time

[@WrecklessEating]

One of the most entertaining theater experiences I've ever had.

[@user-vu6vf4ev4m]

Omg, Off the Shelf Reviews have had a threarical release?!

[@KennyValdivia95]

I got to interview Kristen Cloke (Ms. Lewton) check it out kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZrcm3drmZeUl7s

[@22Tesla]

Throughout these movies, I wonder who/what is feeding these poor people these premonitions? If we can look outside of death being this horrible killer that's stalking these people wanting to take them out in gruesome painful ways, who is telling these people how they are going to die? Is it another death who is trying to keep these characters alive? Is it a singular death who delights in tormenting these poor souls with trying to escape him? Or is it a personification of life that is fighting against death to claim these people in horrible ways? What is the force that keeps these characters a mental step ahead of death when the plot suits them?

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

The sequels (and even moreso the spin-off novels and comic book series) lean into the implication that there's just one Death, but that the people in the movies were never supposed to die in the initial accidents, because they needed to set up later events that will end up killing other people, so Death sent them premonitions to get them out of their immediate danger and put them back on the paths originally intended for them.

[@toomfath]

The build up to the death scenes are always great fun

[@paulhirst7602]

Been honest lads, I thought the second was the best in series. That freeway pile up was way more impressive than the plane blowing up. But fine review as always chaps.

[@edisonlima4647]

That road scene is amazing, but the following deaths of the survivors in the second movie are waaaay too goofy and sometimes even badly filmed and with poor cgi.

[@Darek_B52]

Always liked the 3rd one myself

[@MissFlow]

@@Darek_B52 I love all of them except the 4th.

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

Honestly, the fifth movie is probably the best in a technical sense-it's got the most story going on, it follows the rules of the original, and it has quite possibly the best twist ending in cinematic history.

[@Poopie22]

@@edisonlima4647 the only CGI used in that movie was the blood

[@StruggleReviewzTV]

Dont mind me Im just waiting for you guys to mention and gush over Tony Todd performance..... The very first Final Destination is a gem! I love you guys chemistry❤

[@PhantomTales]

I see your vids and i click faster than the reverse flash.

[@mariolopez3728]

So I take it that the Reverse Flash is faster than Flash?

[@fallingpetunias9046]

@@mariolopez3728 Slower if I remember correctly. I think the ranks go Wally West, Barry Allen, Eobard Thawne (Reverse Flash).

[@mariolopez3728]

@@fallingpetunias9046 Thanks for the info! If Flash is indeed faster than Reverse Flash....I wonder why wouldn't Phantom Tales click faster than Flash instead of Reverse Flash!

[@AngelCruz-pd1hc]

I love your channel guys and wish you very good luck with getting 1mil subs. Can't wait to see your opinions in final destination franchise.

[@imjackm2174]

The first and second films are so good, even have a soft spot for how the fifth films ending ties back to the first film. The less we talk about The Final Destination the better.

[@jeffn4836]

The 5th film’s ending doesn’t work. FD1 clearly takes place in 2000 with the hairstyles and clothing styles and period proper technology. The 5th film looks like a modern day movie with the clothing and hair yet still take place in the 90’s? Lazy and unconvincing. None of the actors looked or acted like they were in the 90’s. Neat idea but poor execution. akns-images.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/2011711/425.fd5.ls.081111.jpg?fit=around%7C425:auto&output-quality=90&crop=425:auto;center,top What about those clothes or those hairstyles convinces you this takes place BEFORE FD1?

[@edisonlima4647]

@@jeffn4836 I would agree that the Idea was cool but the execution lacking. It would have being easy tô make the history take place in a smalltown and have the characters wearing the kind of plain clothing that can pass easily for most time periods. Like, the Smallvile and Gotham tv shows went their first bunch of seasons like that, playing it mostly without establishing an exact time period by having people dressed in plainer clothing and having older cars.

[@oldrestless]

Third film is really good too, the fourth, well it’s hideous

[@jross76775]

They couldve went with the new life stops death gimick with the baby

[@victorvictor8587]

John Denver did his own foreshadowing with his song Rocky Mountain High .

[@christiand.9599]

39 days because of the 39 students that crashed, that’s what was hinted at tods funeral speech.

[@rustyshakelfur]

Thats what I thought too.

[@Themurderin]

37:07 - Okay, getting drowned by a tree sounds like one of the most unique and creative deaths I've ever heard of.

[@Spectra651]

I went into this movie completely blind. When it first came out my best friend had told me she wanted to go see it, and so I figured eh, it's way to kill an evening at least. Sitting down in the theater I had no clue what the movie was even about, only that it was supposed to be a horror movie with Devon Sawa. Since the teen slasher genre was still going strong at the time, I just figured I was in for more of the same, so when the plane first explodes in Alex's vision and then a minute later for real, I was left completely stunned. It was so out-of-nowhere (if you didn't know what foreshadowing to look for, which I didn't, obviously) and so intense it just grabbed my attention immediately. Unfortunately the rest of the movie never really topped that opening, though to be fair I don't know how it *could* have, but that's not to say it was bad at all. It was really damn good, actually, and kept me invested and guessing the whole time, plus the premise was something I'd never seen before in any other film; the villain wasn't a some ghost or monster or supernatural demon, it was death *itself,* and I *still* think that was a bloody brilliant concept. The sequels were hit-and-miss for me and the deaths started to feel more and more like Rube Goldberg setups in a Tom & Jerry cartoon, but I'll never forget how blown away I was by the first FD.

[@jessemeriwether208]

OH MY GAAAD!!!! Could this be the start of the boys' OCTOBER MARATHON!?! Fucking FINAL DESTINATION SERIES! Holy shit. Thank you boys. Your Hellraiser marathon reviews helped get me through a time when I was really sick. And now this Is gonna help me get through another month of "America apocalypse 2020". Bless you. lol

[@zanemagers7465]

Gotta love October Thanks for the fantastic content as always guys!

[@dirkb9788]

Idle hands is a cool movie. Love a review of that one. Also good job on this one. As always.

[@Argos-xb8ek]

Such a good start to a series happy you guys chose this

[@filmforthought4793]

This was an awesome review for a movie that I'm surprised you guys havent done yet. I didnt know about the original ending, only seen the theatrical ending, but Iain's point about how the studio should keep Alex and we know that Carter dies and Alex doesnt so he could be in sequels--the studio didnt want Alex that bad after his drug scandal in the early 2000's. The series kills Alex of in between the first and second by a newspaper clipping stating that a brick fell off a building and killed Alex as it struck his head. The newspapers are clipped in Clear's padded cell in the second film. So since they didnt even keep Alex, maybe the original ending would've been more appropriate, but the unstoppable forced of Death still trumps the original ending for me

[@whoawtf7419]

I had no idea this was James Wong! The X Files connection makes so much sense!

[@england88me]

Great review of a sometimes forgotten classic now, as always lads!! The look on Gary's face after the us, her & yoghurt pots in a hotel comment... priceless 😆🤣

[@SabrinaRina]

The delay factoring into the timing of the real explosion is crazy detail. This is one of my favorite horror films. I basically like all but 4, but even that I had a nice date for and we got to talk crap about it after. So fondness more or less for the whole franchise.

[@rebornstillborn]

For some bizarre reason I have a soft spot for this movie, despite only having seen it once in my life (when it was new-ish). Glad to hear people actually consider it a decent film. Isn't there some sort of sub-category of teen-horror-films that would include stuff like this and The Faculty?

[@NostalgiaBrit]

The BIGGEST question that I took away from this film, is that, if they were meant to die (and Death was pissed that they didn't), who/what gave Alex the vision? If it was God, surely God would tell Death to leave them alone! Or is Alex just randomly, suddenly psychic? OR… Were those 7 actually not meant to die on the plane, and in fact Death itself gave Alex the vision, in order to get those 7 people to where they need to be when they're actually supposed to die? Like, the teacher was always meant to die in her home over a month later, so Death engineered events to make sure it happened (and the same for all the other characters' deaths)?

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

The sequels and spin-offs mostly lean into that third idea, that the characters needed to die later and have their deaths set in motion other events that would kill (or spare) others. The first novel (which picks up immediately after the first movie and leads directly into the second) basically does everything short of having Bludworth just come right out and say exactly that.

[@christermyrberg3661]

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

[@erihor86]

You guys should do Puppet Master. I'm kind of surprised you haven't yet. Great review!

[@pwgilbert80]

I completely forgot her name was Clear. Wondered what was going on for a second. Thought it was Claire and your accents were mangling it 😂

[@davebooshty299]

24:28 Odd how in the bus hit scene , she couldn't hear or feel the bus coming along the street?

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

One of the bonus features shows there was a quick explanation like on a TV screen or something in the background that said the bus was going like 70mph around a corner after a sudden brake failure. I prefer to believe Dennis Hopper put a bomb under it.

[@jasonulysess3652]

This movie series and Dead Like Me take place in the same universe. The difference is the movies are from the humans point of view and the show is told from the reapers point of view. Same exact rules however.

[@nickmattio3397]

That Vodka must of been 100 proof plus because 80 proof isn’t flammable like that lol Kinda wonder if Death likes John Denver’s “Country Roads” like Tennessee in Alien Covenant as well lol

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

Seems to prefer Rocky Mountain High, which is entirely fair.

[@TheSuperQuail]

Ian's right that death is a right git in Final Destination. He could just give them all brain aneurisms while they sleep but no, instead he sets up gory slapstick shenanigans.

[@niterida380]

How would Carter know about "fingerprints on knives" and “footprints in blood”? How was Clear convinced then right before the bus hit, she all of a sudden didn’t believe Alex?

[@AubreyTheKing]

The first Final Destination film is glorious. But like all movie sequels, it starts taking a noise dive.

[@100mesmerized9]

And it turns out this and the rest of the Final Destination movies would not have happened if Sam & Molly from FD5 wasn't on Flight 180 cause they the reason the events of the franchise happened Death was only after Sam and Molly until Alex had his premonition and saved himself and the others I really like how 5 brought all the events together.

[@TRTMN-vs3ew]

15:06 This bit is amazing.

[@WolfGoddess77]

That whole scenario about Death forgetting the plane crash for a month and then getting pissed off when he remembers the survivors might be one of the funniest things I've ever heard. Also, I don't care what the directors say, I subscribe to the theory that Tony Todd is Charon, the ferryman of the River Styx.

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

I prefer the idea that he's a survivor from a previous incident and that he's managed to hide from Death all this time by working as a mortician-hiding in plain sight among the dead.

[@jwalt8019]

You guys are still two of my favorite movie reviewers on KZbin. Always fun and informative analysis of each film that you cover.

[@boomstickcritique902]

The problem with the alternate ending is its to self serious for what pretty much feels like a standard teen slasher.

[@alphabetsoup5845]

27:12 played on the lowest speed you can see the glass fly into the teacher. It was done practically and shot in reverse. I knew that tidbit for a while but never actually saw it since it happened so fast lol

[@ffejpsycho]

"Thought the Rocky Mountains woulda been a little rockier than this..." "Yeah..... That John Denver's full of shit, man!"

[@quinceorchard]

Great content as always, You guys both gotta review #alive on Netflix it's a foreign zombie flick you gotta see.

[@G_Elektrik]

At the begining of the millenium there was a desinterest for the horror genere, and then this movie came out with innovative concepts mixing the slasher with the supernatural to became soon a new horror franchise, producers and director made a great job with screenplay and production and the casting sell well to be involved in that situation, is very good in presenting this entity that control everything and get you kill no matter what, and you as an espectator can relate to that and feel the uncertainty of death and that is what make this franchise so appealing

[@mattmidgley4275]

Happy happy Halloween . Great series pick. OTSR 🎃🎃

[@maleekpate6770]

Glad to be back watching you guys 🙏🏾💯

[@Darek_B52]

I don’t know if I’d say fully invisible killer. Something at the end of the movies always made me wonder

[@mongomongo7664]

Tony Todd is great at anything he does PS I'm looking forward to next week's review

[@lectornox]

I feel bad for liking the death of the teacher I don't like how she treated Alex tho

[@annescholey6546]

Ms Lewton was the architect of her own demise too weak minded to see the signs. Everyone else just unfortunate.

[@jonathanfinch1741]

Do you do requests? If so would you consider doing creepshow and the stuff. Great vid as always, keep up the good work.

[@VenusHeadTrap2]

Yes!! Great way to start off October!

[@Sqdlow]

remember the death clock on the special features?? My older brother made me play it one night after watching the film and it terrified me ! hahahah

[@nocturnalnikkole3448]

I always wanted them to make another Final Destination movie but instead of modern times it is Disaster Deaths in Different Time periods. I just had read about an incident called the The Victoria Hall Disaster over on Fascinating Horror channel. That is certainly Final Destination material.

[@skaro85]

I enjoy this film! So 90s I love it! (Although released 2000 lol) Funny seeing Sean William Scott play the nerd lol! Think this one's the best. Cheers guys! 😁 👍

[@Protoman85]

Gary saying "cinematography" was the highlight of the video :D

[@Jay-mu4xl]

Oh yes shelfers! Halloween season has started! And what a film to kick off! Thanks otsr! #shelferLife

[@johnashley327]

This movie franchise is my guilty pleasure.

[@zarasbazaar]

Tony Todd also played a grim reaper like character in Candyman.

[@dejabu24]

I did watch the 3 one , and it was fine

[@jasondouglas152]

You guys should check out " At Close Range " with Christopher Walken or " Bad Boys " ( 1983 w/ Sean Penn)

[@jorel4477]

Great film choice. Loved this when it came out

[@bertfechner417]

I never knew about the original ending but I actually would've been ok with that. If you can't escape death then what's the point? You'd have to live in an asylum like Clare does in part 2. Also the water going back into the toilet was always weird to me. It looked like a suicide was death seriously concerned about it being labeled a freak accident cause it might actually give credence Alex's theory? Also after 5 films the world of Final Destination everybody should just have common knowledge of Deaths plan. I liked that in part 2 all the characters had ties to the original cast and death was working backwards to tie up loose ends it just took him a few years.

[@bassethound7133]

I smell a series of videos coming!! Which I am totally good with!

[@dawnderhenker]

haha nice that you recognized the Tod translation for death :-) Greetz from Bavaria

[@Luvie1980]

The first one was the best!

[@Hammerhead547]

Technically speaking it is possible for any alcohol to burn if you bring it to a boil and the vapors ignite but for it to be a sustained fire for a long period of time you have to have it boiling violently. I've gotten sustained 3 foot high flames from beer that I allowed to boil too violently while I was reducing a belgian beer and onion soup.

[@edisonlima4647]

Btw, love the music they used for this film, it feels foreboding and solid.

[@smashedlegends]

OMG NEW VIDEO!

[@allamaraine8066]

Regarding Sean William Scott, it’s been fun watching him grow. I was a snot-nosed kid watching American Pie and Road Trip, and that’s what most people know the guy for. But check out Goon or Southland Tales - he’s more than just Stifler.

[@nzneo643]

Hello lads great review and a great distraction from severe toothache, hope you guys are well.

[@deshawntay5275]

Can y’all do “THIRTEEN GHOST” ? & “Wrong Turn 2”

[@BRIANOCONNOR2003]

And ghost ship

[@tonius3622]

Why's everyone miss this; the house exploded last I checked that usually eradicates evidence. I think the next movie they also mentioned she burned in a house fire 'Ms.Lewton'. I guess you could argue Billy seen him run from the scene and autopsy might show multiple stab wounds just not sure on this one lol. Good review all round though!

[@annescholey6546]

Even 9-11 didn't diminish the power of this film even though the disaster genre took a big knock in the years afterwards.

[@annescholey6546]

Tod is pronounced toht as in Raiders of the Lost Arks Gestapo villain played by Ronald Lacey.

[@HigHrvatski]

If this story was real life, Death would be coming for the creator of Family Guy, Seth MacFarlane. He missed the plane that was involved in the 9/11 attack.

[@87g4g3]

He's already dead inside.

[@infamousfalcon588]

@@87g4g3 ...

[@user-vu6vf4ev4m]

Duuuudes, looking forward to you reviewing all the sequels) would make for a great playlist to listen to while working

[@davebooshty299]

25:07 on his other cheek looks as like a Bloody Number 1 , as well.

[@yodatrucker420]

Did anyone else notice the sign that killed Carter said 180

[@thezoneschannel]

Loving this. Still catching up. But never stop

[@chaoscommentary2179]

This movie is in my top ten favorite horror movies

[@amitysluzara2022]

Final Destination always makes me tense in my day to day life

[@nextgenwarrior]

Such a great movie. The series as a whole is among my favorites, but the sequels never quite "got" what made the first work so well. They were more spectacle and about the elaborate deaths as opposed to the slow, foreboding realism of the first. They were still great, 5 in particular, but man was the first something else.

[@michaelvale4473]

Just an idea but couldn't the explosion happened because the faulty electrics were triggered by the call button being pressed?

[@Supermann64]

Love your Reviews Guys :)

[@chrissiebrewer3271]

You guys are so funny and enjoyable to watch

[@ironwoman2012]

I'm so excited for this 😭

[@dejaalston8672]

Final Destination is one of the greatest supernatural horror movies of all time. It was something new, fresh, unique, inventive, stylish, cool, edgy, hip, and updated such as the concept and themes. It was such a fun rollercoaster thrill ride. You have a good time with this movie. It was decent. To this day I still watch it and I consider it a classic. It never gets old. 😍💯👍😎

[@Emulous79]

Synchronicity is a weird thing though I've not experienced it quite like this film series. Luckily!

[@KaiserSoze-vx6vo]

Yes, coincidences like Bloodwirth saying this happened before and the 5 movie ties to this perfectly.

[@GhoulQueen91]

Devon was also human Casper. Every girls dream boat at the time. lol

[@rustyshakelfur]

I just watched this again and I need to know....WTF is up with the scene where the teacher wipes off the teapot? Is it the frame rate? Why does it look like claymation right before Death's shadow shows up on the pot?

[@erika_itsumi5141]

The destruction of flight 180 is actually based off of the real Aviation Disaster of TWA Flight 800. 1996

[@alexjacobsen8487]

Tony Todd is just another character the Candyman plays.

[@TheAlex4905]

Great review guys. So glad that you're reviewing this franchise. Keep up the awesome work guys 👍

[@serenakirkman]

I absolutely love your videos ❤️ had to subscribe right away

[@SciFirstMovieTalk]

Awesome discussion! At the time this movie was released this was a new slick entry into the horror genre - absolutely original and ingenious! Love it!

[@retroworld8090]

Another great review like usual guys