I cannot understand how people thought this an even halfway decent movie. All the deaths were the most ridiculous, implausible sequences imaginable. I was expecting to see that this travesty was crapped out by The Asylum. I guess it was just written, produced, directed by and special effects done by graduates from The Asylum instead.The "special effects" looked like something out of the 90s, the acting was so wooden it could keep the world's entire paper supplies going for the next decade, the "action" sequences were laughable. It was about as suspenseful as watching a dead blade of grass growing.Don't bother watching it.

The trend for modern 3D horror flicks continues with THE FINAL DESTINATION, the fourth in the series and the first to use 3D. I'd previously experienced 3D in the cinema with the MY BLOODY VALENTINE remake, so I had some idea what to expect: not much of a story or acting, but lots of grisly, eye-popping gore effects and stuff flying out of the screen. On the strength of that, THE FINAL DESTINATION delivers – in spades.This one's really a different beast from those which have come before. The set-up is the same, the scenarios very familiar by now, so the filmmakers decide to just go ahead and have some fun with the premise (you get the idea when you see the credits, which pay homage to all of the deaths in the previous films). The opening accident sequence is very well done, a lot better than the roller-coaster accident in the last film, and up there with the road accident in the second instalment, which Ellis also directed.However, the characters are even sketchier than before, with barely anyone getting more of a look-in. Ironically, the characters are two-dimensional even if the special effects are 3D. Bobby Campo is a fairly likable protagonist – probably my favourite of the series, in fact – but the filmmakers chose to focus on the deaths this time around, meaning there are far more extended death sequences and less time to develop the supporting cast. Mykelti Williamson stands out as the security guard helping to figure out what's going on, but he's the only one.Which leads me to the special effects: this film is all about them. Just as was the case with VALENTINE, there's absolutely no reason to watch this in 2D: the whole point of the film lies in the 3D effects. And they're excellent. Stuff seems to be constantly flying out of the screen – ashes, fire, nails, tyres, poles, body parts, you name it – and I was often blinking and ducking as the film successfully fooled my eyes into thinking it was all real. The death sequences are more elaborate than before, and also more suspenseful. There's a stand-out elevator scene, a good self-referencing bit within a 3D cinema, and a tricky interlude in a hairdresser's. The filmmakers have also upped the gore quotient big time, to the levels seen in the SAW sequels: there are guts, intestines, livers, eyeballs, and all manner of squished special effects along with buckets of blood being splashed across the screen. Tame this ain't: it's the goriest of the franchise yet and not for lily-livered viewers. In any case, you know what you're getting with this movie: lots of effects, lots of gross-outs, nothing much else.

I couldn't bring myself to rate it as low as 1, but I wouldn't blame anyone else for doing so. I've always been a fan of the first 3 Final Destinations, but hadn't gotten around to watching the last two until a day ago. The other reviews are 100% correct. This is the worst one in the series. The acting is pathetic, and not the least bit convincing. The CGI is literally the worst I have ever scene. Most of the time you can tell CGI is fake, but it's usually not so in your face obvious. This looks like it came out of a TV movie from the 90's. Yes, it's that bad. Maybe the 3D has something to do with it, but that's no excuse. The characters themselves are all dull, as are the actors who portray them, and I can't for the life of me figure out how they ever got the roles in the first place. This was seriously the best they could find? All the Final Destinations are over the top, and almost all of the actors in the series have seemed to be trying a little too hard, but in this one it's like they're not trying at all. Look, I like 1, 2, 3, and 5, but 4 doesn't even deserve to be included in the franchise. The CGI in 5 is just about as bad, but at the end of the day it's still a better movie. I hate to keep harping on the CGI, but it doesn't make sense for CGI in 4 to look worse than it did in 1, 2, and 3. CGI is supposed to improve over time, not get worse. I'm honestly embarrassed for everyone involved in the production. The story was absolute rubbish. Even the editing and cinematography was garbage. I can't believe anyone actually got paid to make this movie. It's horrible. I won't go so far as to say that it's the worst movie I've ever seen, but it's pretty darn close. I'd only recommend it to fans of the Final Destination franchise, and as an example of how not to do CGI. Otherwise, just stay away from it. You've been warned.

I like the Final Destination movies and have defended them to many but even the most loyal fan will lose patience with this. A young man foresees a racetrack accident and gets himself and several others away from the accident. However, they cheated death, which comes after them with a bunch of twisted freak accidents. The good second film and even better third film (Neither of which top the first) both tried to be their own movie. This is just the Final Destination formula stripped down to its bones; a rotting, stinking corpse of a horror film. No scares. No believability. No suspense. No emotion. This is nothing more than an artificial death machine where the characters are just flat and insignificant targets in a fairground shooting gallery. While the opening racetrack disaster, while ludicrous, is well made and there are the occasional tense thrills, ultimately this lacks the intelligence and fear of the other films. The Final Destination, meant to be the last one, isn't thankfully, as this would have been a terrible end to the series, although it's watchable if you're in the right mood.Despite his solid work on the second film David R Ellis mostly forgets to actually direct the movie. Scares are completely absent, the story is painfully predictable and suspense is fairly minimal. As for the death scenes, which is why many will have gone to see this (I watch the FD movies for the suspense even though they're not scary in a traditional sense), they were spoiled in the trailers. Even if you didn't see the trailers, terrible CGI, recycled ideas, a lack of tension and general dramatic flatness will leave the gore lovers unsatisfied. This has a rather light tone and seems to be going for comedy but forgets to actually add in any comedy. The finale is tense, but there isn't another solid set piece here. One is completely ripped off from the first film while another is ripped off from one of the FD novels released a few years prior to this. The writing is horrible also, failing to flesh out the characters in any way who aren't even given names in the end credits, but worst of all is the acting. TFD boasts possibly the worst cast I've ever seen in a film. They are trying to escape death and stay alive. I'm sorry, are we actually meant to care about these stupid characters? 3/10