Review of Final Destination 2 (2003) by Kyle N — 02 Mar 2011

Essentially dumb and sadistic, but it's not like that's something new for pop culture. What we've got here is a solid, grade-B genre sequel, not as scary as the original but a bit funnier, and with a nasty little sting in its tail. It's most definitely not for the squeamish nor the easily offended -- the death scenes in Final Destination 2, of which there are many, are immensely bloody and imaginative affairs, full of exploding limbs, squashed bodies, and graphic, gory ultra-violence. Part of the fun here is anticipating the Rube Goldberg-style machinations by which Death catches up with its targets. Less intelligent but more gruesome. It's genuinely creepy and scary. The horror sequel is less philosophical than the original, but it's just as intelligent.

VERDICT: "Matinée" - (Mixed reaction). These kinds of movies are usually movies that had some good things, but some bad things kept it from being amazing. This rating says to pay matinée prices to see at a theater or buy an ex rental or a cheap price of the DVD to own.