Review of Final Destination 5 (2011) by Jeffrey L — 05 Jan 2013

Attention all horror movie fans! The franchise with the most ironic title ever ("final") has made another installment! The fifth Final Destination movie is brought to us in 3D (same as its predecessor) to add more gratuitous death scenes to the extensive collection. As another group of young adults survive a catastrophic event yet end up meeting an even worse fates, some thrills and chills will be had for those with extremely strong stomachs brave enough to sit through this fluff.

With a plane crash, car collision, rollercoaster malfunction and racetrack accident checked off the list, they moved on to a bridge collapse. But of course, one guy has a premonition early on and convinces his fellow passengers riding his bus to get the heck out of there before they all fall to their deaths along with the broken bridge. A handful of them survive. But not for long as "death" finds a way to trap them all and kill them off in freak accidents in the same order they were meant to die in on the bridge. But then a strange man informs them that if they kill someone else first (thus changing the death order), they may have cheated death and will be home free. But how many of them must die in order for this to be proven true?

Another film in this gruesome franchise to test the number of death scenes and how much blood an audience can take before they all lose their lunch, this one may easily be pegged as the most graphic installment yet and may give other viewers nightmares for countless nights on end. Best recommended for devout fans of the series and definitely NOT for the squeamish. A gymnast may look into finding a new hobby after the most hair-raising death scene here. This one may especially spook those who remember the 35W bridge collapse in 2007. Stay tuned through the end credits to see a recap of death scenes from the other films with extra blood and special effects injected in.