"The Final Destination"

Title: "The Final Destination"
Released: 2009

Shitty acting, a laughable plot, and possibly the most one-dimensional characters to ever feature in a 3-D film. That almost sums this one up, and it would be an unforgivable waste of money if anyone actually expected fantastic acting, an inventive storyline, and character depth. But no one goes to see a "Final Destination" movie for anything but elaborate, creative, and brutal death scenes--something this flick actually delivers.

The plot goes something like this: group of friends goes to a Nascar race, one of them foresees a crash, said group of friends cause a ruckus and get kicked out of the race along with several random people (so as to increase the number of killings), and the crash comes to be. The characters beat death, which then relentlessly hunts them down and dispatches them for the remainder of the film. Some of the group band together and try to fool the Grim Reaper in an attempt to disrupt the order of deaths and, therefore, avoid their respective demises. Sound familiar? Yup, we've seen this one three times before.

This is one movie that actually benefits from its 3-D format (unlike "My Bloody Valentine", a total flop!). It adds a visual depth and interactive feel lacking in flicks that use 3-D as a cheap gimmick. Die-hard horror/gore fans will definitely appreciate watching a douchebag get his internal organs sucked out through his ass, a racist get dragged down the street and burned alive by his own (unmanned) tow truck, and several other gruesome spectacles.

Bottom line: Please, please don't go into this one expecting anything more than some vicious gore. If you're still in, go see it in the theater if for no other reason than to celebrate the glorious return of 3-D to the horror genre on the big screen.

Rating: 2 out of 5 Discarded Livers.