A great sequel of campy, gory and great fun.

Rating: 10/10 (30 May 2003)

Now, this is a sequel to 2000's surprise hit, and one of my favorite movies, `Final Destination'. I want to add how much I was expecting this movie (since Final Destination) and now I am happy to report that the movie was not a letdown and the three year wait was very much worth it.
I will start off by mentioning what I did NOT like about this sizzle sequel, I know I shouldn't compare this with the prequel, but that way, you'll get better the idea. One of the many things I adored about the first movie was it's freaky and very scary atmosphere but where is it!? Not here! The movie is mostly shot in daytime, and that lowered a lot the sense of creepiness. One more thing I couldn't stand is that they turned this movie into another pop corn horror movie. It has way too many jokes I didn't appreciate all that much (the last frame comes to mind) and that mucho lowered the tension, which was another of the many things I adored about the prequel. The script had some flaws right there, maybe it is just me but maybe it didn't explain fully the idea of death's design, I didn't fully get it, but then again, maybe it was just me. The characters are much less developed as in the original, as being a bunch of strangers, you couldn't care less for most of them...they are all stereotyped and I was only waiting for most of them to die...(I kinda loved Nora actually) and add to that some extremely disposable side-characters (BBQ kid...lmao). As for the acting, I must say it's mostly convincing; if it's not the at times tacky dialogue pulling some characters down, it's mostly fine. I really didn't like Eugene I don't know what p***ed me off, if it washis characters or just HIM...I was waiting for the Angel of Death to do his thang on him.
And guess what mistake the sequel did? The same as in Final Destination.a scene where some of the characters visiting the same creepy mortician (Tony Todd) we saw before, again, his character is not explored in any level, the scene again slowens the pace big time and is much more useless than in the original.
Now, for the upside, this is by far the ballsiest R rated movie I have ever seen. I was extremely uncomfortable and was yelling like a maniac in the movie theater. I am not talking only about ball gripping tension, but the goriest, most 'out there' kill sequences I have ever seen. Remember how strong the run over kill was in the original Final Destination? That's nothing ok? Hear me out here. The kills are just amazingly strong and mind bending.awesome s***e. I also mucho enjoyed the fact of 'death' being again only a sadistic presence that we feel all around us. For some reason I felt it much more time than in the first one, there are thousands of accidents here. I also appreciated how they didn't just made 'another' Final Destination story, they also added a clear link between the events involving Flight 180 and this car pile up. Another great thing is that they also added some really cool new effect in death's design for this one, I will not give it away, but I really liked how it's not the same thing as Final Destination, the cool omens are still there, especially in the opening car pileup, which is definitely the harshest bit IMO. The Ellis man definitely knows his s***e, he has a great imagination and has BALLS, he also pulls tons of great enlarged shots, overhead shots, fluid camera movements, tension and silence. He has style!
Final Destination 2 is a sequel that succeeds and fails in some levels. I will grade it a `8.5/10' for it's great entertainment and freak out value; Maybe it's not better than the original, but definitely doesn't embarrass it.