Gruesome fun

Rating: Null/10 (26 February 2003)

Take the Rube Goldberg death sequences from the first movie, expand on them, and remove the plot, such as it was, and you have this sequel. My wife and I both had the same reaction -- who ever would've thought that seeing people burned, stabbed, eviscerated, decapitated, dismembered and impaled could be so much fun? I can't explain why this should be. You just have to see the movie and decide if you love it or hate it.
A couple of comments. First, Shirley Walker's music for the original Final Destination was so good I bought the DVD for that reason alone. Her score for FD2 is nice, but not as moody or atmospheric. Second, as I'm sure someone has already pointed out, the characters in both FD and FD2 are named after famous horror movie directors: Corman, Carpenter, Hitchcock, Browning, Lewton, and others. That alone should clue you in to what's going on.