Not your average horror fair

Rating: 10/10 (7 December 2007)

Reflecting the whole "terror without a face" reality Americans woke up to on September 11th, 2001; the first Final Destination (released during early 2000) stands as a shocking premonition of things to come - with the main focus on (You guessed it) an Airplane Crash. After a student on a field trip actually has a premonition of this happening during the first minutes of the film, he storms out of the plane, dragging a group of fellow classmates with him. Moments later, the plane lifts off without them  and explodes right after its lift off. However, this was not supposed to happen.
You see, Final Destination believes death has a plan for all of us, and if you "missed the train" the first time around, fate will come after you with a vengeance  combined with a horrible and gruesome death. The rest of the film sees the group of frightened teenagers who survived the crash avoiding the unavoidable  only to face the grim reaper later on in the film. This may sound dumb at first, but the concept of the movie, along with the idea one can actually "cheat death" is fascinating, IMO.
Trust me, these aren't your average horror fairs  they are instant classics, with some of the death scenes (at least in the first part) already part of the horror pantheon for years to come.