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Final Destination 3 Review

Movies.com Critics

4.5

Dave White Profile

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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 3.0
    41

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    Metascore®
    Mixed or average reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
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  • 30

    out of 100

    The New York Times

    The third installment lacks the novelty of the first, the panache of the second and the twisted sense of humor that gives the series its participatory sense of fun.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    Variety Justin Chang

    In the story's one major stroke of invention, the usual premonitions of death have been replaced with a set of photos.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    USA Today Mike Clark

    Movies of this genre don't often engage fresh concepts, but you have to give Wong major points for dreaming up "tan-line flamb."

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  • 50

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    The problem with "FD3" is since it is clear to everyone who must die and in what order, the drama is reduced to a formula in which ominous events accumulate while the teenagers remain oblivious.

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  • 58

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

    What makes all of this ''fun,'' instead of dark or threatening, is that the victim was an idiot who leered at the class teases with horny glee.

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  • 60

    out of 100

    The Hollywood Reporter Michael Rechtshaffen

    The plot's pretty lame, the dialogue is downright hokey, and the characters are a bore, but somehow Final Destination 3 (an oxymoron if there ever was one) still delivers a certain degree of over-the-top amusement.

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For Families provided by Common Sense Media

Not for kids 17 and under

More blood, less invention. Not for kids.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this film isn't for young viewers. It's comprised of essentially nonstop violence against teenagers, usually staged in tense or jump scenes. Blood and gore are shown frequently and copiously. Two girls strip and show their breasts full-on before entering tanning tubes. One boy flirts aggressively, using sexual slang. A frightened horse runs through a crowd, accidentally dragging a girl. One girl gives her sister the finger. Lots of scary music and occasional loud noises.

  • Families can talk about the absence of parents in this movie: Only two even appear, at a funeral and in the background another shot, waiting at school. Why are these kids so alone as they deal with their friends' deaths? They could also talk about why horror movies are so popular, especially with teens.

The good stuff
  • message true0

    Messages: No good role models.

What to watch for
  • violence false5

    Violence: Frequent and complicated means of death; heads smashed (revealing brains and splatting blood), bodies dismembered and penetrated.

  • sex false5

    Sex: Early obnoxious flirtations; character takes digital photo up a girl's skirt; mostly naked girls cooked in tanning tubes.

  • language false5

    Language: Frequent use of the f-word, as well as slang for genitals, "ass" and "damn."

  • consumerism false0

    Consumerism: Slurpees.

  • drugsalcoholtobacco false0

    Drinking, drugs and smoking: One joking reference to drugs ("Are you on crack?").

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5

Gorey by 619boy531
This is a very gorey movie if you like movies that are like that. And if your a fan of the Final Destination series. Good actors, great plot, good story.

3

by damienmarks

2

Perda de tempo... by Passageiro
Que bobagem!!! Seqüência caça-níqueis descarada, despretensiosa, descabida, des... putz!!! Morte em câmaras de bronzeamento artificial? Morte por ventoinha de carro? É... a morte está cada vez mais criativa, inusitada e espertona... Funciona bem como entretenimento, mas hora alguma nos deixa tensos, ansiosos talvez, mas nem um pouco nervosos. Filme de ação com suposto suspense, poderia ter sido melhor elaborado, mas as explicações são ótimas, a investigação da mocinha é interessante, e o final, satisfatório. Mas Wendy poderia ter feito um esforcinho pra tentar salvar seus colegas, o que não ocorreu. Fiquei curioso com o lance do final no metrô, mas já esqueci a explicação de Wendy para os fatos (assisti há dois meses este filme, veja só), também esqueci os detalhes de cada personagem, e tive de rever o final no DVD pra poder postar a resenha. Passatempo divertido e facilmente inesquecível.

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by momo777

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by KEHT87

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by amjv

4

by hlynktliveatregal

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