Final Destination 2 (2003)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

David R. Ellis

Writers (WGA):

J. Mackye Gruber (screenplay) &
Eric Bress (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

31 January 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

It's not over yet...

Plot:

When Kimberly has a violent premonition of a highway pileup she blocks the freeway, keeping a few others meant to die, safe...Or are they? The survivors mysteriously start dying and it's up to Kimberly to stop it before she's next.

Plot Keywords:

Death | Premonition | Car Accident | Freak Accident | Hospital

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Ali Larter	...	Clear Rivers
A.J. Cook	...	Kimberly Corman
Michael Landes	...	Thomas Burke
David Paetkau	...	Evan Lewis
James Kirk	...	Tim Carpenter
Lynda Boyd	...	Nora Carpenter
Keegan Connor Tracy	...	Kat
Jonathan Cherry	...	Rory
Terrence 'T.C.' Carson	...	Eugene Dix (as T.C. Carson)
Justina Machado	...	Isabella Hudson
Tony Todd	...	Mr. Bludworth
Sarah Carter	...	Shaina
Alejandro Rae	...	Dano (as Alex Rae)
Shaun Sipos	...	Frankie
Andrew Airlie	...	Mr. Corman

Also Known As:

Destination Ultime 2 (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violent/gruesome accidents, language, drug content and some nudity.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Iceland:16 | USA:R (No. 39566) | Malaysia:18SG | South Korea:18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Portugal:M/16 | Belgium:KNT | Canada:18A (Canadian Home Video rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:12 (original rating) | Netherlands:16 (DVD rating) | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) | Singapore:PG (original rating) | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

The accident on the highway was based on the 125 car pileup on Interstate 75 in Ringgold, Georgia, on March 14, 2002.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: When the caravan almost runs over the goofy kid in the PVC pipe scene you can see the mic visible in the reflection of the windows on the caravan as the kid is being pulled to safety.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Host: Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary since Velez Air Flight 180 exploded and crashed shortly after takeoff from JFK airport. It's a disaster that's affected many. None more so than Mt. Abraham High School, which lost 40 students and 4 faculty members in the crash...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Vitamin

A much gorier sequel to the somewhat serious original.

When a young woman (A.J. Cook) has a premonition on her road trip that ended up killing her friends & the young woman was saved by a police officer (Micheal Landes). While some people has died in the huge car accident. The young woman manage to save the lives of another people (Jonathan Cherry, Terrence T.C. Carson, Keegan Connor Tracy, Lynda Boyd, James N. Kirk, Sarah Carter & Justina Machado). But they find themselves in danger from an unknown source. The only person, who understand this odd premonition is a surviver from flight 180 (Ali Larter), who could help them from being killed.

Directed by David R. Ellis (Homeward Bound 2:Lost in San Francisco, Cellular, Snakes on a Plane) made a terrific sequel that has a different style from the original film. This is also less serious than the first film. This sequel has spectacular horrifically death scenes that highlights this one with some dark humor. Larter returns from the first film in a supporting role and Tony Tood also return for this sequel in a cameo.

DVD has an sharp anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) transfer (also in Pan & Scan) and an strong-Dolby Digital 5.1 Expanded Surround Sound (Also in DTS 6.1 ES Digital Audio). DVD has an commentary track by the filmmakers, an amusing behind the scenes featurette, deleted scenes and more. This film is from a story by J. Mackye Gruber, Eric Bress & Jeffery Reddick. The Screenplay is written by Gruber & Bress, which they are best known for directing their film "The Butterfly Effect". This is one of the best fantasy/horror/thriller/sequel out there. Do not miss this guilty pleasure sequel. (****/*****).