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[Rembrandt]

That scene. What was up with that? The water receding makes 0 sense and is never talked about again and none of the other kills have death covering his tracks. This bugs me and it's a franchise about the most unfortunate series of misfortunes.

Let's talk scenes in movies that make 0 sense in relation to the rest of the movie. Similar to this instead of big lipped alligator moments.

 

[Messofanego]

That scene. What was up with that? The water receding makes 0 sense and is never talked about again and none of the other kills have death covering his tracks. This bugs me and it's a franchise about the most unfortunate series of misfortunes.

Let's talk scenes in movies that make 0 sense in relation to the rest of the movie. Similar to this instead of big lipped alligator moments.

haha at backing away, which one was this in?

Final Destination rube goldberg machine is so dumb a lot of the times. Like, the filmmakers are almost joking when they leave the shot for a bit longer so you can expect some contrived action is about to happen, and then it does, and then I laugh. They're really just dark comedies in that sense.

 

[Rembrandt]

haha at backing away, which one was this in?

Final Destination rube goldberg machine is so dumb a lot of the times. Like, the filmmakers are almost joking when they leave the shot for a bit longer so you can expect some contrived action is about to happen, and then it does, and then I laugh. They're really just dark comedies in that sense.

first one and first kill, iirc.

part of the charm. I think each movie is an effort to top the prior in craziest deaths. i mean, they had a racist get dragged by the back of a truck on fire while "Why Can't We Be Friends" plays. luckily the last one was actually a pretty solid movie.

 

[freeofgreed]

Lol never noticed that before, that's pretty funny.

haha at backing away, which one was this in?

Final Destination rube goldberg machine is so dumb a lot of the times. Like, the filmmakers are almost joking when they leave the shot for a bit longer so you can expect some contrived action is about to happen, and then it does, and then I laugh. They're really just dark comedies in that sense.

After I saw the 3rd one, I was convinced that they shifted genres from horror to black comedy.

 

[old manatee]

I think those movies are funny on purpose.

 

[Zeyphersan]

After I saw the 3rd one, I was convinced that they shifted genres from horror to black comedy.

That happens a lot as horror series feel the constant need to go bigger and more gruesome, until you can just tell that someone in the production is just like "Fuck it, we can make this absurdly humorous"

I mean, I find all the Child's Play movies funny in their own right, but starting with Bride of Chucky they switched to a full-on black comedy. It's a natural progression

 

[kingkitty]

god I love the final destination movies. is there ever going to be a 6th film?

 

[Afrocious]

I'm confused as to how this guy dies in the OP.

 

[The Silver]

No lie, I still hate to be behind log trucks(or anything that can come off and hit me) because of that highway pileup scene in the 2nd movie.

 

[jwk94]

No lie, I still hate to be behind log trucks(or anything that can come off and hit me) because of that highway pileup scene in the 2nd movie.

Just a few weeks ago, I was passing a truck that was carrying metal boxes and one box broke away and hit my windshield. I was scared shitless but I escaped with a small Crack and some scratches on the car.

 

[freeofgreed]

That happens a lot as horror series feel the constant need to go bigger and more gruesome, until you can just tell that someone in the production is just like "Fuck it, we can make this absurdly humorous"

You're telling me. As a horror aficionado that annoys me to no end.

No lie, I still hate to be behind log trucks(or anything that can come off and hit me) because of that highway pileup scene in the 2nd movie.

lol not gonna lie either. For the longest while, quite a few of those deaths had me slightly paranoid irl.

 

[Mael]

Ah final Destination! by the 3rd one a friend of mine called it the Killer Dominoes series.

 

[Rembrandt]

I think those movies are funny on purpose.

they became black comedies from 3-4, but the last one changed that. they're never truly scary, but the first two and the last one seemed like they at least tried to balance it without the deaths being the only thing they put work into. plus that ending

I'm confused as to how this guy dies in the OP.

gets caught on a wire hanger for drying clothes, wraps around his neck and I think something else, and he chokes trying to remove it. i think, i haven't watched it in a while.

 

[GavinGT]

I'm confused as to how this guy dies in the OP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8_q2cCHI1E

Everything about this is fucking stupid.

 

[raindoc]

I'm confused as to how this guy dies in the OP.

strangulation.

 

[CarpeDeezNutz]

The water is his hand and he is merely retracting it.



That is hilariously dumb tho.

 

[zoku88]

No lie, I still hate to be behind log trucks(or anything that can come off and hit me) because of that highway pileup scene in the 2nd movie.

I've never watched the movie, but I'm pretty sure this was in the trailers or something, so I feel the same way about being behind log trucks....

 

[Branduil]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8_q2cCHI1E

Everything about this is fucking stupid.

LMAO at the wire wrapping around his neck like it was fired by the freaking Batman.

 

[Chuckie]

That scene. What was up with that? The water receding makes 0 sense and is never talked about again and none of the other kills have death covering his tracks. This bugs me and it's a franchise about the most unfortunate series of misfortunes.

Let's talk scenes in movies that make 0 sense in relation to the rest of the movie. Similar to this instead of big lipped alligator moments.

Death covered his tracks because this was supposed to appear a suicide and not an accident.

I don't know if that makes more or less sense.... but that was the reason the water disappeared....so that people thought it was a suicide.

 

[Rembrandt]

Death covered his tracks because this was supposed to appear a suicide and not an accident.

I don't know if that makes more or less sense.... but that was the reason the water disappeared....so that people thought it was a suicide.

where did you get that? he's the only supposed suicide across all the movies.

 

[Afrocious]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8_q2cCHI1E

Everything about this is fucking stupid.

lol wow that was dumb.

 

[Chuckie]

where did you get that? he's the only supposed suicide across all the movies.

If I remember correctly the cops say it is suicide and everybody believes it, except the main character who thinks Death is after them.

So it is either Death who wanted it to look like suicide or it is some plot device to have the protagonist be the only one who knows the truth while the rest thinks otherwise.
Anyway, it was considered a suicide in the movie.

 

[hateradio]

I kinda liked the first one when I was a kid.


I wonder why anyone would dissect any of these since they're all pretty dumb.

 

[Rembrandt]

If I remember correctly the cops say it is suicide and everybody believes it, except the main character who thinks Death is after them.

So it is either Death who wanted it to look like suicide or it is some plot device to have the protagonist be the only one who knows the truth while the rest thinks otherwise.
Anyway, it was considered a suicide in the movie.

so weird to make this stupid scene when an accident like all of the other ones would have sufficed. even if it was an accident, the protagonist would have been the only one that knew the truth.

just smh.

 

[zeemumu]

Lol never noticed that before, that's pretty funny.



After I saw the 3rd one, I was convinced that they shifted genres from horror to black comedy.

The DVD of the 3rd had a weird "choose your path" thing where you could alter the events of the movie. The outcome would be more or less the same but certain scenes were changed, like the tanning booth one.

 

[rouken]

lol death waterbending

i liked when death was the wind in the 3rd one

also MEW is still the best protagonist in all FD movies

 

[Chuckie]

so weird to make this stupid scene when an accident like all of the other ones would have sufficed. even if it was an accident, the protagonist would have been the only one that knew the truth.

just smh.

Lol. Yeah it didn't make sense at all.

 

[Santiako]

also MEW is still the best protagonist in all FD movies

mewtwo was better

 

[anaron]

No lie, I still hate to be behind log trucks(or anything that can come off and hit me) because of that highway pileup scene in the 2nd movie.

ugh SAME


as for the OP, this was always the dumbest death in the series. even a 9 year old me was like "wat"

 

[Jason Frost]

So, when there is a new Final Destination movie?

I want a new one now.

 

[Skunkers]

I worked at the movie theater back when the first one came out. It was always a treat to go in and watch the unsuspecting audiences' reaction to the bus scene. I used to know how many minutes after the start time (including trailers and everything) that scene was so I could drop in and listen to the reaction. It was always the same thing: several girls screaming, a big gasp from everyone else, punctuated by a few deep voiced motherfuckers saying "OH SHIT". It was like clockwork how effective that scene was every showing lol.

 

[KevinCow]

The Final Destination movies are stupid and I love it.

...But yeah, that scene in the OP is pretty stupid even for this series, not to mention inconsistent with how "Death" works in these movies.

 

[carlsojo]

No lie, I still hate to be behind log trucks(or anything that can come off and hit me) because of that highway pileup scene in the 2nd movie.

Yep. I even watched a making of that showed logs don't like bounce, they just kind of fall off and all that stuff was CGI. But still. I can't do it.

God damn it I just watched the highway scene on youtube and now I'm going to be paranoid as shit driving home from work today.

 

[MisterFalcon]

The Final Destination DVD had this great extra on test audiences which explains a lot why movies are so often shit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmKhYhEOyHc

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

Why would death have to cover up its evidence?

 

[Rembrandt]

So, when there is a new Final Destination movie?

I want a new one now.

no time soon. ):

the streets is waiting.

The Final Destination DVD had this great extra on test audiences which explains a lot why movies are so often shit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmKhYhEOyHc

gonna watch. interested to hear about test screenings for this

 

[madkiller]

This is hilarious.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

Always thought it was meant to look like a suicide.

 

[Vinegar Joe]

Death covered his tracks because this was supposed to appear a suicide and not an accident.

I don't know if that makes more or less sense.... but that was the reason the water disappeared....so that people thought it was a suicide.

Yup, we're done here.

I don't know why people are so confused, it's pretty clearly explained in the movie.

 

[Rembrandt]

Yup, we're done here.

I don't know why people are so confused, it's pretty clearly explained in the movie.

probably because it's completely unnecessary and death removing the evidence never happens again. they never stage a suicide again. him committing suicide plays no role in the outcome of the movie. it's dumb and confusing.

 

[TheProdigal]

I thought maybe that happened in the first death to hit you over the head with the point that its a supernatural entity doing it.

 

[Rembrandt]

I thought maybe that happened in the first death to hit you over the head with the point that its a supernatural entity doing it.

didn't the airplane dream and then explosion do that, though?

 

[CassSept]

probably because it's completely unnecessary and death removing the evidence never happens again. they never stage a suicide again. him committing suicide plays no role in the outcome of the movie. it's dumb and confusing.

Maybe it's a leftover from early planning stages? Maybe they wanted Death to play a more active part in the franchise, chose to refrain from it but left the first death in to discomfort people?

I don't think spending too much time thinking about inner workings of Final Destination series is to be advised.

 

[MikeHattsu]

Maybe it's a leftover from early planning stages? Maybe they wanted Death to play a more active part in the franchise, chose to refrain from it but left the first death in to discomfort people?

They discuss that in the commentary track when that scene is on actually.

 

[Rembrandt]

Maybe it's a leftover from early planning stages? Maybe they wanted Death to play a more active part in the franchise, chose to refrain from it but left the first death in to discomfort people?

I don't think spending too much time thinking about inner workings of Final Destination series is to be advised.

I actually figured that it was left in from early planning stages. Doesn't make it any less dumb, though.

 

[Van Owen]

I liked the one where the guy got his insides pulled out from his asshole from the pool drain.

 

[ItIsOkBro]

The DVD of the 3rd had a weird "choose your path" thing where you could alter the events of the movie. The outcome would be more or less the same but certain scenes were changed, like the tanning booth one.

The outcomes changed more than most video game choices tbh.

 

[Rembrandt]

I liked the one where the guy got his insides pulled out from his asshole from the pool drain.

what's crazy is that actually happens sometimes.

 

[pinkurocket]

The tanning salon death scene is iconic tbh.

 

[jason10mm]

The DVD of the 3rd had a weird "choose your path" thing where you could alter the events of the movie. The outcome would be more or less the same but certain scenes were changed, like the tanning booth one.

I remember that DVD. I think that particular choice just gave us an extra scene of those delicious naked girls I remember the director saying he wanted twins but couldn't find any that would do the nudity.