You tell the audience which characters are going to die. You even tell them in what order. And then they sit back and enjoy
the mayhem. That's how the "Final Destination" films work, and if it seems counterintuitive to give away so much up front, the series has made it work with macabre humor and devilishly clever setups. There's not much suspense over who will die, but you can thrill in trying to guess how . "Final Destination 3" is a return to form for the series. Part 2 was a pale imitation of the original , done by newcomers who clearly missed the subtle touches that had made the first one work. Part 3 has the original filmmakers back onboard -- director/writer James Wong and his co-writer Glen Morgan, both formerly of "The X-Files" -- as well as much of the original sense of humor and more of those elaborate deathtraps that result in such unexpectedly entertaining demises.
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