Nudity. Gore. With nudity, "Final Destination 3" already tops its predecessor, and all around it is a better film.
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Destination 2" was a lousy movie from beginning to end. Logic flaws, horrible dialogue and a complete lack of suspense cursed that movie to damnation. With "Final Destination 3," writer/director James Wong, having realized he hasn''t had a hit since the original "Destination" flick, returns to the franchise he started, and with him comes a much needed boost of energy. Of course, the original always was a one-off concept and so Wong has that going against him, but at least he delivers an enjoyable if not at times silly sequel.
"Destination 3" has about the same plot as the previous two, only this time the disaster is a roller coaster accident. The first movie had a plane explosion, the second had a car crash, and now a roller coaster accident. Going against the nature of sequels, things certainly aren''t getting bigger with each franchise entry. The roller coaster scene, while impressively bloody, does suffer from some pretty lame special effects - not so much that it completely pulls you out of the film, but bad enough that it makes you wonder how cool the sequence could have been had another million been plugged into it. Regardless, several young people die, except for the "lucky" few who got off prematurely when one girl (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) has a premonition of the accident.