The Final Destination 3D Blu-ray (2009) [Region B Locked / Free]

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Moderator note: The Final Destination was only released on Blu-ray in anaglyph 3D in some territories (e.g. the UK) so you will need to make sure you are buying a proper Blu-ray 3D edition, which will be identifiable by the Blu-ray 3D logo on the cover or case. Anaglyph editions will be titled The Final Destination in 3-D and won't have the Blu-ray 3D logo anywhere on the case or cover.

The US, Canadian, Italian, German, Mexican and Dutch editions are all reportedly region free. The French edition is Region B locked and may have forced subtitles. Some of these countries also got anaglyph releases, so again please make sure you avoid those.



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[Jimmy Smith]

Didn't care for the movie.

However it is a native 3D production and does feature very good stereoscopic 3D.

[thebat2]

I loved this movie and the 3D is awesome with some in your face moments! Now if Friday the 13th 3D and Jaws 3D would be released, I would be a happy camper.

[Bravia3D]

I have watched this twice on a 3D channel and it was pretty good.

[Adam_ME]

Hmm, I'll have to check but I think I still haven't opened my copy of the original release of The Final Destination. If so, I may as well leave it sealed and replace it with the real 3D version.

[robertcox86]

About time, I got ripped! When I first bought my 3DTV, I asked the guy what good 3D movies are out and he handed me jackass 3D and the final destination 3D! I asked isn't those two movies 3D with those ugly useless red and blue glasses? He said no, it's real 3D so I bought both and now I feel like punching him in the face! ANYWAYS I will definitely get this 3D title when it comes out!

[MrBrains]

Final Destination 3D Bluray (REAL 3D)

Presented in 2D and 3D: 1080p High Definition 16x9 2.4.1 DTS Master Audio 5.1 English:French:Spanish. Presented also In 2D.

Special Features 2 Alternate Endings . Body Count : The Deaths Of The Final Destination and story boards plus additional scenes.

I finally got round to checking this one out, it comes with a nice 3D lens cover, after having it sitting around for a while i finally got round to watching this one. The movie as we all know is very similar to all the other Final Destination movies but what makes this special is the 3D pop outs, the car race at the start will leave you jumping out of your seat as a screw driver flys out of the screen and the blood and gore flows from this moment on the pop outs never stop coming, for me this has to be the best movie out at the moment for true pop out gimmick effects that give you many jump of your seat moments. The movie does however lack in true depth but I am sure this wont disapoint as it makes up in many other ways for people who like there gore feasts.

My only grumble would be the story which does seem to drag and gets very similar much like all the other movies. If you havent grabbed this yet and are a fan of pop outs and blood and guts this one is a most for the collection and will show of your 3D tv when watching with friends.

Rating Movie 6
Real 3D 8
Pop Outs 9
Audio 8

[Jimmy Smith]

I saw this in the theatre. The movie is a native 3D production and the 3D is mostly very good. However the movie is typical Grindhouse trash. 3D has been used as a gimmick (yeah Im using the word in this case) to trick people into seeing terrible Grindhouse movies for decades. Other recent examples are Drive Angry, Saw 7, My Bloody Valentine all included tasteless 3D used to draw people into seeing terrible movies. As a fan of 3D I wish it would be used to enhance more tasteful productions more often

[hotandserious]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Smith

I saw this in the theatre. The movie is a native 3D production and the 3D is mostly very good. However the movie is typical Grindhouse trash. 3D has been used as a gimmick (yeah Im using the word in this case) to trick people into seeing terrible Grindhouse movies for decades. Other recent examples are Drive Angry, Saw 7, My Bloody Valentine all included tasteless 3D used to draw people into seeing terrible movies. As a fan of 3D I wish it would be used to enhance more tasteful productions more often

I'd like to see 3D in more tasteful productions too, but I enjoy the gimmick aspect in films like this.

I also saw this in the theater and had a good time with it. I gotta say my better half and I really get a kick out the Final Destination series. Yeah, they are stupid - and part 4 REALLY is "by the numbers". The only innovation is the 3D. I suppose I could say it's a guilty pleasure, but I don't really feel any guilt - LOL.

[MiC. UHD]

Originally Posted by hotandserious

I'd like to see 3D in more tasteful productions too, but I enjoy the gimmick aspect in films like this.

+1 Completely agree

[Bravia3D]

I have had this in SBS format for a long time and love it. Very good pop-out scenes!

[gekke henkie]

Originally Posted by hotandserious

I suppose I could say it's a guilty pleasure, but I don't really feel any guilt - LOL.

Well said.

@Jimmy: More tasteful? When we were watching MBV in 3D together a while ago, we both thought that the scene where 'some body' walked out angry with a gun in her hand was pretty tasty .
We only saw the rest of the movie another day (sorry, couldn't resist).

[Blu-Ray 3D President]

Oh great ! This is coming out in 3D.

[almy]

Got a Panasonic 65" VT50 a couple of weeks ago and have purchased about 20 3-D Blu-Rays. Bear in mind that I'm 68 years old and remember seeing many of the 50s titles in theatres and loving the in-your-face pop-out effects. I'm not lookung to start another debate about pop-out vs. natrual depth and immersion. There IS a place for pop-out movies right along with total immersion films - some of my purchases are of the latter type and I thoroughly enjoy those also. But, some of the titles where I was expecting a lot of 3-D eye candy (think RESIDENT EVIL, AFTERLIFE and AMAZING SPIDERMAN and GHOST RIDER, SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE) fell a bit short. Yes, there was the right depth but the "shocks" werer missing. Then I saw FINAL DESTINATION 3-D. This was the one that starts with the race car wreck and ends with the exploding theatre. So, I have a couple of questions......#1 - was this the first of the F.D. films? Was it originally shot in 3-D or is it a conversion (if. it is a conversion, it is damn good). #2 - I've seen at least one more F.D. available in 3-D (possibly number 5)...has anyone seen it in 3-D and are the in-your-face effects as good as the one I've seen? Lasty, #3 - What other live action 3-D titles have pop-out effects as good a (or even better than) FINAL DESTINATION? Thanks, and don't flame me for liking pop-outs along with immersion.

[formula_nebula]

That is not the first movie in the final destination franchise. I haven't seen any of the FD films in 3D so I can't really make any comparisons. But, you may want to check out the new Silent Hill Revelation. The 3D is amazing. Has some really good pop out moments. The film itself..not sure if you will enjoy..many don't. But myself and a few others really enjoyed the movie.

[UFAlien]

Hey there. The Final Destination is a confusing title; it's actually the 4th movie in the series. It was called THE Final Destination because it was supposed to be the last one, but then it made more money than the first three so they decided to make a fifth anyway. The first three (and fifth) don't have a "the" in the title. The Final Destination was shot in native 3D with the Pace/Cameron Fusion system from Avatar and is the first in the series to be in 3D (Final Destination 3 was supposed to be, but plans changed because the technology was not in many theatres at the time).

Final Destination 5 is also in native 3D, and it has some spectacular effects as well; it was actually directed by the second-unit director of Avatar but it's got WAY more "gotcha" pop-outs than that movie. It's also a much better film than The Final Destination (it actually has a Fresh rating on RottenTomatoes, which almost never happens for modern horror, and never EVER happens for part five of a horror series). Do be advised you'll get the most enjoyment out of Final Destination 5 if you've also at least seen the original Final Destination from 2000, which isn't in 3D and takes itself a bit too seriously (it was before the series got all self-aware), but is still pretty good. Unlike The Final Destination, which is a standalone movie save for a bunch of background jokes/references to the others, Final Destination 5 has a story connection with and returning character from the original.

As to other 3D horror, Silent Hill: Revelation is probably worth checking out for the 3D effect, but I'd recommend waiting for the price to drop. The movie, frankly, is awful - terrible script and acting, even below the general standards of horror flicks. But the 3D is pretty great and there are some nice, creepy visuals and music. Judged as something of a theme park haunted house it's pretty good, just don't expect any narrative cohesion or believable characters and performances. That one's also a sequel, technically, but it directly contradicts the story of the first one so much that it really doesn't help to have seen it (in fact a lot of people who didn't see the first movie seem to like Revelation better than those who have).

I'd also recommend My Bloody Valentine 3D. It's a native 3D slasher remake with plenty of pop-out and a decently engaging story for that type of film. Just be careful to get the actual Blu-ray 3D release, and not the original release in anaglyph green/purple format.

[BleedOrange11]

For fun pop-outs in cheesy live-action, Final Destination 4 & 5 are the best I've seen.

A few others:
- Journey to the Center of the Earth
- My Bloody Valentine
- Drive Angry
- Fright Night
- Step Up 3
- A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (nice pop-outs, very weak depth)
- Yogi Bear

[Impossible]

Originally Posted by almy

Got a Panasonic 65" VT50 a couple of weeks ago and have purchased about 20 3-D Blu-Rays. Bear in mind that I'm 68 years old and remember seeing many of the 50s titles in theatres and loving the in-your-face pop-out effects. I'm not lookung to start another debate about pop-out vs. natrual depth and immersion. There IS a place for pop-out movies right along with total immersion films - some of my purchases are of the latter type and I thoroughly enjoy those also. But, some of the titles where I was expecting a lot of 3-D eye candy (think RESIDENT EVIL, AFTERLIFE and AMAZING SPIDERMAN and GHOST RIDER, SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE) fell a bit short. Yes, there was the right depth but the "shocks" werer missing. Then I saw FINAL DESTINATION 3-D. This was the one that starts with the race car wreck and ends with the exploding theatre. So, I have a couple of questions......#1 - was this the first of the F.D. films? Was it originally shot in 3-D or is it a conversion (if. it is a conversion, it is damn good). #2 - I've seen at least one more F.D. available in 3-D (possibly number 5)...has anyone seen it in 3-D and are the in-your-face effects as good as the one I've seen? Lasty, #3 - What other live action 3-D titles have pop-out effects as good a (or even better than) FINAL DESTINATION? Thanks, and don't flame me for liking pop-outs along with immersion.

The one with the cars is number 4, it was the first one in 3D and it was shot in 3D.

Number 5 has great 3D with quite a good range of popouts, it was also shot it 3D.

For live action popouts I would go for Drive Angry and as someone else said My Bloody Valentine. Same director did both and both native 3D.

Spy Kids 3/Shark Double pack. Very cheap title. Great popouts but probably 2 of the worst films I've ever endured in my life. The popouts are non stop and very intense if you can stand to watch the drivel......

Cane Toads is a documentary but is shot natively and has great 3D with toads jumping out of the screen at you all the time (*shudders) and is a great little whacky movie as well.

Yogi Bear is live action with CGI animals.

Journey 1 as listed above, although it is also a pretty terrible movie.

For animation NOTHING beats Madagascar 3 or Sammys Adventures 1 or 2. 2 is the better film if you have an objection to 'greenie' material, but they are the 2 best titles on the market for intense 3D.

[dogofwar]

The OP lists Ghost Rider and Spiderman as examples of eye candy but to me they are vastly overrated movies and didn't think the 3D was very good in those movies at all. Which is the problem when it comes to 3D, everybody seems to have different preferences.

I have the FD movies that are in 3D and found them to have pretty awesome 3D. I highly recommend them.

[UFAlien]

Originally Posted by dogofwar

The OP lists Ghost Rider and Spiderman as examples of eye candy but to me they are vastly overrated movies and didn't think the 3D was very good in those movies at all. Which is the problem when it comes to 3D, everybody seems to have different preferences.

Actually he said he was EXPECTING them to be eye candy and was disappointed... which seems to be the general consensus for those movies. Amazing Spider-Man had some good stuff (the backflip out of the screen in the climax is great) but most of it was very shallow. Ghost Rider was a technically competent conversion for the most part but really didn't live up to its potential.