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	'Final Destination 3' - Zap2it
		That, after all, is the premise and the allure of the "Final Destination" films, in which a handful of people lucky enough to escape a disaster are hunted down by the unseen hand of an implacable predator -- death, fate, karma, whatever -- and meet their fates in gruesome, violent and insanely complicated ways.
		It's the slasher film reconfigured as a Rube Goldberg construction, and part of the fun is watching director James Wong and his co-writer, Glen Morgan -- who sat out the first sequel, but return for this new installment -- lead us through each new setting with obvious glee.
		The second film had a more diverse selection of victims-to-be, and let them spend a little time discussing what was happening to them, and why; it gave the film a little zing of smarts and soul.
	www.zap2it.com /dvd/zap-dvd-finaldestination3,0,4389881.story?coll=zap-dvd-headlines (738 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for destination
		Oranjestad is a tourist destination with hotels and fine beaches; most of the island's population is concentrated here.
		Founded by Ukrainian settlers, it was a major destination of German settlers during the reign of Catherine the Great.
		Destination Rockies Launches New Web Site to Simplify Travel Planning & Reward Guests; Destinationrockies.com offers a comprehensive menu of features and capabilities that enable guests to plan and book their entire vacation or business meeting online.
	www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=destination (601 words)

	Destination Films - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Destination Films is Sony Pictures' "niche" film distribution company.
		The logo is made up of a planet (presumably the Earth) passing the bright sun and two halves of a ring formed at the top and the bottom with a line with a crescent on one end and a star on the other.
		This article about a film studio is a stub.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Destination_Films (133 words)

	Final Destination 2 (2003) - Ninth Symphony Films Review
		Though an appropriate moniker for this film might be “anyone can die at any time,” meaning no one in the cast is safe enough in their character to make it to the end credits, the film still rolls along like any other horror film.
		One would be a fool to consider this film “high art,” as it was obviously not intended to be that type of film, but the filmmakers probably won’t lure in anyone to the theater who is not already a fan of this type of film or a fan of the first film.
		It is hard to say whether fans of the first film will enjoy the second as true fans of horror films tend to be quite picky about complimenting sequels, as their requirements tend to be higher than the general population.
	regencylady.tripod.com /site/filmreviews/finaldestination2.html (892 words)

	Final Destination 3 Set Visit - Hollywood North Report
		Each film in the series introduces us to a group of young adults, who, after accepting the “grim” realization that death is stalking them, set about trying to figure out whyand more importantly, how.
		Just as in the first two films, when the premonition comes true, those who survive the accident are forced to deal with the repercussions of forestalling their fate.
		During a short break in the filming, on the soundstage that houses the Mephistophelean boarding platform for the rollercoaster, director James Wong elaborates further: “We really felt we had to do something that was different from the first two films—add another element.
	www.hollywoodnorthreport.com /article.php?Article=1255 (1543 words)

	Final Destination 3 Review
		Plot:Set six years after the original Final Destination film, the latest installment in the series centers around a high school senior who has a premonition of a fatal roller coaster accident involving herself and all her friends.
		"Final Destination 3" doesn't connect to the first two movies via it's new fresh faces, but it does keep the continuity chains strong by throwing the audience mentions of flight 180, the "order that they were supposed to die in" scenario, and the highway accident from "Final Destination 2".
		In "Final Destination 3", a group of kids on their senior trip are deaths target this time around.
	www.angelfire.com /scary/horror9/FinalDestination3Review.html (1057 words)

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		The film's setting is a town called Verplanck, N.Y., where everyone drives a Yugo -- a wonderful running gag in itself as well as a plot point in the mystery about who killed Mona Dearly (Midler) by cutting her car's brake lines.
		Destination's involvement as the film's domestic distributor resulted, according to chairman and CEO Barry London, from an approach by Jonathan Dana, the film's production consultant.
		Destination, London said, "was always targeting the film for a first-quarter 2000 release, looking at the production and postproduction schedules and when we could make the release date without totally driving Bart and Al and everybody crazy to get the movie finished and allowing enough time for the movie to get finished properly.
	www.neverlandfilms.com /reporter1.htm (2182 words)

	Movie Review - Final Destination 3 - www.ericdsnider.com - The Official Website of Eric D. Snider
		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.
		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.
		As these three films have proven, the last thing you want to do is try to extend your life past its expiration date.
	www.ericdsnider.com /movies/final-destination-3 (861 words)

	The 11th Hour
		Don't be mislead by the film's teen cast; the sensibility is decidedly adult, bearing a greater likeness to recent non-slasher fare such as Stir of Echoes or The Sixth Sense than any Dimension-Miramax offerings.
		The characters are well-drawn and intriguing, the acting is terrific, and while there are moments of levity throughout, Final Destination largely plays it straight, and to the film's advantage.
		Still, however, this is a minor complaint (and New Line, the ending of the film is a major one) and Final Destination remains a movie worth seeing for its performances, writing and (for the majority of time, anyway) refreshingly thoughtful take on age-old subject matter.
	www.the11thhour.com /archives/032000/moviereviews/finaldestination.html (840 words)

	Major studios keep consolidating - Mar. 23, 2001
		Destination managed to create a lot of buzz for its films, such as 2000's "Eye of the Beholder" with Ashley Judd and Ewan McGregor and 1999's "Whipped" starring Amanda Peet, but their releases fell flat when it came to ticket sales.
		"Destination was trying to be like New Line Cinema used to be, producing and distributing lower-middle budget films," said Greg Dean Schmitz, creator of Upcomingmovies.com, which watches the production side of the industry.
		Film festivals such as Sundance are important, but the boutique distributors must wait until the fervor has died down on the top films and pick up what interests them later.
	money.cnn.com /2001/03/23/news/oscar_consolidate/index.htm (1568 words)

	Monsters At Play: Final Destination 3 Review
		Audiences expect to see an impressively executed disaster during the films opening moments and a slew of creative, gory deaths throughout the remaining film.
		Despite the fact that neither had a hand in the second film, we wind up with a bit of the best of both worlds when it comes to the third film in the series.
		As with the previous films in the series, death follows those who made it off the coaster alive and claims them one by one in gruesomely original ways.
	www.monstersatplay.com /review/film/finaldestination3.php (743 words)

	LatinoReview.com - The Latin Perspective On All Films! - Movie News - Final Destination 3 Site Active!
		Set six years after the original “FINAL DESTINATION” film, the latest installment in the successful Final Destination franchise centers around a high school senior who has a premonition of a fatal roller coaster accident involving herself and all her friends.
		The film, directed by James Wong (Final Destination), is scheduled for a February 10, 2006 release.
		Copyrights and trademarks for the film and related entertainment properties mentioned herein are held by their respective owners and are used with permission or solely for the promotional purposes of said properties.
	www.latinoreview.com /news.php?id=174 (610 words)

	Final Destination 3
		On the one hand, it is the third film, meaning that it was unlikely to be as good as the first two.
		Looking back on the past events of the first two films, the two realize that death will come back for all the “lucky” people who got off the roller coaster, including themselves, unless they can fight death.
		The rest of the death scenes in the film are fantastic, though.
	www.worldofkj.com /reviews/Zach/FinalDestination3.php (667 words)

	Final Destination II - starring Ali Larter, A.J. Cook, Michael Landes
		Final Destination II has nothing new to add to the formula, but the formula alone is strong enough to support a sequel.
		I suppose it's gauche to compliment a film for its ingenious use of gore, but there are some great scenes - a dude gets trisected by a flying fence (don't ask!), a woman is decapitated by an elevator, another victim literally implodes when struck by a falling object.
		Of course, Final Destination II is fantasy, but it makes one point about fear that would have added a lot to Moore’s film: we like to be scared.
	www.forbisthemighty.com /pages/final-destination2.htm (709 words)

	UGO.com Film/TV - Thrill Ride DVD Edition - Final Destination 3
		Following the same formula as the previous two films, Final Destination 3 centers around a group of teens who cheat death for a third time only to be picked off one by one by the unseen Grim Reaper in some of the most horrific and ingenious demises ever seen in horror.
		While explaining the reasons why these films are such a draw of young moviegoers, writer/director James Wong also relates to us what scared him as a teenager - the idea of becoming an engineer for the rest of his life.
		Overall, the third film in the Final Destination trilogy is pure escapist fun for the masses.
	www.ugo.com /channels/filmtv/features/finaldestination3/dvdreview.asp (898 words)

	Final Destination 3 (2006)
		Like the previous films, one character notices his or her enviornment around them and suddenly have a pyschic flash of a disaster that could happpen.
		While the third installment is better than the first film, it is not as effective as the second, which was the best of the three films thus far.
		In this film, only the events from the first two films are mentioned, if not written off as “urban legend” on a website that covers bizarre circumstances, and that photos can sometimes show preminitions on how people will die.
	www.chokingonpopcorn.com /popcorn/?p=868 (1039 words)

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		Le troisième "Final Destination" est le moins bon des trois comme dans la plupart des trilogies même si ceci n'est pas une trilogie.
		Ce film a beau être un film entièrement à l'américaine, avec du sang, de la violence et des manières assez sanglantes de faire tuer les jeunes personnages, c'est quand même bon.
		C'est un film qui vous garde sur le bout de votre fauteuil tout au long du film, certaines scènes sont vraiment sadiques mais le film ce tient bien du début jusqu'à la fin car on ne sait jamais quand cela commence et quand cela se termine et c'est comme cela tout au long du film.
	www.voir.ca /radar/films/film.aspx?id=9415&type=4&sm=3&page=1 (1265 words)

	Destination Cinema IMAX movie theaters : film distributors
		Imax Destination Cinema, Inc. (DCI) owns and operates large-format theaters in tourist locations throughout North America, having pioneered the destination film and theater concept in 1984.
		Destination films, digital cinema attractions, museum and theater development, educational and commercial entertainment.
		In an era when the large-format film industry is facing uncertain times, DCI is still drawing more than two million visitors a year to its four theaters and helping clients reach new box-office highs with its library of blockbuster movies.
	www.destinationcinema.com (351 words)

	Final Destination DVD review on AudioRevolution.com
		The DVD includes a spiffy letterboxed print of the film, with Dolby 5.1 and 2.0 options, plus three commentary tracks a moderately interesting short documentary on test screenings, the film's extremely different original ending, and a perfectly awful, utterly unnecessary "documentary" about a so-called psychic.
		It's smart, for one thing, while most of these films are written down to what the filmmakers assume is the level of their audiences.
		The effective, listenable score is isolated, and composer Shirley Walker explains the process of scoring films in general, and her approach to 'Final Destination.' Composers don't get a word in very often, so this is very welcome, particularly since she's eloquent, amusing and well-informed.
	www.avrev.com /dvd/revs/finaldestination.shtml (1183 words)

	Final Destination 3 Trailer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Final Destination series has done absolutely nothing for me at all.
		But for those of you who did enjoy the first Final Destination films, you can take a look at the new trailer here.
		The Final Destination films are far from Oscar level films...
	www.themovieblog.com /archives/2005/11/final_destination_3_trailer.html (510 words)

	iFMagazine.com News - DESTINATION FILMS CALLS IT QUITS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		THE SKINNY: The Hollywood Reporter reports that Destination Films laid off nearly all its staff Friday afternoon and shuttered its Santa Monica offices, with plans to file for bankruptcy protection next week, sources said.
		The move comes after months of speculation that the 28-month-old insurance-backed film production and distribution company was in dire financial straits.
		Destination was formed in October 1998 with $100 million in insurance-backed financing by former DreamWorks finance executive Baum and former Orion Pictures co-head Steve Stabler with the intent of producing, acquiring and distributing a total of 12 moderately budgeted films annually.
	www.ifmagazine.com /new.asp?article=1610 (359 words)

	Final Destination 3
		Jettisoning any attempt to perpetuate the ponderous lore of the first two films, Final Destination 3 docks at the arrivals gate with a full payload of wry sadism and satirical high school archetypes and nothing but grim exploitation nihilism on its mind.
		For the indoctrinated, the machinations of the picture are familiar: a small group of would-be teens avoids a Byzantine--and disgusting--fate, only to be hunted down by "death" (as a concept) and dismembered like flesh puppets ground in the gears of Rube Goldbergian contraptions.
		There is no tactic that works in the film: the nerds, the jocks, the yearbook club, the Heathers, and the Goths are equally impotent in avoiding a grisly fate.
	filmfreakcentral.net /screenreviews/finaldestination3.htm (445 words)

	Final Destination - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The film was the first in the Final Destination series, and was followed by Final Destination 2 (2003) and by Final Destination 3 (2006).
		A sequel was not completely outruled; however the plot of Final Destination 2 may have changed significantly to the point where it would have surfaced amongst different characters and ultimately a new storyline.
		On an episode of Robot Chicken, Final Destination was parodied using the cast from Archie Comics.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Final_Destination (1615 words)

	Final Destination 3 Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		I wasn't that big of a fan of the first two Final Destination films.
		As of this moment, Final Destination 3 is holding a respectable 63% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
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	www.themovieblog.com /archives/2006/02/final_destination_3_reviews.html (317 words)

	moviefans.de !!! Final Destination...
		In Final Destination 3, a group of high school students, including Wendy (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and Kevin (Ryan Merriman), are about to ride a monstrous roller coaster when Wendy has a premonition of a horrible accident that will kill them all.
		Apparently the film tested really well with audiences in California, only the finale was not completed and was the only weak spot in the film.
		Rumours have it that the film may be filmed in 3-D, but that's not confirmed in the report.
	www.moviefans.de /a-z/f/final-destination (3363 words)

	Review: Final Destination 3
		Or maybe the films' relentless pursuit of creative mayhem and murder is wearing me down.
		Things that make the third installment more easily digested than its predecessors: the best opening sequence of the series, actors for whom acting school is not uniformly recommended, dialogue that is sometimes not laughable, and an ending that (finally) doesn't cheat.
		Final Destination 3 replaces the unintentional chortles of its predecessors with intentional humor, and that's to its benefit.
	www.reelviews.net /movies/f/final_destination3.html (930 words)

	Sound the Sirens Magazine \| Cinema \| Final Destination 3
		This is, without a doubt, a theatre film; a theatre film all the way to its heart.
		Final Destination 3 is one of those movies best experienced in a dark multiplex, with the volume amped up, and with at least half of the crowd comprised of young ladies to scream and shout at every jolt.
		None of the Final Destination films have actually been that good; the first hinted toward a great premise, but fell somewhat short in execution.
	www.soundthesirens.com /articles/index.php?id=11,400,0,0,1,0 (482 words)

	Destination Films and Britt Allcroft Lay Tracks to Bring Beloved ``Thomas the Tank Engine'' to the Big Screen Business ...
		Formed in October 1998, Destination is set to produce, acquire and distribute 12 films in the coming year, with plans to grow to 20 per year thereafter, with average budgets ranging from $10 million to $40 million.
		Destination was initially funded by a unique, insurance-backed $100 million funding arrangement brokered by global insurance broker Willis Corroon in October of 1998, and the company is currently in the midst of raising an additional round of production financing.
		Destination has up to an additional $100 million to cover print and advertising costs arranged through Chase Securities, an affiliate of Chase Manhattan Bank.
	findarticles.com /cf_dls/m0EIN/1999_Feb_11/53853190/p1/article.jhtml (701 words)

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