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Sydney Morning Herald
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Log trucks, tanning beds and pool drains: The most outrageous Final Destination deaths
And though the overall premise remains largely the same across each film, audiences can rarely predict what will happen next. Every instalment delivers at least three major twists, the biggest of which was the revelation that the fifth film was actually the prequel to the very first. So, in honour of what Final Destination does best, here are six of the franchise's most outrageous deaths (so far). Proceed with extreme caution. Death by train (Final Destination) Few horrors nail misdirection like Final Destination. In the original, the ill-fated teens believe they've cracked death's code, thus determining who will die next. After their car becomes trapped on a train line and the presumed doomed person can't open the door or undo his seatbelt, the theory seems confirmed. But death is devious. Another character manages to pull his classmate from the tracks before the train hits. As they argue over why death skipped him, a metal sheet is swept up by the passing train, decapitating an entirely unexpected character. Death by log truck (Final Destination 2) Many millennials have an irrational fear of driving behind log trucks. This scene is why. A young woman has a premonition in which she foresees dozens of people become roadkill after a metal chain snaps on a cargo truck, sending massive logs hurtling along the highway (to hell). Carnage ensues. A motorcycle rider is crushed by his own bike, cars collide and catch fire. And the pièce de résistance: one of the logs rams right into a policeman's windshield, taking his head clean off. Death by tanning bed (Final Destination 3) Tanning beds have been cancelled for a while now, largely due to the increased risk of skin cancer. But one could argue that Final Destination 3 had a small part to play. A trip to the tanning salon goes horrendously wrong, as two women become trapped inside their booths and are slowly burned to a crisp. Like most Final Destination deaths, it's triggered by a series of freak coincidences – a discarded drink, a tube of tanning lotion wedged under the door. Inside the claustrophobic death chambers, the temperature rises so high that their goggles melt into their eye sockets. As they say, beauty is pain. Death by pool drain (The Final Destination) Pool vents are already unsettling – what's inside those dark voids? This scene turns those troubling questions into an all-out phobia. A man is pulled onto a pool drain bottom-first after the pressure system malfunctions. His body creates a vacuum, resulting in his insides being sucked out. Even the Final Destination crew couldn't stomach showing the final moment on-screen, but did reveal the guts geyser that followed. Death by laser eye surgery (Final Destination 5) For many, the eye is not to be messed with. A woman's trip to the ophthalmologist goes haywire after an electrical malfunction increases the laser's intensity. Trapped in the chair by a clamp and speculum, the laser blasts her eye, as well as the hand she desperately tries to shield herself with. She eventually frees herself, but then stumbles out the window where she falls to her death. In a cruel footnote, her undamaged eye pops out of its socket and is crushed by an oncoming car. Death by MRI (Final Destination: Bloodlines) All it took was one pesky clipboard and a peanut snack to seal two men's fates. In the most recent film, a hospital's MRI machine is accidentally set to 'research level', pulling anything metallic towards it. This includes a man's nose, nipple and phallus piercings, as well as a wheelchair that smashes into his back. The machine's force keeps pulling on the man and chair until he eventually folds backwards like a human taco. The other man, seemingly spared, is suddenly impaled in the head by a flying vending machine spring.
The Age
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
Log trucks, tanning beds and pool drains: The most outrageous Final Destination deaths
And though the overall premise remains largely the same across each film, audiences can rarely predict what will happen next. Every instalment delivers at least three major twists, the biggest of which was the revelation that the fifth film was actually the prequel to the very first. So, in honour of what Final Destination does best, here are six of the franchise's most outrageous deaths (so far). Proceed with extreme caution. Death by train (Final Destination) Few horrors nail misdirection like Final Destination. In the original, the ill-fated teens believe they've cracked death's code, thus determining who will die next. After their car becomes trapped on a train line and the presumed doomed person can't open the door or undo his seatbelt, the theory seems confirmed. But death is devious. Another character manages to pull his classmate from the tracks before the train hits. As they argue over why death skipped him, a metal sheet is swept up by the passing train, decapitating an entirely unexpected character. Death by log truck (Final Destination 2) Many millennials have an irrational fear of driving behind log trucks. This scene is why. A young woman has a premonition in which she foresees dozens of people become roadkill after a metal chain snaps on a cargo truck, sending massive logs hurtling along the highway (to hell). Carnage ensues. A motorcycle rider is crushed by his own bike, cars collide and catch fire. And the pièce de résistance: one of the logs rams right into a policeman's windshield, taking his head clean off. Death by tanning bed (Final Destination 3) Tanning beds have been cancelled for a while now, largely due to the increased risk of skin cancer. But one could argue that Final Destination 3 had a small part to play. A trip to the tanning salon goes horrendously wrong, as two women become trapped inside their booths and are slowly burned to a crisp. Like most Final Destination deaths, it's triggered by a series of freak coincidences – a discarded drink, a tube of tanning lotion wedged under the door. Inside the claustrophobic death chambers, the temperature rises so high that their goggles melt into their eye sockets. As they say, beauty is pain. Death by pool drain (The Final Destination) Pool vents are already unsettling – what's inside those dark voids? This scene turns those troubling questions into an all-out phobia. A man is pulled onto a pool drain bottom-first after the pressure system malfunctions. His body creates a vacuum, resulting in his insides being sucked out. Even the Final Destination crew couldn't stomach showing the final moment on-screen, but did reveal the guts geyser that followed. Death by laser eye surgery (Final Destination 5) For many, the eye is not to be messed with. A woman's trip to the ophthalmologist goes haywire after an electrical malfunction increases the laser's intensity. Trapped in the chair by a clamp and speculum, the laser blasts her eye, as well as the hand she desperately tries to shield herself with. She eventually frees herself, but then stumbles out the window where she falls to her death. In a cruel footnote, her undamaged eye pops out of its socket and is crushed by an oncoming car. Death by MRI (Final Destination: Bloodlines) All it took was one pesky clipboard and a peanut snack to seal two men's fates. In the most recent film, a hospital's MRI machine is accidentally set to 'research level', pulling anything metallic towards it. This includes a man's nose, nipple and phallus piercings, as well as a wheelchair that smashes into his back. The machine's force keeps pulling on the man and chair until he eventually folds backwards like a human taco. The other man, seemingly spared, is suddenly impaled in the head by a flying vending machine spring.
Metro
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
The 13 most horrifying deaths in the Final Destination franchise
It's been 14 years since we were last traumatised by the iconic horror franchise, Final Destination… and now it's back. The sixth film in the series, Bloodlines, is in cinemas now, treating fans to a whole new assortment of phobias to haunt their every waking moment. It follows Stefani (Kaitlyn Santa Juana), plagued by a recurring nightmare that sees a terrible disaster play out. Recognising one of the victims as her grandmother, she travels to her hometown to confront her family about their estranged relative. But when she goes digging for answers, Stefani uncovers a deadly truth – death is coming for her family, and they must band together to break the chain and save their lives. Across 25 years, Final Destination has given us some of the most creative death sequences in cinema history, from fantastical disasters to everyday accidents that change the way we look at the most simple objects. As Bloodlines arrives in cinemas, we look at the most horrifying deaths of the franchise so far. If Psycho didn't leave you terrified by the prospect of dying in the bathroom, the first Final Destination film will. After Alex Browning's (Devon Sawa's) terrifying premonition, Tod Waggner's (Chad E. Donella) death is the first of the franchise's central characters. And it's an agonising one, as it features a drawn-out scene in which his toilet leaks, water flows across the floor, and almost makes him slip several times, convincing the audience he will die much sooner than he actually does. What finally sees Tod off is when he takes the clothes off a clothesline over the bathtub, he slips in a puddle and falls into the tub with the clothesline wrapped around his neck. Unable to remove the clothesline, he dies, and although his death is ruled a suicide, it soon becomes clear that anotherworldly power was at work. Some of the most effective Final Destination deaths involve everyday items that you'll never be able to look at again. Such is the case in Final Destination 3, which made viewers cautious of hardware stores forevermore, thanks to the fate of Erin Ulmer (Alexz Johnson). Erin and her best friend/co-worker Ian McKinley (Kris Lemche) don't believe Wendy Christensen (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) as she desperately tries to explain that death is coming for them after they survived the Devil's Flight derailment, and they don't take her seriously. That is, until a chain of events leads to several planks of wood falling from a shelf, with Wendy pushing Ian out of their path at the final moment. They're not out of the woods, though, as Erin stumbles into a nail gun that Ian had discarded, which sends nails shooting into her head and hand, ultimately killing her. Sure, we all joke that the gym may kill us, but the gym actually kills poor Lewis Romero (Texas Battle) in Final Destination 3. Lewis isn't convinced death is after the group, even when Wendy and Kevin Fischer (Ryan Merriman) inform him of Frankie Cheeks' (Sam Easton) sudden death. As he argues the likelihood of their theory, a weightlifter knocks the claw off a bear statue, which sets in motion a chain of events across the gym while Lewis continues his workout. Too busy ranting to notice what is happening around him, Lewis doesn't notice two swords hanging above his bow-flex machine that cut the wires holding the weights. Once he stops mocking death, Lewis lifts the weights once more, which swing down and crush his head. Trains feature multiple times in the Final Destination franchise, and though this death isn't technically by train, it plays a huge part in the act. Carter Horton (Kerr Smith) decides to take his life into his own hands when he realises he is next on death's list, stalling his car on railroad tracks. Alex, Billy Hitchcock (Seann William Scott), and Clear Rivers (Ali Larter) exit the car, and when Carter changes his mind, Alex desperately tries to save him. Unbelievably, Alex manages to rescue Carter from the vehicle at the last moment, but of course, this is a Final Destination film. A piece of shrapnel from the car wreckage is hit by a chain under the train and whips it into the air, flying straight at Billy and cutting his head off. Deaths in Final Destination have multiple signs and clues before all hell breaks loose, and it is those hints that keep viewers on the edge of their seats. Final Destination 5 features one of the most hair-raising sequences packed full of terrifying omens, as Candice Hooper (Ellen Wroe) performs her way toward her final curtain call. The avid gymnast complains about the heat in the gym while practising, urging her coach to fix the air conditioning. And this simple request turns out to be her downfall as a screw comes loose, landing on the balance beam for Candice to step on at any moment. Her routine continues without a hitch for some time, leaving the audience on tenterhooks waiting for the inevitable carnage. When it comes, it doesn't disappoint. Candice doesn't step on the screw, but Porter (Brittany Rogers) does, falling from her beam and knocking over a bowl of powder that blows into Candice's face while on the high beams. She loses her balance mid-air and falls to the floor, breaking her spine and legs in the process. Elevators have been the subject of many horror films – from Lady in a Cage to Devil and P2 – because they're absolutely terrifying. The idea of being stuck in an enclosed space with nowhere to go? No, thank you. Of course, Final Destination 2 played with our fears expertly as Nora Carpenter (Lynda Boyd) met her demise in the tiny metal box. Nora is warned by Thomas Burke (Michael Landes) to watch out for a 'man with hooks', so when she sees a man with prosthetic limbs including hooks in the elevator she is in, she immediately panics. Little does she know, however, the prosthetics have become entangled in her hair, and instead of keeping calm and allowing the man to help her, she attempts to run from the lift. The doors of the elevator close on her neck with her body outside of the elevator, and as it rises, her body is torn apart, decapitating her. Okay, so it's not exactly the dentist trip that kills Tim Carpenter (James Kirk), but if he weren't there, maybe he would have escaped his fate. The dentist visit is tense, with Final Destination 2 director David R. Ellis misleading viewers numerous times with close-ups of several pointy, terrifying medical implements close to Tim. What he actually should have been watching out for, though, is pigeons. Yes, pigeons. When he leaves the office with his mom, they run into Thomas and Kimberly Corman (Kimberly Burroughs), shouting about the birds while running towards him. Groggy from the use of laughing gas during his appointment, he runs towards the birds that fly above a crane, causing the construction worker to hit a lever and drop a heavy glass plane on top of Tim, crushing him to death. Next time you enjoy a nice, relaxing dip in a pool on a warm summer's day, make sure you don't watch The Final Destination beforehand. Nick O'Bannon (Bobby Campo) has visions of water after Andy Kewzer's (Andrew Fiscella) death, and attempts to warn Hunt Wynorski (Nick Zano). His efforts are in vain, however, when Hunt's phone is ruined with water by a child shooting it with a water gun. That same gun becomes Hunt's undoing when it falls onto a lever controlling the pool drain, which begins sucking up the water. Hunt drops his lucky coin in the pool, which is sucked down the drain. As you would expect, Hunt dives in looking for it but is no match for the drain's suction, which drains his organs out through his anus. As an added macabre element, his organs are then sprayed from the poolside pump, along with the lucky coin. Medical procedures really do come up a lot in the Final Destination franchise, from teeth to eyes. Olivia Castle (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) appears terrified when she goes to have her eye surgery as her head is secured in a nightmare-fuel contraption while her eyelid is pried open with a speculum. She is left alone in the room when the doctor realises her file is missing important information, and as he does, a cup of water falls and spills onto the laser machine's outlet. The intensity of the ray increases, shaking the machine, and to make matters worse, Olivia accidentally knocks the activation button, shooting the laser into her eye. In excruciating pain, she cries for help, catching the attention of the doctor as well as Sam Lawton (Nicholas D'Agosto) and Molly Harper (Emma Bell), who rush into the room. They're too late, though, as Olivia frees herself from the table before they arrive…And slips on the eye that fell from her comfort teddy bear, stumbling out of the window and falling four floors to her death. This tanning bed tragedy in Final Destination 3 gave us not one death, but two at once. The iconic Ashlyn Halperin (Crystal Lowe) and Ashley Freund (Chelan Simmons) arrive at the tanning room just like any other day, but Ashlyn makes a fatal mistake – turning the heat of the beds up. Ashley leaves her iced coffee on a table, not knowing that the machine controlling the beds is underneath, and as the temperature in the room rises, perspiration from her iced coffee drips onto the machine. It malfunctions, and the temperature continues to rise and rise, effectively cooking the girls while they try to escape. Their skin peels, their goggles melt, and eventually the glass bulbs of the tanning bed shatter and set the girls on fire, ending their terrifying ordeal in the worst way. Though this is a premonition and not exactly a death scene, a lot of lives are lost in the Volée Airlines Flight 180 disaster. It is the vision that kicks off the entire franchise, and it's arguably one of the most terrifying, as so many suffer from a fear of flying. In it, we see Alex and his classmates board the doomed flight to Paris for a senior trip. But when he buckles into his seat, he sees into the future and witnesses the plane falling apart mid-air and being engulfed in flames, eventually causing a massive explosion and killing all of the passengers inside. He begs for everyone to get off the plane, but only a select few are booted off alongside Alex for his seemingly deranged behaviour – an act which saves their lives, for the time being anyway. It is only a short sequence, but the scenes of the plane slowly coming apart and the terror of the passengers are enough to make you question flying ever again. The fun of the fayre comes grinding to a halt in Final Destination 3 with the chilling Devil's Flight disaster – a rollercoaster that derails. It is terrifying to see just how easy it could be for one of the thrill-seeking rides to malfunction, and the devastating consequences it can have. It isn't unrealistic that a camera could fall onto the tracks of a rollercoaster, given that many of us aren't without at least a small one on our mobile phones. And that's exactly what happens when Wendy and her friends board the Devil's Flight – a camera causes the carts to derail on impact, leading to many riders immediately plummeting to their deaths while others get stuck clinging for dear life metres above ground. Of course, Wendy manages to leave the rollercoaster before it takes off, as do several students from her high school, as an attendant stops the ride. Though she begs staff to stop the ride entirely, they do not heed her warning, causing several people to lose their lives in what should have been an entirely preventable tragedy. The log truck from Final Destination 2 is so iconic, it has even been used in the marketing for Bloodlines. Who can honestly say they've looked at logs the same way again after the release of this film? Set one year after the Flight 180 disaster, Kimberly is driving to Florida with her friends for spring break. But when they get onto the highway, she has a premonition of a terrible pile-up on US Route 23, which is caused by a logging truck losing its cargo, smashing onto the road and the cars travelling on it. More Trending The scene is nothing short of absolute pandemonium as metal and bodies collide in a blood-soaked, fiery mess that not only leaves the central characters traumatised, but the audience too. Thankfully, Kimberly stalls her car to prevent those behind her from driving onto the highway and becoming entangled in the crash, giving them precious extra time before death comes knocking. If you find yourself driving behind a log truck, maybe switch lanes just in case. You know… just in case. Final Destination: Bloodlines is in cinemas now . 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Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
I streamed every ‘Final Destination' movie in a single weekend — these are the 3 to watch before ‘Bloodlines'
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. I lost countless hours in my teenage years watching (and rewatching) the 'Final Destination' movies. After more than a decade, I'm thrilled to see it make its grand return with 'Final Destination: Bloodlines' set to arrive in movie theaters later this week (on May 16). Ahead of 'Bloodline's' big-screen release, I decided to revisit the grisly series to get back up to speed and see if these teenage favorites had stood the test of time. And what better way to do that than via a mega-movie marathon? In less than 48 hours, I binged all five movies in the series so far, and it was certainly quite the blood-soaked ride. Aside from the fact that I'm now convinced that I see death omens everywhere, I also believe there is a clear 'Final Destination' hierarchy, with the series split into worth-watching entries and a couple that can be easily skipped without missing much. So, if you're wanting to stream a 'Final Destination' flick or two before heading down to your local multiplex, here are the three you should consider first. Just whatever you do, don't bother with 2009's 'The Final Destination'; it's a clear franchise lowpoint and really sucks. The first 'Final Destination' lacks the gory creativity and the tension of future sequels, not to mention its characters are too thinly-sketched to be much more than forgettable fodder, so for me, it's 'Final Destination 2' where the franchise really finds itself. It's also the movie responsible for my ongoing fear of driving on the highway, which is the mark of an effective horror-thriller when it gives you more than just nightmares. A real fan-favorite entry, 'Final Destination 2' focuses on a grisly premonition that sees a logging truck cause a massive pileup. Naturally, our protagonist (played by 'Criminal Minds' alumna A. J. Cook) manages to prevent her own death, alongside her friends and a fortunate few others, but Death starts to come for them in increasingly outlandish ways. I also appreciate that 'Final Destination 2' circles back to resolve the cliffhanger ending of the first movie. Watch "Final Destination 2" on Max now I love rollercoasters, which is perhaps a little surprising considering I first saw 'Final Destination 3' at such a formative age. Packing the franchise's best premonition sequence, this second sequel comes from director James Wong and stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead. In 'Final Destination 3,' the series really gains its confidence, and the elaborate deaths become even more memorable. The double tanning bed kill has been etched into my psyche for almost two decades. Plus, the haunting ending leaves a real impression (even if it does feel just a little cheap). I also appreciate that it makes some attempts to switch up the now-established formula with Polaroid photographs that foreshadow the impending deaths of each survivor of the roller coaster crash. However, the lack of franchise mainstay Tony Todd (who appears via voice only) is a shame. Watch "Final Destination 3" on Max now For my money, 'Final Destination 5' is the best effort in the franchise to date. And it serves as a sort of apology in response to the awfulness of the fourth installment. The switch to a slightly older cast — the core characters here are office workers rather than high schoolers — helps the movie feel a little less teen slasher, though it's still got all the blood and guts you'd expect from a 'Final Destination' movie. I rank the bridge collapse premonition towards the bottom of the pack, but what comes afterwards solidifies 'Final Destination 5' as my favorite flick in the series. I particularly like that one of the survivors becomes essentially a secondary villain, meaning that Death isn't the only antagonist force within 'Final Destination 5.' The excellent ending, which I naturally won't spoil here, just adds that extra flourish. It's 'Final Destination' at its chilling best. Watch "Final Destination 5" on Max now 5 Max movies to watch now with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes 47 best Netflix movies to stream right now I'm obsessed with Max's Karen Read trial documentary
Tom's Guide
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
I streamed every ‘Final Destination' movie in a single weekend — these are the 3 to watch before ‘Bloodlines'
I lost countless hours in my teenage years watching (and rewatching) the 'Final Destination' movies. After more than a decade, I'm thrilled to see it make its grand return with 'Final Destination: Bloodlines' set to arrive in movie theaters later this week (on May 16). Ahead of 'Bloodline's' big-screen release, I decided to revisit the grisly series to get back up to speed and see if these teenage favorites had stood the test of time. And what better way to do that than via a mega-movie marathon? In less than 48 hours, I binged all five movies in the series so far, and it was certainly quite the blood-soaked ride. Aside from the fact that I'm now convinced that I see death omens everywhere, I also believe there is a clear 'Final Destination' hierarchy, with the series split into worth-watching entries and a couple that can be easily skipped without missing much. So, if you're wanting to stream a 'Final Destination' flick or two before heading down to your local multiplex, here are the three you should consider first. Just whatever you do, don't bother with 2009's 'The Final Destination'; it's a clear franchise lowpoint and really sucks. The first 'Final Destination' lacks the gory creativity and the tension of future sequels, not to mention its characters are too thinly-sketched to be much more than forgettable fodder, so for me, it's 'Final Destination 2' where the franchise really finds itself. It's also the movie responsible for my ongoing fear of driving on the highway, which is the mark of an effective horror-thriller when it gives you more than just nightmares. A real fan-favorite entry, 'Final Destination 2' focuses on a grisly premonition that sees a logging truck cause a massive pileup. Naturally, our protagonist (played by 'Criminal Minds' alumna A. J. Cook) manages to prevent her own death, alongside her friends and a fortunate few others, but Death starts to come for them in increasingly outlandish ways. I also appreciate that 'Final Destination 2' circles back to resolve the cliffhanger ending of the first movie. Watch "Final Destination 2" on Max now I love rollercoasters, which is perhaps a little surprising considering I first saw 'Final Destination 3' at such a formative age. Packing the franchise's best premonition sequence, this second sequel comes from director James Wong and stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead. In 'Final Destination 3,' the series really gains its confidence, and the elaborate deaths become even more memorable. The double tanning bed kill has been etched into my psyche for almost two decades. Plus, the haunting ending leaves a real impression (even if it does feel just a little cheap). I also appreciate that it makes some attempts to switch up the now-established formula with Polaroid photographs that foreshadow the impending deaths of each survivor of the roller coaster crash. However, the lack of franchise mainstay Tony Todd (who appears via voice only) is a shame. Watch "Final Destination 3" on Max now For my money, 'Final Destination 5' is the best effort in the franchise to date. And it serves as a sort of apology in response to the awfulness of the fourth installment. The switch to a slightly older cast — the core characters here are office workers rather than high schoolers — helps the movie feel a little less teen slasher, though it's still got all the blood and guts you'd expect from a 'Final Destination' movie. I rank the bridge collapse premonition towards the bottom of the pack, but what comes afterwards solidifies 'Final Destination 5' as my favorite flick in the series. I particularly like that one of the survivors becomes essentially a secondary villain, meaning that Death isn't the only antagonist force within 'Final Destination 5.' The excellent ending, which I naturally won't spoil here, just adds that extra flourish. It's 'Final Destination' at its chilling best. Watch "Final Destination 5" on Max now
