Every Final Destination Movie Ranked Worst To Best
From exploding planes to collapsing bridges, which Final Destination installment is the best?
Final Destination has become one of horror's most iconic and inventive franchises since its inception at the turn of the century.
Whereas many horrors at the time of the first installment were about murderers, ghouls and zombies, Final Destination was able to tap into something even more primal and terrifying. By making the villain of the story the inescapable spectre of Death, there was less hope for survival and victory than other horror flicks of the time.
Since 2000, there have been five Final Destination films, and aside from the weakest of the bunch, they are all deeply disturbing, clever horror flicks, full of gory imagery and terror created from the mundane. The deaths are often striking, shocking, off-putting and cruel, and given the inventive, cast-changing nature of the story, it's no wonder the films have been so successful.
With that in mind, from the brilliant plot-twist that comes with the latest installment to the rollercoaster from Hell, here are all five Final Destination movies ranked from worst to best. Spoilers throughout.
5. The Final Destination (2009)
Taking the bottom spot by an absolute mile, Final Destination's fourth outing is pure meh front to back.
From the opening premonition - which up until this point had been the most explosive and insanely gutsy aspect of the previous films - on the speedway to the urban-legend inspired death scenes, the whole movie is lacking the inventive, left-field punch that characterised the earlier movies.
If that wasn't enough, it all looks far too tacky. Considering it was made nearly a decade after the far superior first outing, the effects here are beyond poor, making each death look cartoonish, forced and sillier than ever - and not in a good way. This is mainly down to the fact it was made to be seen in 3D, but all this does is make sure the film lacks the intensity it was aiming for.
To top it all off, Tony Todd isn't in the film, which is sort of like having a Candyman film without Candyman. It sums the failures of The Final Destination up beautifully.