Final Destination 2000, Rated R New Line Home Video

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Starring Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, et al. Released to DVD on September 26, 2000.

Devon Sawa plays Alex, a high school student set to go on a class trip to France. Shortly after boarding the plane, Alex freaks out, having had a vision of the plane exploding during take-off. So Alex, a teacher and several students leave the plane just before it takes off... only to watch it explode in mid-air. Cheating death, the group suddenly finds themselves being killed off one by one by an unseen specter. While a good percentage of horror movies have plot twists and coincidences that make the audience sneer in disbelief, Final Destination takes a clever step forward by making these reactions part of the movie. Alex's feelings are based entirely on an unbelievable coincidence, and the death sequences are staged with such a degree of playful orchestration that you can't help but admire their choreography. And, get this: Final Destination is actually scary. There is a sense of genuine tension during the moments just before characters die, and director James Wong has stretched out each scene for maximum effect, employing some downright brilliant camera and editing techniques. Best of all, there is no masked killer in sight; all the murders are simple "accidents", elaborately staged with only an odd liquid shown for foreshadowing.