Video Reviews

WOW. I was actually looking forward to the supposed 'Final' chapter of the franchise, unlike the last one, which was basically just a dumbed-down version of it's predecessors. What I found when I came out of the cinema after watching FD5 was that it was actually quite a clever film. I was pleasantly surprised at how the film capped off a rather interesting franchise. I won't give anything away, but the way that the film ended was seriously unexpected. I mean, not something you'd expect from a Final Destination film. The film itself was actually quite entertaining. In comparison to the last one, this film sprays fecal matter all over it. I mentioned in an earlier post that what keeps (kept) this franchise alive in the past was the absolutely ridiculously creative ways they killed the characters. Sure, some of them were just things falling on people, but a stone through a head? A ladder through an eye? Death by spanner? these things are but a small example of some of the brilliant deaths in these films. The cast in this film was as expected for a Final Destination film. You have the typical collection of characters; a hot girl, a couple, another couple, the geeky guy who's obviously going to die- wait, they all die. The characters in Final Destination 5 are essentially the characters in the past films, but with different names and faces. Character-wise, originality is basically non-existent. Despite it's half-hearted attempt at a story, what made this film was it's brilliant (and sometimes amusing) ways the characters were killed off. In a few words, Final Destination 5 was, in essence, exactly the same as it's counterparts, but the cleverly inserted twist at the end makes it that much better. Great way to end the Final Destination franchise, if it wasn't for the sub standard performances and lacklustre storyline, it would've been great, but unfortunately, it fell slightly below this high mark. Performances: 5/10 Plot: 5/10 Visuals: 6/10 Dialogue: 5/10 Overall: 5.5/10

Oh my gaaad. After months of long waiting, was it worth it? Maybe. Maybe not. I'll tell you. I did enjoy the mini Avengers references in the film, these got me excited with aggression like a geek on steroids. Chris Hemsworth as The Mighty Thor was more than entertaining and was well worthy to play such a role. The way that he delivered the dialogue is exactly how I imagined he would in the comics, so kudos to whoever was behind the casting of Mr Hemsworth. The film had the right balance of all things awesome: it had brilliant visuals, the action was satisfying, the humour was there, little nods to the upcoming Avengers film, and of course the compulsory post-credits scene and comic references. On the other hand though, the film was ever so formulaic. We had a hero (Hemsworth), a heroine (Natalie Portman), the antagonist (Jared Leto Tom Hiddleston), and of course we had the comic relief (Kat Dennings). But then, I can't really fault the film on that, I mean it's a comic adaptation, so there's bound to be some clichéd-ness in it. But let's not shy away from the goodness of the film. Anthony Hopkins playing Odin was a stroke of genius. He portrayed the father of Thor with absolute...panache, would be the only word to describe it. It's not over yet though. Oh no. With Captain America: The First Avenger set for release in a month or so, one can only DREAM of what's in store for Comic geeks and fans everywhere. I give this a 6/10. If it wasn't for the clichés and other repetitive junk that it would've been higher, but there was no avoiding that.