Exploring Final Destination - From X-Files Script to Blockbuster Franchise
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- Good Bad Flicks looks into the history of the original Final Destination. Directed by James Wong. Written by Glen Morgan, James Wong, and Jeffrey Reddick.
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"Originally it was characters you wanted to live, then became an endless parade of idiots with the audience rooting for their deaths" I feel like that line sums up pretty much every horror franchise out there, and that is such a bummer.
Yep, too many slashers turned into this.
@@GoodBadFlicks IMO, one of the only times this ever worked was Child's Play. Chucky was already a pretty silly concept to begin with, so when the later movies started getting less gritty and stopped trying to go for realism, it only got better as a self-referential goofy series with Chucky gradually obtaining his own weird murder family of dolls and starting to make peace with his curse. The goofier it got, the more it felt like a natural evolution for the series. I can never take Child's Play 1 and 2 as serious as it always seemed to make me want to, with trying to make us think the killer doll and dark voodoo curse plot makes for some compelling mystery, when we all just came for the campy killer doll movie. As again, when the very end of the franchise started trying to "go back to it's roots" and be serious and psychological again, it just got lame again.
@@the-NightStar
I liked the Chucky series and Curse.
Ugh, yes -- this is what I HATE about horror! It's like studios don't respect horror enough to believe that we deserve real characters. It doesn't matter what the genre is -- the audience will only be invested if we care about the characters. There is a ton of horror out there that is fairly mediocre in plot and effects, but stands the test of time because it gave us characters to care about. Friday the 13th part 2, Piranha, Black Christmas... These are classics due to the actors.
I feel like they do this cause audiences don't like it when likeable and sympathetic characters are killed.
I like the original idea of alex not being supposed to die. It gives a reason for him to get the premonition in the first place.
I agree!
@@GoodBadFlicks speaking of the X-Files.....
i'm surprised they never did a full length movie version of "The Host", considering how the 1998 movie bridged the gap between seasons.
I never saw it that way but what you're saying makes a lot of sense :-)
Was thinking the exact same thing.
The OG concepts in general are so cool, but the evolution of the concept just feels right in general for effectively covering it all. The premonition and him meaning to survive would require some heavy exposition to explain it all without being cheap or lazy. The possibilities are endless but the end result is the best we could've hoped for.
I thought at this point you had abandoned the Exploring series. Stoked to see it back
No! These ones just take a very long time to put together. Been working on this one since April!
@@GoodBadFlickscould you do a video Terror Tract (2000). It stars John Ritters in one of his last films before his death
@@GoodBadFlicks thank you for your hard work
You gotta watch for his community posts! He’s been promising us more of these Exploring vids :)❤
@@Madkalibyr those posts don't always show up in my feed but I appreciate the tip anyway
The small change to Alex discovering the small details in his premonition coming true has got to be my favourite change.
It adds a layer of paranoia that they really are all going to die and wasn't just a dream.
Agreed, but I wish they had spent more time workshopping his other premonitions. A cut-out of Tod's name landing on him or some burning leaves swirling around him as he heads to Ms. Lewton's house are nice and vague. But then it suddenly becomes "Alex sees a train reflection in the window," "Alex sees a bus reflection in the window," "Clear sees a bus reflection in the window." It just gets so lazy.
I think the idea of FD not having Death as a typical horror monster and have it be an invisible, ethereal force MADE this series and put it above other horror franchises. There's nothing else quite like it. This movie is also a good example of positive studio interference. I think the changes New Line suggested were generally great.
I’m glad they kept the shockwave delay from the plane exploding. I always thought that worked so well with the audience seeing the explosion before the characters got blasted with glass because they were too distracted fighting with each other.
I agree. Its such a cool little detail that makes the scene even better.
I can't imagine the joy of getting your story made coupled with the pain of seeing people completely change it and push you so far into the background you may as well not exist.
For $100,000, you can change everything I wrote 😂
It's basically how movies are made. Very common occurrence.
Final Destination is better than the original from the sound of it. I’m only speaking about the first film but it’s a remarkably solid and rewatchable movie.
I love all your content, but man oh man, nothing beats your in depth long videos. I am going to make a cup of coffee, sit back and enjoy this whole video.
Thanks! Hope you enjoy it :)
This whole series of movies really has a special place in my heart.
I still get nervous whenever I'm in a car behind a log truck.
Same
Haha same
They did for logging trucks what Jaws did for the beach, and I salute the bastards.
It's crazy how so many different big things spawned directly from The X-Files, ranging from Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul to Final Destination, among other things. Personally I don't think Final Destination is amazing but it had really great ideas and the idea of the killer being an abstract, imperceptible cosmic force with an ambiguous form is really interesting. Shame the later movies just kinda devolved into gory schlock for the sake of gory schlock but I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy those too.
I think I know what you mean, but I wouldn't say Breaking Bad (or especially BCS, which did in fact spawn from BB) "spawned DIRECTLY from The X Files"... No "X" ideas are present in BB, it's just that some actors and Vince Gilligan met on the set.
"Millenium" - now that DID spawn from The X Files, yes...
Man in the High Castle as well.
I’d be curious to know how Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul developed out of the X-Files.l really don’t see any connection between the X-Files and the latter series.
@@BarryHart-xo1oy The only connection is that Vince Gilligan was one of the best writers in X Files , with Darin Morgan, Wong and Morgan , Spotnitz; and he made his first script there. On the other hand, X Files has no link to BB
There is a satisfying root to Breaking Bad but it's not in X-Files.
The British film Saving Grace featured a demure character who was an expert gardener in serious debt trying to navigate the criminal underworld of the marijuana trade, if that seems familiar to something else; it also inspired the hit series Weeds! Though Americans couldn't relate with gardener apparently.
I definitely thought Tony Todd was supposed to be death in human form. That dude can make telling you you dropped something out your pocket, terrifying and ominous
Right?! But in all seriousness, I absolutely love him in everything I've seen him in. Even when a movie might suck, he is phenomenal. And his interviews make me feel like he might be a genuinely nice guy to be around. Too bad that any time he would speak, I would piss my pants. lol
All the people in my theater laughed at it, and the people I was with all agreed that that was because he was Death stopping for a chat.
I love the Final Destination movies, particularly 1, 2 and 4. I like how each death takes one turn and changes on a dime.
I prefer 1 and 5.
I gotta salute James and Glen for their work. Not only was the movie's so entertaining but how it was also made.
They really are underappreciated these days. I would love for them to be able to go back to their roots and make some thrillers.
I wish there was a director’s cut that restores the original ending.
There’s always fan edits to quench your thirst.
Clicked on this so fast I almost dropped my phone… which could have lead to a butterfly effect that resulted in my very elaborate demise!
Oh no lol!
Ahh this was great! And thank you for covering the original Flight 180 script, I never knew it was available. I really love this movie, flaws and all. I’ve even warmed up to the later ones as more campy fun as well. Lately I’ve been trying to track down the Black Flame tie-in novels and they’ve been interesting.
Thank you! I was looking for the novels too but they are super expensive
I love the first Final Destination. I like the sequels too (I still switch lanes when I see a logging truck because of the second movie) but the OG Final Destination is the best.
If it makes you feel better, it's physically impossible for logs to bounce like that (as they discovered while filming it, logs are stupid heavy). They just fall on the ground next to the truck and stay there, so really, the side lane is less safe as that's where all the logs would end up.
@@leetri but then your car would hit the log and go careening into _another_ truck with logs sticking out the end, ramming them through your windshield and right into your face!
@@TheRealNormanBates You won't hit the logs if you're behind the truck because the logs are in the side lanes. You'll just hit the brakes and slow to a safe stop behind the truck because you're a responsible driver who gives ample distance between yourself and other vehicles so you can brake in time.
I have to admit this actually would have made for a really adequate X-files episode. I can just imagine Fox Mulder explaining the rules of Deaths plan to a skeptical Skully.
But given what we got I'm still happy with. I remember liking the original premise and how it was a refreshing change from the typical slasher icon antagonist.
The shower death from the first Final Destination, and the massive accident from the sequel, will haunt me until the end of time.
The original Final Destination is one of those teen horror movies I can watch again and again and never tire of it. The Faculty is another that comes to mind.
Your 'Exploring' series never ceases to amaze me. So much detail and information. Thank you so much, this is amazing.
You are very welcome!
I absolutely love these longer form exploration videos diving into the genesis of films such as these, and how they came to be. I feel like I learn more from your videos Cecil, than I would in a majority of film classes. Thanks for the all the hard work you do. These videos really make a positive difference in my day, whenever they come out. You’re one of the rare CZcamsrs who make videos that make me want to set aside time so I can watch this from start to finish, without interruption. Thank you!
Aw, thank you so much! You made my day :)
Yeah, it's cause of the great amount of care & research that Cecil puts into these exploring videos. We really do learn alot from these, man. Thanks!
I wish I could watch all of Cecils videos for the first time. When I first stumbled onto this channel, I was hooked instantly. I was on vacation so I spent ~10hrs per day devouring everything.
The second movie as made me nervous about driving behind a truck with lumber on the back on the highway.
The concept of the OG ending sounds so much better, now a days every horror movie ends the exact same way with everyone dying. The idea of it ending hopefully and being about just living/enjoying your life makes it better.
You can say Final Destination is to blame for that.
Loved Final Destination. The bus scene was one of the loudest audience reactions I've ever heard in a cinema. In the UK we're a pretty reserved bunch in the cinema, not as vocal as the US at all. That scene though, the audience I was with absolutely lost it, screaming, shouting, the laughter afterwards...it was great. Enjoyed 2 and 3 too. Pity it went so formulaic really, I'd have liked to have seen a sequel that focused on the authorities becoming aware of these incidents and looking to study what was happening, and why. Trying to predict death's design to take control of it in some way etc. Lots of different directions they could've went.
When they went 3D with 4 and every character was awful, it tarnished the franchise. They tried to fix it with 5, which felt more like 1-2
A Super big thanks on all the hard work you do! I'm sure these longer videos are more demanding of you, so a really big thanks for all the awesome content you make! The short ones about travelling ninjas, and shows no one ever watched (but now wants to) are great, but these longer ones are just so good I need to get popcorn for them. Thanks again!
Thank you so much!
@@GoodBadFlicks heh heh.. travelling ninjas and bar window testers.
The first 3 Final Destination films are the best and thanks Cecil for a brilliant in depth exploration
You are welcome!
I have a soft spot for Final Destination. specifically the first one since as a kid I used the beginning to justify my fear of heights and flying, but as I grew older its changed into a general belief that we weren't meant to be high up in the air.
I'm not afraid of heights, I just don't like them.
I'm quite fond of the Final Destination movies. They use a lot of practical gore special effects, which is always appreciated.
It's wired that I've only watched 2 and 3 and recently decided to watch the first one and a few weeks later you posted this lol
It's probably the most complete video on Final Destination I've watched so far. Thanks!
I had no idea this started out as an X-Files script, but it explains the kind of tv feel of the first film.
Funny thing is that actress Lindsay Wagner, best known for "The Six Million Dollar Man" and "The Bionic Woman" had a sort of "Final Destination" experience of her own. On the 25th of May 1979, American Airlines Flight 191 from Chicago to Los Angeles crashed shortly after take-off. One of the McDonnell Douglas DC-10's engines hadn't been attached to the wing properly. And when it broke off, it caused a series of events that led the pilots to stalling the plane, sending it crashing into an airport hanger, and a caravan park. All 258 passengers and 13 crew onboard, and two people on the ground died in what was and still is America's worst air disaster. Lindsay Wagner was supposed to be on this flight as she was going to meet her parents, but by chance happened to come down with a stomach bug while waiting in the terminal.
Or maybe she was tipped off? :)
The producers of the Bond films and the director and DP of You Only Live Twice were location scouting in Japan. They were booked on a flight to go back to London when they were told about an Aikido display happening. Thinking it might be something they could include in the film to add production value, they booked a later flight. The plane they were originally to get crashed with no survivors.
The new ending did match the rest of the movie tonally more than the hopeful one, as well as keep the tone consistent without the slow parts involving the pregnancy. I agree with the test audience, a baby added to the mix of characters dying to an unfeeling force would have made things extremely uncomfortable.
I think the touch of changing the characters to teenagers might have ramped up the horror aspect. They reached to the younger and older audience simultaneously by creating a cast that hit multiple levels. Teens watching were able to identify somewhat with them and thus be creeper out or shocked by their deaths. Especially the more sudden ones. Adults saw, depending on age, their own children or possibly the teen years they had just left behind. The deaths were, while a little convoluted, realistic. It created a "nobody is safe" mentality.
This coverage was so well done and I can't imagine the amount of research that went into it. There's tons of stuff I had never heard about. It's kind of appropriate considering the current writer situation to talk about this movie. What we got was a far jump from the original and the creative mind was pushed into the background. For all of the studio's time wasted looking for a different writer it would seem they failed to fully acknowledge the one they already had. Also, considering the legacy this film spawned, there is a lesson to be learned about creative influence. The amount of times they changed the story is way more than I would have thought.
Thank you! I've been working on this the past few months and I'm happy with how it turned out. I do wonder how it would have been recieved if it was like the original script. It will never be made into a movie but it would be interesting to see if it could be made into a comic book like the original Alien 3. I think there were both positive and negative changes made to the film but overall, it ended up being a massive hit for New Line, which at the end of the day is really what the studio wanted. So by their perspective, they made the right choices.
Damn, I'm watching this video thinking it was uploaded years ago. And when he said at 33:52, "now in 2023 . . ." I immediately pause and check the upload time, was shocked that it was uploaded 1 hour ago. Thank you for still doing this.
Thank you for still watching :)
Saw this in a run down discount theater. Helped with the mood and atmosphere.
The movie & the franchise around it have really given the horror genre a fresh touch. They also fascinate me as each one always has some very creative ways for Death to claim lives of those who cheat it, like a Reaper with a very creative imagination & love for Rube Goldberg as I often say to friends/family
Overall I think they have been very clever with the way they tie things back with each other.
Love Final Destination. 1, 2 and 5 are really good. Whenever they are on TV, I have to watch all the way. Great work as usual Cecil!!
Thanks!
Yes, those 3 are the best in the series.
These films were some of my favorites (with the exception of 4). I love the twist of Final Destination 5 and I consider it my second favorite in the franchise.
5 was indeed a jaw dropper of an ending
The concept of this movie still freaks me out to this day as a grown ass man. It doesn't help that places like leveleak used to document such deaths online in all it's gruesome glory.
One of my all time favourite horror movies I also liked how #5 brought it back full circle
They thought the happy ending was too predictable, so they replaced it with a predictable generic horror ending?
I just ... How does that make sense?
Well, what are you going to do?
It is what it is.
How does it make sense you ask??? Watch the video. Audiences want what they came to see. It's as simple as that. Horror fans don't want a love story and they don't want happy endings. No one who goes to see that movie with that poster promising this premise is going to want sappy feel-good shmaltz. That's the simple reality of it. The original movie didn't deliver what people wanted, and the studio was right to do what they did. If a movie isn't playing to the strengths of it's genre, than your "creative integrity" doesn't mean a thing, because it'll just bomb and no one will ever care about it. You can grouse about it until the end of time, but it doesn't change the indisputable fact that you HAVE to give the people what they want, and what they came for, because they'll just feel ripped off and cheated if they don't.
@@the-NightStar my question is how they can call something too predictable and then replace it with something equally predictable.
If they called it "unfitting" sure. Go ahead. But their solution isn't solving the problem they presented with their thesis statement.
I've been addicted to this channel for years and was super pleased when our host appeared on in search of darkness 1. Have since purchased the other 2. Just wanted to say thank you for all the efforts. I used to download the audio versions of certain episodes which I still listen to today. My favourite episodes are... Halloween 3, ghostbusters 2 and Blair witch 2. Still on the hunt for the original cut of that as i like that film and would appreciate seeing the original version.
Thank you! Glad to still be entertaining after all this time :)
Always a good week when there's a new GoodBadFlicks video
I've heard it suggested in The Final Destination (4) it's revealed Death itself giving the people the premonitions because it has a sick sense of humour.
It kinda gave me the notion that the series is more meta than we think it is. As noted the movies devolved into finding more elaborate ways to kill people in more gruesome and darkly funny ways whilst sacrificing character, which made me think maybe Death is the audience for the movies. Messing with people by giving a premonition so it can find more elaborate ways to appease its love of the macabre.
I wonder if some of that made it into the spin off book series
@@GoodBadFlicks Couldn't tell you. The comic miniseries seemed to joke about it in that the premonition giver Carley fails every time to save anybody and nobody's order is skipped. It's suggested that she might be an unwitting agent of death because she keeps getting more and more premonitions/hints along the way, she has no lifeline when meeting a palm reader who says she resembles a mayan goddess (she does not in the slightest) and she literally vanishes into thin air at the end.
This franchise made a big cultural impact. Nobody tailgates log trucks anymore lol
You can't be on the highway, see a truck and not think of FD2
This GoodBadFlicks series is like an unofficial documentary of movie making process. I very much value the amount of effort that it must take to gather, structure und present all of this information in an entertaining format. Awesome.
Thank you very much for appreciating the amount of effort that goes into these. :)
I'd love to see him and Oliver Harper do a collaboration. I can watch them both even if I don't like the movie. I love the knowledge they bring.
The original ending would've been a lot better. Not all horror films need to end in a shocking scene.
I'm curious as to how it would have played out with the audiences back then. I think it would be more appreciated now but back then it would have been mocked as "lame".
A part of me wants to think that if they did go with the original ending, they still could have gone and made sequels. I love the original ending and vastly prefer it over the new one, but I do agree with Cecil in that the studio made the right call at the time because audiences would have thought it sucked and that the end needed more punch. A part of me wishes that there was a director's cut that splices all the deleted scenes in lol.
Although I love the most of the "Final Destination" films, I still would have loved to see this in the form of an X-Files episode. This and the 3rd Final Destination films remain my favorites, especially the 3rd one since it was the first one I saw, and that film introduced me to Mary Elizabeth Winstead. And by the way, I never noticed until now Carter wet his pants, a very cool detail indeed.
Love the explain series of the channel. I love how there is so much hard work to put into these types of videos that when they come out it brings a sense of joy while watching them. Final Destination is one of my favorite horror series BUT…I cannot watch the first part of the first movie. 20+ years later and I blame this movie for giving me the fear of flying. I can watch the 5th movie just fine, and love how the ending of that once goes full circle and brings us back to the first movie at the end. However, I cannot watch it in the first movie. also too, I feel like the second movie also gives people anxiety when they see log trucks.
Thank you so much!
I was soooo happy to see you pop up in my videos again. Welcome back man!
Thanks! I never went away though, CZcams just stopped sending out notifications.
this franchise is one of my favorite horror franchises growing up! thanks for this!
Thanks for watching!
Instant like on a topic you cannot possibly miss, thank you GBF!
Thanks!
I have to admit, I want the original ending because of the meaning of the ending. Now I see why the writers were upset why the audience wanted death than a meaningful ending
Yeah, like they said they were trying for something special but it wasn't what the audience wanted
New years eve 2000, my family visited another family and during the evening we rented 'Final Destination' for some entertainment while the adults were talking/drinking, that shower hanging has stuck with me for 23 years. Its the way his eyes blow up within...
I love this movie! In all honesty, the death that got to me the most was Tod’s. The image of the blood vessels in his eyes breaking as he struggled just messed me up. I still have to look away every time I watch the movie.
It would be really cool if they made the x-files episode as a comic book like they did with Alien 3.
@@GoodBadFlicks Agreed!
Incredible break-down as usual, keep up the great work!
Thanks, will do!
Final Destination is one of my favorite thrillers and horror movies ever made even with the great soundtrack score by the late Shirley Walker. It’s very convincing to make death in different patterns especially anyone whom made it with have death to its needs in accidental deaths or much worse. It’s an absolute blast to rewatch for Halloween. Great job, GoodBad Flicks. 😊
Thanks!
@@GoodBadFlicks YW, buddy. 😉
Loved the first film, the second film still has some of the best practical car stunts ever put on film. The highway pileup was a great setup for the rest of the film.
I love you man .. whenever I watch your stuff I imagine I’m watching late night TV in the late 90s , so much content ❤️
Thanks! Ah the good ol days.
Great video! 'Exploring' is among my favourite series on all of youtube. Whenever I watch a horror movie with friends we always watch your corresponding exploring video afterwards
Thank you so much!
Final Destination 3 is one of my favorite films period. The first 3 are all so good and the franchise overall is enjoyable.
This is the most important video ever uploaded to YT
I do like the first movie. Part 2 is my favourite. I can deal with part 3 at least Tony Todd does the Devil voice.
2 has one of the best car crashes in cinematic history
@@GoodBadFlicks Indeed.
@@GoodBadFlicksagreed
Fantastic Video! Thank you for including some of the Script and Outline pages. As an aspiring writer it's very cool to see those.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. :)
To me, this is the pinnacle of exploring movies. Nobody does it better than Cecil! Thanks for all the awesome content man
Thanks!
This came right on time because i just started rewatching the series this weekend. I love this franchise.
dang.
seen this movie more times than i can count and you still managed to point out easter eggs i never noticed.
That paintings in the airport factoid was really neat.
I wouldn't be a huge fan of the franchise but I loved watching this breakdown. Thanks Cecil
Try watching it before making a decision of whether you really like it or not.
You never know. Give it a shot before you form an opinion. You might be surprised.
A day a new Exploring drops is a damn good day.
:)
Great video! I love the Final Destination franchise and loved learning about the history to this first movie. I will definitely watch your videos on the sequels (even that horrible 4th one) whenever you do them.
Thanks!
Love this series, awesome to see it get some love. 5 is great honestly. Good deaths and a hell of an ending
5 really made up for 4
Just to say also I work with a guy who studies film and I recently recommend the channel as you know your stuff and put in the work and he came back after a week and said this guy knows more then some of the teachers on my course so take that as a keep it up and your one of the best on here doing this content thanks as always
Thank you so much!
I waited for the end cause I figured you'd add Tony Todd's "I'll see you soon" line😄
Saved the best for last
The original flight 180 script sounds more alluring then final destination for me
Boy, am I glad that they didn't went with the angel of death running around, roaring and taunting characters!
Also I can't wrap my mind around why audience want to see the shittiest ending, they want to see MC dead and demon, or killer, or whatever win.
Yeah, I don't think that would have translated well to the screen.
Always love the segments in those Exploring videos that talk about critics reviews. It's always basically "Critics were butthurt for no reason".
LOL its true. Its also sad how many terrible critical reviews have hurt genuinely good movies. Then years later the movie is "rediscovered" and they admit they were wrong all those years ago.
Wow, I never realized Morgan and Wong were associated with this film. Thanks, these longer videos are great!
Thanks!
These are my "going to sleep" videos. Your voice is amazing, and even if i haven't seen the movies you make the video interesting. Love them. 👌
Thank you! I've had a few people tell me this lol
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Good to have you back, Bro.
❤
We belong to the last generation that knows how the world was like B4 the Internet...
I'm getting old.
Thanks! Yes we are lol
You're videos are great Cecil. I think I watched your whole catalogue a few years ago. I'd listen to your videos while I painted. Don't have time for that any more but still enjoy seeing a new video of yours pop up :)
Wow, thank you!
obsessed with this channel since i was in middle school !! & now ur doing one of my fav scary movies :)
Thanks for sticking around through the years!
In Serbia, the entire franchise is called "The Last Excursion" because the main characters are going to Paris, and there weren't any information about potential sequels...
Thank you, Cecil!!! Always great to see you post new videos...
You are welcome!
@@GoodBadFlicks
I'm already looking forward to whatever you plan to release next. Keep up the excellent work!!!
I love these videos. They always have the same vibe as when I watched horror movies late at night as a kid
Thanks!
I gotta give it to the studio on this one; the writers characterized "love conquers death" as more cerebral, but it's actually just trite hokey garbage. Plus with it being changed to teenagers, you're essentially sacrificing an older child (teenager) for a younger child (baby). I must have missed the explanation for why that other guy was supposed to live originally? And the new title was better too. Tho it could have been interesting if they thought her carrying the baby was why she got to live but then she dies in childbirth so the baby leads to her demise instead of salvation
Let's go, I just did a rewatch of the whole series 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
I met Daniel Roebuck, who played Agent Weine in the first film. It was at a local McDonald’s where I live because he’s originally from this area, and he and his father stopped in for coffee. I always said that if I ever saw a celebrity in public, I would respect their privacy. But he was laughing and talking with a few of the local fans, that I couldn’t help myself. I said, “Excuse me, I hate to bother you. But I just had to tell you that I loved you ‘Grumpy Cats Worst Christmas Ever’.” He laugh and them threw his arms around me, because he knew I was being goofy. He then thanked me and handed me a business card for his independent film company. I told my sister that story and she said she met him a few times because Roebuck and my brother-in-law were good friends in high school.
Nice to know he is a good dude. ^^
When you said “interior” at 14:10 talking about how the airport was sometimes the real building and sometimes a set - that shot was at the food market at Granville island in Vancouver
Final Destination I'm almost proud it comes from my teen era of films. We had good shit, man. This was one of them. It holds up. The reviews were wrong. The collaborative nature of filmmaking was right on this occasion. All the decisions made for a better end product. The sequels were mostly great too.
the teacher's death scene in her kitchen terrified me of going into the kitchen for years
Woot! Finally a long one!
9:52 Haha, hell of a coincidence!
Great job as usual
Thanks!
I saw this movie in the cinema when I was 14 and it was an absolute blast. I was very lucky to get the movie poster from the cinema when I asked the workers a few weeks later if I could have one and it was on the wall in my room for years.
*"TITANIC",* the 1996 CBS 2-part TV Miniseries deserves an Exploring episode, especially since the original script by *"Rush Hour"* creator Ross LaManna (written as a four hour long Miniseries) was completely different than the revised - and condensed - script by Joyce Eliason.
I think if they added the two endings together it could of been just as good. Having the child's line be essentially "cursed" and death follows them wherever they go would of kept sequels coming but still tied it to the original
Nothing is as comfy as your Exploring series. Fantastic as always, thank you!
Thanks for watching!
Awesome video Cecil. Remembering watching FD 1 and 2 with my cousin on vhs back in the day. Good times...
Thanks!
I loved the promo trailer for one of the last films (I forget which one): A montage of the deaths with Kenny Rogers singing "Through the Years". 😂😂😂