Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Trilogies and sagas

So, in light of a whole bunch of sequels coming out on DVD and into theaters, let's take a look at some really good (and bad) trilogies and sagas for the next week or two.

First runner up;
The Final Destination Screamology
These movies have been coming out since 2000 and they make a few bucks for New Line each time they come out. The story, in every single one of them, is basically a kid in the beginning has a "dream" and it is of a huge "accident" that will happen causing a big group of other kids to die in a specific order. The kid realizes it is real and will happen, cause panic, group of kids question him or her, they all freak out and try to act scared, they ask this question "What do you mean people will die?" and right then, PEOPLE DIE! While this trait is the same about them, they all have their different feel and look to them; and of course different deaths.
These are the movies that made you afraid of, well basically everything.
The best one, of course, is the first one. It is the most original of them and best made. The second comes off as a comedy almost with its cheesy lines and absurd characters. The third one, directed by the original directors of the first one, returns to the style of the first and is almost as good as the first. The fourth and most recent one, which was released in 3D but used poorly, is directed by the director of the second one so it returns to absurd characters and comedic scenarios. But it has some pretty cool deaths.
The great thing about the first movie is that when the people sense a "premonition" they see clues around them and feel "death" around them. The next movies used this but added stupid ways that the people saw what would happen that made the movies a little cheesy.
The best part about the first two movies, and third, is the mortician. Played by Tony Todd in all his creepiness, he explains the main characters in the first two what death is and what his plan is. He only does a small voice of Satan in the third movie and nothing for the fourth, that is one downfall of this movie.
So if you want a good scare or two, or to laugh at random deaths, or to just give yourself another reason NOT to go through a car wash (see the fourth movie) watch these movies, they aren't pieces of art, but they are very fun to watch.

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