‘FINAL DESTINATION BLOODLINES’ debuts with 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, the highest rated film of the franchise.

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A great read.

https://www.theringer.com/2025/05/14/movies/final-destination-2-log-truck-scene-oral-history

I haven't seen FD2 in 20 years, and it's amazing how much I vividly remember like every second of that scene.

I also find myself saying some form of "If I/you/he get hit by a bus" in the office WAY too often, and every time it pops out of my mouth, I get an immediate image of Amanda Detmer getting plowed over in the first movie. Every time.

I didn't see FD 1-2 for over a decade after the theaters, but I never forgot the plane and log truck scenes. (I was 12 at the time of FD1.)

That **** stays with you...

Also, Bloodlines up to 95% on RT. That's pretty nuts for a horror movie, let alone for a FD movie.

That was fun. A nice little shake-up of the formula. I feel like they definitely took a bit of inspiration from Halloween 2018 also.

Had a super responsive audience too. Two biggest reactions --

When the kid gets crushed by the piano, HUGE cheers. Guy in the back yelled "f that kid!"

And then the logs at the end. I swear, the log truck has become the most iconic part of this whole franchise.

Stopped watching them after FD2….for no real reason just didn't keep up with them…but my viewing of the first FD was awesome for a unique reason….

I went to the theater with a friend having no idea what I was in for….hadnt seen a single trailer nor had I even heard of it….so you could imagine my shock with the opening scene with the plane explosion….

That movie is forever engrained in my head as one of the most awesome theater experiences I ever had simply because of knowing zero about it heading in….

I went to go see FD2 with my dad….i still remember him going on and on about the freeway scene and how scary that was for him simply because of the possibilities of it being real….

This was a good movie if you enjoy Final Destination movies. I enjoyed it thoroughly. Maybe 10 minutes too long, but no complaints for what it is.

20ag07 said:

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I haven't seen FD2 in 20 years, and it's amazing how much I vividly remember like every second of that scene.

I also find myself saying some form of "If I/you/he get hit by a bus" in the office WAY too often, and every time it pops out of my mouth, I get an immediate image of Amanda Detmer getting plowed over in the first movie. Every time.

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I also often get images of Amanda Detmer in my mind.

$46M+ opening weekend, a series high and already outgrosses FD5's entire domestic run.

Upped to $51M.

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In an unfortunate example of life imitating art, Argentine moviegoers were treated to an unwitting immersive experience as they screened Final Destination Bloodlines, with their theater's ceiling collapsing mid-movie.

The incident took place last week at Cinema Ocho in La Plata, the capital city of Argentina's Buenos Aires, according to Argentine digital publication Infobae. During a May 19 9 p.m. showing of the sixth and latest installment in the horror franchise which sees its protagonists stalked and eventually captured by death via bizarre accidents around 40 attendees had their viewing experience cut short as the roof of theater No. 4 let down debris.

"A really loud noise was heard," 29-year-old Fiamma Villaverde, who went to the screening on a whim with her 11-year-old daughter and a friend, told the outlet in Spanish. "At first, we thought it was a part of the movie because we were so engrossed; but immediately after a piece of rubble fell on me."

Video captured at the scene depicts a significant hole in the ceiling and debris on the floor in between the aisles. Commotion can be heard as attendees chattered amongst themselves in audible shock. Per local reports, the theater did not provide a statement regarding the incident and moviegoers theorized the city's heavy rainfall could have contributed to the damage.

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https://deadline.com/2025/05/final-destination-bloodlines-argentina-theater-collapse-1236410990/

I've apparently developed exponentially more anxiety over the past 25 years when I was watching these and they were fun, bc I did not really enjoy this go round at all.

Do I need to watch previous FD movies prior to this? I've seen the first two but haven't seen them since they were released.

Nope

HBO is doing a Final Destination marathon today leading up Bloodlines coming on at 7pm