Straight from the "sequels that shouldn't be made" pile comes Final Destination 2, a follow-up that actually works better than the original, despite having very few scares.

Final Destination 2 features a young woman who inadvertently cheats death when a vision of a horrible accident convinces her to change her road-trip route. When the accident occurs shortly thereafter, she realizes that the vision she had was actually a premonition. As a result of her swift action, other people who should have died in the accident are also spared. Needless to say, this pisses Death off, prompting him/her/it to pursue those who escaped his/her/it's clutches.

Final Destination 2 is a stupid movie, there's no doubt about that. The dialogue is silly, the performances are pretty wooden, and the story is filled with obvious gaps of logic. Surprisingly however, I had a fun time during this film.

Certainly what I appreciated most about Final Destination 2 was it's gore. After the tame, boring, PG-13 rated horror flicks hitting theaters as of late (They, Darkness Falls), it's nice to see a return to the gratuitous gore flicks of yesteryear. And I'm not talking CGI either. This is old school make-up effects. I thought for sure the film makers would be forced to cut away right before the money shots, but thankfully, that wasn't the case. No skimping here. This movie is bloody and I really enjoyed that aspect of it.

Director David R. Ellis is very competent in his use of gore and many of the "Death" sequences are well executed, most notably an intense and visually gripping car pile up early on in the picture.

And as lame as the screenplay is as a whole, it isn't without hints of creativity. Screenwriters Jeffrey Reddick and J. Mackye Gruber do have an interesting way of linking this film to the first one, and the idea that all people are connected in some cosmic way is a fascinating one.

The bottom line is, Final Destination 2 isn't scary in the slightest, but it is extremely funny, very gory, and mildly entertaining. It also features some nifty "death" sequences. I'd also like to mention that Final Destination 2 never bored me. That, in itself, says something.