Variety trashes The Final Destination 3D...

No big surprise here, but Jordan Mitnzer of Variety absolutely tears into the fourth Final Destination film. As Joe Leydon is so fond of acknowledging, a lack of US press screenings means nothing to an international publication like Variety. This screening took place in Paris. Truth be told, if I were in Paris, I'd try to find something better to do than catch an early screening of The Final Destination (unless of course it would allow me to write-off the whole trip as a business expense). Come what may, I'll let you know what I think after the spouse and I see it on Saturday afternoon (no way in hell are we braving Woodland Hills-to-Hollywood traffic on a Friday night or Saturday night). The good news is that we've got a babysitter all set and the tickets already purchased. The bad news is that two D-Box theater tickets cost a whopping $46. Oh well, see above note about tax write-offs. I haven't paid that much for movie tickets since I took Wendy to the opening night of Dreamgirls at the ArcLight during their one-week exclusive engagement. It was absolutely a four-star presentation of a three-star movie, so hopefully something similar is in store this weekend.

Scott Mendelson