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In death there are no accidents, no coincidences, no mishaps, and no escapes.
The movie that started it all. Although there wasn't a lot of CGI during these times (compared to the movies being shot using mostly CGI), this film still delivered a knockout horror film. It isn't the horror of being killed that drives this film; it's the anticipation and the anxiety and the insanity which results from waiting for Death to arrive that drives this film to horror status. Imagine yourself being able to see how you are going to die seconds or minutes before it will happen, and the following ticks of the clock are crucial to your survival (or, for the unfortunate few, demise). Wouldn't that scare the hell out of you?
Alex Browning (Sawa), along with his classmates, are on a classy school trip to Paris, France. A sudden premonition of death makes Alex cause a ruckus on the plane, which results in six of his classmates and one of his professors getting off the plane. Seconds after the plane takes off, it explodes. Instead of being grateful, everyone, save for Ale'x best friend, Tod Wagner (Donella), and the high school outcast, Clear Rivers (Larter) gets freaked out and/or defiant. Carter (Smith), in particular, believes that he doesn't owe Alex anything, and constantly gets hot under the collar everytime he sees Alex. Valerie Lewton (Cloke), Alex's professor, refuses to talk to Alex, since he "scares the Hell" out of her. Right after the incident, the survivors start dying, one by one, and Alex discovers that their deaths are linked to the seating arrangement and the way they were supposed to die on the plane. After a visit to William Bludworth (Todd), Alex and Clear discover that in order to prevent Death from happening, they have to intervene in each others' deaths, in order for Death to jump to the next person in the link.
Great great great. I'm more into the subtlety of horror, and not the full-blown "in your face" scares. Think of it as a psychological thing. Since you know it's going to happen,what's the fun in that? This film slowly creeps up on you and hits you head on with Death's scythe. Must see. ;)
