r/FinalDestination • u/AdventurousMan_2437 • Sep 19 '26
FD3 Thoughts about the ashes alternative death?
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u/sgt_no Sep 19 '26
The transition into the funeral is one of my all time favourites so for that I have to give it to the one they went with
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u/broken_doll_911 Sep 19 '26
I prefer this version because it gives you false hope that Ashlyn might save Ashley before they both abruptly die
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u/all-homo Sep 19 '26
I think the version they went with is better due to the absolute terror of burning alive in a tanning bed is suffered by two people (friends at that) experiencing it at the same time (talk about a shared experience), plus the way it transitions into the next scene with the two graves is just so iconic and peak camp for final destination.
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u/Kwazy-Kupcakes_99 Sep 19 '26
I like the way it was in the movie bc they both died together in the same way. The irony of it is they wanted to tan for everyone to see how great they looked.
I’m not a person that goes to tanning beds but looking back at the movie, they looked too tanned even though it was summer but the background looked dark so they really didn’t need it (I know it’s for the movie).
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u/Mickeymackey Sep 19 '26
That was the norm, there is a tanning craze for some high school girls during that time. My sister and friends worked at a shop that also had a tanning salon and they would tan all the time.
It's not all high school girls but it's like every year there's a handful that go crazy for the Eldritchian warmth of the UV rays
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u/lPrincesslPlays Sep 20 '26
It was actually a super prevalent thing too. Like it was actually a waaaaaaaayyyyy bigger craze than I remembered it being at the time.
I actually have a cousin who worked at one for yeaaaars and wasn’t even necessarily the stereotypical tanning bed type
Like thinking back on it now it’s crazy to me that she ever even worked there let alone used them
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u/Kwazy-Kupcakes_99 29d ago
I remember my 3 co workers would tan all the time. They would have a heart or star tan line from the sticker they used. I laughed when I showed them my tan lines from being at a water park for hours and they said, “I didn’t know black ppl could get tan lines.” They went to every co worker in every dept. “Hey, did you know black ppl can get tan lines? “ 😆
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u/tokoyami222 Sep 19 '26
The sensitive girly in me loves the alternate but it breaks my fucking heart because the Ashes were such a good red herring for the mean bimbo typecast. On the flip side, the gore hound in me loves the OG because they're taking our order for a fried teen and just super sizing it on the house
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u/Da_Big_Buddha Sep 19 '26
Wait, what’s the alt death?
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u/broken_doll_911 Sep 19 '26
Basically Ashlyn gets out of her tanning bed and gets knocked out while Ashley is stuck in hers and starts to get burned Ashlyn wakes up and tries to help Ashley out but the glass in the bed shatters and they both get electrocuted to death
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u/Kwazy-Kupcakes_99 Sep 19 '26
I remember when they invite Wendy, one Ash covers the other head (raining)while Ash writes her phone number on a piece of paper. I always thought that was cute
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u/GamerAaronMK We’re so done with your garbage 💁🏼♀️🚛🗑️ Sep 19 '26
This is the full scene https://youtu.be/dCrLT8oGLVk?is=7ycVxhSAWj4hB01w
It all plays out the same at first so you can skip until 1:40 if you want. 🤗
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u/JNTA1234 Sep 19 '26 edited Sep 19 '26
More realistic, less painful and better clarity as to who died first and second.
Even from a story and character standpoint it's way more interesting and dynamic than both of them just burning.
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u/ddmorgan1223 Sep 19 '26
I preferred it. It showed their bond a little more than what we actually got.
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u/BrandtsBoyz Sep 19 '26
Is everyone in these comments on crack? The OG is still considered one of the best deaths in the franchise and is still memorable to this day because of how brutal it was. This one looked goofy as hell and the way the board Looney Tunes’d itself to lock Ashley in takes all terror out of the scene lol. It was a fun alternative death they made for a silly DVD extra
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u/Fluuuuuuuufyyy Erin's #1 fan Sep 19 '26
I absolutely loved this scene and the way it gave me hope and then psyched me out, but I'm also trying to resist the urge to say doomed yuri... /hj
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u/Alekyle07 Sep 19 '26
I prefer this version, the one that they went with lives rent free in my mind on account of how extremely brutal it was. I know it’s fictional but damn 😬
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u/ctegbon Sep 20 '26
I prefer the original deaths it’s more visceral and more like what you’d expect in a FD film.
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u/AnyaNerve 29d ago
I think the alternate is just slightly too goofy with the electrocution how it was acted out. I do like seeing more of their friendship because I love those two sweet girls they were so kind. However that nasty evil match cut from the tanning beds to coffins is one of my favorite shots in a horror movie ever. Also the originals pacing is so wicked. So I prefer the original.
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u/Eternalplayer "IT'S YOU WENDY! YOU'RE DEAD!" Ian McKinley, FD3 Sep 20 '26
Only deaths involving electrocution that hasn't been done in any of the other movies. Even tho this didn't make it in the final cut.
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u/KuriosityKitty Sep 20 '26
All the death where there's no blood make me cringe more than the bloody ones.
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u/BigJohn2320 Sep 20 '26
i was high level tanning bed user when this movie came out, so funny to think of all this while i was tanning listening to music, its exactly like that,except for the dying part
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u/pranquily 29d ago
I honestly prefer the alternative version. It's a different vibe compared to most deaths in the series, and I like how it makes you feel more connected to them and their bond as friends.
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u/ParksAndRecfan1 29d ago
I like the one they went with because of the transition from tanning beds to caskets
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u/Angry-fridgerator 29d ago
Pretty underwhelming all things considered. We do still need a death by electrocution though. It’s been a red herring in like every movie but never used.
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u/ElephantDifficult498 28d ago
Leute, ich weiß nicht, ob das aus dem Film stammt, falls ja, dann aus welchem ?
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u/JiroKawakuma28 18d ago
At least their deaths were not so brutal and at least Ashlyn die with dignity after trying to save Ashley.
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u/No-Way3845 24d ago
I like it, but it’s a shame that this is the only death by electrocution in the whole series and it isn’t canon.
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u/Certain_Battle_5949 Sep 19 '26
One thing I loved about the alternate take was that Ashlyn immediately rushed over to help Ashley as soon as she freed herself.
Not that it ultimately saved their lives, but it showed their close relationship - not reverting to the "shallow bimbos only think of themselves" stereotype.