Willy's Wonderland - Nostalgia Critic

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[@HawaiianKong]

FIRST HERE TOO

[@jerricablackcat4303]

Can you review some more G.I. Joe stuff?

[@chasehedges6775]

He’s just awesome. Nuff said

[@TheJackish90]

Reason number 1: he's NICHOLAS FUCKIN CAGE!!!

[@dragondaveltd1992]

Are you reviewing Scream (1996) for this year's NostalgiaWeen?

[@bZman]

The comic timing of him taking a break every time the alarm goes off despite whatever is going on is hilarious, and seeing nic cage have NO EMOTION is so meta hilarious I can’t avoid loving this movie. Plus his simple dedication to getting the job done despite everything that happens like it is just no big deal is comic genius.

[@LazarheaD]

He's literally playing a video game character! Gotta have that core game loop!

[@bZman]

@@LazarheaD ikr, its so refreshing to see a character that is so driven to one goal, the whole film knows what it is and focuses on it entirely

[@judsongaiden9878]

Only Cage could play a Lawful Neutral character who's somehow also a Rogue.

[@shadowhound5113]

This movie is so dumb I love it. My favorite part is when he takes a break and the robot is like what?

[@bZman]

@@shadowhound5113 SO FUNNY! He gives no fucks the whole movie

[@jackofdragons3896]

I love that he takes the "take breaks" advice so seriously that he will not infringe upon it. No matter what, he will have his break, and he will drink excessive amounts of Punch while doing so. And the animatronics KNOW not to disturb this mans breaks. He will have his time off, and then they will go back to trying to kill him.

[@jadenbryant9283]

Kinda feels like a a side quest you would see in a video game

[@rhyperiorhunter7339]

That kinda frames that whole thing like one big game, with the animatronics and janitor both following the same rules

[@HappyAspid]

This is embodiment of lawfull neutral person from D&D.

[@joshholland8564]

They may be murderous animatronics but they have standards they’ll give you your break

[@BadassHater1]

I've never thought about that - animatronics here attack him at any possible point EXCEPT for those breaks. Like they are just acting in a "Oh he's off to chill for 10 minutes. So how's your day has been going so far Frank?" way. Which makes it even funnier.

[@GuukanKitsune]

I always interpreted it as everyone was always TOO SCARED to just try fighting back. But the Janitor, a special forces veteran (his dog tags are shown in his introduction), isn't scared. He's seen shit way scarier than this. He's just annoyed. So he just squares up and wrecks their shit. Just because it's a serial killer possessing an animatronic doesn't mean it's actually a capable fighter. It's relying on you panicking in fear and horror instead of resisting and giving it an easy kill. If you keep your head and just fight back, you could turn the tables pretty easily.

[@notsyzagts7967]

Movies like this are why the "ex-military=super tough guy" trope continues to persist.

[@GuukanKitsune]

@@notsyzagts7967 The fact that a lot of ex-military people actually ARE super tough people... especially military people who are Special Forces, and who've seen COMBAT... is the reason this trope continues to persist. Nothing like training a person to be a cool-headed killing machine to produce a badass. This movie is like a case of 'Reality Ensues' for FNAF. These cowards have only ever killed panicking people who've never been afraid for their lives before and helpless children, neither with the skills to defend themselves effectively. The Janitor is a man who's not only been afraid for his life before, but specially trained to keep a cool head in that situation and have the skills to kill an enemy any number of ways. This is the realistic outcome of John Wayne Gacy vs Navy Seal.

[@zacharymartin5986]

I completely agree; look at Uvalde. The police were all too scared, and it took the border patrol to stop that psycho.

[@TexZenMaster]

@@notsyzagts7967 If it reflects real life, it isn't a trope; it's reality.

[@XFGHL78E]

Tbh aside from that Notsy person keep banging on about how they seems to have issue with ex-military in films, if anything I am more bothered by the fact the police in that county/town/whatever doesn't seem to do jack. That old women has a shotgun for most of her film time, and you think all she need to do is pull the trigger. But no, she buys into the haunted not-Freddy crap and want people to die, what kind of cop is this?

[@invadermarkb]

The fact Nic Cage doesn't say anything in this movie is what makes it so great, his facial expressions alone show EXACTLY what he's thinking/going to say.

[@austinmorrison6953]

There’s a popular theory that Cage is actually a kid who got away from one of Wily’s massacres and came back specifically to get his revenge. I can totally believe it.

[@RoyalSorceress]

I saw a theory that he's Gregory from FNAF Security Break grown up and now he roams the country hunting evil animatronics.

[@notsyzagts7967]

​@@RoyalSorceress Or the fact that he simply wanted to stop a singular menace in his hometown. Not much to it really.

[@admiralv3538]

He was also former military according to script leaks and in the beginning where u see the dog tags

[@taylatay4100]

This is a theory? I thought this was literally spelled out in the movie. Man drinks sugary drinks (he did as a child), he plays the pinball machine (that's he's fondling like he's super familiar with) and he seems super hateful directly towards willy when he first seems him

[@mlpfanboy1701]

Thats part of my hypothesis. My own includes him being lizs biological father, her mom and step father went missing and he left his home looking for them just because he needed to know they were ok. When he stoped by willies and saw liz without her mother he knew exactly what happened.

[@krysala]

The best part about this movie is how far it goes into "show, don't tell" storytelling. The backstory is told in small chunks throughout the movie even with the flashbacks serving to explain the more stranger parts, but never overstays it's welcome. Nic Cage's character however becomes believable as not only a badass, but a very competent janitor in a 'blink and you miss it moment' where a pair of dogtags are hanging off the rear view of his Camaro. With that one bit of info, suddenly Nic Cage's character is possibly some sort of Spec OPs pipe swinging badass and cleaning an entire restaurant in one night is probably easier than the time he had to clean the whole barracks in an afternoon back in Basic.

[@wolfrainexxx]

Cleaning blood and oil while your life is under threat is just second nature for your former SCP Veteran.

[@irishdc9523]

I remember seeing some fan theory that he's a genetically engineered soldier and the Punch is his super soldier serum, which is why it exists only in the movie

[@wolfrainexxx]

@@irishdc9523 That would fit the batshit insanity this movie is.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

I love when directors let Nicolas Cage go full Nicolas Cage brings a tear to my eye

[@Callyn9x]

Helps that one of the Producers WAS Nicolas Cage, soooo

[@J4hk2]

I read that as "I love when director nicolas cage lets nicolas cage go full nicolas cage".

[@erainmartinez8175]

By the way, Nicolas Cage in the movie called PIG freaking sucks & it's boring!

[@4DramaticEffect]

@@erainmartinez8175 Wrong.

[@erainmartinez8175]

@@4DramaticEffect Don't care

[@ZillaTheTegu]

I love this movie. I almost got the impression that the main character is from an entirely different movie, and he knows this. Like all the teens act like they are supposed to in your standard horror film, but Cage acts like he is in a tough guy action movie. He really doesnt give a F about whats going on in the movie, hes just doing his own thing. Its kind of like when you have a dream, but realize that your dreaming, and your just fucking with the dream world.

[@snickey3483]

Man this is a beyond accurate representation of the vibes he gives off in this movie. Has Insane powers and plot armor while also being completely silent as many are during that kind of dream cause you end up being aware that your essentially alone.

[@glennjosechristman4612]

This movie might exists out of love for 80s 'musclebound hero' action and horror movies. Think about Rambo, Jackie Chan, Ash, and/or Arnold Schwarzenegger vs Michael Myers, Freddy, Jason, Leatherface and/or Deadites.

[@stevenpina1983]

Lucid dreaming. Where you start controlling your dream.

[@BearWith_You]

My favorite theory is the main character is supposed to be from a video game. He is silent like in many video games, the Punch is either a power up or simply a way to restore health, and him continuing to clean is because its simply his quest and he's trying to get it done, with taking breaks being optional objectives to complete in order to get more XP, money or items

[@KaguroDraven]

Main villain of an entirely different movie Prove me wrong

[@terrorsaur599]

5:39 “What the hell I am looking in the fridge for?” That is a legitimately hilarious line.

[@LadyOnikara]

That's how I am on a good day.

[@MasterBuilderDragon]

Me when I lose the TV remote

[@bowmaj8666]

"I think this is less the fear of Chucky Cheese and more the revenge of the people who worked there!" I think that sums up this movie, and Five Nights at Freddy's perfectly!

[@DarkEclipse23]

Kinda. Except the animatronics are out for revenge solely for the nightshift security guy. In this movie they were basically possessed by serial killers who killed just about anyone, adults and children.

[@lukeroberson2115]

Actually, FNAF is revenge for something totally different. The creator's last game, a children's tycoon game, was criticized for the characters looking like creepy animatronics, and that gave him the inspiration for the game.

[@herusolares5320]

The thing with cage's weird mannerisms actually works in this story. The animatronics are empowered by a demonic pact, right? And Cage is stuck in a similar contract as an employee. This way, Cage is given the power to fight these creatures, but only while abiding his employee contract. This includes the mandatory cleaning and ill-timed breaks.

[@ddjsoyenby]

this film, is about capitalism confirmedtapilism!

[@mw9688]

@@ddjsoyenby it’s about some tired dude doing a job… and stopping for the repetitive meaningless breaks in life we call free time.

[@darksev.6468]

@@mw9688 Free time isn't meaningless at all. It's very important to just wind down. Recreation and rest are very, very important to all animals, humans included.

[@DracoMagnius]

@@darksev.6468 Maybe, but some people don't get meaningful breaks on their free time. Some people have cycles of wake up, eat, work, sleep and repeat. Only having 2 free days or less off and not having enough time to do what they want because they have another job or chores or important appointments that need to be kept which makes their free time seem meaningless. Is it important to take breaks from work? Absolutely, but some people don't get that need filled.

[@JamesDavy2009]

@@DracoMagnius "Work, home, phone, sleep. Work, home, phone, sleep." -Retsuko

[@clericofchaos1]

I honestly really love the scenes where he takes a break and just goes and plays pinball. That one scene where he just hands the girl the knife and walks off is...Nicolas Cage. In every possible way, and i love it.

[@ZekeStaright]

I love how if they'd just let Nick do his thing, everyone human would've been fine. The look of, "Aw shit, now I gotta clean this up too..." after every kill is great.

[@nathanjereb9944]

Nick: *beats up animatronic* Nick, now looking at the mess he made: "Man! I JUST cleaned that 5 secounds ago!"

[@MrDj232]

I hate the side characters, but Cage ignoring the horror movie cliches while they die is hilarious. I love this movie.

[@jish55]

I really want this character to get his own film series where each one has him dealing with a horror trope while getting random jobs.

[@kamikelly3908]

So supernatural but with nick cage?

[@BlusterTheBenevolent]

@@williammorahan4907 Nic Cage has to clean some campsites in the woods and get rid of some litter. He also happens to know martial arts and beats the snot out of some mentally unstable middle-aged dudes with knives.

[@dredgenwar2375]

That sounds awesome.

[@TrivatorGaming]

I think that was the original idea because there was a cut ending where Cage has a check list of haunted places he went and he crosses off Willy's Wonderland

[@jish55]

@@williammorahan4907 Next one could be Nick Cage having to repair a house over the course of a week and each day has him fighting a different old school monster.

[@WillcraftAnimations]

I showed this movie to my brother and he was upset that it wasn't just 90 minutes of Cage cleaning. That was his favorite part. Also, apparently the script was written before FNAF was even a thing, and I have no problem believing that. Chances are it just kept getting rejected by studios and then when FNAF became big they were suddenly like "Hey, this is popular now, didn't we have some dork with a script somewhat like it?" From what I've gleaned, that's a rather common practice in the business. The ideas may predate trends, but the funding for them doesn't. We all know how scared studios are of taking risks and breaking new ground. I don't have much else to add. I really enjoy this movie since it does indeed deliver what it promises and I adore Nicolas Cage, but I do also find that the stuff around it should have leaned more into satire, because as is it just plays it too straight and comes out so bland. So I essentially agree with the review with little to no exceptions. I will add a fun fact though: That thing with the tongue is supposed to be a chameleon, and the only reason it's in the movie is that Nicolas Cage demanded they add a lizard to the cast for the simple reason that he likes reptiles.

[@RaptorNX01]

Apparently the director never even heard of FNAF until after the trailer came out and everyone starting making the comparison and asking if the film was a parody of it.

[@Canadian_Zac]

"Add a chameleon" "Uhh. cage, we already have all the animatronics set up" "Make, one, a lizard" "Oh... okay Mr Cage"

[@CrueLxMelodY]

I've been listening to my father rant about wanting a chucky cheese horror movie my entire life. I'm 32. I fully believe this could have been thought of before FNAF

[@anthonyalfaro9420]

Nic Cage beating up the animatronics just makes me smile.

[@chasehedges6775]

💯💯💯💯

[@Ihartwalrusguy]

That’s what should have happened in the Banana Splits movie.

[@Pridetoons]

It makes me laugh.

[@YakkoWarnerTower]

Why did this comment instantly make resemble about Chuck E Cheese, thaf crappy Banana Splits reboot or Five Fights at Freddy's lol.

[@chasehedges6775]

@@Pridetoons Yeah, it’s just hilarious

[@FatherTime89]

One of my favorite jokes in the film was when Cage was fighting those two animatronics while handcuffed, the song that comes on when he turns on the music is Head Shoulders Knees and Toes. It's not just funny because it's a children's song played over a fight, but also because Cage has to fight them with only his head shoulders knees and toes.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Honestly more directors need to have Nicolas Cage go full Nicolas Cage it's the best thing ever!

[@Cursedzeba]

I love how cage agreed to this on the condition that he had no lines. And it just makes it better honestly with him just silently wrecking these things

[@deuceydee3506]

Fun Fact: Originally, the director was going to have The Janitor say just one line towards the end of the movie, for dramatic effect, but Nick wanted to commit to the silent aspect of the character by keeping him completely mute

[@DefyantFoxV2]

@@deuceydee3506 "Buckle up" would have been good

[@masonmancoffey1722]

Watching Nicolas Cage beat the ever loving crap out of those robots feels like therapy

[@PikaLink91]

That's how I feel watching said robots kill off disgusting teenagers. Only low point of the movie is Liv doesn't die as well.

[@PepsiMann2009]

Brutal murder whether human or terminator-furry is therapeutic

[@mikecampos1193]

Nicolas Cage killing furries oh this is probably why I got a lot of hate from that community 😆

[@masonmancoffey1722]

@@mikecampos1193 likewise

[@masonmancoffey1722]

@@PikaLink91 agreed i get fed up with those people

[@BP-dn9nv]

I'd love to see a sequel that focuses on Nic Cage's character just being himself and fighting other evil things that happen to stumble into his path. Also, we better get a first reaction to this one. It's a film that's as entertaining watching people watch as it is watching it yourself.

[@DefyantFoxV2]

...willys sister location

[@asthmaticbee]

Just give The Janitor random horror tropes to fight. Zombies, Vampires, Werewolves, Sleepaway Camp. Anything works.

[@supersinger9000]

Just have him wander through more setpieces from indie horror games. Have him go to Joey Drew Studios next and have him beat the shit out of some ink creatures.

[@imsomewhatcertain1024]

Let’s give a round of applause to the cameraman, who recorded this unfortunate series of events without getting killed himself.

[@chasehedges6775]

I give him a 🏅

[@Random_Guy_20xx]

The cameraman is an unkillable, speed demon. Watches all and knows all. Faster than time and stronger than superman.

[@titaniumwolf8756]

Don’t ya know. Cameramen are gods among men… this one must the same cameraman from The Flash…

[@jonmichaelhalsey6471]

👏

[@could_possiblybe_thane07echo]

He's in spectator mode

[@joliealbury6936]

Nic Cage in this movie is the definition of "I'm not stuck in here with you, _you're_ stuck in here with _me."_

[@piercelindenberg6842]

That’s literally a line in the movie.

[@Rgoid]

@@piercelindenberg6842A shout out to Watchmen.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Honestly for as goofy as this film is it kind of makes me enjoy it even more, sure its silly but honestly when a production gives us more of a sillier enjoyable Nicolas Cage film it honestly kind of makes it stand out even more. Now by no means i'm i calling Ghost Rider or the Wicker Man a good film but just watching Nicolas Cage be Nicolas freaking Cage is everything you want it to be and more in my opinion.

[@thing1thing2themediamaniac43]

Ghost Rider is FUCKING AWESOME In my opinion it's ONE OF THE BEST Pre MCU films But Spirit of Vengenence FUCKING SUCKS

[@N-GinAndTonicTM]

I think Hollywood is willing to let Cage do whatever he wants now, because of his reputation of having zero filter when it comes to insanity. He's a fucking blast, even when he's been restrained by the script and director.

[@eelmimbo]

mf commented 5 times

[@musingartisan]

@@N-GinAndTonicTM Color Out of Space is one of the best "Cage being Cage" movies out there. Because his character actually goes insane through the course of the movie, and you can tell the scenes where the director says to him "Give me full Cage!". He was a perfect choice in that movie.

[@powerrangernerd8122]

"What the he'll did I look in the fridge for?!" The line makes me crack up and it gets funnier the more I see it.

[@jimmymelendez1836]

*hell

[@johnnysparkle]

Throw It In: The famous bit of The Janitor busting out some sick moves while playing pinball near the climax was the result of Nicolas Cage improvising on-set.

[@Nator316]

The script was written 10 years before even FNAF was created it was based on Go Parsons experience at Chuckie Cheese and how Creepy those Animatronics were. Also Nick Cage was in the project only because a friend of Parsons told him he had a friend who could play the part of The Janitor. Parsons was thinking of playing that part himself.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

I think the only thing more pure would be if you had Boomhauer narrate over Nicolas Cage's daily life as a Ice Cream Truck man

[@greenmrkitty1]

🤣

[@micharosa6201]

If somehow this will get a sequel Mike Judge should start as a one of suporting character with Boomhauer voice mannersim

[@BrandontheBeldam2993]

Can anyone else picture Cage doing an 'in character' inner monologue commentary track for this film? His character won't speak, but he narrates his character thoughts to the situation in his own cage like way?

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Honestly giving Nicolas Cage to all of our lives is probably the greatest thing that has happened to society in general period.

[@ddjsoyenby]

it proves humanity is worth saving.

[@TheMysticArcana]

Honestly this movie is a masterpiece and I will not ever believe otherwise.

[@graf666orlok]

right the f*** on! I would watch Cage cut his grass if it meant he got crazy on space cocaine, energy drinks or eldritch god juju. This movie was everything 5 nights at Freddie's wanted to be but couldn't because they didn't check in with Nick Cage. Cant wait to see his Dracula! I realize that this could be construed as sarcastic, but I genuinely mean it. I love Nick cage.

[@AdamQWright]

​​@@graf666orlokThis comment deserves to be on its own. 😂

[@cnkclark]

You are correct, sir.

[@SwaggyG_2102]

Wish there were more movies out there that had a concept like this. The idea of some sort of kid-friendly place hiding some sort of malicious force is interesting, and as far as I know, there's only like 3 movies I can think of that utilizes this concept. Those movies being: 1. The Banana Split Gang movie 2. The Hug on Hulu 3. Willy Wonderland's

[@cool23819]

Fnaf. The term you're looking for is fnaf

[@epictoe7179]

@@cool23819 that’s a video game

[@jeremyusreevu237]

I mean, there is Escape From Tommorow, but that movie is garbage.

[@300bottles2]

@@epictoe7179 the movie is still happening though

[@mrcritical6751]

They are doing a FNAF movie, Blumhouse recently shared that Jim Henson’s creature shop are building the animatronics for it

[@missmarie_8790]

I love the running gag of Cage taking his breaks, and being so serious about them lol

[@AdamQWright]

It's such an epic man film. I felt like a giddy 20 year old the whole time. Couldn't wipe the shit eating grin off my face.

[@missmarie_8790]

@@AdamQWright it’s a really fun movie! Made me remember why Nick Cage is really a treasure to us all

[@AdamQWright]

@@missmarie_8790 have you seen Running with the Devil? Another great Cage film.

[@elcanaldealejandrofficial]

I love this film. Even if it’s a B flick it’s alright.

[@zacharybartolo5111]

It's one of the better B Flicks in my opinion.

[@magoshighlands4074]

It's the Most B Flick of B Flicks, and it's very aware of this, which is what makes it so great

[@Japaneseanimeguy]

I'll take a B movie over artsy fartsy movies that want to push a message any day.

[@kylemorello4787]

@@magoshighlands4074 that's what I think made the Brendan Fraser Mummy movie so popular.

[@erainmartinez8175]

I liked The Banana Splits almost better than this movie because Nicolas Cage is a f##king mute in this movie

[@ragabashmoon1551]

As much as Nicolas Cage has become a meme with his willingness to do any movie just for a paycheck, I think this is probably his best movie ever. As you said, the way he can not say a word despite his reputation of being over the top and yelling and yet... just be so badass and interesting... can you think of any actor that could have done this role better? No, no I am sure you cannot.

[@AdamQWright]

I don't know that any other actor could pull this off. This movie made my night.

[@renji90998]

Here’s a review idea: Astro Boy. Nicolas Cage himself actually voices the father of the MC. If you saw the original anime you’d understand why they picked Cage, but sadly the character is a bit toned down to a reasonable character

[@hobbes4011]

it might be my own nostalgia talking here (grew up with the dub from the 80's) but the CG Astroboy movie is underrated.

[@renji90998]

@@hobbes4011 for me it was the early 2000s reboot series. Was weird that they didn’t make the movie version of the father the villain as he always is. In the dub version of the series he was all: “Robots will rule the world”! When I found out that Cage was voicing Tenma I thought: yeah I could see it. Before finding out that they changed the character a bit

[@TheGuardDuck]

@@renji90998 Wait, Astroboy's dad is basically Robotnik? Or Dr Wiley?

[@NEETKitten]

@@TheGuardDuck Think Gerald Robotnik. Except instead of trying to blow up the planet, he made an android copy of Maria.

[@TheGuardDuck]

@@NEETKitten lol.

[@PrinsaVossum]

I've never seen this movie, but I LOVE the idea of someone in a horror movie actually fighting back.

[@JunKazamaFan]

That's a big part of what makes this movie so unique to me. Eight animatronics dead-set on killing him and he just is not having it.

[@mlpfanboy1701]

This is very much a reverse horror movie, the slasher is the victim in this one. Its like if jeepers creepers had a similar begining but instead of a collage brother and sister the creeper instead ran off the road dante from devil may cry and beyanetta.

[@cnkclark]

What if the Creeper ran John Wick off the road.

[@moonprincesst.s.h.4ever115]

"They should have gone under the Disney umbrella. They sue the kids if they hurt themselves!" 😂🤣 I know that this is a joke but knowing about all of the messed-up things that Disney has done over the years, it is also the most believable. 😁😁

[@NTWoo95]

I think I remember reading that Disney wouldn’t allow the gravestone of a child to feature a Spider-Man engraving

[@helixsol7171]

@@NTWoo95 Yep

[@michaelthesanta3610]

Nicolas Cage has a better work ethic than any chuck-e-cheese employee to literally ever exist

[@packnetadaija]

I actually really enjoyed this movie. I remember reading one comment covering this movie and it said “when nick cage stepped in the animals thought: ‘wait why is the boss music playing?’ “

[@Dingobabee]

Honestly the best parts of this movie can be summarized by "that look says he knows it's an ostrich"

[@fieryduoandfriends4085]

Finally, the willy's wonderland review and this honestly, true to heart, my favorite Nicholas Cage Film and a good start up to the FNAF film. This is where Cage can be unleashed with his insanity on some robotic mascots. May not be my favorite 'scary' film, but its among my top 5.

[@zacharybartolo5111]

I don't know if I'd label this a "scary" film (I'd' be more scared of Ghost Rider), but I would put it under the Nicholas Cage genre.

[@fieryduoandfriends4085]

@@zacharybartolo5111 true, ghost rider is more terrifying (especially the faces he makes before transforming). And I could mean to say a mild scary film (not a scary film, just a film that has scary imagery). Besides,the true horror film is Shark Tale.

[@charliecomer6001]

I take it you haven't seen son of the mask

[@fieryduoandfriends4085]

@@charliecomer6001 *shivers* we dont speak of that hellspawn

[@dianapevtsov]

3:23 Hey, Cage changed his last name to Cage so he could get roles on his own, without benefitting from being in the Copola family.

[@logannottheonefrommarvel9917]

A hidden gem of a film, I wouldn't mind seeing more movies like this

[@Chronomaton]

The Banana Splits movie is very similar to this. For something completely unrelated but also unique check out Hardcore Henry as well.

[@shinomichan5782]

There are two types of people: Those who loved this movie, and those who frigging lie, cause how can you NOT love this hilarious masterpiece?

[@wolfpack_104]

An interesting theory I've heard is that Nick Cage's character may have deliberately gone to that town to destroy the animatronics. His character seemed way too composed and efficient to not have encountered something like this before.

[@mrcritical6751]

There’s dog tags hanging from his rear view mirror, he’s likely a war veteran that’s seen a lot of weird ass shit and just doesn’t care anymore

[@zacharybartolo5111]

That's the best part of this movie, we got no freakin' clue who this guy is! SO many people want to know who he is, where he came from and what his deal is and if we're lucky we will never get an actual answer! My personal theory is that he's the Devil come to claim their souls.

[@mrcritical6751]

@@zacharybartolo5111 would explain why he values the contract and seems apathetic towards most people

[@Eques_Umbra]

So he's the Michael Afton of this story?

[@Shinobin333]

Considering this was probably adapted from one of the rejected FNAF movie scripts I wouldn't be suprised if this was the intent

[@colepowers3100]

My favorite moments of this film would be all the moments when Cage killed all the animatronics in a gory, violent manor, however, the moments with the teens were not the best, but at least I got to see all them die in a gory way, so that kinda makes up for it. Overall, I think the best moments with Cage out way the slower moments with the teens, so I had a blast watching it.

[@crimsonvoid1595]

The Irony is that Nicholas Cage’s Character is ex military. Which is why he’s so good at fighting the Animatronics.

[@notsyzagts7967]

Not to mention that's also a very tired trope in Hollywood movies. An ex-military person is always a super cool fighter because reasons.

[@helixsol7171]

@@notsyzagts7967 I mean depending on their age and what they did in the military, they very well could be irl

[@crimsonvoid1595]

@Shadow Fireclaws Lol. That to me would have been a good tagline for the movie.

[@mlpfanboy1701]

@@notsyzagts7967 thats not a trope in this case its a plausible and realistic outcome. Especially if the janitor was training to face them like i hypothisis he was.

[@taurisshingler2868]

That's not irony

[@JDWalker495]

Animatronics: We will eat your soul Nick Cage: Come on then, I’ll show you what happens when you try to open the Cage

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

To quote the late great Norm Macdonald and something i'm sure Nicolas Cage might be thinking about is "The standard of morals is as variable as morals themselves; of which every nation has a different code, and every custom a different reading.”

[@jacksondesorcy1851]

16:30 That is hands down the best line I have ever heard and should be used to describe Nicholas Cage in almost every role he plays!

[@GreatHornedCynic]

I think I got it. Cage's character is what's known as a "Custodian": Men and women who drift across the country dealing with supernatural threats. They're usually made up of people from the armed forces, trades, or victims of the supernatural themselves. Their work is literally thankless. They aren't expected to be praised or even noticed for what they do. They just do it because it's their job, hence the title "Custodian." The Janitor has been doing this job long enough that he's grown absolutely numb to most supernatural threats. His army training no doubt helps him keep his cool, but I think he's just used to encountering enough supernatural things that It really doesn't matter to him anymore. To him, the Willy's Wonderland gang are just another pack of nuts he has to deal with.

[@jessetorres8738]

I would love to see Doug have a VeggieTales Month where he reviews Jonah A VeggieTales Movie, The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything, The Toy That Saved Christmas, The Star Of Christmas, and the Easter Carol movies.

[@erainmartinez8175]

Good ideas but why not The Star Wars Clone Wars Movie (2008)?

[@Rammstein0963.]

Doug: Why do you all hate me? 🤣

[@marshallhuffer4713]

15:27 - sorry to disappoint you, but his name is actually Arty Alligator.

[@seanpatrickcain2]

"And remember friends, the fun never ends at Willy's Wonderland!"

[@chasehedges6775]

💯💯💯💯

[@seangambone8534]

The sequel: Nicolas Cage fights the undead riders of a cursed roller coaster ride at a thene park. Call it "MR. BONES' WILD RIDE"

[@dredgenwar2375]

@@seangambone8534 SPIN THE WHEEL.

[@MidBoss666]

The "Dollar Store James Rolfe" joke hits a lot better when you recall that James Rolfe did a cameo in the Plan 9 From Outer Space remake as a policeman (named "Cop Policeman" for good measure XD)

[@shainaelise2694]

Ah the man, the myth, the legend that is Nicholas Cage. Can't wait to see this review critic, I've been watching channel awesome circa 2011. (Also Cage is delightfully in Color Out of Space 👽👾)

[@matheusmariani3108]

Nicolas Cage's "man, just fuck all of this, Imma do my own thingy" character is a blessing

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Listen i'm sure he's looked more cooler in other films, but this is still a pretty cool moment.

[@ErichoTTA]

This is like an inverted slasher movie. A silent protagonist fights a bunch of talking enemies!

[@TrivatorGaming]

Complete with the obligatory expendable dumb teens

[@rhaeasoul8531]

I want to see that. Put the janitor in other horror movies then watch as while the slasher is killing everyone else the killer is also trying to survive against nic cage.

[@austinmorrison6953]

Nick Cage has an amazing talent for chewing the scenery without even opening his mouth.

[@lewislewis3531]

Fun Fact: Cage wasn't hired to appear in this movie. He was just walking by the set of a teen slasher movie and started cleaning the set. The director liked it, added some fight scenes and Cage walked off into the sunset after wrap

[@ryanmorejon5813]

I have been waiting for you to do a Nicholas Cage movie review for a long time it's nice to hear the jingle at the end and to review what many consider the live action adaptation of five nights at Freddy's as I love the review ❤️

[@nodorog448]

I love every element of this movie. It was so weirdly perfect... that not only did this movie come out, then Cage went on to do "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent", and still 5NAF finally found a new director yesterday.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

I'm so glad Nicolas Cage is living his best life.

[@SSM654]

I laughed so hard. The character who's Liv is an actress I worked with ages ago on a non union show! She defiantly has a type of character she plays. I think she's more of an IG model though so happy for her getting more work! Sweet person and remembers her lines! I feel she does better in non serious roles honestly.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Honestly i think Nicolas Cage is it's own emotion

[@balrighty3523]

5:20 "I'm Doug Dimmadome, owner of the Dimmsdale Dimmadome!"

[@alexlynn5111]

The creative backstory is literally just the lore of FNAF with some minor differences I can't believe this wasn't at least in part inspired by those games

[@mlpfanboy1701]

The script was written before the first fnaf game came out so either its a coincidence or Fnaf coppied part of this script

[@JunKazamaFan]

Nicolas Cage not saying a single word was the best decision this movie could make. Even with no dialogue, The Janitor is still one of the most fascinating and likable horror movie protagonists to me.

[@jamesmoyner7499]

I love this movie. It made my favorite film list of 2021.

[@mattb1593]

I really do love this film, the comedic timing, the silent comedy of Nicholas Cage, I absolutely adore it.

[@AdamQWright]

They definitely hit this out of the park. Not sure if it hit theaters but it should have.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

So this is why Nicolas Cage had to fight a Hippopotamus in a Sumo match for the fate of mankind

[@vizra8848]

This movie plays like a Speedrunner doing FNaF. The reason Nic doesn't speak is becauise he's playing on Japanese to speed up the dialog. He pauses to take a break because It's Mandatory for the game!

[@geardog24]

7:42 Now I'm imaging Ghost Rider fighting William Afton and his animatronics. *METAL*

[@carterstephens9963]

14:26 I wouldn’t blame him for not knowing but that is literally how the animatronics come to life in Five Nights at Freddy’s except it’s the kids who poses the animatronics

[@Nolascana]

Retcons aside, not quite. From games 1-3 at least it's just one killer, and the animatronics are possessed by their victims. No suicide with demonic rituals involved. Afton didn't die intentionally, but he was also able to possess his own body in a similar way. The whole agony and remnant side of things is at the same time unnecessary, but a way to expand on gameplay (the mobile game) anything that gives a new game mechanic can easily be written into the story. It's similar enough, a killer lures kids in a suit... but the single killer was definitely more subtle than the multiple that did so in plain sight. Unless that was after they were possessed, but even then the animatronics didn't leave the buildings they were in until sister location were like, hey, let's make this a thing now too. Ignoring the puppet being an accidental death from neglect, and a lot of other reveals after the first game was long released. It's a similar origin story, but definitely not the same.

[@thecakegarden5324]

"Mom, can we get FNAF?" "We have FNAF at home" FNAF at home:

[@Veteransmoker]

I prefer the one with Cage.

[@midnightgirlofthelunarmoon1164]

🎤It's your birthday and we want you to have fun!🎤

[@mrschizo2837]

It's like they threw an action movie protagonist into a horror movie and the universe is desperately trying to compensate as he destroys everything. It feels like at any moment one of the animatronics is going shout "No you're cheating! This isn't how you play the game!" Like if you dropped the Doom slayer into FNAF. Now is it a good or bad movie? I'd say my answer would have to be: It's fun. Just that, it's a fun movie. It's definitely a great watch with friends. Plenty of joking around to be had for sure.

[@chasehedges6775]

Nicolas Cage is an awesome/absolute legend. He’s awesome and amazing in everything he’s in.

[@commissarlegion1413]

This is honestly one of my favourite films. Its a B list slasher film that has a charming premise of guy who works at a haunted animatronic restaurant actually fights back. What always pissed me off about fnaf and all that it inspired is that no guard ever thinks to fight back with an actual weapon. Sure you break company property but it would at the very least cause them to back off.

[@shainewhite2781]

Oh yes! I watched this film twice and it's pretty awesome and funny and Nick Cage goes into beast mode in almost every scene.

[@Wandergirl108]

I saw a KZbin comment theorize once that Cage's character was like an emissary of Hell to retrieve the souls of the serial killers from their little escape as animatronics, and that's why he's able to kill them so easily…The comment worded it better than I ever could, but sufficed to say I liked the theory.

[@vkvlogs6700]

I’ve been waiting on this review of willy’s wonderland ever since it came out

[@elconkle]

Same

[@RaptorNX01]

I'm surprised he didn't mention the subtle, and surprising, star trek reference in the film. When the girl is explaining the backstory she says they escaped capture by transferring their "Katras" into the animatronics. In star trek 3 they explain how they could bring back Spock was because he transferred his "Katra" into Dr McCoy just before his death at the end of Star Trek 2. Katra basically being the Vulcan word for soul, or "eternal living spirit".

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Honestly the more Nicolas Cage in all of our lives the better all of our lives would be in general

[@chasehedges6775]

Indeed. 💯💯💯

[@ingeborg-anne]

What a masterpiece of a movie. Nicolas Cage is 100% Nicolas Cage without saying a word.

[@johnnysparkle]

Troubled Production: The film was shot on a shoestring budget in a very short period of time (one month) to accomodate Nicolas Cage's busy schedule right before the pandemic hit, and post-production was troubled by the director Kevin Lewis being diagnosed with COVID-19 (he recovered).

[@mrcritical6751]

It also had to change its plot and title late into the game. Originally it was gonna be called Wally’s Wonderland and be set inside an abandoned theme park (you can even see that in the first poster for the movie which features that title and a theme park shadowed by a purple fog) but it has to be scaled down due to budget reasons and the title had to be changed due to a Simpsons joke that featured a Chuck E Cheese style restaurant with a mascot named Wally The Weasel

[@TheLovelyVocal]

Funny thing about this movie is that if you're the type who reads too deeply into things, you could see Nicholas Cage's character as a kid who survived an encounter with one of these animatronics and grew up. Traumatized by his experience with this weasel and with a host of developmental issues, he sticks around to find closure in comically badass ultraviolence.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

So this is why Nicolas Cage replaced Curious George

[@klimmr]

18:44 It's like Jim Carrey's career. Stick him in a video game movie, and he's a smash hit again. Oh I keep forgetting; this isn't FNAF: The Movie.

[@mx9226]

I wasn’t expecting him to review this, but then I remembered it had Nic Cage in it.

[@12yellowcab]

if this was made in the early years I'll bet Bruce Campbell would've played the janitor

[@rykavproductions666]

The janitor also has the additional superpower of having the shiniest sunglasses known to mankind and I must say that the cinematography in this movie is really damn good

[@CounterGriefZombies]

Im pretty sure Willy doesnt taunt or talk in the final fight is because Cage killed all his friends. Hes pissed, this isnt a game anymore.

[@ZackaryBiagi]

YES! this is honestly in my top 20 favorite movies of all time. the janitor is one of the most badass characters ever conceived on screen and him being played by the cage man himself increases that tenfold.

[@HomespunBannersglare]

If one of those animatronics was a bee character, then Cage really would have been in trouble.

[@bonkboy4386]

Incredible timing with fnaf movie news coming out just a day before this

[@ChannelAwesome]

TIMING!

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

@@ChannelAwesome Keep up the good work

[@KratosCar]

@@ChannelAwesome CASPER!

[@cian.o]

Can't wait for the Muppet crossover.

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

@@cian.o Huh?

[@skywolfx76]

"he figures Liv deserves a punch... that really came out wrong!" I fucking love that XD