the FNAF movie is kinda dumb...

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[@charactercreations]

Cringe ngl

[@IrieTheGreat]

Nvm I’m not the first rip maybe next time

[@IrieTheGreat]

@@charactercreations if it’s cringe then why are you watching it?

[@IrieTheGreat]

@@charactercreations ok you’re honestly about to start a war bro

[@VolcanicPowerGD]

@@IrieTheGreatcan you shut up? nobody asked?

[@Robospy1]

I loved this movie, but the main issue was just that it was marketed as a horror movie, when it is really more of a horror themed mystery movie.

[@jamesbackwardz]

It was an hour and a half long FNAF ad

[@vixenthefox328]

It's not even this... It's marked as "horror-komedy" As a horror fan I am disapointed As fnaf fan I feel like Scott trolled us again and do shitty. Like... I couldn't watch it without a cringe creepin in espessially with Vanessa Afton thingy. It's just so full of fanservice...

[@SpiDuD]

​@vixenthefox328 a fnaf film when its made for the fans HAS FAN SERVICE 😲

[@jjnomad3220]

@@SpiDuD exactly!

[@vixenthefox328]

@@SpiDuD oMg pEoPle wAnTed a HoRrOr MoViE nOt a cOmeDy Tragic. It doesn't matter, but you can't face the fact that the film was disapointing, it was full of bunch of random things, a lot of questions weren't answered like "Where is Garrets body?", "Garett was killed but where is he now?", " Why would Steve/William start to kill, what's the reason?", "Where tf is Mike's and Abbys dad?" And a lot more. Plot holes are just triggering, and I really felt like I am whatching fanmade full of game/books theorys without any game/book example. Can you imagine waiting for years for an adaptation to get this? AND WITH PRODUCER LIKE BLUMHOUSE?! Why they didn't do a horror? Who knows, but there was nothing from horror there exept from Guard being killed and those jerks being killed on screen. And Baloon boy meme. But almost all the scenes, like those with taxi, were used before, and it wasn't an original side of comedy. The best part of the movie was Matpat with his "but it's just a theory". And if you are good with Scott probably trolling us the whole time with advertising a horror movie and in the end he gave us a comedy, then go on, but I can say that I didn't like that movie.

[@TimeBucks]

I personally think it needed more jumpscares.

[@sabitaislam-hd9mn]

Very nice

[@GordonRobb-r3e]

It was a PG-13 movie tho

[@cancerousdisease]

I think it should've been centered around Mike surviving the nights. :(

[@randomyoutuber2633]

Yeah, like not a jumpscare every minute, what is the point of the movie man.

[@Satire_Filmz]

Should’ve been Rated-R

[@supergluehotty]

Can we all just take a moment to say Mike is screwed. His Aunt who he was in a legal case with is dead at his house. His place of employment is gone, and employer dead, or dieing. Vanessa was nearly dead from the same place, and was dropped off at a hospital by Mike. There was no witness to what happened, and mike has a history with strong drugs. He's going to jail. Sequel better be named 5 nights at prison.

[@darkpain2452]

she is not dead, but if mike goes to prison, everyone in the prison will die and responsible will die, literally even judge and everyone involved in taking mike to prison will die, in a horrible way there was something so deadly at the side of mike, he still didn't show up but he always watching, its a monster more terrifying than hallowen, jason 13th, Freddy kudge,Chucky he is so deadly, he could totally make all others slasher regrets, he going to show them what truly violence and rage means there is nothing that can stop it doesn't expect anything than absolute level of violence and rage of him no limits, not even death can save them

[@tigerboyfriends9622]

Personally I don’t think Mike Schmidt will be the main character in the next movie instead I think it will be Michael Afton which is what happens in the games. I did think at one point that Mike took his mums surname instead of his dads for whatever reason but that wouldn’t make sense since Vanessa did and it was Shelly(unless she’s married). In the games Schmidt is thought to be Mike Afton but for the movies I’m still a bit confused on the whole matter.

[@nalii2740]

@@darkpain2452 Is this level of corny mary sue in the game too?

[@bethanywallace8575]

He also has a history of being violent But I agree. I was wondering at end of movie how exactly he was gonna explain his aunt's death. Especially since he invited her over to the house and then "oh NO" She ded

[@johnnymatee]

let me tell you a thing about plot armour

[@McMomfaceplustwo]

My kids have been way deep in the FNAF lore and slowly sucked me in too. It’s so weirdly dark and disturbing, how the heck did this become a thing for kids? Of course we had those twisted “Are you afraid of the dark?” stories when I was a kid, so I can’t really say anything.

[@redpanda6497]

FNAF is 13+ but has kids in the fandom.

[@SvanTowerMan]

I wish it weren't for kids. The devs trying to pander to kids is watering down the franchise. It isn't scary anymore.

[@tenebris13]

Recently, it's begun to lean more towards kids, and it's made a lot worse by how lots of KZbin channels and outside parties take the characters and names and just put into weird little animations and stuff.

[@RR-on4sk]

KZbin made it a thing for kids because all the let's play gamers played it, like they do many indie horror games, which yes kids watch, but they usually don't get attached to it like that. What made it an exception is the mascot type characters. Just got a chord with kids extra I guess. That's why if you notice there's some indie devs now purposely making horror games with "cute" characters (bendy, poppy, etc) hoping to strike gold. The first FNAF was actually nothing special, you sat in a room with monitors hitting buttons to block access to your room. Couldn't even walk around. The dev was just that lucky with these characters being a draw for a younger audience... However, he's far into now and the last FNAF game was totally made for kids on purpose. The main protagonist is even a kid vs the previous story lines about adults working at a run down pizza joint. TL;TR The dev caught lightening in a bottle, helped by how many kids watch KZbin let's players.

[@bitshox1215]

It's essentially baby's first horror game -- dark and scary, but not TOO dark and scary. I say this as a long time fan myself.

[@jessikat_17]

As a fan of the franchise, though not as hardcore as some people, I really liked the movie. You can see the live put into it and that it was made for FANS. They really said "dont care about general public, this is for fans" and it shows. MatPat and Cory's appearance brought me so much joy, just sad Mark had scheduling conflicts because that would have been the cherry on top. I can see why this is confusing for nonfans but the lore is confusing so that tracks lol. The anamatronics though, so happy they went with practical. And the blonde kid playing Golden Freddy, he did menecing soooo well. So often he just made me uneasy with just a slight change of facial expression, it was just in the eyes.

[@SnrubSource]

for the fans of watching it through youtube*

[@evilds3261]

I'm actually glad that Markiplier was not there. He was supposed to be the security guard who died in the beginning.

[@Imanmagnet00]

I find the mentality of not caring for the general public to be so confusing. Ideally you want people to become fans of what you're showing them. It's a tough line to walk and it's why video game adaptations were hard to nail, but it's not impossible. I can see little kids being interested in the franchise from watching the movie, but the film itself falls apart to any semblance of thought. If this were any other movie of any other thing, you'd feel robbed if the main antagonist of the movie was only ever in 3 scenes and with a fake name in two of them for no explanation given to you at any point, but because it's FNAF you gotta know who William Afton prior to feel any satisfaction from the film's third act.

[@MegentaLive]

your saying the same exact thing im thinking im gald to see some one with the same opinion though i do understand why people dont like it

[@ayfficiall]

Damn you're really easy to please If those are the reason you loved the movie😭

[@PlayerOne.StartGame]

Even as a huge fan of the games, I always knew that it would be harshly rated by critics, but loved by the fans. That being said, I can only describe this movie as a love letter for fans. It wasn't without its flaws, but I do think it was worth the 8 year wait, and that Blumhouse were the perfect people for it. I'm very curious to see how they continue to make future sequels!

[@adamgoodwin3434]

Couldn't have said it better myself

[@beccalt1846]

This is exactly what I was thinking. A movie about a game gets hyped up for all audiences and then crashes and burns with all audiences expect for those who actually loved the game. therefore the film company thinks its pointless to make future sequels. happened with WOW's movie. I would love to get a second movie or a series but because of all the hate we got that wish would probably never be.

[@namantherockstar]

Alex inspires me.. My parents said if i get 70K followers They'd buy me a professional camera for recording..begging u guys , literally Begging..

[@matts5164]

Nothing wrong with liking a fast food film, but fast food is fast food.

[@glitchtrapthebunny3977]

thats how i feel. its mot really just a movie for the general public, its a gift to us and i wouldnt have it any other way

[@aidasalazar9702]

This is the movie that was definitely made for fans and not really moviegoers like Alex.

[@awsomerobyn2603]

I don’t think it was really aimed for anyone else but fans considering that they showed the main villain in the trailers.

[@Im.Rae.]

It wasnt good if were going into with knolege of the lore because they changed basically everything about it

[@Im.Rae.]

But all things considered it was an ok movie

[@aidasalazar9702]

@cyberdraws1770 Well it combines both game lore and book lore to create its own separate a.u (Alternate universe). That was already confirmed before the movie. And you can still go with a basic knowledge and understand. Tbh they made it quite easy. They still had the plot of William killing 5 kids, having them be animatronics. And the character Mike being the main character. And Cassidy/Golden Freddy being the vengeful one still is in there too. The only major change being Vanessa and Mike, with their familial roles being reversed. How it gets resolved with his sister using the drawings is directly pulled from the book. I think the way they pulled it off still works well a lot.

[@alfblue4734]

i think they shuda balanced it out instead of making a soley fan film. But oh well since its made a shit ton of money on opening weekend, idts anyone involved is bothered about reviews.

[@mariov3515]

This movie is really made to be seen in theatres, by fans. Jason Blum himself has said that they prioritized making the movie as orientated to the fans as possible. I do wish it was a slightly better entry-point for non-fans, but as it is right now, I'm happy with what we've got.

[@Frosty_Th3_Snowman]

Made for fans but doesn't follow any of the lore? Makes sense

[@mariov3515]

@@Frosty_Th3_Snowman idk what movie you watched, it follows plenty of the lore

[@Frosty_Th3_Snowman]

@mariov3515 yeah Vanessa isn't Williams daughter in the games, Mike doesn't have a sister named Abby, the animatronics are NOT friendly, yeah totally the lore

[@mariov3515]

@@Frosty_Th3_Snowman Taking the wrong details into consideration. Vanessa was manipulated by William, as in the games, the animatronics arent just mindless monsters, but kids, Abby is a clear stand-in for Elizabeth, Mike seeing the kids in his dreams lines up pretty well with what we learn from the recent books about how possession works, and so on. The fact that the movie doesn't follow the majorly accepted theories from the games, doesn't mean it's not lore accurate. It's doing its own thing while also respecting the source material, better than the Silver Eyes trilogy did. Let's not shit on the movie we've waited for 8 years, but be happy with what we've got. And Scott has recently gone on Reddit and said that he's taking the criticism into consideration while making the second one.

[@Frosty_Th3_Snowman]

@mariov3515 I am not gonna be happy with a boring, non scary, cringe fnaf movie. How they dropped the ball this hard shows they don't care. The movies will suck.

[@DaRealPancake]

The Freddy that was at Mike’s house was actually Golden Freddy who has the ability to teleport to places. The yellow rabbit wasn’t just locked in the back areas, he was slowly bleeding out, waiting for death. To him, he felt as if thousands of tiny needles and knifes were slicing him, he could not move because his legs were crushed, he could not see because his eyes were replaced with the animatronics eyes, and his skull was punctured. Also the fact you said Max the babysitter wasn’t answering the calls for *some reason* is so funny to me

[@Hailu-B]

Yeah because she's literally dead lmao

[@gayralseitweets]

​@@Hailu-B Dead or not, she should at least return her calls smh /j

[@Fanciestclown_15]

Golden freddy can't teleport, idk about the movie tho

[@Hailu-B]

@@Fanciestclown_15 idk in the game he teleports in front of you but idk he's more like a ghost or a figment of ur imagination or hallucination it seems rather than a walking animatronic but idk

[@Fanciestclown_15]

@@Hailu-B juts say idk less

[@Ahriman_of_Duzakh]

The thing with this movie is that it was not written for everyone. This is very much a movie for the fans which is why it is absolutely packed with cameos and easter eggs that mean absolutely nothing to the uninitiated.

[@npcimknot958]

yup with ofncourse regulations from the studios. but j tink next one they'll give scott full control and hopefully he'll go all in on the lore..dontngive into the gore and horror complaints

[@Chubbytoad12]

It was fine never played the games

[@anamaria3726]

This is why Arcane was good Written for eveyone to bring many new fans. This is written for fans appreciated by them and won't bring much new people Unfortunately

[@Imanmagnet00]

It's a defeatist mindset to write a movie on. "It can be mediocre because fans will like it". Ideally, you can have and should have both when adapting a work.

[@Ahriman_of_Duzakh]

@@Imanmagnet00 Who said "it can be mediocre", its just simply written FOR the fans. There are references and bits of the movie that fans will innately recognize where the layman will not and a lot easter eggs and lore that the fans are already more interested in, the target demographic is not the general public, its why(alongside other reasons) they didnt push for a grand premiere or any of the other hollywood nonsense for the movie. If you have a problem with that then you have a problem with literally any movie which specifically targets a demographic.

[@Neongore667]

I want a apology video with a ukulele and tears

[@Nomenooooo]

because he's correct?

[@Neongore667]

@@Nomenooooo no

[@JupitersPoint]

Two things: 1. The plot twist and a lot of other things do make sense if you pay attention to the game lore. 2. The whole reason why Jane wants to take Abby away is because she wants the money from the state, Mike says that pretty early on. edit: do or dont pay attention to the lore i could care less. either way replying with any other argument is pointless

[@dante_0962]

The second thing feels pretty obvious like you don’t need to pay attention to know.

[@JupitersPoint]

@@dante_0962 yes but alex said “for some reason”, that’s why. and plus you kind of do otherwise it’s not clear, in my opinion.

[@mrspifff]

I was confused by the logic used for #2 by the writers... why would she want custody over a child she views as a burden for some money from the state when she clearly already has a bunch of money as indicated throughout the movie? She's probably spent a lot and plans to spend even more to gain custody of the child anyway- it's not even a worthy investment from her perspective smh

[@JupitersPoint]

@@mrspifff honestly, i dunno. Mike says to the teacher(??) that she just wants the money from the state after Jane talks to the school about Abby, so I'm not really sure.

[@mrspifff]

@@JupitersPoint yeah I'm baffled by the logic 😭

[@Jonathan_Collins]

Regardless of what you think about the movie critically, the film is so fun and it’s crazy that FNAF got a movie. I love that we are getting into an era where things are actually being made for fans rather than trying to appeal to everything and everyone.

[@ryanmartin3945]

I'm only watching the movie for 2 reasons. 1. Matthew Lillard 2. MatPat

[@TitaniumGrillz]

It's not fun tho. It's flipping boring for a lot of it

[@lex.starling]

This the one!^

[@Ponch_ITK]

If they really wanted to make this a horror movie they could have just gone the R-rated route and leave it at there

[@Im.Rae.]

Well it was entertaining if you didnt put into account they changed so much about it@@TitaniumGrillz

[@sachi8593]

As a huge fan who understands the lore completely and has played every single game, it was a masterpiece, I left the movie with friends crying after TLT at the end. But I do think that it’s not made for general audiences. There are some parts that only made me excited because I understood everything behind them.

[@Rasupubegasu]

I got chills when I heard it.

[@KimboKG14]

glad for you. it's so rare that you get a pure breed fan service product. I only know of metal gear solid 4 and 5.

[@burntoutgiftedkid]

this!!!

[@josetomascamposrobledano4618]

As someone who also understands the lore completely. WTF? Crying? Guess that’s the most socially capable Fnaf fan moment.

[@GuineaPigEveryday]

@@josetomascamposrobledano4618 yeah ive been following the lore since watching videos from 2014, but crying is something else, well i guess considering how absolutely barebones the lore reveals have been in Security Breach, with so much filler bullshit, that the FNAF fans are so parched for anything, that a lore-dump like FNAF movie is ecstatic in comparison.

[@evevoli]

alex's reaction to the kids being stuffed in the suits is the funniest part of all this 😭 thought that was just baseline common knowledge genuinely. i've been in this fandom too long

[@Magical-N]

When is that first revealed? I don't remember it being in the original game at all. Just wild.

[@evevoli]

@@Magical-N in the first game, there's a "rules of safety" poster in one of the hall corner cams that rarely changes to newspaper clippings talking about the missing children's incident. nothing is directly stated ofc in true fnaf fashion but it talks about how kids went missing and the animatronics started to smell and ooze blood afterward 👍 so yeah you're unlikely to gather all this on a casual playthrough but it's been in the lore since the beginning lol

[@thejonatan._]

Bro is sponsored by lawyers of all things 💀 edit: Bro roasted the lawyer that is sponsoring him! 💀💀

[@vania7302]

What I'm getting from reviews and comments is that it was a movie with a specific target audience that respected said audience and doesn't precisely try to tailor it to others (if it does great, but the fans are the real priority). And honestly, I respect that and am happy for the ppl who worked on it that the movie seems to be doing well, even if I'm definitely not part of its target audience

[@johnjordan211]

I disrespect that. Every movie should be enjoyable. It doesn't have to be bad to cater fans

[@meownipulator_]

@@johnjordan211shut up bro😭

[@Noryelle]

@@johnjordan211and why do you not like the movie?

[@shamefuldisplay9692]

No offense, but thats the safest opinion I've heard in several years.

[@xxxmaysilssss690]

@@Noryellebecause it’s bad…

[@randomyoutuber2633]

Honestly, they really did portray the personalities of every animatronic pretty well, which were shown more in games like UCN and Freddy in Space(non-canon but they have similar personalities in games like this and FNAF World.) It made them actually seem like kids, wonder how they will do the whole Agony Remant Golden Freddy thing, because I don't know if they will do the William Hell arc or not.

[@Dokataa]

Dude, Crying Child would never. Golden Freddy is the least scary of the animatronics, no matter what Cassidy is doing. Also, I feel like the Freddy mask was the remnant extractor. Why else would William/Henry make it?

[@redpanda6497]

I hope remnant and sci-fi won't be included.

[@thegodzillafandomsrookie5514]

@@redpanda6497 its literally a sci fi horror thriller theres gonna be some stuff put in

[@rayesafan9628]

This is why as a movie made for fans, it’s golden. As a stand alone horror movie with no context, it’s not the best. But that’s ok! I think that they knew that this was a 30 mil dollar love letter to the fans, and it was worth it!

[@redpanda6497]

@@thegodzillafandomsrookie5514 Not everyone like sci-fi though. And the movies are a different universe. It's not trying to copy the games. The only things it takes out of them are elements from FNAF 1, FNAF 2 and FNAF 3.

[@66DoodleGal]

I never understood the whole “stuffing the dead bodies into the animatronic suit“ thing. You would think, after a while, people would start to smell a stench of decomposing bodies. Or does the suit mask the smell?

[@bezoticallyyours83]

People complained about the stench of the suits in-game lore.

[@replyingtocommentsthatwant9115]

Well it depends. Because after the entire killing spree of William Afton, the pizzeria practically shut-down and they weren't used again until they remade the animatronics for a new place which meant at one point, the corpses were taken out by someone (who knew of the incident aka Afton). This means that the children had probably possessed the endoskeletons of the animatronics which would explain why they're still able to roam without their corpses. Also their animatronic suits weren't entirely renewed but only rebuilding the exterior design which would explain why they still possessed the entire animatronic in general. So in conclusion, probably not. I know in the game lores people complained about a weird smell but not anything that would cause them to think that there were once decomposing bodies within the suit. But otherwise you could also take in the fact that the animatronics that Afton made were in particular to store the children in the stomach of the suits which is why no one ever found them but still it just doesn't make sense that corpses would literally be rotting inside and Henry (the guy who kinda remade everything after Afton "died") didn't realise such a horrible stench that would be growing. Hope this helped(although my memory is a bit rusty and I could be wrong in parts)

[@anotherchaos]

In the games Afton deplaced the animatronics and removed the bodies from them when people started complaining about the smell. In the movies he probably just closed the pizzeria after the firsts complaints.

[@modernpest9410]

i thought the same thing!!

[@mask938]

Afton removed the bodies from the suits after the pizzaria recieved complaints about the animatronics emitting a foul stench and leaking blood and mucus. The smell would start dissipating after the source of it was removed from the property (though bet they still had to febreze the shit out of that building for quite a while). There's also the fact that the place closed down after Afton's murder spree. Hardly anyone would be there to even see the animatronics at that point other than Vanessa, the hired security guards, and Afton himself. Not only that, but any person who entered the place would be killed and stuffed into spare suits by the animatronics, as evidenced by the attempted BNE by the backstabbing babysitter, her brother, and their cronies ending with all of them dead and stuffed into suits in the storage closet (the same one that Afton is now locked in).

[@torspski4921]

As a fan the movie did what we wanted, i do agree I wished they had leaned more into the horror aspect of the movie but it also makes fans with more the more half of the fans being actual children. So this was a good comparison for that

[@liamtheexisting9450]

As a FNAF fan, I loved it, but I really can't imagine it's too great for an outside viewer. You've kinda gotta be knowledgeable in the lore department to fully appreciate it, y'know?

[@jaboy8603]

For me, I was pretty disappointed in it bc this movie didnt capture the absolute dread of fending off uncanny animatronics trying to kill you in a dark, run down pizzeria. Honestly it wasnt even the in game jumpscares that were scary, but the tension leading up to them. The atmosphere was terrible in the movie, the jumpscares were random (like BB) and had very weak tension buildup, and any hopes of an actual scary FNAF movie was dashed by the fort scene. Eughhh. That being said MatPat and Cory def saved my experience in theater but other than that, it was a wack horror film. And it didn’t feel as disturbing as the game did.

[@Spiked_mango]

@@jaboy8603that’s a fair opinion, I do think it’s meant to be more story then horror, tho the trailers were sorta misleading.

[@brandongamingtv7545]

14:29 ...unless if you've decided to stay untill the credits have rolled, there is a post credits scene that teases a sequel to this

[@ethejumper6568]

Also the Fnaf 1 Song from The Living Tombstone plays during the Credits

[@GirtyGirl703]

@@ethejumper6568I was so happy that song played I forced my mom to stay so I could listen

[@AnimeLover_179]

But the scene is just balloon boy scaring the taxis man-

[@GlitchyXion]

​@@AnimeLover_179I'd recommend you to search up the end credits again. There's something more

[@arvis4prez]

I saw the movie pretty much right after watching the almost 9 hour fnaf lore video, so it was fun to watch for any Easter eggs and such. That said, while it’s a love letter to the fans (which isn’t a bad thing necessarily), it’s not that great for anyone else, given the sheer amount of backstory and trauma dumping. I mean, I get it, but like jeez it could’ve done with cutting out certain plotlines and either add in more scares or just…. better writing lol. I was pretty happy with the movie overall, but I can see why some people would be like “this movie is mid as hell”

[@NovaKnight_]

As someone who followed the lore and also wanted and tried to see it in an objective view, I thought it was fun and the horror was campy. It was more sentimental and lighthearted than I expected and the story seemed more about the kids’ souls than “oooh, spooky robots oooOoOoH”, which is interesting. I think the critics and general public likely expected spooky robots rather than a story about the characters themselves.

[@Jadenette11111]

"Which Kingdom of Hearts is this?" If only you knew.

[@_WYNGZ_]

12:44 thats not freddyyy thats golden freddy

[@ethejumper6568]

I really like how f*cked up Golden Freddy looks in this Movie

[@gamingwithtonybaloney5824]

When I was at the theatre for the fnaf movie premiere I thought I was gonna go home and have a nightmare💀 and I dint even flinch in t/e fnaf movie screening💀💀

[@goofy9203]

WARNING, HEAVY SPOILERS!!!: At the later part of this review, mainly after 10:00 everything Alex says falls apart, they didn't kidnap Vanessa and Mike, Mike didn't invite the aunt to come and watch Abby for the night, but to adopt her and Freddy killed Abby's aunt. The children in the dream are the souls of the murdered children that posses the animatronics. And they want Abby to join them. They forgot that they were murdered, and listened to the interactions of their murder. Abby doesn't see them as animatronics, rather as the kids they used to be.

[@countyfacts6920]

Abby doesn't always see them as the kids. Notice her line: "How else could they control the suits?", and her interactions with them like hugging Freddy Fazbear.

[@goofy9203]

@@countyfacts6920 Yeah I noticed at the end of the video, for example: when Freddy killed aunt Jane, Abby saw both, the child and the animatronic.

[@chloemarks5955]

not to mention the whole william afton being left to die in his springlock suit rather than simply “locked in a closet”😭

[@goofy9203]

@@chloemarks5955 yeah xD I was gonna edit the comment and add that aswell, but something else came up

[@rohangokoel7755]

I don’t think Mike invited the aunt to let her adopt Abby. He had a line in which he said “This isn’t what you think”. Probably meaning that she didn’t come to adopt her but to sinply just babysit her

[@ThatBugBehindYou]

Considering the target audience, their age, the fact it's a debut movie by the creator, and let's face it the subject material, I was surprised how good it really is. Is it a dumb movie, does it not reach a level of horror it should, sure, but I really think this is the start of what will be a good film franchise.

[@npcimknot958]

also gotta rmemeber.. blu house took a bug risk.. they knew its famous but it was still a gamble. small budget most went to building the set and suit animations.. but now thr movie has made bank.. they know exactly what to do for thr next one. and look how many videos are made after the movie and getting millions of views. it's clear lore and easter eggs is what's fnaf is all about ..not gore .

[@TheeJay11]

@@npcimknot958 👏

[@burntoutgiftedkid]

exactly!

[@chriskoloski32]

Every fnaf fan knew the movie was pretty much gonna be dumb fun. And that's okay cause we love dumb fun

[@primitiveape210]

12:39 its not Freddy its golden Freddy

[@vectinator7605]

For a Horror Movie, its kill count is 13. 5 children, 4 robbers, Garrett, the Aunt, the Previous Security Guard, and William Afton.

[@SharkRacer5]

Well... If this was like DM's kill count I don't think they would count Garrett idk

[@ralphdary7050]

Would it count if they were already dead before the movie begins?

[@vectinator7605]

@@ralphdary7050I was counting how many are confirmed.

[@SharkRacer5]

@@vectinator7605 which is fine, nothing wrong with it.

[@Splatooty]

It’s more of a thriller than a horror, which puts story first rather than attempts to constantly scare you. The games did the same thing, with putting the story first. And also, the movie takes place in 2000, as explained by the camera footage when he was looking for a job after he got fired.

[@stellarkat4657]

I like interpretation

[@Im.Rae.]

Yea but what kinda sucks is they liaterally changed everything about the lore

[@s.o6054]

​@cyberdraws1770 Shouldn't it not be that big of a deal since they said that the movie would stray from the "canon" lore? Just like the books, they're their own thing and the movie is as well.

[@SomebodyWhoExists23]

@@officialmilkman491 just fnaf 1 and 5 had it equal. the rest where challenges which expanded the lore. and you really dont get really scared if you know how the gameplay works. fnaf 5 is the only one that can keep you scared even later.

[@zorwikingyt]

They didn't just lock Vanessa's dad in the storage room the cupcake robot bit his suit activating the springlocks in his suit (the suit he was wearing was a springlock suit that can switch to robot and suit mode) if it malfocntions the springs will stab the human inside slowly by slowly crashing the human to death so he died I hope I managed to make sense

[@goblinguy3103]

I think the issue is that people seem to think this was gonna be an 18+ gore thriller film instead of a movie adaptation of a game. The expectations were so off so so many people

[@emmarod8746]

Of course this movie would never be that when most of the Fanbase are kids. It would be pretty stupid to prevent that much of your fanbase from seeing the movie.

[@Moyukso]

The lore was so incorrect and inconsistent 😂 even as 7 year fan following the lore I tried to enjoy the movie but it was just… horrible

[@wet0wl]

@@MoyuksoIt’s not supposed to be accurate, it’s supposed to take elements and mix them around, you know like the books did SEVEN YEARS ago?

[@Jenny_andy]

​@@Moyuksowe literally don't have enough of the lore confirmed to really gauge what is and isn't supposed to be canon besides obvious changes that, crazy thing, they announced would be the case a year ago. Expecting the mess that the FNAF lore is to be completely adapted into a movie is actually insane

[@wet0wl]

My issue is why people think gore = scary, because it really doesn’t. Gore is disturbing, the implication and or lead up is the scary part.

[@blueberry9994]

alex’s lack of knowing the fnaf lore just makes them so much better. because i’ve been a fan since the very first game, ive seen all the theories, all the play through, i know a lot abt fnaf (im autistic lol) and its so funny to see how someone who doesn’t know abt fnaf and its lore figure it out with this movie.

[@AmericanAce2234]

fnaf fans staring at the title:😔😔

[@neverbabysittingagain]

When I heard the word theory all I could think of was “it’s just a theory, a food theory.”

[@olidon96]

i’m not a fnaf fan, but i appreciate that they focused more on the stories than the scares, since i actually hate horror and really only saw it for the meme lol

[@Kevin_YT1133]

i seem to agree with you because i feel like fnaf movie is the first ever horror movie to focus on the lore than the jumpscares.

[@luroxbd9040]

The jumpscares are good enough for someone that doesnt like horror, specially balloon boy and Foxy jumpscare, which i think they are the best in the movie.

[@AndieTartSweet]

In the books the ball pit is a time machine, so it really could’ve been wilder. I really wasn’t expecting the movie to be this soft in delivery for how gruesome the books go. Like kids get torn apart in detail. This also makes the lore so much more opaque I didn’t think it was possible lol

[@matt6870]

Well, Abby did change after that night, who knows if she got into some wacky adventures while hiding from Foxy.

[@thickboi7570]

They only had a PG rating to work with lol considering the target audience

[@Snow-xd4rv]

​@@thickboi7570The target audience was pg 13

[@Snow-xd4rv]

​@@thickboi7570Even though though they did a bad job handling the pg 13 rating

[@haibatanful]

This movie makes a lot more sense if you know the story and lore of the games

[@yes57373]

7:42 yeah but michael afton in the games accidently killed his brother, we dont know anything about his mom, his father is a killer that started all of this and tried to kill him twice, his sister got killed by an animatronic because his dad made on oopsie, when he tried to save his sister she betrayed him and turned him into a zombie, i think you can tell wich michael has the worst life

[@jakehackney1718]

I think the movie panders to the games audience which makes sense to me, but the game is jump scares and the crowd the game pulls is probably mostly junior high kids, maybe that's why it never goes full horror. It might not be scary but its still enjoyable.

[@_WYNGZ_]

12:00 yes.

[@Theoxoxgamer]

The fact about the many plot twists in the movie makes sense that it’s a lot for the plot since the fnaf fans know the lore is big, REALLY big. It makes sense that it would make the movie pretty confusing for people without knowledge of the game.

[@bucket_knight]

the way he skims over Corey is crazy

[@letsdaze1168]

This movie was definitely made for the fans cuz the amount of Easter eggs and references littered throughout this movie made it such a fun watch!

[@tokobot23minecraft80]

yeah, as a huge FNaF fan, it was amazing

[@STEALTH-BYTE-123]

9:02 why did that have me die of laughter? Also 6:22 having the bee movie script in the background is crazy

[@InfinityReki]

As a film student who did grow up with FNAF lore, I hated it as a movie. It was fun, I just thought it was a bad movie. Good ode to fans though. Also for someone who brought up how often the pills are shown, you missed how Mike says he uses them to ensure he gets that dream over and over. He doesn't need them to sleep, just needs them for that dream. At least, that's what I heard but maybe I'm misremembering it myself. 🤷🏿‍♀️

[@replyingtocommentsthatwant9115]

Funnily enough the ones who are complaining are the fans. The appreciation is somewhere there but the ratings are atrocious right now- As for the pills, you are correct he did say that the pills were only so he could perhaps dream of going back to that one day to try find clues on his brother's kidnapper but it was what helped him go back to it so I thought it was an interesting slip-in and showed his change in character as Vanessa threw it in to the lake.

[@borderlineidiotic]

the lore of the game is completely changed in the movie. disappointing

[@SpiderBrine42]

Fnaf was actually the first horror film I ever watched😅

[@katcl0uds]

Honestly the movie on its own is borderline boring and barely classifies as horror, but as a long time fan it was still great to see what started as an indie game project end up on the big screen. The movie seemed more like it was just paying homage to the fans and I can always respect that. No matter it turned out, how far the franchise has come is very impressive

[@pepto843]

7:35 he actually takes the medication to GET the dreams… it’s explained in the movie

[@sophiak1641]

im ngl this movie was what was expected. it wasnt scary but it was a fun time

[@JumptheTrench]

Yea true, just wish their were more animatronics and less dream children💀 it’s cool though just not for me

[@IrieTheGreat]

@@JumptheTrenchthe animatronics had very low screen time, and they’re literally the main parts of the games😂

[@toshironikko]

11:28 - they dont kidnap Mike and Vanessa - they almost kill Mike who barely managed to get the exit door open and Vanessa apparently found him and took him back to a police station to tend to his injuries

[@MiningNatureYT]

"How many plot twists can we possibly fit into one movie" Honestly a fair and valid assessment of the entire franchise

[@xT4ickyx]

Yeah i wonder why People who arent fnaf fans arent as happy as the og fans .cuz its not made for you..(not all of it its for the fans but it hase elements in to help new people understand the story)

[@UKARCADES2015]

8:43 BLLEEEEUUGGGHHHEEEHHHHEEERRRRUUUMMMMMM !

[@JettLockette]

5:43 MATT PATT, the man, the legend, the fnaf (and all legendary game) theorist himself! AND HE SAID THE THING! This movie deserves an award just for that!!

[@Emperor_shadow]

Markiplier is missing

[@Mx.muffin]

See, this movie is amazing for me as a fnaf fan, but as a horror movie fan... It does fall flat

[@batmomlife7866]

If you paid attention, you see the dream book and hear him explain that the sleeping pills help him direct his dreams to that exact spot so he can eventually see the kidnapper. Like it literally lays all that out a few times. 😂

[@AnonDudeBro]

As a long-time fan since the release of the first game, I wanted to like this movie more than I did. To be honest, I almost feel peer-pressured to like it just seeing the hardcore defense for this movie everywhere among other long-time fans (Along with the slew of toxic positivity and negativity towards negativity when talking about the movie). I can’t give this movie without my bias anything more than a 6.5-7/10, and even that feels kind of generous. My issue isn’t with the movie being directed for fans or the idea of lore changes for the movies. I didn’t mind Vanessa’s inclusion or anything like that. The biggest flaw this movie had was the biggest issue I had with how this series had developed. It was bad as a movie because it was trying to appease two completely different demographics, with them being kids young enough for goosebump-esque campfire horror and teenagers/young adults who enjoy horror as a genre and wanted to take this franchise seriously as such), causing it to fail as a horror movie. The movie betrayed its roots as being genuine animatronic and paranormal horror that mimicked the 80’s animatronic establishments like Billy Bobs or Chuck-E-Cheese, which was something that made FNAF 1 really unique when it came out. FNAF *catering* to children was a major issue that the franchise developed over the years in my opinion that happened to snowball into the movie. It ruined FNAF’s ability to be able to take the horror/gore to where it needs to be in order to feel the gravity of things - like its original premise of animatronic horror. In my opinion, this undermines William Aftons evil and the brutality of what he did. FNAF was never “for kids” as a demographic, it was a franchise that just happened to be *accessible* to them because the games didn’t include much gore past its narrative implications and statements. Yes, the game tells us that the animatronics stuff our bodies into the suits to the point that our eyes pop out of the sockets, or that the suits leak blood and pus. but most of this stuff isn’t ever seen. No, I don’t hate kids. No, I’m also not saying the movie should have been a *complete* entrail-dragging gore-fest either. I *am* saying that it becoming something “for kids” instead of being something “for big sis/big bro” that the younger siblings are drawn to because of the allure of seeing something you weren’t supposed to see REALLY shows. It needed more horror and gore than what we got. I came away from seeing the movie twice very happy for Scott’s success and those who may enjoy it, but it also left me feeling bittersweet and disheartened with the direction we went in. I’ll always appreciate the franchise for bringing out my appreciation for animatronic horror, but I don’t think this franchise offers a place for those who like it for what it offers horror as a genre anymore going forward. That being said, I have nothing against the other long-time FNAF fans who liked the movie. We just liked FNAF for different reasons and these reasons aren't really co-existing well outside of the originals or FNAF-fan games that try to add emphasis to the horror like FNAF + or The Joy Of Creation.

[@grathem9789]

you are spot on about modern fnaf

[@nekokaitou4027]

I remember when it first started because FNAF offered psycological horror when jump scares dominated that time. It's the reason why I liked it so much back than. I agree that they didn't go far enough with the horror elements as they could have, probably because you needed a MC to tell the story and 1st POV will always feel more intense than watching someone else on screen. What I really love however is the cinematography and sound design (I still missed the Carmen soundtrack from the trailer). Also, using "old school" tools like puppetry and real life models instead of doing everything with CGI was a welcomed change. Long story short: story was meh, could do more (classic) horror like the first games but visual appealing. A good movie for a nice evening with friends but nothing ground breaking

[@AnonDudeBro]

@@nekokaitou4027 I agree with you! I will also say that the animatronics and the art that went into making them and the design of the pizzeria (other than the missing office doors) were overwhelmingly the best part of the movie! That being said, I have my major reservations from a horror perspective with them being *WAY* too fluid in their expressions, for example when they would always squint their eyes when agitated or angry. It made them so much less scary! This is also a nitpick, but I always wish they just did the thing at some point in the movie where their eye sockets became black and their eyes were beady-white dots, It was just something I really liked. I’ll take up for the movie with the spring-lock design/crushing scene regarding the SpringBonnie costume though. I get that it probably was pretty disappointing compared to the games, but I don’t think there was a more realistic way to implement that from a engineering perspective. I think the issue would have been solved if William sounded like he was in more pain with his ribs actually snapping. It was rushed, but I’ll defend how the spring-lock worked.

[@ediodimacaroni]

​@@AnonDudeBrothe movie missed what made the first game so unnerving. In FNAF 1, you never see the characters move, and they are always obscured in darkness. Not to mention the ambience, and the constant anxiety of where they are going next. In the movie, they don't ever seem threatening at all. It seems like everyone forgot what made FNAF so special in the first place; including Scott himself.

[@redpanda6497]

I feel like I have nothing else to add. This explanation is perfect.

[@Partyena.2011.]

There's is some scary scene like the circus baby springlock and Springtrap literally throwing mike and stabbing Vanessa

[@Totalwh0r3]

It wasn’t even fun to watch in the movie theatre because my dad predicted the whole movie when the boss said like 2 words. He looked at me (HE HAS NEVER HEARD OF FNAF B4 THIS MOVIE) and he goes, “So that guy is the one who probably kidnapped and killed his brother because when he was looking at his last name he didn’t say it fully because he realized that he took his brother.” LIKE WHATTTT????

[@nickmesogianes4638]

I will admit that this story is a total cluster of things that don't add up. But at least we finally got a legit FNAF movie, and the animatronics/set design looks absolutely amazing.

[@TitaniumGrillz]

"But at least" ask for more bruh. I mean apparently they are making a sequel but fans fo this film have gotta ask for better. I mean even fans of the first Sonic that liked asked for more "Sonic Stuff" in the sequel.

[@diode_wow]

"A total cluster of things that don't add up." So, they're being 100% accurate to the games then.

[@gurifiel]

no, Vanessa being changed to aftons daughter was the most bs move ever

[@gurifiel]

@@diode_wow -

[@Yes3-t9s]

It’s made for the fans of fnaf, if you don’t get it you don’t get it.

[@erhankader7772]

5:56 HE SIAD IT HE SAID IT “it’s just a theory”

[@BornAbbi]

So I have not played any of the games or really followed the lore. I wouldn’t know about FNAF if not for my brother who loved the series. And I think this movie was really good! I don’t like horror movies, but my husband really wanted to see it. I’m glad we went to see it.

[@Jalbesbe]

They literally tell you why the Aunt wants the sister, so she can get the monthly government paycheck to pocket. The exact dream sequence only happens 3 times mate. Also Matrix 4 was made by one of the original directors, and lets be honest after the First Matrix it starts to go down hill as the years went on. Giant leap in time to the 4th one being made, burn it with fire

[@mojodojosasahouse]

bro chill💀

[@femboyshawna]

Because his sister was autistic

[@waldointheflesh9653]

Heres a fun fact. Dream theory (the book that mike has in the movie) is actually something people theorized about in the earpy days of fnaf. The theory being it was all a dream (i.e. dream theory) scott put it in the movie as a troll and to basically disprove that theory in its entirety. Also youre gonna tell me the same dude that wrote all the deep lore on fnaf cant write a good screen play? I call BS. I am a firm believer that this whole movie was scott trolling dream theorists.

[@hyperswag506]

The aunt’s motivation for taking Abby away is the monthly allotment she’ll get from the court. Also, it’s really dumb that Afton is Vanessa’s dad. Afton was Mike’s dad in the original lore of the games, but for some reason, they made it Vanessa. I did really like the movie, though.

[@marleyv9108]

I think they just did that for Vanessa's connection to freddy's make more sense. Also, vanessa being Afton's father is a really good theory. Maybe she was a secret love child or smth

[@trainsconfigure8016]

i think they reverse the relationship up just to not expose too many lores

[@smoll_birb]

I also think they made vanessa williams child because it brought some kind of plot twist into it, like, even if you knew the lore, you were still surprised/shocked at the reveal. And I kind of like the idea of movie-mikes dad being henry and that in the movie they “switched out” the children of henry and william

[@Mysteryz-li2pw]

Do you realize that Mike being William’s son wasn’t a thing until sister location…and in a story that only focuses on the original story of the first 3 games…Mike cannot be William’s son

[@FloWoodEnT123]

This feels like they didn’t expect to get enough sequels to fill out the story… because you’re right about them cramming a bunch of games, novels, etc into one movie. The story wasn’t bad from game to game, but as one movie, that’s definitely overkill

[@marfa.h3526]

They didn't cram the games and the books into the movie. The movie isn't even based on the games. The design of the animatronics are but not the story of the movie.

[@darstrial]

It isn't based off of multiple games, its essentially a FNAF spinoff. Some of the story and Sets maybe but the general idea is a spinoff of FNAF one. The only instance of "multiple games" is balloon boy, and vanessa, thats barely anything. Also, sequels are apparently planned.

[@Venom_zm]

The movie was for the people who played the games and know the lore

[@idk_3604]

0:09 tell us that reasons

[@goose6886]

……..

[@i_am_coming_for_you]

R34

[@idk_3604]

@@i_am_coming_for_you no shit sherlock

[@idk_3604]

“If it exist theirs r34 of it”

[@Caterev0038cool]

no

[@theechoingdark9000]

Dude didn't even understand fnaf anything. But still watched the movie. Example: we wanted more gore But he was surprised to See a little gore comparison to other fnaf gore. He didn't even know about the springlock that happed he just thought that they locked William afton in a room. He's reaction was very similar to the critics. Also he didn't even know the movie was a thriller not a horror. I'm not trying to hate but know your stuff before rating. Some the comments just show their reaction to the movie.(maybe just here to see the movie for free) TBH I don't watch this guy. But most of his viewers seem to be kids laughing at the animated scenes that are ment to be funny.

[@shreksballs]

One problem I have with this is that from a filmmaking standpoint this movie falls flat SO HARD. Because we don't really know about William Afton/Spring Bonnie the big reveal does not hit as hard as it was intended. Also I'm not surprised if people thought it made no sense. If we had more insight into his backstory, his motives or him actually kidnapping the kids it would've made him seem more evil and it would've been more impactful at the end, obviously without his identity being revealed. Feel like this movie should've either been longer and more focus on William or been turned into a series. Williams shenanigans being explained through exposition just didn't work. From someone who's been a FNaF fan since it's release, I loved all the Easter eggs and details to the lore. From a filmmaking standpoint, it was not a good movie at all.

[@V_ARIETY4145]

I just came back from watching Five Nights at Freddy's in the movie theater, and trust me when I say this. I WAS SO DISAPPOINTED ☹️, I really thought that maybe just maybe this movie would have a chance, BUT NO!! The basic story and plot was messy and confusing, the main characters from the first SIX games were not accurate, the lore and canon of the games was butchered beyond belief, the"plot twists"were not even twists, and overall it was not scary. As a hardcore FNAF fan, this was like The Phantom Menace of FNAF. The only good things I got from this movie was the restaurant, the animatronics, the MatPat & CoryxKenshin cameos, and the end credits song. But as someone who likes to study film, those aspects alone are not gonna save your movie. So in conclusion, it finally came and it didn't deliver, 3/10.😕 P.S I know that hardcore FNAF fans can do better, I would love to see film students have their own take on Five Nights at Freddy's, because companies who have millions of dollars can't seem to do it right.🤦

[@santwashere]

@@V_ARIETY4145 the movie universe isn't canon. Scott said it is an alternate timeline

[@honaldjason]

@@santwasherethis movie is still shit idc if it’s an “alternate timeline” it’s still garbage

[@emilydlr_xoxo]

Okay but think about this: in the first game we got little backstory other than some posters here and there. This is the first movie of more coming out, and in my opinion, it was fantastic! I get what the people who didn’t particularly like this movie are saying but I feel like they’re missing so much and expecting it to be like the games too much. This is a movie outside of the game universe set years after all the events took place with a plethora of characters from different games to add inclusion for those who genuinely love the series. It’s great, 11/10, my favorite movie out there

[@emilydlr_xoxo]

I feel like in the next movies, they’re going to go more into depth about William and much more because that’s what happened in all the sequel/prequels

[@reannagordon]

Careful Alex, the FNAF fans might come for you

[@greenfuntimefreddycal6597]

Meh

[@alejandrasanchez3022]

Nah, FNAF fans are way more respectful than he is lol

[@thesanss4671]

As a fan of Fnaf since before Fnaf 2 even came out, he's right. It's like a 7.5/10 in my book and that's me being generous since I'm a lifelong fan. My favorite parts was the springlock scene and Freddy chomping a lady in half, but I could go on for an essay on my least favorite things about the movie was

[@remixchild]

7:46 and right here im asking what the hell does this have to do with Freddy’s?

[@BB_DaGamer]

Bro didn’t mention the springlocks

[@apollosbutterfly]

The thing is, the lore is a HUGE part of the game. I don't care if it was only catered towards the fans, we ate it up. The scares are cool but the story is better.

[@GgTr-ys8ol]

What scares

[@asdfghjkleoty4729]

Bro i was very dissatisfied when i finished this movie the only thing i enjoyed was matpat kenshin and the credit living tombstone song the story was so BAD

[@velocityhdmi8140]

Well it should be towards the fans as any Adaptation but the scares wasn't good either the plot

[@filaboy2257]

12:09 first time?

[@strawberrysproutz]

13:06 CORYXKENSHIN??????

[@Goddywap]

And bro casually said “the driver” as if that isn’t the goat lol

[@melbell0865]

16:02 hey uh Alex, you might’ve missed something in your editing over here, probably something from your Little Mermaid remake review.

[@thefeature7041]

Im at 12:14 and I paused it to come here and say its the guy from scream and scooby doo. I will leave this up if I am wrong so everyone can roast me.

[@iank768]

9:09 that cut was too good

[@Lolo_225]

It’s blatantly stated in the movie that Mikes aunt only wants custody of Abby because she wants a paycheck from the government every month.

[@npcimknot958]

2:22 if u paid atgention and looked at the dates and the lack of iphones and stuff.. yes... its in the past... also there are malls like this still lol theyre in asia and we even have some in canada lol..like eaton center.

[@shikitohno47]

Anyone who unironically cares about FNAF is either A. A 3 year old B. Needs their hard drive checked .

[@jarjarblex]

No life

[@InsertTopic]

I love how they put MatPat in the FNAF movie just to have him say "that's just a theory" Pure gold.

[@donxx1206]

his name is also ness in the moive

[@MellowMutant]

the movie was underwhelming but that was cool

[@paulovitorsouzanunes4854]

Best part of the whole movie

[@jplayer073]

That's fucking dumb.

[@MariamElGammal-f2v]

@@donxx1206sans is ness

[@nathangamble125]

I was a bit disappointed that they didn't show anything like the actual gameplay, with Mike hiding in the security room while the animatronics try to break in.

[@not_a_demon]

Hm, yes an entire hour of: 💻🚪💡💻🚪😱🐻💀

[@yematic]

@@not_a_demonlmaoo 😭

[@TheMayoIsRaw]

@@not_a_demon better than an entire hour of: 😴💤💤🔪👶💤💤😱

[@InvertedDL]

bro expected a six hour movie of someone sitting in an office for five days

[@Bowlore]

@austinnighteyes1900 well thats what fnaf is, and if you dont know anything about the lore, you have no idea whats going on specially with william afton the reveal to people who never played games dont really get the big sha bang

[@Dante_Fr]

I love it as a FNAF fan, but as a regular person, I can't say much else. I don't feel like someone who hasn't had any experience with the games or books will enjoy it as much

[@theceoofeggmansempire5214]

Fnaf movie has two main problems: It's not scary & hard to understand if u know 0 fnaf related stuff I enjoyed it tbh, 7.5 or 8/10 from me

[@gracekim25]

That’s perfectly fine 👍🙂 I’m glad the fans can enjoy it❤

[@Dante_Fr]

@theceoofeggmansempire5214 I think the real reason the horror movie wasn't horrific was because they still wanted to appeal to the younger demographic. I think they were simply limited to what they could show

[@Matterz25]

@@theceoofeggmansempire5214not true cause my 50 year old mom could follow the story😭

[@SpinxieShroom]

@@Dante_Fryeah that makes sense

[@SpeedyCheetahCub]

Super important to realize that this movie is more of a thriller and less of a straight-up horror movie. They could have made it rated R and gone all out with the gore, but there are plenty of young/teenage fans that also want to see the movie, so they decided to make it PG-13 instead to allow them to have access to it and not completely traumatize them. Hence the emphasis on the story and the tension with more implied kills instead of onscreen ones.

[@baneq105]

As someone who watched coraline as a little kid I believe whatever they’d come up with would terrify kids a tad less than coraline did.

[@SpeedyCheetahCub]

@@baneq105 Yep. I was thinking that actually seeing the gory side of this story would be more traumatizing for the younger viewers than just hearing about it and seeing the 8-bit version we get in the games. Especially the Springtrap death scene from FNAF 3. IMO it was a good call to change the context of that scene to make it slower and less gory than the one in the games, because actually showing all that blood and flesh-tearing they describe in the books would be a lot. Plus, making it rated R might have turned the movie into a cheap gorefest instead of a proper story that pays respect to the original games.

[@baneq105]

@@SpeedyCheetahCubyeah, you’re probably right. Tho I much more rather the way the story was presented in silver eyes book (not the one with drawings) as opposed to the movie. But the movie is also awesome.

[@baneq105]

⁠@@AceCool-gr4rd why you even bother to answer then? You’re not adding anything to that discussion from almost a month ago

[@Mysteryz-li2pw]

Fnaf has never been that gory and it was going to be very story heavy no matter what rating it got. The games have very deep lore, you can’t make a Fnaf movie without focusing on it a lot. Plus a large portion of the fans are on the younger side so it makes sense the PG - 13 rating.

[@Cap_Briggsy]

There's a few things that Alex gets wrong here: 1. The aunt wants Abby so she can get money from the state 2. Mike doesn't take the pills because he has trouble falling asleep, he takes them to keep having that same dream. 3. Mike and Vanessa weren't kidnapped, they snuck in and Vanessa took him into a bunker. 4. William wasn't only locked in a closet, the springlocks in his suit went off, so he was being slowly crushed and impaled and left to die in the closet.

[@illuminati_puppi]

What drug makes you have the same dream.

[@valkyriedarquese]

@@illuminati_puppi he was taken intense sleep meds/meds that increase the chance of nightmares, which allowed him to keep dreaming or going back to that dream

[@illuminati_puppi]

@@valkyriedarquese it just seems like something that has no basis in reality and the movie just wants you to accept it and move on.

[@sirtopoftheworldegg]

@@illuminati_puppi Poster Moment

[@peacesyll]

​@johnathoncorliss7828 pretty sure it's more of a medication to put him into a deeper sleep rather than "dream medication"

[@AnotherDrummerBoy]

I feel like this movie is only properly enjoyed by people who are already familiar with the lore. Otherwise...

[@jskywalker58]

i'm familiar with the lore and and i didn't think it was all that great and its mainly because of how it adapts its lore

[@Im.Rae.]

Exactly it didnt follow the lore very well [by very well i mean not at all] but not considering that it was still good@@jskywalker58

[@akakitchaitchidze2335]

Am just going to say non FNAF fans will start to actually enjoy this when it gets multiple movies like am pretty sure we aren't getting Michael afton as main character for a while ( I wanna see him so baaaad)

[@Eggette]

Tbh the movie didn't stick to the lore that well at all, Vanessa isn't Willam's daughter, Mike Schmidt is Michael Afton's fake name, William should be at least 70 years old, the doors don't behave the same, Mike slept through about 3 nights without any problems, animatronics don't behave normally. For the last Fnaf project Scott Cawthon did, was pretty shit

[@Theepic_sunman]

​@@EggetteW opinion

[@dmdudes2]

my one issue with the movie is it never got the ambiance of the games which is what made them scary. Everyone says fnaf is a jumpscare game but thats not true. The feeling of sitting in the office with the subtle details and noises while stressing about animatronic management is whwre the horror came from

[@ebbonyreynolds6502]

OMG I thought it was only me that felt this way. The movie just didn’t have the same tone as the fnaf games.

[@saramixxxx]

Literally

[@D4NY301]

I thought that they were going to at least show one night but no he sleeps through most of them 😂 like when he first gets there he fiddles with the controls and they look complex.. it would have been interesting to see a bit more of that

[@Marvelfanatic3658]

"Everyone"

[@chrisn3819]

I couldn’t disagree more. They nailed the aesthetic. I think they nailed it so much that the film actually suffers for it (as a film).

[@raelogan]

I didn't expect it to be a masterpiece, but it's definitely a sweet celebration of the series and fanbase. The characters were well done, the set designs were really good, and for once, a child was actually written like a child actually acts like. Like, I wasn't expecting Abby to be so adorable, but the way she interacts with Freddy and the gang was so cute.

[@AlphineTheGuy]

Also this is just something but Alex Meyers knows NOTHING ABOUT the franchise. You can't say it is a bad film without knowing the franchise. The Movie is made for fans, no newbies intended.

[@raelogan]

@@AlphineTheGuy True. Although, my Mom isn't a fan and only knows it through me, but she rather enjoyed the basic plot, with her only criticism being that Vanessa didn't act like a cop should have in the situation. Yeah, Ghost Kids, totally fine, but gosh golly gee, Vanessa walked onto the premises without being authorized by Mike, who was the one in charge of guarding the place, regardless of rank differences? Unrealistic! ((lol)) I've been a fan since about the time the second game really popped off, and while I'm not part of the intended demographic ((I'm in my early 30s, but I'm also Autistic with ADHD, so this series does work great for hyperfixation and task management)), but I've got virtually all the games, read all the books and regularly listen to theory videos, icebergs, and flood of fan songs. This movie was an absolute treat for fans. Jim Henson's Creature Shop did a great job with bringing the characters to life! 😁

[@didilasouris972]

Hey, I agree! When I watched them build a fort, firt I was like . "... Isn't it suppose to be a fnaf movie?" Then, it felt to me like they gave the animatronics the childhood and friendship they'd never have due to, well, death. I dunno, maybe I read to much into this

[@Spider-Man_234]

@@AlphineTheGuyi am a fan and this movie fucking sucked

[@Kyoryu_Unshaken]

"masterpiece" is an overstatement iv been a fan FOR YEARS and it sucked

[@commandercorl1544]

I feel like Alex missed so much here. The killer didn't just get locked in the storage room, the springlocks were activated causing them to pierce his skin. This was clearly explained in an earlier scene. Also, Mike's dad didn't "leave" it's heavily implied he "unalived" himself.

[@hunteh78]

Theres also the Aunt's motivation being stated by Mike as being the money Mike is suppose to be receiving as assistance for taking care of Abby

[@commandercorl1544]

@@hunteh78 I forgot to mention that! Maybe he's just playing it up for the video, who knows.

[@FaerieSteph222_]

Also worth mentioning that thing he said about Vanessa getting “all weird about Abby being there”. Abby literally got electrocuted from Bonnie’s guitar on accident so she was just looking out for her safety 😵‍💫

[@xCayla]

@@FaerieSteph222_she knew long before that incident that abby shouldn’t have been there

[@toniherobrine715]

Wasnt cannonically William Mike's father

[@MicahMader]

"Is it about scary robots? Is it a guy fighting for custody of his sister? Is it about a guy dealing with his dark past? Is it about a girl dealing with her abusive dad? Cause right now this movie is trying to be all of them at the same time." Welcome to the FNaF lore my friend.

[@CCCOMICCREW]

There's nothing about custody or abusive dads or dark pasts in the games though.....

[@vll3yy]

@@CCCOMICCREW Still FNAF lore

[@Kingdom850]

@@vll3yy Dumbass lore.

[@Sundrop228]

⁠ya sure about that

[@Sybry605]

​@@CCCOMICCREWit's confusing and focusing on too many and too little at the same time, that's the point

[@throwawayaccount9150]

I honestly really wished they did it like the horror movie origin stories like Michael Meyers or Leatherface. There’s so much back story to William Afton and what drove him to do it and his descent into madness until he was so far gone he wasn’t even human anymore and just about anybody who was a part of his life suffered for it. At least then the whole “the movie was meant for the fans” would feel more like it since it’s got a majority of the pieces from the game series and ties it all together to tell the big story. Also just scrap the whole Vanessa nonsense, he had PLENTY of children to pick from that already came with their own trauma packages.

[@toniekeith2015]

Both Matpat and CoryxKenshin, two guys who've really gotten into the FNAF franchise getting to be in this movie, it's awesome!!!

[@alejandroespinoza7735]

What about markiplier

[@Queen-ut1dy]

​@@alejandroespinoza7735 he couldn’t due to scheduling conflicts with his own movie.

[@jazzye_92]

🙌🔥🔥🔥

[@vinhhuynhthe6978]

ok

[@tarnsanders259]

@@alejandroespinoza7735 MatPat said in his video that he was originally meant to be the other security guard that dies at the beginning of the movie

[@Rasupubegasu]

At least it wasn’t a flop. It was good enough for the fans. And I’m happy for that. Honestly, it’s crazy how Scott a single dude made it this far.

[@sleepymonsteraddict]

Yeah I think people are forgetting that this movie is mostly made by a guy who happened to make a game that got extremely popular, he ain't no hollywood genius and that's okay. I am not a fan of the series but am simply interested in the characters and story and I think that this movie being targeted so much towards the fans is not a bad thing at all. Scott wanted a gift for his fans and that's what this is, you can't expect any regular horror fan who doesn't know a thing about fnaf to be in love with this movie. It gives me a bit the same vibes as IT, not good in terms of being actually scary, but the atmosphere and story are there

[@Yumais]

It has made 120 million, smashing plenty of records. It's the exact opposite of a flop.

[@Boiled_Pizza]

what's the movie's budget anyway?

[@thysens]

@@Boiled_PizzaOnline reports say $20 million, though I’m not sure whether that includes marketing or not. Regardless, the movie is a strong financial success.

[@revelare_xvii6269]

It’s actually the most expensive Blumhouse movie to date.