The FNAF movie is really bad

[@24FramesOfNick]

balloon boy is my bias tho

[@smoov22_sonic]

2 inch solidarity

[@wannablinktwice8215]

heck ya, balloon boy supremacy!! >:D

[@DontBAC_nt]

1 thing. blumhouse isn't a company sag is striking. only universal

[@24FramesOfNick]

⁠@@DontBAC_ntthat’s not true

[@U286BRAINZ]

So real

[@smoov22_sonic]

the scriptwriters got a little quirky at night

[@gamercatishere4759]

A little too quirky

[@Erasureeraser]

By the scriptwriters, you mean the game creator himself

[@beneales]

5 writing credits at freddy's

[@Stoicdexter]

Tell me you didn’t watch the movie without telling me you didn’t watch the movie

[@AppleWithABow]

​​@@StoicdexterFnaf fans when someone Has an different opinion than them:

[@LivingFire_BurningFlame]

I went into the movie not expecting much but was surprised how good the set looked. I can understand why critics wouldn’t like it cause you gotta understand atleast basic lore to understand what’s going on. It felt like a movie made for the fans.

[@xx_juicyswagdaddy_xx226]

That’s what was so beautiful about it😩

[@tukezdi]

i never knew much lore at all and i was able to understand it

[@Matterz25]

My mom who knew nothing about fnaf, could follow along and surprisingly liked it

[@kennethsatria6607]

And by god they did proper homework, it deserves all the love it gets

[@millsrome]

It has that crowdfunded by fans feel

[@ThePlague_1888]

As a fan I heavily disagree that this was made for the fans, it follows basically non of the lore, makes dumb retcons nobody wanted and most of the references don't even make sense in the context of the movie, like why would there be an "it's me" written on the mirror if Michael has no connection to any of the kids in the movie

[@grathem9789]

Easter egg and references lol

[@Wizardjones69]

​@@grathem9789but theres other problem, easter eggs and fanvservice make a good movie in the first place?!!!!!!

[@grathem9789]

@@Wizardjones69 i know i was saying that it is a fan movie and its bad

[@AlexMartinez-nj9io]

That’s no criticism, it’s a damn reference to the game, there’s no meaning behind it. Otherwise you’re not wrong, it’s a terrible movie.

[@l33ki-atsuki83]

I SO AGREE WITH U wtf why did they take away any of mikes character motivations??? It felt so dumb

[@triple_kale9332]

My favorite part was when Freddy stood up and said "what are we some sort of five nights at Freddy's?" Truly jaw dropping

[@yougotgamesonyophone697]

I also loved that part of the movie where springtrap says "wow that sure was a crazy five nights at freddy's". Truly peak fiction.

[@frisky1552]

nah nothing beats when markiplier said was that the bite of 87

[@NikoCigoj]

my favourite part was when springtrap said: ,,its springtrapin' time''. truly one of the lines of all time

[@Bananabread810]

Bro these jokes are so overdone by now

[@LouisKingLouis]

@@Bananabread810 “This is one of the _ ever” “What are we some kind of_” “ loved the part where _ _ed all over the place” 🗣️ 🗣️🗑️💩🚽‼️

[@GalaxyIsAway]

I feel kills mostly happening off screen is the most accurate way they could have gone about it. Most “graphic” scenes in the games are either stylized pixelation, or off screen. The games are mostly implied violence. You don’t see Mike get stuffed. You don’t see Mike (the other one, who may or may not actually be the same one) get scoped. You see an animatronic, or a scooper respectively come at you, then it cuts.The books are different in that way and often suffer from that, (the m-preg story for example). This is in no way saying his opinion is wrong, opinions are opinions after all. This comment has went on way too long.

[@samiam7327]

Wait there was an M preg story in the FNAF lore?

[@LostxArmy]

​@@samiam7327Yes & it was the worst time I had reading a frights book. "In the flesh" is what it was called I think.

[@GalaxyIsAway]

@@samiam7327 second story in Fazbear Frights: Bunnycall. You can look it up.

[@unknownroyalty895]

Wait, FNaF m-preg?

[@TheWeimarRepublik]

They made Vanessa William's daughter....it made me super angry

[@revelare_xvii6269]

The Jim Henson company did an amazing job with the animatronics. Aside from the glowing eyes, they look nearly identical to their video game counterparts.

[@DepravedCoTApologist]

Especially Chica. She looks like she got ripped straight out of the game

[@OuterLayerOfficial]

arent those supposed to be vfx ? i thought they were vfx

[@Skibbutz]

​@@OuterLayerOfficialnope, all of the animatronics in the movie are real. They're portrayed either by real animtronics or people in costumes depending on the scene

[@duffman18]

The animatronics were bad, because they were too good. They moved and emoted like a person would. When the whole scariness of them comes from the fact they act and move like _BAD_ animatronics in the games. So they're awful for what their entire purpose is.

[@PyroBun_2844]

For as little screen time as he had, Matthew Lillard easily stole the show.

[@SomoneWhoIsVeryReallyReal]

somehow

[@forbiddensuper2369]

That’s just a theory though

[@MrMcEggz]

Yes so true

[@Third_4]

​@@SomoneWhoIsVeryReallyReal"somehow" EVERY WAY HOW

[@QueenAvacado]

He really did

[@NuthinButGudVibes]

As a non fnaf fan I did enjoy the movie, it was fun, and has some cool scenes. Only issue was I wish the horror aspect was a little more horror

[@paranoidwishes]

So true, Fnaf was popular because of the jumpscares but there’s like 3 in the movie. I think it should have more death and definitely jumpscares

[@Akaito-Shion]

I think that’s how fans feel about the franchise at this point; at least that’s how I feel about it

[@jackweber3660]

@@paranoidwishesmost jumpscares were balloon boy

[@CrazyCatMom24]

Well fnaf movie came from the video horror game, they wanted to keep it what it was rated bc kids as young grew up playing and watching youtubers play the game.

[@CrazyCatMom24]

​@@jackweber3660Well balloon boy is known to be annoying

[@FriedChicken376]

I hate how the cupcake manages to be more violent than the rest of the animatronics

[@alguienmasbruh695]

FRRRR

[@mrmemes170]

Not more than foxy

[@FriedChicken376]

@@mrmemes170 bro the Cupcake literally caused havoc the entire movie and the other animatronics did nothing

[@mrmemes170]

@@FriedChicken376 foxy did

[@worthybutter2004]

Yeah, he never attacks in any of the games. So why tf is he attacking in the movie? And more than the main animatronics? That's just not fair!

[@-carpet-]

Kind of crazy how the movie has very few jumpscares in it. Its usually considered cheap when horror movies do it but its literally the backbone of the games horror and would have still let the movie be pg 13

[@ScarykidReal]

It was 15 where I am?

[@Aret24Official]

​@@ScarykidReal16+ in my country lol

[@marcohidalgo1101]

@@ScarykidReal 14A here in Canada.

[@supaskiltz9877]

In my county it was M meaning any child can see it on their own without parent permission or supervision. M is basically “recommended for mature audiences only” but that’s just recommendation you can walk into the cinema at 5 years old and ask to see this movie and legally they gotta let you lol

[@mathewdega4044]

I haven’t watched the movie but I feel like it’s gonna be a “friendly” horror film of Yk what I mean like all these years waiting and shit and u give us this like that should’ve made it R rated even scarier and way more jumpscares isn’t that what the game is based on like bruh💀

[@Erasureeraser]

You know it's a bit concerning when Universal Pictures and Blumhouse planned for this movie to be released in theaters and in the Peacock streaming service at the same day

[@preeperdeep705]

Yeah...I watched it on Peacock and I'm honestly kinda grateful, because it saved me the money from buying a movie ticket and wasting gas on a trip to the theatre.

[@sadtimesalways]

seems like it isn't affecting the box office, surprisingly enough. i heard that it's tracking to make at least 130 million. they will definitely make their budget back and i wouldn't be surprised if a sequel is announced soon

[@chopper8209]

The suicide squad did the same thing and that movie was great.

[@jamesgiles4517]

Question: how is that concerning? I've seen this statement often and it always confuses me why this is a cause of concern for people

[@solgerWhyIsThereAnAtItLooksBad]

Its doing really well in the box office

[@hewhomustnotbenamed5912]

One of my biggest gripes with this movie was how underutilized William Afton was. The character's performance was brilliant during his pre-reveal scenes. You could feel his social awkwardness, and it convinced me he got his job became it gave him power over people, where he otherwise would be mistreated by those people. You can of course then reckon that this is why he kidnaps snd kills children as well. He could easily have been an intimidated presence through the film, and you could've had an element of him taking noticing Mike getting closer to the truth, and then taking actions to prevent that. A real missed opportunities to dig deeper into what sadly ended up being a shallow murder mystery, where the answer is given in the same scene as the first hints. What I did like about the film was the humanisation of the animatronics. People forgot that they're broken children. So i appreciated that the film went all out on them being.cute and generally friendly at times. It was a good way to counteract years of horror.

[@ElkiaStellar]

It wouldn't be a 24 Frames of Nick video without him thirsting over humanoid animals.

[@orang9134]

Weirdo

[@AcountryLin]

🤤

[@Mr.bigheadRetro]

THEIR POSSESSED BY CHILDREN

[@FakeAccount-w1z]

@@Mr.bigheadRetro they are fictional characters

[@cytusdux2169]

​@@FakeAccount-w1ztbf it doesn't make it any less weird he'd wanna do it with a robot that has a child's soul trapped inside, idk might just be me.

[@gracethefoxx]

I loved this movie. Yes obviously it has issues, some scenes weren't edited well and there was some wonky dialogue, but overall I think it's very enjoyable. I went with a group of people and I think that made the movie experience way better. We all went in cosplay and we saw a cute couple wearing Freddy ears and Bonnie ears. It was a great experience. So many fnaf fans (mostly on Twitter), have been harassing people who didn't like the film and it's genuinely embarrassing, people are allowed to have opinions, and the film isn't perfect. Also I personally disagree about the acting being bad, I thought everyone was fine, it was the dialogue in some scenes that wasn't good. Also this movie isn't a good horror film, it's not scary at all.

[@AppleWithABow]

Finally someone said it

[@PinoShroom]

considering scot helped write it its no surprise the writing was bad, dude couldn't write his way out of an "idiots guide to writing" book

[@ahmedjoycesneakattacksquad5003]

Okay I wouldn’t call Scott an idiot he just needs more help with writing @@PinoShroom

[@africkinintrovert4041]

thank god im not the only one who thought some dialogues were kinda wonky. It was mostly in the first half of the film tho, so i think its fine

[@user-ev2gv9zk2t]

What wonky dialogue and cgis? It’s trash, it doesn’t hit the reason why it’s called “five nights at Freddy’s” first off. Its whole plot is like Halloween holidays specials, made for kids, weak plots, underwhelming hype. They don’t utilise movie set well, the thieves part are miserable cause somehow one of them important ones was forgotten like nothing happens. Bad introduction to fnaf franchise, no mysteries at all accept fnaf 2, golden Freddy didn’t appear, no locking doors and surviving from animatronics, instead they went for the kill easily. 2 things they adopted well, the footage scene of introducing fazbear pizzeria and movie opening scene of arcade retro style. And they just don’t use those two vibes.

[@dogwithheadphones]

I just love the part where MatPat says “it’s theorizing time” and then theorizes all over the quirky animatronics

[@NotIkuru]

Halfway into the review and I agree with the budget and pg-13 issue. I just think having the pg-13 rating really ruined the potential for this movie. It has flaws but I still enjoy it overall. Really hoping the sequel does it justice

[@NotIkuru]

Part of what also carried the experience was the theaters. Given the interaction I had with fans made the experience even better, like everyone celebrating when MatPat made it to the movie, or the coryxkenshin scenes.

[@samu-chan]

So you want an R rated movie for a game that has a fan base of mostly kids under the age of 12?

[@camharkness]

Acting like there hasn't been scary movies that weren't rated R

[@granolwad]

​@@samu-chan Why does the fan base age matter. its a horror game about dead kids possessing robots and the robots trying to kill you with jumpscares

[@lil_doggo_of_doom]

@@samu-chan nah see most of us are adults now, we GREW UP on this

[@SaiScribbles]

It is a pretty shoddy movie if you're completely unaware of FNAF. But I think for the approach they took it was pretty good. They set up Mike's situation well, I think the movie just overly focused on him to the point the climax was a bit out of nowhere. I also think making Mike Schmidt an outsider and combining Michael Afton and Vanessa into a new character was smart. You do need characters for the protagonist to interact with and I think Mike being Michael Afton would have just made things even more overly complicated and confusing. I'm also used to both FNAF and Blumhouse movies being goofy and kind of bad so it didn't really bother me that much. I thought Josh Hutcherson was good though. I think Mike was supposed to come across as perpetually exhausted and I did find myself getting invested in him. This movie was also only made for 25 million. So they are making BANK. And hopefully that means higher budget sequels.

[@thedarkroom6416]

I think they’ll improve in later movies

[@Miguel-s9n6e]

I've never seen or heard of this, just took a chance . It was good, great concept. Then again, Im 44, hence the Chuck E Cheese nostalgia 😊

[@SaiScribbles]

@@Miguel-s9n6e Honestly I'd recommend watching Markiplier's playthroughs of all the games, that's basically a record of him experiencing them as they came out.

[@smartpug967]

I think majority of the fanbase at the moment are still blinded by the fact that Freddy and the gang are on screen, meaning they aren't actually focusing on what is happening in the movie itself. This movie is 100% mostly fan service and nothing else. Coming from a die hard FNAF fan playing since 2014.

[@Ptkt665]

Yeah I get that. I absolutely loved the movie and it was such a fun experience but after thinking about it for a while I slowly realized how goofy and choppy it was.

[@enderziom04]

I'm an OG 2014 fan as well, and I loved the movie. It was not perfect tho, and if I have to list the things that I wasn't that fond of, they are the dry reactions of Mike and Vanessa to knowing about the robot possesion as if it was a normal thing, the torture Freddy suit literally looks like a Saw trap and the springlock scene didn't look, um, painful? I have no idea how to word it but yeah. Nonetheless, the movie was still great, and even if not perfect, in my opinion it was worth the wait.

[@ronyfernando3996]

De hecho es así. Principalmente porque la mayoría de los grandes errores que la hacen una mala película no vienen de fallas en el lore o la estética de la franquicia, (que parece que es lo que más le interesa a los fans) sino a problemas mucho más técnicos que se ven con ojos más serios. El mayor problema de la película no es que sea mala, es que es mediocre. Fuera del cariño que le pusieron a la estética y la representación del lore, todo lo demás es un simple 5-6/10. La fotografía es aburrida y simplona (a pesar de que el ambiente es bonito y creativo) la dirección es meh (en serio, el performance de muchos de los perspnajes pudo haber sido mejor, como el de los propios animatrónicos), la edición es mala y muy hecha a las carreras (y sí, tuvieron muy poco tiempo para hacerla, pero eso no le quita lo mala) y el guión y su construcción tienen muchos problemas.

[@dootooty]

@@Medlairso it tried to be different by not doing any horror whatsoever?

[@brandoncole5533]

Put it perfectly We're gonna hopefully get a better sequel and then they can see how lackluster and bare bones this movie is

[@nonvmf]

i’m not a complete FNAF nerd as opposed to my sister, but the FNAF movie actually was really enjoyable for me and my teenage friends to go see and the plot was decent the entire AMC was whispering and laughing , cheering and the vibes definitely was the best theatre i’ve ever been to the plot twist to the plot twist, had me actually invested and even though it wasn’t the best movie in the whole world it’s pretty good to watch especially with others

[@venus_ai]

The cinema experience I had was so enjoyable. Everybody was quiet but when those references or Easter eggs showed up everyone got excited and it made me so excited

[@sk8rboy]

i was also at amc!! i went with my friends and i know like all the lore while my friends are more casual fans so it was so hard not to explain all the little references lmfao

[@moderndayentertainer.9516]

Funny, I was also at an AMC.

[@avramsanders9198]

People need to stop saying movies are good when theyre "made for the fans". Filling your movie with references that a certain group of people understand does not make it a good movie. Like the mario movie wasnt good just because there was an obscure song from a game you like

[@AppleWithABow]

Fr

[@style_hedgehog]

Frrrr, this movie was honestly a letdown.

[@TheNiftyManiac]

Exactly

[@Maotrix-RandomGameStuff]

Ima be honest with you I liked the movie for me it’s a 6.5/10. But not because of the references, I liked it because it’s a movie that does what it’s meant to do. Show Fnaf im a basic simple way with the open possibility for lore expansion in future entries. As seen there are “references” that even I didn’t get mostly and even the most fans don’t know mostly of. This can lead to future explanation. I think of this movie as more of an introduction to the world of Fnaf.

[@Maotrix-RandomGameStuff]

Oh and I agree that people defending the movie saying “it’s for the fans” are stupid. I think everyone should enjoy the movie and I’ve seen that with several non-fan people. I don’t think the movie is bad just basic, but with potential for more. Hope the sequel improves on the aspects that need improvement :)

[@vexxi1470]

Even as someone who knows all of the lore, this movie sucks. It feels like they cared way more about the “things you missed” videos fans would make rather than wanting to come up with a storyline that makes sense. The movie is unwatchable for people who don’t get the references or are over the mental age of 11. Sure, the movie has the argument that it’s for the fans but that shouldn’t be an excuse for it to be awful. Arcane (a Netflix series based on League of Legends) by comparison was good enough to be enjoyed by people who have never played or heard about league of legends. Five Nights is just bad.

[@ritaerror7829]

Some people who never heard of fnaf also did enjoy. It just a matter of taste

[@rainyye]

I think the thing that dissapointed me the most, as long term fan of the games, was how poorly they captured the atmosphere of the games. I legit just wanted to see Mike do what you do in the games, looking through the cameras fearing that everytime you look up you get killed, the struggle of not using all of the power on the light and the doors, but that dosen't even happen in the movie Edit: To be clear, a movie that's just 90 minutes of "gameplay" wouldn't be ideal either, but it would have been cool with some more gameplay inspired horror :)

[@grathem9789]

Exactly I don't know why long time fans are defending it

[@kumaruatlas9632]

As someone who also is a long time fan, I’d disagree cuz, even tho that atmosphere works for the games it wouldn’t work so well for a movie I feel, it would be kind of like skinamarink but worse to a degree, and theres a divide in who likes skinamarink

[@grathem9789]

@@kumaruatlas9632 the atmosphere would've at least added to the little horror that was in the movie

[@kumaruatlas9632]

@@grathem9789 the thing is, it would mainly fit in the beginning sequence with the previous night guard, cuz with Mike it wouldn’t work with the direction the story is going for, the office is more like the one in Fnaf3, which I didn’t mind, and if they were gonna go for that atmosphere it would kind of fizzle out over 2-3rd night as you know what’s happening already

[@payt00n]

The animatronics also seemed so robotic. I wanted them to seem like giant heavy moving vessels being possessed by children souls. Instead they look more like programmed robots than anything in the movie despite them pushing so hard that they were "possessed". It was so disappointing

[@scubasteve2189]

How could they make this entire movie without ever playing Freddy’s Torreador theme? 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@WALKMAN-12]

Uh they did are u deaf

[@scubasteve2189]

@@WALKMAN-12 No, I mean with FREDDY playing it, as he’s creeping through the hall. Not jammed into a stupid training video or whatever it was. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@WALKMAN-12]

@@scubasteve2189 it played over the speaker lol

[@scubasteve2189]

@@WALKMAN-12 Okay, I guess I forgot about the part in the game where it played over the speaker. So this is totally accurate then. 🙄🙄🙄

[@_big-dunk-gang_]

@@scubasteve2189 It’s all good

[@uvuvwevwevweonyetenyevweug6314]

I went in with low expectations, but honestly, I LOVED it. I was scared they were gonna go full on sci-fi by introducing insanely unrealistic tech for the time period and having the animatronics talking and moving like normal people since I guess that's what the franchise is all about now, but no, they actually went back to that classic mysterious feeling you get from the things themselves clearly being inanimate and having limited movement, but at the same time seemingly being controlled by an intelligent force yet unable to communicate in any way. I didn't mind the movie being goofy occasionally either, I mean come on, this is the same franchise where you get attacked by Trash and the Gang. We all screamed at the cameos and references, and god, when the credits music started playing, it really just hit me that I had just watched a whole MOVIE made to embrace and celebrate the online legacy of this small indie game turned internet phenomenon that I grew up with, ON THE BIG SCREEN. It felt inspiring. Overall, I can't say it's a great movie objectively but for me it was an amazing experience and it made my week.

[@mrmanakin9684]

I hated it

[@Dhfhdjhfjnd]

I liked it

[@cidevant002]

What do you mean "I was afraid they were going to introduce unrealistic tech for the time"? The second game takes place in the 80/90s and they had software recognition that identified registered offenders on it by their face alone and without any human intervention. That's not possible not even today. Like, if "unrealistic tech" is a deal breaker for you, that already happened.

[@uvuvwevwevweonyetenyevweug6314]

@@cidevant002 Facial recognition softwares have existed since the 60s. Accurate facial recognition on 90s animatronics is a stretch obviously, but it's not TOO over the top... It's treated as super high-tech and it has a logical explanation, they're connected to a criminal database, plus it's just like, a throwaway line from the phone guy, it doesn't interfere with the 'uncanniness' at all. Sister Location is where it started to get stupid imo, before that the horror derived from the animatronics looking inanimate but acting in strange ways, almost as if someone was controlling them and trying to communicate through their limited movements, but in SL they can just talk which is super lame, and in Security Breach they straight up move fluently and walk around like normal people while spitting one-liners to themselves, at that point you might as well replace the animatronics with people in suits. I hate the exaggerated sci-fi stuff because the entire point of the series is taken away, none of the horror is derived from them being robots or seemingly possessed anymore, and instead of leaving room for wonder and speculation, every mystery needs to be explained by introducing some sort of ridiculously outlandish sci-fi concept like exact robotic/digital clones of real people.

[@Bananabread810]

I thought it just objectively sucked honestly

[@TheMaceygirl08]

Making the movie more like the actual gameplay was EXACTLY what i thought after watching it

[@UltimateNut]

Agreed, the movie should’ve been that with each night focusing on Mike losing his sanity as the animatronics are coming close to killing him while also uncovering the mysteries behind the restaurant better more

[@justateapot3847]

@@UltimateNutthat sounds like such a good idea. But obviously with how watered down the games have gotten, no one was expecting a horror masterpiece. Still, the movie focusing on Mike and cutting out the annoying sister and custody plot would’ve been so good to see.

[@thatoneguy7126]

​@@UltimateNut I feel like making a whole new story was a better choice. We get a new story that Scott planned out for once. It might be the real masterpiece of a timeline if we just wait for the rest of the movies.

[@CP-zn2mg]

@@justateapot3847 i hated the custody plot so much

[@TheOneWhoKnocks18]

​@@T.C.12 The animatronics do get angry but Mike does NOT get a chance to defend himsel

[@tankadanka5399]

Old fnaf fans saying they didn't like the fnaf movie because it wasn't like the games or scary: New fnaf fans: "Your not a real fnaf fan"

[@anotherrandomguy8871]

This is pretty true, I see a lot of people saying that they are not real fnaf fans for not liking the movie, hell there are probably people saying that the new fans aren’t fnaf fans for liking the movie, simialr to people calling the newer security beach fans (tho there probably not many) as not real fnaf fans.

[@Wizardjones69]

​@@anotherrandomguy8871if phismon says that he doesnt liked the movie, Twitter will explode

[@QueenAvacado]

As a fan, I can’t say that I’m satisfied with this movie. I agree with most of your points to be honest. Although I do think Matthew Lillard did a great job for the little screen time he had in the movie. I think this movie main problem is the pacing. The first hour of the movie was extremely slow and boring. They kept covering the disappearance of Mike’s younger brother over and over again to the point where like you said you don’t even care anymore at that point. That entire plot line literally went nowhere as we never even learned why William Afton killed him in the first place, where is he now? Did he turn his brother into one of the animatronics? Literally they do nothing with it. Also, the plot point with aunt Jane trying to Get custody of Abby literally goes nowhere. She l gets killed by golden Freddy at the end of the movie and her corpse is laying in Mike’s living room. And Mike doesn’t get arrested or charged with her murder? He has a motive. It just doesn’t make any sense and Vanessa‘s character? It was just literally there just to be a guide, telling the audience, the basic premise of what was going on, but she never goes into too much detail because I guess this movie doesn’t want to actually explain the story and the lore to new fans. Also, the twist reveal that Vanessa is William Afton’s daughter was just out of nowhere. And they don’t do anything with it. They don’t even seem to explain why she’s even helping her dad, and also why did he stab his own daughter? Yes, I know Afton is evil but to stab your own child like that just seems like something really went on between the two of them that they didn’t show in the movie. The last 15 minutes of the movie were probably the best part despite the problem of how there’s no blood and it’s not that scary. In the game the spring lock scene is genuinely horrific. I don’t think Josh Hutcherson did a bad job in this movie. I just think that they didn’t give his character enough to work with. For most of this movie he’s literally just sleeping and having dreams about the dead children. A better twist reveal at the end of the movie should’ve been that he is actually William Afton‘s son, or perhaps he is Vanessa’s brother. A really good twist ending would be that garret became the puppet. Maybe they are saving this all for the sequel but why couldn’t they have just fit it into the film? They wasted too much time focusing on garret’s kidnapping to the point where they forgot to actually explain the important parts of the story/ the pieces of the story that make it all make sense. EDIT 3.12.24 OK so I just re-watched the movie for the third time and honestly it’s even worse than I actually thought it was. When I first saw the movie I thought it was fine but I was still disappointed but yeah it was fine, but after re-watching it again it’s honestly worse than I thought. The film clearly does not live up to the games in the slightest and the movie doesn’t have the same atmosphere that the games did. The first four games had a perfect atmosphere. You could feel these robots looking at you and almost staring at you through the screen. When you looked around the pizzeria, you could sense that there was more to the story and more history behind this pizzeria than meets the eye. This movie not only wasn’t scary but completely missed the entire point of the games. If I were to rewrite the five nights at Freddy’s movie, I would make it set in the early 1970s when William began his career. Explain his backstory why he does what he does and why he is so evil. Talk about how he became so evil how did he go from a normal family man to a murderous psychopath? Then it would cut to the early 90s a security guard name to Mike Schmidt who is around 25 years old gets a job at Freddy Fazbear’s pizzeria. He is hard on money, and this was his really his only option for work. He has a 7 year-old daughter named Abby and a girlfriend who is four years older than him named Vanessa. After a few days of working at Freddy Fazbear’s, Mike starts to realize that the robots are not normal. At one point one of the robots knocks him, unconscious drags him into the back room and tries to stuff him into one of the suits with spring locks. After this encounter, he quits the job and calls the police But the police laughing his face and think that it’s a joke screams and tells them that the robots tried to kill him but the police wash it off is just a crazy 25-year-old kid who is high or something.

[@Romifetti]

Finally someone who gets it! The thing is the visuals and set design was sick, so it's a shame the writing wasn't very good like at all... none of it made sense. I feel like if they had just stopped trying to explain lore and just made a cool movie with actual fun scenes - and not scenes that talk your ear off - it would've been way better. We really don't need any more lore for something that doesn't even make sense. A lot of people only like it for the references, but personally I can't appreciate the references when the movie itself isn't any good. Most of the plot points went nowhere, like you said. I don't know it just really didn't feel like FNAF. People are saying 'it's for the fans!' but personally it was kind of a disappointment and had a lot of wasted potential :( It wasn't very scary either, they removed the key points of the FNAF games: that you are alone, trying your best to save your power as you fear what will come if you lose it, the fear that you may be going crazy and seeing things and that nobody is going to believe you, so you just have to come back each night. People are saying 'so what? you wanted him to stare at a screen the whole movie?' like no, him moving around the pizzaria would've been alright as long as he can't leave or something. Hell, a cool scene of him breaking the animatronics would've been epic for a climax, they could've played that 'Die in A Fire' song for it too, or maybe he sets the pizzaria on fire. Maybe he lands himself in prison at the end or something. It would've been weird but not as weird as everybody just ignoring the Aunt's corpse on his floor! Also, the scenes not taking place in Freddy's were really dragged out, isn't this meant to be 'Five Nights at Freddy's'? But he just sleeps throughout one of the nights? ANOTHER THING THAT DRIVES ME CRAZY: why on Earth do the animatronics work for William? Yeah, sure, I'm supposed to believe those ghosts just forgot about all that trauma they went through because of a drawing... what? Isn't it the point of the FNAF games that they want to get revenge? It gets rid of their drive and reason to be the way they are. I guess they just kill people for fun then? And what even was that whole 'wE wAnT abBy!!' thing? Why do you want Abby? That was a very weak motive for the main antagonists of the movie... There's more I'd like to say but it's been getting way too long now. Overall, so much potential, but the result? BIG FAT MESS. I may be too harsh and stuff, but this is just my opinion. I think they had so much to work with but threw it all in the bin. Why add these random butchered characters when there are very fleshed out and loved characters in the franchise? Why are the relationships so wonky? WHY IS WILLIAM VANNESSAS DAD? Anyway, that's all, I'm very tired now.

[@QueenAvacado]

@@Romifetti omg everything you’ve said is spot on. I 100% agree. The movie would’ve been a lot better if it had just been mainly focusing on the horror elements of staying in the pizzeria for five nights just like the game. Figuring out the dark history and Having the animatronic characters slowly creep up on you and staring at you through the cameras. perhaps they could’ve even fit in that plot point of Mike taking pills so that he would think that he’s going crazy and blame the robots coming to life on his addiction to pills and think he was hallucinating. Also, I think the whole losing custody of Abby thing was not a good enough motivation for Mike to keep coming back to the pizzeria I mean, I understand he needed the job to make himself look good for the court. I think a better motive for him needing that job, so desperately would be that he’s low on money, and if he doesn’t get enough money, he’s going to lose his house, his car, and then eventually lose custody of Abby and he would have nobody. Like you said, the movie had so much to work off. The books, the games and even fan fictions would’ve had a better storyline than this movie. Also, I think one thing that they definitely should have done differently was the big reveal of William Afton being the bad guy. At the end they’re like oh William Afton is my dad and he killed all those children like it’s some sort of big reveal when literally 95% of the people seeing this movie already know who William Afton is and the actor playing him lol. What they should’ve done was just established from the beginning that William Afton was the owner of the pizzeria, it was big in the 80s and then nobody has heard from him in years. Then Mike slowly discovers that William Afton is the killer of the children by talking with Vanessa, who reveals to him the secrets. Also, one thing I noticed about Vanessa‘s character is that obviously she is a police officer but yet she’s basically helping her psycho father, but also doesn’t want to help him? I was assuming that she became a police officer, because she feels guilt somehow about the murders her dad committed and became an officer to help children instead of hurting more people, perhaps maybe she was a witness to the murders her dad did, and has been traumatized by them so that would explain why she is so defensive about keeping Abby away from the pizzeria. Also, I think something else they could have done was have aunt Jane working with William Afton perhaps William Afton offers her a huge sum of money to get Mike to get a job at the pizzeria so that he can kill him but then also they don’t explain why William Afton is even targeting Mike’s family I mean they don’t even explain why he killed Garrett? And yes, it makes no sense. Why the heck the animatronics want Abby To make her like them? That literally makes no sense because in the movie they literally have the animatronics building a fort and acting like little kids but then they also want to kill her? It makes no sense literally so dumb however, I still enjoyed seeing Matthew Lillard as Afton he was easily the best part of the movie. i don’t know I just think this movie could’ve been a lot better. It’s so disappointing eight years of waiting and this is what we get. And I’m being totally completely honest saying this, I think I could’ve made a better movie than this. I mean I could’ve wrote a better storyline, and script because the writing in this movie was just really really bad.

[@Romifetti]

@@QueenAvacado Nah man it's just so refreshing to see people who actually care about good storylines and characters. You're so right, they could've gone the extra steps to flesh out the characters to make their actions actually understandable. And yeah, it also doesn't make sense why William just randomly kidnaps Garrett and kills him.. they were at like a camping site or something? Why on earth was William even there what the hell? There's clearly no established motives in this film. Wouldn't the animatronics not want to put Abby through what they've been through? Why is their whole trauma been erased when the whole point of them is that they have unfinished business and that they cannot rest until they get their revenge? I think they should've just gone with the original plot, obviously they wouldn't have to go too deep into it and they could've just focused on the horror aspects of the actual five nights. Also, I don't want to sound rude and egocentric, but I've literally just come up with so many ideas for a FNAF 1,2 and 3. They have elements based on the original lore but don't follow it completely. It's not very deep or anything it's just kinda for fun, but it has some cool scenes in it. I've said myself that some edgy teen creepypasta writer could've done a better job with the script. It's one thing when a movie is bad.. when it's totally boring, however, that's worse in my opinion.

[@QueenAvacado]

@@Romifetti I’ve seen a lot of people online saying the reason why William killed Garrett was because it’s possible that Mike’s father is this universe’s version of Henry Emily, and that he kills Garrett to get revenge on Mike’s dad, which leads to both of the parents dying and Abby and Mike become orphans. It would make sense to but they literally don’t explain anything and we get zero backstory. At the same time, isn’t the reason why William kills Henry Emily‘s child in the first place is because William’s son (crying child) gets killed by Henry’s Fred bear robot at a birthday party? And that leads to William going crazy, leading to him, killing children etc and trying to bring his son back. But… in this universe apparently afton only has one child.. Vanessa? So what the heck are William aftons motives for killing the kids and garret?? He has a living daughter and they don’t tell us if he has other kids sooooo yeah idk. 🤷‍♀️ I’ve seen fans online in straight up denial about this movie and clearly they have been saying this movie is amazing/good when we all know it’s not.

[@Romifetti]

@@QueenAvacadoWhat also bugs me is when they say “it’s for the fans!”. When you actually know the atmosphere and meaning of the original games, it can be much more disappointing when it’s all wasted and gone down the drain. I know it’s dramatic, but FNAF is a very meaningful franchise as it’s very unique and is an inspiration for many games. To have these 8 or so years of people creating amazing videos, theories, songs, animations, art, cosplays, fan games, stories and more lead to this mediocre movie is beyond disappointing. Especially when the creators of this movie have had more time and money to really make something good. Did it have to be a groundbreaking cinematic masterpiece? No! Could the creators have spent a little more time capturing the atmosphere and essence of the original games, understanding the characters and their developments? Definitely! I think some people defend this movie because it’s FNAF. Most people have only pointed out the references. Like, yeah, it’s the FNAF movie, the whole dang thing is the reference! Yeah, it’s neat to have KZbinr’s featured in the movie and other little things that we got.. but it’s not enough to make the movie good in my opinion. Foundation should come before decoration. I think some people are just really happy to have this fandom recognised with these sort of inside jokes and references we get. However I feel like that’s just a tactic to get people to hype the movie up more than it’s worth being hyped. I’m glad that people are able to enjoy it, but I think we deserved more effort put in. The original story and characters are special, they should be appreciated more.

[@techmaster9781]

Wait till Nick realizes that they only actually spent 4 nights at Freddy's

[@24FramesOfNick]

1/10

[@Chaotic_Overlord]

I haven't seen the movie myself, but come on man; you were this close...

[@theantagonist801]

😔

[@joakimlaitinen5505]

but they were there for 5 nights

[@crobat1693]

No, they actually did five nights

[@DevilsAdvocate669]

I didn't expect it to be lore accurate. However, the story was baffling. The whole thing with the aunt becomes irrelevant halfway through. The cop could be taken out and not much would change. Mike seemed interesting at the start when he punched that dude in the fountain, but then he has no personality. The dream sequences all felt the same. The animatronics building the fort was just cringey. They also look out of place outside Freddy's. As a fan I didn't expect The Godfather, just a cheesy movie for the fans. It just wasn't though. The jumpscares were half asked, the references feel forced. I just wish the movie would've picked a side, serious horror or campy horror.

[@goyo_heh]

For real, I don’t get why is people trying so hard to pretend it was so good, it’s always “it was made for the fans” but like, what fans exactly? A lot of the references are like, some lines from the games or straight up copy pasted fnaf 2-3 mini games that everyone would come across playing at least an hour of each game, it wasn’t some hidden deep lore, it was cringey at times, at least I’d say it was entertaining tho, I liked seeing the animatronics move for once lol.

[@fartsmella9267]

Exactly, my expectations were extremely low before this came out because I was already expecting it to be targeted towards younger audiences but this wasn't even enjoyable to my nephew or my long term fnaf fan friends, I was about ready to take a nap when they started talking about custody battles like what the fuck am I watch right now? Pillowforts? Custody battles? I saw so many people leave the theaters mid way through the movie and heard so many disappointed sighs in the audience

[@shellbeeyourshells]

These are some refreshing takes from all the brown nosers praising it! I feel like his sister Abby should have never been in the film. The imaginary friends, forts, custody battles, drawings were such a groan fest! They definitely tried too hard to pander for children. The absolute lack of being awake during his shifts got under my skin.. like the one thing you do in the game, and the replace it with… sleeping? The ballon boy jump scares were the worst, just a literal doll sitting there.. and thats how they end it? So disappointing.

[@B0nk7948]

@@goyo_hehseriously, I’m a fan of the games, someone that these people keep trying to say the movie was made for, and I still give it like a 5/10

I speak as someone who is not a fnaf fan in the slightest but knows the basics of the lore; I was forced to watch this movie by my friends, and honestly, while I definitely agree with most of what you said, I still liked it and had a lot of fun! It's the fnaf movie, I'm not gonna have absurd expectations, I expected it to be either a shitty horror movie or a boring reference fest like the mario movie, and we got kinda a mix of the two, but with the mentality of not taking it seriously I felt the movie was so goofy and stupid it turned into something endearing and fun! The story wasn't well executed and the animatronics (while amazing and really well done) looked kinda stupid when they were making angry faces or glowing red, but the campy-ness just added to it on top of the intentionally goofy moments, like, come on we're talking about a movie where the fucking FNAF characters build a fort using tables and chairs, it is not serious. TLDR: it was goofy and fun and I liked it, 7.5/10, the sans=ness joke was funny and having TLT in the credits rocked. Probably would've been worse had I watched it alone.

[@mr.lifebrain1891]

As a fan of the franchise I 100% agree. The movie is "bad" but in a good way. Which is entirely what I expected so I ended up not being dissapointed. I wish people would stop acting like a movie has to be a masterpiece to be enjoyable.

[@marcohidalgo1101]

@@mr.lifebrain1891 I mean people enjoy The Room for how so-bad-it's-good of a movie it is.

[@cearuleusblue6783]

i'm somewhere between the 2 of you. I've heard the movie was bad before watching it so I wasn't going in expecting anything good, but I was surprised when there wasn't anything bad in the movie either. i'd say it was 4.5/10 with bonus points if you understand the references and lore behind it.

[@s7robin105]

It’s okay to admit a movie is trash

[@Woter_X]

Just you saying that the film was fun. Already failed at what it was supposed to be. This film is not supposed to be fun. It’s supposed to be scary. Your experience with this is a farce. That feeling you felt. “Fun” was never meant for this movie. You obviously don’t get why this movie field so miserably.

[@PlayerOne.StartGame]

The entire movie theater stood up and cheered when MatPat up on screen last night, so it's safe to say that the film was DEFINITELY made for the fans. Legitimately made with love. (The dream theory book also caused me to gasp and I started talking to the people next to me like an idiot hahaha) It was also fairly scary, so I was so happy as an original fan!

[@Borger3941]

Same here

[@StuntaMC]

yeah i dont see why ppl hate it so much, it wasnt even half bad like at all, it was rly enjoyable for me, and ive loved fnaf since 2015 so like yh

[@dumbbitchenergy3942]

Just because everyone cheered for matpat doesn’t mean the movie don’t have any flaws. The writing is shit

[@berrisfueller6221]

​@@dumbbitchenergy3942They were just talking about Matpat lol relax

[@berrisfueller6221]

It honestly didn't even register in my mind at first that it was Matpat as the waiter lol

[@cannedsas]

finally an unbiased review, i really thought it was just a horror movie for kids. barely any scares and a total miss of the fnaf atmosphere and ambience. the set and practical effects were amazing tho, and i thought piper rubio, josh hutcherson, and matthew lillard did a great job

[@virturegd5247]

its not a horror movie, its a thriller

[@grathem9789]

@@virturegd5247 still it's bad

[@virturegd5247]

@@grathem9789 i didnt say it was good

[@grathem9789]

@@virturegd5247 what's your thoughts on the movie

[@virturegd5247]

@@grathem9789 its definitely a movie

[@Juicyfear1]

I hear everyone saying it was for the fans but I am and it still disappoints so much

[@gamerbeast3616]

then your not a fan

[@tater_100]

One thing I know as an OG fan, Scott learns from his mistakes. I'm sure the next movie will be way better.

[@LiterallyStuart]

Fr the next one is going to be like an ultra-horror film like what he did with fnaf 4 because of what happened with fnaf 3 lol

[@gamerbeast3616]

heared they are changing the script for the next movie

[@SmittyBacall1858]

Hell no he’s rich and doesn’t care anymore. He hasn’t cared for years.

[@LiterallyStuart]

@@SmittyBacall1858 Me when the statement is blatantly false

[@cgimichaelmyers2806]

@@SmittyBacall1858Exactly, I don't understand why fans defend Scott just because he’s an idle game developer. He has said that he never intended FNAF to be a franchise and he just wanted to make Christian games for kids. If he seriously cared about the games and their story then they wouldn’t be a convoluted mess. Plus he donated money to extremists so he’s clearly not a good guy.

[@Butwhythough881]

- “The film is going in a different direction from the games.” And yet you need to understand the lore in order to understand the new direction or changes made to the game lore in this movie? The logic is extremely flawed. - “The fort scene was supposed to reinforce the idea that the animatronics are still the ghosts of children.” The fact that they don’t see Abby as a threat and friendly with her, along with them being influenced by and like drawing pictures should be more than enough to point that out. Heck, The Silver Eyes got it across while still keeping them creepy. - “Y’all just wanted two hours of a guy looking at cameras.” No. Many just wanted the film to feel more scary because it’s very lightweight horror. I’m not saying they should’ve made like the FNAF VHS videos, but a lot of the dread and tense atmosphere of the first game, which this movie pulls a lot from, is lacking. The only real time where there was a sense of dread or tension was the cold open with the security guard. - “It’s for the fans.” Aside from the animatronics, the set, and easter eggs, there’s not a lot for fans to grasp onto story wise. There’s the restaurant, the missing children, Afton along with his springlock failure, but that’s really it. I’m fine with them not including Fredbear’s or The Bite (Although I do think the inclusion could’ve given Afton better motivation fir his crimes) but the information we do learn is delivered through basic exposition via Vanessa. This film’s B plot shouldn’t have been the Aunt Jane custody battle nonsense. It should have been Mike trying to unravel Freddy’s history and actively going out of his way to learn of the missing children. He should be pushing the plot forward, not the other way around.

[@Wizardjones69]

To be honest, fredbear's should be mentioned in the movie, so springbonnie just doesnt make sense, the safe rooms arent mentioned, so we dont know how the children were lured

[@Termless]

Actually kinda enjoyed the movie but if there's anyone I would want to listen to shitting on it, it would be Nick!

[@Jonathan_Collins]

I'm honestly was surprised by how solid the movie was. Its not groundbreaking and as a horror movie, its a little laughable, but honestly, I loved how ambitious the story was. I think its a little ironic though that the jumpscares were the weakest part imo. Also massive W Universal for including the remix at the end.

[@Aidan977]

its a bad movie

[@leeeinfield]

Solid is too generous my guy

[@primalvelocity3811]

Solid?? The film was bad. It was awful. It wasn't scary, and in the end, felt kind of pointless, like it was for nothing. No real replay value. It's fine to like it, of course, but to say it's solid, is just crazy.

[@jeniks1_]

@@primalvelocity3811 it was good imo. its made for the fans, if you werent a fan of it before you probably wouldnt like it. even if you were you might not like it, but personally i really liked it

[@Im.Smaher]

@@jeniks1_That’s a bad excuse for a movie that can’t stand on its own without the fans calling it good simply because it exists, lol. If the movie’s bad, the movie’s bad. Fans liking it because it’s a FNaF movie doesn’t change a single thing.

[@eastplains8]

The fnaf movie is bad because it failed to be a scary movie because it focus too much on its story.

[@ritaerror7829]

just like every fnaf story after fnaf 1? XD games, books... everything is about the story

[@Wizardjones69]

​@@ritaerror7829and the story is not good either.............. its just doesnt *make sense*

[@OGfellowfriend]

I really do think this movie didn't look good at all. I thought the worst part was how the robots looked so polished.

[@Hamza_Hesham]

be grateful they could left us with cgi instead.

[@supaskiltz9877]

@@Hamza_Heshamthe argument of “it could be worse so stop complaining” is the worst way to defend mediocrity ever

[@monkigunfromhalo6653]

​@@supaskiltz9877"be grateful" - unthinking cultist fan.

[@Hamza_Hesham]

@@supaskiltz9877 well I say that because I don't get what u want to be added to the looks of the animatronics, they're literally look pulled straight out from the game and the dude said "oh shit they look polished, my day is ruined" like tf

[@OGfellowfriend]

@@Hamza_Hesham The animatronics in all the games except SL and SB (because fuck both of those dumpster fires) looked just a little dirty and time-worn: they gave an impression of age, which added to the vibe. That is something the movie distinctly lacks.

[@culturalist]

I have not seen this movie, but you are one hundred percent correct about them being able to make one location work. Horror movies do it all the time and they are iconic. Don't know why people are saying that would be dumb

[@mutantfreak48]

its kinda disappointing that about 9 years ago we lined up to see and play fnaf because it was a genuinely unique and cool shake-up in the horror game scene and now we're lining up to see the fnaf movie because it has a freddy fazbear and a matpat and an "i always come back" man in it and nothing more

[@rex4285]

nah it has plenty of cool stuff in it that makes it worthy of existing. the fact the animatronics are all practical is a big one for me that’ll make this movie enjoyable on rewatch. i get where you’re coming from though but there’s more cool stuff to the movie than just fan service

[@mutantfreak48]

@@rex4285 i mean, the animatronics could be argued to also be pretty fanservice-y but even ignoring that, idk, they look cool but seeing them in motion (and certainly seeing some of the scenes they're in) really diminishes the creepy factor they had in the game. there's a reason why they didn't move much in the game (only during the jumpscares, foxy's running animation and a few rare occasions where bonnie/chica will twitch their heads unnaturally while outside your office on the cameras) and other than the animatronics and the set design for the pizzeria and the pizzeria alone, nothing ive heard about the movie is universally considered good or noteworthy. every single actor's performance has been either praised or derided by different people, which makes me feel like they're all just kinda fine and doing what they can with the subpar dialogue; the movie is "for the fans" but the lore is completely changed for no reason with vanessa getting brought a few decades back in time to deliver exposition and a random child custody story and a comically evil aunt being thrown into the mix; the scares are minimal despite pg-13 horror being proven to still be effective with films like the ring and 10 cloverfield lane and so on, etc. besides the animatronics, what other cool things are there? because if it's just the animatronics, you can look up the guy that did that glamrock freddy costume and get the same experience

[@thehellion754]

Well, congrats, you're experiencing gatekeeping for the first time ever. "Back 'n mahhh daeee" ass

[@lord_ozymandias]

@@mutantfreak48the animatronics… from fnaf… being IN the fnaf movie… is fan service?

[@mutantfreak48]

@@lord_ozymandias well that's why i said it's arguable. ive seen a lot of praise for them and they're admittedly pretty faithful recreations of the in-game animatronics but that connection to the games is really the only reason they get praised. to the average cinema goer they're kinda just average and basic, they look decent but aren't too creepy on their own and their movements destroy any remaining creepiness they have. why should these characters get praised when they're less creepy than actual real life pizzeria mascots like the showbiz pizza bear who doesn't even have to have dead kids inside him to be terrifying

[@Twainrants]

I would say that the movie was enjoyable. I did not hate it nor was it like "i love this movie!" kind of feeling. im a fan of fnaf but im on the theories side of the fanbase cause i never played the games in my life.

[@The_Saddest_Landscape]

I agree with this completely. I’m more disappointed then I am hating or loving this movie. It just sucks knowing they could have done so much more lore wise and, in my opinion, if it was just some lore dump it would have been more memorable that way. I was just sad to see a movie about a game that made my childhood go to waste and be some stupid ass horror comedy with no rewatch-able value. It wasn’t bad but it DEFINITELY was not good.

[@CrazyCatMom24]

​@@The_Saddest_LandscapeTechnically, each game gave more lore of fnaf so thats what the movie version is doing. Im hoping they do Sister Location.

[@The_Saddest_Landscape]

@@CrazyCatMom24I guess, and I do hope that they get better with the next movies but this one was so bad it scares me that the rest will be the same

[@Hamza_Hesham]

@@The_Saddest_Landscape real mad just because they added the comedy part?

[@The_Saddest_Landscape]

@@Hamza_Hesham no, mad because they focused more on comedy than horror (I didn’t totally hate the comedy, they did well at parts)

[@TelbaTwelve]

I always hear “a movie for the fans” yet I’m a fan, and this movie just sucked. I wanted a GOOD MOVIE that portrayed the lore well. That’s all I wanted, and that’s what all the hype around it was wanting. Yet we got this. I’m utterly disappointed.

[@ExtraQuestionableContent]

It makes me sad because the Silver Eyes (the first FNAF book ever) is still the best official story set in the FNAF universe (and that story is still deeply flawed)

[@grathem9789]

Exactly the bullshit defense of people saying "for the fans" is Terrible because everyone should be able to be scared and get a scary experience out of the film but instead we got a campy horror more of a comedy

[@ericcartman7361]

Exactly. Finally found a comment section that doesn’t shill for this movie

[@grathem9789]

@@ericcartman7361 yeah well it's their opinion at the end of the day but I have a suspicion that's it's just bias for the references and fan service which doesn't make the movie good or will try to defend the plot which is also trash

[@rex4285]

idk i feel like you’re taking fnaf and it’s lore wayyy more seriously than the actual creator ever did. the lore and universe is convoluted and silly with a decent amount of horror just like how the movie is. ofc more horror would be nice imo but you can’t act like the tone wasn’t depicted accurately

[@Paigedits]

What did y’all expect it was from the same company as Megan 💀

[@darling..............]

Atleast megan was good

[@Paigedits]

@@darling.............. it was good! The plot was just very predictable in my opinion still love it tho

[@Yourgraveisready]

@@PaigeditsThe fnaf movie was dog water tbh, it didn’t even have a good lore, only because people wanted it to be 13+ it would’ve been better if it was 17+ tbh, and who tf is Abby?! Mike isn’t a babysitter, he’s dead, his family died, and William is his father, and why did they make chica’s cupcake (Carl) aggressive than the other animatronics? That’s bullshit. Foxy and Bonnie are by fair the most aggressive, also…Mike had a brother (Chris), I don’t see his death scene or his sister’s (Elizabeth) this movie is absolutely dog water, it would’ve been so good if they added gore, violence, and the afton family’s death.

[@Paigedits]

@@Yourgraveisready so true!! And Vanessa dosent come Into the story until security breech that was super random she was in this movie

[@Yourgraveisready]

@@Paigedits REALLL

[@brandonayala4605]

I thought it was decent. The movie is good enough for fans to be left satisfied with it but not good enough to have the general audience get into FNAF lore and grow the fanbase. I understand why critic scores are so low because the movie feels so disjointed at times when it comes to the plot and for a good minute it felt like the movie wasn’t going anywhere. Overall there are some awesome moments and moments that will make you scratch your head. All the flaws aside, it’s simply just good and nothing more.

[@Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhmmm]

SPOILERS: My favourite part of the movie was when purple guy said "hurrrghh I'm gonna purple all over the place hrgh"

[@Maquinoide-001]

I really hated that one part that just 20 minutes of violent sex scene between freedy fazbear and willian afton

[@cameron_0496]

@@Maquinoide-001 agreed. The bestiality was not it

[@theantagonist801]

​@@Maquinoide-001 yo what 💀

[@kalpanaanand8200]

​@@Maquinoide-001i wished they made it more juicy 😢

[@DanialTarki]

@@Maquinoide-001I swear to Christ there are pieces of “art” that are actually this out there.

[@tomayto70]

The animatronics were fantastic but honestly I just wanted more horror. Afton's entrance was the one time I felt legitimately intimidated, and the springlock scene was satisfying as well. Hopefully with the amount they made from this they can work with a much bigger budget for the sequel.

[@subjectdelta44]

I was NOT expecting to watch the springtrap death scene live on camera so I definitely flipped out when that happened. I went in with expectations of a mid movie and I think I overall walked away happier with it than I expected, though I wish they'd stuck closer to the lore and kept it focused around the pizzeria, rather than adding a family drama only tangentially related. BUT I was so, so impressed with the animatronics and loved seeing them on screen, the morbid part of me enjoyed watching purple guy get his karma on screen in front of me (the original springlock failure cutscene is the only one that stuck with me all these years), and since I wasn't taking it seriously in the first place I enjoyed when it got goofy as hell. As a huge horror fan I definitely agree that I wish they'd kept focus on what made the game so interesting (ie, slow building tension, fear of being hunted in a confined space, intrigue of hints of lore that slowly build up, morbid fascination with creepy animatronics that may or may not have rotting corpses still stuffed inside, learning about forgotten/unknown tragedies, etc.). Like it definitely would've objectively been a much stronger movie had they kept that focus and I wish they'd utilized the animatronics a lot more. But on an emotional level... I didn't expect a serious horror film so I was satisfied with the goofy one we got. Wasn't a great movie but I don’t think it was awful either

[@rufusrobinson3348]

Took my brother and sister to the movie, as fnaf fans, we freaking loved it. Not very scary, but very enjoyable.

[@Hamza_Hesham]

Exactly what people don't get, it's a thriller movie it doesn't focus on the scares, it focuses more on the story

[@OzymandiasV2]

@@Hamza_Heshamthe story had multiple plot holes. why is Vanessa loyal to William? why did william drive to the middle of the Nebraskan woods to kill a kid and not put him in an animatronic? why did Afton hire Mike if theres no way he knew about Abby? how did the aunts body get disposed of? why do drawings suddenly have so much power over the animatronics? where was Henry? and so on. the movie had nothing to do with the lore besides the original kids’ deaths, which you dont even need the lore to follow

[@daishajoyner9463]

@@OzymandiasV2well he hired mike bc he knew about his brother

[@daishajoyner9463]

@@OzymandiasV2it took like six games for the story to make sense within them. this is literally movie one, so it seems they’re setting up more

[@OzymandiasV2]

@@daishajoyner9463 yeah but with the games it makes sense because it went as you played. this movie alr has all of the plot laid out. waiting until movie 2 or 3 to explain 90% of an already meh movie 1 isnt good writing

[@Butidrewit]

In the most respectful way possible, I disagree with everything you said in this video

[@24FramesOfNick]

No worries!

[@Butidrewit]

@@24FramesOfNick thanks! I love your videos btw!

[@skapelliskapelli1136]

lets be real, anyone upset about this video is under the age of 12

[@xxarcangelxx143]

Fr

[@dumbflop2070]

Literally

[@EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEF]

Or losers who have nothing better to do in life

[@ImIn_LooeysWalls]

Too true 😂

[@AlexMartinez-nj9io]

Anyone in general that is upset about the negative reviews for the movie.

[@Cheezer_lmao]

My favorite part of the freddy fazbear movie is when freddy fazbear said it's fazbearin time and fazbeared all over those guys

[@liittlemiissd]

I loved the sibling relationship between the main lead and the girl, and how Freddy and the gang help heal that disconnected relationship, and Vanessa learning who her true family is, they took jumpscare simulator and turned it into a beautiful family story. I was legitimately worried the girl was gonna die.

[@theceoofeggmansempire5214]

Agree with last sentence really hard

[@Bananabread810]

What What What The movie was supposed to be a horror movie, they turned it into a stupid family movie about furry robots

[@PotatoKing86]

​@@Bananabread810lmao ok bro

[@Vicecrowns]

I smell someone salty@@Bananabread810

[@fenidiv4325]

​@@Bananabread810it's ok, atleast i enjoy it lol

[@thebatman3905]

The fnaf fanbase is the most delusional cult like fanbase I have ever seen. Their coping mechanism is, "the critics don't like it because they don't understand fnaf" is the highest tier coping I have seen. The point of a movie is to adapt a series so the viewer doesn't have to play all the terrible games. Example one piece Netflix. I genuinely believe the only people that are defending the fnaf movie are furries and cringe tok kids. The fanbase is literally a religion and they defend any garbage fnaf puts out. It's more horrifying than the movie itself.

[@ritaerror7829]

Or maybe they are people who got other interest than you and know more about the frenchise as a whole? In the end, Scott is a story teller, not a horror master

[@thebatman3905]

@@ritaerror7829 again that's severely coping about the bad reviews. You people say "critics don't understand fnaf" "the movie was made for the fans" or "Scott cawthon is a story teller'" how is 10 copy and pasted terrible games good story telling? And Scott cawthon is not a horror master? What ? Are you on drugs ? Fnaf is literally a horror game. The fnaf movie is a cash grab.

[@ritaerror7829]

@@thebatman3905 mhm, yeah. Fnaf is a horror game, just look at Sister Location, or Fnaf World. From Fnaf 2 Scott was more focused on the story XD I don't say other people are wrong for not liking it, movie got it's flaws, but not everything needs to be a masterpiece to be enjoyable, and some people just don't enjoy when randoms trash something they like with their own delusion Also, it's another timeline, geez, where does people get the 'movie will explain fnaf one' line of thinking from...

[@thebatman3905]

@@ritaerror7829 funny fnaf 2 was the last good fnaf game 🤣 and the rest of the games aren't revolutionary and not groundbreaking at all. None of the game reinvented the horror genre. Most of them are mid and security breach is a buggy cash grab game. I don't know where to begin. I don't understand how the fanbase defends the games and movies. I genuinely believe the fanbase just consumes any garbage that fnaf spits out including the terrible movie. I'm sorry but fnaf is a joke and so is the fanbase. Now I know I just sound like hater but something so bad doesn't deserve this much recognition and respect but because FNAF is far from a groundbreaking franchise in mainstream. The series has potential for 1 good game but from the games and movies that came out lately all hope is lost.

[@thebatman3905]

@@ritaerror7829 actually I thought about it more the first 2 fnaf games are actually mid as well! They're pretty much point and click horror games that just spam jump scares. I give them some credit for creating the creepy Chuckie cheese trend but still nothing ground breaking really. They're 5/10 games

[@crystalballstudiostm2355]

I watched it with my girlfriend yesterday and we both loved it. She got a little into horror and FNAF because of it. We may even go for a second watch with some friends. I agree the movie was tame, even she thinks that and she hates getting scared. But it wasn't bad. At least, we don't think so. Just ok. Though I do wish they could've leaned more into the horror element.

[@majora919]

If this is what got her into horror when you go see an actual horror film she's gonna be shellshocked, then again few horror movies today are actually scary

[@crystalballstudiostm2355]

A mistake on my part. She's seen horror before, I just got the impression she hadn't seen it before😅

[@fartsmella9267]

​@@majora919for real, this shit was undercooked, should've advertised it as a comedy and I would've been happier

[@justpassingby298]

I think while this movie has flaws, it is far better than I could've expected, and that most of the issues probably come down to just them not being sure how well this movie would do. And I'm definitely holding out hope for what the sequel could do Edit: PG-13 was a decent rating, because I mean... They definitely did not skimp out on gore even with that rating, and FNAF's horror never comes from the direct gore, but more implied horror Edit 2: I also don't feel like this movie was meant to be "horror" more like "tense"?

[@kumaruatlas9632]

Some said it’s more meant to be a Thriller idk if that’s the proper way of calling that name

[@justpassingby298]

@@kumaruatlas9632 yeah. Either way I don't think they meant for it to be a proper horror, or a gore fest. And I think that's all for the better. Fnaf wasn't really about the horror, it's more about the suspense and dread either way. Thinking about what might happen instead of what does happen

[@Tenshi04Akuma]

The Tense and the dread or FNAF Foyer. They feed us fans what we get from the games. There was not a single moment in the game were Horror for the sake of horror. Everything the game was was mystery, pressure and panic. The lore was the main direct course of its popularity and the Fan creations were its allies. But people mix the Original FNAF vanilla ambiance with other more morbid or downright horrific fan creations.

[@leonardostefanucci4106]

This film sucked ass. There were a lot of random scenes and no tension. The main character also sleeps for the whole film. Wasted potential.

[@Joshreber2016]

I’m glad that MatPat at least confirmed that Mark was 1000% supposed to be in the movie but he had a scheduling conflict. If they hadn’t tried to get him I’d have been PISSED. The fact that he was supposed to be in the opening scene made me happy

[@theantagonist801]

If they make a sequel, I believe Markiplier plans on showing up in it. Who knows tho

[@pwrsocket]

Markiplier in his stream said he literally couldnt be in the movie because he was making his own, and he couldnt spend time acting on fnaf

[@deezgod45]

@@theantagonist801 he said it yea, it was only caus of iron lung he couldnt

[@Joshreber2016]

@@pwrsocket I did just today see that! I'm just so happy about that ☺️. This only means hopefully a bigger role for him in the sequel. After all...he is the KING......OF FIVENIGHTSATFREDDYS

[@_bop5209]

apparently he was gonna be the guard that died in the start, marks character was gonna get killed off in the start lol

[@miyu1960]

This was so campy and just for the fans! I went in with low expectations cause usually movies based on video games flop but this did it so well in my personal opinion.

[@Chrisy7]

it did the bare minimum and still sucked at doing just that. If this is for the fans then I’m really sorry for them

[@MrRamos8408]

@@Chrisy7I'm a fan and I loved it 🎉

[@remi_pog5852]

agree, as a fan since the first game came out, I loved the movie@@MrRamos8408

[@finleyknight443]

​@@Chrisy7no need to be sorry bc I loved it

[@N800-q1b]

​@@Chrisy7I'm a fan, I thought it sucked

[@drydesert052]

For those defending the movie with "it's because is for the fans" i'm sorry but if a movie is just good for the fans, then it is just not good.

[@AnisterStarlight]

So a movie shouldn't appeal to it's target audience.

[@MsMvsc]

​@@AnisterStarlight A movie should be able to stand on its own

[@cgimichaelmyers2806]

I was a fan of the original games and this movie irritated me so it's not even “for the fans”. I think this movie was instead made for the brain-dead child fan base.

[@jaxi9272]

I've seen ppl who aren't even fans like it

[@olsongc8422]

Hey, 24 Frames of Nick, not sure if anyone else has pointed it out (and I'm not sure if it actually matters or not) but the image you have at 1:05 is not from the official FNaF games and is fan-material made for I believe a fan game or the VHS fan project.

[@lauren6509]

I agree it's extremely bad.... But if they make a sequel I'll be right there in the theaters 🤭

[@24FramesOfNick]

Same tho

[@bugonboris6681]

To be fair. It's not like the main FNAF games were all that great either...

[@grathem9789]

@@bugonboris6681 yeah well this movie could've expanded and try to be better than the games but failed

[@bugonboris6681]

@@grathem9789 I see...

[@TheCarlitosqh]

At least the main FNAF games had the excuse that they were developed by only one person. This being a work coming from Universal and Blumhouse is just sad@@bugonboris6681

[@pixelberry8054]

Is it weird to say Willy’s Wonderland was more entertaining than the FNAF movie? And that was supposed to be a parody of FNAF itself! Edit: 9:20 Hehe, whoops. Guess I jumped the gun. But even Nick agrees with me.

[@ZombieAffections]

when I went on letterboxd a few days ago the first thing I saw was weston's 5 star rating and nick's 1 and a half star rating side by side for this movie lol

[@ablackid2593]

Your opinion is different from mine therefore it is bad

[@paulblart7378]

If you're not a diehard 8 year old fnaf fan, I honestly don't see how you could enjoy the movie

[@Imbroke-b6k]

Facts

[@realsalu634]

If this movie wasn't an FNAF movie, but of other IP, no one would give an shit about it, i've waited 8 years for an stupid family comedy with furries in the background

[@Derpylmao]

i wanted to enjoy this so bad, and i was fucking wrecked when i realised it wasn't canon 20 min into the film. there's so much they could have done better and so much they did wrong

[@AnisterStarlight]

It's an adaptation. Not a pixel by pixel translation to the games. Liberties are expected to be taken to make the story flow. If you want the vanilla experience, then screencast a playthrough of FNaF 1 on KZbin in your theater.

[@Derpylmao]

@@AnisterStarlight i think even as an adaption its horrible. ofc the animatronics are amazing but the story was just autistic as hell

[@efrainrodriguez8973]

The movie was terrible I watched it with my lil brother who breathes fnaf lore, i know basic lore so i know the basics and my buddy and little sister who dont know anything just the name five nights at freddys. The only good thing about the movie was the set. Everything else was just trash. The plot was 👎🏼 The acting was👎🏼 The scares👎🏼was not once scared nor jumpscared The gore👎🏼 Script👎🏼 And even the references/lore from the games was done terrible. My little brother was very pissed on how everything was just wrong. So glad i didnt pay for this movie and we watched it on our roku

[@Gc7501-YT]

I watched it on discord💀

[@WibblyWobblyChannel]

Amazing, everything you just said was wrong

[@twistysart]

@@WibblyWobblyChannelno bruh it was HORRIBLE!

[@monkigunfromhalo6653]

​@@WibblyWobblyChannelcare to elaborate how your 2/10 movie is good. This should be interesting.

[@Ultrasteel74]

@@WibblyWobblyChannel cope harder

[@EvanGamer]

I couldn’t agree more. As an ex-fnaf fan, I really wanted this movie to be the thing to bring me back. And while I enjoyed the first half, by the end I realized that the movie just wasn't going anywhere. A huge disappointment, and my expectations were already low. Not even going to bother with a second movie.

[@grandjohn]

Scott always takes criticisms seriously. A perfect example is fnaf 4. Scott only made it, because fnaf 3 wasn't scary. I understand that you have your own opinion, but you should at least give the 2nd movie a chance.

[@EvanGamer]

@@grandjohn That's fair, but with the lack of criticism I've seen from the actual fan base, I doubt he'll change that much. Not to say that the fan base should criticize the movie if they enjoy it, but most likely won't be my cup of tea.

[@fartsmella9267]

​@@EvanGamerexactly what I was thinking, people would rather suck up to the movie than except criticism and this is why series to shows, movies, and games go down hill. Because lots of fans rather erase any criticism than see their favorite content grow off of it

[@fartsmella9267]

Which is exactly why I'm not watching the second unless I find it for free cause I paid for all 4 of my friends tickets just to see that lack luster pile of poo

[@gamerbeast3616]

none cares

[@Old_Raincoat]

I got into FNAF when I was 10, I’m 19 now. I went in expecting a VERY LOW quality movie. This movie isn’t perfect, the movie actually does have SO MANY flaws. But I love it so much. I actually had so much fun watching! It’s not a great movie, but somehow it’s so special to me

[@theconsciousobserver6829]

Hush

[@Robospy1]

I loved this movie, the only real problems I had were that while it was said to be a horror movie it was more of a horror themed mystery movie and sometimes the pacing was off.

[@lerobot6180]

I left the theatre when freddy said to afton: "this is it purple man, you came for the last time!"

[@legacysquid0625]

I’m a fan of fnaf and I still thought it was bad. I don’t see how it can be for the fans when they mess up most of the lore and it’s barley “five nights at Freddy” because he sleeps in his office for all of those nights

[@she_sings_delightful_things]

I'm a HUGE fnaf fan and this was absolute GARBAGE 🗑 I'm so disappointed. I didn't even finish the movie.

[@jp-toaster]

I'm so dissapointed I haven't even brought myself into watching it

[@BluLobstaDude]

Same.

[@halfknight2310]

my friends were very new to fnaf and I was/am a major fnaf nerd. my friends and I went to see the fnaf movie. my friends hoped to learn the lore easier, and I was excited that my friends were interested in something I was... then the movie happened. and I just sat there, angry, dissapointed and confused. my friends of course, kept asking me and all I could say was. "... none of this is right... that's not how any of this worked or happened..."

[@AyudyaKasya]

I first thought it was a very odd choice to create a horror movie with PG-13 rating. But I realized that the games themselves don't show much gore--if there's any, it's in 8-bit form. I think it's hard to simulate fear from the games that mostly caused by player's ("your") action into a script written not by "you". Even if they slimmed down the number of locations into just security room, whether you have thought in the back of your mind saying "the protagonist's gonna survive 'til the end" or not, it's gonna be like other let's play videos. It feels like the only way to make the movie "worthy to be made" is to make at least its format different than the games. I can't say if it's better to have the movie being 70% lore and 30% scare instead of the other way around like the games for "different experience" sake, but at least it seems like a better way to introduce FNAF to my mom, whose scare tolerance and gaming skill are no longer "young". I honestly also don't have strong heart for any FNAF games except for FNAF3, but I thoroughly enjoyed how much the games' elements were transferred well into film (like the "patrol" pattern of each animatronics from FNAF1) and how much the film differs from the game. Idk why I think of this film as "a comfort-family movie in horror genre" (or whatever genre you want to put it in). It feels like a movie that don't have intention to compete with other works and just want us to have fun together. Like, actually making someone who's not familiar at all with the games be able to have fun with someone who is, not isolating them. This film could've taken the novel's route by having new humans and new lore while still having Freddy and co. as the main stars. Thus, they can have different ways to scare. Either way, I personally don't know what the main intention for making this film is. But it's a comforting movie for me and my mom ._.

[@marcohidalgo1101]

I mean this isn't the first time a PG-13 horror movie was successful. The 2002 Ring, Drag Me to Hell, Insidious, and A Quiet Place were also that.

[@pwrsocket]

I wouldnt even call it horror, nothing in the movie made me scared.

[@kumaruatlas9632]

The movie was always going to have a different retelling of the story, like the books and in the games, the only thing they have the same is the death of the 5 kids and williams death other than that it pretty different, they even stated recently (unsure what article or if it’s correct) that they in a sense will be making the sequel not like fnaf 2 which is a prequel

[@drjian6852]

The books and novels have lots of gore, so does the AR and HW lore, and the original script was R, I'm guessing it was changed because of Security Breach getting a new child audience back into the series

[@JoblessJimmy]

​@@drjian6852Scott is fine with written gore its just the actual visualisation of it he doesn't like

[@sadtooncat]

Mmmm yes, another time of the year where people get upset at critics hazing a movie that the audience liked because they're reviewing it *as a movie.* How many times do I have to say that critics aren't there to tell you what you should think about a movie but instead allow insight on what expectations to set from said film?

[@WarioWareFan01010]

Not trying to start a fight, I respect your opinion, but rotten tomatoes gave cuties a good rating and praised it. Enough said.

[@fellowinternetstranger8700]

​@@WarioWareFan01010Rotten tomatoes isn't the only Place where it got low ratings.

[@sadtooncat]

@@WarioWareFan01010 Oh trust me, man, I LOATHE Cuties and think it should be incinerated in brimstone; hell, I even have a distaste for critics for commonly being out-of-touch. Unfortunately, at the end of the day, critics aren't a single person and a movie still has to be judged on as a movie.

[@olsongc8422]

The problem with this is every critic so far as stated "their movie" when talking about the Animatronics, and in all honesty the Animatronics are just a backdrop in the overall story for the franchise. The relationship between Mike and Abby, Vanessa and William, the family drama and childhood trauma are all more in line with the actual story than Funny Animatronic Fox Go Boo. Yes, in the early games they featured more because that's gameplay, and that was the easiest way to handle things. Sure it could have been scarier, but I personally hate jump scares and I enjoyed the more creepy vibe that we were given. Do I wish each animatronic got a jump scare along with their iconic scream? Sure. We got it with Foxy, why not the other three? The issue also is there are a ton of critics out there (24 Frames of Nick NOT being one of them) that have straight up said "loyal fans will not like this movie". THAT is what fans are backlashing at...because now critics are telling them what they will and will not like. Also, this movie covers story beats that were revealed over 3 different games and adopted from different books. I agree you shouldn't need a vast knowledge of something to enjoy something, but some critics are saying "They never told me what happened to the five kids"....when seriously, the showed you what happened in the opening credits using 8-bit graphic cartoons. I'm sorry it wasn't spelled out for you in a crawling text.

[@WarioWareFan01010]

@@sadtooncat Understandable, have a lovely day, and keep away from cringe like Dhar Mann.

[@PabloTheThug]

I think most people who claim to love this movie have seen very few or even no other horror movies. As someone whose seen pretty much every big horror movie, the FNAF movie is incredibly predictable in the worst possible way and is filled with several plot holes. Also the idea that it’s “only enjoyable by the fans who know the lore” is ridiculous, it’s plot is incredibly basic and requires no prior knowledge. (This is coming from someone who played these games since the first one) overall it’s a terrible movie in most aspects.

[@BobBob-qg4lo]

Ive been a fan since day 1, and tbh i really wasnt a massive fan of the movie. I dont know how to describe it other than it gave me the same feelings i felt when i watched the Micheal Bay Transformers movies, it resembles the thing i love just enough for me to not feel ripped off, like, those sure are the fnaf characters on a cinema screen, but like the bay films, it completely fails to capture everything that actually appealed to me about the franchise. Its only a fnaf movie in the sense that it has the animatronics in it and has some of the surface level iconography weve come to expect, like yes there were dead kids, yes we got springtrap, yes our protagonist is a nightguard, but they just arent handled correctly on screen to the point where it feels almost like self parody. Unironically i think that nick cage movie did a better job of capturing the essence of the fnaf franchise than the actual official fnaf movie did.

[@mitoulie]

I agree wholeheartedly. maybe it's just me, but this movie barely even felt like it was actually about the animatronics. the whole mike's brother storyline seems to have taken up most of the screentime and ngl, I didn't care much for that at all lol. it was only kinda cool at the end, but I was lowkey disappointed with this movie. don't think the 8 year wait was entirely worth it

[@Wake.Up.]

It was terrible, it had no scare to it which is what we all fell in love with it. The lore was just a nice added touch to the series to tie it all in. But the scare factor was missing

[@LolaLizeth]

I have found my people. This movie felt as though it was for the fans that come from security breach, the books, the gameplay-watcher and game theory videos, and not for us fans who played the classic games since the beginning and were terrified but hyped for more. I’ve read a lot of comments that state that this movie is an “alternative universe” and semi-based on the books, but I think that’s an excuse for a terrible and rushed movie. This movie should have sticked to the classic Fnaf game because that’s what made the fnaf franchise be an instant hit for millions of people thanks to its simple but unique horror, not because of the books or fort-building or Vanessa. Anyone who disagrees, just know that this is my opinion.

[@HARdrewReal22]

​@@Wake.Up.you imagined Jumpscares in a live action?

[@Wake.Up.]

@@HARdrewReal22 uh yes it's very easy to replicate...

[@bradleynorton1925]

Fair enough, all your points are valid and your opinion is your own that no one can take away from you. With that said, this movie seemingly worked for me, I liked Mike’s inner conflict with wanting to find the man who killed his brother but also wanting to keep his sister safe. I love how the pizzeria and animatronics represent being stuck in the past, in correlation to how Mike is stuck in his head. The ending, while a bit quick, was satisfying to me as it set up so much for the sequel, but completing Mike’s ark about letting go of the past and focusing on the present. Once again then though, you can dislike and trash this movie however much you please, it’s still your opinion, I just thought I’d share my opinion to maybe help you see what some of us others did. 8/10 would recommend.

[@ambarcastaneda4763]

I feel very similarly!

[@Wake.Up.]

Nope I completely disagree, this movie was a 4/10. I am an insane fan of fnaf and this movie had no scares just pure lore. This movie was so boring.

[@bradleynorton1925]

@@Wake.Up.Based

[@Tenshi04Akuma]

​@@Wake.Up. Bro, this has been FNAF's most popular trait. Why even include mattpat if lore wasn't like 75% of Fnaf's popularity. If it was just for being scary then spooky house of Jumpscare is a better choice.

[@Wake.Up.]

@Tenshi04Akuma fnafs most popular trait is not it's lore lol. As much as you live in a bubble due to the internet it's clear people just enjoy the horror of it more. Compare videos between mattpats lore theories and fnaf let's players. Markiplier just playing the game has more views than any lore video mattpat has made.

[@Too-sleepy]

Its not even scary its comedy and for kids.

[@flamezy5588]

Still can't let go the feeling of utter excitement when my fav character Freddy said "It's Fazbear time" one of the quotes of all cinema history.

[@joshuabrien2970]

Seeing the theater packed and people getting excited was pretty enjoyable and shaggy overacting is something i would be mad if it didnt happen one thing i was definitely more accepting on is some of the lines the soster says cause she literally talks and kinds sounds like my younger cousin so i think its one of those when your around someone like that you can believe it way more

[@goldenlegacy352]

This movie is so fucking bad. But the worst part is that people are coping. “It’s so good and enjoyable” bruh it’s OK to admit the Movie is trash stop embarrassing yourself

[@Ultrasteel74]

so true

[@John-uw2je]

It’s not great, but it could have been A LOT WORSE. Hopefully they can pull it together even better for the sequel

[@grandjohn]

I'm sure they will. Scott takes criticism very seriously.

[@ExtraQuestionableContent]

As the very friendly and innocent career counselor Steve Raglan once said: "Full disclosure, it's not great."

[@rockyraccoon24]

there are plenty of PG to PG-13 horror films that are pretty effective, some examples including Cloverfield, The Ring, The Others, Insidious, Exorcism of Emily Rose, and fuck it, even Coraline. the problem with this film in particular is that they barely do anything with the *horror* aspect of this *horror film.* i’m not asking for more violence or more jumpscares but at least something that incites fear and tension. the games do tension and fear well because you don’t know why they move or what they want. you get little hints in backgrounds but that’s it. the phone guy doesn’t become an exposition depositor who explains why these robots are moving on their own. he intentionally dances around the real reason because he doesn’t the guard to quit the job. in the film, any and all potential fear is removed because Vanessa exists purely to dump exposition onto Mike and the audience.

[@marcohidalgo1101]

You know your movie failed as a horror movie when Coraline, a PG-rated movie, is scarier.

[@Momoyue]

If you're going to include an opening about the strikes, maybe do some more research beforehand. The studios were willing to sign a new contract that offered the actors everything they asked for. The only reason it fell through was because the guild asked for a $1 tax to be given by the studios for every subscriber signed up to their streaming service per year. Per subscriber means millions of dollars. The payment was to go to the guild with no explanation on what it was to be used for. The guild makes close to a billion dollars a year thanks to actor fees and dues. They do NOT need this money. They also asked studios to pass the tax onto the consumers which would increase the price of streaming services that are already in decline. The studios said no and walked out. It's not the studios being unreasonable, it's the greedy actors guild.

[@not.v4ngeance]

8 years i dreamt of having a fnaf movie and this is what i got☠️😭😭

[@gavinisdie]

Still better than it being cancelled honestly

[@ZacharyDietze]

Is it objectively bad? Yeah probably. Is the "horror" lackluster? Yes. Did I ever care about FNAF before going to see this? No. (I only saw it because my younger teenage brother is a huge fan) Do I even care for horror stuff in general? No. Did I enjoy the movie? *Yes.* Is the movie deserving of a 24% or less critic score? *Nah.* (More like 50%) Overall I give it a 7/10. It was very formulaic, but it was still a fun movie, and I can see why the fans would love it. It even gave me a few chuckles, which I didn't expect. Not nearly as hard of laughter as the majority of the theater I was I mind you, but still entertaining. I couldn't tell you anything about the lore though surrounding all of it. From what I gathered the games and books are different and that this movie has already slightly altered some things as well, but I could be wrong. Considering just how much lore there is though, it’s probably for the best that those three are separate, because *good God I am not going to go through all of it.*

[@MotionWZRD]

It would’ve been great to see the movie start with a the night guard clocking in and things going like the game, but occasional flashbacks to the history of the establishment, and end it with a more exciting ending rather then just reaching 6 AM

[@fartsmella9267]

I'm already much more intrigued by your concept than the goofiness I wasted money to watch

[@fartsmella9267]

would have preferred less dialog, absolutely cut the little sister out of it and all those extra characters except for like the employer and the police woman, keep the setting mainly in the pizzeria and take away that whole custody battle

[@Sorastarrrz]

now this is just my opinion on the fnaf movie but like usually the Main character is the only one who's bonkers/bad. But Mike (Josh Hutcherson) was the only actually good actor in that entire movie. Sad that he wanted to be in that type of film after being in The Hunger Games. Also, They didn't really do a good job explaining most of the plot holes.

[@DJH316007]

I literally didn't care about what happened to anyone in the movie. It was that bad.

[@kwanyewdst9561]

Guys if you're coming into the comments to just say "It's not for you it's for fans lol" just stop typing. While I will say that movies should try to appeal to fans, it should also at least try to appeal to anyone outside of that, critics included. General audiences and critics should be able to sit down and enjoy the movie, and hey maybe theyll get into the FNAF franchise because of it. That's not what this movie does. While I will admit some of the critiques in this video are wacky (The acting did not "suck total butt" that's the biggest exaggeration of all time. The actors were fine), he's not completely wrong and you shouldn't disregard a bad review just because it's of a movie you like. As a FNAF fan. I really liked the movie, but I understand why others wouldn't. So quit it with the "shut up movie critics ur just hating xP", because it's sounding like you like the movie (WHICH IS FINE. I LIKE IT TOO.) but can't accept that others don't.

[@c4v80]

i'm a fan of FNAF ever since the first game was released, so when I saw that this film was gonna release soon, I got hyped. When I watched it, I watched it with a ''film mentality'' cause just because i'm a fan, doesn't mean that I have to accept garbage, and for me honestly, this film is good, a lot of things work and some doesn't, but overall, it's a good movie for me and I really enjoyed it. I hope that it actually becomes a trilogy

[@malohn2068]

Honestly, the movie could've been so much better if they. -Cut the aunt subplot. It was pointless cut n dry hollywood drama bs. -Replace aunt subplot with oh my god, the job doesnt pay enough to also hire a babysitter so mike takes abby to the workplace -Use that 20-30 min of aunt subplot to explain the murders or showcase 1 full night of the animatronics trying to break in and mike using the door mechanic or something, eventually they break in and find abby and stop their murder spree

[@ritaerror7829]

1. what will be the third act then 2. there is no doors XD

[@zombiem3mes441]

I liked your criticism about the movie. I loved the movie a lot and seeing this made me look back and really see the issues the film has. I'm hopeful that this is a good start for something major in the end but overall. Freddy is enjoyable:)

[@CuntyFernandoAlonso]

the cupcake was goofy asf

[@wrenn7473]

not all fans want random shlop that is only sort of similar to the source material. I loved the games and the story it made, but the movie didn't do anything cool with it

[@noone3305]

the movie was mediocre, i agree with pretty much everything you said. it was promoted for nearly a fucking decade, i really thought it was just a rumor. then when it actually came out it didn’t deliver and had so much more potential than what it actually was in my opinion. but i still had a great time watching it with my friend. like you said it was for the fans, everyone cheered when there was a reference or youtuber cameo. half the audience was older teenagers/young adults like me who were fans of the games as kids now watching it ironically and the other half was actual children, a new generation of fans who loved the games just as we did. it was a fun experience, people just in the theatre just there to have a good time and relive their childhoods. that’s all it is really, the more you analyze it the more you realize how much of a dogshit movie it is. it’s just dumb fun is what i’m trying to say, nothing more nothing less.