Exactly, it’s about 25 mins of horror and the rest is world and character building. Not necessarily a bad thing, just kind of undermines the idea of being a horror movie. But goddam the amount of attention and detail put into the scenery and animatronics was amazing, and so damn awesome to see at play. Stole the show any scene they were in, pun intended. everyone else outside of Mike, Abby, Vanessa and Steve felt kind of unnecessary the amount of focus given to, for just a dull, boring delivery and performance, outside of a certain waiter, you know the one. I give it like a 6.5-7/10.
Which doesn't make any sense. The concept of fnaf should make for the scariest movie out there. A serial killer at a chuck e cheese type restaurant is kidnapping children and putting them into the animatronic robots.
That's the scariest shit imaginable. They just can't fully deliver on the horror aspect because the target audience is children
That’s just not true, the games have always been around child aged (like I wouldn’t rate a single fnaf game above like 12) and yet they’ve come this far
While I get what you are saying, you have to hand it to them that the parts they did include were much more gruesome than we would have imagined. The girl getting bitten clean in half caught me so off guard.
And Afton getting spring locked bit by bit was also a sight to behold!!
Yea.. but at least there were some.. somewhat disturbing scenes.
I imagined this in my head a few times, but what if the movie was more about a guy trying to piece together the puzzles about the pizzerias mysteries and then at the same time, the animatronics starting to act bizarre, and then the tension rising up slowly as the security guard goes insane trying to solve the mysteries and the animatronics becoming more animalistic.
And the whole time, not being sure of what actually could happen next. Its not made clear that the main protagonist could actually survive.
And then add in some similar horror from the fan made VHS tapes to make the whole thing more disturbing.
That's...kind of the movie we already got. Without the VHS stuff.
Mike is going back to the pizzeria every night trying to solve a mystery and somehow the animatronics are involved. The animatronics act bizarre, there's a child killer in the film...
Yea but the movie we got was >!more involved with family drama, and the animatronics werent exactly a threat. Theres lot of mikes personal trauma that we go through, instead of tension, more genuine threats and mysteries.!<
I watched it today. I usually am very harsh on reviews, but i honestly think the movie was pretty good!
I give it a 7/10.
It's a hard one to rate, because it had some great positives, but at the same time, it had some problems. For example.
The animatronics are honestly amazing! I was in awe everytime they were on screen, really terrific but i wished they appeared more.
The story is a great reinterpretation of the original story, but at the same time they put a side plot that distracted a little too much from the main plot...or at least in my opinion.
So a lot of good and a lot of questionable choices. I would enter more in details but i don't want to spoil anything.
Overall i think that fnaf fans will like it! And I definitely recommend it!
Oh yeah i totally agree and i see why they had to put that in the movie! It's just that imo the movie is a little too fast paced, and i think that it could have breathed a little bit more without so many scenes for the side plot yn? Idk it's not a big deal but still.
(also sorry for bad english lol)
esp if those 25 minutes were used to stretch the story and show at least a little bit of the fnaf 1 gameplay in movie form, i get that they cant make the entire movie exactly like the video games but you see the camera screens for like 20 seconds in the movie and i feel like showing a little bit more of what made fnaf 1 special would have come a long way
Yeah the scene after Mike is first truly attacked by the animatronics could have been made way cooler if the front door got locked and he had to track them down on the cameras and then lock his door - which should have been like the FNAF 1 doors.
This would easily have made the movie go from good to great
I think the sub plot was there to keep him going back for work. Otherwise anyone in their right mind would just leave. But if there was some reason other than money to go back. Then yeah
They honestly could have just opened with him >!pulling the late rent notice off his door and thus being desperate for money, and left out the whole aunt/custody subplot.!< I mean it was integrated into the story well, but we all would have preferred that screen time devoted to the amazing Jim Henson creations!
I think it helps develop the bond between >!Mike and Abby. Its second biggest contribution to the movie was sourcing some delinquents to throw into the building for the animatronics to kill, which Also sets up 1- them being dangerous 2- vanessa knowing.!<
But without that subplot we never would have met that very important waiter at the diner.
I believe that his theory on breakfast is critical to the plot. XD
I totally agree, i dont mind that they put in a little extra effort to make me believe that this guy would go back to this super sketchy absolutely bad vibes place.
I don’t get the hate this movie has. It’s not terrible, it’s shot very well the cinematography was great and it was entertaining all through out. My only complaint is that it is slow paced in the beginning but I enjoyed it and I’m not familiar with the games only played the first one.
They expected the movie marketed as a horror movie, based on a horror game, and made by a major horror studio to be a horror movie. I think that's fair tbh.
It's shot competently, that doesn't mean it has good cinematography. It played with shadows a little bit, but besides a few moments , the majority of the movie was shot rather plainly. Good cinematography implies innovative shots and techniques that are used to communicate elements of the story, I saw very little of that in the Fnaf movie. I didn't like the movie very much, but all other things being equal, if it were shot like a found footage movie, I probably would have enjoyed it far more.
7.5/10
>! I thought they wasted Mathew as William…he had almost no character and the trailers show pretty much all of him !<
EDIT: 8/10 for me upon my rewatch. I went in taking things a little less seriously this time and it seemed to work a lot better for me
>!I agree with everything about William/Springtrap about being mishandled. The springlocking in particular was probably the lowest point of the movie for me. I knew the movie would probably be tame but I thought they were gonna save it for their big gaggy climatic moment, but um... no lmao.!<
>!I know Springtrap had so much hype around him. I really had to consciously but the brakes on all hype surrounding him bc I knew I was gonna get swept up in it and get disappointed. I had to remind myself not to be overly critical of how they utilize him or the performance just bc I personally had high expectations for such an iconic character and event. I remember watching the trailers with my boyfriend and we were like "Wow they're really keeping him a secret" but no, he's just onscreen that little 😭 Even with tempered expectations, I still felt a little let down. I was fine with the camp and humor and the forts. I actually really like it when FNAF started making the animatronics more sympathetic and three dimensional, so I actually really liked those parts. The springlock scene alone brought it down to a 7/10 though. I have no idea how it was so botched, especially because it had been done really well in both the games and novels before. I do hope Lillard will be more prominent in any sequels now that the spring has been trapped.!<
>!The movie is PG-13, the deaths before were rather quick or barely shown. The springlock scene was long and with such a rating you can't do much. Especially since the bite scene there couldn't be much more.!<
>!The thing is you don't die instantly, it slowly compresses until bones and tissue give up. Also if it was instant he wouldn't suffer and it wouldn't be as satisfying. He is supposed to suffer in that thing 30 years because of his remnant injection or whatever he did in the game and movie.!<
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European countries are way more harsh on media rating. >!And I don't think seeing someone being bitten in half (even if only as a silhouette) is suitable for all 13 years olds.!<
My sister and I brought our 14-year-old bro to watch it. (He's read all the books, he's been through enough pain and deserves this) She claims that it's definitely not PG-13. I can agree.
There's also just the general body horror of being crushed and killed by a faulty springlock suit or having your face cut up by blades while the person struggles to free themselves. Kids also being stuffed into suits is less obvious, but Abby nearly experiences this, and Mike wasn't even in the building as she was beginning to be led to her death.
This movie is darker and even scarier than people give it credit for. I just watched it tonight, and one teen guy was actually pretty upset by the opening scene with the last security guard.
As much as people hate on some of the family drama or more fluff stuff with the animtronics, the movie needs that kind of mental break.
It's bordering on being r16, tbh and in some ways, I'm surprised it was even able to get a pg13 rating.
There's also just the general body horror of being crushed and killed by a faulty springlock suit or having your face cut up by blades while the person struggles to free themselves. Kids also being stuffed into suits is less obvious, but Abby nearly experiences this, and Mike wasn't even in the building as she was beginning to be led to her death.
This movie is darker and even scarier than people give it credit for. I just watched it tonight, and one teen guy was actually pretty upset by the opening scene with the last security guard.
As much as people hate on some of the family drama or more fluff stuff with the animtronics, the movie needs that kind of mental break.
It's bordering on being r16, tbh and in some ways, I'm surprised it was even able to get a pg13 rating.
>!that bite scene was really gratuitous as well though, if they’d focused the gore stuff on the actual main storyline instead of killing off random side characters to even count as horror it’d be so much better. i’m kind of sad it’s only pg13 because there’s lost potential. i was hoping the biting thing might be in a bite of ‘83 kind of flashback scene or something (which would be cool in any sequels) but nah they just decided to bite some babysitters head off for shock value. and then the spring lock failure was super underwhelming.!<
Eef.>!Wasting villain potential is starting to become a pattern tbh. I wanted one thing out of this movie: Spring Bonnie/William Afton. And I squealed and giggled with my sister when we got him. But honestly, he did a Vanny appearance. I think it would have been MUCH more satisfying if he lasted longer. If he was a bigger threat. Though he DID do a lot of damage. Shanked Vanessa into a coma, cackled his famous line, and then got springlocked, though that scene was pretty unsatisfactory. I heard they'll try and make more movies. Bless them, I hope he gets a more prominent role.!<
EDIT: There we go, fixed my spoiler tag. Eef helped.
TBH I really hope the sequel is done as more or less an adaptation of FNAF 2, but where the perspective shifts between “Jeremy” and Matt Lillard’s William.
The prequel angle would give us more time with the human monster and let Lillard go nuts, and perhaps capture FNAF 2’s insanely appealing mystery element that made me love it so much when I first played it.
6/10.
Most FNAF fans will love it. But be prepared for a lot of lore changes which may throw you off like it did me. There’s lots of Easter eggs which are cool and the visuals are insane, the animatronics are beautifully done to perfection.
William/Springtrap was the biggest let down for me.
I just felt he deserved way more and >!the springlock failure scene was so underwhelming and simmered down.!<
I have a theory for >!the springlock failure scene being so...meh. If it was anywhere near as violent as in the games, then the movie would have been R-18 for sure. But it's just a theory !<*MatPat's voice*>! A MOVIE THEORY!<
I really liked it, there was a lot of fun things for the fans to enjoy and I think anyone, even if they haven’t played the games, can enjoy it. I’d give it a 7 or 8/10 as a fan
I’d give it a 6 or 7/10. The one major failing, besides cupcake bc WTF I hated him, was not using William Afton enough. This movie is kinda like someone only played the first 3 games and was asked to make a movie starting off that story which is fine to me but for the fans expecting major lore and Michael Afton it could be disappointing which I understand. But I will say I loved the ending and I think whatever sequel we get is gonna be awesome
I think Scott's trying to do his own thing with the films. It seems to be a mix of the games, books, and anything new that Scott wanted in there. I'm pretty sure it's going to be trilogy if it works out and we know Scott. I think there could be hope for lore that makes more sense in the second film
I haven’t seen the movie yet but they can make a second film and reveal Mike Schmit’s past by flashbacks on the new location and he discovers his true identity.
I’m gonna watch it tonight with my mom, I’ll let you know if I can think of one, if not, then wasted opportunity for a good storyline that impact the entire franchise…
I personally would give it about a 7/10 to 8/10! I've watched it once and rewatched several scenes I had trouble with. It was definetly made for the fans, which I think both hurt and help it in some places in terms of story telling. I think most of the movie is great, just needed a few more scenes and/or better pacing in some parts to make it even better!
Most people seem to be giving it about a 7 out of 10 in these comments, and I honestly feel that's the perfect score for it.
It's amazing but it does have its' flaws, I will admit.
6/10 there’s was potential for so much more (especially with Blumhouse being the main company behind it, plus having Scott himself be a co-director >!and Universal Studios being part of it!<).
The plot of the movie was questionable (>!I don’t get why Mike was such a major focus and who this Vanessa character is especially since the only Vanessa we know is from SB which doesn’t add up!<) and then how it has so many games mashed into this one movie (>!fnaf1 being the big focus despite the movies based in 2000, fnaf 2 with BB, fnaf 3 with Williams death which wasn’t fully accurate to the original version, fnaf 4 with dream theory and cupcake actually attacking, and then SB being the only explanation for Vanessa. Plus SL for the Baby looking spring lock suit Mikes sister was almost out into!<).
I could sit here all day and nitpick the movie and every issue but I don’t know if Reddit has a character cap and I’m not going to find out myself. Just watch the movie then rewatch/replay all the games, maybe even read the books (again) since it doesn’t match up with them either, and you’ll see for yourself everything that doesn’t make sense.
I’ll end off with: Matthew Lillard was the best thing about the movie and seeing him >!do his signature knife clean like he did in Scream!< was iconic and he alone is going to have to carry this movie, which is kinda sad since he was so excited about being in it that he told us about his contract for another 2 movies which we weren’t supposed to know.
even though in the movie he isnt Michael Afton, Mike Schmidt was just an alias to avoid suspicion of him being related to William Afton, but then making Vanessa an Afton just threw me off.
I won't say anything about Mike, because I feel like that plotline isn't absolutely vital for a good story, but dear god Vanessa was just a curveball in a curveball.
i feel like the lore shouldve been an important role in the movie, especially since scott himself was working on the movie, and that its been planned since 2015. It doesnt make sense to use the name of a character that already has his own storyline then to throw all of that away for vanessa, scott had to have known what he was doing. it just makes everything more confusing
i thought she really detracted from the movie. everything she did seemed so bizzare and i dunno she just rubbed me the wrong way i guess.... my fiance and i were constantly saying "what the fuck" after her dialog and actions in the film.
As someone who watched the movie on the 26th, personally, the movie is perfect for me.
Yes, there were some issues like animatronics not having enough screentime,its a bit too distracted from the main plot.
Also I was excpecting the springlock failure to be more "Violent" but overall it's the best thing I ever watched
9.5/10
I'd give it like a 7, would've liked it to be more scary with all the aspects of the game but I did come to the understanding before seeing the movie that this is scotts first movie and he would probably try to play it safe.
I would give it an 8.5/10. I think the movie is a good introduction to FNAF and can be enjoyed by non-FNAF fans. Some parts can be improved. And knowing Scott creates things based on the feedback from his previous games, I feel like the sequel is going to be waaaaayyy darker, just like how most ppl felt when FNAF 2 came out.
>!The moment is for example when Abby and the Fazgang made a tent and had that "having fun" scene. While i understand why that scene was in the movie, I felt like it could be executed better, such as using ominous sounds to create scary vibes rather than a happy soundtrack. But the villain reveal was very satisfying. I love the ending, and while it didn't solve everything, it gives room for a sequel. !<
>!i don’t see why you would want ominous sounds playing while they’re building a fort?? i mean that scene was kinda funny but i didn’t think it was necessary to have. made the animatronics seem too happy and fun when they’re probably very tortured in there yk? idk man!<
>!I think using the happy songs during the scary part while luring Abby away makes it scary in a good way. I think using them where they did connects back to the more fun scenes on purpose. The horror songs are more associated with the environment being quiet around them, but the animatronics are performing and being loud and goofy to make her feel safe when she's not. !<
>!That said, if it doesn't work with a significant number of people, there is likely a better way it could have been presented.!<
>!the fort scene was terrible in the moment but good in hindsight. I just wish they had one or two bits in there to remind you “these mfs are dangerous”, like a few sparks going off or something i dunno!<
As a FNaF fan, I'd give it a 7/10. Definitely enjoyable. If I weren't a FNaF fan, that would probably be like a 5/10. Weakest aspects were the characterization and writing. Also could be much scarier.
4/10.
Uninspired. Way way way too much exposition. It's not a story about Mike finding out the mystery, Vanessa just tells him everything when it's convenient. Which leads to a finale that feels rushed and the only time when the stakes are raised.
Also not really a fan of the animatronics just hanging out being buddy buddy with the main characters with a music break. This happens 3/4 the way into the movie, and only serves to suck out the tension and threat. Bad guys are only threatening to us in the very last portion of the film.
Honestly, >!I don't mind the lore changes but what threw me off the most starting from the Vanessa thing is that she kinda just appears like mysteriously? Then she just joins Mike and gives random lore drops conveniently, then after that with what I call the second act, the Animatronics start building a fort with the cast which felt like a 180 genre.!<
>!I know they are possessed by kids but I am so used to the Animatronics following their programming then the effects of possession e.g. FNaF3's follow me except they can't enter the safe room, Funtimes already being killing machines but having a spirit makes them even more luring(?) like when Baby basically makes Michael create ennard and scoop himself. It just feels like laws of the FNaF universe were broken with that unless Freddy & co have fort building in their programming...!<
>!Also minor nitpick but I wish Golden Freddy was just slumped, light flickers and he just teleports around, hell there were 5 missing children and GF was kinda just there to escort Abby? It just felt like a disservice to the whole Vengeful spirit identity it has.!<
I agree. There were a lot of issues, but a couple of main ones were an overabundance of unproductive dialog and that the movie's cinematography was so plain.
A lot of people determined in their heads this movie was going to be good no matter what. Not saying it's a good or bad thing, but it definitely shows when you hear people say "There are issues, but it was made for the fans so that's why. The critics don't know what they're talking about."
I feel like a lot of people who say they loved it have not followed the franchise as much as others. Nothing wrong with that, just some people were expecting a lot more… Or they are just happy with anything fnaf related because it’s fnaf. I agree it was a 4/10.
I could see how it could be the best to them, some people value enjoyment over anything else. Nothing wrong with that ofc, makes me smile seeing people happy
yeah, and i know the main animatronics aren’t exactly the bad guys but they didn’t really have any threat or scariness to them. mike just brings abby in basically as a human shield and he isn’t in danger at all. feels nothing like the original game.
Im a very-easily-entertained movie-goer in general and this is NOT the dumpster fire some people make it out to be. I thought it was perfectly fine. The story is a bit convoluted towards the end. But then I thought that’s *very* FNAF lol.
I ended up watching it on Peacock because of the negative feedback (and I was lazy lol) but would have been fine seeing in theatres but if you have any concern watch it on streaming for cheaper.
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I just watched the movie and i loved it, but i will say, i wish the >!springlock failure scene was a bit more brutal,!< i know its not supposed to be too graphic because of the age rating, >!but i think they couldve crushed him a bit more!<
If theres a sequel, i think they should make it 18+ so they have more freedom to recreate the actual events that took place in the games
8.5/10
1000% agree with you. They were way too soft with that, especially with how brutal they'd been to everyone else. >!In FNaF 3, Purple Guy looked like he was having a seizure! In the movie, he looked like he got punched in the stomach. Springlock failures tend to be more of a SNAP! Vanessa even showed it. But his was more of a one-by-one clink-clink-clink. Not saying they should explode blood everywhere like in the minigame, but maybe something faster, more dramatic, more snappy?!<
As the Twitch streamer, Spiff (Astralspiff), said: fan games are the future of FNaF. He is honestly correct. There are some wicked fan artists out there who've done some bone-chilling stuff.
5-6/10
I have a more detailed explanation but i’ll give you the non-spoiler version.
In general I found the plot to be a bit disjointed, and certain characters (especially Vanessa) to feel extremely out of place. Venessa’s character motivation was extremely unatural (and not in a good creepy way just in a “that makes no emotional or logical sense.” Kind of way)
There was so much “tell not show” instead of “show not tell” they just talked about things instead of showing them or explained things verbally instead of letting the characters figure things out on their own. It felt like they limited themselves or believed the audience wouldn’t be able to keep up if they didn’t spoonfeed us exposition and explanations.
There’s a lot of plot based around miss communication / lack of communication and I personally find that trope to be extremely tiresome.
I wasn’t a huge fan of Matthew Lillard’s performance in the second half it felt very forced (there were a few good moments) I think he and many other actors suffered from a lackluster script in general.
The timings of certain lines throughout were off.
I think the actors playing abby and mike did a very good job, and I was able to feel connected to the both of them. I thought some of the minor characters also shined through with their acting and I was genuinely impressed by a few moments.
The other child actors were ofc children so I don’t really expect them to act super well, but it still wasn’t very great. I think they gave them far too many lines with very difficult/complex emotions behind them (specifically one child that had a lott of speaking lines) that I don’t think they were able to portray super well due to the fact that they either have never experienced those emotions or were not given proper direction or explanation of the lower down feeling behind them.
It felt like it was ment to be a very campy horror movie which I tend to love but i feel like they missed the mark.
I’m an adult who grew up with this series.
It seems like many of the younger folks in the community really enjoyed it so don’t let my review ruin any of your fun, there’s nothing wrong with enjoying it to its fullest and there’s nothing wrong with having a different opinion.
The visuals were amazing and I loved the set design and the costumes and animatronics were incredible. Seeing all the creativity and love the artists put into making the scenes made was incredible and made them feel like they were happening in a real place.
I feel like they really could’ve utilized the set more than they did.
The theater experience while watching the movie also wasn’t the best. (Lots of yelling, clapping, and loud talking at strange times)
Overall I feel like the movie wasn’t bad, it just felt like the weakest version of the story compared to the games or the silver eyes trilogy, which is sad because I felt like with all the amazing visual elements they could’ve made it the best version as film is such a great format to display the story.
Maybe a mini episodic series would’ve been better? Maybe then it wouldn’t have felt so rushed.
Emphasis on your point of tell don’t show here. It’s all based around Mike’s perspective, and so the pizzeria lacks so much personality that the game had. It ends up just being a generic haunted house he goes to.
>!I distinctly finished the film thinking, we never got any establishing scenes in the pizzeria while it was working and functioning. The opening arcade scenes felt like such a cop out!<
>!Imagine if the film would’ve opened with a tense scene during the 80’s which gave us a glimpse at springtrap and featured an employee being killed by the spring locks. You’ve set up now your mystery villain, chekhov’s spring lock and established the location in one scene rather than several expositions!<
Very much so! I also think there was a huge lack of emotion around the tragedy 5 kids going missing would’ve caused.
>! No grieving parents, no flowers sat by the door, no indication that these children even mattered. It felt so disconnected, there was a scene in the little teaser (the unlisted security cams video.) that was a news report of the tragedy and I think it would’ve added so much more to the movie to have scenes like that included. Mike could’ve researched the pizzeria online and found old news broadcast on YouTube or in the archives from a library there could’ve been interviews with people that were there, maybe he could’ve seen w.afton or vanessa in the background or maybe that could’ve gone unoticed by him but pointed out to the audience as a set up to steve raglan being w.afton or at least involved in some way. !<
That is such a great point. One of the key features that made the games so good was instilling the gravity and severity of the events unfolding at the pizzeria. The importance of that specific location. Like you were in the “pet semetary” where some really evil supernatural shit went down.
The movie just brushes over all of these things as bullet points and so nothing feels important or like it matters. Like, what difference would it have made if they were at the pizzeria or just a generic warehouse which holds animatronics?
Maybe it comes down to trying to make the film more approachable/kid friendly and getting too into the details would’ve felt too dark. But as we said I think there were better ways they could’ve handled it, especially over >!repeating dream sequences!<
8/10 >!The scene with the fort and Abby dancing in principle was fine but in practice made the animatronics seem kinda goofy. Same with cupcake. I think the biggest issue was certain parts of the film not taking itself seriously. But overall besides that minor quam it was great. !<
My guess would be that scene existed to make the animatronics more likeable for the audience so we would be more inclined to route for them in the finale >!Specifically when they finally turn against Afton!<
Lmao >!Bruh the cupcake had a higher body count than Foxy. Honestly, that's exactly what I wanted, concerning Abby. I was so scared the animatronics would scare her. "They interact with the kids just fine. But when they see an adult, they just... stare." \~Phone Guy, FNaF 2. They're built to be with kids, and they're possessed by kids. So seeing them interact with her "just fine" but attack the people wrecking the place made me let out a sigh of relief. I see so often people trying to make them too scary and FNaF:SB went way too far with the animatronics attacking a kid. I'm happy to see them interacting "just fine" with a kid here.!<
5/10 combined too many of the games into one, like come on one or two would’ve been fine but not all 8 or 9 however many there are now
Edit: I will say though that the fact that the movie made back it’s budget before it was released is impressive on its own
I would say the movie is decent. A solid 6. I think the story is consistent, but throws off a lot of the lore and I fear many will be up in arms about what could/should be considered cannon. I also wish that Steve Raglin was shown more, specifically more scenes with him communicating with Freddy & Co.
8.5
(Close to zero spoilers)
There were so many references (some obvious, some not, but the spare suits were my favourites), so for any fnaf fan should recognise these instantly. Instead of focusing on the things that would impress just the community, I would like to highlight the acting. All the actors were really good, especially the child that possesses Freddy (I think that's the one). They really spooked me out sometimes. I do think that vannesa's whole daddy issues thing could have been improved on, as it didn't make that much sense to me, and it should've been a main focus throughout the whole movie, not just the end.
Vanessa's reactions were honestly natural, and it made the last one pack that much harder of a punch. They both nudged the character in SB as well as made her her own character. And a person with those kind of issues won't behave in the best manner. She was actually pretty good for all she went through.
i’d honestly give it a 9/10. only thing i didn’t like was that they rushed the ending. >!also the way Afton died felt very unnatural. idk i feel like that scene had so much more potential. but either way i was extremely happy that we got to see the springlock scene in the movie.!< There were a lot of solid scenes that made everyone so excited, including me! It’s definitely kind of a “tribute” to the games, and it’s definitely made for the fans, and as someone who’s been a fan from the very beginning, i absolutely loved it!
I'd honestly give it a 3. It reeks of missed potential, a lot of the acting is rather disjointed, and the the pacing is not good. The animatronics themselves look fantastic, but don't get much opportunity to actually be frightening.
The big issues come from misunderstanding what made the original game appealing in the first place. The game has very minimal reading and no actual conversations, just vague expositional phone recordings, while the movie is quite dense with dialog. The game plays on the fear of being alone, while most of the movie has multiple characters together on screen at most points.
Five Nights at Freddy's was a unique game with unique gameplay and iconic presentation, the movie is too by the numbers to really capture what made the game appealing.
A found footage style Five Nights at Freddy's movie would have been so much more interesting.
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9/10. I loved the Easter eggs. Also I had to pause at one point because I have something in my house that was in Mike's house and I got a kick out of that (asked my roommate if that counts as FNAF merch lol)
As a horror movie: 2/10
As a movie with horror ELEMENTS: 5/10
As a FNAF movie, for fans of the series: 8.5/10
Any normal consumer would think it was aggressively mid. As a longtime fan, I thought it was perfectly fine for the first 3/4ths... Then the last, like, 20-30 mins kinda lost me.
6/10 the story is a mess. But not in the way the game story is.
Some weird character choices.
Plot that ends in nothing.
People dying having no kind of effect.
0 scare factor. (which is not something that you ant from a horror movie)
Midway through I noticed that the story isn't any good and I started focusing on finding references.(there are a lot and good ones)
The color pallet is pretty well done. But the animatronics look pretty goofy at times. Expect foxy. Foxy was great.
Foxy was definitely the best portrayed animatronic. I didn't like the movie much at all, but I truly respect that they used largely practical effects and models/puppets for the animatronics, which were very accurate and appropriately expressive.
3/10. I am picky, so if you thought it was good, then it was probably for good reasons. Too many plot holes and didn’t like the atmosphere. The practical effects tho were fire
Honestly it’s incredibly average. While the costume and set design is absolutely masterful having Scott as one of the scriptwriters was the movies down fall. I understand why theres not as much gore in the movie as people were expecting just because of how young some of the FNAF audience still is but there was certainly a bit more they could’ve gotten away with which I can elaborate on if anyone is curious. That being said the dialogue in the movie is absolutely horrendous. I will also say Mathew Lillard like delivery of one of the if not the most iconic phrase in the franchise was not only poorly timed in my opinion and should’ve been in a different scene but also was not delivered well which I can also elaborate on. I wanted to keep my comment vague as to not give spoilers for people genuinely curious but it could’ve been so much better. I also feel like they could’ve chosen someone much better suited to direct the movie. Every single one of Emma’s (the directors) other films don’t even break a 7/10 on IMDb and the one that does isn’t horror and the other horror films she has directed are rated as incredibly average as well. The movie reads as if it was written by an incredibly average white man (Scott) and I think they could’ve done much much better.
As for fans it's 7/10 as a standlone movie it's more like 4.5/10. I really liked it but I feel that if I was unfamiliar with franchise I would be so confused
5.5/10 or 6/10 I love seeing the Easter eggs the story was ok but as a horror movie it wasn't good. Not enough blood and almost no fear factor which was a huge let down, I still wish there was an R rated version
Go watch it I say, it's different for everyone. If you have an open mind you can find many good things about it especially if you're a fnaf fan. The ending is a little wack though 😅
7/10
Spoilers below! I’m on mobile.
As someone who was hyperfiaxted on FNAF for years and has been in the fandom since the beginning, I want to say I’m just glad we got a movie. As cheesy as it is, FNAF was a big part of my life back then…idk why but it was. Anyways, I went in this with very low expectations to be honest. The reason for that is because I didn’t know if Scott would follow the game lore or make something new.
Anyways I’ll start off with the negatives/complaints.
-While I enjoyed Mike’s side story, I wish they would have focused more on developing the main story. Also, I wished Michael Afton existed in the movie.
-Vanessa being the daughter of William Afton was a shock. I enjoyed the shock factor of it but it felt like Vanessa’s only purpose was to explain everything that was going on. Also, I felt like Vanessa could’ve maybe done something to stop William as she saw many night guards quit and instead chose to take action the last minute in the movie? I get she was scared of her father but she managed to shoot him anyways.
-I somewhat understand the whole thing of William controlling the animatronics and the ghost kids but it also doesn’t make sense. Why do they kill innocent night guards? They don’t really have a reason to do so unless William is controlling them. Also, how is he controlling them? Why didn’t the spirits get angry when Springtrap showed up? I would’ve assumed it would trigger their memory but apparently it took Abby drawing a picture to make them realize.
-I would’ve liked more William Afton scenes. Also, I understand the movie is pg13 but they could’ve made the spring lock scene more intense. I’m not talking gore wise as you don’t really need gore to make this scene intense.
-Maybe it’s just me but I wanted more scenes with the animatronics. There was too much cupcake scenes and Freddy needed more scenes IMO.
-Since the movie was made for the fans, I wonder what the fandom expected/wanted? Personally, while the FNAF game lore makes sense to me, I kind of expected the movie to confirm the “official lore” of FNAF. I’m fine with alternate universes though as they have a lot of potential.
Moving onto what I liked…
-Again, I’m just glad we got a movie. I didn’t care much about them meeting big expectations. The fandom is familiar with the writing style/storytelling of the games and the comics so I expected something similar whether it was a separate universe or not. I came out of the theatre more hyped up than I thought I would be, almost as if I were being introduced to FNAF all over again.
-Of course, I loved the filming style and the quality of the animatronics. I enjoy the Jim Henson companies work and I knew they would create amazing animatronics.
-I liked the funny moments and the Easter eggs. Scott is aware of how funny this fandom can be.
-Despite the complaints, I still enjoyed the story. At the end of the day, I’m here to have fun and not take things too seriously. Also, I’m easily entertained.
-I liked how the movie portrayed the “childish” side of the animatronics because…ya know…the robots are possessed by literal kids. I felt like it balanced out when it came to their murderous side, ya know? And it made a distinction between the animatronics personality compare to the child’s.
So yeah, I enjoyed it a lot despite the downsides. I can ignore those. I hope this movie makes enough money/becomes popular enough to continue the sequels.
Sure! What I meant was that the ghost children acted in ways that made sense/were realistic. This shows up when the animatronics become “friends” with Abby. The children and Abby end up building a fort, tickling her, and have dance parties. It’s just something that I think the fandom doesn’t think about and tends to focus on the kid’s vengeful side. We don’t see the animatronics in the game partake in childish activities but the movie includes that.
Also, this is just an assumption but I assume the children were also lonely which is partly why they wanted to put Abby in an animatronic. The ghost children are stuck in the pizzeria but Abby has freedom to do whatever she wants because she is alive. Also, Abby would eventually grow up but if they managed to get her inside an animatronic, she would stay a child.
We also see how them being children play into how they kill their victims. The spirit of Freddy messes around with Max before killing her. The kid lures her into the room by popping up here and there , calling out to her, and when he says “warmer” the closer she gets to Freddy. It’s as if the kid was playing hide and seek and decides to mess around with Max even though the child could’ve killed Max the first time they ran into eachother. It’s a nod to the games as well as we often hear children’s voices in the later games such as FNAF 2 and 3.
Also, we see a bit of naivety from the children as they listen to Afton’s commands. Now I don’t know if Afton has control over them in a supernatural sense but what I got from the film was that the children were choosing to listen to Afton. This could be seen near the end when Afton tells them to go after Mike. Once Abby points out that Afton was their killer, they turn on him. The children didn’t seem suspicious of Afton and they didn’t go after Afton even when he first came out in the springtrap/Bonnie suit.
I feel like we don’t get much perspective(?) or information when it comes to the children controlling the animatronics in the games. I know that has partly to do with the game play style. The only moments we get from the games would be from Lefty in FNAF 6. Charlie haunts the puppet and manages to posses Lefty and she can speak through Lefty. It’s a direct communication from a child. Compare Lefty to Circus Baby. Circus Baby tells us what happened to the child (Elizabeth?) she killed on “accident”. It’s not the child telling us that but rather, the animatronic itself. The games focus on the animatronics personalities more and that’s fine with me. We just don’t get much scenes/events where the ghost children are directly using their animatronic suit like Lefty/Charlie does. When it comes to other animatronics, events are usually explained as if the animatronic itself where talking and not the child. We see the difference between them and Lefty.
This isn’t an complaint but rather an observation that popped out to me. When it comes to the movie, we see how Freddy’s ghost child uses his suit and how the ghost children lure Abby into becoming friends. While they don’t speak from their suits, the childish actions they partake in reminds the audience that these children are possessing animatronics compared to how the games portray the animatronics as if the animatronic were an individual’ itself and ignores the possession part. It doesn’t purposely or our right ignore that fact, to me, it feels like the animatronics were made evil rather than possessed by children spirits.
I hope that made sense.
I just got back from watching it. TBH, I seemed to like it a bit less than other people. I give it a 5 or 6/10, but the audience may have ruined it for me a little more.
Glad I wasn’t the only one who had that experience. My theatre was so bad that I almost got up and left. It’s sad to say that it almost ruined the experience for me.
Same here. A lot of them were kids, which I can't really fault them for not having theater etiquette, but most of the most annoying people were grown-ass adults.
I can fault them considering in my country, the movie was PG-13, meaning that to be there alone you had to be at least 13. Call me crazy, but a 13 year old should be able to contain themselves from making silly noises and trying to be an amateur comedian by shouting memes constantly even after being told to shut up twice by audience members.
9/10 (SPOILERS)
MAT PAT WAS SO SILLY, WILLIAM WAS FUCKING AMAZING AND HE SAID THE THING!!!!!!!?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BB HAD 3 SCENES FUCKING SPARKY HAD 3 REFERENCES HOW??? CORY WAS FUCKING FUNNY AF THEY PLAYED THE LIVING TOMBSTONE AT THE END ONLY VAD THING WAS NO EXOTIC BUTTERS BUT THE END RIRHRHHWGEHEHEHEYEYEYWURITUWGWGHDGGRHRVRHE
Critically, I would give it a 6/10. I felt a bit rushed, some plot points came out of nowhere, a it was a bit cheesy once in a while.
But as a fan, it's a 9/10. You get so many references and easter eggs, the kills are sooo creative, and you just feel the love that was put into this movie. It's just all a fan could ask for
6.5/ 10 !! SPOILERS !!
The movie its self was amazing, everything was very cool to see. what bothered me was the lore was all screwed up. None of it made sense, its definitely those types of movies youd need to watch again to understand. They wasted some of the characters potential, springtrap was overhyped, and the whole Vanessa character didnt make sense. In the movie Vanessa is Williams child, they have the same last names but she doesnt come into the lore timeline until years later, They use Michael Aftons second identity, Mike Schmidt, its confirmed they are the same people, so why would they make Vanessa be related to William afton? i know the movie isnt centered around the lore, but it still kinda fucked with the whole idea behind the movie. 8 years of production just for it not to make sense. I was kind of disappointed. The easter eggs were cool though , Matpat,Cory ,Balloon boy, etc. it was just a bit confusing.
Protip! You can mark spoilers as > !Spoilers here! < but without the spaces so it becomes >!Spoilers here!<
Matpat was a gem and should be loved and cherished. I don't think my ear will recover from my sister squealing into it. lmao But honestly the movie makes great sense on its own. My siblings and I watched it once and we enthused about it for over an hour on the drive back and over dinner. Talking about the movie and then theorizing about it and talking about the callbacks. If you're trying to tie it in 100% to the main games, of course you'll confuse yourself. The main games have shitty lore. You gotta think outside the box.
Eef. >!For example, Charlie (a girl) is the puppet in the main game. But we can imply that Garret (a boy) is the puppet in the movie. The puppet's parent was Henry and her "uncle" was William. This means Mike Shmidt and Vanessa could have traded places so Movie!Vanessa is Game!Michael and Movie!Michael is Charlie from the Silver Eyes books. Trying to jame Movie!Vanessa and Movie!Mike into Game!Vanessa and Game!Michael's places will only confuse you.!<
I do understand this, if you throw away the game lore the movie it self does make sense. I just expected it to be more lore based rather than its own universe, though im just being nit picky.
8/10
From a fan perspective
3.5/10
From a horror perspective
6/10
From a story perspective
Overall for me it is a 7/10
Edit: I have reconsidered
9/10
From a fan perspective
4/10
From a horror perspective
7/10
From a story perspective
Overall for me it is a 9/10
Honestly like a 3
I watched the first 50 mins but I couldn't get past that
Slow paced and just had nothing going on
There was maybe 5 minutes actually at the pizzeria?
Rest was just Mike's domestic issues which I had 0 interest in
It’s a solid 6.5/10. It wasn’t the greatest but it was a good one time watch. Would I like to watch it again in a theater, no. But it was an enjoyable movie.
In my opinion it was actually good no matter what anyone says. Grew up as a FNAF kid and it was incredibly exciting to finally see the movie and the actual robots appear moving in a movie. One thing I’d give it is the movie would be a 1000x better if it was 18+ instead of PG15/13 in some countries!
Spoiler Warning ⚠️. I have a lot of thoughts about this movie and I don't want to write them all out here. Maybe I'll write a full review later or something. I don't really know what my final score is, but I'll for now say a 6/10 or maybe a 5. I might have to rewatch it. There's things I like about this movie and things I don't.
My biggest critique is the plot and how it's kinda confusing and very bizarre. I think William Afton should have had a much bigger presence in the movie as I think that that could've made the plot flow much better and make more sense. The way things come together in the end is odd and even goofy. I don't know how I feel about William controlling the animatronics and them initially being on his side, especially with how it comes out of nowhere.
There are quite a lot of good things though. The animatronics and restaurant look fantastic. The music is good. The opening with the 8 bit games is stellar. I love the credits with the Cory scene and Living Tombstone playing. The Matpat and Cory scenes are gold. I think the actors are good (though the acting in some scenes should've been different I feel). I really like the final shot of William in Springtrap at the end, it's very reminiscent of Fnaf 3.
Overall, my opinion on the movie is mixed. A lot of things I like and some things I don't like. I'll probably watch it again in the future to finalise my view on it. However, I still like this movie and had a good time watching it. I was never bored most importantly. I love the fact that Fnaf even has a movie and the fact that it's not awful. Plus, you can really tell that the people making this movie cared about the fans and made it for the fans, which I think is great. They could've given us an insulting pile of garbage, but instead they put in effort and made a movie for us to enjoy, which I really like.
TLDR: I don't think the movie is great, but I enjoyed it.
6/10
All the references, cameos and whatnot were fun! And it was enjoyable to watch, I was never bored or anything like that.
But... I would have liked for it to lean into the feel of the games, and it never did. That white-knuckle, terrifying feeling in the first game as you shut doors and press buttons frantically as your power slowly runs out is something I loved about FNaF. But this film isn't ever really going for horror. Nothing was scary, and it didn't fully lean into being a campy slasher either. It felt like it had an identity crisis; it reminded me of Security Breach a little in that respect.
Im usually pretty picky when it comes to movies, but it was really good actually. But the audience, I can barely explain how abysmal the actual experience of going to the theater was. Every. Single. Time that something happened, everyone literally started screaming. For the whole movie. Just watch it on Peacock
8.5/10
Lore was a bit messy and hard to follow, and it was really hard to understand the time period of the film. There were also some underwhelming parts but, Other than that I absolutely loved it! It was very unique and fun, a bit gory, and just a good film :)
The films rating really hinges on how much of a fnaf fan you are. Lots of stuff left for fans to notice, and there's at least one really deep cut. Writing + plot are probably the movies biggest flaw. Pacings kinda slow and some of the dialogues a little weird. Film also hardly qualifies as horror. Very little suspense or blood. Kinda wish it had a more mature rating so we could see some more gore but oh well. The visuals in this film were outstanding though. Movement on all the animatronics were amazing and the set design was great.
If anyone on the fence about seeing the film in theaters I'd recommend it. You might get some noisy people in the audience but there's something special about going to a movie like this, especially given that most of us have been waiting 8-9 years for a fnaf movie. I went to two showings and both of em were packed. Tons of teenagers and young adults in the lobby wearing fnaf merch. I don't think I've seen a theater that full since Endgame, and that was pre-covid times.
Overall if you're not a fan, you'll probably rate the film at a 5 or 6/10. If you really love the franchise you'll probably feel like it was a 7 or 8/10
Honestly the movie was pretty good. Not a masterpiece (of course no shit) but certainly not dogshit like some people make it out to be. It has some really good moments and the movie lingers around more on Mike's loss of his brother and him trying to bring him back (which he eventually gets over). There were some plot changes which were weird like >!Abby being the sister of Mike and Vanessa being the biological daughter of William Afton!< But I could ignore that. There's no power of friendship or love couple or any of that shit so that's a plus. I LOVED the scene of William's death as it was the scene in the silver eyes and it was so cool. Overall the movie is deserving of an average 7.4/10. >!since matpat is in the movie and he actually says "who knows it's just a theory" so the movie is now 10/10 but there's no teenage Charlie scene so 0/10 /s!<
Good movie. I’m not a horror film kinda guy but I was expecting a little more horror. I’d give it an 8/10. The critics clearly never played the games or know any of the lore so they’re giving it terrible reviews. I think it’s a good adaptation of the game and they didn’t make it your boring slasher movie that all seem the same to me.
I'll give it a 8/10, the first half was good, it was intense, then the second half (>!excluding the spring lock scene!<) was really cheesy, I'm hoping this was just a movie to start a second one because it felt like it's made to build the world of cinematic fnaf
honestly 10/10 - everyone is upset about the lack of horror but i think the tone was executed perfectly, the animatronics were amazing and seeing them in action was unbelievable. they left the perfect amount for the imagination when it came to certain scenes to avoid cheesy not so scary movements of them which i really appreciated. so wholesome and honestly didn’t force the plot or lore just the perfect amount of both, and blumhouse gave us a few gasp worthy gore scenes🫶 everything was a 10/10 for me
It's mediocre. 4/10, the movie doesn't know what it wants to be, it's not horror nor comedy but it has all of those aspects. The only good part it's the climax that it's only like 5 minutes.
I watched it yesterday, it's a very good film to the point of speculating many theories, I won't lie because my reason isn't a lie. Anyone who isn't a fan won't really like it, there are parts where you get emotional, but there are parts where you ask yourself "What?", but other than that it's great, I'd watch it more often!
note...8.9
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We liked it, daughter loves it. She's obsessed with FNAF and has been for years so we know what the game and storyline is about.
At the end of the day it was a low budget film (25m) and it will definitely make the money back. If the budget was 100m then I would be disappointed.
The fans love it and that's all that matters
as a fan of the games and a fan of horror movies, this was a massive let down. the animatronics and the set design of the restaurant were really cool, but as an overall film it just didn’t work for me. it lacked any momentum or tension until like the last twenty minutes. even then, i never once felt dread or fear for any of the characters. it bounces back and forth between trying to be genuinely scary and trying to be a goofy b movie but it doesn’t commit to either of them.
a lot of the plot points just do not get any resolution. of course there’s the sequel bait, but then there’s story lines that are left open for no reason. >! the aunt being killed by the Golden Freddy ghost kid is the last time she is even mentioned. Max the babysitter for Abby gets killed and neither Mike nor Abby really seem to care that much, not even Mike so much as wondering what she was doing in the restaurant at all.!<
i love Matthew Lillard but *man* was he criminally underused. i get they wanted to have his presence be felt throughout the film without being onscreen, but the film felt more focused on its predictable mystery aspect than building to an effective villain reveal, which wouldn’t be so much of a problem if Vanessa didn’t exist purely to be an exposition depositor.
i don’t have an issue with the film being PG-13, but that felt more like a crutch than an opportunity to get creative with its scares. films like Insidious, The Others, The Ring, and both Quiet Place films do a great job of maintaining suspense and scare factor without going overboard. this film didn’t feel like it was even trying to be even slightly creepy.
i get that it’s for the fans, but as a fan, i thought it was severely underwhelming. i would’ve loved to see a franchise i love use a brand new medium to do something interesting instead of relying on familiar iconography and fan service. oh well :/ hopefully the sequels are better
I watched through Peacock(2.99 a month thanks to me being a college student). It's a amazing movie. Like the casting was amazing. Matthew Lillard absolutely killed it(puns intended). The animatronics and how they act is honestly perfect(I mean a bit Childish at times, but they're literally kids stuffed in them). I'd give the movie a solid 8 or 9 out of 10. Nothing can be a 10/10 if a flaw can be found. Don't ask me what flaws there could be, I'm not CinemsSins. It's a damn good video game movie. And a good movie. Though I won't say it's a good horror movie, as it just doesn't have a horror atmosphere or enough jumpscares
I saw it an hour ago. It’s meh, 4/10.
It certainly has little things here and there for the fans, which I enjoyed, and a pair of notable cameos. Overall, the movie is fairly bland, and it felt like much was underutilized.
I went in with the expectation that it wouldn’t be a good movie, but it’d be a fun watch, similar to how the Sonic/Mario movies ended up being. It was barely that.
That said, if you’re reading this on this sub, you’re clearly a fan of the series, so I’d still recommend you see it. You’ll likely find something you enjoy and your reception may be much more positive than mine is.
Objectively? The writing was maybe a 6/10, the acting was an 8.5/10. But my enjoyment of it was absolutely a 10/10. It was funny, it was tense, it was goofy, even occasionally heartwarming. It was pure fanservice, *which isn't a bad thing*. I had a big grin on my face the whole time I was driving home as I remembered different parts of the movie and how I interacted with all the other FNAF fans there.
Its a pretty good movie, not that much of a *horror* movie, but it was pretty good nontheless. The animatronics and atmosphere were the best. 7.5/10
Exactly, it’s about 25 mins of horror and the rest is world and character building. Not necessarily a bad thing, just kind of undermines the idea of being a horror movie. But goddam the amount of attention and detail put into the scenery and animatronics was amazing, and so damn awesome to see at play. Stole the show any scene they were in, pun intended. everyone else outside of Mike, Abby, Vanessa and Steve felt kind of unnecessary the amount of focus given to, for just a dull, boring delivery and performance, outside of a certain waiter, you know the one. I give it like a 6.5-7/10.
>! You know lunch is the most important meal of the day. !<
>! But that is just a theory. !<
>!A Dream Theory!<
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Lmao
It was like Goosebumps but scarier, but it didn’t sacrifice story for scare, but rather the opposite, which is a nice change of pace
Which doesn't make any sense. The concept of fnaf should make for the scariest movie out there. A serial killer at a chuck e cheese type restaurant is kidnapping children and putting them into the animatronic robots. That's the scariest shit imaginable. They just can't fully deliver on the horror aspect because the target audience is children
That’s just not true, the games have always been around child aged (like I wouldn’t rate a single fnaf game above like 12) and yet they’ve come this far
While I get what you are saying, you have to hand it to them that the parts they did include were much more gruesome than we would have imagined. The girl getting bitten clean in half caught me so off guard. And Afton getting spring locked bit by bit was also a sight to behold!!
Yea.. but at least there were some.. somewhat disturbing scenes. I imagined this in my head a few times, but what if the movie was more about a guy trying to piece together the puzzles about the pizzerias mysteries and then at the same time, the animatronics starting to act bizarre, and then the tension rising up slowly as the security guard goes insane trying to solve the mysteries and the animatronics becoming more animalistic. And the whole time, not being sure of what actually could happen next. Its not made clear that the main protagonist could actually survive. And then add in some similar horror from the fan made VHS tapes to make the whole thing more disturbing.
That's...kind of the movie we already got. Without the VHS stuff. Mike is going back to the pizzeria every night trying to solve a mystery and somehow the animatronics are involved. The animatronics act bizarre, there's a child killer in the film...
Yea but the movie we got was >!more involved with family drama, and the animatronics werent exactly a threat. Theres lot of mikes personal trauma that we go through, instead of tension, more genuine threats and mysteries.!<
Yeah that sounds dope af
honestly why i hate new kid fans
Well it’s a thriller, it’s mostly about story. FNAF I feel has never been completely about the scares, its mostly been about story and it always has
I watched it today. I usually am very harsh on reviews, but i honestly think the movie was pretty good! I give it a 7/10. It's a hard one to rate, because it had some great positives, but at the same time, it had some problems. For example. The animatronics are honestly amazing! I was in awe everytime they were on screen, really terrific but i wished they appeared more. The story is a great reinterpretation of the original story, but at the same time they put a side plot that distracted a little too much from the main plot...or at least in my opinion. So a lot of good and a lot of questionable choices. I would enter more in details but i don't want to spoil anything. Overall i think that fnaf fans will like it! And I definitely recommend it!
I think the side plot that went no where was simply just there to explain why >! Mike took the job as a security guard in the first place !<
Oh yeah i totally agree and i see why they had to put that in the movie! It's just that imo the movie is a little too fast paced, and i think that it could have breathed a little bit more without so many scenes for the side plot yn? Idk it's not a big deal but still. (also sorry for bad english lol)
If the movie was like 25 minutes longer I think it'd have been the perfect length
esp if those 25 minutes were used to stretch the story and show at least a little bit of the fnaf 1 gameplay in movie form, i get that they cant make the entire movie exactly like the video games but you see the camera screens for like 20 seconds in the movie and i feel like showing a little bit more of what made fnaf 1 special would have come a long way
Yeah the scene after Mike is first truly attacked by the animatronics could have been made way cooler if the front door got locked and he had to track them down on the cameras and then lock his door - which should have been like the FNAF 1 doors. This would easily have made the movie go from good to great
I agree 100%!!
Yea that's completely understandable. I can agree with that.
I think the sub plot was there to keep him going back for work. Otherwise anyone in their right mind would just leave. But if there was some reason other than money to go back. Then yeah
They honestly could have just opened with him >!pulling the late rent notice off his door and thus being desperate for money, and left out the whole aunt/custody subplot.!< I mean it was integrated into the story well, but we all would have preferred that screen time devoted to the amazing Jim Henson creations!
I think it helps develop the bond between >!Mike and Abby. Its second biggest contribution to the movie was sourcing some delinquents to throw into the building for the animatronics to kill, which Also sets up 1- them being dangerous 2- vanessa knowing.!<
But without that subplot we never would have met that very important waiter at the diner. I believe that his theory on breakfast is critical to the plot. XD
Guys! Guys! The movie is about >!Five Nights at Freddy's!<
I totally agree, i dont mind that they put in a little extra effort to make me believe that this guy would go back to this super sketchy absolutely bad vibes place.
The animatronics didn’t move like robots and that’s my only complaint tbh. Very accurate recreations
Exactly it was really good but that dance scene was random but I loved every second
Completely agree, 7/10.
I don’t get the hate this movie has. It’s not terrible, it’s shot very well the cinematography was great and it was entertaining all through out. My only complaint is that it is slow paced in the beginning but I enjoyed it and I’m not familiar with the games only played the first one.
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i mean it was marketed as a horror movie so i was a bit disappointed on that front
They expected the movie marketed as a horror movie, based on a horror game, and made by a major horror studio to be a horror movie. I think that's fair tbh.
It's shot competently, that doesn't mean it has good cinematography. It played with shadows a little bit, but besides a few moments , the majority of the movie was shot rather plainly. Good cinematography implies innovative shots and techniques that are used to communicate elements of the story, I saw very little of that in the Fnaf movie. I didn't like the movie very much, but all other things being equal, if it were shot like a found footage movie, I probably would have enjoyed it far more.
I'd say a 7/10 like most people here. It started great, got kinda slow in the middle. The ending was epic, but too quick.
Yeah once I got to 30 mins left of the movie I was like “how’re they gonna wrap this all up this quick?” And they did…I suppose lol
7.5/10 >! I thought they wasted Mathew as William…he had almost no character and the trailers show pretty much all of him !< EDIT: 8/10 for me upon my rewatch. I went in taking things a little less seriously this time and it seemed to work a lot better for me
>! I actually loved Aftons character in this, how he acts like a crazed mascot under the spring Bonnie mask. !<
>!I agree with everything about William/Springtrap about being mishandled. The springlocking in particular was probably the lowest point of the movie for me. I knew the movie would probably be tame but I thought they were gonna save it for their big gaggy climatic moment, but um... no lmao.!< >!I know Springtrap had so much hype around him. I really had to consciously but the brakes on all hype surrounding him bc I knew I was gonna get swept up in it and get disappointed. I had to remind myself not to be overly critical of how they utilize him or the performance just bc I personally had high expectations for such an iconic character and event. I remember watching the trailers with my boyfriend and we were like "Wow they're really keeping him a secret" but no, he's just onscreen that little 😭 Even with tempered expectations, I still felt a little let down. I was fine with the camp and humor and the forts. I actually really like it when FNAF started making the animatronics more sympathetic and three dimensional, so I actually really liked those parts. The springlock scene alone brought it down to a 7/10 though. I have no idea how it was so botched, especially because it had been done really well in both the games and novels before. I do hope Lillard will be more prominent in any sequels now that the spring has been trapped.!<
>!The movie is PG-13, the deaths before were rather quick or barely shown. The springlock scene was long and with such a rating you can't do much. Especially since the bite scene there couldn't be much more.!<
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>!The thing is you don't die instantly, it slowly compresses until bones and tissue give up. Also if it was instant he wouldn't suffer and it wouldn't be as satisfying. He is supposed to suffer in that thing 30 years because of his remnant injection or whatever he did in the game and movie.!< You do spoiler text with >!text! and then <
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In a game it would be boring, it would make the scene way less shocking and just weird especially in such a pixelated art style.
I liked watching it slowly, more suffering for the real monster
it was a 15 in the UK but its still not even really worthy of being a 15
European countries are way more harsh on media rating. >!And I don't think seeing someone being bitten in half (even if only as a silhouette) is suitable for all 13 years olds.!<
My sister and I brought our 14-year-old bro to watch it. (He's read all the books, he's been through enough pain and deserves this) She claims that it's definitely not PG-13. I can agree.
Do you mean it should be lower or higher than PG-13
Higher than PG-13. >!Someone gets cut in half and another person loses their face.!<
There's also just the general body horror of being crushed and killed by a faulty springlock suit or having your face cut up by blades while the person struggles to free themselves. Kids also being stuffed into suits is less obvious, but Abby nearly experiences this, and Mike wasn't even in the building as she was beginning to be led to her death. This movie is darker and even scarier than people give it credit for. I just watched it tonight, and one teen guy was actually pretty upset by the opening scene with the last security guard. As much as people hate on some of the family drama or more fluff stuff with the animtronics, the movie needs that kind of mental break. It's bordering on being r16, tbh and in some ways, I'm surprised it was even able to get a pg13 rating.
There's also just the general body horror of being crushed and killed by a faulty springlock suit or having your face cut up by blades while the person struggles to free themselves. Kids also being stuffed into suits is less obvious, but Abby nearly experiences this, and Mike wasn't even in the building as she was beginning to be led to her death. This movie is darker and even scarier than people give it credit for. I just watched it tonight, and one teen guy was actually pretty upset by the opening scene with the last security guard. As much as people hate on some of the family drama or more fluff stuff with the animtronics, the movie needs that kind of mental break. It's bordering on being r16, tbh and in some ways, I'm surprised it was even able to get a pg13 rating.
>!that bite scene was really gratuitous as well though, if they’d focused the gore stuff on the actual main storyline instead of killing off random side characters to even count as horror it’d be so much better. i’m kind of sad it’s only pg13 because there’s lost potential. i was hoping the biting thing might be in a bite of ‘83 kind of flashback scene or something (which would be cool in any sequels) but nah they just decided to bite some babysitters head off for shock value. and then the spring lock failure was super underwhelming.!<
>!It wasn't that bad, it was painful and a bit disgusting. Also she didn't get her head bitten off, but her whole top half!<
You can have the brutality be implied. the opening guard scene was really grim
Eef.>!Wasting villain potential is starting to become a pattern tbh. I wanted one thing out of this movie: Spring Bonnie/William Afton. And I squealed and giggled with my sister when we got him. But honestly, he did a Vanny appearance. I think it would have been MUCH more satisfying if he lasted longer. If he was a bigger threat. Though he DID do a lot of damage. Shanked Vanessa into a coma, cackled his famous line, and then got springlocked, though that scene was pretty unsatisfactory. I heard they'll try and make more movies. Bless them, I hope he gets a more prominent role.!< EDIT: There we go, fixed my spoiler tag. Eef helped.
That's why I never watch trailers
TBH I really hope the sequel is done as more or less an adaptation of FNAF 2, but where the perspective shifts between “Jeremy” and Matt Lillard’s William. The prequel angle would give us more time with the human monster and let Lillard go nuts, and perhaps capture FNAF 2’s insanely appealing mystery element that made me love it so much when I first played it.
6/10. Most FNAF fans will love it. But be prepared for a lot of lore changes which may throw you off like it did me. There’s lots of Easter eggs which are cool and the visuals are insane, the animatronics are beautifully done to perfection. William/Springtrap was the biggest let down for me. I just felt he deserved way more and >!the springlock failure scene was so underwhelming and simmered down.!<
I have a theory for >!the springlock failure scene being so...meh. If it was anywhere near as violent as in the games, then the movie would have been R-18 for sure. But it's just a theory !<*MatPat's voice*>! A MOVIE THEORY!<
Okay but where did people get the idea its violent in the games? Like, we see a pixelated version of it where it happens and he shakes thats about it
Pixelated versions got a ton of blood particles spraying out of him; like, a *lot* of blood.
I really liked it, there was a lot of fun things for the fans to enjoy and I think anyone, even if they haven’t played the games, can enjoy it. I’d give it a 7 or 8/10 as a fan
I’d give it a 6 or 7/10. The one major failing, besides cupcake bc WTF I hated him, was not using William Afton enough. This movie is kinda like someone only played the first 3 games and was asked to make a movie starting off that story which is fine to me but for the fans expecting major lore and Michael Afton it could be disappointing which I understand. But I will say I loved the ending and I think whatever sequel we get is gonna be awesome
I think Scott's trying to do his own thing with the films. It seems to be a mix of the games, books, and anything new that Scott wanted in there. I'm pretty sure it's going to be trilogy if it works out and we know Scott. I think there could be hope for lore that makes more sense in the second film
I haven’t seen the movie yet but they can make a second film and reveal Mike Schmit’s past by flashbacks on the new location and he discovers his true identity.
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I’m gonna watch it tonight with my mom, I’ll let you know if I can think of one, if not, then wasted opportunity for a good storyline that impact the entire franchise…
I personally would give it about a 7/10 to 8/10! I've watched it once and rewatched several scenes I had trouble with. It was definetly made for the fans, which I think both hurt and help it in some places in terms of story telling. I think most of the movie is great, just needed a few more scenes and/or better pacing in some parts to make it even better!
Most people seem to be giving it about a 7 out of 10 in these comments, and I honestly feel that's the perfect score for it. It's amazing but it does have its' flaws, I will admit.
5/10 I liked it because I’m a fan but the actual movie was kinda boring and I felt like it could have been better with references a plot points
6/10 there’s was potential for so much more (especially with Blumhouse being the main company behind it, plus having Scott himself be a co-director >!and Universal Studios being part of it!<). The plot of the movie was questionable (>!I don’t get why Mike was such a major focus and who this Vanessa character is especially since the only Vanessa we know is from SB which doesn’t add up!<) and then how it has so many games mashed into this one movie (>!fnaf1 being the big focus despite the movies based in 2000, fnaf 2 with BB, fnaf 3 with Williams death which wasn’t fully accurate to the original version, fnaf 4 with dream theory and cupcake actually attacking, and then SB being the only explanation for Vanessa. Plus SL for the Baby looking spring lock suit Mikes sister was almost out into!<). I could sit here all day and nitpick the movie and every issue but I don’t know if Reddit has a character cap and I’m not going to find out myself. Just watch the movie then rewatch/replay all the games, maybe even read the books (again) since it doesn’t match up with them either, and you’ll see for yourself everything that doesn’t make sense. I’ll end off with: Matthew Lillard was the best thing about the movie and seeing him >!do his signature knife clean like he did in Scream!< was iconic and he alone is going to have to carry this movie, which is kinda sad since he was so excited about being in it that he told us about his contract for another 2 movies which we weren’t supposed to know.
I totally agree, the whole Vanessa character was what made the movie bad. Why would they make her an Afton when Mike Schmidt is already Michael Afton.
well in here Mike Schmidt is just Mike Schmidt.
even though in the movie he isnt Michael Afton, Mike Schmidt was just an alias to avoid suspicion of him being related to William Afton, but then making Vanessa an Afton just threw me off.
The movie was a lore shitshow. Mixed in a blender.
I won't say anything about Mike, because I feel like that plotline isn't absolutely vital for a good story, but dear god Vanessa was just a curveball in a curveball.
i feel like the lore shouldve been an important role in the movie, especially since scott himself was working on the movie, and that its been planned since 2015. It doesnt make sense to use the name of a character that already has his own storyline then to throw all of that away for vanessa, scott had to have known what he was doing. it just makes everything more confusing
i thought she really detracted from the movie. everything she did seemed so bizzare and i dunno she just rubbed me the wrong way i guess.... my fiance and i were constantly saying "what the fuck" after her dialog and actions in the film.
As someone who watched the movie on the 26th, personally, the movie is perfect for me. Yes, there were some issues like animatronics not having enough screentime,its a bit too distracted from the main plot. Also I was excpecting the springlock failure to be more "Violent" but overall it's the best thing I ever watched 9.5/10
I'd give it like a 7, would've liked it to be more scary with all the aspects of the game but I did come to the understanding before seeing the movie that this is scotts first movie and he would probably try to play it safe.
I would give it an 8.5/10. I think the movie is a good introduction to FNAF and can be enjoyed by non-FNAF fans. Some parts can be improved. And knowing Scott creates things based on the feedback from his previous games, I feel like the sequel is going to be waaaaayyy darker, just like how most ppl felt when FNAF 2 came out. >!The moment is for example when Abby and the Fazgang made a tent and had that "having fun" scene. While i understand why that scene was in the movie, I felt like it could be executed better, such as using ominous sounds to create scary vibes rather than a happy soundtrack. But the villain reveal was very satisfying. I love the ending, and while it didn't solve everything, it gives room for a sequel. !<
>!i don’t see why you would want ominous sounds playing while they’re building a fort?? i mean that scene was kinda funny but i didn’t think it was necessary to have. made the animatronics seem too happy and fun when they’re probably very tortured in there yk? idk man!<
>!I think using the happy songs during the scary part while luring Abby away makes it scary in a good way. I think using them where they did connects back to the more fun scenes on purpose. The horror songs are more associated with the environment being quiet around them, but the animatronics are performing and being loud and goofy to make her feel safe when she's not. !< >!That said, if it doesn't work with a significant number of people, there is likely a better way it could have been presented.!<
>!the fort scene was terrible in the moment but good in hindsight. I just wish they had one or two bits in there to remind you “these mfs are dangerous”, like a few sparks going off or something i dunno!<
As a FNaF fan, I'd give it a 7/10. Definitely enjoyable. If I weren't a FNaF fan, that would probably be like a 5/10. Weakest aspects were the characterization and writing. Also could be much scarier.
4/10. Uninspired. Way way way too much exposition. It's not a story about Mike finding out the mystery, Vanessa just tells him everything when it's convenient. Which leads to a finale that feels rushed and the only time when the stakes are raised. Also not really a fan of the animatronics just hanging out being buddy buddy with the main characters with a music break. This happens 3/4 the way into the movie, and only serves to suck out the tension and threat. Bad guys are only threatening to us in the very last portion of the film.
Honestly, >!I don't mind the lore changes but what threw me off the most starting from the Vanessa thing is that she kinda just appears like mysteriously? Then she just joins Mike and gives random lore drops conveniently, then after that with what I call the second act, the Animatronics start building a fort with the cast which felt like a 180 genre.!< >!I know they are possessed by kids but I am so used to the Animatronics following their programming then the effects of possession e.g. FNaF3's follow me except they can't enter the safe room, Funtimes already being killing machines but having a spirit makes them even more luring(?) like when Baby basically makes Michael create ennard and scoop himself. It just feels like laws of the FNaF universe were broken with that unless Freddy & co have fort building in their programming...!< >!Also minor nitpick but I wish Golden Freddy was just slumped, light flickers and he just teleports around, hell there were 5 missing children and GF was kinda just there to escort Abby? It just felt like a disservice to the whole Vengeful spirit identity it has.!<
I agree. There were a lot of issues, but a couple of main ones were an overabundance of unproductive dialog and that the movie's cinematography was so plain.
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Agreed. And i really dont know How can some people here say Its the best movie they watch in their lives. Well, for each their own.
A lot of people determined in their heads this movie was going to be good no matter what. Not saying it's a good or bad thing, but it definitely shows when you hear people say "There are issues, but it was made for the fans so that's why. The critics don't know what they're talking about."
I feel like a lot of people who say they loved it have not followed the franchise as much as others. Nothing wrong with that, just some people were expecting a lot more… Or they are just happy with anything fnaf related because it’s fnaf. I agree it was a 4/10.
I could see how it could be the best to them, some people value enjoyment over anything else. Nothing wrong with that ofc, makes me smile seeing people happy
yeah, and i know the main animatronics aren’t exactly the bad guys but they didn’t really have any threat or scariness to them. mike just brings abby in basically as a human shield and he isn’t in danger at all. feels nothing like the original game.
Im a very-easily-entertained movie-goer in general and this is NOT the dumpster fire some people make it out to be. I thought it was perfectly fine. The story is a bit convoluted towards the end. But then I thought that’s *very* FNAF lol. I ended up watching it on Peacock because of the negative feedback (and I was lazy lol) but would have been fine seeing in theatres but if you have any concern watch it on streaming for cheaper.
ENDING SPOLERS I just watched the movie and i loved it, but i will say, i wish the >!springlock failure scene was a bit more brutal,!< i know its not supposed to be too graphic because of the age rating, >!but i think they couldve crushed him a bit more!< If theres a sequel, i think they should make it 18+ so they have more freedom to recreate the actual events that took place in the games 8.5/10
1000% agree with you. They were way too soft with that, especially with how brutal they'd been to everyone else. >!In FNaF 3, Purple Guy looked like he was having a seizure! In the movie, he looked like he got punched in the stomach. Springlock failures tend to be more of a SNAP! Vanessa even showed it. But his was more of a one-by-one clink-clink-clink. Not saying they should explode blood everywhere like in the minigame, but maybe something faster, more dramatic, more snappy?!<
Yeah, they couldve even used that fan made audio where he laughs in the beginning
As the Twitch streamer, Spiff (Astralspiff), said: fan games are the future of FNaF. He is honestly correct. There are some wicked fan artists out there who've done some bone-chilling stuff.
Indeed, I wonder if Scott had heard that audio lol
5-6/10 I have a more detailed explanation but i’ll give you the non-spoiler version. In general I found the plot to be a bit disjointed, and certain characters (especially Vanessa) to feel extremely out of place. Venessa’s character motivation was extremely unatural (and not in a good creepy way just in a “that makes no emotional or logical sense.” Kind of way) There was so much “tell not show” instead of “show not tell” they just talked about things instead of showing them or explained things verbally instead of letting the characters figure things out on their own. It felt like they limited themselves or believed the audience wouldn’t be able to keep up if they didn’t spoonfeed us exposition and explanations. There’s a lot of plot based around miss communication / lack of communication and I personally find that trope to be extremely tiresome. I wasn’t a huge fan of Matthew Lillard’s performance in the second half it felt very forced (there were a few good moments) I think he and many other actors suffered from a lackluster script in general. The timings of certain lines throughout were off. I think the actors playing abby and mike did a very good job, and I was able to feel connected to the both of them. I thought some of the minor characters also shined through with their acting and I was genuinely impressed by a few moments. The other child actors were ofc children so I don’t really expect them to act super well, but it still wasn’t very great. I think they gave them far too many lines with very difficult/complex emotions behind them (specifically one child that had a lott of speaking lines) that I don’t think they were able to portray super well due to the fact that they either have never experienced those emotions or were not given proper direction or explanation of the lower down feeling behind them. It felt like it was ment to be a very campy horror movie which I tend to love but i feel like they missed the mark. I’m an adult who grew up with this series. It seems like many of the younger folks in the community really enjoyed it so don’t let my review ruin any of your fun, there’s nothing wrong with enjoying it to its fullest and there’s nothing wrong with having a different opinion. The visuals were amazing and I loved the set design and the costumes and animatronics were incredible. Seeing all the creativity and love the artists put into making the scenes made was incredible and made them feel like they were happening in a real place. I feel like they really could’ve utilized the set more than they did. The theater experience while watching the movie also wasn’t the best. (Lots of yelling, clapping, and loud talking at strange times) Overall I feel like the movie wasn’t bad, it just felt like the weakest version of the story compared to the games or the silver eyes trilogy, which is sad because I felt like with all the amazing visual elements they could’ve made it the best version as film is such a great format to display the story. Maybe a mini episodic series would’ve been better? Maybe then it wouldn’t have felt so rushed.
Emphasis on your point of tell don’t show here. It’s all based around Mike’s perspective, and so the pizzeria lacks so much personality that the game had. It ends up just being a generic haunted house he goes to. >!I distinctly finished the film thinking, we never got any establishing scenes in the pizzeria while it was working and functioning. The opening arcade scenes felt like such a cop out!< >!Imagine if the film would’ve opened with a tense scene during the 80’s which gave us a glimpse at springtrap and featured an employee being killed by the spring locks. You’ve set up now your mystery villain, chekhov’s spring lock and established the location in one scene rather than several expositions!<
Very much so! I also think there was a huge lack of emotion around the tragedy 5 kids going missing would’ve caused. >! No grieving parents, no flowers sat by the door, no indication that these children even mattered. It felt so disconnected, there was a scene in the little teaser (the unlisted security cams video.) that was a news report of the tragedy and I think it would’ve added so much more to the movie to have scenes like that included. Mike could’ve researched the pizzeria online and found old news broadcast on YouTube or in the archives from a library there could’ve been interviews with people that were there, maybe he could’ve seen w.afton or vanessa in the background or maybe that could’ve gone unoticed by him but pointed out to the audience as a set up to steve raglan being w.afton or at least involved in some way. !<
That is such a great point. One of the key features that made the games so good was instilling the gravity and severity of the events unfolding at the pizzeria. The importance of that specific location. Like you were in the “pet semetary” where some really evil supernatural shit went down. The movie just brushes over all of these things as bullet points and so nothing feels important or like it matters. Like, what difference would it have made if they were at the pizzeria or just a generic warehouse which holds animatronics? Maybe it comes down to trying to make the film more approachable/kid friendly and getting too into the details would’ve felt too dark. But as we said I think there were better ways they could’ve handled it, especially over >!repeating dream sequences!<
8/10 >!The scene with the fort and Abby dancing in principle was fine but in practice made the animatronics seem kinda goofy. Same with cupcake. I think the biggest issue was certain parts of the film not taking itself seriously. But overall besides that minor quam it was great. !<
My guess would be that scene existed to make the animatronics more likeable for the audience so we would be more inclined to route for them in the finale >!Specifically when they finally turn against Afton!<
Lmao >!Bruh the cupcake had a higher body count than Foxy. Honestly, that's exactly what I wanted, concerning Abby. I was so scared the animatronics would scare her. "They interact with the kids just fine. But when they see an adult, they just... stare." \~Phone Guy, FNaF 2. They're built to be with kids, and they're possessed by kids. So seeing them interact with her "just fine" but attack the people wrecking the place made me let out a sigh of relief. I see so often people trying to make them too scary and FNaF:SB went way too far with the animatronics attacking a kid. I'm happy to see them interacting "just fine" with a kid here.!<
5/10 combined too many of the games into one, like come on one or two would’ve been fine but not all 8 or 9 however many there are now Edit: I will say though that the fact that the movie made back it’s budget before it was released is impressive on its own
I would say the movie is decent. A solid 6. I think the story is consistent, but throws off a lot of the lore and I fear many will be up in arms about what could/should be considered cannon. I also wish that Steve Raglin was shown more, specifically more scenes with him communicating with Freddy & Co.
7 I think William should’ve gotten more screen time
Maaaybe like a 5 I really like it, but I my biggest problem with it was some of the plot points not being resolved/ending very well.
8.5 (Close to zero spoilers) There were so many references (some obvious, some not, but the spare suits were my favourites), so for any fnaf fan should recognise these instantly. Instead of focusing on the things that would impress just the community, I would like to highlight the acting. All the actors were really good, especially the child that possesses Freddy (I think that's the one). They really spooked me out sometimes. I do think that vannesa's whole daddy issues thing could have been improved on, as it didn't make that much sense to me, and it should've been a main focus throughout the whole movie, not just the end.
Vanessa's reactions were honestly natural, and it made the last one pack that much harder of a punch. They both nudged the character in SB as well as made her her own character. And a person with those kind of issues won't behave in the best manner. She was actually pretty good for all she went through.
3/10 i really didnt like it the lore felt unorganized compared to the real lore, it was based off the books and the plot twist was awful
i’d honestly give it a 9/10. only thing i didn’t like was that they rushed the ending. >!also the way Afton died felt very unnatural. idk i feel like that scene had so much more potential. but either way i was extremely happy that we got to see the springlock scene in the movie.!< There were a lot of solid scenes that made everyone so excited, including me! It’s definitely kind of a “tribute” to the games, and it’s definitely made for the fans, and as someone who’s been a fan from the very beginning, i absolutely loved it!
5/10. IMO, ITS not a good movie. I've watch with two other friends who had no contact to FNAF in their lives and they absolutely hated It.
I'd honestly give it a 3. It reeks of missed potential, a lot of the acting is rather disjointed, and the the pacing is not good. The animatronics themselves look fantastic, but don't get much opportunity to actually be frightening. The big issues come from misunderstanding what made the original game appealing in the first place. The game has very minimal reading and no actual conversations, just vague expositional phone recordings, while the movie is quite dense with dialog. The game plays on the fear of being alone, while most of the movie has multiple characters together on screen at most points. Five Nights at Freddy's was a unique game with unique gameplay and iconic presentation, the movie is too by the numbers to really capture what made the game appealing. A found footage style Five Nights at Freddy's movie would have been so much more interesting. Edit: typos
Exactly how I feel. I wanted found footage jump scares dammit
3/10 for sure. sad to say too. i’ve been following fnaf since the beginning.
Agreed. I wish they dived into William afton a little more.
4/10
I’d give it a 7/10. The lore was tweaked a bit and the movie felt a little slow at times but otherwise I enjoyed it.
9/10. I loved the Easter eggs. Also I had to pause at one point because I have something in my house that was in Mike's house and I got a kick out of that (asked my roommate if that counts as FNAF merch lol)
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6 or 7 out of 10
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7.8/10 "too much plot" - IGN
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As a horror movie: 2/10 As a movie with horror ELEMENTS: 5/10 As a FNAF movie, for fans of the series: 8.5/10 Any normal consumer would think it was aggressively mid. As a longtime fan, I thought it was perfectly fine for the first 3/4ths... Then the last, like, 20-30 mins kinda lost me.
6/10 the story is a mess. But not in the way the game story is. Some weird character choices. Plot that ends in nothing. People dying having no kind of effect. 0 scare factor. (which is not something that you ant from a horror movie) Midway through I noticed that the story isn't any good and I started focusing on finding references.(there are a lot and good ones) The color pallet is pretty well done. But the animatronics look pretty goofy at times. Expect foxy. Foxy was great.
Foxy was definitely the best portrayed animatronic. I didn't like the movie much at all, but I truly respect that they used largely practical effects and models/puppets for the animatronics, which were very accurate and appropriately expressive.
the animatronics looked amazing didn't see anything barely wrong with them
They just looked a bit goofy in some shots in my opinion. Maybe it was bad camera angle.
3/10. I am picky, so if you thought it was good, then it was probably for good reasons. Too many plot holes and didn’t like the atmosphere. The practical effects tho were fire
6. Needs to be scarier and leave things more up in the air rather than explaining everything.
Honestly it’s incredibly average. While the costume and set design is absolutely masterful having Scott as one of the scriptwriters was the movies down fall. I understand why theres not as much gore in the movie as people were expecting just because of how young some of the FNAF audience still is but there was certainly a bit more they could’ve gotten away with which I can elaborate on if anyone is curious. That being said the dialogue in the movie is absolutely horrendous. I will also say Mathew Lillard like delivery of one of the if not the most iconic phrase in the franchise was not only poorly timed in my opinion and should’ve been in a different scene but also was not delivered well which I can also elaborate on. I wanted to keep my comment vague as to not give spoilers for people genuinely curious but it could’ve been so much better. I also feel like they could’ve chosen someone much better suited to direct the movie. Every single one of Emma’s (the directors) other films don’t even break a 7/10 on IMDb and the one that does isn’t horror and the other horror films she has directed are rated as incredibly average as well. The movie reads as if it was written by an incredibly average white man (Scott) and I think they could’ve done much much better.
7/10, it was good and I really enjoyed it! I do have critiques of it, but overall it was good and enjoyable
As for fans it's 7/10 as a standlone movie it's more like 4.5/10. I really liked it but I feel that if I was unfamiliar with franchise I would be so confused
5.5/10 or 6/10 I love seeing the Easter eggs the story was ok but as a horror movie it wasn't good. Not enough blood and almost no fear factor which was a huge let down, I still wish there was an R rated version
Go watch it I say, it's different for everyone. If you have an open mind you can find many good things about it especially if you're a fnaf fan. The ending is a little wack though 😅
6/10
Good but the Freddy and chica sex scene wasn’t king enough
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7/10 Spoilers below! I’m on mobile. As someone who was hyperfiaxted on FNAF for years and has been in the fandom since the beginning, I want to say I’m just glad we got a movie. As cheesy as it is, FNAF was a big part of my life back then…idk why but it was. Anyways, I went in this with very low expectations to be honest. The reason for that is because I didn’t know if Scott would follow the game lore or make something new. Anyways I’ll start off with the negatives/complaints. -While I enjoyed Mike’s side story, I wish they would have focused more on developing the main story. Also, I wished Michael Afton existed in the movie. -Vanessa being the daughter of William Afton was a shock. I enjoyed the shock factor of it but it felt like Vanessa’s only purpose was to explain everything that was going on. Also, I felt like Vanessa could’ve maybe done something to stop William as she saw many night guards quit and instead chose to take action the last minute in the movie? I get she was scared of her father but she managed to shoot him anyways. -I somewhat understand the whole thing of William controlling the animatronics and the ghost kids but it also doesn’t make sense. Why do they kill innocent night guards? They don’t really have a reason to do so unless William is controlling them. Also, how is he controlling them? Why didn’t the spirits get angry when Springtrap showed up? I would’ve assumed it would trigger their memory but apparently it took Abby drawing a picture to make them realize. -I would’ve liked more William Afton scenes. Also, I understand the movie is pg13 but they could’ve made the spring lock scene more intense. I’m not talking gore wise as you don’t really need gore to make this scene intense. -Maybe it’s just me but I wanted more scenes with the animatronics. There was too much cupcake scenes and Freddy needed more scenes IMO. -Since the movie was made for the fans, I wonder what the fandom expected/wanted? Personally, while the FNAF game lore makes sense to me, I kind of expected the movie to confirm the “official lore” of FNAF. I’m fine with alternate universes though as they have a lot of potential. Moving onto what I liked… -Again, I’m just glad we got a movie. I didn’t care much about them meeting big expectations. The fandom is familiar with the writing style/storytelling of the games and the comics so I expected something similar whether it was a separate universe or not. I came out of the theatre more hyped up than I thought I would be, almost as if I were being introduced to FNAF all over again. -Of course, I loved the filming style and the quality of the animatronics. I enjoy the Jim Henson companies work and I knew they would create amazing animatronics. -I liked the funny moments and the Easter eggs. Scott is aware of how funny this fandom can be. -Despite the complaints, I still enjoyed the story. At the end of the day, I’m here to have fun and not take things too seriously. Also, I’m easily entertained. -I liked how the movie portrayed the “childish” side of the animatronics because…ya know…the robots are possessed by literal kids. I felt like it balanced out when it came to their murderous side, ya know? And it made a distinction between the animatronics personality compare to the child’s. So yeah, I enjoyed it a lot despite the downsides. I can ignore those. I hope this movie makes enough money/becomes popular enough to continue the sequels.
Could you develop about the childish side of the animatronics please ? I'm curious :)
Sure! What I meant was that the ghost children acted in ways that made sense/were realistic. This shows up when the animatronics become “friends” with Abby. The children and Abby end up building a fort, tickling her, and have dance parties. It’s just something that I think the fandom doesn’t think about and tends to focus on the kid’s vengeful side. We don’t see the animatronics in the game partake in childish activities but the movie includes that. Also, this is just an assumption but I assume the children were also lonely which is partly why they wanted to put Abby in an animatronic. The ghost children are stuck in the pizzeria but Abby has freedom to do whatever she wants because she is alive. Also, Abby would eventually grow up but if they managed to get her inside an animatronic, she would stay a child. We also see how them being children play into how they kill their victims. The spirit of Freddy messes around with Max before killing her. The kid lures her into the room by popping up here and there , calling out to her, and when he says “warmer” the closer she gets to Freddy. It’s as if the kid was playing hide and seek and decides to mess around with Max even though the child could’ve killed Max the first time they ran into eachother. It’s a nod to the games as well as we often hear children’s voices in the later games such as FNAF 2 and 3. Also, we see a bit of naivety from the children as they listen to Afton’s commands. Now I don’t know if Afton has control over them in a supernatural sense but what I got from the film was that the children were choosing to listen to Afton. This could be seen near the end when Afton tells them to go after Mike. Once Abby points out that Afton was their killer, they turn on him. The children didn’t seem suspicious of Afton and they didn’t go after Afton even when he first came out in the springtrap/Bonnie suit. I feel like we don’t get much perspective(?) or information when it comes to the children controlling the animatronics in the games. I know that has partly to do with the game play style. The only moments we get from the games would be from Lefty in FNAF 6. Charlie haunts the puppet and manages to posses Lefty and she can speak through Lefty. It’s a direct communication from a child. Compare Lefty to Circus Baby. Circus Baby tells us what happened to the child (Elizabeth?) she killed on “accident”. It’s not the child telling us that but rather, the animatronic itself. The games focus on the animatronics personalities more and that’s fine with me. We just don’t get much scenes/events where the ghost children are directly using their animatronic suit like Lefty/Charlie does. When it comes to other animatronics, events are usually explained as if the animatronic itself where talking and not the child. We see the difference between them and Lefty. This isn’t an complaint but rather an observation that popped out to me. When it comes to the movie, we see how Freddy’s ghost child uses his suit and how the ghost children lure Abby into becoming friends. While they don’t speak from their suits, the childish actions they partake in reminds the audience that these children are possessing animatronics compared to how the games portray the animatronics as if the animatronic were an individual’ itself and ignores the possession part. It doesn’t purposely or our right ignore that fact, to me, it feels like the animatronics were made evil rather than possessed by children spirits. I hope that made sense.
Yes, it made sense, don't worry
I just got back from watching it. TBH, I seemed to like it a bit less than other people. I give it a 5 or 6/10, but the audience may have ruined it for me a little more.
Glad I wasn’t the only one who had that experience. My theatre was so bad that I almost got up and left. It’s sad to say that it almost ruined the experience for me.
Same here. A lot of them were kids, which I can't really fault them for not having theater etiquette, but most of the most annoying people were grown-ass adults.
I can fault them considering in my country, the movie was PG-13, meaning that to be there alone you had to be at least 13. Call me crazy, but a 13 year old should be able to contain themselves from making silly noises and trying to be an amateur comedian by shouting memes constantly even after being told to shut up twice by audience members.
9/10 (SPOILERS) MAT PAT WAS SO SILLY, WILLIAM WAS FUCKING AMAZING AND HE SAID THE THING!!!!!!!?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BB HAD 3 SCENES FUCKING SPARKY HAD 3 REFERENCES HOW??? CORY WAS FUCKING FUNNY AF THEY PLAYED THE LIVING TOMBSTONE AT THE END ONLY VAD THING WAS NO EXOTIC BUTTERS BUT THE END RIRHRHHWGEHEHEHEYEYEYWURITUWGWGHDGGRHRVRHE
Critically, I would give it a 6/10. I felt a bit rushed, some plot points came out of nowhere, a it was a bit cheesy once in a while. But as a fan, it's a 9/10. You get so many references and easter eggs, the kills are sooo creative, and you just feel the love that was put into this movie. It's just all a fan could ask for
Like a 5/10
6.5/ 10 !! SPOILERS !! The movie its self was amazing, everything was very cool to see. what bothered me was the lore was all screwed up. None of it made sense, its definitely those types of movies youd need to watch again to understand. They wasted some of the characters potential, springtrap was overhyped, and the whole Vanessa character didnt make sense. In the movie Vanessa is Williams child, they have the same last names but she doesnt come into the lore timeline until years later, They use Michael Aftons second identity, Mike Schmidt, its confirmed they are the same people, so why would they make Vanessa be related to William afton? i know the movie isnt centered around the lore, but it still kinda fucked with the whole idea behind the movie. 8 years of production just for it not to make sense. I was kind of disappointed. The easter eggs were cool though , Matpat,Cory ,Balloon boy, etc. it was just a bit confusing.
Protip! You can mark spoilers as > !Spoilers here! < but without the spaces so it becomes >!Spoilers here!< Matpat was a gem and should be loved and cherished. I don't think my ear will recover from my sister squealing into it. lmao But honestly the movie makes great sense on its own. My siblings and I watched it once and we enthused about it for over an hour on the drive back and over dinner. Talking about the movie and then theorizing about it and talking about the callbacks. If you're trying to tie it in 100% to the main games, of course you'll confuse yourself. The main games have shitty lore. You gotta think outside the box. Eef. >!For example, Charlie (a girl) is the puppet in the main game. But we can imply that Garret (a boy) is the puppet in the movie. The puppet's parent was Henry and her "uncle" was William. This means Mike Shmidt and Vanessa could have traded places so Movie!Vanessa is Game!Michael and Movie!Michael is Charlie from the Silver Eyes books. Trying to jame Movie!Vanessa and Movie!Mike into Game!Vanessa and Game!Michael's places will only confuse you.!<
I do understand this, if you throw away the game lore the movie it self does make sense. I just expected it to be more lore based rather than its own universe, though im just being nit picky.
8/10 From a fan perspective 3.5/10 From a horror perspective 6/10 From a story perspective Overall for me it is a 7/10 Edit: I have reconsidered 9/10 From a fan perspective 4/10 From a horror perspective 7/10 From a story perspective Overall for me it is a 9/10
Honestly like a 3 I watched the first 50 mins but I couldn't get past that Slow paced and just had nothing going on There was maybe 5 minutes actually at the pizzeria? Rest was just Mike's domestic issues which I had 0 interest in
It’s a solid 6.5/10. It wasn’t the greatest but it was a good one time watch. Would I like to watch it again in a theater, no. But it was an enjoyable movie.
It’s a solid 5-6. Not necessarily a cinematic masterpiece but it’s not as horrible as the critics say it is. I enjoyed it a lot.
In my opinion it was actually good no matter what anyone says. Grew up as a FNAF kid and it was incredibly exciting to finally see the movie and the actual robots appear moving in a movie. One thing I’d give it is the movie would be a 1000x better if it was 18+ instead of PG15/13 in some countries!
9/10 i love carl
I would say 8/10 maybe. I loved it but some scenes were a bit boring
Spoiler Warning ⚠️. I have a lot of thoughts about this movie and I don't want to write them all out here. Maybe I'll write a full review later or something. I don't really know what my final score is, but I'll for now say a 6/10 or maybe a 5. I might have to rewatch it. There's things I like about this movie and things I don't. My biggest critique is the plot and how it's kinda confusing and very bizarre. I think William Afton should have had a much bigger presence in the movie as I think that that could've made the plot flow much better and make more sense. The way things come together in the end is odd and even goofy. I don't know how I feel about William controlling the animatronics and them initially being on his side, especially with how it comes out of nowhere. There are quite a lot of good things though. The animatronics and restaurant look fantastic. The music is good. The opening with the 8 bit games is stellar. I love the credits with the Cory scene and Living Tombstone playing. The Matpat and Cory scenes are gold. I think the actors are good (though the acting in some scenes should've been different I feel). I really like the final shot of William in Springtrap at the end, it's very reminiscent of Fnaf 3. Overall, my opinion on the movie is mixed. A lot of things I like and some things I don't like. I'll probably watch it again in the future to finalise my view on it. However, I still like this movie and had a good time watching it. I was never bored most importantly. I love the fact that Fnaf even has a movie and the fact that it's not awful. Plus, you can really tell that the people making this movie cared about the fans and made it for the fans, which I think is great. They could've given us an insulting pile of garbage, but instead they put in effort and made a movie for us to enjoy, which I really like. TLDR: I don't think the movie is great, but I enjoyed it.
6-7, it’s more of a Drama than a Horror movie but I enjoyed the story It wasn’t going to scare me but at least I was pretty entertained
I found it VERY enjoyable. Not much horror aspects to it unfortunately, BUT I think the story makes up for it imo. I give it a solid 8.5/10 :3
I loved it, I rate it a 9/10. The only issues for me was the>! jumpscares were pretty cheap and there was no full springlock scene!<
It was a thriller, not a horror, I had no expectations going in but it was good, 8/10
It was amazing, just beware of screaming die-hard fans of the series if you’re going to see it in theaters.
6/10 All the references, cameos and whatnot were fun! And it was enjoyable to watch, I was never bored or anything like that. But... I would have liked for it to lean into the feel of the games, and it never did. That white-knuckle, terrifying feeling in the first game as you shut doors and press buttons frantically as your power slowly runs out is something I loved about FNaF. But this film isn't ever really going for horror. Nothing was scary, and it didn't fully lean into being a campy slasher either. It felt like it had an identity crisis; it reminded me of Security Breach a little in that respect.
Im usually pretty picky when it comes to movies, but it was really good actually. But the audience, I can barely explain how abysmal the actual experience of going to the theater was. Every. Single. Time that something happened, everyone literally started screaming. For the whole movie. Just watch it on Peacock
8.5/10 Lore was a bit messy and hard to follow, and it was really hard to understand the time period of the film. There were also some underwhelming parts but, Other than that I absolutely loved it! It was very unique and fun, a bit gory, and just a good film :)
The films rating really hinges on how much of a fnaf fan you are. Lots of stuff left for fans to notice, and there's at least one really deep cut. Writing + plot are probably the movies biggest flaw. Pacings kinda slow and some of the dialogues a little weird. Film also hardly qualifies as horror. Very little suspense or blood. Kinda wish it had a more mature rating so we could see some more gore but oh well. The visuals in this film were outstanding though. Movement on all the animatronics were amazing and the set design was great. If anyone on the fence about seeing the film in theaters I'd recommend it. You might get some noisy people in the audience but there's something special about going to a movie like this, especially given that most of us have been waiting 8-9 years for a fnaf movie. I went to two showings and both of em were packed. Tons of teenagers and young adults in the lobby wearing fnaf merch. I don't think I've seen a theater that full since Endgame, and that was pre-covid times. Overall if you're not a fan, you'll probably rate the film at a 5 or 6/10. If you really love the franchise you'll probably feel like it was a 7 or 8/10
Honestly the movie was pretty good. Not a masterpiece (of course no shit) but certainly not dogshit like some people make it out to be. It has some really good moments and the movie lingers around more on Mike's loss of his brother and him trying to bring him back (which he eventually gets over). There were some plot changes which were weird like >!Abby being the sister of Mike and Vanessa being the biological daughter of William Afton!< But I could ignore that. There's no power of friendship or love couple or any of that shit so that's a plus. I LOVED the scene of William's death as it was the scene in the silver eyes and it was so cool. Overall the movie is deserving of an average 7.4/10. >!since matpat is in the movie and he actually says "who knows it's just a theory" so the movie is now 10/10 but there's no teenage Charlie scene so 0/10 /s!<
Good movie. I’m not a horror film kinda guy but I was expecting a little more horror. I’d give it an 8/10. The critics clearly never played the games or know any of the lore so they’re giving it terrible reviews. I think it’s a good adaptation of the game and they didn’t make it your boring slasher movie that all seem the same to me.
I'll give it a 8/10, the first half was good, it was intense, then the second half (>!excluding the spring lock scene!<) was really cheesy, I'm hoping this was just a movie to start a second one because it felt like it's made to build the world of cinematic fnaf
honestly 10/10 - everyone is upset about the lack of horror but i think the tone was executed perfectly, the animatronics were amazing and seeing them in action was unbelievable. they left the perfect amount for the imagination when it came to certain scenes to avoid cheesy not so scary movements of them which i really appreciated. so wholesome and honestly didn’t force the plot or lore just the perfect amount of both, and blumhouse gave us a few gasp worthy gore scenes🫶 everything was a 10/10 for me
Honestly, felt less like a FNAF movie than I hoped. The entire plot could have been its own film without the FNAF Gang. 4/10
It's mediocre. 4/10, the movie doesn't know what it wants to be, it's not horror nor comedy but it has all of those aspects. The only good part it's the climax that it's only like 5 minutes.
I watched it yesterday, it's a very good film to the point of speculating many theories, I won't lie because my reason isn't a lie. Anyone who isn't a fan won't really like it, there are parts where you get emotional, but there are parts where you ask yourself "What?", but other than that it's great, I'd watch it more often! note...8.9 (sorry for the translator)
We liked it, daughter loves it. She's obsessed with FNAF and has been for years so we know what the game and storyline is about. At the end of the day it was a low budget film (25m) and it will definitely make the money back. If the budget was 100m then I would be disappointed. The fans love it and that's all that matters
as a fan of the games and a fan of horror movies, this was a massive let down. the animatronics and the set design of the restaurant were really cool, but as an overall film it just didn’t work for me. it lacked any momentum or tension until like the last twenty minutes. even then, i never once felt dread or fear for any of the characters. it bounces back and forth between trying to be genuinely scary and trying to be a goofy b movie but it doesn’t commit to either of them. a lot of the plot points just do not get any resolution. of course there’s the sequel bait, but then there’s story lines that are left open for no reason. >! the aunt being killed by the Golden Freddy ghost kid is the last time she is even mentioned. Max the babysitter for Abby gets killed and neither Mike nor Abby really seem to care that much, not even Mike so much as wondering what she was doing in the restaurant at all.!< i love Matthew Lillard but *man* was he criminally underused. i get they wanted to have his presence be felt throughout the film without being onscreen, but the film felt more focused on its predictable mystery aspect than building to an effective villain reveal, which wouldn’t be so much of a problem if Vanessa didn’t exist purely to be an exposition depositor. i don’t have an issue with the film being PG-13, but that felt more like a crutch than an opportunity to get creative with its scares. films like Insidious, The Others, The Ring, and both Quiet Place films do a great job of maintaining suspense and scare factor without going overboard. this film didn’t feel like it was even trying to be even slightly creepy. i get that it’s for the fans, but as a fan, i thought it was severely underwhelming. i would’ve loved to see a franchise i love use a brand new medium to do something interesting instead of relying on familiar iconography and fan service. oh well :/ hopefully the sequels are better
I watched through Peacock(2.99 a month thanks to me being a college student). It's a amazing movie. Like the casting was amazing. Matthew Lillard absolutely killed it(puns intended). The animatronics and how they act is honestly perfect(I mean a bit Childish at times, but they're literally kids stuffed in them). I'd give the movie a solid 8 or 9 out of 10. Nothing can be a 10/10 if a flaw can be found. Don't ask me what flaws there could be, I'm not CinemsSins. It's a damn good video game movie. And a good movie. Though I won't say it's a good horror movie, as it just doesn't have a horror atmosphere or enough jumpscares
I saw it an hour ago. It’s meh, 4/10. It certainly has little things here and there for the fans, which I enjoyed, and a pair of notable cameos. Overall, the movie is fairly bland, and it felt like much was underutilized. I went in with the expectation that it wouldn’t be a good movie, but it’d be a fun watch, similar to how the Sonic/Mario movies ended up being. It was barely that. That said, if you’re reading this on this sub, you’re clearly a fan of the series, so I’d still recommend you see it. You’ll likely find something you enjoy and your reception may be much more positive than mine is.
7 as an actual movie 8.7 as a FNaF movie
Objectively? The writing was maybe a 6/10, the acting was an 8.5/10. But my enjoyment of it was absolutely a 10/10. It was funny, it was tense, it was goofy, even occasionally heartwarming. It was pure fanservice, *which isn't a bad thing*. I had a big grin on my face the whole time I was driving home as I remembered different parts of the movie and how I interacted with all the other FNAF fans there.
8/10 It just needed to be longer
As a huge fnaf addict imma give it a 5/10 rough take I know.