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finally, someone else who recognizes Josh Hutcherson's "trapped in a island" role edit: corrected the grammar lol

The minute Vanessa showed up I was like: "Oh, hey... pretty sure she hasn't been born at this point in the timeline..."

I think the movie ultimately nerfed Mike as a character. Assuming he’s a parallel version of Michael Afton from the games (who went by Mike Schmidt in the first game), Mike’s original source of guilt wasn’t that he let his brother die, but that he killed him in the bite of ‘83. He has to live with this guilt as he follows his father (William Afton) to try to stop the tragedies he caused. He’s a hero but had to work through something actually horrible he did in the past. I think that’s more compelling than just having him blame himself for something he didn’t do, even if that is a realistic portrayal of guilt. If you saw this comment before I edited it no you didn’t, that was my lowest point as a fnaf fan

See, the mistake they made was not hiring Nic Cage. The industry standard for modern animatronics horror movies is to have at least one Nic Cage.

In the United States, fostering kids is actually a lucrative business. So much so that it's actually a bit of a problem. They obviously don't let just anyone foster, but I've lived next to several people who were able to afford big houses and nice cars stealing money from the state and collecting kids in the system like Pokemon. More kids equals more money. But you get very little if you adopt a child. So the aunt wanting to adopt the sister for money doesn't make any sense unless there's some sort of bequeathing she'll come into later.

I think the writers just tried to achieve too much with one movie, which is a shame because you can tell so much effort was put in trying to offset the ‘weirdness’ of the FNAF franchise so as to not overload new audiences. They needed to set up the story & world of FNAF for complete newcomers while still trying to satisfy hardcore fans with familiar references, ultimately resulting in a kind of disjointed final product that doesn’t really satisfy either demographic. Unfortunately I think the approach they took just ended up being more confusing for the viewers that aren’t hardcore fans, I kind of wish they took a bolder ‘this is the insane world of FNAF, take it or leave it’ approach instead of trying to ground and over-explain everything. I have higher hopes for the second movie since the writers won’t need to spend so much time establishing the world.

I thought Afton got in the Springtrap suit in the games because the ghost kids were afraid of it since he killed them wearing it.

A simple script doctor that I literally thought up in this very moment: Mike doesn't need a child custody battle to raise the stakes. Make it so he has an existing repressed trauma with the pizzeria. He doesn't want to take the job but he's THAT desperate, and thinks it's a chance to confront that trauma. After his first night, he confronts the people who hired him, but they either don't know about the haunting or their just playing dumb. Still, things don't make sense for Mike, and he risks going back again. After the second night, he starts investigating. He checks existing records and newspaper archives, and one night he even risks leaving the security room. He eventually learns about Afton's disappearance and dredges up his childhood experiences. By the final night, he acts methodically, plotting his course through the halls and making his way to an office that stores records, including blueprints of the building that include a missing room. Unfortunately, he unknowingly left the power running in the security room, and the generators shut down, leading to the final big chase where he has nowhere left to hide. In the end, he makes his way to the walled-up room, and smashes it down just as he's cornered, and reveals Afton's remains in his Springtrap suit. The reveal causes the animatronics to lose it and trash the place. Mike loses the job, but they don't file a lawsuit, chalking it up to an animatronic malfunction, and the company tries to cover up what happened. Still, the event becomes news, and rumors begin to spread about what really happened. In the end, we see owners investigate the damages, but Afton's body is nowhere to be seen.

Another thing i think strongly affected the movie was it was written with the intent of sequels. Thus they probably left a lot of open ends in this movie to build on it but thats not how a movie should be written for. You don’t plan for sequels, you write sequels to build off of the original.

5:14 It was confirmed in the Fnaf movie novelization that Mike and Abby’s dad didn’t kill himself, but rather left them after Abby was born because of their mom’s depression

My real main issues with the movie were the dream scenes being kinda boring/repetitive, but mostly just that the animatronics didn't, yknow, actually attack people too much. I swear that stupid little cupcake did more attacks than FREDDY. YOU KNOW, THE MASCOT OF THE WHOLE PLACE

Perfectly explained my issues with the movie. Everything felt softened and dumbed down for a younger audience, which really clashed with it's more serious themes.

You pretty much hit the nail on the head, I watched the movie and was BEWILDERED when I saw an outpour of fans who were absolutely in love with the film, and would avidly defend it with everything they had in them. I am not one to knock others down for enjoying something but I really can't help but feel too many fans are either A. Children with minimal concepts of what constitutes as and are subject to enjoy things more because they really can't tell how bad or generally unenjoyable it is at such a young age, or B. are too blindsided by the excitement of getting to see their franchise on the big screen. I was a huge fan of the series, but after being consistently let down with buggy game releases, poorly written and put together stories that only even BEGIN to become discernable through reading 20+ books, sifting through website teasers, and playing unenjoyable games that aren't finished I was ready to give up, but I still held hope that the movie could kickstart my passion for the franchise I once loved again. Safe to say the franchise as a whole has changed too much, and so have I.

Guilt is something crazy. I, for example, made my brother cry 20 years ago after bullying him mercilessly at a birthday party. I was 15 and he 11. Nowadays, as adults, we are the best of friends, and to this day I remember him crying like the world was ending, and I want to make up for ever making him feel like that. He doesn’t remember, he forgives me when I bring it up, but I can never forgive myself. Ever. I don’t deserve forgiveness, and I cannot accept the excuses people tell me when I explain why. “You were a child,” they say, “you didn’t think he would be so hurt,” like that justifies how I treated him. I can’t undo the past, but I will always try my very best to make up for hurting him, and for that to happen, I need to hold on to this guilt. If I forget, for a moment, I might one day hurt him again, and that’s unacceptable.

if the directors wanted friendly animatronics that were also a threat, it feels like the most straightforward thing would have been for them kidnap Abby in a misguided attempt to rescue her - then we could have had the animatronics trying to kill Mike, Mike running around trying to find Abby and defend himself, and Abby (maybe by herself or maybe with Freddy) discovering the truth just in time to stop the animatronics and save Mike. then the real villain could have arrived for the final showdown. maybe the directors thought that would be cliche or too obvious or something but idk, I think it would have worked better

I can gaurantee with a group of Talented Writers and a complete shift on focus, a movie about surviving 5 nights in an abandoned pizzeria, could have been truly entertaining. Spending all our time there, learning the ins and outs and corners of every room, doesnt even need to be a personal story, just need one hell of a lead actor to spend an hour and a half with and a fantastic group of writers who can write suspense, thrill and action. With a crew who can provide a tangible sense of space and time.

22:15. I watched this movie with my teenage daughter, and was excited to watch something we both kind of had familiarity with. I really wanted to enjoy this as much as she did, but Mert brings up my biggest issue with it here. Not trying to be offensive but the film felt like something written by a very young person. The actor playing the main bad guy was the only lifeline I had in the film, really thank goodness for him.

You mention that the animatronics being possessed was only revealed in the third game, but that is something already strongly suggested in the very first game through posters and news articles. It was part of the franchise from the get-go

i (knows all the lore) watched this with my friend (has never heard of a freddy fazbear) and pretty much the entire movie we couldn’t shut up about how we wished we were watching willy’s wonderland instead. we watched that movie directly afterwards and ohh let me tell you… the fnaf movie makes willy’s wonderland look like a MASTERPIECE

I honestly didn't hate the movie but there were definitely some baffling decisions made with its plot. Idk if I would necessarily call it a dumpster fire though

All my fnaf loving friends have zero clue of what makes a good movie and now i have a video that i can link to them when they have the GULL to tell me its a good movie

my expectations were quite low, so I thought it was fine for what it's trying to do. It's worth a watch *just* for the animatronics imo. It's also trying to stitch together a story that is intentionally told in the most vague way possible (and made up in real time) lol , i didn't personally feel like it was trying to appeal to people who aren't familiar w/ the franchise. But it is bad though, like i told my friends "if you're not a child or a huge fnaf fan, you will not enjoy this movie"

FNAF is very much trying to be "family horror" now, recent game was trying to do more mature horror stuff but Scott pushed back on those elements to keep it more appealing to general audiences. Doesn't help development was a massive mess that resulted in a sloppy messy game that was also rushed. Security Breach was pretty rough, and the old games had their fair bit of jank so fans don't have high expectations for the series really.

I actually thought it was okay honestly! not the worst movie but still it was silly

As a fan of fnaf (at least the first 4 games) I agree. I think too many fans viewed this movie through rose tinted glasses

i personally really liked the movie. to each their own. love your videos 🫶

the title made me a lil sad, I look forward to your perspective though!

Yes I know the movie is a mess, but it serves it's purpose as what my husband and I call "gateway camp horror for kids." We can't fire up Evil Dead 2 (or similar movies) for our kids yet, but give them a film with their current obsession (my boy has a fnaf backpack and was freddy for halloween), add youtube creator cameo's, (was super sad mark couldn't play the part of the security guard in the opening) and maybe it plants a seed that will eventually bloom into an interest in more campy horror movies.

I would've fallen asleep in the cinema if it wasn't for the loud noises etc. I did some research and even read the comics (abysmal) to see if I was missing out on anything and just concluded the game caught on with streamers and a younger audience for a reason.

As a fan i liked the movie specifically because the animatronics act like kids. "Neutered" as you say. A hulking 10 year old is frightening. The sorrow of dead kids is soooo glossed over in the games, it was more of an excuse for haunted robots, but this movie offered a look at how young and child like they are.

The Banana Splits and FNAF are a part of a genre of horror that is oddly more interesting and exciting to me than psychological horror. Unironically.

Thank god someone (besides YMS who I also respect) isn’t praising this movie like it’s a cinematic masterpiece. I went to see this with my mother and she had no idea what fnaf was. Neither of us enjoyed the movie at all and about halfway through I became restless and wanted to leave. I found it impossible to relate to any of the characters as actual people and knowing the lore of the game I felt so pandered to hearing “I’ll be back” and “that’s just a theory”. I’m ok with references but who would, as they were being dragged away to be gutted by giant robots, say I’ll be back. Nothing felt natural to me and it really made me not care about anything that happened. However the costume department did an absolutely amazing job with the animatronics. They looked perfect I’m every way being so realistic. If they used these in an actual restaurant I would happily go see them perform. Besides that the only good thing I got out of this movie is seeing the memes of shaggy being a serial killer. Worth the torture for that alone. Have a good vacation

You're watching Made in Abyss?! Hold on that sanity while you have it, all the best.

Both my kids know FNAF inside and out. My youngest (pre-adolescent) LOVED the movie, my teen found it "OK", and so did I. Sincerely, I was expecting it to be utter sh*t (thanks to the 90's and 00's game-to-film adaptations being total disappointments every time), so that probably helped. Ironically, my 70yo mom liked it a lot, even if she understood *nothing* of the lore lol

It was revealed in the first game that they were possessed in the newspapers on the wall from fnaf 1.

this coming out right after the kill count for FNAF is so wonderful. what a good morning.

my boyfriend and I saw this movie together early on in our relationship, and we really bonded over how much we both hated it

I don’t think it’s a dumpster fire but it also isn’t a masterpiece. It’s pretty good imo, and it holds a special place in my heart even if it isn’t perfect

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something of note is that the main lore points do get established in the first 2 games, however they are through random chance easter eggs. the first game has a collection of rare newspaper clippings that appear on a specific camera that give heavy hints towards the bodies being in the suits and possessing the animatronics, while the second game's occasional minigames when dying showcase william afton a bit. this does highlight a seperate issue with the games where a lot of major information is hidden away or hard to come by, but in terms of general audience knowledge the major reveals of the missing kids in the suits haunting the animatronics was available in the first game.

I don't think the franchise was suited for film. We all like to say Fnaf has the most complex story ever, but it's really told through like 10 minutes of 8-bit minigames and by cheating out if bounds in them - those are the story beats that matter if translating this to a movie. And yet I still agree this film somehow needed longer to hit all the points. Good video! Aslo, side note because I legitimately can't stop thinking about it and nobody will listen to me anywhere else: I liked the part where the lady police officer encourages abigail to play with the animatronics while Josh Hutcherson clearly doesn't want her to. Then later the same night she says "don't you dare bring her back here, Josh Hutcherson, it was bad that you did that!" Like, fuck you lady police officer with an unusual schedule where the police don't check in and radio you for spending your whole shift in one location. I find this is a microcosm for her whole character: Knowingly and willingly assists a child murderer for decades, but I guess she is free spirited and sort of kind (ignore the fact its implied her kindness was part of the ruse in the finale to help kill people like Mike who find out too much), so let's just forgive her. The families she hurt don't need justice, but she does because she is a really deep, dynamic and complex character. And also she is sad about it.

Five Nights At Freddys has multiple book series, two of them being goosebumps inspired. (The whole draw a picture to remind the ghosts of who they are is a thing from one of the books. Hell if I know which.) I think the series has been trying to go more child friendly for a while. It was certainly a choice. The adult fans would have loved a rated R, disturbing eerie film. Can you imagine if the film had been from the point of view of the killer's child? Dread at learning who the mask of your father is, and who he actually is. I personally would have dug that so much. But we got what we got, it made them alot of money, so we're going to be getting another. I think there was an expectation that the mysteries will be revealed in the next film; one bit of proof for this is at the very end where it spells "find me" or whatever. There was this idea that they didn't have to tie up loose ends in this film because the next one will come along and reveal all. But, a film can't only just be questions. We needed more immediate answers and more time for the big bad guy to do big bad guy stuff.

12:40 I disagree with this. I totally think they could have made a movie that encapsulated the story and the mechanics of the game. You could have had Mike someone struggling to make ends meet and find this ad for a security job. Basically, the plot if the movie would involve him trying to uncover the mysteries of the pizzeria as the nights progress. This would give the audience the chance to do the same with the protagonist. Night 1 would be pretty chill just as it was in the game but Mike would realize that the animatronics were being a little weird, walking around and sometimes trying to get in the office. He'd have conversations with some mysterious phone guy calling and telling him things aren't what they seem and thats what would cause him to dive a bit deeper into what really happened here. The door mechanics and power suppy system would ultimately be the cause of the anxiety and scares as well as watching the cameras. I'd even keep the break-in scene from the movie. I think it'd be cool to have Mike run out of power on the final night and have to survive to find a way out as the animatronics are in full kill mode at that point ultimately leading up to Springtrap's reveal. It could totally work if Scott and Universal put some actual thought into the film. Theres a reason why majority of us watched playthroughs and followed the lore for all these years.

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me and my family watched the movie together, and i think we might've been the target audience. people with middling to low expectations for the quality of the film, with knowledge of the lore, but notably, aren't invested in the horror of the games; its more of a joke to us. Meaning none of us were going in to it expecting an actual, well, horror movie. when we started the movie I joked about how I love me a good workplace comedy, and when the opening started with the previous night guard we all sorta went "oh yeahh, fnaf is like, a horror franchise." we didn't actually expect it to follow through with the horror tone it started with. So when it didn't, we weren't disappointed. For me the film falls solidly into the "Alright" category; it kept our attention, the effects were better than i thought they'd be, and it was fun to go "oh no frebby fabbear!! ourh ourh ourh ourh ourh ourh ourh" and crack jokes about the franchise with my brothers. (mid to late teens + our mom, in case you want to take ages into account.) tldr; i think the movie was for people who are familiar with fnaf lore, but not invested in- or dont think about it as, a *horror* franchise.

genuinely i cant tell if i love this movie because i know everything about fnaf lore, or if i just love awful movies, or both. its like the room, objectively horrible, but so entertaining

it felt like they tried to mash games 1-3 with the silver eyes book and it didn't work. I really wish they would have just adapted the silver eyes novel for the screen as it would have made for a much tidier story. because the whole haunted robots thing and afton reveal was done and it was done better in the book, and the scenes that were pulled from the book, were some of the better ones in the movie at least for me. (I'm just talking about the first book here. I do not recognize the sequels,) But because they wanted to have characters like mike and Vanessa, and having elements like the training tapes, in an attempt to pull in both fans of the new games and the old ones, that things got messy, as well as trying to explain everything to people who hadn't touched the games/books in their lives. I will give the film one thing though even if it works a little bit against the horror of it all. How the animatronics interact with Abby. That's something that is stated fairly early on in the games, they are nice to kids, but not great with adults. And it was actually kinda nice to actually have that shown in some capacity.

It was a dumpster fire, but it was a BEAUTIFUL dumpster fire

I feel like a big issue is that there's really little mystery. If you're a FNAF fan, you know everything that's happening, and if you aren't, then there's no real desire for the audience to know or care about anything in the film. If I had done it, I'd have two protagonists: a woman who lives in town, and a wandering stranger who takes the job. The FNAF audience is like the woman, and she'd wonder why he was taking the job. He'd show an understanding of the animatronics, he'd study them, but we wouldn't know WHY he stays night after night, why he choses to do what he's doing until they fight the animatronics during the weekend. That leaves a mystery for people who are both FNAF fans and total newbies. That way, in the second film, new and old fans can be invested in these characters and the universe moving forward on it's own two legs,

girl im sorry but it did not take three games till we knew the suits were possessed. it was heavily implied in fnaf one and confirmed in fnaf two. Afton wore the suit when murdering the kids, but didn't get springlocked until years after the fact. his suit was moistened by rain because he was in an abandoned pizzeria. the drawing spell thing is foreshadowed through out the whole movie. Also the concept of suits being used for murder was also introduced in fnaf two. i went into this movie with the expectation that it would one, not be cannon. two, that it would have tons of camp and also be kid friendly. i know its different in the uk, but in the us its PG-13, which means that people 13 and older can go without supervision, but 12 and younger can go with parents. it is also established that the animatronics are 100% friendly with children, and it would be hella on brand for them to make a pillow fort with the children. yes the Afton reveal was rushed and i would have loved to see more of him, i didnt care because the movie puts way more focus on Vanessa. lastly, the fnaf movie has been in development for YEARS and for waiting this long for a movie i was extremely happy with it. was it a masterpiece? no. but neither was Scott's (might have spelled his name wrong) first book or game. i love your content, and no hate to you, but this was a movie for fans and a younger audience. it was never going to be a extremely violent horror film.

As objectively dogshit as the movie may be, I will never forget being in the theater with my best friend in a crowd of nerds who brought their Freddy plushies with them and hearing the crowd start breaking down in laugher, confusion, and general bewilderment when the killer robots started building a pillow fort with Abby. I went in to the theater (on day 2 of its release) trying to get immersed and take the film seriously, then I kinda lost hope when I saw the animatronics start moving and putting on silly angry faces, and just laughing the rest of the way through the film with an audience that had completely given up on trying to take "tHe LoRe" any kind of seriously. Truly a magical experience, the film will forever be a 10/10 in my heart

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I have been a "fan" of this franchise for so long now, but its clear Scott doesnt give a shit about making scary things anymore. fnaf games were never perfect, I wouldnt even say they were exactly good games, but scott TRIED, now FNAF has transformed into a dumster fire that disgustingly tires to appeal to children and manchilds that consume everything fnaf related, even if it sucks dick (fnaf security breach) I have seen fractions of the movie, because I genuiely have no interest in watching it, and its just what you would expect, a pointless movie that forgets what made the series interesting in the first place.

The FNAF movie was quite possibly one of the worst "horror" movies I've ever watched. It's just not scary, the acting is about as bad as it can get, the characters are forgettable at best and sleep inducing at worst, the animatronics do nothing until the very end and the only positive I can think of is at least Shaggy got a payday. Too bad it was in this horrid movie. I expect nothing from Blumhouse and somehow every movie of theirs gets worse.

This movie tried so hard to make a simple story to please the FNAF fans that it forgot to be a scary horror movie.

Thank you, i feel like one of the few people that really thought the execution of the fnaf before was incredibly sub par.

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I tried watching this on Peacock, but stopped as soon as the 2nd act ended, I was so bored. Tell me when they made a Baldi's Basics movie.

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I think crucially the movie just doesn't need to exist given Willie's Wonderland was made.

Omg girlie, congratulations on your vacation. Also I love the fact that you know of Trapped in a Island with Josh Hutcherson.

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I hope the bendy movie can surpass the FNAF movie critically and financially. For those who don't know, bendy is a horror game series and media franchise created by TheMeatly and Mike Desjardins. Set in retro times, the series is focused on Joey Drew Studios, a fictional animation studio run by Joey Drew, which was responsible for numerous popular characters such as Bendy and his friends. The plot revolves around the Ink Machine, a mysterious machine created by Drew and the Gent Corporation in order to create living cartoons, which were created from the souls of Drew's employees, and is responsible for a time loop day world called the Cycle. Each game has different protagonist trying to survive and free themselves from the horrors in the ink realm and against ink monsters such as The Ink Demon. Compared to fnaf (mainly every game but security breach and especially FNAF world), The Bendy games are set at the fictional studio of Joey Drew Studios, where the player navigates through a first-person perspective and have limited physical actions such as running and jumping. Players are required to complete certain objectives to proceed, which consist of solving certain puzzles by collecting certain objects and of combating enemies that appear through the games by using certain weapons, such as axe, pipe, gun, etc. this gives bendy a massive adaptation advantage since the the characters we play as already scripted stories of what to do and in what order. There is also the fact that, speaking of the characters, there are hardly any fill in characters (who are just a name with a body we don't see) as Henry (the protagonist of the first game) while at the time unmodeled until dark revival, has a backstory and a personality. So did Boris the wolf's ink incarnation and Audrey drew. There's also the fact that while bendy might still have some mysteries behind it, it is much more straight forward than fnaf is and many of its secrets just need a bit of exploring and do not need a genius to figure them out. So Here is what I think I know what it needs to do: 1. stick to the intended genre 2. Not care about the age rating 3. Adapt stuff only from the game they're specifically adapting and take as little as possible from future installments but if done, make it have some sense. A few things that I think should be noted is that while it's fine to put some jokes there, they should be used in a way that fits the characters personalities. I don't think it'll be a good idea to repeat the fortBuilding scene in the five nights at Freddy's film. Now, it doesn't have to adapt everything at 100%. I do think the film will need a better opening than the one in the game (like making the letter more apologetic and see how Henry got it in the first place) , and make the ink demon more menacing than in the game (like an animalistic Jason Voorhees/Michael Myers or at best, like gordy from NOPE and Oswald's rabbit from oswald down the Rabbit hole). Maybe those are my tastes, but I think that the film should be as least practical as possible to better express the cycle's nature. Films like the upcoming harold and the purple crayon, IF, Lyle Lyle Crocodile, the new king Kong films, ghost hunters on icey trails, Ghostbusters afterlife, Ghostbusters frozen empire, 2016 Ghostbusters, Jurassic world, Sonic the hedgehog live action films, 2017 woody woodpecker and woody woodpecker goes to camp are what I'd go for in terms of how the less natural characters are shown (specifically characters like the Boris clones, the projectionist and lost ones would be made with motion capture, angels and Sammy are at least partly motion captured and monsters like the ink demon, giant bendy hand, searchers and butcher gang members are fully animated only the Bertram carousel is practical) . I also think the film should have a song to trademark it with, much like how it was with the FNAF film when it used the 1987 song: "talking in your sleep". In this case, the song should be "smile darn ya smile" for the following reasons: 1.it's a 1931 song. 2. its lyrics are positivity themed which would be interesting to listen to in the despair themed world of the cycle (and could have a dark humor scene showing a character having a breakdown while this song plays in the background or play in the background in the moment twisted Alice tortures a piper which would be a nice reference to soldier boy's PTSD in which he was subjected to torturous expirementations while the Russian song "Побег" which means "escape"). 3. it kinda associates well with bendy because bendy has an iconic grin. 4. the song was needledroped in "who framed Roger Rabbit", a live action/animated hybrid movie. I also have an idea for who some of the cast and crew should be: Themeatly as supervisor, screenwriter and Wally franks Mike desjardins as supervisor and thomas Connor/tom Bookpast as screenwriter and jack fain/voice of swollen Jack Ralph Bakshi as director Melanie Martinez as composer Patrick Dempsey as henry stein J.K. Simmons as Joey Drew Sean crisden as the voice of the ink demon Danny devito as norman polk Charles Aitken as sammy Lawrence Celeste Notley-smith as Susie Campbell Angelina Jolie as twisted Alice John Meissner as the voice of piper Mat Brunet as the voice of fisher Gary McClenaghan as the voice of striker Seán McLoughlin as shawn flynn Lani minella as lacie benton Joe j. Thomas as bertrum piedmont DAGames as grant cohen Chris Pratt as a lost one Pedro Pascal as a lost one Jack Quaid as a lost one Josh hutcherson as a lost one Nicolas cage as a lost one Ray William Johnson as a lost one Brandon Rogers as a lost one Michael james kovach as a lost one Thomas james Kenny as a lost one Tara Lynn strong as a lost one Grey Delisle as a lost one Rob Paulsen as a lost one Eric bauza as a lost one Selena Gomez as a lost one Jessica decicco as a lost one Daisy Reagan as Alison Angel Dane Boedigheiner as the voice of cartoon bendy the demon Garry chalk as the voice of cartoon Boris the wolf Lauren Synger as the voice of cartoon alice Angel Nat Faxon as the voice of cartoon charley Christopher mcullogh as the voice of cartoon barney Michelle Ruff as the voice of cartoon edgar Owen Dennis as producer (and other possible roles) Matt Braly as producer (and other possible roles) Dana Terrence as producer (and other possible roles) Cooper Smith Goodwin as producer (and other possible roles) Robert james rallison as a bendy cartoon animator Jaiden dittfach as a bendy cartoon animator Max gilardi as a bendy cartoon animator Rebecca parham as a bendy cartoon animator Adam ortiz JR. as a bendy cartoon animator Vivianne medrando as a bendy cartoon animator Alex Clark as a bendy cartoon animator Ilyssa Levy as a bendy cartoon animator Alex Hirsch as bendy cartoon animator Shannon Gurr as bendy cartoon animator Daisy Haggard as Linda I think the film itself should start with an in universe documentary film detailing the work life in Joey Drew studios akin to iron horse Cinema's the lost news reel video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jbuorM1qzNisZYU.htmlsi=DNUaCS0aAaPlHbl5 (During Which, the film glitches at times between joey treating them good and Joey treating them horribly). After that sequence, it's a cut to the title screen and after that, the first act starts with a scene of Henry doodling to himself when Linda tries to tell him dinner is ready, with him apologizing that he was so busy with drawing even though he said he will not do so anymore so he could spend more time with her. I also wanted to have a scene that shows how Henry "got" his letter from joey (while also spending time with his wife and maybe kids if he has some). I also think that if it's going to be a film series, here are what I think would be perfect for adaptation: Movie one: adapting chapter 1 and 2 Movie two: adapting chapter 3 and the beginning of 4 Movie three: adapting chapter 4 Movie four: adapting chapter 5

When I saw the opening scene with the security guard, I thought to myself this was going to be a great, suspenseful and delightfully gruesome adaptation, and I wish the movie had continued with that same tone. Ultimately, it felt like they couldn't commit to a full-on adult horror release (which would make sense, given the lore of the game series), and tried to fluff it down just enough to cater to a much younger audience at the same time, which ended up not working out at all. As someone who also spent more time consuming and thinking about FNAF lore than I would care to admit, I repeatedly tried to put myself in the shoes of someone who had no idea at all and walked into the theatre with no clue what to expect - and in both cases, I found the approach to the lore incredibly disappointing and even confusing. Fully developing the lore over a series of movies would have been ambitious, but allowed for an INCREDIBLE pay-off. With this first movie, it felt rushed and at times too detailed, then not detailed enough. And I totally agree that the "twist" of the animatronics being possessed by the vengeful ghosts of children who lost their lives in one of the most tragic ways imaginable fell disappointingly flat, too soon. Overall, the absolute biggest letdown for me personally was that not ONCE did we get to hear the iconic music box rendition of 'Carmen' - besides the awesome animatronics, it was the ONLY hope and expectation I had going into the film, and I was still let down 😭💔

Oh man, hearing your suggestions actually sounds like a good movie… I’m surprised this wasn’t even a little good. I was so bored I almost fell asleep. I did come to a FNAF film to get what I got. I felt tricked.

I think the best (only way?) to enjoy this movie was in the way my friends and I did: all autistic, none of us really that into the games/lore so none of us cared too much, wholly interested in lore/cultural impact of the games especially in the neurodivergent community, and in it for the memes. We ate dinner and enjoyed it while not caring too much but we knew enough to be excited for the Easter eggs.

I personally enjoy the movie however i dont think it's that good like, AS a movie. Definitely one of those guilty pleasure things for me. I always love watching your reviews though. Perfect background noise

Hope you enjoy your time off! I’ll miss your videos! Also the trapped in a island joke made me literally laugh out loud at work

If you’re not a diehard fan of the games, it’s not very good. I can even admit that as a fan. It’s very much a movie for fans, so if you go in with little or no knowledge of the series, it’s confusing and feels very much like a B movie. Even if you do know the series by heart, in my opinion, it felt like one big “HEY LOOK AT THIS REFERENCE!” The entire time. Other than Easter eggs, the movie doesn’t really have much substance. If you remove all the references, it feels very much like a by the numbers movie to me.

This movie wasnt just the worst movie of last year but the last movie of the last 10 years. Given that video game adaptations have been pretty dang good for a while

"Matthew Lillard, a man who can do no wrong" Cept for that one time he tried to push NFT stuff, but that's a grand majority of celebrities at this point.

Thank you so much, finally some good opinions about this movie. Everyone seemed to love it and I barely had fun.

while its not easy to make the game into a movie i think there could have been some parts where mike defends from the animatronics or maybe hides from there in the pizzeria. Sure they wouldn't last very long but they would be better than just sleeping in the office

A pleasant surprise.

I love Matthew Lillard but his agent needs to start looking out for him a little better

I kinda hopping that this movie would be found footage horror in the style of the blair witch project

as much as i personally enjoyed the movie as a nostalgia trip and a fun excuse to have some movie popcorn (with one of the most excited theater audiences ive ever seen,) i totally agree with you that critically, it’s not very good. i think it’s one of those movies where your personal enjoyment and memories of the franchise really matters and your mileage may vary. while i realize that it would be pretty complicated, i honestly wished that they had been a little more faithful to the original games lore. vanessa being an afton kid REALLY threw me for a loop, and mike not being one was kind of disappointing. i was literally waiting for a third act twist where it turns out mike had so much trauma around the kidnapping of his brother that he completely fabricated most of it in his mind.

the thing with this movie is that it is specifically meant to appeal to turboautists like myself with constant fanservice. i completely agree that the story is just fnaf 1-4 watered down and doesnt make sense unless you already know everything there is to know about the franchise. that being said, i cannot overstate how much of a brain explosion it was to see the animatronics on screen for the first time, i couldnt help but be delighted. do i think they could have done much more with what they had? yeag. but i also liked the movie because i'm the type of person to watch videos on fnaf fangame endings that mildly interest me i hope this makes at least some sense lol

I’m glad I wasn’t the only fnaf fan who thought the movie suck. While it’s perfectly fine to like and enjoy the movie. I hate that any type of criticism towards the movie gets down play or follow up with hatred. Also two things 1- I found it funny how anti woke channels says this movie isn’t woke. When the main problem is a brother and sister trying to stay as a family as the brother is dealing with guilt and mental problems 2- just because a movie made banks doesn’t always means it’s a good movie. There are movies that flopped that are underrated masterpieces and there’s movie that made banks that are really bad. Keep up the amazing work and can’t wait for more. 🎉

I didn't think it was too bad for what it is. I know I've seen worse hehe

First I hope you enjoy youre holiday! Have fun. Now the film: Me & my brother went to see this in cinema with his gf & i went in fully prepared for a s****show. We had been joking about a FnAF film since the first game came out (dam he was in high school... i feel old now lol). So we had to see it even if we havnt enjoyed most game->films, especially horror (im dreading Borderlands the film but im gonna see it anyway cos i like the franchise). I walked away actually enjoying the film, i think cos i already had such a negative, but fun seeking, outkook going in. By brother hated it & was left with a sour taste 😂. Its defiently feels like they tried to merge the newest FnAF lore woth the old, doesnt help that Aftin muddled it by cannonising the originally non-cannon novels & messing with the timeline in a way that makes no sense.

I can't express how excited I am for a David Cage-thon done by you!

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I think the fnaf franchise’s acclaim to horror has been slightly diminished since “seabonnies” entered the canon.

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I absolutely LOVED this movie from start to finish, even having a massive yet quiet fan freak out (the theatre I was in required everyone to be silent) when we finally got to see a live action springlock failure. That said, I immediately told my friend as we were leaving the theater, "As a FNAF fan of 9 years, I had a blast; but, I can DEFINITELY see why the critics don't like the film as much as the fans."

Ooo World Traveling Pink Haired Mert arc has finally begun!! Good for you girl, have fun! Loved the fanfic reference, god I have to know if you used to read them back in the day, and what your favorite fandom was, if so.

Nic Cage's parody movie is so much better simply because it's not weighed down by the haphazardly put together lore of all the games.

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Movie makes zero sense and is bad 1. Vanessa being Williams daughter??? 2. Had a big chance to make Mike (forgot his last name) mike afton to at least make it more interesting and turning point 3. Too centered around the little girl 4. Honestly goofy, being p13 ruined the movie from being scary at all 5. The spring lock scene could’ve been way more graphic. 6. Golden Freddy appearing makes no sense 7. The damn dream sequences

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Gasps I actually rlly liked the movie. It made me do the dancing cat move

I’m glad to have found a fellow critic of this movie

You know it's a pessimistic cash grab when they mash multiple stories worth of lore in one go. They've preemptively decided that the story has no staying power and that there won't (and can't) be more. I'm used to seeing it in 2000s one-and-done tween book series movies, and it's a bummer to see it happen here too.

Valid, some liked it, some didnt, i enjoyed the movie, but understand that it wasnt perfect.

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It had nothing to do with the games. It was very strange. Willy's Wonderland was more "The FNAF Movie" in spirit, than the actual FNAF Movie. Why did Afton say "I always come back" _before_ he died? That's his famous quote from after he returned from the dead. Twice. There's no Astral Projection/Lucid Dreaming in FNAF. Another KZfaqr I follow suggested the script may have actually, truly, been written by AI, and I can kind of see what they mean. The weird inconsistencies are very similar to what AIs have written, especially around the time this movie began production. I would have much rather seen the infamous "The Plushies Take Manhattan" spec-script. Maybe the sequels will be better?

I watched this movie absolutely smashed. 10/10 While sober tho I loved the atmosphere I'm the movie

I absolutely get your point. This movie appealed more to the fans than newcomers, even if they tried to make it newcomer friendly. I was also confused why Willian was wearing the suit but I guess that's his serial killer outfit. In the books, he passes as a security guard called Dave and he indeed says the suit allows him to move through the pizzeria with the animatronics by making them think he's one of them. Still, MatPat cameo and the LT song made it worth it lol