Yeah, it definitely looks like a mix of practical and CGI effects, may not be the best balance, but I feel like it was critical to the film's success. Going back to video game movies can be more successful if more true to the source material.
@@thejedisonic67 Because they _do_ have CGI all over them. I don't know why it makes you mad to point it out, I think it's kinda insulting to the Jim Henson company and the hard work they did that the editors smeared CGI all over their creations, just because they had to move fast to make the spoopies happen
@@KraylebStudiosThey kind of did that. What happened to Mike’s brother? Where is he? What is this yellow bear version of Freddy and why is he torn up? Why does William want to kill kids? They leave so much open for the sequel that they just should’ve had I. The first damn movie
I think people forget the best part of the movie: motherfucking balloon boy. He has NO contribution to the plot, he only shows up THREE times in the movie, and every single time is a genuine fnaf 1 style jump scare, out of LITERALLY NOWHERE, returning to the plot immediately after it happens. Best character 20/10
I think going on a friday night surrounded by at least 50 other people who grew up with the game really made the movie special for me. Not as fun on rewatch, but the atmosphere and childhood wish fulfillment aspect of that night was just.. unforgettable. The staff were even in costume too and had set up a little scavenger hunt in the lobby. I still have my fnaf pizza box from that day saved.
probably the most fun movie experience ever, going in on opening night at like 8:50pm with the most crowded screening room ever filled with people cosplaying as characters, probably the most packed and crowded night the cinema had in years with everyone literally fighting for a seat. I can still remember audibly pointing out Matpats voice before he appeared on screen and how the room shook after he appeared. God it was so fucking fun.
Exactly. The first watch I was with all my friends and the theater was full of FNAF fans, the second watch was with a couple friends from work in an empty theater. Two completely different experiences
I will forever curse my introverted self for not going at opening night because I was too nervous to ask for tickets to the weird furry movie and so waited until I was asked to go. I guess I should be like Mike tho and let go of the past.
The video was originally stricken because of copyrighted material so that might be a way to keep the clips while avoiding copyright. This is probably the reason for the spinning freddy head and logo
About the horror, I always bring up Coraline. The idea kids movies can't be scary is bull shit when Coraline exists. A pretty spooky kids film. I think horror rated PG-13/PG, is important to get new fans of the horror genre.
True, but i think since Coraline is older we need to accept it isn’t the standard anymore, it probably would be a higher rating today. The FNAF movie, a movie about straight up child murder from a horror franchise, needed to be allowed to go harder
@cantthinkofaname5046 That is a legitimate possibility. This is gonna be a wild comparison, ik, but other PG horror movies that would've had their rating upped (if released today) are classics like Beetlejuice (and in the case of the movie Gremlins, that one WAS re-rated to a PG-13). Same deal with Coraline, what was PG over a decade ago might be too hardcore and would've been slapped with a PG-13. And, dare I say, there are probably some PG-13 horror movies that either teeter on an R or would've been full on R. But the issue isn't just the PG-13 rating, it's that they never once utilized that rating to its full extent. Most likely because if they pushed the envelope, it probably could have been unfairly slapped with an R. (Cause the MPAA notoriously despises horror movies.) So instead of taking risks, genuine risks, they pusssied into this awful middle ground that impresses nobody.
Can’t believe it’s been six months, the hype was absolutely insane considering it’s hellish development cycle, and hearing the living tombstone in the end credits felt like yesterday. Wow, and now I’m waiting for the sequel
The movie is a lot like the Mario Movie. It took a long time to make, critics and audiences completely disagree with each other, but they're lots of fun to watch. I do kinda wish that both movies had more to them. The Mario Movie having the Charii5 rewrite, and FNAF having an R-rated cut.
@@mariajimenafigueroa233 I feel like Luigi being gone helped the film for when he got rescued it felt really good and happy though I do agree Toad needed more time and been guiding Mario as his partner and Peach got way too much time and should've either been removed or put in a way smaller role and the Mario and DK emotional scene should've been longer and would've been the best scene in the film.
Fnaf, the video game still legitimately frightens me in some weird primal way. I’m pretty disappointed that the movie wasn’t even remotely scary. It’s the bizarre paradox where children become interested in horror media because it feels taboo and edgy, only for that franchise to start pandering to them and getting rid of what had them hooked in the first place.
This is like if a Call of Duty movie adaption was made which exclusively panders to kids using the MCU formula, being a generally inoffensive action movie, yet a terrible war movie.
Yeah, the first four game still creeped me out especially the fourth game. I don’t know why the nightmare animatronics are creepy AF. Also spring traps design is truly genius easily one of my favorite horror characters ever.
Yeah seriously, the theater was jam-packed with kids and they started playing ads for kids' movies. I thought I sat down in the wrong room because of this.
It’s kind of crazy to hear that the FNAF movie went through so much production and script delays to have it finally be released, only for people to only talk about it having MatPat in it. I feel like if the movie was released in the 2015-2018 it’d be more remembered.
Matpat in the diner absolutely ruined any amount of me being able to take it seriously cause it was so jarring. I can stretch my suspension of disbelief *REALLY* far, but that's where I draw the line.
it was just hype i dont think there is a world where a fnaf movie could be good, they either go down the vhs route, which sucks. Or they try and mimic the games which would also suck
@youraveragehotdog6836 I'm of the firm belief a FNAF movie, even a trilogy, could work (hell I'm working on a FNAF movie rewrite in the form of a novel). It just requires a bit of thinking outside the box, and an understanding of what makes a good story. Unfortunately all the official movie did was think inside the box, and not even the right box at that lol
I will never NOT be baffled how this horror franchise centered around _children getting murdered and possessing animatronic suits_ became a popular KIDS franchise...
I dont understand why nobody mentions William saying "I always come back!" As he's dying because like haha funny reference but it makes no fucking sense at all. Like how have we been shown that he always comes back? It completely took me out of the scene and I'm still mad about it
I think it’s more to show his complete confidence/ lack of fear of death. It’s just a way to show that he’s definitely coming back in the sequels. Then again, I kinda wished we saw what the novels did (the scars on him from a previous spring lock accident) just to give the line more context
The fact we got him saying that which doesn't even make sense in context yet we didn't get Afton's best line to date: John (or Mike in the movie's context idk): "And what makes you think they won't kill you?" Afton: "Because I am one of them." Seeing Matthew Lillard saying something like that would've went hard. I would've even taken "You can't" because that could've fit easier and they should've saved the "I always come back" line for Springtrap
I think it’s supposed to be his ego rather than literal when he says it before he actually comes back, like how the richest of society have a deluded sense of grandeur even though they can’t escape death better than anyone else either
@@moltenspaget4370 nah they definitely should've just saved that line for a sequel because we already have it confirmed there will be a trilogy and he's William Mothafuckin Afton of course he's gonna return
@@BucketIHead idk if it was on purpose or not. But naming your character after the greatest 3rd baseman ever guarantees that your character will never be the top result for that name.
I wish they didn't make the aunt such an antagonist. I rather her be a supportive, but tough love kind of character. Like Mike is constantly messing up and is responsible for a child. I could see her being a safety net for Abby, to make sure she has a roof over her head since she's doubtful of Mike keeping a stable source of income. That would be a much better and reasonable motivation than wanting child support money, especially since the aunt seems pretty well off.
It's funny how much more this movie takes from the novels than the actual games. Which I know kinda makes sense since the first few games don't really have that much a plot even with the lore in the background, but I find it funny how the "Five Nights" in a single room gimmick is barely utilized in this film.
I find it even funnier how a lot of it was taken from The Silver Eyes but was done worse in almost every way (and that's saying a lot because The Silver Eyes is good but very flawed)
I definitely like your idea of Mike finding out about why Freddy’s closed via an old newspaper, and it works well with the games as well. The first semblance of lore we got from it was from the random newspaper clipping what would something’s show up on camera. Speaking of, I kind of wish the played more into that as well. Sure there is that one glimpse of “It’s Me” and all but take it further. Have it so that some stuff changes playing with Mikes mind. Some posters show up randomly, the employee of the month pictures are changed out to the kids he sees in his dreams, etc. Overall though I do think the film we got was fine and it’s a great starting point, though I do hope they take the critiques and implement them in the sequels.
From what the creator himself said, after the movie released, he said he listened to the critique and is going to basically do his best to implement it. So while we don't know if it'll be way better than the first film, I'm sure there'll be a lot of improvements regardless. :)
I feel like one of the things that worked really well in the game that they didn't really do in the movie was the basic horror of noticing something inanimate has moved without seeing it move, there's a sort of self gaslighting sense of doubt that makes anyone go "I'm imagining things, that can't have moved"
Exactly, that's what made the first game scary. You look away, then look back and they're somewhere else, which implies that A. They know when you're watching them And B. They know they're not supposed to be seen moving It gives them juuuust enough sentience and agency without revealing too much.
I agree, it gave the first game a sort of weeping angel effect, especially if you go in as blind as possible and aren't sure how the animatronics can move and how tiny the differences could be. Also how the shadows obscured the characters in a lot of the camera angles in the first game made it really hard to tell what or who you were looking at.
Blumhouse is so werid because they will produce great horror movies like Get Out, but then also horrible movies like Truth or Dare. But even weirder is they produce movies like Whiplash and apparently Blackkklansman
it feels so, so SO great to hear your thoughts on this movie because it's EXACTLY how i felt watching this movie when it came out. it was such a disappointment to see them take such a tame, lame approach to a genuinely terrifying concept, and make it so dull and unappealing it's just comedic, so far away removed to what it actually made the first game so scary in the first place and make a mockery out of it. i've loved this franchise for years and grew up with it, despite not being a fan of the later entries. so seeing the movie weve waited years for be such a letdown was so disheartening and frustrating. seeing you share the exact same thoughts i had while watching just feels so cathartic as weird as that sounds, and more people should really know to praise something when it really TRULY deserves it. this doesn't. not everything is negative but most of it is. at the end of the day, it's just a silly movie, there are more important things to worry about, but the impact this franchise made on my life isn't to be glossed over. it means a lot to hear someone agree and actually criticize the movie for what it is. hoping the next movie is actually good, but i am not holding my breath knowing how much of a disappointment this first one was.
before i watch this video, i want to say that my biggest complaint was that vanessa wasnt killed off. i think the it would have made the weight of how bad they wanted afton, actually hit. it definitely would have had me leaving the theater thinking "wow that is a terrible father"
I think a good direction for her character in the sequel is a sort of internal redemption arc. While in a coma she experiences flashbacks of herself and William Afton in his prime during the peak of Freddy's (which would give us some lovely Matthew Lillard screentime) and show us how she was a culprit in his crimes, but most importantly their relationship. I always thought it would be way creepier if Vanessa wasn't Afton's biological daughter but he just stole her from a young age and manipulated her, maybe with the promise (and lie) that he knows about the supernatural and can bring back one of her deceased loved ones or something, because bro's a weirdo, but either way we definitely need an expansion on their relationship, and an expansion on Afton in general because he is barebones in the movie if you ask me. Unfortunately I don't think we're going to get that. I think Vanessa will be out of her coma immediately in the second film, they explore the second location, Springtrap pops up out of nowhere, and they defeat him in five minutes like the first film. Then the cycle repeats for the third film.
I really like that last piece of advice. Is something recent that was mentioned with other adaptations: they point out the absurdity or silliness of some of the elements of the source material as a way to tell the audience "we know, just go with it": I think the One Piece live-action adaption managed to avoid that issue. They were not afraid to take themselves seriously, which can really help the audience to be more invested about that world. Thankfully they didn't make the mistake to break the illusion by saying "This is not how it works in the real world, snails can't talk and it's weird, but ignore we said that to you and enjoy anyway".
Dude mark the bite of 83 intro you talked about was exactly what i wanted, if the story was really about micheal afton (yes i think movie mike isnt mike afton) that would have been perfect
But that wouldn't make sense because the crying child doesn't exist in the movies timeline. In this timeline Mike's brother Garret is most likely the puppet instead of Golden Freddy. Why would they show something that doesn't exist in the timeline? But hey, who knows. Maybe I'm wrong and it'll be in the sequel 🤷🏻♂️
I kinda hate people who defend this movie as being meant for the fans, like the implication being that fans will accept any movie as long as there’s needless fan service, no matter how bad the movie is
People honestly overreacted with critics, let's be real. Yes, critics may be unfair most of the time, but audiences give Wish a 85% despite getting bad reviews. Critics may have give bad movies high scores, but that dosen't mean audiences are completly flawless. The critics didn't give the movie you like a 90% or higher? Big deal. But you then realized that you found some flaws (A couple plot holes, rushed pacing, some characters weren't giving enough spot light, etc). It's nice that we're getting video game movies that are faithful to the games, but the live-action Barbie movie told me that flim adaptions need more then just references to be good.
That’s part of the reason why I’m conflicted on it being as big of a financial success that it was. On one hand I’m glad that the FNAF film was so successful because then that means more people will be exposed to it and the franchise can expand. However, on the other hand the fact that it did so well while having this many flaws could lead to the very real possibility that in the sequel, the filmmakers will either keep or double down on the aspects that don’t make this franchise scary. Out of a misguided sense that those aspects are precisely why the first film did so well
I remember shortly after the 2nd Sonic Movie came out and I asked my American friend what he thought of it after he saw it and I'm not even exaggerating when I say he essentially said "10/10! So many references!" and as far as I can remember, nothing else about the movie??? Of course I agree with what you're saying, I just thought I'd share-
To be fair, it literally is meant for fnaf fans as well as people interested in the concept or series. To act like it wasn't would be lying. I personally liked it and believe people should choose to like or not like something regardless of reception.
I work from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. and I rely on the camera to tell me when customers are here. No joke, that *Talking In Your Sleep* song does come on randomly, and the first time I heard it at 3:00 a.m. I was like "there's no way"
I'm still of the belief that the only way the animatronics can directly kill slmeone without it risking looking stupid is by biting them or choking them out. Other examples like Bonnie punching the player in tjoc or Chica's cupcake eating someone's face look so ridiculous
In FNAF 1 I always thought they jumpscared you, grabbed you while you were still conscious, and then shoved you in the suit alive, which I guess happened in the movie but Mike was such a heavy sleeper bro didn't wake lol
As a kid I always imagined they went at you like a chimpanzee does, biting and tearing at the face ripping off your nose and lips, tearing off fingers while you're still alive until you pass out from the trauma (and then get stuffed into a suit) Otherwise it was kinda goofy to imagine the big furry suit just punching you lol
@@ExtraQuestionableContentI like how violent your imagination was. I kinda just thought they grabbed you, violently shook and carried you to the custume room. I can picture a mauling with the FNAF 4 monsters. Lol
It’s still wild to me at this movie actually happened after a decade of waiting, Makes me wonder if other indie horror games will get the same treatment,(Bendy and the ink machine is happening), imagine the possibilities.
question is though will it suffer from the same problems of the fanf film by the filmakers toning down the creepines out of fear of scaring away the kid fans
I think the movie woulda been better if they captured that creepy feeling when you see one of the animatronics in the camera just staring at you. The glowing red eyes was a mistake too, they should just have kept those dead eyes the animatronics have. Woulda made it way scarier
22:26 What do you mean “they took the approach that later took center stage”? The animatronics have always been possessed by dead children, confirmed in the first game by the newspapers on the wall. The animatronics simply malfunctioning and seeing you as an endoskeleton was likely a lie told by phone guy to keep Mike from panicking.
well in the first game alot of things were more implied but never directly stated like much later. Yes you could put things together and assume the missing kids possessed the animatronics but even those newspapers were kinda hidden.
Thinking about it, Mike telling the police about Freddy Fazbear's and what happened to willaim would've been the perfect lead in for a sequel. Have it cold open on a group of officers going into the ruins of the pizza place, slowly getting killed one-by-one by the withered animatronics and springtrap (or maybe exclusively springtrap to make him feel like more of a threat), with the final kill hard-cutting to the title.
Man I’m sure glad this video didn’t get taken down the day it was supposed to be released by Universal which caused Mark to have to delay this video by a day
I think with more and more live action adaptations coming out now, it seems like a generally vague rule that they can be faithful but up to a certain degree. It's like finding a nice freshly paved road then noticing that there are large pieces of the road taken out, then the remaining ends are smushed together. They just drop so incredibly nonchalantly "oh yeah they're haunted by dead kids btw" halfway through. Not to mention springtrap showing up in the very first movie to begin with. If this is setting up his return in the third, then i'm not really going to care since he was introduced so late and dispatched so easily
Agreed, but didn’t watch it for the horror. It was PG 13 it was obviously not going to be scary, unfortunately. I would LOVE a FNAF horror movie but I’m still happy with what we got and how CLOSE it was tied to/respected the source material. This was a movie for the fans (albeit, just not a horror movie.) regardless, again, still very happy with it and the fact we even GOT it
Counterpoint on the "Just put familiar fanservice in your videogame movie and it sells: Ratchet & Clank had the original VAs and stuff rip straight from the games and it was a gigantic bomb I know it's a more.niche franchise but just wanted to point it out
@@Sean-D78 Agreed But that's my point. There's at least SOME level of competence and effort in those other movies beyond just the superficial application of the "look of the game" cause otherwise they'd all be in the same level as the ratchet film
@@Vikumax Not really, the Lion King remake made 1.6 billion and I don't think anyone would say it has more effort than Spiderverse. A movies box office is only a reflection of how popular it is, not how good it is
@@Vikumax I mean Fnaf is fnaf, it's a huge pop culture icon. Not to mention how the movie had a big marketing campaign and hype for years. Rachet isn't a bad or super niche franchise, but it just doesn't have the same culture significance as FNAF, especially when it's movie came out. Sonic movie made a ton of money too but that was because of how infamous it was, and that gave it a big marketing boom when the redesign was shown off. And what of the actual movie? It's Alvin and the Chipmunks with vague allusions to the Sonic series and that's it.
(As someone who hasn’t watched the video yet:) Honestly fnaf has always been kinda worse with horror than some other games, people say it’s become a lot more recently made for kids, but it’s always been more kid-friendly then most, most of its horror either being INSANELY pixel-ized, or being simple jumpscares, if your expecting a full on horror movie from fnaf, then your just hoping for the fan animations people make
15:52 that’s the amount today, and if it wasn’t changed due to inflation, that amount in the 1980’s would have basically had the same potential as $2,000 today. So yeah, it actually does make some sense
i can’t believe it took you pointing it out for me to realize that there really is no mention or suggestion of the Bite of 87, or any Bite event in general. the closest suggestion is probably Max’s death showing how deadly the animatronic’s can be. it’s still REALLY odd there was no mention of it given how that was the big Mystery Lore of the first game, it was one of the things about the game that had everybody making theories and trying to figure out the story at all. to not have arguably a vital part of what made FNAF become popular at all in the movie is strange. i went into the movie assuming that Scott was using it as his chance to redo the FNAF story overall, looking at the games now it’s very easy to see that he had no solid idea of what story he wanted to tell at the beginning, so i was down with whatever would happen. it was interesting to see what parts of the story he used, it’s not my place to consider the movie the ‘true canon telling of the story’ but i think considering the mess that is the FNAF games timeline, the movies will have a much more definitive and easy to understand timeline lmao edit: while i’m sad Mark didn’t appear in the movie i’m kind of glad he didn’t, mainly bcs i would have been personally mad at him getting killed off at the very beginning when he’s the kING. OF FIVE NIGHTS AT- (you also make a valid point about the tone, it would have been confusing and everybody would have been screaming too much to hear any line he would have said)
It was too childish for me. I get it’s a kids game whatever but it made it kinda lame. I hate the fort building scene like what they’re dead kids y’all aren’t scared at all? The whole child who talks to ghost trope is annoying .
THIS! I know these guys are kids and all, but c'mon! They didn't NEED a scene like that! And even if they did, wouldn't it make more sense to have it take place before the scene with the burglars? That way, it would do a better job of showing the audience their true colours: they may be kids, but they're far from completely innocent.
@worthybutter2004 I agree with this so much because one of the biggest problems I had is how they took away the autonomy of the animatronics. The way they tried to lessen the severity of their actions by saying "William Afton is controlling them" was weird and not explained very well either. Isn't one of the biggest horror aspects of the first game is that these animals can clearly move and think for themselves when you know they shouldn't? They're way more deceptive and unpredictable than they appear. And like you said, even if they're children, they're still commiting some pretty horrific murders. This could've been a way more interesting aspect of the film to explore.
Yeah the main characters are never in any danger, for a horror movie that's really boring to watch, but then again fnaf was never great at horror anyway
They're dead CHILDREN, of course they have soft spots. It shows that they still have that playful side still in them since, you know, they used to be KIDS.
I feel fnaf is not a horror franchise anymore. Scott started it as a gruesome horror game, then he saw how many kids watched and played his games and decided to make a 180 and change the direction completely, thats the reason i stopped caring about it, it seriously feels like a kids franchise instead of an actual creepy game with horrific lore.
Coraline and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark are both PG-13 horror films that dont look down on their audiences and actually build up suspence and tone with their sense of terror. If FNAF had a more clear sense of what it wanted to be, it could've had that same sense of stakes whilst being suitable for the franchise's child audience. Fan service should be a fun addition to a film, not a replacement for a solid story.
I watched it even though I'm not a FNAF's fan, And it was honestly very interesting imo! And I especially enjoyed the performances of Josh Hutcherson and Matthew Lillard he did an amazing job as the villain of the movie though it doesn't nearly top his performances in the Scream movies.
I think the only part of this movie that made me giddy as a FNAF fan was seeing how good the animatronics themselves actually look, as well as how nice the set is for the pizzeria, and seeing William Afton’s death translated into live action, along with the bit at the end where he’s dying in the back room. Other than that, in my opinion, I find it bad yet enjoyable as a fan of the series.
This pretty much sums up my thoughts on the movie. The sets and animatronics look amazing, and everything, so a surface level, look pretty good, but it's so hilariously not scary and lame at times, that it really negates the scary atmosphere of the first game. I remember when the movie first came out, much like the Mario Movie, fans of the franchise were praising it to the high heavens, while most other viewers (even ones who were fans) didn't really care for it. Most people just thought it was good for the references and such, but then later came to realize that just having references don't make good movies. I thought the Mario Movie was great when I watched it in theaters, but now just think it's alright after having rewatched it a few times. I feel the same for the FNAF movie (though I haven't felt the need to rewatch it, cause it was just alright on my first viewing.) I hope Scott, and the whole crew, take notes from this film's reception, to make a genuinely good sequel!
The movie was absolute garbage as a movie. It felt like somebody's fan fiction and not a real movie. Best part was the easter eggs, Sparky the Dog, MatPat, Ella, etc. But the plot was crap, the acting was...unconvincing, the animatronics sucked and were barely used. I've been saying all of this since the movie dropped in theaters day 1. So yeah, I DID get plenty of craps online for a while. I watched the thing a 2nd time and only hated it more. It just...wasn't good.
@Wizardjones69 Oh for sure! I said those were the best parts, but that doesn't mean I felt like they pulled the movie up and made it a good movie. It more so felt like a presentation or fan project. I mean, it is nice to see the actual Canon movie recognizing the people who helped make it big, like the "Employee of the Month" board did in the movie, and it's relatively harmless toward the plot and lore for the movie. But the Sparky the Dog and the Ella Springlock suit and everything (while cute and nice in some ways) only serve to confuse the lore further. So yeah, totally agree that fan service and Easter eggs do not MAKE a movie. They can hinder it just as much as help it. It just depends on how they are implemented and how MUCH of it there is.
@@Sakachi18 the problem is the matpat cameo, its just feels forced and it takes out the immersion of the movie just to have "thats just a theory" (no human being would say that unironically), it could have him as a random background employee making ice cream in chica's magical rainbow, it feels like those family guy references moments, or those jokes about the characters saying the name of the movie unironically ("maybe we are some kinda of five nights at freddy's")
@Wizardjones69 Hmm, we will have to agree to disagree here I think. Because I saw no issue with MatPat being there. It didn't break immersion for me at all because the rest of the movie up until then just felt so janky and stiff that I couldn't immerse myself either way. Seeing MatPat made me happy, and he felt like a quirky fun waiter that was just trying to lighten the mood of his customers. I have had waiters like that before. So it felt plenty realistic to me.
When I watched this movie I was expecting sh*t my pants scares like what I experie when I first played the game. But when it devolved into the animatronics being friendly and fun I only thought "this is not what I had in mind for a movie based off FNAF" plus 0/10 for them not giving us the 10 minute sex scene with Markiplier and Freddy Fazbear with Matpat dissecting each second and angle for lore
Fr 90% of the praise is about the animatronic company and not actual movie itself The fact that they just dance around the movie itself tells me that they can't even convince themselves that it's good
As much as I like people like Dawko, his defence for the movie was just a bunch of BS that amounted to “you just didn’t understand it so let me explain it to you” Like come on man. Quit it with the headcanon. This story just wasn’t that good.
And the people who hate it are blinded by fnaf 1 nostalgia. I have no idea if people like this movie or not because everyone who saw it are either people who like it (me) or people who hate it because it isn't the game canon and isn't rated r. I would like to see people with actual critiques instead of.... this, please
I miss when Mark had enough balls to just say his opinion and not give me a 10-minute expose as to why I shouldn't dox him before he says his opinion on TH-cam
deadass like the fans will like damn near anything they got, the animatronics and set look great and i do like mike and abby’s dynamic but like mark said it’s not scary. i find it disappointing and a bit underwhelming
The fact you gotta spell this out to people to not get a bunch of hate comments is sad. People wanna be right or wrong more than they wanna actually engage with discussions.
It’s the double standard of if you’re making a positive review, you can insult the critics as much as you want, but if you’re making a negative review, people expect a ton of respect
42:38 The best depiction of springlock failure imo is from Battington's "nonexistent video." It's a brief scene, but I feel it depicts the horror way better than the movie's version.
0:45 Nobody's talking about it because every FNaF fan for miles has already done a frame by frame breakdown and the sequel is in production. This is normal behavior for us.
I LOVE the fnaf movie, but I wish it wasn't as safe as it was and they took itself more seriously, fnaf isn't usually a franshise that just tells you the lore, I mean look at the games. I just hope that the Fnaf 2 movie has a more serious tone to it, and also I hope Vannessa and Abby take a bit of a backseat in it, Vanessa alone gives mike company in the pizzaria losing that being the only one at the night shift kinda feel. And Abby alone forces the scenes to be safe and appeal more to children ensuring that nothing too graphic is done or being said in a scene. Anyway, those are just my thoughts, I can't wait for the Fnaf 2 movie next year :D
I have to mention this: I love how MatPat was tied to the movie. The very beginning of the movie had the concept of Dream Theory shown to the viewer as a central focus, so "It's just a theory" works in two ways.
Thank you so much for releasing this video. I know it must have been hell dealing with so many issues with universal. Hope you have a wonderful day Mark!
Funnily enough, there was a moment in the original script where after Vanessa tells Mike about the missing kids, he does come across an article about them but was cut later in production. Heck, there’s also a scene that was cut of a news report on just that.
I loved the movie actually and still love it. Though it was poorly advertised and it’s just not a horror movie. It’s more of a teenage supernatural thriller. Of course the movie is flawed and it’s annoying that the cupcake was the murder mvp. But the partial effects are awesome and the adaptation of the “lore” was very very well done.
I don't like that this movie received so much hate, I thought it brought out both the sides of the Animatronics, like the bloodthirsty nature, and the lovable side. I like the concept that the Animatronics fighting between killers, or friends. All the actors were great, even though the pacing was a tiny bit off, in my opinion, I still love the idea of just the bloodthirsty side is just a manipulation, and the friendly nature, ending up being the true side. It was a good movie, overall.
This movie is near perfection, just three things needed to exist 1.william afton only showed up for, like, 9 minutes then died. That's not scary. There's no reason shown why he's threatening, he just appears then get springlocked too soon to do anything. have him throughout the film 2. golden freddy was barely relevant. say gold fred was actually garret the whole time and he's the last one to beat afton, since garret was the first, he has seen everything 3. the fort scene. this ruins my mental image of the animatronics, cause they no longer seem spoopy, even of there's a canonical reason for it. just use the child-ghosts for that scene and use the animatronics when they go killing so its still creepy
Gamers… if we keep wanting a properly scary fnaf movie, that is like how you suggested. We could always get a reboot, but it would probably be a long time from now.
As someone who’s been anticipating this film ever since I was 12, I didn’t expect this to be good. The overall experience however, watching it with other Fnaf fans (five times to be exact) was so charming and delightful. It was something I wanted so badly. When you’re told as a kid that the thing you like makes you look stupid and worthless, it’s nice to see that there’s so many other people who love it just as much as you do and that’s ok.
My idea is this: If they're making a trilogy and they want to rectify the fact that the first movie wasn't scary enough, they should make the trilogy get scarier with each movie. Have the second movie be more of a mix of goofiness and horror and then make the third movie all about the horror aspect.
They had an original script where it was supposed to be R rated like I don’t know what they were thinking when they made this movie PG-13 it’s ridiculous
@@QueenAvacado There's a video on what the R-rated script contains, its basically the same as what we got but a little worse in some ways, with some extra gore, and with some other interesting concepts not present in the final script but all in all I think the r-rated script was far worse.
The fact that the changes to make it more impactful were so obvious and required no complex writing is the proof that they decided to make it purposely bad just to make it more merchandisable(which also fits Scott's entire reputation as an "artist" if you think about it)
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The one thing I love about the FNAF movie is that Jim Henson's Creature Shop did such a great job with creating the animatronics
Sorry but it apparently looks like CGI according to 4k horse eyes man, even after finding out the animatronics are real
Yeah, it definitely looks like a mix of practical and CGI effects, may not be the best balance, but I feel like it was critical to the film's success. Going back to video game movies can be more successful if more true to the source material.
I was lucky enough to see them at universal studios during a fright night event. And, yeah. They’re pretty dang cool. So glad they worked on them.
@@thejedisonic67
Because they _do_ have CGI all over them. I don't know why it makes you mad to point it out, I think it's kinda insulting to the Jim Henson company and the hard work they did that the editors smeared CGI all over their creations, just because they had to move fast to make the spoopies happen
this is the “like if you [blank]” of the fnaf fandom
My Mom and I laughed at the fact no one seemed to care about the evil aunt being murdered at Mike’s house.
the irony of a fnaf movie video being delayed is hilarious to me
kinda funny because scott is known for releasing his fnaf stuff very early, even before the release date
At the very least they didn't follow Scott's tradition of being very vague with the lore to the point of being unsolvable
Hoe Jawley
@@KraylebStudiosThey kind of did that. What happened to Mike’s brother? Where is he? What is this yellow bear version of Freddy and why is he torn up? Why does William want to kill kids? They leave so much open for the sequel that they just should’ve had I. The first damn movie
Nice pfp
MatPat made a cameo and then he dipped
And Coryxkenshin
By the way the but that's just a thory thing wasn't susposed to be in the script but he did it
it’s just a theory
"Finally, all those Theories and Videos and I *finally* got my foot in the door. See you later, internet!" 😂
@DontReadMyPicture93ok
I think people forget the best part of the movie: motherfucking balloon boy. He has NO contribution to the plot, he only shows up THREE times in the movie, and every single time is a genuine fnaf 1 style jump scare, out of LITERALLY NOWHERE, returning to the plot immediately after it happens. Best character 20/10
nice reference to fnaf 2, custom night 20/10 mode if intentional
I think going on a friday night surrounded by at least 50 other people who grew up with the game really made the movie special for me. Not as fun on rewatch, but the atmosphere and childhood wish fulfillment aspect of that night was just.. unforgettable. The staff were even in costume too and had set up a little scavenger hunt in the lobby. I still have my fnaf pizza box from that day saved.
probably the most fun movie experience ever, going in on opening night at like 8:50pm with the most crowded screening room ever filled with people cosplaying as characters, probably the most packed and crowded night the cinema had in years with everyone literally fighting for a seat. I can still remember audibly pointing out Matpats voice before he appeared on screen and how the room shook after he appeared. God it was so fucking fun.
That one kid you audibly yelled "WAS THAT THE BITE OF 87" in my audience really enhanced my experience
it was like the game version of the endgame theater experience,
Exactly. The first watch I was with all my friends and the theater was full of FNAF fans, the second watch was with a couple friends from work in an empty theater. Two completely different experiences
I will forever curse my introverted self for not going at opening night because I was too nervous to ask for tickets to the weird furry movie and so waited until I was asked to go. I guess I should be like Mike tho and let go of the past.
Why is markiplier on screen for 95% of this video lol
Why wouldn't you want Markiplier on your screen for 95% on a video? Lol
Yeah why is he only on screen for 95 precent of the video why couldn't it be a hundred mark ows us an apology fr
To avoid copyright most likely. Having a face cam on the screen, as well as a border, helps to dodge the copyright system pretty well.
The duck song
The video was originally stricken because of copyrighted material so that might be a way to keep the clips while avoiding copyright. This is probably the reason for the spinning freddy head and logo
About the horror, I always bring up Coraline. The idea kids movies can't be scary is bull shit when Coraline exists. A pretty spooky kids film. I think horror rated PG-13/PG, is important to get new fans of the horror genre.
Agreed, indicted former US president Donald Trump
Only difference being Coraline did the horror well, and I don’t think the Fnaf movie had any strengths in its horror.
True, but i think since Coraline is older we need to accept it isn’t the standard anymore, it probably would be a higher rating today. The FNAF movie, a movie about straight up child murder from a horror franchise, needed to be allowed to go harder
@cantthinkofaname5046
That is a legitimate possibility.
This is gonna be a wild comparison, ik, but other PG horror movies that would've had their rating upped (if released today) are classics like Beetlejuice (and in the case of the movie Gremlins, that one WAS re-rated to a PG-13).
Same deal with Coraline, what was PG over a decade ago might be too hardcore and would've been slapped with a PG-13.
And, dare I say, there are probably some PG-13 horror movies that either teeter on an R or would've been full on R.
But the issue isn't just the PG-13 rating, it's that they never once utilized that rating to its full extent. Most likely because if they pushed the envelope, it probably could have been unfairly slapped with an R. (Cause the MPAA notoriously despises horror movies.)
So instead of taking risks, genuine risks, they pusssied into this awful middle ground that impresses nobody.
@@tyldrthepark64 And the movie is 13 plus. Which means Coraline, a kids movie, is somehow scarier than that...
Can’t believe it’s been six months, the hype was absolutely insane considering it’s hellish development cycle, and hearing the living tombstone in the end credits felt like yesterday. Wow, and now I’m waiting for the sequel
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The movie is a lot like the Mario Movie. It took a long time to make, critics and audiences completely disagree with each other, but they're lots of fun to watch.
I do kinda wish that both movies had more to them. The Mario Movie having the Charii5 rewrite, and FNAF having an R-rated cut.
I think the 2023 Mario movie is good, I just wish Luigi had a major role and it was (at least) 100 minutes long
@CaptainCat101, I agree. That's what they both needed.
@@mariajimenafigueroa233 I feel like Luigi being gone helped the film for when he got rescued it felt really good and happy though I do agree Toad needed more time and been guiding Mario as his partner and Peach got way too much time and should've either been removed or put in a way smaller role and the Mario and DK emotional scene should've been longer and would've been the best scene in the film.
If the FNAF Movie had a R-rated cut, then it wouldn't be FNAF...
@@drypenny3561but isn't it called the Super Mario "BROS" movie.
Fnaf, the video game still legitimately frightens me in some weird primal way. I’m pretty disappointed that the movie wasn’t even remotely scary. It’s the bizarre paradox where children become interested in horror media because it feels taboo and edgy, only for that franchise to start pandering to them and getting rid of what had them hooked in the first place.
This is like if a Call of Duty movie adaption was made which exclusively panders to kids using the MCU formula, being a generally inoffensive action movie, yet a terrible war movie.
Yeah, the first four game still creeped me out especially the fourth game. I don’t know why the nightmare animatronics are creepy AF. Also spring traps design is truly genius easily one of my favorite horror characters ever.
Yeah seriously, the theater was jam-packed with kids and they started playing ads for kids' movies. I thought I sat down in the wrong room because of this.
It’s kind of crazy to hear that the FNAF movie went through so much production and script delays to have it finally be released, only for people to only talk about it having MatPat in it. I feel like if the movie was released in the 2015-2018 it’d be more remembered.
Matpat in the diner absolutely ruined any amount of me being able to take it seriously cause it was so jarring.
I can stretch my suspension of disbelief *REALLY* far, but that's where I draw the line.
how did i find you again wth
@@TyshaggyGaming i dunno i thought it was fun
it was just hype i dont think there is a world where a fnaf movie could be good, they either go down the vhs route, which sucks. Or they try and mimic the games which would also suck
@youraveragehotdog6836 I'm of the firm belief a FNAF movie, even a trilogy, could work (hell I'm working on a FNAF movie rewrite in the form of a novel). It just requires a bit of thinking outside the box, and an understanding of what makes a good story. Unfortunately all the official movie did was think inside the box, and not even the right box at that lol
"I guess he was just on a weekend fishing trip, saw an unaccompanied minor and thought, "oh what the hell?""
yes, that is indeed what mark said.
There is no doubt in my mind that Afton would-
something something dormitabus
@@DrdoodootNoooooo, no
Yeah he was like "aw what the hack wouldn't kill to kidnap and murder one more kid"
If Matpat was revealed to be William Afton, that’ll make the movie peak
That already exist, plus mark is the night guard to. Think jack and pewd were in it too but idk.
Psychopath with a chainsaw would go so hard with a budget
Just like in the musical
phone guy matpat scott cawthon
is one of them evil dirtbag with a chainsaw
I will never NOT be baffled how this horror franchise centered around _children getting murdered and possessing animatronic suits_ became a popular KIDS franchise...
same
The children yearn to die and become murderous animatronics.
I dont understand why nobody mentions William saying "I always come back!" As he's dying because like haha funny reference but it makes no fucking sense at all. Like how have we been shown that he always comes back? It completely took me out of the scene and I'm still mad about it
I think it’s more to show his complete confidence/ lack of fear of death. It’s just a way to show that he’s definitely coming back in the sequels. Then again, I kinda wished we saw what the novels did (the scars on him from a previous spring lock accident) just to give the line more context
The fact we got him saying that which doesn't even make sense in context yet we didn't get Afton's best line to date:
John (or Mike in the movie's context idk): "And what makes you think they won't kill you?"
Afton: "Because I am one of them."
Seeing Matthew Lillard saying something like that would've went hard.
I would've even taken "You can't" because that could've fit easier and they should've saved the "I always come back" line for Springtrap
I think it’s supposed to be his ego rather than literal when he says it before he actually comes back, like how the richest of society have a deluded sense of grandeur even though they can’t escape death better than anyone else either
That part was definitely a forced reference
@@moltenspaget4370 nah they definitely should've just saved that line for a sequel because we already have it confirmed there will be a trilogy and he's William Mothafuckin Afton of course he's gonna return
Universal really needs to chill. Glad you finally got it out.
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Foxy being called Clyde is my favorite bit ever
Foxy is orange pacman ghost conformed
I was completely confused when Mark started calling him Clyde
Can’t believe Mike Schmidt quit baseball just so he could be a FNAF security guard…
I forgot he was named after a baseball player tbh
@@BucketIHead idk if it was on purpose or not. But naming your character after the greatest 3rd baseman ever guarantees that your character will never be the top result for that name.
I wish they didn't make the aunt such an antagonist. I rather her be a supportive, but tough love kind of character. Like Mike is constantly messing up and is responsible for a child. I could see her being a safety net for Abby, to make sure she has a roof over her head since she's doubtful of Mike keeping a stable source of income. That would be a much better and reasonable motivation than wanting child support money, especially since the aunt seems pretty well off.
It's funny how much more this movie takes from the novels than the actual games. Which I know kinda makes sense since the first few games don't really have that much a plot even with the lore in the background, but I find it funny how the "Five Nights" in a single room gimmick is barely utilized in this film.
I find it even funnier how a lot of it was taken from The Silver Eyes but was done worse in almost every way (and that's saying a lot because The Silver Eyes is good but very flawed)
Next one should be a bottle movie.
I definitely like your idea of Mike finding out about why Freddy’s closed via an old newspaper, and it works well with the games as well. The first semblance of lore we got from it was from the random newspaper clipping what would something’s show up on camera. Speaking of, I kind of wish the played more into that as well. Sure there is that one glimpse of “It’s Me” and all but take it further. Have it so that some stuff changes playing with Mikes mind. Some posters show up randomly, the employee of the month pictures are changed out to the kids he sees in his dreams, etc.
Overall though I do think the film we got was fine and it’s a great starting point, though I do hope they take the critiques and implement them in the sequels.
From what the creator himself said, after the movie released, he said he listened to the critique and is going to basically do his best to implement it. So while we don't know if it'll be way better than the first film, I'm sure there'll be a lot of improvements regardless. :)
I feel like one of the things that worked really well in the game that they didn't really do in the movie was the basic horror of noticing something inanimate has moved without seeing it move, there's a sort of self gaslighting sense of doubt that makes anyone go "I'm imagining things, that can't have moved"
Exactly, that's what made the first game scary. You look away, then look back and they're somewhere else, which implies that A. They know when you're watching them
And B. They know they're not supposed to be seen moving
It gives them juuuust enough sentience and agency without revealing too much.
I agree, it gave the first game a sort of weeping angel effect, especially if you go in as blind as possible and aren't sure how the animatronics can move and how tiny the differences could be. Also how the shadows obscured the characters in a lot of the camera angles in the first game made it really hard to tell what or who you were looking at.
Blumhouse is so werid because they will produce great horror movies like Get Out, but then also horrible movies like Truth or Dare. But even weirder is they produce movies like Whiplash and apparently Blackkklansman
it feels so, so SO great to hear your thoughts on this movie because it's EXACTLY how i felt watching this movie when it came out. it was such a disappointment to see them take such a tame, lame approach to a genuinely terrifying concept, and make it so dull and unappealing it's just comedic, so far away removed to what it actually made the first game so scary in the first place and make a mockery out of it. i've loved this franchise for years and grew up with it, despite not being a fan of the later entries. so seeing the movie weve waited years for be such a letdown was so disheartening and frustrating. seeing you share the exact same thoughts i had while watching just feels so cathartic as weird as that sounds, and more people should really know to praise something when it really TRULY deserves it. this doesn't. not everything is negative but most of it is.
at the end of the day, it's just a silly movie, there are more important things to worry about, but the impact this franchise made on my life isn't to be glossed over. it means a lot to hear someone agree and actually criticize the movie for what it is. hoping the next movie is actually good, but i am not holding my breath knowing how much of a disappointment this first one was.
Omg I feel exactly the same way, I totally agree with you.
before i watch this video, i want to say that my biggest complaint was that vanessa wasnt killed off. i think the it would have made the weight of how bad they wanted afton, actually hit. it definitely would have had me leaving the theater thinking "wow that is a terrible father"
they probably have plans for her character in the sequels
I think a good direction for her character in the sequel is a sort of internal redemption arc. While in a coma she experiences flashbacks of herself and William Afton in his prime during the peak of Freddy's (which would give us some lovely Matthew Lillard screentime) and show us how she was a culprit in his crimes, but most importantly their relationship. I always thought it would be way creepier if Vanessa wasn't Afton's biological daughter but he just stole her from a young age and manipulated her, maybe with the promise (and lie) that he knows about the supernatural and can bring back one of her deceased loved ones or something, because bro's a weirdo, but either way we definitely need an expansion on their relationship, and an expansion on Afton in general because he is barebones in the movie if you ask me.
Unfortunately I don't think we're going to get that. I think Vanessa will be out of her coma immediately in the second film, they explore the second location, Springtrap pops up out of nowhere, and they defeat him in five minutes like the first film. Then the cycle repeats for the third film.
I’m hoping afton still has his actual kids. I’d like Micheal A to be different from Micheal S. Killing Vanessa I would’ve liked
I really like that last piece of advice.
Is something recent that was mentioned with other adaptations: they point out the absurdity or silliness of some of the elements of the source material as a way to tell the audience "we know, just go with it":
I think the One Piece live-action adaption managed to avoid that issue. They were not afraid to take themselves seriously, which can really help the audience to be more invested about that world. Thankfully they didn't make the mistake to break the illusion by saying "This is not how it works in the real world, snails can't talk and it's weird, but ignore we said that to you and enjoy anyway".
Dude mark the bite of 83 intro you talked about was exactly what i wanted, if the story was really about micheal afton (yes i think movie mike isnt mike afton) that would have been perfect
But that wouldn't make sense because the crying child doesn't exist in the movies timeline. In this timeline Mike's brother Garret is most likely the puppet instead of Golden Freddy. Why would they show something that doesn't exist in the timeline? But hey, who knows. Maybe I'm wrong and it'll be in the sequel 🤷🏻♂️
@@DiamondWorldTH-cam thats why I said if the story was really about Micheal Afton not this alternate mike
I kinda hate people who defend this movie as being meant for the fans, like the implication being that fans will accept any movie as long as there’s needless fan service, no matter how bad the movie is
Yess, fanservice does not equal a movie for the fans. A movie for the fans would delve into all the aspects that made the og games so good.
People honestly overreacted with critics, let's be real. Yes, critics may be unfair most of the time, but audiences give Wish a 85% despite getting bad reviews. Critics may have give bad movies high scores, but that dosen't mean audiences are completly flawless.
The critics didn't give the movie you like a 90% or higher? Big deal. But you then realized that you found some flaws (A couple plot holes, rushed pacing, some characters weren't giving enough spot light, etc).
It's nice that we're getting video game movies that are faithful to the games, but the live-action Barbie movie told me that flim adaptions need more then just references to be good.
That’s part of the reason why I’m conflicted on it being as big of a financial success that it was.
On one hand I’m glad that the FNAF film was so successful because then that means more people will be exposed to it and the franchise can expand.
However, on the other hand the fact that it did so well while having this many flaws could lead to the very real possibility that in the sequel, the filmmakers will either keep or double down on the aspects that don’t make this franchise scary. Out of a misguided sense that those aspects are precisely why the first film did so well
I remember shortly after the 2nd Sonic Movie came out and I asked my American friend what he thought of it after he saw it and I'm not even exaggerating when I say he essentially said "10/10! So many references!" and as far as I can remember, nothing else about the movie???
Of course I agree with what you're saying, I just thought I'd share-
To be fair, it literally is meant for fnaf fans as well as people interested in the concept or series. To act like it wasn't would be lying. I personally liked it and believe people should choose to like or not like something regardless of reception.
Honestly, the Bite of '87 openning would also work to set-up the Afton Golden-Suit reveal if they showed/used that suit for the event 😅
I work from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. and I rely on the camera to tell me when customers are here. No joke, that *Talking In Your Sleep* song does come on randomly, and the first time I heard it at 3:00 a.m. I was like "there's no way"
That is kinda crazy ngl.
The movie was ass. The first half was pretty fine, but it completely fell apart at the end
Yeah I thought it was doing okay until the second half
I'm still of the belief that the only way the animatronics can directly kill slmeone without it risking looking stupid is by biting them or choking them out. Other examples like Bonnie punching the player in tjoc or Chica's cupcake eating someone's face look so ridiculous
I would totally watch bonnie deck joshy the whistle man in the face
In FNAF 1 I always thought they jumpscared you, grabbed you while you were still conscious, and then shoved you in the suit alive, which I guess happened in the movie but Mike was such a heavy sleeper bro didn't wake lol
As a kid I always imagined they went at you like a chimpanzee does, biting and tearing at the face ripping off your nose and lips, tearing off fingers while you're still alive until you pass out from the trauma (and then get stuffed into a suit)
Otherwise it was kinda goofy to imagine the big furry suit just punching you lol
@@vespernight4236i thought the same thing (not as a kid tho). It just feels the most horrific
@@ExtraQuestionableContentI like how violent your imagination was. I kinda just thought they grabbed you, violently shook and carried you to the custume room.
I can picture a mauling with the FNAF 4 monsters. Lol
It’s still wild to me at this movie actually happened after a decade of waiting, Makes me wonder if other indie horror games will get the same treatment,(Bendy and the ink machine is happening), imagine the possibilities.
question is though will it suffer from the same problems of the fanf film by the filmakers toning down the creepines out of fear of scaring away the kid fans
Until Dawn is also happening, that should be interesting
Dead By Daylight is supposed to get a film by the same studio that made FNAF. Who knows if it ever gets made though
I feel like movie companies forgot that Thriller is a genre and just list thriller movies as horror
I think the movie woulda been better if they captured that creepy feeling when you see one of the animatronics in the camera just staring at you. The glowing red eyes was a mistake too, they should just have kept those dead eyes the animatronics have. Woulda made it way scarier
Yeah, the eyes they have in the movie look like they need some Clear Eyes for their dry eyes or are high AF ☠️
22:26 What do you mean “they took the approach that later took center stage”? The animatronics have always been possessed by dead children, confirmed in the first game by the newspapers on the wall. The animatronics simply malfunctioning and seeing you as an endoskeleton was likely a lie told by phone guy to keep Mike from panicking.
well in the first game alot of things were more implied but never directly stated like much later. Yes you could put things together and assume the missing kids possessed the animatronics but even those newspapers were kinda hidden.
Thinking about it, Mike telling the police about Freddy Fazbear's and what happened to willaim would've been the perfect lead in for a sequel.
Have it cold open on a group of officers going into the ruins of the pizza place, slowly getting killed one-by-one by the withered animatronics and springtrap (or maybe exclusively springtrap to make him feel like more of a threat), with the final kill hard-cutting to the title.
Man I’m sure glad this video didn’t get taken down the day it was supposed to be released by Universal which caused Mark to have to delay this video by a day
Simply making this movie rated R would make it sooo much better.
I think with more and more live action adaptations coming out now, it seems like a generally vague rule that they can be faithful but up to a certain degree. It's like finding a nice freshly paved road then noticing that there are large pieces of the road taken out, then the remaining ends are smushed together. They just drop so incredibly nonchalantly "oh yeah they're haunted by dead kids btw" halfway through. Not to mention springtrap showing up in the very first movie to begin with. If this is setting up his return in the third, then i'm not really going to care since he was introduced so late and dispatched so easily
Agreed, but didn’t watch it for the horror. It was PG 13 it was obviously not going to be scary, unfortunately. I would LOVE a FNAF horror movie but I’m still happy with what we got and how CLOSE it was tied to/respected the source material. This was a movie for the fans (albeit, just not a horror movie.) regardless, again, still very happy with it and the fact we even GOT it
Counterpoint on the "Just put familiar fanservice in your videogame movie and it sells: Ratchet & Clank had the original VAs and stuff rip straight from the games and it was a gigantic bomb
I know it's a more.niche franchise but just wanted to point it out
The problem was the terrible promotion and the writing was abysmal by the series' standards
@@Sean-D78 Agreed But that's my point. There's at least SOME level of competence and effort in those other movies beyond just the superficial application of the "look of the game" cause otherwise they'd all be in the same level as the ratchet film
@@Vikumax Not really, the Lion King remake made 1.6 billion and I don't think anyone would say it has more effort than Spiderverse. A movies box office is only a reflection of how popular it is, not how good it is
@@Vikumax I mean
Fnaf is fnaf, it's a huge pop culture icon. Not to mention how the movie had a big marketing campaign and hype for years.
Rachet isn't a bad or super niche franchise, but it just doesn't have the same culture significance as FNAF, especially when it's movie came out.
Sonic movie made a ton of money too but that was because of how infamous it was, and that gave it a big marketing boom when the redesign was shown off. And what of the actual movie? It's Alvin and the Chipmunks with vague allusions to the Sonic series and that's it.
(As someone who hasn’t watched the video yet:)
Honestly fnaf has always been kinda worse with horror than some other games, people say it’s become a lot more recently made for kids, but it’s always been more kid-friendly then most, most of its horror either being INSANELY pixel-ized, or being simple jumpscares, if your expecting a full on horror movie from fnaf, then your just hoping for the fan animations people make
15:52 that’s the amount today, and if it wasn’t changed due to inflation, that amount in the 1980’s would have basically had the same potential as $2,000 today. So yeah, it actually does make some sense
What abt the year 2000? When the movie takes place
@@loloshuafnaf movie takes place in the year 2000
the movie takes place in the early 2000s, so it would be more around 1k
@@crazycomputer3149 that's what I just said
i can’t believe it took you pointing it out for me to realize that there really is no mention or suggestion of the Bite of 87, or any Bite event in general. the closest suggestion is probably Max’s death showing how deadly the animatronic’s can be. it’s still REALLY odd there was no mention of it given how that was the big Mystery Lore of the first game, it was one of the things about the game that had everybody making theories and trying to figure out the story at all. to not have arguably a vital part of what made FNAF become popular at all in the movie is strange.
i went into the movie assuming that Scott was using it as his chance to redo the FNAF story overall, looking at the games now it’s very easy to see that he had no solid idea of what story he wanted to tell at the beginning, so i was down with whatever would happen. it was interesting to see what parts of the story he used, it’s not my place to consider the movie the ‘true canon telling of the story’ but i think considering the mess that is the FNAF games timeline, the movies will have a much more definitive and easy to understand timeline lmao
edit: while i’m sad Mark didn’t appear in the movie i’m kind of glad he didn’t, mainly bcs i would have been personally mad at him getting killed off at the very beginning when he’s the kING. OF FIVE NIGHTS AT- (you also make a valid point about the tone, it would have been confusing and everybody would have been screaming too much to hear any line he would have said)
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The moment you said TH-cam, I got junpscared by a TH-cam NFL ad.
It was too childish for me. I get it’s a kids game whatever but it made it kinda lame. I hate the fort building scene like what they’re dead kids y’all aren’t scared at all? The whole child who talks to ghost trope is annoying .
Yea its whack,
THIS!
I know these guys are kids and all, but c'mon! They didn't NEED a scene like that!
And even if they did, wouldn't it make more sense to have it take place before the scene with the burglars? That way, it would do a better job of showing the audience their true colours: they may be kids, but they're far from completely innocent.
@worthybutter2004 I agree with this so much because one of the biggest problems I had is how they took away the autonomy of the animatronics. The way they tried to lessen the severity of their actions by saying "William Afton is controlling them" was weird and not explained very well either.
Isn't one of the biggest horror aspects of the first game is that these animals can clearly move and think for themselves when you know they shouldn't? They're way more deceptive and unpredictable than they appear. And like you said, even if they're children, they're still commiting some pretty horrific murders. This could've been a way more interesting aspect of the film to explore.
Yeah the main characters are never in any danger, for a horror movie that's really boring to watch, but then again fnaf was never great at horror anyway
They're dead CHILDREN, of course they have soft spots. It shows that they still have that playful side still in them since, you know, they used to be KIDS.
I’m bummed that we got matpat in the FNAF movie but for George Clooney returning as Batman in the flash we didn’t get nostalgia critic.
A bat… CREDIT CARD?
a BAT credit card? they gave him a BAT credit card?!?! they had the BALLS to give one of the GREATEST SUPERHEROS OF ALL TIME, A BAT CREDIT CARD?!?!?
BAT CREDIT CAAARD
We also got Kory
I feel fnaf is not a horror franchise anymore. Scott started it as a gruesome horror game, then he saw how many kids watched and played his games and decided to make a 180 and change the direction completely, thats the reason i stopped caring about it, it seriously feels like a kids franchise instead of an actual creepy game with horrific lore.
Same, I don’t think it was Scott who changed the direction. Pretty sure security breach was the first game with that approach.
@@HallowzDev This movie is not close to being how the og games were, this is literally a children horror movie. Guess who directed this?
Markiplier constantly crying in the corner will never not be funny
Coraline and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark are both PG-13 horror films that dont look down on their audiences and actually build up suspence and tone with their sense of terror. If FNAF had a more clear sense of what it wanted to be, it could've had that same sense of stakes whilst being suitable for the franchise's child audience. Fan service should be a fun addition to a film, not a replacement for a solid story.
Never thought I’d see the “we’re just normal men” clip in a Fnaf video
Thanks Mark
movie sucks springtrap didn't fuck matpat unlike the books it was based on
I'm dying 🤣
39:57 most serial killers genuinely do that
True.
I watched it even though I'm not a FNAF's fan, And it was honestly very interesting imo! And I especially enjoyed the performances of Josh Hutcherson and Matthew Lillard he did an amazing job as the villain of the movie though it doesn't nearly top his performances in the Scream movies.
There is actually a scrapped R rated script of the movie. It is actually worse, but there are some interesting ideas mixed in there.
Where to read?
@@Ben-zg8xk Entom channel
Really?
@@Ben-zg8xk It's on a guy called Entom's youtube channel
I think the only part of this movie that made me giddy as a FNAF fan was seeing how good the animatronics themselves actually look, as well as how nice the set is for the pizzeria, and seeing William Afton’s death translated into live action, along with the bit at the end where he’s dying in the back room.
Other than that, in my opinion, I find it bad yet enjoyable as a fan of the series.
This pretty much sums up my thoughts on the movie. The sets and animatronics look amazing, and everything, so a surface level, look pretty good, but it's so hilariously not scary and lame at times, that it really negates the scary atmosphere of the first game. I remember when the movie first came out, much like the Mario Movie, fans of the franchise were praising it to the high heavens, while most other viewers (even ones who were fans) didn't really care for it. Most people just thought it was good for the references and such, but then later came to realize that just having references don't make good movies. I thought the Mario Movie was great when I watched it in theaters, but now just think it's alright after having rewatched it a few times. I feel the same for the FNAF movie (though I haven't felt the need to rewatch it, cause it was just alright on my first viewing.) I hope Scott, and the whole crew, take notes from this film's reception, to make a genuinely good sequel!
The movie was absolute garbage as a movie. It felt like somebody's fan fiction and not a real movie. Best part was the easter eggs, Sparky the Dog, MatPat, Ella, etc. But the plot was crap, the acting was...unconvincing, the animatronics sucked and were barely used. I've been saying all of this since the movie dropped in theaters day 1. So yeah, I DID get plenty of craps online for a while. I watched the thing a 2nd time and only hated it more. It just...wasn't good.
fan service doesn't save a movie btw, cameos and references will just make the movie more dated over time
@Wizardjones69 Oh for sure! I said those were the best parts, but that doesn't mean I felt like they pulled the movie up and made it a good movie. It more so felt like a presentation or fan project. I mean, it is nice to see the actual Canon movie recognizing the people who helped make it big, like the "Employee of the Month" board did in the movie, and it's relatively harmless toward the plot and lore for the movie. But the Sparky the Dog and the Ella Springlock suit and everything (while cute and nice in some ways) only serve to confuse the lore further. So yeah, totally agree that fan service and Easter eggs do not MAKE a movie. They can hinder it just as much as help it. It just depends on how they are implemented and how MUCH of it there is.
@@Sakachi18 the problem is the matpat cameo, its just feels forced and it takes out the immersion of the movie just to have "thats just a theory" (no human being would say that unironically), it could have him as a random background employee making ice cream in chica's magical rainbow, it feels like those family guy references moments, or those jokes about the characters saying the name of the movie unironically ("maybe we are some kinda of five nights at freddy's")
@Wizardjones69 Hmm, we will have to agree to disagree here I think. Because I saw no issue with MatPat being there. It didn't break immersion for me at all because the rest of the movie up until then just felt so janky and stiff that I couldn't immerse myself either way. Seeing MatPat made me happy, and he felt like a quirky fun waiter that was just trying to lighten the mood of his customers. I have had waiters like that before. So it felt plenty realistic to me.
When I watched this movie I was expecting sh*t my pants scares like what I experie when I first played the game. But when it devolved into the animatronics being friendly and fun I only thought "this is not what I had in mind for a movie based off FNAF"
plus 0/10 for them not giving us the 10 minute sex scene with Markiplier and Freddy Fazbear with Matpat dissecting each second and angle for lore
This was honestly the worst movie I saw last year. And this was rated 15, and it did NOT deserve that rating.
Glad you could upload this, been waiting for it 🙏🏾
Willy's Wonderland was unironically better, actually funny & the soundtrack was good.
Ik, had a better time with that movie than the FNAF movie. It was fun bad, FNAF was just bad
I’m sick of people not realizing this film is shit and are just blinded by the amazing work the Jim Henson Creature Shop did with the animatronics.
Yess, finally some said it 😅
Yeah, I've seen so many people defending the rotten tomatoes 87% audience score and it makes me wonder if we watched the same movie 🫤
Fr 90% of the praise is about the animatronic company and not actual movie itself
The fact that they just dance around the movie itself tells me that they can't even convince themselves that it's good
As much as I like people like Dawko, his defence for the movie was just a bunch of BS that amounted to “you just didn’t understand it so let me explain it to you”
Like come on man. Quit it with the headcanon. This story just wasn’t that good.
And the people who hate it are blinded by fnaf 1 nostalgia. I have no idea if people like this movie or not because everyone who saw it are either people who like it (me) or people who hate it because it isn't the game canon and isn't rated r. I would like to see people with actual critiques instead of.... this, please
I miss when Mark had enough balls to just say his opinion and not give me a 10-minute expose as to why I shouldn't dox him before he says his opinion on TH-cam
deadass like the fans will like damn near anything they got, the animatronics and set look great and i do like mike and abby’s dynamic but like mark said it’s not scary. i find it disappointing and a bit underwhelming
The fact you gotta spell this out to people to not get a bunch of hate comments is sad. People wanna be right or wrong more than they wanna actually engage with discussions.
It’s the double standard of if you’re making a positive review, you can insult the critics as much as you want, but if you’re making a negative review, people expect a ton of respect
42:38 The best depiction of springlock failure imo is from Battington's "nonexistent video." It's a brief scene, but I feel it depicts the horror way better than the movie's version.
I went to watch this movie with my friend who knew nothing about fnaf and they said it was the worst movie they ever seen
0:45 Nobody's talking about it because every FNaF fan for miles has already done a frame by frame breakdown and the sequel is in production. This is normal behavior for us.
I LOVE the fnaf movie, but I wish it wasn't as safe as it was and they took itself more seriously, fnaf isn't usually a franshise that just tells you the lore, I mean look at the games.
I just hope that the Fnaf 2 movie has a more serious tone to it, and also I hope Vannessa and Abby take a bit of a backseat in it, Vanessa alone gives mike company in the pizzaria losing that being the only one at the night shift kinda feel. And Abby alone forces the scenes to be safe and appeal more to children ensuring that nothing too graphic is done or being said in a scene.
Anyway, those are just my thoughts, I can't wait for the Fnaf 2 movie next year :D
markiplier crying on each fnaf scene is gold
Ive literally been unable to breathe from laughing at it popping up
I have rlly stupid humor
I have to mention this: I love how MatPat was tied to the movie. The very beginning of the movie had the concept of Dream Theory shown to the viewer as a central focus, so "It's just a theory" works in two ways.
Glad you finally managed to release this. Studios are really sensetive to fair use lmao
I'll never get tired of the Markiplier crying in the corner gag lmao
Man, I really wanted this movie to be about fnaf 1. No doors, no lights, and no real use for the cameras.
Thank you so much for releasing this video. I know it must have been hell dealing with so many issues with universal. Hope you have a wonderful day Mark!
Something tells me the fnaf movie wasnt supposed to be scary.
50:23 glad to finally finish this video on a note like this
Funnily enough, there was a moment in the original script where after Vanessa tells Mike about the missing kids, he does come across an article about them but was cut later in production. Heck, there’s also a scene that was cut of a news report on just that.
NO WAY THE FNAF MOVIE CAME OUT HALF A YEAR AGO
IT'S ONLY BEEN ONE OR TWO MONTHS
I loved the movie actually and still love it. Though it was poorly advertised and it’s just not a horror movie. It’s more of a teenage supernatural thriller. Of course the movie is flawed and it’s annoying that the cupcake was the murder mvp. But the partial effects are awesome and the adaptation of the “lore” was very very well done.
I am making a sandwich rn I will eat it when I’m done
Edit: I have made the sandwich and have eaten the sandwich it was like 7.5/10
What kind of sandwich was it
@@nateeeeeee a pb and j
@@Tacosforbreke that's a good sandwich I'd reccomend salami and provolone
I don't like that this movie received so much hate, I thought it brought out both the sides of the Animatronics, like the bloodthirsty nature, and the lovable side. I like the concept that the Animatronics fighting between killers, or friends. All the actors were great, even though the pacing was a tiny bit off, in my opinion, I still love the idea of just the bloodthirsty side is just a manipulation, and the friendly nature, ending up being the true side. It was a good movie, overall.
This movie is near perfection, just three things needed to exist
1.william afton only showed up for, like, 9 minutes then died. That's not scary. There's no reason shown why he's threatening, he just appears then get springlocked too soon to do anything. have him throughout the film
2. golden freddy was barely relevant. say gold fred was actually garret the whole time and he's the last one to beat afton, since garret was the first, he has seen everything
3. the fort scene. this ruins my mental image of the animatronics, cause they no longer seem spoopy, even of there's a canonical reason for it. just use the child-ghosts for that scene and use the animatronics when they go killing so its still creepy
I love the anti copyright crying Markiplier.
Gamers… if we keep wanting a properly scary fnaf movie, that is like how you suggested. We could always get a reboot, but it would probably be a long time from now.
Looking at Markiplier crying in the corner of the screen really makes me feeel like Freddy Fazbear
I've seen numerous horror movies kill kids.
Santa's Slay, Puppet Master 2, Trick r Treat, Krampus, the VVitch, to start with.
How many of those you named are good?
@@anonymousviewer6244
I'd say all the ones I named there are good.
As someone who’s been anticipating this film ever since I was 12, I didn’t expect this to be good. The overall experience however, watching it with other Fnaf fans (five times to be exact) was so charming and delightful. It was something I wanted so badly. When you’re told as a kid that the thing you like makes you look stupid and worthless, it’s nice to see that there’s so many other people who love it just as much as you do and that’s ok.
My idea is this: If they're making a trilogy and they want to rectify the fact that the first movie wasn't scary enough, they should make the trilogy get scarier with each movie. Have the second movie be more of a mix of goofiness and horror and then make the third movie all about the horror aspect.
I just think it sucks that after 13 scripts this was the best one they had
Wondered what the worst script was
I truly doubt that it was
Is it really that surprising though? When you've had to remake an entire scipt 13 times this is the best you could hope for from the burnt out writers
They had an original script where it was supposed to be R rated like I don’t know what they were thinking when they made this movie PG-13 it’s ridiculous
@@QueenAvacado There's a video on what the R-rated script contains, its basically the same as what we got but a little worse in some ways, with some extra gore, and with some other interesting concepts not present in the final script but all in all I think the r-rated script was far worse.
Not gonna lie, seeing Markipliar crying while you talk about the FNAF movie is lowkey funny XD
I love how mark censors his face here even though he’s shown it before lol
The fact that the changes to make it more impactful were so obvious and required no complex writing is the proof that they decided to make it purposely bad just to make it more merchandisable(which also fits Scott's entire reputation as an "artist" if you think about it)
I love how markipleir is crying in the corner
The Huluween movies are equally as scary.
This video is a slam dunk! (Micheal Jordan reference)
Lebron James better cuz he make his thang jiggle in a fishnef
18:33 that actually kind of reminded me of ryan's "I hate you" to billy butcher in the boys.