The Five Nights at Freddy’s Movie FAILS at Horror 

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Why is markiplier on screen for 95% of this video lol

MatPat made a cameo and then he dipped

the irony of a fnaf movie video being delayed is hilarious to me

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

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.

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.

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

My Mom and I laughed at the fact no one seemed to care about the evil aunt being murdered at Mike’s house.

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 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

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.

"It's a kid getting their head chomped off dude, how rad would that be?" LS Mark 2024.

If Matpat was revealed to be William Afton, that’ll make the movie peak

"I guess he was just on a weekend fishing trip, saw an unaccompanied minor and thought, "oh what the hell?""

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.

Foxy being called Clyde is my favorite bit ever

Universal really needs to chill. Glad you finally got it out.

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

It sucks how much of a chokehold the Universal Mafia has on RU-vid.

Can’t believe Mike Schmidt quit baseball just so he could be a FNAF security guard…

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

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.

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.

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.

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"

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

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

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 .

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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’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.

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 😅

There is actually a scrapped R rated script of the movie. It is actually worse, but there are some interesting ideas mixed in there.

Never thought I’d see the “we’re just normal men” clip in a Fnaf video Thanks Mark

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

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"

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.

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".

I'm a FNAF fan but I wanted a movie that could stand well on its own and be somewhat timeless. I feel like steering away from a darker tone to accommodate for more general audiences was a bit detrimental. The movie isn't a horror movie. But it had all the right ingredients to be. Focusing more on the kids and what happened in the 80s would have worked really well. Anyways, maybe each movie could open with a different death and the next one could be the bite of 87.

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.

Fun fact, in the movie's novelization, mike was more proactive in figuring out the mysteries and oddities of Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria. I learned about it from here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-p_RaeZZKhs8.htmlsi=vbhJIMchisDivC22. By The way, here's an older version of the script (which is apparently R rated): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TdJ2G9jO75w.htmlsi=VJTMBY090fI_Nu5U

Universal honestly sucks more than Disney when it comes to copyrighting reviews of their movies

Looking at Markiplier crying in the corner of the screen really makes me feeel like Freddy Fazbear

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.

Markiplier constantly crying in the corner will never not be funny

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

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!

Simply making this movie rated R would make it sooo much better.

2:42 The moment you said RU-vid, I got junpscared by a RU-vid NFL ad.

No matter how this movie turned out it is gonna go down as one of the best cinema experiences I’ve ever had with my friends Hearing us all squeal with excitement over certain stuff even the living tombstone song at the end was just satisfying It was everything I wanted in a movie adaptation of freddys and more

Glad you could upload this, been waiting for it 🙏🏾

I love how mark censors his face here even though he’s shown it before lol

Mark: Do you know what's scarier than Freddy Fazbear? Me Irl: Advertisement **Temu ad plays immediently**

39:57 most serial killers genuinely do that

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

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)

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 ass. The first half was pretty fine, but it completely fell apart at the end

This was honestly the worst movie I saw last year. And this was rated 15, and it did NOT deserve that rating.

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

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

Oh btw its not child support payments, its adoption payments. Since Abby has lost her parents and also a siblings that was kidnapped she would be able to increase her monthly support to 2k+ a month even more if she claims shes having to take her to loads of therapy.

I’m upset there wasn’t any pizza in the film. There was spaghetti and burgers, but no pizza.

Also how come Mike doesn’t give a reaction when it’s the same guy who hired him.

I feel like movie companies forgot that Thriller is a genre and just list thriller movies as horror

I went into the FNAF movie expecting a stupid cheesy B-Movie horror film, and I feel I got that exactly. It was perfectly cheesy for me and was a blast to watch, even if it’s fundamentally flawed and not very scary.

It fails at horror, but succeeds in being an entertaining movie.

markiplier crying on each fnaf scene is gold

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 love the anti copyright crying Markiplier.

I just think it sucks that after 13 scripts this was the best one they had

22:16 If I had a nickel for every time I came across someone who didn't realize that Fnaf was a ghost story right from the jump, I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice, right? seriously though, the whole "free roaming mode" thing was a red herring. what's the phone guy gonna tell you? that the robots are possessed by the ghosts of dead children? why would he know that? anyone's first assumption would be that it had something to do with the robot's programming, not that they're possessed. in the first game, you can hear haggard breathing coming from the animatronics, their heads move in rapid and unnatural ways even for a machine, you can hear laughter, humming, and garbled speech coming from them, they ignore the naked endoskeleton in the room with all the spare parts, they look directly at you through the cameras, and news clippings will randomly appear on the walls which explain the missing children incident. That has _always_ been a part of the Fnaf lore, it has _always been_ a ghost story. even just the existence and mechanics of "Golden Freddy" suggest something supernatural; "free roaming mode" does not explain how Golden Freddy is able to do what it does in the first game. although, I actually enjoyed this review. this is just a minor detail that kinda irks me.

22:18 Not to be rude This is blatantly not true It’s pretty obviously hinted they move because they’re possessed and the whole “free roaming mode” is just a bullshit lie from phone guy and fazbear ent. Maybe I misunderstood your point but that is heavily alluded to never being the case

I know Matthew (actor of William Afton) signed for a trilogy, but to be honest? I don’t want him in the second movie. Definitely the third but I feel like the second movie should be based around the second location. Maybe throw in a couple mentions of Garret but I want Michael to try and move on a bit with his life in the second movie now that he knows who did it to his brother. centre the second movie around the toy animatronics and make it so the withers perhaps lost their memories due to being damaged to make it actually scary. Michael trying to survive all those nights without being killed by several animatronics whilst trying to wind up the music box and have the last night them all attacking him at once as well as the puppet. Maybe throw in a plot twist to do with the puppet being related to Garret in some way. Maybe just have William Afton be in a couple of flashbacks whilst Vanessa also tries to move forward with her life after recovering with Michael. In the third movie have William finally return as spring trap and base it around maybe Michael and Vanessa finding out he’s alive in an end credit scene of the second movie. Then the third movie can be them trying to find ways to get rid of Afton for good but they need to give the kids their happiest day before being allowed to destroy the place for good to end the cycle of animatronics not being able to move on. Anyways that was just my take.

Okay as someone who's still with the franchise and saw the ENTIRE journey of this series, I knew this movie wasn't gonna be a proper horror film. There are a couple of factors as to why, but the BIGGEST reason is because now Five Nights at Freddy's is played for younger kids' audience nowadays, when in reality, it wasn't at first. The first 4 games nailed the horror feel and the scary atmosphere to their environments and characters... but then we got FNAF WORLD, a cutesy version of those characters... then we got Sister Location, where that was the start of the more sci-fi elements of the franchise, then with games like Pizza Simulator, Help Wanted, Security Breach, those games kinda sucked out what was left of the horror aspect of the series. That's kinda why I really like Ruin and Help Wanted 2, because while yes, they still have the sci-fi elements, they managed to bring back the horror that's been sorely missing from the games. And this is coming from a guy who LOVED the movie. Like by the end, I thought to myself " could've been more terrifying, but hey, I'm just glad a Five Nights at Freddy's movie finally exists." I keep hearing that the sequel will focus more on being a proper horror movie, and while I doubt they'll go the full on horror, it would be nice to see this series fully go back to its horror roots.

glad you were finally able to get this video out! i’m excited

Man, I really wanted this movie to be about fnaf 1. No doors, no lights, and no real use for the cameras.

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 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.

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 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

My review of the FNAF movie as a long time fan: The film was made for fans. Not a bad thing on paper, but the problem is that A. the FNAF fanbase is incredibly varied in types of people and B. all of those people want different things from the movie. So instead of picking a niche of the fanbase and building the movie around it, the movie tries to appeal to everyone. EVERYONE. So it wants to be a gritty drama with emotional beats but also a goofy Ghostbusters popcorn flick, and it doesn't balance those things well at all. I think Scott genuinely doesn't know why the first few games worked or that people liked them. In fact, he confirmed this in the movie's production notes. He said something along the lines of "I don't know why people liked my games so much, but I'm gonna try not to let them down!" This is because Scott has also said he isn't a horror fan, and never really has been. Recipe for disaster, as he doesn't try to root out why people like the franchise so much and instead goes wit the most basic thing he knows the fanbase likes. "William Afton? Yeah, put him in, doesn't matter where, so long as he gets namedropped the fans will love it. Narrative cohesion? Deeper themes? Unique cinematography? Artistic storytelling? One of my cinematographers literally saying in an interview he wants to base the camerawork off of The Shining with its amazing camerawork? Nope, don't need that. So long as there's enough fan service it'll hide the cracks that I wrote this movie's script all by myself and I don't know how to do that because I've never done that! Oh, and hiring another actually experienced screenwriter to work alongside? No way! Because only I can give the fans what they want, and no one else!" That's the only mindset I can think of that resulted in the movie we got. Why else would the movie have been in unnecessary production hell for so long? Also, I think its worthy to look at the directors lined up originally to work on this movie. Gil Kenan was the first I believe, (director of Monster House, City of Ember, and Poltergeist, basically movies that can be genuinely scary but are technically for kids) and I think he would've been more fit for the job, at least over Emma Tammi (no offense to her, I just don't see much uniqueness in her direction). That was when the movie was under Warner Brothers and Scott broke away when they "did something different." The movie could've possibly benefitted from "something different", but oh well. Next was Christopher Columbus. Obviously a talented director for the most part, but for a horror franchise? Why? He's never directed any kind of horror movie. I would've imagined it being similar to Night at the Museum if it was still directed by him, which honestly was a better night shift movie ngl. All in all this kind of shows me the red flags for a movie not focused on horror were kind of set up, I just didn't spot them, so that's probably on me. I just think it's a damn shame the movie didn't pick a lane but tried to do it all. I have more issues with the movie, but that's what it boils down to I think. I don't hate Scott, in fact I have a lot of respect for him and he's a creative guy, but he bit off more than he could chew with how much he inserted himself into the production of this movie. The longer I've been a fan of the franchise (nearly 10 years now lol) the more I realize Scott needs to chillax a bit with his tight grip on everything. One man can't run a multi-million dollar franchise efficiently, especially not one who didn't expect it. Not saying he should retire, just step into the back is all and put it in the hands of someone who both knows and cares about the franchise (like he said would.) Movie was a solid 4.5/10, maybe 5/10 because I appreciate the effort. Go watch the fan film Night Five on RU-vid instead, it ain't perfect but its far better script-wise and more faithful to the spirit of the original games, knowing what made them work.

50:23 glad to finally finish this video on a note like this

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

I liked almost everything in this movie, except the horror. And that stupid ass fort scene like who decided to put that in a horror movie?

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 RU-vid

It may not have been scary, but it sure was hella fun.

I love how markipleir is crying in the corner

Glad you finally managed to release this. Studios are really sensetive to fair use lmao

NO WAY THE FNAF MOVIE CAME OUT HALF A YEAR AGO IT'S ONLY BEEN ONE OR TWO MONTHS

This video is a slam dunk! (Micheal Jordan reference)

At least for a pg-13 film it actually has really good gore. Most horror movies rely on disgusting or unrealistic gore scenes, imo I think it feels cheesy when horror movies do that but the fnaf movie actually surprised me.

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.