By Aislyn McKernan – Staff Reporter   

The movie “Five Nights At Freddy’s,” an adaptation of the popular video game series, came out on October 27. There are a total of 13 games but the movie revolves around the first game. “Five Nights At Freddy’s” has also be featured in a total of 28 novels and comics. 

“Five Nights At Freddy’s” is about a security guard named Mike Schmidt who takes a job at the abandoned Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria. He has to make sure no one tries to break in, but he didn’t know he also had to make sure nothing got out. Mike has to try to survive the night with animatronics that move. The animatronics’ names are Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy. These animatronics all have a crazy backstory – the reason why they move is because they got possessed by the kids that got murdered by the creator of the pizzeria, Willam Afton. 

The movie got very mixed reviews from fans. “Five Nights At Freddy’s” was intended for older fans but the younger fans ended up being the ones who enjoyed it the most. While some long-time fans of the game were excited and pleased with the live action adaptation, others thought the movie lacked plot and they weren’t pleased with the horror. The game had many jump scares and the franchise was based off of disturbing backstories and gory imagery. While the movie had one or two good jump scares, it didn’t have as much of a scare as people thought it would have. The plot was also confusing to follow at points and the backstory wasn’t explained much. 

There most impressive features of “Five Nights At Freddy’s” are the visuals and the casting. The suits used for the animatronic were very life-like and the CGI was very well done. It all looked real and the movements were very smooth. The movie also had a very good cast with Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, and Matthew Lillard. Hutcherson was the main character Mike Schmidt and did a very good job conveying his lines and emotions throughout the movie. Lail played the sidekick Vanessa, a security guard. She did an amazing job with the plot twist of her being the daughter to Willaim Afton and is overall a great actor. Matthew Lillard played the villain William Afton and made the actions and lines feel very realistic. 

Overall, the “Five Nights At Freddy’s” is fun for long-time fans and for people who just want to watch a fun, eerie movie.

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars