Over eight years after its original announcement, Five Nights at Freddy’s hit theaters this fall after a checkered production history and grossed a respectable box office of nearly $300 million. The home cinema release of the video game film adaptation will also take place shortly.
The story about a night watchman threatened by diabolical animatronic mascots with Hunger Games star Josh Hutcherson will be released on January 11th in 4K Ultra HD, on Blu-ray and DVD and is already available on Amazon can be pre-ordered now *.
That’s what Five Nights at Freddy’s is all about
Mike (Josh Hutcherson) is urgently looking for work so that he can continue to care for his little sister Abby (Piper Rubio). So he accepts the offer from the somewhat strange job broker Steve Raglan (Matthew Lillard) to work as a security guard in the empty adventure restaurant “Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza”.
In the 1980s, the highlights here, along with the food, were the animatronic animal mascots Freddy, Bonnie, Chica and Foxy, but that was a long time ago. But during his first shift, Mike notices that something is wrong in the run-down diner and that he and Abby ultimately have to fear for his life.
Is Five Nights at Freddy’s worth it?
Opinions on the film adaptation of the celebrated indie horror game series, which has already produced nine main installments as well as books and merchandise, vary greatly: While Five Nights at Freddy’s works excellently as a film for some, others find the adaptation by director Emma Tammi and Horror producer Jason Blum simply isn’t scary enough, as the FILMSTARTS review points out.
A few conceptual weaknesses and, above all, a lack of scary moments and jump scares from the original are criticized, which is why the film “hardly cause as much of a stir as in the gaming world“. Fans of the game series and unusual horror films can still get their money’s worth, depending on their taste.
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