Five Nights at Freddy’s: Worth The Hype?

Written by Samantha Marin, Online Editor in Chief • Nov 1, 2023

Movie poster for Five Nights at Freddy’s which was just released on October 27th.

The new Blumhouse movie “Five Nights at Freddy’s” was just released on Friday October 27th. The movie is based off of the video game of the same name created by Scott Cawthon that took the world by storm by its creative and horrifying elements and story lines. The video game has now been adapted into a full length film and fans have been going crazy for it. Now that it is finally out, did it live up to its expectations?

Was It Even a Horror Movie?

The film was categorized as a horror movie but it felt more like a thriller instead. Since the movie has a PG-13 rating, a lot of the elements that make a horror movie were missing.

“It honestly did not feel like a horror movie,” said Joseph Ochoa. “They could’ve put a lot more jump scares and the ones that they did have were very expected or not scary”.

The movie could also have added in some more gore but it had very little because of the rating. The fact that there were many children that watched the movie also contributed to the lack of horror.

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Storyline and Fan Reactions

The storyline of the movie had a very smooth flow to it. It was very easy to understand the main concept and story structure of the film, especially for people who knew nothing about this franchise beforehand.

“There were very very few times where I was confused about what was going on during the movie”, said Karen Melendrez.

What made the movie so special and what made it stand out is that it was targeted for the fans. Cawthon wanted to make this movie specifically for the fans to love and enjoy. The film implemented many easter eggs and had special surprises that made the fans go crazy with excitement.

“I felt like a kid again watching this movie,” said James Gallardo. “It was like a love letter written to fans of the game”.

The movie was a great movie for the fans of the game to enjoy. It did a good job in bringing over many elements of the game that fans loved into the movie.

The horror aspect of the movie was expected to be better, however it did a good job given the rating that it had.

About the Contributors

Samantha Marin, Online Editor in Chief

Samantha Marin is in her third year at Rio Hondo College. She is currently majoring in Journalism and Communications. She is part of the Rio Hondo media team El Paisano as digital editor-in-chief. After Rio, she plans on transferring to Cal State Long Beach. Samantha wants to have a career as a sports reporter. Her dream job is to be a reporter for the Spectrum Sportsnet LA channel, which is the main station for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Samantha has many interests. Disney is one of her favorites. Disney movies are her favorite kind of movies to watch. She also loves going to Disneyland whenever she gets the chance. Samantha is a huge dog lover. She has a golden retriever and a german shepard. The dogs that she really wants are a husky and a doberman. If she didn’t want to be a reporter, Samantha would’ve wanted to be a veterinarian.

Robert Jimenez, Broadcast Director

Robert Jimenez is a 19 year student at Río Hondo College. This is his second year attending college majoring in Journalism. He has a passion for photography and has been mastering his art for a few years. He enjoys cars, taking pictures and watching sports.