Kaosarn Reviews

Five Nights at Freddy's (2023)

You'll feel nostalgic - but know your lore!

[6/10 · 28 October 2023]

If you came here directly from the game thinking this will be based on the games alone - you are wrong. This movie is based on a lot of lore and without knowing it, you might be disappointed.

If you know your lore - you get more out of this movie than someone who just played the games. My suggestion is to at least read up on some of the lore to have a better understanding on what kind of movie this is. We got several easter eggs, for example in one of the scenes we get the "bite of '83".

Is it a horror movie? No. There is one or two scenes with jump scares and a couple of "gore" (not really) scenes. But that's pretty much it for the horror-part. It's more a thriller and it's actually a pretty decent one.

As for the plot - It wasn't that hard to catch on the "twists" that was about to come in the later part of the movie. The very first scene with Matthew Lillard made it easy to predict his part of the movie and after that it wasn't too hard to connect Vanessa to him. It's not a very deep plot and much of it is very classic to this kind of movies. Even so - I enjoyed the movie and felt nostalgia while watching it.

It's hard to make a game like FNAF to be a really good horror movie, so I'm not really disappointed that they made it more into a thriller with a lore-based story to it. Just sitting in Freddy's watching cameras would've become boring after a couple of nights - which would've been much of the movie if we followed the game.

The visuals was fantastic - I loved the animatronics and it sent chills down my spine when they moved around. Even the surroundings at Freddy's was good and if you played the game you'd feel right at home.

I believe that if you go and watch this thinking it will be like the game and expect a hands down horror-movie, you will be disappointed. Lower your expectations in that apartment and sit down for some lore and you'll probably enjoy it more.

It's worth a watch!

Get Out (I) (2017)

One of the best horror movies I've seen!

[9/10 · 9 May 2017]

I'm a big fan of horror movies, no matter what type they are even though I've had enough of the typical horror movies where I can tell the plot without even watching the movie. I thought this looked interesting when I watched the trailer and oh my, it was interesting indeed.

The movie is so unlike many of the other horror movies out there. It wasn't about getting sick to your stomach from gore or screaming from the jump scares. I felt like the key in this movie was the feeling of something being wrong, even though it was hard to tell exactly what. You had to stay alerted during the entire movie because everything had its own purpose for the plot. You got the depth of the characters without it being boring or taking up too much of the movie, many thanks to the dialogues that really sent shivers down the spine at some points.

I loved seeing Daniel Kaluuya as Chris, his way of expressing himself through his eyes was unbelievable. A lot of the things that made the movie good was his way of acting, not entirely through his words but his face, eyes, and body.

Not to mention Allison Williams as Rose, that was something to watch and I was impressed by her acting (and a bit disturbed as well). I loved how she went from bright and friendly to a maniac with a face of stone. The part where she was talking to Rod over the phone gave me chills, the way she sounded so worried and caring but her face was a total blank.

Overall, a very good movie!