The ONLY things this movie rips off from FNAF is the cover layout for the movie poster and the name "Freddy." A parody attention grabber, misguided as it was. Or maybe it bought in more viewers than would have watched it otherwise?

Anyway, I'm disappointed in anyone who claims to be a big horror fan and didn't notice that the characters in the cover picture are from Jagged Edge's other films (and/or perhaps adjacent films).

To be completely honest, I think that Croc! Is the only JE movie I've actually watched, but as someone who's been a horror fan for nearly half a century now, I have spent endless hours scrolling through horror titles trying to find a decent one to watch. From that alone I recognized that the cover had characters from their other movies. Humpty Dumpty being the most unique and recognizable to me. I almost feel like he's stalking me because somehow I keep seeing his movies listed everywhere that I see a horror category for streaming.

I think their Easter Bunny Massacre and Amityville Scarecrow characters were adjusted to be more visually cohesive to the group. Need them all to at least sort of look like they belong in the same movie. Now the clown, to me looks like a mash up between 2 of the characters from Killer Klowns from Outer Space, so maybe it's homage, or maybe someone who worked on both wanted to link it, but they didn't have the rights so they are skirting copyright. Or it could be a character from one of the many other JE movies that I have not watched. Not completely sure, but it looks very familiar.

Plot-wise, this is bizarrely more akin to Hellraiser and demon summoning movies. Calling on an otherworldly entity with a menacing 3 person entourage of few words.

I get the impression that they were going for a movie that people would watch and be like: "Hey, is that the character from ____?" "Is this scene supposed to be a parody of that other movie?" "Oh, so are they saying that when a B-movie monster dies, it can become a cenobite?" etc. Etc.

So, points for playing the meta trivia game, but minus points for the references being a little TOO weak and niche and for not bringing much else to the table.

I have noticed that a lot of people have dismissed this movie as a Five Nights At Freddy's rip off, but it's actually not. This movies is its own thing, It's a neat little horror, nothing really stands out, but it is watchable, and that's all I ask. The acting is fine, the cast doing their thing and the violence is enough to make any lover of gore happy. The demons have a FNAF/Willys Wonderland look, but that does not hurt the movie at all.

The story, a man picking up woman, mostly escorts to read from an ancient book in order to become human sacrifices does work, but there is nothing really memorable here. It dies entertain and I think it is a little better that FNAF but not as much fun as Willys Wonderland.

It is not as bad as some critics seem to think of it, but nothing really stands out as different or clever. It is better than some horror movies on offer these days.

Right, well I have to admit that I was actually expecting a "Five Nights at Freddy's" rip-off movie here, as I sat down to watch the 2023 movie "Freddy's Fridays". I mean, the title alone and the fact that it was released the very same year that "Five Nights at Freddy's" came out, just can't be a coincidence.

However, writers Charlie Carter and Tom Carter delivered something quite different. This was a strange movie in itself, because it was a bit all over the place. It felt most of all like a mixture of any random generic slasher flick, with some "Killer Klowns from Outer Space" elements thrown into the formula. The concept of "Freddy's Fridays" was a bit odd and all over the place, making it a very random and erratic movie. And that ultimately took a toll on the overall enjoyment of the movie.

I have to say that I found the storyline and narrative in "Freddy's Fridays" to be a bit too erratic and unstructured, so I wasn't particularly entertained here. Plus the fact that I was expecting it to be a mockbuster on "Five Nights at Freddy's" and it wasn't, well that was just a disappointment.

The acting performances in "Freddy's Fridays" were okay. You're not in for an evening of stellar performances from famous actors and actresses. In fact, I didn't know anyone on the cast. Sure, there were a couple of faces that I think I've seen before, but I wouldn't be able to tag a name on the faces, nor pinpoint in what movies I might have seen them.

Visually then "Freddy's Fridays" was okay. I was expecting animatronics, but instead we were treated to a very random collection of killers in odd costumes. Sure, it might have worked out if writers Charlie Carter and Tom Carter hadn't set up the movie to appear to be a mockbuster on "Five Nights at Freddy's". Sure, the costumes were actually interesting enough, but I was just expecting something quite different.

"Freddy's Fridays" was not a particularly enjoyable horror movie, because I was very disappointed with what director Ben J. Williams delivered. And it is not a horror movie that I would recommend fans of the horror genre to rush out and get to watch. Nor is it a movie that I will ever return to watch a second time.

My rating of "Freddy's Fridays" lands on a three out of ten stars.