Clay McIntosh

5 stars for Five nights at Freddy’s! Remember playing this game back it 2013 when I was like 9 or 10. Brought back a lot of good memories. Love the way they adapted the game onto the big screen, I was a little hesitant at first at how they’d pull it off, but it just works. Even if you never played the game, I’d still recommend it as it’s a pretty fun and unique movie. Being a fan of the fnaf game is just a cherry on top.

If you’ve seen and enjoyed rebels, you’re definitely going to like this show! It’s practically rebels season 5, but in live action. The 2 episode premiere was great, did an amazing job at introducing our new antagonists (Baylan and Shin), showing their involvement with Morgan Elsbeth and their motives, while introducing us to familiar Rebels characters (Sabine, Hera, Chopper and ofc Ahsoka) and their relationships, motives, conflicts etc. One thing the show has achieved to do already that Mandalorian S3 failed to do is actually have a sense of direction. It’s a simple yet affective plot, our antagonists want to find Thrawn and free him from his exile for either a new beginning or ultimate power, and our protagonists want to find Thrawn to put a stop to any threat he may cause to the New Republic, and potentially find Ezra. Holy $hit Disney has actually created a good plot, that isn’t confusing, convoluted or leaves you scratching your head wondering which direction the shows even going in. Also I’m definitely hard on Disney, and think the vast majority of stuff they put out is garbage, like Obi-Wan Kenobi, Book Of Boba Fett, Mando S3 etc, so I’m thoroughly impressed Disney has managed to make a good show (at least for now). Outside of the characters and plot, the show is visually beautiful, great cgi, great directing and fight sequences etc. You can tell a lot of care and love has been out into the show, so it comes as no surprise Dave Filoni is the man responsible. The man who created Ahsoka and Rebels… who better for the job? He knows what he’s doing. The great thing too is this show is all just a stepping stone for something much larger. Dave has a plan, he’s setting up Thrawn to be the main villain of Star Wars, and I’m confident he’ll deliver. As a huge Rebels and Thrawn fan, as well as someone who has hated the majority of shows Disney has pumped out, this show feels like an absolute treat.

Fantastic first episode and honestly couldn’t have asked for more. The show stays true to the game by ripping scenes and events from it, but expands and adds a whole new layer of depth. For example, the scenes where we see Sarah going to school, going out to get the watch fixed, going over to the neighbours etc are amazing. We get to see the subtle clues around Sarah of the outbreak slowly happening around her, and I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. When the outbreak hit I had goosebumps the entire time all the way up until I had tears watching Sarah die in Joel’s arms. As for the casting, I’m extremely happy with Tommy’s and Joel’s portrayal as well as Sarah. Despite her not looking like the original character, I still thought she nailed her performance and couldn’t have asked for better. However, the two casting decisions I’m not too high on are Tess’s and Ellie’s. They just look nothing like the games characters and I always have to keep reminding myself that they are actually them. I can live with Tess’s portrayal because she’s obviously not going to be a main character, but Ellie is definitely going to bother me. Perhaps I’ll get used to it over time, but it still feels weird and could have easily been avoided by just casting a younger actress that shares some resemblance to the games character. That’s honestly my only nitpick, I still think this show is going to be amazing and the first episode is definitely a testament to that.