Five Nights at Freddy's 4K Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		3.0
Video		4.0
Audio		4.0
Extras		2.5
Overall		3.0

Five Nights at Freddy's 4K Blu-ray Movie Review

Based on the popular video game franchise, the 2023 film 'Five Nights at Freddy's' returns on 4K UHD disc in this Walmart-exclusive Limited Edition SteelBook courtesy of Universal. With a cast featuring Josh Hutcherson ('RV, 'The Hunger Games' franchise), Mathew Lillard (from countless live-action and animated 'Scooby-Doo' films, 'Thir13en Ghosts'), and Mary Stuart Masterson ('Some Kind of Wonderful', 'Bad Girls'), the film follows the down-on-his- luck and troubled Mike (Hutcherson) as starts a new job as an overnight security guard at the long-abandoned Freddy Fozbear's Pizzeria where things are definitely not what the seem. For a discussion of this new SteelBook, please scroll down to the "Special Features and Extras" section. A Blu-ray disc and a Digital Code redeemable through Movies Anywhere are also included.

Five Nights at Freddy's 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

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Five Nights at Freddy's 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

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Five Nights at Freddy's 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

While the wide release of the 4K UHD disc featured the titular Freddy and his cohorts in a predominantly purple sinister and stylized image, the cover of the SteelBook captures a much friendlier, but still vaguely menacing Freddy, Foxy, Bonny, and Chica on the top half of the, with the logo which is set slightly below center. What one must assume to be blood drips from underneath the logo to the bottom of the image. The colors are nicely saturated, but are appropriately aged. The reverse image is the vicious Mr. Cupcake who sits in a pool of blood which again drips down the bottom of the cover. The brick red spine sports the film's title in faded yellow block letters. Opening the SteeBook, the Digital Code is held under the two clips on the left side, while the two discs are housed on offset stacked hubs with the 4K disc on top of the Blu-ray disc. Once the contents are removed, the collection of children's drawings seen in the film is revealed. Considering the storyline, it is the most appropriate choice. While the bulk of the SteelBook has a fingerprint-resistant matte finish, Freddy and his friends, the logo, the blood, and the black and white checkerboard pattern that wraps around both images are glossy. These areas also hide signs of normal handling.

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Five Nights at Freddy's 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Five Nights at Freddy's was highlighted by an amazing set, fantastic iterations of Freddy and his crew, and a proven cast consisting of Josh Hutcherson, Mathew Lillard, and Mary Stuart Masterson. Though not as frightening as it could or should have been, franchise fans will no doubt be excited to see the video game brought to life in such a fully realized manner. The technical merits of the film's 4K presentation are strong, and to the ardent supporters of the game and the film, the Walmart-exclusive Five Nights at Freddy's 4K Limited Edition SteelBook comes recommended.