Five Nights at Freddy's 2 - The scoop and digest

Emma Tammi returns as director, but unlike 2023 original, sequel is solely written by series creator Scott Cawthon.

Josh Hutcherson - Mike Schmidt

Elizabeth Lail - Vanessa Shelly

Piper Rubio - Abby Schmidt

Freddy Carter - Michael Afton

Theodus Crane - Jeremiah

Wayne Knight - Mr. Berg

Skeet Ulrich - Henry Emily

Matthew Lillard - William Afton

Summary

In 1982, at Freddy Fazbear's Pizziera, Charlotte Emily is murdered by serial killer William Afton for preventing him from killing a boy.  Shortly after, an animatronic known as the Marionette emerges from its compartment holding her corpse. 

20 years later, and a year after original, Mike's younger sister Abby becomes fascinated with the animatronics, calling them 'friends'.

Hosts of paranormal show Spectral Scoopers, Rob, Lisa and Alex, and security guard Michael (unrelated to Mike), visit the 1982 site.

While exploring, Lisa deactivates a music box in the basement, which awakens the Marionette possessed by Charlotte's soul, which manipulates the other Toys.

The team are killed, but Michael manages to escape.

Not that I actually cared, but a code inputted by Abby allows the Toys to wreak havoc outside, leaving Mike and co to save the day.

Mid-credits

Three men find a hidden room at the original Fazbear joint and discover a decaying rabbit animatronic with William's rotting corpse inside.  As they leave, the Toy activates.

Post-credits

Right near the end, we hear Henry's voice in a message left for Mike, explaining he was William's business partner and helped create the Toys.  Also, the girl killed from 1982 was his daughter.  Before shit ends, loud noises imply the Marionette has broken into his house.

F for Fail

Once again, puppets by Jim Henson's Creature Shop are great.

But the rest of incoherent trainwreck is fucking dreadful, giving video game adaptations and sequels in general a bad name.

Even Uwe Boll would be embarrassed by such an atrocity.

If shit storm rained blood and guts, then that would ease the pain, but the assholes in charge couldn't even manage to spill a drop.

Willy's Wonderland (2021) may be a blatant rip off, but was a much better time than this and original put together, begging the question why filmmakers didn't take note.