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[Gorby-Chan]

I mean I respect their opinion but there were a lot of visual storytelling things that gave more information on Nicholas Cage's character, but not every movie can appeal to everyone. Still Banana Splits was also a pretty fun movie.

Nah I do too. I wasn't trying to come off actually mad at them, I'm just shit talking because they didn't like a bad movie me and my friends thought was funny. I will have to check out the Banana Splits one at some point, it does look like a fun one

 

[Flexo]

I mean I respect their opinion but there were a lot of visual storytelling things that gave more information on Nicholas Cage's character, but not every movie can appeal to everyone. Still Banana Splits was also a pretty fun movie.

Going from their description, it does seem like a missed opportunity for the film to reveal at the end that Nic Cage had visited the place as a child - saw something he shouldn't - and then spent the years preparing to come back and dish out revenge.

Then things like him going back to cleaning (because he's cleaning literally and metaphorically) and the pinball machine (he's taking control of factors that bounce his life around) would gain extra metaphoric interpretations.

 

[Doctor of Autism]

Going from their description, it does seem like a missed opportunity for the film to reveal at the end that Nic Cage had visited the place as a child - saw something he shouldn't - and then spent the years preparing to come back and dish out revenge.

Then things like him going back to cleaning (because he's cleaning literally and metaphorically) and the pinball machine (he's taking control of factors that bounce his life around) would gain extra metaphoric interpretations.

To be fair there were some hints or interpretations he had a personal history with the place like with how he looks at the sign of the restaurant and how at the end he did his best to clean up the entire place to be usable for business, cause Nic Cage's character was pretty much an autismo at the movie, and he had dog tags in his car which would establish some army training. It's more detail specific, not saying the movie was intelligent or anything as it is a dumb silly movie but there were things in it that convey things about who Nic Cage is playing.

(I need to kill myself for actually writing an analysis on this type of movie)

 

[Flexo]

To be fair there were some hints or interpretations he had a personal history with the place like with how he looks at the sign of the restaurant and how at the end he did his best to clean up the entire place to be usable for business, cause Nic Cage's character was pretty much an autismo at the movie, and he had dog tags in his car which would establish some army training. It's more detail specific, not saying the movie was intelligent or anything as it is a dumb silly movie but there were things in it that convey things about who Nic Cage is playing.

(I need to kill myself for actually writing an analysis on this type of movie)

Hinting at things like army tags in a movie is fine.

Requiring the audience to write half of it to make sense based on lingering looks is sloppy and the domain of shippers.

(J/k I wouldn't hit that low on you.)

 

[King Dead]

Willy's Wonderland wasn't a great movie, but for me and my group of friends, it was a hell of a lot more entertaining than Mike and Jay are giving it credit for. While it could get repetitive (Nic kills an animatronic and then goes back to cleaning), part of what made it enjoyable to me was how Nic Cage was the most absurd part of an absurd movie. Doesn't say a word, dutifully cleans up the restaurant, throwing back energy drinks like they're going out of style...his bizarre performance carried the movie for us. The repetitive nature also lends itself to some running gags, like every time he beats up an animatronic and gets covered with oil, he immediately swaps his Willy's Wonderland shirt for a fresh one.

Honestly, I'm glad that there wasn't any deeper reason for Nic to be there (or at least not one explicitly stated), and I'm glad he didn't say a line for the entire movie. Both would have been a detriment in my opinion. I couldn't see a way to show the former without it being corny, and I was dreading towards the end that they'd throw in a one-liner to end the movie, which they thankfully didn't.

Oh, and with regards to the pinball thing, one of the last lines the owner says to Nic before leaving is that he should remember to take regular breaks. So Nic, in his autistic way, does exactly that, even bouncing before a fight starts to go take his mandated pinball time and leaving the girl to fend for herself until he gets back. So there was setup for that too, I'm guessing they just didn't pay attention because they were too busy imagining how little Nic cared about the movie (which I'm also not sure is fair, as I believe Nic's not in such serious debt anymore that he'll do anything for a paycheck so he can focus on projects he's interested in again; not sure if that's the case here or not).

Definitely some major plot holes (if one guy could beat up these robots so easily, why couldn't this town do the same, or just burn down the fucking place) and some instances of "this needs to happen because movie" (the character that doesn't want to go inside in the first place ends up losing a few IQ points to go fuck a girl in the party room), but I found it to be some good schlock. Certainly not the worst thing I've ever seen, and I doubt the same for either of them.

Might check out The Banana Splits Movie for shits and gigs, anyway.

 

[BIG BILL HELL'S]

I legit cracked up at the clip where they saw the person in half and all of their guts fell out.

 

[Idiotron]

Willy's Wonderland is garbage.
Movie looked like shit, the color palette, cinematography, editing and art design were awful.
They didn't even bother to hire somebody who can move like a robot to play the animatronic mascots, they move like people in shitty costumes.
The kills were some of the weakest I've seen in a recent horror movie.
The characters were non existent, just a bunch of cardboard cutouts and cliches.
No set ups and payoffs, the story went nowhere.

People give this movie a pass because they like Cage but he didn't even try.
The majority of the entertainment when it comes to his roles is the way he delivers his lines and he had no lines.
If it was any other actor delivering the same exact performance, everyone would hate it.
If you want a good Cage performance in a silly recent horror movie, watch Mom & Dad.
Look at this masterpiece:

 

[Chin of Campbell]

Shame about Willy's Wonderland, looked like it could have been funny seeing Cage go full...well, Cage but to hear it's just boring makes me not want to bother.

I'll admit I was amused that a bunch of movies started coming out to capitalize on Freddy's success right as the series was finishing up and people stopped caring.

 

[ddlloo]

I haven't seen the film so I have no idea about anything that the frauds didn't explain, but this is what I would have done to cap it off with an infuriating and schlocky ending.

After all is said and done he pulls out a map of the US, with dozens of crossmarks already on it and him then adding another one. Then zoom to the top of the map and we discover it's a corporate map of all the franchise locations. The implication being that it's a shitty chain restaurant all over the country and that the reason he was so blase about the entire experience is that he's literally fought the exact some creatures in the exact same situation dozens of times.

Then, as the credits are rolling down the screen, have the worlds shittiest montage of him learning the various techniques effective against each creature through repetition over the years, filled with him screaming and talking to himself, psyching himself up, and generally doing his infamous nic cage crazy person impressions, literally everything that was missing from the film.

Then an after the credits scene. Him arriving in front of a dilapidated factory. Willy's Wonderland Animatronics Manufactory and Repair.

Basically just a giant fuck you to the audience with some completely unnecessary sequel bait.

 

[Mnutu]

I read an interview with the director who explained that the Janitor was just a guy who was really, really competent. He had no attachment to the place whatsoever. He’s just some weirdo who gets tossed into a weird situation and wins. I like that better than “deepest lore PTSD Childhood Trauma”.

 

[Chin of Campbell]

What stuck out to me most in the bits I saw in the review was:

-The fucking godawful set
-The vomit inducing shaky cam rapid cut "fights"
-How absolutely disgustingly lazy the pixie """""robot""""" is

 

[Flexo]

I read an interview with the director who explained that the Janitor was just a guy who was really, really competent. He had no attachment to the place whatsoever. He’s just some weirdo who gets tossed into a weird situation and wins. I like that better than “deepest lore PTSD Childhood Trauma”.

That's not a movie that's a let's play.

 

[The Token Ethnic]

Willy's Wonderland was fine for what it was. For me, it was better than the Banana Splits movie because that film was plagued by the low budget SyFy movies, but with gore. I found it weird that Hanna Barbera would be okay with their property being handled that way, but then again the Splits are no longer popular. Sure, Willy's wasn't the best, but it had some fun parts and had an attempt at a backstory, no matter how silly it was. I was surprised they didn't do a pizzagate joke. It was nice to see Beth Grant in the film. It wasn't the best, but then again Jay liked the 3 hour ballet remake of Suspiria.

 

[DiceindaMirror]

I enjoyed WW, especially the music and the main theme that plays during the Pinball scene/End Credits which is still stuck in my head a week later. I did notice 2 errors while watching: Springfield spelled Springfeild on a poster (even though it was on screen for less than a second) and a song mentioning the place opened in 1984 while a character says it opened in 1996.

 

[graywolf88]

https://youtube.com/watch?v=livSYU_jwCw

I liked the segment covering the production history of the film and how it sprouted from FNAF's popularity. They did a similar thing with Slender Man, which made up for how boring and shallow the movie was.

 

[Chin of Campbell]

I liked the segment covering the production history of the film and how it sprouted from FNAF's popularity. They did a similar thing with Slender Man, which made up for how boring and shallow the movie was.

Big agree here, I wish they'd do more "themed" episodes like this and talk about the history and influences.

 

[graywolf88]

Big agree here, I wish they'd do more "themed" episodes like this and talk about the history and influences.

A good bit was the beginning of the Captain Marvel HitB when they covered Brie Larson's shitty attitude and how the movie was hyped up as a symbol of social justice, despite being generic capeshit.

 

[StarkRavingMad]

Willy's Wonderland looks objectively unwatchable based on the footage that RLM showed.

The Banana Splits movie looks legitimately entertaining though. I'm willing to check that one out.

 

[BubbleButt]

A good bit was the beginning of the Captain Marvel HitB when they covered Brie Larson's shitty attitude and how the movie was hyped up as a symbol of social justice, despite being generic capeshit.

That reminds me of the best moment in HitB history:

 

[Oh Shit I'm Sorry]

The premise of WW could have been excellent if executed properly so it's a shame it wasn't. The idea of a character in an extremely absurd situation like being attacked by animatronics but so completely jaded they don't give a single fuck could make for fantastic B-Movie comedy schlock ala Army of Darkness. It's a very narrow line to successfully skirt though and you can very easily end up ruining the entire thing with an unlikable lead and endless bad Whedonesque quips.