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Annabelle 2014

As a horror film, Annabelle is technically effective but lacks a good story and the finesse of a seasoned film maker.

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Indubitably inferior to The Conjuring but, for me, indubitably better than, for example, The Babadook.
The story is interesting and it have some good moments, but sometimes is a bit too convoluted and this ruins the immediacy of the movie.
Can't say too much about the actors because it seems that most of the weight of the movie is on Annabelle's shoulders and on the general atmosphere. Anyway they all do a pretty decent job.
Sometimes it reminded me a bit too much of Rosemary's Baby and, in a specific thing, Insidious.
Anyway worthy to be seen

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Those (cheap) sewing machine close up shots are the scariest part of this movie.

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So they tried to throw an expensive, antique, collector coveted item in the trash...? Having someone dying with it really would not decrease its value if it remained in a perfect state, and her dress was not even stained.
The doll could be haunting the unaware new happy owner who would buy it, if they were thinking straight. And maybe Annabelle would have been an entirely different and much better movie...

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It was more funny than scary. Laughed most of the time

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I liked very much the references from Rosemary's Baby, The Exorcist, and others. Lots of jump scaries. Great [movie] to see with your girlfriend attached to your arm.

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Pregnant lady kinda deserved it since she had a weird ugly-doll kink. I don't make the rules.

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Very horror, they have so many jumpscares, the end was very tragic.

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Not terrible but not good. There are some cool scares but overall this was kinda dull and boring.

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This movie, if I had to describe it in two words, was cliché and generic. No originality in the story....not at all. We did have some scary moments, but those lazy jump-scares were way to often for my taste. The main problem was that we all knew what will happen, more or less. And those camera movements....very amateurish in my opinion. 4/10

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mmmm..... meh!

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just another waste of time.. i was expecting something as good as "Curse of chucky" but it was horribly horrible and not scary at all
i'm very excited for the parody-remake though its gonna be really funny

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never seen such a bad movie!

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This is an horror... But not an horror movie !
It's only Jump-scare and strident music. That's all. Nothing to be afraid.

The result of the work of lazy writers and a bad director.

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I decided to watch all the available The Conjuring franchise films a week ago. Thank you, HBO Max!

I think I watched Annabelle a long, long time ago... and I actually found it not as "catchy" and interesting as the first time, when I was young and impressive.

The film is sort of a classic in its "haunted dolls" niche, but it can impress you when you are in a mood or in an age when such films can impress you.

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Shout by splenda
BlockedParentSpoilers2023-09-17T22:04:32Z

The only character to die in the movie is the single black character. Insane tbh.

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Already with the second film, the Conjuring franchise delivers a real stinker. While "Annabelle" starts off quite promising, after the opening, the quality goes downhill fast. What remains is just one jump-scare and spook cliché after another. The titular doll is definitely creepy, but it also loses its appeal quickly. Otherwise, there is no room for creativity. This is probably also due to the change in the director's chair. James Wan was a far better fit than John R. Leonetti, who was responsible for the terrible "Mortal Kombat Annihilation", among others. The cast is also considerably less impressive. Annabelle Wallis and Ward Horton definitely can't compete with Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson. The bottom line is that "Annabelle" is, above all, boring. This also keeps me confused as to how the Conjuring series became such a megahit. I really can't explain it to myself.

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Ok, I’ll admit, a few scenes looked a bit cheap… but I globally enjoyed the movie, specially the scene on the elevator and the stairs, shit myself up :joy:

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I said "What a sh*tty movie" various times throughout the movie. Not a good sign!

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Absolutely awful. A snorefest, with a light sprinkling of jump scares. The only creepy parts are toward the beginning.

I cannot for the life of me understand why Evelyn (the bookstore owner) would jump out of the window at the end. So incredibly cheesy and lazy writing.

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Like most of the branch movies in the Conjuring series, Annabelle lacks the same punch that the feature films do. Part in my opinion because of James Wan's direct involvement, and part because the character development is so poor. However, it is passable and expands the universe in which the Conjuring takes place and I appreciate it for that reason, though Annabelle Creations does a better job of that. What this movie really does is let down Alfre Woodward, who is acting Black royalty, and her role is subjected to the sacrificial negro trope, a huge disappointment.

Watch this movie only in a complete Conjuring marathon, never as a stand alone movie.

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John R. Leonetti directed this movie, and if you don't know what other movies he did, well he did such movies as: Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, and The Butterfly Effect 2. Yeah, this is going to be painful talk about.

I have seen so many film with a dreadful script and stupid movie characters that are as thick as a brick. Annabelle is nothing different, actually this might be the worst horror movie that I've seen so far this year.

The acting was god awful and the writing was full of cliches that even a good horror film would avoid. This movie is filled with loud lazy jump scares that are so predictable. The movie became a one big joke. Now I bet your asking yourself's, "Well if the movie isn't that good, is there anything good in the movie?". No, I can't find anything good about this movie. The movie failed to scare me, and it failed as a horror movie itself and that's why this movie was freaking terrible.

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While it’s a bit lacking in story, Annabelle delivers some intense scares. The plot follows a young couple that become victims of a cult that raises a demon, who then precedes to stalk them. The directing is quite good, doing an impressive job at creating a creepy and atmospheric tone. In fact, the directing almost does too good a job, as it creates a certain expectation of scariness that the plot never quite reached. But even so, the film still delivers a lot of frightening imagery and some terrifying moments. Annabelle oversells itself a little, but comes through with plenty of suspense and terror.

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A weak, popcorn horror flick that throws out jump scares and not much else. The plot is thin outside of it's matchstick connection to The Conjuring Universe, but serves as an acceptably dumb, loud and bangy horror movie for peripheral fans of the genre.

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Shout by Simon
BlockedParentSpoilers2019-07-22T18:30:35Z

A very effective film. It’s a good reason if anyone ever needed one to not buy dolls. I can’t for the life of me understand why she wanted such a patently ugly thing in the first place.

I know there would be no movie without it but I always end up shouting ‘Move out!!’ I mean. Why stay when all that’s going on. I’d be long gone. :exploding_head:

I think the most scary scene was the lift that wouldn’t move, always opening at the basement and then the climb up the stairs being chased. You’d have a heart attack!

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The couple are absolutely boring but the doll makes the movie. Some actually creepy moments and overall worthwhile watching even if there is way too much talking.

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It has seemed poor, all the fear and suspens Warren files here absent

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Wonder if Chucky knows Annabelle, and if so - who copied who? ;)

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aah well at least watchable i mean there's moment that scares you but the rest just talk,actually most of this movie is talk and talk!! but watchable as i said.

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Better than expected. Really enjoyed the nods to Polanski.

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Nothing that stands out. The Conjuring had an excellent story, but in this case, set aside the history and everything went wrong. Very wrong.

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This movie is horrible, literally. Don't waste your time and money on it.

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Shout by Deleted

A big piece of shit.

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Not bad, a few jumps but nothing more than other similar movie. The Conjuring was so much better

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I've seen 150 2014 releases and Annabelle is in the bottom 3 easy. What a load of shit.

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