Hated this as well, why title it Annabelle when it really isn't so much about the doll. reliance on cheap scares and pop ups just doesn't cut it anymore.
I really did like Insidious 1, 2 (not 3), and I loved The Conjuring. But yeah, this one was a total bait and switch. Annabelle is a scary, disturbing doll. So, let's make a movie about some evil demon with crappy special effects! What?!? So frustrating.
October 02, 2015 3:36 PM
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It is October 1970. WASP-y
John and Mia live next door to a couple murdered by their daughter and
boyfriend, cult members. This is the
time of Charles Manson, after all, and we are reminded of this via television
footage. Spooked by their neighbor’s grisly
murders the young couple decides to move into a Roman Polanski-like apartment
complex. Mia collects (creepy as fuck) porcelain
dolls and John surprises her with the titular ‘Annabelle’, the ugliest doll no
one would ever buy, as an apartment-warming gift. Shortly thereafter Mia gives birth to Lea and
while John is away at work spooky things begin to happen in the apartment. Mia begins to suspect that Annabelle is up to
no good.
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Of course a priest is called
What happened to James Wan?
The youngish director started out promisingly with movies like SAW
(2004) and Death Sentence (2007) but has quickly devolved into creating crappy
b-movies. Like M. Knight Shyamalan who also enjoyed
some early success, it would appear that Wan's early achievements did not portend
a future in quality film making (okay, The Visit was good). Those who know me know that I despise the Insidious
franchise (Wan directed parts 1 and 2 of the 3) as well as The Conjuring. Crappy characters, cheap looking sets, bad
acting, and an overall lack of scares appear to be the hallmark of a Wan film. Annabelle is no different. For those hoping for a Chucky/Talky Tina doll
run a muck chiller you will be immensely disappointed. The doll has very little to do with the plot
(i.e. the devil wants the soul of Lea, YAWN) and literally never blinks. Instead Annabelle sits in the background
looking hideous. Avoid at all cost.
"Annabelle"
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Hated this as well, why title it Annabelle when it really isn't so much about the doll. reliance on cheap scares and pop ups just doesn't cut it anymore.
October 02, 2015 6:26 AM
Ooh, it makes me so angry that they sell it as an evil doll movie. If and when I ever tackle the evil doll sub-genre I will be sure to skip this one!
October 02, 2015 8:17 AM
Wow, ripping off a subgenre as under-represented as Evil Doll and not delivering!?! What's the point of that even?
October 02, 2015 8:21 AM
Clearly she's no Zuni Warrior, right, Octo?
October 02, 2015 10:00 AM
Clearly not!
October 02, 2015 10:25 AM
Yikes, thanks for the warning!!
October 02, 2015 2:05 PM
I really did like Insidious 1, 2 (not 3), and I loved The Conjuring. But yeah, this one was a total bait and switch. Annabelle is a scary, disturbing doll. So, let's make a movie about some evil demon with crappy special effects! What?!? So frustrating.
October 02, 2015 3:36 PM