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Originally Posted by roshiq
Annabelle (2014)
Released here few days ago on our ongoing Eid Holidays. Saw it with my brother & his family at the 2nd day. The show was houseful & the crowd loved it. Now my verdict...
**Little SPOILER AHEAD**
As a spin-off of The Conjuring, it was decently made with 70s set up. There were even some effective, good jump scares BUT the first disappointment was as a 'Evil Doll flick', the doll here actually gets very little chance to produce creepy stuffs from its part. Here the more active antagonist was the evil spirit that possessed the doll and to some extent it actually bothers or cares very less about the doll & thus uses it not very often for most of the demonic activity. And then before the final climax, even the Devil himself takes the center stage for terror.
Overall, it wasn't bad but the most disappointing part was the lame ending! while may be mainly because of the 70s vibe & that apartment building, I was expecting more of a Rosemary's Baby sort of twisted finale!
>>: B
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I liked it much better than I expected I would. I actually thought it was scarier than the Conjuring, but the characters and dialog were a big step down. You could tell James Wan didn't direct it. I thought almost all the scary parts were really well done. My friend sitting next to me (who's not really a horror buff) kept jumping and jabbing me with his elbow accidentally.
7.5/10
***SPOILER***
I was also expecting it to be more about the doll. I was surprised the doll never really came to life, other than essentially being carried by the demon. In the end, however, I think I'm actually glad for that. I was expecting a female Chucky, which probably would have been lame.
One minor disappointment was how the priest died. The lead-up was great, but the actual death was not very creative. Compare it to the death in The Omen -- not even close. *** SPOILER***