Annabelle

Annabelle is a 2014 American supernatural horror film by Atomic Monster Productions and The Safran Company, directed by John R. Leonetti, written by Gary Dauberman, and produced by Peter Safran and James Wan. It is a prequel to 2013's The Conjuring and the second installment in The Conjuring Universe franchise. The film was inspired by a story of a doll named Annabelle told by Ed and Lorraine Warren. The film stars Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton, and Alfre Woodard. Annabelle premiered at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on September 29, 2014, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 3, 2014, by Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema.

Plot
John Form (Ward Horton) thinks he's found the perfect gift for his expectant wife, Mia (Annabelle Wallis): a vintage doll in a beautiful white dress. However, the couple's delight doesn't last long: One terrible night, devil worshippers invade their home and launch a violent attack against the couple. When the cultists try to summon a demon, they smear a bloody rune on the nursery wall and drip blood on Mia's doll, thereby turning the former object of beauty into a conduit for ultimate evil.

Why It Sucks

 * 1) The idea of the Annabelle film is very pointless because the possessed Annabelle Doll doesn’t look like it does in real life. In fact, she was meant to be comic relief, not the main stars and Annabelle barely does anything at all, similar to The Nun. It would be the impression that its concept would be good on paper than anything else.
 * 2) *Furthermore, this movie feels completely inferior to The Conjuring franchise as the Annabelle Doll has nothing to do with the franchise.
 * 3) *However, it was meant to be justified, since the doll was a Raggedy Ann doll, and The Conjuring didn't have the budget to purchase the rights to the toy company that made the doll.
 * 4) The movie has a jump scare-fest, and that's what we hear to say at all.
 * 5) *Because of this, it isn't scary at all.
 * 6) The story is just boring. On top of this, it noticed that The Conjuring Universe is going to be going downhill.
 * 7) Lots of unnecessary references like a building called The Barclay from Child's Play is shown.
 * 8) Anachronism: The movie was set in 1967, but at one point John plays "Cum on Feel the Noize". This song was not released until 1973 by Slade.
 * 9) It is never explained how Janice's demon form turns into an adult when she always runs into the door.
 * 10) It tries to build up, but it ends up being cheap jump scares, and it ruins.
 * 11) Completely idiotic characters with no development whatsoever.
 * 12) *Annabelle is just a blatant rip-off of Chucky from the Child's Play film franchise. they are both dolls who seem friendly at first until they start killing their owners.
 * 13) Pointless death scenes, like Annabelle Higgins.
 * 14) Very poor directing from John R. Leonetti, the same director behind Mortal Kombat: Annihilation.
 * 15) Extremely very weak plot that heavily relies on generic clichés.
 * 16) Unexplained plot hole: If Mia didn't wake up, she can't see a window with Annabelle Higgins kills them in the bedroom and none of them would happen at all.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) The cinematography is at least great.
 * 2) Nice soundtrack, which is still decent to listen to.
 * 3) The CGI is great than expected.

Reception
Annabelle received generally negative reviews from critics and fans alike, many of whom felt the film inferior to its predecessor. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports an approval rating of 29% based on 130 reviews, with an average rating of 4.41/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Annabelle borrows unabashedly from better horror films, content to leave viewers with a string of cheap jolts that fail to build on the far more effective The Conjuring." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 37 out of 100, based on 27 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

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