Annabelle: Creation
New Line Cinema | Release Date: August 11, 2017
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IttiacesAug 18, 2017
Although not to the same standard as the Conjuring movies, Annabelle: Creation is a decent horror that builds tension well and packs more than a few good scares. The story itself is pretty basic, at times even a little ridiculous butAlthough not to the same standard as the Conjuring movies, Annabelle: Creation is a decent horror that builds tension well and packs more than a few good scares. The story itself is pretty basic, at times even a little ridiculous but interesting enough to retain your attention. It also manages to tie in other aspects of the conjuring “Universe” which I’m sure fans will expect and appreciate. Overall it’s a definite improvement on the previous Annabelle movie and one of the better horrors I’ve seen in recent times, that said I'm not sure there’d be any reason to make another one!… Expand
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TVJerryAug 17, 2017
This is a prequel to the 2 earlier films and the origin story of the creepy killer doll. A group of orphan girls is transferred to the home of the doll maker and his wife, where they uncover the creature's demonic presence. The plot isThis is a prequel to the 2 earlier films and the origin story of the creepy killer doll. A group of orphan girls is transferred to the home of the doll maker and his wife, where they uncover the creature's demonic presence. The plot is sometimes confusing and the evil seems impervious to logic. Still, there's a steady sense of tension and a few genuine jump scares. The overbearing sound effects do a lot of the heavy lifting. This sort of ghost story is a popular genre, but it's cheap thrills don't appeal to me. That didn't seem to matter to most of the audience, who seemed caught up in the fun.… Expand
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Compi24Sep 12, 2017
What "Annabelle: Creation" lacks in (forgive me) creativity or genuine scares, it makes up for in spades by just simply being a watchable film within the tapestry of today's complicated horror movie landscape. Director David F. Sandberg'sWhat "Annabelle: Creation" lacks in (forgive me) creativity or genuine scares, it makes up for in spades by just simply being a watchable film within the tapestry of today's complicated horror movie landscape. Director David F. Sandberg's previous effort, "Lights Out," may have been a more inspired piece with a bit more fun to be had as well, but the competent storytelling here does the job enough.… Expand
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moviemitch96Aug 11, 2017
While 'The Conjuring' films have continued to impress me with their unique and creepy atmosphere, as well as their remarkable ability at relying much more heavily on building tension and suspense rather than cheap, loud and in-your-face jumpWhile 'The Conjuring' films have continued to impress me with their unique and creepy atmosphere, as well as their remarkable ability at relying much more heavily on building tension and suspense rather than cheap, loud and in-your-face jump scares, this second outing with the Annabelle doll easily falls into the latter, much like its predecessor unfortunately. This became straight up laughable for me at times, due to the weak effort of creating any genuine scares or tension when almost every time, I, and I'm sure several others, saw almost every scare coming from at least a mile away before they even happen. Some of the dialogue and moments throughout the film were just so ridiculous as well. Overall, it had the creepy atmosphere that at least made it a bit fun and eerie to watch, but "fun" is certainly not what I'm looking for in a horror film. "Fun" is when I'm laughing or grinning at the predictability of a horror film rather than cowering in my seat in fear for most of it. Case in point.… Expand
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davelisa3210Aug 12, 2017
Have you ever been truly scared?I have,and it leaves a taste of electricity in your mouth. Instead I left with a sour taste. Annabelle failed to deliver true horror, instead it was a hodgepodge of banter scenes that didn't connect. The hotHave you ever been truly scared?I have,and it leaves a taste of electricity in your mouth. Instead I left with a sour taste. Annabelle failed to deliver true horror, instead it was a hodgepodge of banter scenes that didn't connect. The hot nun didn't help in any fashion and 3 of the characters were useless.james Wan, please be somewhere creating some true horror. Screaming and loud creepy music doesn't make a horror film, especially sreaming. For a minute I thought I was watching "The Ring" the movie got dangerously close to just ripping off the ring and Bram Stoker's Dracula. The movie has great camera angles but the script was weak. Things should've happened alot sooner and better in the movie. Although there was a fantastic scene with the daughter and the chairlift, but it failed to carry through. All in all, the cast of orphans were too inexperienced and frankly useless, the nun couldn't act and her script was horrible.… Expand
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4
Rebecca31Aug 13, 2017
Did you like The Conjuring? Did you like The Conjuring 2? Well here’s a movie to tide you over until the Conjuring 3. Yes I know we already got an Annabelle movie but it made a ton of money so now we’re “rewarded” with another one. Ooh goody.Did you like The Conjuring? Did you like The Conjuring 2? Well here’s a movie to tide you over until the Conjuring 3. Yes I know we already got an Annabelle movie but it made a ton of money so now we’re “rewarded” with another one. Ooh goody. So buckle up for nearly two hours of quiet, quiet, bang, screaming, more screaming, Annabelle on a rocking chair, jump scare, jump scare, jump scare and roll credits.
There are only so many times you can bombard the audience with frights before you lose them completely. Like so many other horror films it suffers from the build-up being better than the reveal. Seriously the last thing the Conjuring movies needed was its own universe but here we are anyway. An endless parade of unoriginal cash grabbing spinoffs. Annabelle Creation is one giant jump scare so unless you’re truly desperate for your horror movie fix give this one a miss. It doesn’t deserve your money.… Expand
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DirigiblePulpJan 12, 2019
Definitely disappointed with this. All the elements are present, but they never add up to anything. The plot never coheres, the effective scares, tension and atmosphere all feel like disparate elements instead of a complete whole. This isDefinitely disappointed with this. All the elements are present, but they never add up to anything. The plot never coheres, the effective scares, tension and atmosphere all feel like disparate elements instead of a complete whole. This is simultaneously a supernatural haunting, demonic possession and a killer doll movie without any of the pleasing genre mishmash you hope would occur. The film seems driven by whatever a particular scene needs to happen to be "scary" without actually earning it. You want to embrace nightmare logic while watching this, but ultimately this goes exactly where you would expect, playing with expectations only within a scene, at random, without rules, not in an anything goes madness kind of way, but in an arbitrary lackadaisical one. It's borrowed parts, borrowed well, welded together at random.… Expand
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6
moonman1994Aug 24, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Annabelle: Creation does many things right and many things wrong. Starting with the things it did right the acting by the children in the movie is simply superb. They do a great job conveying a sense of terror to the viewer and when one of them eventually gets possessed by Annabelle's spirit she plays evil well and most importantly in a way that isn't campy. Annabelle: Creation also manages to set the mood well. It never relies on the false dawn or it's-not-actually-the-monster tropes that many horror movies do and for this it deserves major props. This also helps keep you on edge the entire movie because you know that every time something goes wrong that it is Annabelle. That being said the movie does fall into many horror movie trops/cliches. The first of which being that it relies far to heavily on jump scares and does to the point that by the half way point they don't really get you any more. Also the film's presentation of the villain is only ok but I can't fault that because the movie is limited by its source material since it's a prequel. Lastly the ending is poor. It ends with the normal cliche false dawn of the monster not really being gone. Once again it can't be faulted too much for this as it is a prequel but they could have easily made the wrap up more interest. All and all Annabelle: Creation is a solid Horror film but nothing special relying well on it's child actors to build tension but relying to heavily on horror tropes to be a breakout in the genre.… Expand
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6
devanshu257Sep 4, 2017
Director of "Lights Out" delivers another fine horror installment and is alot better than Annabelle and this period drama is worth your time however it doesnot break any ground.
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5
LeZeeFeb 4, 2018
This is where it all begins!

The second spin-off from 'The Conjuring' franchise and overall a fourth film to set in the same universe. The first film, which was 'Annabelle', I thought it was an okayish. Now with this, there's a potential subThis is where it all begins!

The second spin-off from 'The Conjuring' franchise and overall a fourth film to set in the same universe. The first film, which was 'Annabelle', I thought it was an okayish. Now with this, there's a potential sub franchise. Probably it could head back to back-wards as prequels, while 'The Conjuring is heading forward.

There's nothing new from this, but still not a bad film. I liked the location. A single house in the mountain and revolved around a bunch of orphans. It is where it all begins. The creation of the most haunted doll that you saw in 'The Conjuring'. Focused on a doll making family, following an accident, how the family lived their rest of the life was told.

A nun with a few orphan girls joins the family to live-in. When one of the kids discovers the locked away doll with secrets, the evil force unleashed. In the latter parts, the film reveals what happen to them and to the doll. Also hinting out at a possible prequel, going to be in Europe. I felt it was decent, so okay for watching once, especially if you had liked the previous one.

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6
pnoyfilmtvadikSep 8, 2017
It has all the makings of a good horror movie: a family tragedy, a big old Victorian house, young female protagonists, a demonic entity, and a good director.
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4
muldjordJun 17, 2018
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There's some pretty decent scares in this movie, but that's just about all it has going for it and it quickly becomes a scare-fest with 30 sec daytime dialog scenes inbetween. Then cut to the next night and the next scare takes place. So you would sortof expect some sort of story to develop through that, but there's not really anything to grasp at here. And the scares don't make much sense. Is it the doll that's evil? Is it the girl? And why is the girl evil in the first place?

Well, you get an answer to that about halfway through the movie. The scene is about 1 minute long, and that's it. No more story, just more scares. So the entire story of this movie can pretty much be compress to 5 minutes. 4 minutes at the beginning and 1 minute halfway through. Other than that, just scare scene after scary scene.

It's not that the scenes by themselves aren't well done. But it's the lack of narrative progress between them that make it get old really quickly.

The only thing that differs is which girl gets exposed to the next scare and in what room it happens.

So I guess it's something like this: Until the nun have seen the demon, they aren't leaving the damn house. And because of that, **** keeps happening.… Expand
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5
flametail23Jul 16, 2019
Far from perfect but does offer mild entertainment and a couple of interesting scares. No where near as mind numbing as the previous entry in the Conjuring Universe 'The Curse of La Llorona'but still no more than a small distraction.
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papadrew7Aug 25, 2017
This was a movie over hyped. Contrary to what you might have heard the movie is not shot well, there are scenes that are just pointless and cringe worthy, and the movie just was not scary. Sure there might have been a scene or two that gotThis was a movie over hyped. Contrary to what you might have heard the movie is not shot well, there are scenes that are just pointless and cringe worthy, and the movie just was not scary. Sure there might have been a scene or two that got the right vibe of a scary movie but the movie as a whole IMO failed. Oh and the ending is pretty stupid too and of course sets up for another cash grab for an industry that thinks once they make one good movie they can automatically make ten more movies off it.… Expand
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HHosseinKhalajiOct 17, 2017
I have to say the movie was not scary at all, and it was so much confusing with mixing story and get's no right answer for the phenomena. It is a movie just to fill your spare time nothing more. The Chapter 2: Failed.
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5
sandbornAug 15, 2017
The build-up is too long without any scares, but afterwards it's scary as hell. Unfortunately, the ending is just plain dumb! I'm all for character and story developement, but 'Annabelle-C' unfolds at an excruciating pace.
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6
michaelinpersonNov 6, 2017
As we begin to see the characters morph into cliches, there is little to sympathize for them. What's only going for this movie is its horrific storyline, which still ends up dragging our attention through a heap of disappointment.
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Aloxb3Oct 13, 2017
Apesar da nota, o primeiro filme é melhor! "6" é a nota que dou para o filme inteiro mas, se tivessem me mostrado só os últimos 10 minutos, com certeza seria um 10.
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4
SteishAug 22, 2017
This is one of the worst horror movie, but there is some moment , which make me really scare. This is not a movie, this is collection of cliche. I DONT RECOMMEND TO WATCH IT!!!
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amheretojudgeDec 19, 2018
A Doll Saves The Day.

Annabelle: Creation Sandberg's daunting task of connecting the dots is a gleeful win, even though it fails to stand on its own. Shattered brutally by the previous installment Annabelle of the Conjuring franchise, itA Doll Saves The Day.

Annabelle: Creation

Sandberg's daunting task of connecting the dots is a gleeful win, even though it fails to stand on its own. Shattered brutally by the previous installment Annabelle of the Conjuring franchise, it surely was a difficult task by the makers to wipe out the haunting memory with a satisfying one. And yes, even though this slow pill episode of the series fumbles on its own grounds, it circles back to the origin satisfactorily. The mythological backdrop of this horrifying tale is actually originated from positive emotions that surprisingly casts a more effective spell on you. But we would be rushing ourselves if we think it is what the entire movie fiddles around with.

The series of various events adapted by it to brew a haunted grudge on the characters is skillfully weaved out. In fact, the procedure it follows, the build up of that sequence which is about to hit latter on the film, is more scarier than the actually revealing trick. Like, when a handicapped girl is introduced to a chair that works as an elevator on the stairs. Now the enactment of this scene offer much more sharp and brilliant imaginations to the viewers than the actual chapter shows you.

One of the main reason why it is a far better horror experience is for it is less animated than The Conjuring 2, it hides its heavier cards under the shades. Wilson as the victim and our host of the house (despite of being the guest) has done a marvelous work on foliating the chills on screen where she is supported decently by Bateman, Otto and LaPaglia. If The Conjuring is an alienated version of this series, Annabelle Creation feels much more personal, drawing the screams from our deepest darkest fears, it still remains mediocre on terms of storytelling.… Expand
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FilipeNetoAug 8, 2020
After "Annabelle" turned out to be a terribly boring film, I thought it was very difficult to make it worse. So, I decided to see this film, which is basically a prequel or spin-off of that film... what this film does is to create a new storyAfter "Annabelle" turned out to be a terribly boring film, I thought it was very difficult to make it worse. So, I decided to see this film, which is basically a prequel or spin-off of that film... what this film does is to create a new story for the origin of the doll, which differs in everything from what we can see in "Annabelle": here , the doll was created by a couple who lost their daughter, something very distant from the satanic cults of the aforementioned film. The film also tells how the doll begins to put at risk a group of orphaned girls that this couple decided to welcome into their home.

Directed by David F. Sandberg, the film works well, although it is not brilliant. The dialogues are sometimes weak and uninteresting, but the actors' work is satisfactory. Anthony LaPaglia is a good actor and does his job very well. The same can be said of Samara Lee, Miranda Otto, Lulu Wilson and Talitha Bateman. Stephanie Sigman is the actress who did the worst, exaggerating her character and never looking like a real nun. The characters also do not excel in complexity but they fulfil the basic requirements, and the material given to the actors was minimally good.

Technically, its a beautiful film thanks to elegant cinematography, that knows how to use the shadows and make the best of a set that seems sinister enough, in a huge house virtually full of memories of the past. All the effects seemed to me to be well accomplished and realistic enough. The sets and costumes contribute a lot to create a threatening atmosphere and the soundtrack is impeccable.… Expand
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DovahKJul 2, 2018
La peli te da un par de sustos que no te esperas, pero por lo demás es muy previsible y pasas
de todo menos miedo.
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AlanoSilvaPBMar 2, 2023
A história não é ruim, mas achei o envolvimento com os personagens um pouco fraco e sem profundidade, tanto é que no início você tem um leve apego pela Janice, e no final nem se importa mais dela estar, ou não, possuída pela entidade maligna.A história não é ruim, mas achei o envolvimento com os personagens um pouco fraco e sem profundidade, tanto é que no início você tem um leve apego pela Janice, e no final nem se importa mais dela estar, ou não, possuída pela entidade maligna. Acabei não torcendo por ninguém, só para o filme acabar logo.… Expand
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ErikTheCriticSep 25, 2018
With better acting and more effective suspense, this sequel is certainly a heck of a lot better than its predecessor, however it still does not fully encapsulate the genuine terror and trepidation of The Conjuring movies.
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I_loveJan 4, 2019
A lot better than the original but copied things from the conjuring 1 and 2, and from the insideous movies, too many jumpscares. Kinda cheesy at times
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AGJ14Apr 22, 2019
I enjoyed the movie Annabelle Creation because I am personally a fan of a story that extends from one film to the next and that is what this movie does for its audience, while also adding a backstory to one of the previous films. Make enoughI enjoyed the movie Annabelle Creation because I am personally a fan of a story that extends from one film to the next and that is what this movie does for its audience, while also adding a backstory to one of the previous films. Make enough movies revolving around this one little doll and you will end up in and endless loop of hearing about how no one should see the doll, the doll is bad, don’t look at the doll and also having those who watched the other movies left trying to figure out what happened in a specific movie but messing up because they are adding things that happened from the same movies about that doll into the movie they are trying to remember. The movie “Annabelle Creation” seemed a tad bit different from the rest of the Conjuring and Annabelle movies as it somewhat shy's away from the movies before it style. Annabelle Creation seemed to focus more on a story/plot while trying to throw in a few pop-up scares that the creators and directors are known for doing and perfecting so well in their previous movies. But now Annabelle Creation does not seem to be trying so hard with the pop-up scares like they use to and the horror movie lost what makes a horror movie be called a horror movie. As they lean more toward the plot it’s a sweet story with a man and a wife letting a group of all female orphans come stay at their “castle” like home. Janice: “This is our new orphanage?” Nancy: “It’s as big as a castle.” Samuel Mullins: “Feel free to use the house as you see fit.” With this movie, it is easy to notice how repetitive these horror/ghost movies have become and how easily someone can predict what will happen next to the story's protagonist. And when hearing what the characters say is a continuous noticing of Déjà vu moments that not make it suspenseful but more of a “I knew it was gonna happen” moment. Linda: “Janice says she’s seen your daughter.”
Samuel Mullins: “My daughter has been dead for a long time.”
Déjà vu! “I see dead people..” “you couldn’t have possibly seen them because they have been dead for 74 years.” If you overuse something then people are going to end up knowing what you’re going to spew out next.
Esther Mullins: “It’s the doll. A devil” Aside from the repetitiveness of the whole Annabelle movie collection and the little use of very well performed pop-up scares, we are left with only the plot. Which, to my personal opinion, made it worth the $12.50. The plot was the missing piece we had all been waiting for without realizing we had been waiting for it, as it connects parts from previous Annabelle movies basically summing up what happened and how they got to that point.… Expand
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PaulxavierfosteMay 22, 2019
Der Film geht in die richtige Richtung, es gab aber dennoch zu viele Klischees und es gab nur vereinzelt Anzeichen von Atmosphäre. Dennoch macht der Film einen guten Sprung von der 3 vom Vorgänger zu einer 6 zum Nachfolger. Wer weiß, vlltDer Film geht in die richtige Richtung, es gab aber dennoch zu viele Klischees und es gab nur vereinzelt Anzeichen von Atmosphäre. Dennoch macht der Film einen guten Sprung von der 3 vom Vorgänger zu einer 6 zum Nachfolger. Wer weiß, vllt wird Annabelle 3 eine 9?… Expand
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RecepAug 13, 2019
Film güzel ama korku öğeleri çok yetersiz ancak gideri var hikaye çok iyi bir kaç sahnesi çok korkunç dediğim gibi yetersiz olmuş
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tellmikeyyJan 30, 2022
Although this movie is watchable and enjoyable, it had me criticizing it when it ended. Not from a “just leave the house” point if view but a “if this were done a bit differently” point of view. Certain events happen in the film that make youAlthough this movie is watchable and enjoyable, it had me criticizing it when it ended. Not from a “just leave the house” point if view but a “if this were done a bit differently” point of view. Certain events happen in the film that make you go “that was a bit much” or “if it happened before the next sequence or establishment then it would make more sense”. Overall still enjoyable and some shots are done very well.… Expand
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Sosmooth1982Dec 8, 2022
Not as good as the 1st. Still a good movie. Just the movie seemed to drag on more in some parts then it should've. That creepy porcelain doll still does the trick.
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