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Annabelle comes home
7/10
Yet another filler episode between the movies titled The Conjuring but this time we are back with our better cast. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga play the Warrens and this time we are getting their daughter Judy as a main character too. As we have already seen from other movies, Annabelle the doll is now locked in the basement in the Warren's home. This is, along with many other possessed items are locked away for a reason. I really hope that we do get a lot of scares and a much better movie than something like the Nun. Unlike The conjuring duo, this movie is yet again only based around some artifacts that are actually in the Warren's occult. Let's find out whether we need to wait until next year for our next good installment.
We already know that shit is going to hit the fan when a babysitter is brought in as the Warrens are called away on a job. This young sitter knows the history of the house, knows the rules but they always come with a bitch of a friend with a hidden agenda. This is how it pans out. The friend wants to make contact with her dead dad and after touching some things in the basement she shouldn't have, a whole world of hell is let loose and that isn't just a description.
The daughter Judy, has her own paranormal trick as she constantly sees dead people, mind the quote from another movie.
After quite a bit of chasing, being introduced to some demons that could lead to spin-offs and a ghost of a priest showing the way, the girls find Annabelle and put her back into her box. This relieves that attacks from the other demons and even the love interest in the shape of a young lad is still alive after being chased away by a hellhound. As the story, simple as it is, draws to a close, the Warren's return home. Daniela, the useless friend comes clean and apologises to Lorraine after the three explain what has happened. Lorraine can tell the intentions were for Daniela to speak to her dad. Lorraine acts as a mediator between the two and gives her a message from him. The two then retire to join Judy's birthday party and crack on like nothing has happened. I'd be in the corner shitting my pants to be fair.
This was definitely one of the better fillers of The Conjuring universe as we wait for another 'true' story. What I liked about this one is that we didn't actually have to wait long for the action to start. Once it has started, it's usually small, building up to a climax. With so many demons or different varieties being involved with this one, there was always something waiting around the corner. At times and especially the hellhound, the CGI looked a little dated but with most of the story taking place over one night, the darkness of the movie helped a lot there. It was good to see another movie written by James Wan. The story carries on from the first Annabelle movie and takes place a year after those events. It really makes me want to travel for a viewing! Wilson and Farmiga are known for their roles by now but McKenna Grace as Judy, Madison Iseman as the babysitter and Katie Sarife as Daniela all had a role to play. Judy was a really good character. She was truly aware of what her parents did for a living and still came out of her room. Barely though, she had to play a troubled young girl, bullied at school because of what her parents did and also seen the dead herself. She knew the rules but at times, also knew the score on how to deal with things. Each girl comes into their own and braves up to the fact that they are the only ones who can stop all of this going on.
There were enough jump scares to keep the average horror fan happy and it was another build-up to The Conjuring 3 next year. What I don't want is for them to take these side characters and churn out another weak option like The Nun and maybe they need to stick to the cases that are actually documented on record as they seem to always be a winner.
We already know that shit is going to hit the fan when a babysitter is brought in as the Warrens are called away on a job. This young sitter knows the history of the house, knows the rules but they always come with a bitch of a friend with a hidden agenda. This is how it pans out. The friend wants to make contact with her dead dad and after touching some things in the basement she shouldn't have, a whole world of hell is let loose and that isn't just a description.
The daughter Judy, has her own paranormal trick as she constantly sees dead people, mind the quote from another movie.
After quite a bit of chasing, being introduced to some demons that could lead to spin-offs and a ghost of a priest showing the way, the girls find Annabelle and put her back into her box. This relieves that attacks from the other demons and even the love interest in the shape of a young lad is still alive after being chased away by a hellhound. As the story, simple as it is, draws to a close, the Warren's return home. Daniela, the useless friend comes clean and apologises to Lorraine after the three explain what has happened. Lorraine can tell the intentions were for Daniela to speak to her dad. Lorraine acts as a mediator between the two and gives her a message from him. The two then retire to join Judy's birthday party and crack on like nothing has happened. I'd be in the corner shitting my pants to be fair.
This was definitely one of the better fillers of The Conjuring universe as we wait for another 'true' story. What I liked about this one is that we didn't actually have to wait long for the action to start. Once it has started, it's usually small, building up to a climax. With so many demons or different varieties being involved with this one, there was always something waiting around the corner. At times and especially the hellhound, the CGI looked a little dated but with most of the story taking place over one night, the darkness of the movie helped a lot there. It was good to see another movie written by James Wan. The story carries on from the first Annabelle movie and takes place a year after those events. It really makes me want to travel for a viewing! Wilson and Farmiga are known for their roles by now but McKenna Grace as Judy, Madison Iseman as the babysitter and Katie Sarife as Daniela all had a role to play. Judy was a really good character. She was truly aware of what her parents did for a living and still came out of her room. Barely though, she had to play a troubled young girl, bullied at school because of what her parents did and also seen the dead herself. She knew the rules but at times, also knew the score on how to deal with things. Each girl comes into their own and braves up to the fact that they are the only ones who can stop all of this going on.
There were enough jump scares to keep the average horror fan happy and it was another build-up to The Conjuring 3 next year. What I don't want is for them to take these side characters and churn out another weak option like The Nun and maybe they need to stick to the cases that are actually documented on record as they seem to always be a winner.
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