you would think that the directorial debut of Warner Brothers top horror
screenwriter I mean he's done such a good job for the studio that's why he
got to direct this movie which he also wrote by the way but you would think
that the dark that directorial debut would have a better screenplay but you
would be wrong perhaps Gary Doberman was so focused on
leveling up to director that he forgot how important it is to have a solid
foundation for a movie which is the screenplay and you would think as a
screenwriter he wouldn't forget that but maybe again he was just so excited to
become a director but then where were the producers and the studio etc a lot
of moviemaking is the team business and a lot of people have to sign off on this
stuff and I don't know I'm surprised that this is as lazy as it is it's like
what's going on here do you have that little respect for us right or you know
are you guys just in a rush was this like something that was like you know
you're just so busy these days we'll never know but I would say that Annabel
comes home is less of a story and more of an excuse for a whole bunch of
elegant to be fair elegance and highly atmos atmospheric jump scares I do like
the time period I like a being a period piece it actually a couple of times
during this movie reminded me of The Exorcist which I don't think quite holds
up to be honest with you I think it was more shocking at the time that it was
released today that nothing is sacred so he who assisted for the situation the
exorcism The Exorcist if you haven't seen it is it's very religious based
things you simply did not do in the 70s anyway by the way watch Good Omens it's
very good and I would also say that Annabel comes home is more like walking
through a top-notch haunted house attraction or any than watching a movie
and you know that has its that has its uh it's fun
so you'll see later on whether or not I think you should actually watch this
movie I don't want to like trash and about comes home but let's just you know
let's just say I'm disappointed in Annabel comes home I'm gonna give it a
guilt trip alright so because as much as I love the conjurer
universe even I got a bit bored watching this movie I was like yeah yeah jump
scare jump scare cuz you know I defended the conjuring universe in the past when
some of you were like it's just a bunch of jump scares grace and in fact
watching this movie I was like maybe it is because there is no intriguing
mystery to this ghost story and the mysteries by the way are right there
because at one point in the movie our little sleepover party decides to raid
the Warrens Case Files they do so many dumb things during this movie my
audience was groaning left and right but you know very engaged and it's like
instead of skimming over all these really interesting Case Files why don't
we pick one and run with it but unfortunately we never do you know
for any length of time they just kind of dabble in each case at least not here I
am sure that Warner Brothers and James Wan feel that each of these cases is a
potential spin-off movie and I agree with some of the comments that I've seen
that I guess if I had to pick one of them to make their own movie it would be
the bride you know a gruesome bride is hard to resist but for that reason there
have been a lot of gruesome Brides already one is the focal point of many a
haunted house you know Haunted Mansion attraction at the Disney theme parks and
I always enjoy it there but here since she's haunting the exact same hallways
you know it just reminded me a little bit too much of the none especially
without any backstory to who the bride is and how you know how that wedding
dress became so haunted and I was like oh it's the dress not the bride that's
an interesting distinction I want to know more and the movie never told me
more however I would say overall when it comes to spin-offs with the conjuring
universe I don't know how much more diluting that this franchise can take
and on that note Annabelle comes home is at its best when Patrick Wilson and vr4
Mia are front and center they are both such talented nuanced and likeable
actors and they take their roles and the material so seriously that they can't
help but elevate it whenever they're on screen also the contrast of their warmth
and goodness to the cold and evil of the spirits that that's lay there let's say
they're pursuing I don't really think they would think of themselves as
hunting them because they are trying to do again good but that contrast I think
is merged over the course of the franchise
as the true strength of it and that continues to be the case in this movie
as well but Wilson for Mia only cameo here they have a really fun opening
sequence that cleverly teases the audience like a little wink and a nudge
they know they know I think you know they acknowledge some of the I think
tricks and you know sleight of hands that have become the trademark of the
conjuring movies you know I respect their lack of dependence on VFX
but there are a couple of times I was like yeah I get it when she leans her
head just a little bit more forward and when she leans back the ghosts don't be
there anymore because the actor was able to easily walk off screen at that moment
when you cued them you know you can just you're starting to see the nuts and
bolts behind the scenes maybe a little bit too much I think at this point
especially again with no story to distract me like that's a cool priest
haunting the the school but what's his story we never find out and that also to
me is frustrating but I watching this movie I was like man I'm excited for the
conjuring three and thankfully it's filming right now to be released next
year so for this movie that leaves us with the Warrens daughter played by
McKenna grace who's getting an awful lot of work lately
in fact she's gonna be in the new Ghostbusters movie she's the star but I
like I think she's a talented actress and I think she has some really nice
moments here and I've enjoyed her in the past but she remains to me a quirky yet
distant actress she's like a junior Krysten Ritter but without any of
Christian Ritter's sassy fun which is what totally makes Krysten Ritter pop
pop and stand out and on that note Ritter who needs a job really should see
about playing the Warrens daughter all grown up continuing their work I'd see
that movie that's the thing I'm like slow at damned conjuring universe but I
mean again if they had the stories to way down and anchor these spin-offs I
think it would go much better they're just this is just like so flimsy it's
it's just more of an excuse of a movie I could read ghost stories forever I'm a
big ghost story fan and that's one of the things I think I like about this
franchise so much so for it to lose that element to me seems crazy I know back to
the actors Madison is Minh and Katie Seraph both do nice work
as McKenna Grace's babysitter and the babysitter's bad influence friend you
know Jamie Kennedy will be having an aneurysm watching her on screen if she
doesn't everything wrong however I think the real standout of the teen cast is
Michael Kamino who steals all his scenes as the awkward but charming teenage boy
who lives across the street also the pizza delivery guy that was fantastic
the guy had like one Scene five lines nailed him wow if I was his agent I'd be
like you did it good job I'm gonna send this to everybody now I did appreciate
though that Sarris Daniella wasn't just a two-dimensional character but instead
it was revealed had legit and I think sympathetic motivations for her oh so
stupid actions should you see as I said I said we talked about it should you see
Annabel comes home well if you're looking for a fun scare sure why not
right and it was fun going to see this movie with an audience I have to tell
you there was one group that wanted to be scared and yelled way too loudly and
all the jump scares at least at the beginning of the movie which made them
even scarier would be like why are you screaming like that and they would laugh
and it was kind of fun and then also one annoying character was almost killed and
the audience cheered there was also a funny interaction where they were like
you know you've seen it in the trailer and like Annabel needs a soul and some
of the audience was like take that one you know one of the characters and
everyone laughed and then when something happened to that character the audience
cheered only to then collectively groan when it was revealed that character was
okay for the time being don't want to give
any spoilers away and also a few things were shouted at the screen throughout
the movie which I felt added to the experience it was a fun movie to see
with a group also as I said the conjuring universe remains elegant and
highly atmospheric and I appreciate that and there was an opening crawl this time
around and I thought was used pretty nicely very nice effect and also I had
that Exorcist kind of lettering I thought that was great and this is much
better than the curse of liya rota which I liken to a student film Annabel comes
home is definitely a professional production but going forward I hope that
Warner Brothers wond Doberman and anyone else working on this franchise remember
that would really make so horror-movie stick is a really good
story just ask Jordan Peele right and Annabel comes home unfortunately does
not have one so that's my review of Annabel comes home what do you think do
you think they should keep making so many conjuring movies I my personal vote
is that they maybe just stick to ones focusing on the Warrens for the time
being and maybe that Krysten Ritter one right so again share your thoughts down
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