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The first thing you'll probably notice is just how much better 'Annabelle Comes Home (2019)' is, immediately, than 'The Nun (2018)', 'The Curse Of La Llorona (2019)' and its oft-forgotten predecessor, 'Annabelle (2014)'. I mean, it seems like a masterpiece in comparison to those; it's actually engaging, features a variety of successful scares and centres around compelling characters. However, the second thing you'll probably notice is just how much worse it is than 'The Conjuring (2013)', 'The Conjuring 2 (2016)' and, even, 'Annabelle: Creation (2017)'. That's because its plot is incredibly slim - I'm talking almost anecdotal - and it starts to wear thin far faster than it, perhaps, ought to. As such, the piece ends up somewhere in the middle, quality-wise, of the overall 'Conjuring' franchise; it's by no means bad but it's certainly not great, either. Thankfully, though, it's a decently enjoyable, competently constructed experience throughout. The reason for this is, I feel, two-fold. Firstly, its characters - on whom it relies solely because its plot is almost non-existent - are mostly well-rounded and believable. One of them does make some odd decisions that aren't explained until long after they've been made and, even then, don't stand up to all that much scrutiny. Still, this isn't too detrimental and the development done for all the main players is serviceable enough, with some of it actually going a long way to plugging the potential leaks caused by those previously mentioned poor choices. Plus, everyone on screen is, essentially, as likeable as they could be. Unfortunately, they aren't quite interesting enough to keep you wholly engaged during the movie's slower segments. It has a really strange, somewhat disjointed pacing that practically paints most of it as an extended build-up for a seemingly fifteen-minute finale. Luckily, then, it's competent when it comes to the second 'fold' of that two-fold reason I mentioned earlier: the scares. While there's nothing outstanding here, it's also not just jump-scare central. There are are variety of occasionally quite inspired gags that often play on audience expectation, building up genuine suspense that isn't deflated every two minutes by an obnoxious 'false' fright. It does sometimes get a little too overt for its own good - though, the overall series is no stranger to bold, effects-based 'creatures', either - but it's refreshing, and sadly so, for a film like this to not be made of abrasive, repetitive, 'cattle-prod' stuff. Generally, the flick is a fairly fun time. Sure, it wears thin and is only ever so compelling in the first place, but it's a solid haunted house - literally and figuratively - that will certainly satisfy fans of the franchise. 6/10

I'm a fan of The Conjuring and the other Annabelle movies but this one was disappointing. The acting was fine but the story a as weak and the ending was horrible. At least they kept the time period feeling. I expected more from this series.

I was disappointed with Annabelle Comes Home because they had an immense list of material to use and they didn't. There were too many ideas and they all clashed and the story didn't make sense at times. The "comedy" scenes felt awkward and forced, just like The Nun, and overall came across like it was supposed to be a teen suspense film rather than a horror film. It kept me at the edge off my seat a bit but never went beyond that. Annabelle Creation and the first Conjuring are still the best films out of this whole franchise.

To synthetically summarize, I would say that Annabelle Comes Home (2019) is essentially dedicated to young teens. In addition, although it's directed by the padawan Gary Dauberman, do not expect anything original. Nice with low expectation.

Don't bother watching this movie. It's one of those standard production, boring and predictable movie.

While I like the original two "Conjuring" movies, I have not cared much for the spin-offs in the franchise that I have seen. I decided to see this one in theaters because unlike the other Conjuring spin-offs, it has a genuinely unique premise (the Warrens' artifacts all become possessed by Annabelle.) I was also intrigued of the prospect of the Warrens coming back. While it's not perfect, this is a pretty solid horror film that should please fans of the franchise.

First-time director Gary Dauberman makes a strong debut behind the camera, managing to craft inventive scares that play around with audience expectations. Even though they are a key part of this franchise, I have never been all that crazy about the loud jump-scares in these films, mainly because I view them as a generally lazy and uninspired way to startle viewers in lieu of creating genuine dread and psychological terror. While the film still has some jump-scares that don't really work, the horror in the film does reach more efficacious and creative heights than that. There are also some moments in the film when the viewer thinks a jump-scare might happen, but it actually does not, which helps balance surprise with suspense during the film's duration. Dauberman uses audience perceptions of space, color and light to create some interesting scares with the Warrens' artifacts. The film's lighting is superb, managing to make the film's aesthetic be both clear and ominous at the same time. While the film's sets are somewhat minimalist, that works to the narrative's advantage. This also makes the horror seem more authentic.

The writing is a cut above many of the "Conjuring" films, although some minor plot holes and inconceivable decisions by major characters are still present. The film's score is chilling yet powerful. It's great to see the Warrens back as well, even though they are not exactly the primary characters of this movie. Despite some flaws, this is a good and fairly creative addition to the Conjuring universe. 7/10

The Conjuring movies (1 &2) are two of my favorite horror movies. The first Annabelle movie was not great. The second one was actually very good. I did not have much by way of expectations, and this movie failed miserably to even meet those. Pacing, horrendous. No Warrens. Too many unnecessary monsters and ghosts with little to no story or purpose. Characters (especially one) doing the whole I'm-going-to-touch-this-or-go-in-here-because-I-can. Honestly, the horror is skimpy and stereotypical. Some scenes dragged on forever with no purpose. My wife, especially, was looking forward to this and is usually forgiving of bad horror movie elements, but even she called it "trash". Annabelle should have stayed away.

8.5/10 Annabelle Comes Home was another new thrilling intense ride from The Conjuring universe focuses on the iconic Annabelle doll once again resulted in again one of the goods Non-Conjuring movie in The Conjuring universe and simply the best in the Annabelle trilogy, i like the pretty sweet return of Ed and Lorraine Warren even though they didn't in it much, now the movie leads by the Warren's daughter, her babysitter and her babysitter friends perform nicely by Mckenna Grace, Madison Iseman, and Katie Sarife, in terms of their characters i can see people's hating on Katie Sarife character Daniela but i just didn't see why because even though it's stupid what she did at least she have a pretty acceptable reason for a horror movie at least and i'm fine with her the whole time, Bob was the one that i found as another unnecessary sort of comic relief of the film same as Frenchie in The Nun but again i don't hate him, sure it's cheesy at times, one pretty cheap jumpscare, a couple of times and definitely more when Mckenna Grace just delivers a very cheesy line in a serious way and i just can't take it, all the Bob scene was whatever, i'm not so big on the wolf monster, and that's about it, Annabelle Comes Home still contained a pretty creative scary build up and set up, it have that James Wan's inspired in it, love the other demons besides Annabelle that they showed, and the story itself, the atmosphere, the tension was really there and compare to Annabelle Creation which i found not that scary, the first Annabelle was scary, and Annabelle Comes Home is even scarier, so overall i really enjoyed Annabelle Comes Home, it's entertaining to watch, i was invested to the story, the characters, the tension, the scare were all there, it's flawed and have some problems in it but overall Annabelle Comes Home is still for me another good Non-Conjuring movie in The Conjuring Universe, and the best in the Annabelle trilogy.

The story is mostly mix for me on how some parts work and some don't. The movie does a better job on building up the atmosphere than the La Llorona movie I review. It does a great job on building up tension towards the creepiness factor and there's a couple of creepy scenes in the movie. Also I found the backstory of the spirits to be pretty interesting and creepy. And I found the ending to be really emotional.

Unfortunately I found the way the spirits are unleashed to be really stupid and predictable. The minor side plot about Bob is unnecessary and uninteresting. And some of the jump scares aren't that effective and really obvious.

I personally think that this is the weakest of the Annabelle movies, but still good. Acting 7/10. Cinematography 8,4/10. Plot 6,1/10. Special effects 8,2/10. It's not necessary to watch the previous annabelle movies, but it can be useful. I think it's pretty awesome that Ed and Lorraine Warren were in it. I just expected more of this movie, it's not bad, but it's definetly not great. If you're looking for a movie with ghosts/demons, dolls and haunted kids, than you will propably like this movie. There were some good parts, but there were also some boring parts. I think this is a good movie for beginners, because it isn't that scary.

I do recommend this movie to others. I had a good time while watching it, so i give it 7/10.

Rated r: violence, language, supernatural content, gore.

This film manages to set up tension nicely. The cinematography is solid and the score is on point. Stylistically, this film felt more similar to the two 'Conjuring' films than it did to the previous two 'Annabelle' films. This isn't just because of the presence of the Warren's, although they did help elevate the movie. It's because this film used the house, and the artifacts within, to great effect, I particularly liked that scene where the mirror shows you a little into the future, I thought it was a great scene and concept. The jump scares are quite effective. In terms of the acting, Wilson and Farmiga are great in their few scenes. I wish they'd played a bigger role here, but hopefully it shouldn't be too long till we see the Warrens again in their own movie. The main characters are the three girls, all of which I thought were decent and likable enough.

Nothing happens until half way of the movie. I was almost sleeping. There is no story, there is no end, there is no scary parts. Terrible, huge regret.

Ed Warren (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine Warren (Vera Farmiga) lock the evil doll Annabelle in a sacred glass cabinet in their demoniac artifacts room. One year later, they need to travel and leave their daughter Judy (Mckenna Grace) with the babysitter Mary Ellen (Madison Iseman). However the local newspaper question if the Warren are heroes or hoax and the snoopy teenager Daniela Rios (Katie Sarife), who recently lost her father, lures Mary Ellen and enters in the locked room expecting to contact her father. She releases the powerful Annabelle and the girls spend the night haunted by evil spirits.

"Annabelle Comes Home", the third film of the franchising, is not bad and startle the viewer in many scenes. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga are part of the cast basically to give their names to the credits since their participation is a cameo in the beginning and in the ending. But the three girls have good performances. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Annabelle 3: De Volta Para Casa" ("Annabelle 3: Back Home")

Nothing special in this film . The stupid teenage girl which makes the worst decisions and decides to get in the basement . She touched everything bla bla bla. It has some decent moments some good jumpscares . Just 1 questions . How can 3 girls defeat so many demons !?!?

Thought this movie would be about Ed and Lorraine Warren but instead I had to watch three kids running around a house for an hour and 45 minutes. This movie would've been good if the production was well executed.

Drama, likable characters and terrific acting especially from McKenna Grace are enough to compensate for the small scares "Annabelle Comes Home" gives. Also, the movie is miles better than the previous Conjuring film La Llorona.

Played mostly with the anticipation level this time, took its time for the build up in more or less every eerie encounter rather than delivering the jump scares straightaway one after another...and that's actually a good thing for a movie like this that knows its limitations & capacity to grow or give focus in certain areas. Overall, nothing spectacular but surely a better installment than last year's THE NUN.

Surprised to know that it's been rated R for "horror, violence and terror", while I thought it should be a fine example for a decently entertaining PG-13 horror.

As a fan of horror movies I found that movie not that scary yea there were some good jumpscares but the overall story of the movie wasn't that scary. If you are one of those people that gets scared easily then don't be that reluctant to watch it because it is not that scary

Although horror is not my favourite film genre, and have made that known more than once before in the past, there is still high appreciation for it. Although there are a fair share of average at best films or even clunkers (even when trying to take them for what they are or intend to be), there are also an equal fair share of good horror films as well as classics, which won't be named in order to be fair.

Really enjoyed the two 'The Conjuring' films for the same reasons to each other, that they were well-made, well-crafted, suspenseful, entertaining and had genuine shocks. 'Annabelle' is inevitably compared to them, but to me it doesn't compare favourably and could have been much better. Its prequel 'Annabelle: Creation', although far from perfect or great with some of the same mistakes being made, again to me fared better, though again not close to the quality of 'The Conjuring' films. 'The Nun' meanwhile was a mediocre disappointment. Put 'Annabelle Comes Home' in the middle and personally found it a difficult film to rate and review, though it will be easier for others.

'Annabelle Comes Home' looks good. There is a great Gothic atmosphere, lush and darkly atmospheric production design and stylish photography. The supernatural effects are surprisingly excellent too. The music is haunting and the direction brings a genuine eeriness and mysteriousness in places. There are parts that are suitably uneasy and eerie once 'Annabelle Comes Home' gets going.

The pace, again once the film gets into gear, it has been said that the mute vision in the television is the scariest part and do have to agree with this. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga do good jobs, though take a backseat to the younger cast. Was worried that this would not work, but the younger cast carry the film quite well and don't bore and annoy as feared.

However, the story is near-non existent with few surprises and can get very silly. Especially towards the end. Although there are moments of scares and suspense, there are not enough of either and could have done with more build up that would have made them less predictable.

Did feel that the pacing was still very flawed. 'Annabelle Comes Home' takes too long to get going and then the climactic parts feel very rushed. The ending is one of the film's biggest issues, as well as being rushed it was very anti-climactic and bordered on plain ridiculous, as well as illogical. The dialogue is no improvement too, very awkward-sounding and banal, doing little with developing rather clichéd characters.

Summarising, difficult to rate and review. Watchable but never rises above borderline between average and decent. 5/10