Stephanie Sigman

Talitha Eliana Bateman

Lulu Wilson

Anthony LaPaglia

Miranda Otto

Grace Caroline Currey

Philippa Coulthard

Samara Lee

Tayler Buck

Lou Lou Safran

Brad Greenquist

Mark Bramhall

Joseph Bishara

Alicia Vela-Bailey

Jessie Giacomazzi

Adam Bartley

Lotta Losten

Brian Howe

Kerry O'Malley

Annabelle Wallis

Ward Horton

Fred Tatasciore

Bonnie Aarons

Liam James Ramos

Tyler A. Johnson

Tree O'Toole

Emily Brobst

Richard Brener

Michael Clear

Joshua Throne

Cory Johnson

Cyndi Martin

Gary Dauberman

Marilyn Giacomazzi

Noelle Therese Mulligan

Michael McGuire

Laura Merians

Tommy Tieche

BJ McDonnell

Jimmy Ward

Nathan Stern

Leigh Rathner

Tim Roe

Robert Sharman

Steven Trapani

Bill R. Dean

Alicia Stevenson

Dawn Fintor

Paul Flinchbaugh

David Jobe

Thomas J. O'Connell

Brian Magrum

Lee Perez-Gonzalez

Michael Feldman

Taffy Schweickhardt

Lindsey Washington

Mike McLaughlin

Mark Gaffney

Michael Chickey

Asia Muka

Paula Avazian

Susan Saldutti

Robin Roberts

Liz Mendoza

Jennifer Gerber

Heide Kacser

Danielle Noe

Samantha Ward

Kelly Capoccia

Traci E. Smithe

Scott Spencer

Samantha Rosenberg

Yunea Cruz

Donald Fish

Rodney Veto

Bob Ivener

David Nims

Ryan Vanlossberg

Matt Whitted

Mike Mueller

Chris Randle

Chris Goe

Timothy Stuart Hildebrandt

Matthew Donaldson

Thomas Gerhardt

Ryan Patrick Bartley

Danny Metz

Will Mitchell

Cameron Birnie

Julia K. Levine

Jeremy Burns

Joe Love

James Ferrera

Louis Dargenzio

David Christenson

Nate Bell

Tim Williams

David J. Krystal

John Daro

Pamela Scott-Farr

Molly Pabian

Gabriel Vargas

Wing Kwok

Adam Titchenal

David F. Sandberg

Peter Safran

James Wan

Walter Hamada

Dave Neustadter

Hans Ritter

Maxime Alexandre

Michel Aller

Rich Delia

Jennifer Spence

Jason Garner

Lisa Son

Leah Butler

Julie Ann Grasso

Anthony Syracuse

Thomas Spence

Jan McWilliams

Nate Underkuffler

Susan L. Bertram

Nicki Katz

Justin M. Lubin

Sean P. Fickert

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Now that we've had three seperate origins for the Annabelle doll, maybe we can put the doll to rest. In fairness to director David F. Sandberg however, _Creation_ is entire **leagues** better than the first _Annabelle_.

_Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._

Conduit Demon: Take 27!

OK! It may not be 27 films in the latest conduit demon phase of horror film making, but it sure as hell feels like it! Annabelle: Creation would have been a very good horror film if it had come out 10 years ago, as it is we find ourselves treading familiar ground and relying on the usual horror film making playbook for our thrills.

Anyone such as myself who is bothered by pediophobia, automatonphobia and pupaphobia will surely be chilled to the bone here, for the makers push it to the max, with fine results. However, once that aspect is stripped away and the sound and visual horror staples grow tired, we are left hankering for a glorious final quarter of film to terrify us - which sadly doesn't materialise as we then get conduit demon 101.

In the pluses column there's a superb tie-in to the real Annabelle doll, an adherence to story as fact shrewdly inserted, and the acting (with young Lulu Wilson bright again as she wanders in from Ouija: Origin of Evil) is more than adequate. Sound mix rocks, as does the photographic shadows and shimmers, rendering the production technically good. If only the writers had been a bit more bolder and imaginative...

Much better than Annabelle (2014) (which isn't hard really), "Creation" is above average fare for casual horror fans with the fears previously stated. Hard core horror nuts, however, are likely to be very jaded come the end credits rolling. 6.5/10

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**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 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.

_5/10_

'Annabelle: Creation' isn't all bad, though did underwhelm me if I'm to be truthful. The mix of stories of Samuel/Esther and the orphans isn't majorly watchable, while the repeated use of young girls as the basis of these plots in this universe is getting a bit repetitive.

With that noted, like in 'The Conjuring 2', the best performance does come from one of the kids. Talitha Bateman gives a good showing, her character sure is repeatedly flung here, there and everywhere! Stephanie Sigman is solid, while I wish we got more of Miranda Otto as Esther.

There are more teases of 'The Nun', which I am actually looking forward to seeing in the standalone films - definitely the most creepy and interesting character in this series thus far, hopefully those doen't fall flat like these follow-ups to 'The Conjuring' have. Comparatively, this is the best of 'em and I like it more than 'Annabelle'.

One (unrelated) positive from this is its use of the "You Are My Sunshine" song, which always reminds me of Ole Gunnar Solskjær - any fellow Manchester United fans will know. I was practically reciting it in my head on each occasion. Quite the useless piece of information, I know.

Annabelle: Creation( 2017)

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Written by Gimly on Tue Nov 28 2017

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