Annabelle Comes Home

I went to JB yesterday. The traffic was surprisingly smooth on Singapore's side but Malaysia's side was horrible - the machines were broken and the queue was so long I lined up for almost an hour before I passed through the machine. After that I went to accomplish why I went there - watch Annabelle. Okay. The first Annabelle was quite a disappointment. It was so dull, so boring, so unmemorable that right now I really can't recall a single thing from the movie that was the very first spin-off from The Conjuring movies. Anyway the second was a meteorite improvement from the first, and was incredibly entertaining. The latest installment in the series, which, when I first heard about it, I thought was a joke and a ridiculous stretch from the original intention, was fairly entertaining but sufficiently terrifying. The producers and writers got it right by not trying to make it a prequel of a prequel or doing anything to prove the moviegoers it can go anymore asinine. This latest movie focuses on the Lorrens' daughter and her nanny and her nanny's friend. The movie clicked well with me, although at one point it drifted off to becoming a little monotonous and boring, but it picked up pace and was incredibly captivating when the full force of evil was released. Perhaps I've grown up, but I do not find Daniella's obvious stupidity a tolerable attitude, even in fictions. But, I guess from a fresh perspective of the movie writers, this latest movie was a nice touch that is well-received. I am a The Conjuring series fan, I can't say much to the spin-offs from the movies, but this Annabelle is an exception. And I look forward to watching The Conjuring 3. By the way, both The Conjuring and The Conjuring 2 are my favourite Western horror movies after The Grudge series, with currently The Conjuring 2 being my favourite - perhaps because, unlike the first installment, I watched it in the cinema.