The Babysitter

The babysitter whas one giant suprise because i was just looking on netflix and this movie looked intresting so i started watching and it turned out to be one of the most fun movies of 2017. MCG directed this movie and he did a good job over all with bringing this wierd but fun concept to live. The movie has some gorry kills that where a lot of fun to watch but some of them used CGI and that din't look all that good. I also liked some of the musical choices in the movie and the over all acting was realy good with the stand out being Samara Weaving.

This movie whas realy fun and i recommend it alot.

Cole (Judah Lewis) is a 12 year old bullied pushover. His parents are often away. Bee (Samara Weaving) is his beloved, ultra-sexy, ultra-tough, and ultra-cool babysitter. His best friend Melanie claims that all babysitters have sex with their boyfriends after the kids go to sleep. Cole decides to stay up and sneak downstairs to spy on Bee. He finds that she's doing much more than having sex.

I am pleasantly surprised that I actually liked this movie. I expected something stupid but this is loads of fun. It's a comedy action horror from McG. It has some of his silly fast-cut comedy style. It's not overwhelming while keeping his sensibilities which helps a lot. The writing has plenty of knowing comedy without the excesses of his silliness. I love Weaving and this kid Lewis. Maybe the lowered expectations got me but I quite enjoyed this.

If anyone watched the trailers. They will know not to expect anything. I didn't expect a good film and I was pleasantly surprised with this one.

It knows exactly what it is. A cheesy B rated movie. It plays to that.

I expected utter crap, but got B movie cheese gold. I enjoyed the hell of out is this one. It makes no logical sense at all but it's funny and enjoyable.

Go in to expect cheese and you will love it.

It's not scary so if that's what you want skip this one. But it was a fun movie with a good amount of blood, some tension & excitement and a fun story. It should probably be seen as a horror/comedy, not just a horror. It's kind of like the horror movie your mom would have let you watch when you were 12. Well I guess nowadays parents let their kids watch Freddy & Jason at 5, but think back to the 70s or 80s, in fact my mom probably wouldn't have let me watch it because of the amount of blood & guts. It does have some terrific kills, original for sure! I did think it was well done for what it was, acting was decent, production was good. The pacing was gold! No lulls in this. From the get go you care about this kid and whats going to happen to him. The poor underdog that we all want to see come out on top. I'd give it an 8 of 10.

This is exactly what a good Halloween prank should look like. A little bit of gore, a little bit of T&A, outrageously stereotypical high school kids, and nothing in the way of a plot to worry about.

That's not to say it's not extremely successful at what it aspires to: good, silly fun for Halloween.

Completely self-aware of all the slasher films it mimics, and more than able to mine the comedy in those memes, this film is just a hoot. Not anywhere near as serious as the Scream franchise tries to be with the horror/slasher genre, this film takes the opposite tact: remember that these films are for fun and a bit of escapism.

A soft PG-13 would be the MPAA rating for this if it wasn't Netflix, and it's appropriate for your tweens. But if you're in your 30s or 40s, it's gonna be a lot more enjoyable, since you know and recognize all the tropes at play, but know that the filmmakers know and are just letting you have fun watching them play out.

I hope the three leads get more good work out of this, because they all do a fabulous job with the material - there's not a lot to work with, but each of the three (the babysitter, boy kid, and his bestie girl) give you a good show and don't fall into the trap that this film could easily have done: there's not a scenery chewer among them, and they all do a great job of keeping their eye on the prize: a silly, fun, bit nostalgic, Halloween slasher.