The Babysitter

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.

In a nutshell, the following: 1. Builds the suspense well 2. When the fun starts, its unrelenting, fast paced and actually thought provoking (except for the shirtless guy) 3. What a great ending, with the last line uttered like it was something out of an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie

Totally cool and worth the watch. Just don't be squeamish as it gets really gross at points, hehe.

WATCH IT NOW TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT!

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.

Please don't watch the trailer before. The trailer reveals almost everything. The movie is quite surprising. It surprised a hell out of me. I don't watch the movie after the trailer. It's the plot, cast, ratings and no spoiler reviews that makes me select a movie. A movie you won't expect much from, but still delivers to satisfy the shit out of you! Damn, this one has it. It's little hilarious, not much. Yes, it's adult comedy. It's a surprisingly awesome movie, should definitely try once a watch. It's an above average movie of the genre - The genre which is horror, but doesn't have anything that could scare apart from the BGM. Yes, it falls in that category of hundreds of movies. Only the BGM is scary. 9 out of 10 for the direction. I couldn't imagine anything better for this story.

All the "tween horror" a parent can stand.

10-13-17. I just watched the new Netflix movie The Babysitter. I have to say it was a fun, campy, coming of age horror that is lacking today. With McG directing, it's a good mix of real life, comedy and horror that make for an entertaining good time. From the beginning you're all in with the 12 year old boy who lead who has a bully, a girl as a best friend and parents that still think he needs a babysitter. Fortunately for him, his babysitter is a bit of a beautiful bad ass. Too bad she also dabbles in the occult. And that's when the fun starts. Good deaths mixed with humor are what make this movie a good watch that keeps you engaged the whole time.