It’s a deliciously silly movie perfect for horror movie buffs. It’s a modern day B-movie, worthy of a cult following. While the majority of these performances are completely outrageous, there are a couple of scene stealers in the cast - namely Leslie Bibb and Ken Marino as Cole’s parent’s and Andrew Bachelor as cult member John.ĭoes “The Babysitter” deserve any kind of award? God no. She whines and cries over the injury, but not because of the real possibility of bleeding out, but because she fears no boy will ever want to touch her again. The prime example being the cheerleader being shot in the boob. Each actor gives an over-the-top performance, spewing out sometimes cringeworthily bad dialogue, but completely committing to fulfilling the stereotype they were given. You got your nerds, the hot cool girl, the jock, the bullies, the clueless parents, the girl next door, the cheerleader…I could go on. But what makes it work is that McG and his cast are completely self-aware of the kind of movie they created.Įach character is a stereotype from the movie playbook. None of these situations are slightly plausible, even for a horror movie. Released October 13th, 2017, 'The Babysitter' stars Judah Lewis, Samara Weaving, Robbie Amell, Hana Mae Lee The R movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 25 min, and received a user score of 61 (out. Pretty much every single scene has suspended the audience’s belief. Summary: Two years after defeating a satanic cult led by his babysitter Bee, Coles trying to forget his past and focus on surviving high school. While one of the cult members is literally in the middle of attempting to choke out Cole, he takes a beat to give Cole advice on how to best his relentless bully…right before he returns to attempting to murder Cole. Starring: Andrew Bachelor, Bella Thorne, Emily Alyn Lind, Hana Mae Lee, Jenna Ortega, Judah Lewis, Ken Marino, Leslie Bibb, Robbie Amell, Samara Weaving. Cole outwits each of his foes in completely unrealistic ways. The hijinks are ridiculously over-the-top. He fulfils every trope from this genre’s canon. Director McG styles this movie as an ode to the teen slasher flicks of the 90s and early 2000s. Cole’s blood.įrom here on out, the movie turns into a gory, campy blast. Once Bee realizes that Cole has caught on to her cult’s murderous after school activities, the cult is out for more blood. As she goes to kiss the group’s nerdy newcomer, Bee suddenly drives two knives through his skull. She clearly did not enjoy the fact that Cole felt betrayed by her.Cole sneaks to the balcony and witnesses what appears to be a game of spin the bottle among Bee and a group of her friends. Bee also felt a great deal of guilt after the events of the last film with a flashback showing her remembering when Cole told her he loved her as she died. After an accident that resulted in the death of Phoebe’s parents, Bee makes a deal with a devil to save Phoebe as she felt guilty over the car accident.īee planned all the events in The Babysitter: Killer Queen. She hoped that Phoebe would see the “good” in Cole which would result in them falling in love to thwart the other demons when they take the blood. Flashbacks show that she was the babysitter of Phoebe when she was younger. While Bee was the villain in the first film, in the second film she’s a good person. She wanted the demons to take the blood and be removed from existence. Well, it turns out, this was her plan all along. And it’s ironic because Cole gives up his blood willingly in order to save Phoebe. It didn’t mean they had to be good baby sitters. Rebecca De Mornay in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Notice I said seven best in the title. His close relationship with Phoebe takes away his innocence - the story hints that they may have had sex in a scene that is not shown, but regardless, with Cole no longer having that childlike innocence, his blood fails. John Candy in Uncle Buck Is Uncle Buck the best baby sitter of all time I’m pretty sure he’s right up there. The Babysitter: Killer Queen sees Cole and Phoebe fall in love with each other in extreme circumstances. It’s never clear if he has lost his virginity but more that his innocence no longer applies. However, it turns out Cole is not so innocent after all.ĭoes Cole lose his virginity in the film? The central premise is that Cole is a virgin, so presumed an innocent figure. In a surprising moment, when the demons take Cole’s blood, their bodies explode and they cease to exist. What happens when the demons take Cole’s blood?
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