“You suck, you suck, I hope you die!”
McG’s Netflix
horror flick “The Babysitter” succeeds all the expectations of classic Halloween simplicity.
Sheltered twelve-year-old Cole (Judah Lewis) is anxious about everything. He’s constantly bullied at school and has trouble fitting in, sticking by his one friend, Melanie (Emily Alyn Lind). His parents have even provided him with a babysitter, Bee (Samara Weaving). When Cole’s parents go out for a weekend and leave him with Bee, a night of bloody terror ensues.
This movie rings true with anyone who can appreciate a horror movie that feels like it was reborn out of the eighties but keeps a modern sense of humor. The use of captions across the screen during dramatic freeze frames and eighties music gives off
a sense of Brat Pack coming of age films. The soft, subtle neon lighting gives the film a warm glow to contract with the juicy gore.
I compared this movie to an eighties coming of age film, and it really is just a coming of age movie. After defeating the band of violent, Satan-worshipping teenagers Bee brings into the house to “get the blood of the innocent,” Cole has long conquered his childish fears.
I suggest this movie for a Halloween sleepover type thing. Definitely the right movie to eat your candy to after you get home from trick or treating.
If you’re looking for more McG movies, check out “Charlie’s Angels” (2000).
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