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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), English ( Subtitles ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Anamorphic Widescreen, Behind the scenes, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Small-town college girl Angie (Sarah Thompson) is hired by Jim and Violet Stanton to babysit their son Sam. Aware of the recent reports of missing people, she believes someone is stalking her. On the way to the Stantons' farm, her car breaks down. She is given a lift by Rick (Matt Dallas), a mechanic, who promises to repair her car.At the farm, Jim (Bruce Thomas) and Violet (Kristen Dalton) tell Angie that Sam is asleep upstairs, leaving her instructions for the night. During the night, Angie receives several strange phone calls and hears noises outside. Frightened, Angie calls Rick and the Chief of Police. The police chief reassures Angie, telling her that he will stop by later in the night. ...Babysitter Wanted
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I enjoyed this film. It's derivative of many, many slasher films of the early 80s (especially in its slow opening twenty minutes, following a young student as she starts college and is freaked out by her druggie room mate and a possible stalker), as well as 'When a Stranger Calls', but throws in a few surprises with supernatural elements in its second half and some good twists (hopefully you have not read some of the amazon reviews which clearly state what these are!). There is of course also gore and mayhem before the end.
For a low budget horror, the performances were uniformly excellent, especially the lead actress, and it's basically very competently done if you like this sort of thing - a good old fashioned 80s style horror film.
For a low budget horror, the performances were uniformly excellent, especially the lead actress, and it's basically very competently done if you like this sort of thing - a good old fashioned 80s style horror film.
Format:DVD
This was a fresh and original horror movie with a great story full of suspense and freakout moments! The movie starts out as what you think is going to be a simple slasher type hostel movie but then you are completely thrown off track half way with a wow didn't see that coming twist! This is not as cheap as it looks by the DVD cover, it's actually a pretty smart film; worth checking out.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Let me start by saying that I was expecting so much more from this film but at the end it was a mixed bag. The first part was more like psychological thriller - the rundown kind that has no twists and genuine scares. In fact, all of the "scary" parts were created by using unexpected noises and creepy music, which got boring and predictable really soon but it did remind me of the 1970's classic When A Stranger Calls, however it failed to create any tension. The second part, however turned into a supernatural slasher and I was actually quite thrilled, because the first part of the film had been really bad.
So I tuned in for a while, hoping for at least something genuine in the whole thing. Needless to say, I was disappointed once more. Babysitter Wanted was definitely a cheesy horror flick that sometimes doesn't know what type of film it is as it quickly switches gears every ten minutes or so. Angie, the lead in Babysitter Wanted is a shy and very religious person moves away from her mother (also a devout Christian) to go to a community college, she answers the titular ad and meets a nice, clean cut looking family; a farming couple and their son Sam. The parents have monthly farmer meetings (they're out in the middle of nowhere, you see) so they need someone to watch over young Sam while they're out. He's really not any trouble; he has a very specific diet and an affinity for one certain cowboy hat, which he never takes off.
Angie's first night on the job starts off normally enough; food, popcorn, reading. But pretty soon the obligatory spooky phone calls start coming in and she's freaked out. This heightened state of tension is exacerbated by the gigantic, scared behemoth who makes it a point to get in the house at any cost. Angie does her best to avoid him while trying to get Sam out of the house, but there's a helluva lot more going on than meets the eye.
If that sounds ridiculous then you are probably right, if you enjoy b-movies with really bad plots and rubbish acting then you might enjoy this, and the movie will definitely satisfy shock and gore fans, but it falls apart when scrutinised for substance. The plot holes (big enough to fly a Jumbo Jet through with a blind, limbless pilot at the controls), loose ends and needles 'filler'. For instance, why are we shown that 'Angie' is a dedicated Christian? why is the Priest stalking 'Angie' and making dodgy phone calls? What was the point of introducing the junkie room mate? Or for that matter the need to get a bed? Who and why are the couple the 'parents'? The list can go on and on! Still the film had a few decent and entertaining moments to make interesting to watch at least once, plus it had a short but pointless cameo from Bill Mosely as a police officer.
So I tuned in for a while, hoping for at least something genuine in the whole thing. Needless to say, I was disappointed once more. Babysitter Wanted was definitely a cheesy horror flick that sometimes doesn't know what type of film it is as it quickly switches gears every ten minutes or so. Angie, the lead in Babysitter Wanted is a shy and very religious person moves away from her mother (also a devout Christian) to go to a community college, she answers the titular ad and meets a nice, clean cut looking family; a farming couple and their son Sam. The parents have monthly farmer meetings (they're out in the middle of nowhere, you see) so they need someone to watch over young Sam while they're out. He's really not any trouble; he has a very specific diet and an affinity for one certain cowboy hat, which he never takes off.
Angie's first night on the job starts off normally enough; food, popcorn, reading. But pretty soon the obligatory spooky phone calls start coming in and she's freaked out. This heightened state of tension is exacerbated by the gigantic, scared behemoth who makes it a point to get in the house at any cost. Angie does her best to avoid him while trying to get Sam out of the house, but there's a helluva lot more going on than meets the eye.
If that sounds ridiculous then you are probably right, if you enjoy b-movies with really bad plots and rubbish acting then you might enjoy this, and the movie will definitely satisfy shock and gore fans, but it falls apart when scrutinised for substance. The plot holes (big enough to fly a Jumbo Jet through with a blind, limbless pilot at the controls), loose ends and needles 'filler'. For instance, why are we shown that 'Angie' is a dedicated Christian? why is the Priest stalking 'Angie' and making dodgy phone calls? What was the point of introducing the junkie room mate? Or for that matter the need to get a bed? Who and why are the couple the 'parents'? The list can go on and on! Still the film had a few decent and entertaining moments to make interesting to watch at least once, plus it had a short but pointless cameo from Bill Mosely as a police officer.
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really! i dint see the point!
again like many other of the same mistakes i made when buying a film cause the cover looked good i did it again with this one! i thought it started off quite good to be fair!. Read more
Published 12 months ago by zombie1
ok but def not scary like i wanted
i ordered this dvd thinking it may of been a horror type film,it wasnt and again ive spent money i didnt think was worth it,ok but not great.
Published 13 months ago by deedee
Low budget horror, rent it.
This film opens with a girl in her underwear tied to a bench with a butcher's cutting guide drawn on her body and sees her swiftly despatched with a ball pane hammer blow to the... Read more
Published 24 months ago by PJ Rankine
A nice surprise
I thought I knew what kind of film I was going into. Clichéd Babysitter, stalker/slasher Yada yada yada. Read more
Published on 2 April 2010 by NELMES316
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should i buy this to see busty brunette playmate miriam gonzales in the nurse uniform ?
Published on 29 Aug 2009 by Paul Bradley
the devil made this film
.......inflicting pain on anybody with eyes.
Roughly the same level of scariness as a hamster eating a carrot.
Roughly the same level of scariness as a hamster eating a carrot.
Published on 23 April 2009 by matt 13
So bad it's funny
`Babysitter Wanted' starts off as your typical horror flick: a college girl starts babysitting at a remote farm for a creepy kid at a time when teenage girls in the area have been... Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2009 by KM
MOUSSE T !!!
It is one of those straight to DVD horror films again on the Lionsgate label and the big question is it worth watching. Read more
Published on 3 Mar 2009 by Jason Thorne
Make that minus 1 star!
The reviewer below has given you the plot so wont bother with that, but beware! This film is REAL scary... Read more
Published on 2 Mar 2009 by Fordy Finn
Pretty darned good horror movie.
A young girl newly arrived at college takes a job babysitting a young boy at a remote farmhouse for cash to buy a bed; one night there is a series of disturbing calls followed by a... Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2009 by Mr. K. Arts
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