Babysitter Wanted (2009)

Best movie of this year hands down!

Wow! Such a good movie.

A brilliant film that helped define a genre

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Well, I went to see this movie somehow with high expectations even though the rating was not the best one.. The movie begins in a speed mode. We see Angie (Main Character) departing to a College far away from her hometown. In 10, 20 minutes, she discovers all the town and get herself in a job (apparently she got out of her hometown for the first time) even though she heard about the missing girl. Despite all of this, she begins a new romance with Rick. The movie was on an average run until the babysitter job came out. The movie gives us the idea that there is going to be a stalker. BUT, when the stalker is caught, the kid reveals himself to be the Devil (with horns). I mean, what the hell!? We knew that there could be something strange with that meal served, and some other strange facts, but a devil with horns?! Since there, I could not take this movie seriously. I spent the last 40 minutes waiting for the end of it, almost falling asleep sometimes. The one thing I could say it was a positive note in the movie is the acting of Jim Stanton. He did a pretty good acting, specially in his speeches on the murders scenes. The rest of the cast/acting was not that good, the soundtrack is boring. There were somethings that I didn't understand (the moments when we thought the priest was a murder, and he was doing calls and waiting so much time in front of the house)...And the last words of the movie "We need to pray" Simply awful, waste of time. 1/10, one of my worse ratings ever

"Try to be a nice guy and that's the thanks I get!"Babysitter Wanted is quite similar to the movie House of the Devil in many ways (though it preceded it by about a year). Both movies have a similar premise (young woman at a small college taking a rural babysitting-type job at a spooky locale because she's desperate for money), both try to scare you by slowly building tension (at least, initially) in a large, quiet house, and both have similar sources of evil as the heart of the threat to our unsuspecting heroines. The main difference between the two movies, though (besides a gruesome twist or two), is that House of the Devil is just better. It's more frightening, more interesting, and more memorable. That's not to say that Babysitter Wanted is bad or not worth watching. It's a sinister movie that's shot well, and I didn't find much reason to complain about the actors (though there is a faintly ridiculous monologue almost an hour into the proceedings that would have been better left out). The story is simple and violence and gore are certainly present (though it happens off-screen as often as on). The last 45 minutes or so are quite different from what comes before, so be prepared for a shift in tone. The final act is where the two movies really separate themselves, and that's really where I think House of the Devil completely outshines this. Maybe I would have appreciated Babysitter Wanted more if I hadn't seen a superior,similar movie that I couldn't help comparing it to. Give it a try if you'd like; there are far, far worse horror movies available.

What a pleasant surprise ~ a really good horror with suspense and scares~First 20 minutes was a little slow but it picks up big~time~As long as you go with the flow and accept the plot developments for what they are then you will have a great time~It will have you squirming in your seat a few times ~ the gory moments are not gratuitous and i thought the balance was perfect~100 times better than the woeful Session 9 film i recently reviewed~If you like this film i would recommend Dread (2009) and if you want me to babysit please call 0666 666 666 666~

This is a great movie, if you have seen this and The House of the Devil before (well i did) this movie, as this was made before that. Both movies have very similar plots.Both movies start of very similar and their is one scene which is identical to The House of the Devil.This movie was really creepy, the baby sister is getting stalked by someone, someone who's keeps calling her and no one is speaking on phone to her as she can only hear, someone breathing heavily and they someone tries get into the house.Halfway into the movie, there was huge twist, which shocked the hell out me, i did not expect that at all, Fantastic twist, i loved it.After that movie got more gory and Brutal, i could not get over the twist of the movie and the movie did have a opening ending.I really enjoyed watching this movie, great plot, good creepy scenes, gory scenes, great twist and really good acting from the whole cast.This movie get 8 out of 10 from me.