The Baby-Sitters Club | | Cast : | Schuyler Fisk, Bre Blair | | Director : | Lynn Hamrick, Melanie Mayron | | Studio : | Columbia Tristar Hom | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby | | Released Date : | August 18, 1995 | | DVD Released Date : | June 07, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 10, 2005 | | Summary | Takes me back the my childhood. | Content
 | I love this movie. And I don't have anything bad to say about it. But if you get the DVD be prepared because the movie and the audio tracks do not match. So you hear an actor speak before their mouths move. This drove me crazy but I still enjoyed the movie. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 25, 2005 | | Summary | a modern classic | Content
| While this doesn't come near the genious of "It Takes Two," this wonderful movie is certainly a Hamlet of its time. The questions raised, can a 17 year old date a 13 year old or should he wait a year and be 18 are timeless. And who can forget the acting. All I can say is that when Oscar season came around, I cannot have been the only person who was amazed that the actress who portrayed Claudia was not nominated. In addition, viewers learn about the set up of the human skeleton in a delightful number performed by the BSC. The rivalry between Cokie and Kristy is my favorite moment, as I tend to side with Cokie. I mean seriously, a baby sitter's club? when Cokie has horses? internationalmale.com |
| Rating | | | Date | July 25, 2004 | | Summary | Not as good as the video series | Content
| The BSC movie wasn't all bad, but it could have been better. I didn't like the casting choices at all. None of the actresses (and actors) in this movie match the description of their characters in the books. However, the cast of the video series is more faithful to the books.
Also, the movie, while fun, is very stockish and predictable. There isn't much focus on the kids, either! Sure, we get a glimpse of a child here and there (Jackie Rodowsky is no where near a Walking Disaster in the film), but the primary plot centers on Kristy Thomas and her father.
It's too bad that the character of Jessi was horribly underwritten. I'd hate to think that the screenwriter deliberately to reduce her to token black person status, but that's pretty much the way Jessi comes across in the film.
The only performaces I did enjoy were those of Elizabeth and Watson.
All in all, viewers who are just looking for some mindless entertainment might get some enjoyment out of this film. However, fans of the BSC books and videos would probably be disappointed unless they aren't looking for a faithful adaptation. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 27, 2004 | | Summary | A cute movie and a nice addition to your BSC collection! | Content
| This is a very nice and easy going movie that gives a great look at Ann Martin's classic book series. I have to agree that even though Schuyler Fisk is a good actress (she's Sissy Spacek's daughter) she just didn't capture the character and confidence that Kristy has in the book series. Kristy in the movie is whiny and unsure of herself and apologetic. Kristy in the book series is loud and bossy, ever-so-confident and headstrong.
However, the movie is a pleasure to watch over and over again. Rachel Leigh Cook shines as Mary Anne; quiet, reserved, and lovely. Plus Claudia, Dawn, and the rest of the club members were acted well. The movie is not just based on a single BSC book, but chooses to concentrate mainly on the relationship between Kristy and her Dad. She and the other club members also run a summer play camp, which they do many times in the book series, and it features true girl situations, from boys to bullies, from anger to laughter, from trouble with babies to cranky next door neighbors. The ending was cute and is the best part, definitely because Cokie gets what she deserves! For a BSC fan, this movie is very satisfying. Overall, a great movie that shows how fun true friends really are!! |
| Rating | | | Date | May 09, 2004 | | Summary | BSC | Content
| Yes, the dialogue is corny, Mallory and Jessi get shafted (practically no lines for Jessi at all), and the tv series was much better. But this isn't a terrible movie either. I was a huge fan of the books as a kid, but hadn't seen this movie until my little sister rented it recently. I expected terrible acting, but Rachel Leigh Cook (of She's All That) really stands out as Mary Ann, and Larisa Oleynik (10 Thing I Hate About You, The Secret World of Alex Mack -what a great show!) and Schuyler Fisk (Orange County) do well too. Ellen Burstyn's appearance, while a bit random and very corny, is entertaining. The only one I wasn't impressed with was the actress playing Stacy. There's a whole lot going on in this movie, as each of the five older babysitters gets a least some subplot to herself, but it all ties together pretty well. There are some genuinely funny moments, and some more serious issues as well (Kristy deals with the reappearance of her deadbeat dad, who wants her to keep his presence a secret from her friends and family). While the movie will be most appreciated by younger girls, I think that people like me who grew up in the nineties will get a kick out of it too, with it's dated clothing, music (that awful rap scene!), pop-culture references, and of course, the babysitters themselves (and in their original form, great for those of us who remember the times before Dawn was replaced by Abby and similar blasphemous changes made). |
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