andrew
Sitter-In-Training
Posts: 353 
|
Post by andrew on May 10, 2016 13:28:09 GMT -5
In my view the opposite of the TV series in that in the movie Stacey was the best part (although her story seemed a bit streched-out and almost so that they would have the car at the end) and Kristy the worst. Kristy was way too lacking in leadership and even brilliance (also too bad that she couldn't turn 14) and Claudia was true to the books but annoyingly demanding. Nice that Kristy eventually, before resolving her own plotline, did come up with a way for Claudia to learn. Mary Anne was interesting with what she had, fairly assertive yet also close to Kristy.
The sitters were neglectful to let the kids throw objects into the neighbor's yard.
As a kid it annoyed me that Logan and Alan both had long-ish hair when Logan never did in the covers. I wish there had been more with Mary Anne & Logan and Alan's attraction to Dawn doesn't make a lot of sense (it would make more for Kristy or, as later happened, Claudia). Cokie and her friends were a lot of fun. The actors as Elizabeth and Watson were also good.
|
|
|
|
Post by eternalstudent on Jul 7, 2019 11:14:06 GMT -5
Overall, I find the movie to be enjoyable - at least as something to put on in the background. I will usually watch it once a year every summer for nostalgia purposes  From other reviews on here, it seems to be generally accepted that the movie is far from perfect. However, there are some brief scenes in the movie that I find REALLY annoying & out of place:
- The scene where Kristy whines to her mom about wanting a phone while Watson searches for Karen and Andrew. I get that asking her mom for a phone is a reference to the fact that Claudia's parents were threatening to make her quit the club if she didn't pass her summer classes and the BSC would not have their headquarters if that happens, but this scene is just very random and seems to come out of nowhere and lead nowhere. The only purpose seems to be to have Karen and Andrew make an appearance. Maybe it's just me, but I find Kristy's whining really annoying in this short scene. It just seems very unlike Kristy.
- "THIRTEEN!" Obviously Luca is supposed to be in shock and disbelief that Stacy is not 16, but certainly there could have been better dialog than this. This scene is just unbearably irritating with his yelling "thirteen!" over and over.
- The scene where Kristy is at the amusement park and it begins to rain and thunder. I always found the moment that she runs into the carousel area while in panic/disbelief that Patrick never showed up kind of...odd. She looks around at the little mechanical figures making slight movements and the faces of the carousel horses in darkness. As she runs away, one of these figurines turns its head as if it's actually watching her. I get that they were trying to convey Kristy's disorientation and disbelief that she's been abandoned by Patrick despite his promises, but this moment just seems like an odd addition compared to literally everything else in the film. That kind of scene seems more suited to an actual scary movie. Being thrown in just seems jarring and out of place.
*Edit* I just wanted to add some more thoughts about the movie compared to the TV series. It feels like while the series was only aiming at a preteen audience, the movie was going for more of a teen one by incorporating more "mature" plots, so to speak. It seems like the actual baby-sitting aspects in the movie are kind of like an after thought, which kind of explains why a lot of the girls don't even seem to like baby-sitting or being around young kids. I also notice now that the movie's tone doesn't really match the books (whereas the series does).
|
|
andrew
Sitter-In-Training
Posts: 353
|
Post by andrew on Apr 15, 2021 21:23:16 GMT -5
I think the movie's tone does match the books' tone post-60, where the older members and their interests did seem older, more like in high school, and their conflicts also seemed taken more serious and longer lasting.
|
|
|
|
Post by eternalstudent on Jun 13, 2021 9:24:09 GMT -5
I think the movie's tone does match the books' tone post-60, where the older members and their interests did seem older, more like in high school, and their conflicts also seemed taken more serious and longer lasting. Good point - I can see how the TV series corresponds closely to how the sitters were early on in the series (more emphasis on baby sitting and friendship). I haven't read many of the books in the "middle" of the series (around books 40 - 70 / 1991-1994) because my library didn't carry them at the time I got into BSC, but I can see how the tone of the movie might have influenced the Friends Forever series with the reduced focus on baby sitting for the benefit of exploring different kinds of relationships. So it definitely was more of a "coming of age" story in comparison to the series. |
|
cnj
Sitting For The Papadakis's
Posts: 1,708
|
Post by cnj on Jun 14, 2021 3:00:47 GMT -5
I think the movie's tone does match the books' tone post-60, where the older members and their interests did seem older, more like in high school, and their conflicts also seemed taken more serious and longer lasting. Agreed there. |
|
|
|
Post by hurricanebill on Jan 22, 2023 1:42:16 GMT -5
This movie is so cringe but I still love it. I actually don’t like most of the music in it or perhaps the scenes they used it in. So cheesy! Stacey walking into her house from the cab with her dark sunglasses after her disastrous trip to NYC with Claudia and Luca. Luca‘s harmonica 😂 Didn’t Stacey‘s mom think he was a bit old for her? Or was she just confused by the whole thing and taken aback her daughter was growing up. I even found it all cheesy when I was a kid. It’s a nice family movie though. Lots to laugh at as an adult especially at the little kids and their lines.
The fashion is great! Fashion for youth is going through a 90s phase again. What on earth was Mallory wearing?
Where was the carnival/fun park meant to be? Just seemed out of nowhere.
|
|
From other reviews on here, it seems to be generally accepted that the movie is far from perfect. However, there are some brief scenes in the movie that I find REALLY annoying & out of place:
