The Baby-Sitters Club (1995)

Thanks for the memories!

Sorry, this movie sucks

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

Kristy Thomas (Schuyler Fisk) is the founding member of The Baby-Sitters Club with her six friends. Stacey McGill (Bre Blair) is a former NYC girl who falls for older boy Luca and has medical issues. Mary Anne Spier (Rachael Leigh Cook) is the quiet best friend. Dawn Schafer (Larisa Oleynik) is a Californian environmentalist. Claudia Kishi (Tricia Joe) is handy. Mallory Pike (Stacy Linn Ramsower) is the writer. Jessi Ramsey (Zelda Harris) is a dancer. With their busy summer babysitting season coming, Kristy decides to keep everybody together by opening a backyard summer camp. The girls face family issues, boy issues, summer school, and an annoyed neighbor about the ruckus.This is a fine tween girls film with a few notable young actresses. Their relationships are appealing although there is too much personal drama going on. It's a bit overstuffed. It should have stayed only with the summer camp more than the personal melodrama. This is good for little girls but unlikely to work outside of its intended target audience.

This movie was horrible. Forget the cheesiness and campiness, the fact that they turned Stacey into a lying little witch so she could get Luka was just pathetic. And Kristy's father coming to town wasn't until the bio books on the girls, not the series itself.With the exception of Larissa and Rachel, the actors were horrible. They should have kept to the actual books and not just changed everything.They should have brought in the actors from the TV series as they were better. Karen, Hannie, and Nancy should have been included, as well as Sam and Charlie, Charlotte Johannsen (NOT Rosie Wilder!) Jeff, Becca, and Mary Anne did NOT have short hair!

OK, I miss this one. Actually, a lot. I don't know why, but I've been thinking about it like crazy lately. I think it's the season, because I'm sure I got this movie on, or very close to my birthday. I miss the simplicity of it, and how good it made me feel. This was another one that went bye-bye at the garage sale. But, that's OK. Maybe, just maybe, I'll buy it. It'll be good for when I teach, especially if girls dominate the class. I loved this movie. Granted, the story was a little, eh. The acting was OK. I don't know how accurate it was to the book series, as I've never read any that I can remember. I love it. Why did I let it get sold?

Ok, so the BSC movie is good - but it was, to me, a bit of a letdown. Now, it's possible that I don't remember the books as well as I would like to think I do. Five years since reading a BSC book can make a difference. The plot I had no complaints with; I remember there being a BSC book or two with similar storylines. It's the character development I didn't like. Some of the behavior, mostly Kristy's, seemed slightly off. On the other hand, I like the actors/actresses picked for the roles. I also missed some faves from the books (I always enjoyed Kristy's older brothers, whenever they showed up, and some of my favorite charges were missing.) but i know that not every character could be cast - finding ways to involve each one would result in an insanely long movie. Overall, it's cute. But I'll take the books any day.