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The Sitter (2011)

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Summary: A comedy about a college student on suspension who is coaxed into babysitting the kids next door, though he is fully unprepared for the wild night ahead of him. (imdb)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Directed By: David Gordon Green
More information at the Internet Movie Database
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na fcherchi
5
T3
na Mikado
55
T3
na lebnof
24
T1
na winklerjj3
85
T5
na GillSolo
62
T3
Not quite as funny as I expected. Still worth a few good laughs.
na Pumpernikiel
50
T2
na darkwave1062
70
T2
na Hagbard
38
T1
na akjn
40
T1
na chorume
38
T3
na cr00mz
5
T2
na Loosefish
2
T2
na burflok
62
T4
na progre2
38
T2
na heezy
53
T3
na LesterGroans
56
T3
na filmscouting
50
T2
na riseoffall
20
T1
na DancingP
64
T4
na gyanrosling
2
T1
na pillowpants
70
T5
na AviAwareness
67
T4
na Cschellhaas
40
T1
na najn
45
T1
na jonas01radio
65
T3
na ChrisPalm
70
T3
Fun, but not too funny
na Numberz
55
T4
na annie
20
T1
na djw263
53
T4
na FancyClown
74
T6
na furbkirb
79
T7
na zevel6
42
T2
na nauru
10
T1
Jonah Hill cannot carry a film; he is a character actor. This is essentially a remake of Superbad, but much worse and with overt rather than implied homosexual themes. The only decent comedy actor in the whole film is the little girl. The rest of the cast is not funny at all.
na Mohko
10
T1
na murtyrock
50
T1
na Cyberedge
70
T5
na kark
40
T3
na crazymoronx
40
T1
na Skerringer
50
T3
na rafa_livrari
70
T6
na IronMAN
80
T7
na luisferreira
62
T3
na fede
68
T4
na cdub12
54
T1
na hellboy76
49
T2
Hill is almost unlikable in this which takes away from any sympathy you might feel. I think it also undercuts the character's revelation moment and some fairly funny reaction humor. Rockwell is insane, and there should be a spinoff movie about that drug dealer.
na muzak66
56
T3
Some laughs and he said he used a double punch.
na fzycow
70
T2
na jakncoke
60
T2
na eksero
70
T4
na Dumbsday
20
T1
na LennyNero
25
T2
na tlaudal
39
T2
na SimpleJack
3
T3
I haven't watched a less funny comedy in quite some time. It's not awful, but it would better if it was. This just simply got no reaction from me at all.
na skiewulfy
65
T9
na hasamba
60
T1
na raquelmplima
39
T2
na mjf333
73
T3
na gunter
73
T3
na avgcrtckr
30
T1
na Guillaume
68
T3
na ldsix
58
T3
na AceySaid10%
75
T3
I tittered twice...
na d3fault
60
T1
na 3dRevelation
13
T1
Pretty much all points go to Sam Rockwell. A waste of time.
na Zeno
70
T2
na silentheaven
1
T1
na Brablay
50
T2
na normalchaos
30
T1
na filmaffinity
44
T1
na Corganist
74
T5
na ofwgkta
21
T3
na twincinema
15
T2
Feels like two different films, neither of which work.
na IMDb-byvotes
56
T2
na CMQuinn
76
T7
na AAAutin
48
T6
na dst7175
20
T2
na rossmcnairn
70
T5
na doughbaron
40
T2
Things I learned from the Sitter. Violent psychological disorders can be cured through one minute speeches. The support of gangs can be earned through a few simple hand gestures. Gay kids can be spotted through some text messages and a quick glance on the subway.
na lvlr
7
T5
I really hate Jonah Hill!
na Darko
45
T5
Worth a watch
na TomServo13
40
T2
The first major problem with this film is the shocking lack of originality, but this shouldn't necessarily impede on the ability of the film to entertain. Sadly its not only full of ideas that have been done before a million times but the jokes are also shockingly limp to anyone old enough to not find crude words instantaneously amusing. Apart from a few funny moments the only positive aspect of this movie is the tragically underrated Sam Rockwell who does an amazing job as always.
na Gordon Cole
58
T4
na mitchelly
82
T4
na reeses87
65
T2
na NunMak
38
T2
na moosemoose
80
T7
na edkrak
10
T1
Worst. Film. About. Babysitter. Ever.
na sandra90
50
T2
na ewp1994
40
T2
na Barthalen
37
T2
It's Superbad, but worse. Rockwell was kinda fun though.
na Deniz
55
T3
na bakcheia
3
T2
I'll admit, this movie had some funny parts. Otherwise, it makes absolutely no sense and is stupid in every way possible.
na dreamz209
74
T4
na BeTheDuck
60
T3
na TheDiceman
40
T2
Passes the time.
na spleen
23
T2
Bad news: they remade "Adventures in Babaysitting". Worse news: it stars Jonah Hill.
na Jake_R
63
T2
na movieman21
86
T3
a hilarious comedy that is very well done
na sXeB34ST
74
T2
na Choni
69
T2
na Wezzo
60
T2
na Cinemafan89
4
T1
na jkwall
6
T5
The thing they missed about all of the 80's movies they were emulating was that the hijinx in those was incidental and fun. Not stuff that makes you terrified for everyone involved and actively start to dislike the protagonist.
na Kusanagi
70
T3
Hill flops half the time but Rockwell is the real star of the show, every minute of him is pure gold. I guess this sort of makes up for Allen Gregory....
na Pickpocket
40
T4
The first half is pretty enjoyable but it became tedious quickly. Sam Rockwell is totally believable as the gay drug dealer and Jonah Hill looks like he's about one twinkie away from an aneurysm. If you enjoy watching kids get treated like shit you will probably like this. Also I don't understand David Gordon Green's career path right now, does he have a drug problem or something?
na KMcNeil
2
T2
David Gordon Green: Quite possibly the only director ever to get persistently worse with every movie he makes. Oh, how I long for the days of "George Washington" and "All the Real Girls".
na diabrura
40
T1
na JohnSandwich
75
T8
Nice entertaining throwback. All performances were good, especially Hill. Music was good as well. Karl's place was hilarious. Unfairly maligned in my opinion.
na aaronwhat
70
T4
na ConradGamma
13
T2
na imdb
55
T3
na Roger_Ebert
2
T3
na davevsworld
8
T6
Not laughed so hard in a while, Sam Rockwell is a treat.
na metz
40
T4
na KeanuGrieves
12
T1
Watch Adventures in Babysitting or anything else with Johan Hill instead. God, this film is so insufferably average. (Full review here: http://tinyurl.com/6n5bghq)
na Meta Critic
39
T2
na winds
2
T1
na weirdyoda
62
T2
na wokhedinn
35
T3
The comedy's quite hit or miss and the characters are pretty generic cardboard cutouts of "what it means to be a youth in today's world." Hill without question carries the movie, but his awkward guy shtick tends to get old (his Devil Wears Prada lines are painful).
na MrsEmmaPeel
74
T5
na ArmondWhite
5
T7
The Sitter isn't a great -- radical -- advance like Jared Hess' Gentlemen Broncos (a classic-in-waiting), but its fondness for kind idiosyncrasy outlines a humanist view similar to Hess.
na Ytadel
40
T2
I've seen worse, I guess, but it's just not that funny, especially compared to Jonah Hill's previous "wacky comedy of escalation all set on a single night" film, Superbad. I did enjoy Sam Rockwell as the drug lord.
na SirStuckey
60
T5
Nothing about this movie will blow anyone away, but it's not terrible. It's funny (but never hilarious), embraces it's 'R' rating without having the kids constantly cussing for cheap laughs(they do say some stuff but it's not over the top), has a few nice performances (Sam Rockwell, 3 main kids), and has a short enough run-time that it's a tight film. Too bad it's incredibly unrealistic and based mostly on escalating stupid premises.
na jordanlige
100
T6
really funny 10 out of 10
na thaklos
38
T1
Poorly written shlock that grasps pointlessly in far too many directions. Setting aside its nonsensical narrative, it also fails to be appreciably funny, Hill is fencing deadpan without a foil. The children, while cute and genuine, are given precious little to work with, and they have by far the best developed characters.
na retsxlif
46
T2
na boobs
20
T2
na ktothea
40
T2
na podoqob
80
T8
na filmcricket
34
T2
na chmul_cr0n
50
T2
the OST was kind of unnecessary, didn't add anything to the movie most of the time. as did...the plot. note: making fun of it doesn't necessarily improve your shitty story. plus: max records was way better in where the wild things are. still kinda funny.
na MovieCrazy21
60
T6
na schnofel
44
T3
na jasonseals
65
T5
Hill's the whole show, and 75% of the funny stuff's in the previews, as is usually the case in movies like this. But it's not as junky as some of the reviews have been stating. There are nods herein not only to "Adventures in Babysitting" but "The Warriors," "After Hours," "Spanking the Monkey" and a little bit of "Ferris Bueller." David Gordon Green's clearly a guy who's still in love with the movies. That affection's visible, if not exactly enough to lift this above the pedestrian.
na ksboyd
55
T5
na x@nder
61
T5
na DTI
47
T1
na DougCollins
35
T1
Movies like The Sitter require viewers to suspend disbelief, incredulity, morals and at least 80% of their brain cells if they hope to survive the experience. Take kids to a drug dealer? Blow up a restaurant bathroom and escape? Great! Rob your own father blind? Wrap up the night—a night that boasts assault, drug possession, grand larceny and child endangerment—by driving back home in a completely trashed minivan and pretending nothing went amiss? And getting away with it?! (pluggedin.com)
na JeRxclusive
64
T3
na IMDBpredict
55
T2
na Gladstone
3
T3
na SunMonkey
70
T3
na evrenuyanik
30
T1
na 1338
88
T8
na korbenPL
28
T2
na toro913
38
T3
na daria.wrazen
55
T2
na Gideon
1
T3
na tedbundy
58
T3
na Eric WK
45
T4
na captainjazz
60
T5
na leeloo
30
T1
na invictus
60
T4
na Kerfoot32
42
T3
na whitelighter
61
T4
na tatersmydog
50
T4
na Manfy
33
T2
na Dharmine
9
T3
na methad1
65
T4
na NELLY
40
T7
na babaracus
80
T6
na Jerky
60
T8
Essentially a re-make of "Adventures in Babysitting"
na Asgarth
70
T5
na penguinfreud
60
T7
na thorn969
56
T2
na omglol
34
T2
na hawque
64
T3
na Mirelurk
32
T2
na tedrock
0
T1
na apm182
59
T3
na klanc11
78
T8
na WalkenRoll
30
T1
na strangelime
40
T1
na empire434
3
T1
na jwlieta
70
T1
na DavidJohnson
43
T2
I'm a fan of Jonah Hill, but this wasn't that great of a movie. Most of the humour was "isn't this so fucked up?" type of humour, and none of it was really that bad. I liked the little girl in it, she was fun. The other two kids weren't very interesting though. Sam Rockwell was alright, I don't really get why he would sign on to a movie like this though. Also why is the poster of a stripper, when there wasn't even a stripper in the whole movie.
na woofat
61
T3
na OiPaulOi
60
T5
na rfdutra
1
T1
na Bunken
20
T2
Don't quite know where the strippers on the poster was supposed to be in this movie. On another note, don't quite know where the fun part was supposed to be in this movie? And a common interest in some astrology shit isn't enough for the former fat Jonah Hill to score with a really good looking girl, c'mon!
na SlantMag
15
T3
"Of today's working directors, is there a bigger genre-swapping sellout than David Gordon Green?" - R. Kurt Osenlund
Average Tier 3.03 from 181 Rankings rss