Horror-comedies are already a bit played out, as is. I recommend avoiding it. The now high school junior, Cole (Judah Lewis: Demolition 2015, The Babysitter 2017) is trying to forget the night a Satanic cult, led by his babysitter Bee (Samara Weaving: Mayhem 2017, Ready or Not 2019), who tried to kill him. The Babysitter: Killer Queen took the worst possible narrative and turned it into a barely coherent sequel. Even diehard fans of The Babysitter likely aren’t walking into the sequel expecting fine cinema, and that’s probably for the best. My near-teen kid would have no idea what either of these things are. I know why you – well, hopefully not you – would watch it, how tens of thousands of eyeballs will witness this sad sack of trash playing at 24 frames-a-second. View this post on Instagram . The biggest problem is a common one in sequels: Everything here feels desperately designed with the artistic theory of overkill. All in all, the campy gore-fest of The Babysitter: Killer Queen isn't going to impress you with the depth and dexterity of its filmmaking but it is likely to please fans of the original who just want another dose of silly horror comedy. Sign up here. It's a defiantly stupid movie, with references so bizarrely dated that it verges on fascinating. Starring Judah Lewis, Emily Alyn Lind, Jenna Ortega, Robbie Amell, Bella Thorne, King Bach, Hana … KILLER QUEEN stars Judah Lewis, Jenna Ortega, Maximilian Acevedo, and Emily Alyn Lind. Blood, gore, crass humor in horrible horror movie. START TV Continues My Start Story Campaign Amidst Pandemic, What Child Is This: The Enduring Legacy of Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid, NBC’s Mr. Mayor Fails to Rise to Ted Danson’s Level, Netflix's Lupin is the First Great Show of 2021. On Metacritic, it had a weighted average rating of 22 out of 100, based on reviews from 6 critics, indicating “generally unfavorable reviews”. A fun popcorn bloody horror comedy that almost goes off the rails at times (stoner dads rejoice). At this point, they only feel fresh and fun when everything aligns just right. Bizarre references aside, “Killer Queen” is simply less competently made than the first movie in every way, something that's amplified by its less engaging story. Read our full The Babysitter: Killer Queen review here! The Babysitter: Killer Queen is exciting and offers closure to the people who had no clue what was going on in the first movie while neatly leaving room for a third installment. McG’s movie wasn’t perfect, but it had a charming simplicity and charismatic performance from the wonderful Samara Weaving as the title character. However, what made the first film such a surprise is completely missing this time around. Ones that make it seem like it … The movie – a black comedy about a young boy and his devilish babysitter – was a hoot-and-a-half, and mixed belly laughs with lashings of gore. Sure, a movie doesn’t need to fully reflect the taste of its time or characters, but there’s a weird disconnect throughout this film, in part because the references are so non-stop that they’re impossible to ignore—when a character went from a “Forrest Gump” nod to a Tommy Tutone shout-out in the same line, I thought maybe I was being punked. Melanie and a group of teens head off to a lake party that culminates on a boat, and, well, things get gnarly again and result in the literal resurrection of most of the key players from the original, including Robbie Amell and Bella Thorne. By Alex Wiggan. Director McG resumes his place behind the camera, this time also sharing a writing credit with Dan Lagana, Brad Morris, and Jimmy Warden. With an intelligent script, great central performances, and plenty of outrages gore effects, we found The Babysitter: Killer Queen to be one of our favourite horror movies of 2020 so far. The Babysitter: Killer Queen is a mess that has no direction beyond; do the same things as before, yet worse. The Babysitter: Killer Queen is a mind-numbingly, frustrating and boring sequel that fails to replicate the formula that made its predecessor so popular. By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy The sequel proves there was still a great deal of fun to have with these characters, even if its finale relies a bit too much on dumping a ton of exposition on viewers, and recontextualizing its predecessor in a way that felt a little bit forced. Don't have an account? A post shared by The Babysitter: Killer Queen (@thebabysitternetflix) on Aug 28, 2020 at 10:00am PDT . "The Babysitter: Killer Queen" is here, but critics aren't loving the sequel. Review: The Babysitter: Killer Queen. The tone of The Babysitter, the 2017 prequel to The Babysitter: Killer Queen, can be best described as the climax of Welcome (2007) meets the climax of Mother (2017); what-the-fuck meets WHAT-THE-FUCK. It sucks. With a breakneck pace, the entire experience rides on greased rails, leaving the audience to … Hitting Netflix on September 10th, The Babysitter: Killer Queen is set two years after the events of the previous film. and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes and Fandango. The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth. The Babysitter: Killer Queen is even more fun than its predecessor, largely because it takes bigger, more self-aware chances and manages to stick the landing more often than not. There is oddly nothing sinister about this violent film, which makes it a perfect distraction, because it gets your attention from the go. ngl our new poster has us #TheBabysitterNetflix. [Full review in Spanish]. And the demons from his past? As a whole, this sequel falls short of the original, but there is enough to keep certain fans satisfied.