italianredneckgirl Watching this flick with my 11yo daughter wasn't really the experience I had hoped for. I remember watching this movie with my oldest daughter, now soon to be 23,and feeling like the cool, hip mom. But today, I just feel old. The clothing, the attitudes, the stereotypes. Ugh My 11yo daughter isn't really am 11yo. She's more like an old, kindred spirit. She enjoys movies with a believable story. Apparently, this TBT movie didn't quite cut it for her. Honestly, she just kept flashing me that sidelong look she had perfected by age 3,thanks to her sister, 11 years her senior. I kept waiting for her to get lost in the story, chuckle at the adorable story lines, but, well I'm still waiting. Needless to say, reading the books won't be appearing on her agenda any time soon. The only thing I really noticed was that the girls weren't that much older than their charges. And, each had a back-story that really didn't have anything to do with the plot. Aside from getting a glimpse at Peter Horton (Thirtysomething). But this flick came out after he'd hacked of his gorgeous tresses. So, no love there. As my daughter put it, "ummmm, you know that could never happen, right? " Sigh, yeah, I know.

TxMike My local public library got the DVD of this movie and I snagged it free for a week. I didn't really know what it was about and, after watching it, came away disappointed that I spent the time. For the younger set, mostly 10 to 13 year old girls, it would probably be fairly entertaining.The only two girl actors in this movie who appear, now 10 years later, to be on a career track are Schuyler Fisk (Sissy's daughter) as Kristy Thomas and Rachael Leigh Cook as Mary Anne Spier, best friends in this story. Fisk was the right age, 12, during filming, but Cook was 15. She could get by with that because she is so small and young-looking.I have become a fan of sorts of Cook, I think she does a credible job in her more recent movies. However in this movie her acting is very "high schoolish." Then, when I looked at her profile, realized this was her very first acting job. She had a lot to learn, and has come along very nicely since then.The only really good character was created by Ellen Burstyn, who was the lady next door, who loved to garden, and ended up with a greenhouse after the summer was over.The movie has a simple premise -- a group of 6 or 7 young teen girls band together to form a baby-sitting club. An adult can call a central number and they book whomever is free that evening. For the summer they decide to form a sort of summer camp for the little kids, they figure they can earn maybe six or 7 thousand dollars. It doesn't quite work out that way, but they do have enough at the end to buy potted plants for the lady next door, and still buy a very large pizza.The movie has the usual cliché' characters, the geeky boys who want the girls' attention, the clueless parents, the mean girls who hang together and plot to mess things up. Directing, camera work, and dialog are all very mediocre.

Andrew Greenman While this movie was pretty good, it wasn't exactly a good representation of the real BSC. I won't spoil the reasons why - go watch it. Even if it's not a good representation, it's still interesting to watch - and has many subplots in one. This movie is perfect for a lazy Sunday afternoon - but not a late-night movie for sure.Recommended for people of all ages who loves kids.A simple, guilty pleasure type of movie.Happy watching!-Andrew

novella053 First of all, I'm a huge fan of Babysitters Club books. However at the time I went to go see the movie, I was reading the Little Sister books (the series about Kristy's stepsister Karen). So of course I was terribly disappointed that Karen only had one line in the film. They could of used her more. And they could of showed her friends too maybe. Plus Jessi and Mallory didn't even have a storyline. Also (correct me if I'm wrong) in the book series, didn't Alan Gray have a crush on Kristy? In one of the books, (book 2, i think) they go to the Halloween dance together. Yet in this movie he seems to want Dawn. Plus where's Shannon Kilbourne? (the associate member of the BSC who lives across the street from Kristy) They could of used her. And Bart Taylor? (Kristy's sorta boyfriend) It would of been great to put him in there. And Kristy has two other brothers!!!! It's like they don't exist. And Claudia's the one who bonds with Rosie Wilder, NOT Stacey. Charlotte is Stacey's favorite baby sitting charge. That is mentioned in like every single book of the whole series!!!! Plus if it's summer, then that means the Pikes go to Sea City, not to camp. They could of done a movie about that.Also at the beginning of the movie, Kristy rides her bike to the meeting. This is wrong because the Brewers live across town for the Kishis and it has been implied several times that Kristy has to get to Claudia's house by car.Other people not shown: Claudia's older sister Janine, Dawn's younger brother Jeff, Jessi's brother and sister (although there is a scene with a little black girl and you can assume that's Jessi's little sister Becca because the Ramseys are the only black family in Stoneybrook), and all of Mallory's siblings.Bottom Line: The producers should of read the books BEFORE they wrote the screenplay.Don't mess with the master!!!!! :)