Better Watch Out (2016) Reviews

• Clever, Inventive Low-Budget Filmmaking - But Deeply Disturbing

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  Man, what a ride! I love it when I know absolutely nothing about a low budget film and don't expect much - and then get completely surprised at how good it actually is. This little gem is an unpredictable, often times either darkly funny or deeply disturbing thrill ride that should not be me missed by genre (or generally film) fans. It's beautifully shot, acted and written, and I'm sure we'll hear more from filmmaker Chris Peckover in the future. This is clever, inventive low-budget filmmaking at its best, and it goes to show that a lack of money is not an obstacle that can't be overcome by sheer talent. Good stuff: 8 stars out of 10. Favorite films: IMDb.com/list/mkjOKvqlSBs/ Lesser-Known Masterpieces: imdb.com/list/ls070242495/ Favorite Low-Budget and B-Movies: imdb.com/list/ls054808375/ Favorite TV-Shows reviewed: imdb.com/list/ls075552387/

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• Not disturbing or funny

  horrorgasm2017-10-14

  I don't see the appeal here. This is just the sad, unpleasant rape/murder fantasy of a child. There's nothing particularly dark or disturbing here that we haven't seen much worse of in other, better movies. It starts out acting like it's going to be a comedy too, yet nothing funny happens after the kid's annoying reign of terror begins. It's not scary and it's not funny, so what exactly is the big deal here? It's just a couple of annoying children acting like stupid, inept villains.

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• Better AVOID SPOILERS, You'll be Glad You did

  Jared_Andrews2017-12-24

  Let me give you some advice: the second that you finish reading this review, get off imdb.com, steer clear of any ratings or stories about this movie, don't watch any trailers, and don't ask anyone about it. Just find the movie, and watch it. Go in with a totally clean slate and enjoy. I don't really want to say much more than that out of fear of ruining any element of the movie. I can tell you that it's part scary, part funny, largely surprising, and totally entertaining. The performances are great. I don't want to describe why they're great because that could give something away. Just know that they're superb. Plot-wise, the most I can say is that an attractive female babysitter comes over to watch a junior high school boy while his parents go out for the night. After that, visitors arrive and stuff happens. Lots of stuff. This is by far the shortest review I've ever written, but I've said all that I want to say. Now go watch the movie.

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• Yule Probably Turn it Off After About Forty Minutes

  aaronrevere2017-10-16

  A sick, nihilistic film with one and only one plot twist. A half hour into the movie it takes the worst possible turn, and you know where the rest of it is headed. At that point it becomes neither horrifying nor thrilling, but just plain nauseating. It's not fun and violent the way the similarly- themed and much more engaging The Babysitter is (a film which is properly labeled a horror/comedy, unlike this film). It's not gross out gross like the comparatively soulless torture porn Saw/Hostel movies. It's not even fascinating as an exploration of sociopathology as was American Psycho or Twisted Nerve (which is the film it most closely resembles). It's jaw-dropping only because I find it hard to believe that those involved thought it would be entertaining as is. The trailer hides the twist and sells it as a fun exercise in the little brat left home alone turning the tables on some home invaders, only with blood and carnage as a result rather than Three Stooges sound effects. That is not what this movie is. Not even close. But that's what The Babysitter is, so watch that instead.

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• Would have been great if they had stuck with what the trailer makes you think.

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  I went into this with really high expectations after watching the trailer. The idea of Home Alone meets Strangers sounded epic. Unfortunately the trailer gives you the idea that it's spun from the Home Alone side of things, kids fighting back against intruders. Nope. Turns out it's just a kid driven to madness by puberty. I know now why I'd never heard of this movie. It's one that the trailer is not only deceptive, it's a bold face lie. I was furious.

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