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Adventures in Babysitting is one of my favorite movies of all time. As a kid, I so wanted to be stuck in a car with Elisabeth Shue, mostly because she was the first woman I ever saw nekked in Cocktail but i digress. It wasn't your typical "kid's movie". It was sorta violent, had tons of scary elements--hello J.P Pruitt, a.k.a dude with a hook hand, the abusive hubby who chased the kids around the hospital, the gang member who stabbed Brad in the foot, the chop shop and the tiny sub-plot about Elisabeth Shue's character looking just like the Playboy Playmate of the month.

Now comes word that the movie is going to be re-made and instead of choosing a cool, indy actress to take over for Ms. Shue like Zooey Deschanel or Chloe Sevigny the producers have decided to cast Raven-Symone


BAD IDEA! Her very presence implies that this movie will be more schlock than shock. The jokes will more than likely be gag-oriented and you can bet your bottom that there will be no Chop-Shop, no foot stabbing, no abusive husbands chasing kids around and you can be damn sure that Raven won't be able to climb up a rope with the same dexterity that Lizzy Shue did. I mean, that would have to be one tough rope.

Now I am all for remakes; I totally dug The Dawn of the Dead, The Grudge, The Longest Yard and Ocean's 11. Having said that, there are certain movies that can't be taken out of their time, things that were acceptable back in the 80's would no longer fly today and I for one don't want to see Adventures in Baby-sitting's good name sullied.