Rosemary's Baby (1968)

How sad is this?

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Why did roman blue ball us by not showing the baby? im sick of movies made out of reaction shots where the actual story is hidden from the audience. why would i want to look at the faces of actors expressing emotions that i should supposedly be feeling by watching, but get not even get to look at what the story is. looking at horrified faces wont make me feel horror in the slightest. its just taunting watching these actors talk about some satan baby that we get to see none of. the story was decent enough and the acting was good to its credit still.

Oh yes, horror thrillers do not come much classier than this. 1968 and yet impressively still feels fresh when watching it for the first time today. It's one of those classic films that I think every film buff or cinephile or average movie fan should watch and I'm sure it's a popular choice when studying the medium of film. The story revolves around a young woman called Rosemary who moves into a new apartment with her husband. She wishes to conceive a baby, but when her obsessive neighbours become involved things start to take a turn into the realm of surrealism. A prime example of this, would be her "dream". She dreamt that she was being raped by Satan and that her neighbours and husband were watching as if it was a ritual. But of course we all know what actually happened (I shan't spoil it). It's a plot of mystery and intrigue. Roman Polanski's intelligent direction and screenplay was quite unique. We all knew what happened to Rosemary and we all knew what the end result was going to be, but we as the audience were interested in how Rosemary unravels the plot herself. This could've been a mystery with several twists and turns, but it's more than that. This was all focussed on her. Mia Farrow was excellent and easily held her own against the rest of the supporting cast. She exhumed innocence, fragility and transformed herself. I was impressed. Ruth Gordon won the Best Supporting actress award, I thought she was good but nothing outstanding. Although, she got that New York accent down to a tee! loved how we never saw what Rosemary's baby looked like, the imagery that is conjured up relies on the audience's imagination and I found that to be powerful. There were a few plot conveniences and I found the pacing to be inconsistent. A scene that oozed intrigue was then followed by a slower scene that seemed to negate everything that was before it. However, this is a solid classic horror film that, I'm sure, will never be forgotten.

The only thing I like about this movie is the intro with the view of New York city and the soft music playing in the background. Everything else is a 1/10.The entire movie is just annoying, the redhead who has the baby appears dumbfounded, confused, and mumbles through the whole movie. The old lady neighbors voice is straight annoying and obnoxious.Its too bland and boring.

Rosemary's Baby (1968) is one of the most famous horror films ever made. It got excellent unanimously positive reviews when it was released. It received those excellent reviews because it really is a great well done horror film that will creep the hell out of you. The cast includes: Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Charles Grodin, and Ruth Gordon. The performances are marvelous all around, especially by Farrow (Rosemary). Farrow plays the lead role wonderfully. Rosemary goes through a lot in the film and Farrow plays it all so well. Her character starts out as a normal wife. Her and her husband Guy (John Cassavetes) move into a new apartment and there are many creepy, eerie neighbors around them. They befriend one couple in their 70s and they form a relationship. Rosemary becomes pregnant soon after, but as the pregnancy progresses, complications come up and Rosemary begins to realize that something is deeply wrong and that the people around her might be in on it. She comes to believe that her neighbors are Satan worshipers and that her husband Guy has promised them their baby to use in rituals. It's not until the end that the truth about everything is revealed. This movie uses real effective scare tactics instead of relying on blood and gore like other horror movies. The direction is wonderfully done, the writing is very smart and well written, the performances are spot on from the entire cast, and the ending is one of the most chilling and effective ending I've ever seen! I 100% recommend this classic if you like chilling scary movies. 9/10!