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Summary: All horror movies should be this good...
Review: The first thing that struck me about this movie was its level of class: high. Roman Polanski took a group of veteran actors such as Sidney Blackmer, Ruth Gordon, Hope Summers, Patsy Kelly, Maurice Evans, and Ralph Bellamy, and mixed them with the relative newcomers, Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes and made a fantastic movie out of Ira Levin's book.The impressive thing about this film is that the whole mood of each scene is somewhat sinister and eerie, even in the parts where it is not supposed to be that way. Every scene is ominous and foreboding. The backdrop for the movie, an apartment house in New York City is perfect for the subject matter. Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse are new tenants in the Bramford Apartments when an elderly couple, Minnie and Roman Castevet take an unusual interest in them after a boarder of theirs plunges to her death on the sidewalk below. The Castevets seem rather eccentric, albeit harmless, but as the story unfolds you begin to see that everything is not what it appears to be. Something terrifying is brewing around them that explodes in the last minutes af the film. I have seen "The Exorcist" and I can promise you that it is NOTHING compared to this movie. There is a scene of about five minutes in length which is the scariest I have ever seen in a film. I won't give it away, but trust me, you will know right away which one it is. That this movie still retains its popularity after thirty-something years is a testament to the brilliant plot and the superb performance of all the actors. So good was Ruth Gordon in her part as Mrs. Castevet, that she won the 1968 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in this film. Once you see it you will realize that you have never up to this point seen anything quite like it and probably never will again. Yes, FIVE big, scary stars!!
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Summary: One of the Best Book 2 Movie Adaptations Ever
Review: This movie was practically perfectly adapted from the novel and has since became a horror classic. Now, is it scary??? Not really, but what made this movie so great is that the atmosphere makes it almost believable. The story is based around a young wife and her husband who move into a New York apartment building and find themselves living amongst a group of Satan worshippers. Unknown to her, they have plans for horrifying plans for her and succeed with them due to help from her husband. Mia Farrow was perfect in the role and played Rosemary Woodhouse magnificently. The rest of the cast was also very enjoyable. Don't pass this film up.
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Summary: A Great Film
Review: This is an example of absolute perfect filmaking. If you read the book, you will know what I mean. It is probably the most true-to-the-original screenplay ever written.
Slowly building on on how the everyday things we hear and see can turn into our worst fears, this film spells horror in it's most realistic form ....plain old paranoia. Or is it? "This is no dream; this is really happening!" Watch it over and over again for the view of NYC mid-sixties ... the bright cheerful whites and yellows everywhere... Christmas in the city ... and wow, can they be creepy! Amazing.
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Summary: One of the best horror films of all time.
Review: A pitch-perfect masterpiece of paranoia and suspense which faithfully follows Ira Levin's acclaimed novel. The cast is all around excellent, with Mia Farrow in one of her best roles, while Oscar-winner Ruth Gordon is devilish and absolutely delightful. Roman Polanski's direction is so topnotch here that you could confuse this with a film Hitchock may have made. Not only is it frightening but it is also darkly humorous. William Castle, who produced a string of B-movies in the 50s and 60s ("House On Haunted Hill", "The Tingler") also produces here. Farrow scored a top 40 hit the year of the film's release with the theme song heard over the opening credits.
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Summary: amazing!
Review: This could very well be one of the scariest movies ever made. It takes the simple premise of a young couple trying to have a baby, then transforms it into a nightmare by throwing a coven of ambitious witches and warlocks in the middle of things. The thing is, you might guess what's going on, but you don't really know what the nosy neighbors are up to until close to the end. The psychological torment that the character of Rosemary undergoes is played with brilliant subtlety, and you are ultimately left with a sense of dread. Also, Anton Szandor LaVey was the technical advisor for this film, and he also played as Satan in the impregnation scene, but I won't spoil any of the scares for you. Be forewarned, you must watch this with an open mind, especially if you have religious sensibilities. This movie sympathizes with Satan (it would have to, with LaVey on the team), so if you find this movie offensive, don't say I didn't warn you. So watch this movie, but you better sleep with the lights on afterward. It's a true chiller!
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Summary: Best of the pure 'horror' genre movies......period.
Review: Roman Polanski hit the mark with this classic horror movie that will keep you scare after the last scene. The camera angles adds to the suspense of what is to come and what is to follow. This is no childish scare thriller like SCREAM, this is real horror as it was meant to be. Mia playing Rosemany is superb and deserve mentioning here. This movie will make you think who your neighbors might be. Now 'exorcist' is a scarier movie by far, but for pure 'edge on ur seat' horror that involves the demonic, this will grab you neverheless and will warn you what can be out there in the world we live in, just like the 'exorcist'. Beware: do not watch it alone...
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Summary: Timeless classic
Review: Director Roman Polanski did an outstanding job of sticking to Ira Levin's book, verbatim. You can read Levin's book and watch the movie and get the same thing out of it, where, normally, the movie and the book greatly differ. On the Special Features part of the Commemorative Edition, Polanski explains that he wanted the ending of the movie to be ambiguous, he wanted the viewer to question whether Rosemary was the victim of post-partum depression or if she really was raped by the devil. Levin came to a clear ending in his book but you'll have to read it to find out. Production designer, the late Richard Sylbert, said it best: Rosemary's Baby is the greatest horror picture without the horror. No cursing, no blood, just a good psychological thriller. (Note of interest: During the New Year's Party, look to the left of the screen to the woman handing out drinks. It's Polanski's late wife, Sharon Tate.)
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Summary: Stunning Even After 35 Years
Review: Few movies truly hold up after a few years of changing styles, morays and the passing of phases of civilization, but this one certainly does. The movie follows the book extremely well, and the casting is excellent. One niggling point, though - and this applies to the book as well. Rosemary's sinister neighbors are SATANISTS, not WITCHES. Anyone familiar with history, religion and philosophy will understand the critical difference. And, no - I am neither - just a student of the supernatural...
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Summary: Chilling even till the End!
Review: Rosemary's Baby isn't for people with short attention spans, and those who don't like to think during their movies. In this one you have to listen to the dialogue, use your imagination, and let yourself be consumed by the atmosphere of the film to enjoy the scares this has to offer. Psychological terrorism and supernatural horror have rarely been dramatized as effectively as in this classic. Rosemary is a young, trusting housewife in New York whose actor husband ), unbeknownst to her, has literally made a deal with the devil. In the thrall of a witches' coven headquartered in their apartment building, the young husband arranges to have his wife impregnated by Satan in exchange for success in a Broadway play. To Rosemary, the pregnancy seems like a normal and happy one that is, until she grows increasingly suspicious of her neighbors' evil influence. By the time Rosemary discovers that her infant son "has his father's eyes" ... well, let's just say the urge to scream along with her is unbearably intense! One of the few modern horror films that can claim to be genuinely terrifying. Rosemary's Baby is an unforgettable movie experience, guaranteed to send chills up your spine, if you're patient, because this film doesn't get to the point immediately, and is actually scarier the 2nd time you see it, because then you can grasp the entire film. Every word is a clue, and adds to the mystery and suspense of this film. I would highly recommend this to someone who wants some psychological terorism. Watch it alone in the dark, and let your imagination run wild.
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Summary: Forever Entertaining
Review: I realize that "Rosemary's Baby" is short on bland pretty movie star celebrities, gratuitous sex and bloody violence, and radical explosions and car chases. What this movie does have is a unique, appropriate, and realistic pensive atmosphere. The best way I can explain how the plot develops is to say it ferments. And I figure that a movie that I want to visit over and over again--even after thirty-five years--is an excellent movie to me.
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