Rosemary's Baby | | Cast : | Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes | | Director : | Roman Polanski | | Studio : | Paramount Home Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | June 12, 1968 | | DVD Released Date : | August 19, 2003 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 03, 2005 | | Summary | This movie is timeless, and Roman Polanski never hit the mark again | Content
 | I think this is one of those movies that never ages and that all directors dream about. I doubt if any one who has seen it even notices the clothes or furniture in the movie, because the story is so engrossing. No blood, guts or entrails this movie shows that horror movies can be made with an actual story and good actors. Ruth Gordon is fab as the nosey "witch" neighbor. I think she won an Academy Award for her part in this movie. She deserved it. All the cast were perfect for their parts. I saw this when it came out in the late sixtey's and I bought the VHS of it and watch it every once in a while. It's still a thrill for me. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 30, 2005 | | Summary | Dark, modern, and inventive. | Content
| Rosemary's Baby is a story of Evil in a secular world. The characters in the film are vulnerable precisely because they are losing their grip on faith in God. At moments, Polanski is a bit ham-handed about this, allowing the camera to linger on Time's famous "god is dead" cover as the film reaches its climax. Other times, he is effectively subtle, with snippets of very "modern" conversations about the humor in organized religion and Catholicism in particular. We'd have even less of a chance today against Polanski's forces of Evil ... the only concern the characters would likely have is whether a Spawn of Satan would have an advantage in getting into an Ivy League college.
Getting back to the film, Rosemary's Baby has inventive story line and unexpectedly dark ending after nicely paced twists and turns. Apart from Mia Farrow and her old friend Hutch, the main characters that populate the film represent a palate of narcissism, arrogance, egotism, and vanity. Occasionally, and very effectively, well-meaning, ordinary, and "decent people" show their faces, but are powerless to interfere in a conspiracy of the rich and powerful (and highly intelligent). Of course, we know the secret of their success.
Mia Farrow's character is genuine, but at times maddening in her inability to sort through what's happening to her and to stand up to her vain and domineering husband. She is a woman floating between modern assertiveness and traditional fealty to her man. Yet, she manages to pull this off and, by the time she gets wise, the race is on. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 25, 2005 | | Summary | Classic horror movie... | Content
| Rosemary's Baby is a classic film of Sixties paranoia. Poor Rosemary knows that something is wrong, but everyone around her tells her that she is crazy. Is she? Or is she the center of a vast, demonic conspiracy? I guess it is typical of the times that all the old people are "evil" - in a very literal sense.
It is very telling to watch this horror movie from the Sixties to see how the genre has changed. For one thing, this movie is not about scares - there are almost no scenes of violence. Rather, it is about a gradual buildup of dread. Everything is played subtly. There are some brief "creature effects" - Satanic arms and eyes - but not much. The film is a pretty literal interpretation of Ira Levin's novel - Stephen King says it is the only time he's ever felt it is not necessary to read the book if you've seen the movie. Polanski is wise to keep most of the supernatural stuff off-camera. It would be too unbelievable otherwise. Even as it is, one wonders what kind of a sales-pitch the witches made to Rosemary's husband. Or maybe actors will do ANYTHING for a part.
The DVD is pretty bare - there are modern interviews with Polanski and Robert Evans, an old featurette, and that's it.
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| Rating | | | Date | July 19, 2005 | | Summary | Great Classic | Content
| "Rosemary's Baby" is and will allways be one of the great horror classics. the movie uses the unknown to freak you out. it is a story of a woman you gives birth to a child, but the child is not what she expected. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 09, 2005 | | Summary | Rosemary's Baby | Content
| All I can say is the classics never go out of style; the movie pulls you in from the very beginning and it and keeps on. This movie is a great old thriller. Mia did some great acting in this movie, she is simply elegant. I would tell anyone who wishes to purchase this movie to go ahead; you can not go wrong with a classic. |
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