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Undescribable Perfection

Absolutely the worst movie.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Rosemary's BabyThe stunning background score, witty horrific image and the nail-biting tense surrounding that is offered in here is easy to give one the anticipated chills and goosebumps that stays with one throughout the course of it. Roman Polanski's smart adaptation with perfect editing is something to explore in it as it demands attention from the first frame. His work on execution too, is appreciative if not completely justified considering the potential of the script. On performance, Mia Farrow grows on you as it ages on screen but unfortunately isn't supported well enough except for Ruth Gordon's stellar performance. Rosemary's Baby is a smart take on its genre, for it may go into places where one has been before but still doesn't use the clichéd formula like appalling creatures or hide and seek show or a typical altered ego.

As I write this, the current year is the Fiftieth Anniversary of the movie's release, and even though I'm older than the picture, I've never seen it before. Like anyone else, I've known about it forever, and can't really explain why it's taken so long to get around to it. Probably the most startling thing about the picture when it was all over was the idea that director Roman Polanski achieved what is considered one of the best horror movies of all time, without actually showing any horror. It's really uncanny how the mystery and suspense builds as housewife Rosemary Woodhouse (Mia Farrow) gradually learns that her pregnancy is under assault by a scheming neighbor couple and her own actor husband (John Cassavetes), who's traded his integrity for a shot at celebrity fame and glory by offering the unborn baby to a coven of witches. One's only glimpse of a demonic presence occurs during Rosemary's fevered nightmare following an evening of alcoholic gaiety, with the viewer left unclear as to the identity of the future baby's 'real' father. By the time Rosemary figures out that she's in great danger, she runs the risk of sounding like a mental case attempting to explain her fears to anyone who might take her seriously. For anyone expecting a glimpse of the Satanic offspring, once again it's better left to the imagination of the viewer to conjure up a mental image that matches up with the idea that "Satan is his Father, and his name is Adrian". Unlike the expressed visual horror of a picture like "Psycho", this one will slowly wrap it's tentacles around your brain and squeeze it for that last drop of adrenalin. Don't wait fifty years to see it.

Rosemary's Baby is easily one of the best horror movies ever made. There is no blood, gore, or modern violence. But it works on multiple psychological levels that modern horror movies can't seem to touch. Does Rosemary hallucinate? Does she confuse her dreams with reality? Do people want to hurt her baby? Superb acting all around, and all the actors steal the scenes in their own ways. People of strong Christian faith will probably find the last few minutes to be shocking, but what shocked me the most is what Rosemary decides at the very end.

I was super excited to see this movie after I've been searching for it with no luck. I've heard so much about this movie – how good it was, how scary it was – so I was really looking forward to it. It didn't exceed my expectations; in fact, it was probably one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Bad acting, bad dialogue, and no jump-scares. There were no frightening scenes during the movie and I was super disappointed.