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Whistle Stopper - Rosemary's Baby
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Manufacturer: Paramount
Starring: Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer, Maurice Evans
Directed By: Roman Polanski
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: FARROW/CASSAVETES
EAN: 0097360683172
Format: Closed-captioned
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2000-10-03
Running Time: 136
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: 1968
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Summary: The power of suggestion.
Comment: Rosemary's Baby is an understated, chilling tale of horror of an young woman whose mundane world slowly changes into the gothic and bizarre. Rosemary is married to an actor whose career suddenly takes off to unexpected heights. She feels herself being cast aside by his ascent to fame, but it is, indeed, Rosemary who is the central focus of the story.
The writing, acting and direction magically make Rosemary's suspicions and fear our own, It does so slowly and methodically with amazing precision, and there is no release until the very end. At times, the build-up is almost maddening.
If you haven't seen this film in a while, I recommend that you reacquaint yourself with it now. Ruth Gordon's supporting performance as one of the neighbors under suspicion is worth the price of the DVD alone. If you have never seen it before -- don't miss it. Rosemary's Baby is a powerful film that will haunt you forever.
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Summary: Classic horror
Comment: This is a horror masterpiece. I return to this movie every October. I watch it from my dark, cold, New England bedroom. On repeated viewings it's just as scary as the first time I saw it...over 20 years ago. Read the book as well; it's just as good.
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Summary: This film has haunted me my whole life.
Comment: I caught glimpses of this on cable as a kid, and those parts interspersed with ominous warnings from adults about this movie, have driven it to legendary status within my brain.
I imagine scenes in my head now that aren't actually in the movie because Polanski is so masterful at suggesting more than is actually on the screen. This movie, along with Chinatown, shows Polanski is at his most suggestive and subtle.
He absolutely reaches the ideal that Hemingway talked about with "90% of the story submerged beneath the surface"--only Polanski does it on film in a way that no one else has done before or since.
Hail Satan!
Err..Hail Polanski!
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Summary: Psychology? Perhaps
Comment: This film does for horror what "Gone With The Wind" did for drama. The blocking and filming is perfect. Farrow's acting is perfect and the direction is perfect. I think the true haunting nature of this film is wrapped deep within the celluloid. This is a film that was pre-produced, cast, directed and filmed, like hundreds of others of this genre: Yet this film turned out to be a true horror film. Perhaps this was just happenstance, the world may never know.
The terrorism of the scenes in this film will have you questioning your own sanity. Yet, after the final scene and the end credit, you'll be back to earth. This film does what a good film should: Keep you in it's grip til' the very end, yet let go so you can 'then' enjoy what just happened.
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Summary: Classic psychological thriller
Comment: Rosemary's Baby is Roman Polanski's adaptation of a great Ira Levin novel. Polanski wrote the screenplay as well as directed the movie. I had been wanting to see this film for many years and never did until recently. I'm glad that I was finally able to see it and discover how good it is.
At the start of the movie, a young couple, Guy and Rosemary Woodhouse, move into a creepy Manhattan apartment. These two characters are played brilliantly by John Cassavetes and Mia Farrow. Guy is a struggling actor, and Rosemary is a housewife. They soon befriend an elderly couple who lives next door, Roman and Minnie Castevet. Ruth Gordon and Sidney Blackmer play those roles, and they give two really good performances. In fact, Ruth Gordon won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, and deservedly so.
Guy starts spending a lot of time with the Cassavetes, and suddenly his career starts to take off. Rosemary then becomes pregnant, and later it becomes apparent that the baby may not be a regular one, and that the neighbors have special plans for it.
This movie is a great psychological thriller. There is no gore like in most of today's horror films, and yet it provides just as much suspense, if not more so, without it. It is a classic that set a standard for the genre. For anyone who enjoys a good, suspenseful thriller, this movie is highly recommended.
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A loving New York couple is expecting their first baby, however Rosemary's husband makes a pact with the devil to send his career skyward.
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Media Type: DVD
Artist: FARROW/CASSAVETES
Title: ROSEMARY'S BABY
Street Release Date: 10/03/2000
Domestic
Genre: HORROR
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