Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes act the fuck out of this movie.

Lots and lots of good reviews out there for this one, so I'd just like to take a moment to acknowledge how great John Cassavetes is in this. His sickly suave way of trying to mask the sociopathy that he harbors is really fascinating. You can tell that there's greed and rage bubbling under the surface of every scene that he's in, and it manifests itself into this weird nervous energy that Cassavetes the actor could do better than anyone else. He's this pent up ball of malice with a creepy smile on his face, and it's mesmerizing. In a movie where (spoiler alert) A WOMAN GIVES BIRTH TO THE ACTUAL SPAWN OF SATAN, it's pretty impressive that Cassavetes still comes off as the most evil character in the entire thing. Can you imagine how different the film would have been if Robert Redford was cast in this role like Polanski and Paramount wanted?

Satan only knows why it took my 29 years to watch this classic film. It was just one of those things I knew was good, but kept putting off and putting off 'til the time was right. It's quite a slow burn, which is right up my alley. It did a fantastic job of dropping hints without totally being obvious about them. It planted the seeds early on and let the story grow into a menacing, tension-filled climax. The setups and payoffs were outstanding. I can't enough about how ahead of its time Rosemary's Baby felt. It's one of those films where the second the credits roll, you just want to go discuss it with all your friends that have seen it, even if you're 29 years late.

not even scary! just disturbing a bit.

Witty, subtle, insidiously creepy chiller is queasy/eerie from the start, and has disturbing dream sequences.

mia farrow is mai waifu

Klassiker hin oder her, ich war von Rosemary's Baby doch ziemlich enttäuscht. Trotz netter Inszenierung und ein paar schönen Shots von New York war mir das ganze zu zäh. Am schlimmsten sind die nervigen Charaktere von denen nur der alte Familienfreund Hutch halbwegs sympathisch ist. Besonders Mia Farrow als Rosemary ging mir mit ihrem ewig leidenden Blick und ihrer Unfähigkeit etwas zu unternehmen schnell auf den Zeiger. Leider passiert in dem Film auch nicht wirklich viel, nur in den letzten 10 Minuten kommt so etwas wie Spannung auf und wenn es wirklich interessant wird ist der Film vorbei.

Ich mag auch diesen Oldschool-Kram, aber Rosemary's Baby konnte mich einfach nicht packen. Aus filmhistorischer Sicht auf jeden Fall wichtig, aber leider schlecht gealtert.

Watched it again having read Ira Levin's source book. A very faithful adaptation.

The only cast member that I think is miscast is Hutch.

Excellent.

I have decided that John Cassavetes is a poor man's Warren Beatty. That may be unfair though.

I knew absolutely nothing about this before watching it. I didn't even know it was a horror. Imagine my surprise.

First time viewing for this, and it was quite different to what I expected. Another viewing is needed...

Well, it's disturbing, that's for sure. The characters are believable, and ultimately it is one of the better horror movies of all time. Since almost no special effects were used, it holds up to the standard of today's movies (for those who are put off by old films).