Hating the way the movie played out is the point. The horror of the film comes from Rosemary's helplessness, and the fact that she's an innocent, loving person who is all alone in the world, and nobody believes her. It's a film that sticks with you long after you've seen it.
TBR noted that Rosemary would give birth in June of 1966. Or 666. Well done! I’ve seen this film several times and that 666 never crossed my mind. Notable quotable: “You piece of sh**.” - Sam about Guy Woodhouse. 😂
Also in the movie there is the New Years Eve party. Roman raises a glass to toast in the New Year and says: “Here’s to 1966, the year one!”. What Roman meant was because Satan was now going to have a son in 1966 that it was the beginning of a new time, that everything was now going to be completely different because God would officially no longer have any influence.
i like the fact that all the 'evil witches' are elderly frumpy nosy neighbors instead of being young, thin, dressed in black etc. - it makes them all the more believable and sinister. no jump-scares or gore but downright disturbing.
One of the greatest horror flicks ever made: no cheap jump scares, no slashing, in fact not a single person being killed onscreen. And yet it's haunting as fuck. The horror is all in the mind. Of course it makes you feel uncomfortable. It's a horror movie. It's not supposed to make you feel good. It's supposed to crawl under your skin and stay with you. You may love it or hate it, but you'll certainly never forget it.
I adore this film. It is absolute gaslighting at its WORST. Also there is something extra creepy about OLD PEOPLE yelling "Hail Satan", etc. One of my favorite horror films.
Every once in a while, I suspect that YT movie reactors are faking it. I mean, how can people who obviously love movies know so little about movies? But pronouncing Cassavetes as "Cass-ta-vetts" convinces me that TBR & Sam are the real thing. ua-cam.com/video/tI87_X52wmk/v-deo.html
The scene where Guy convinces Rosemary to eat the mousse is textbook gaslighting. First he tells her she's imagining it, then he tells her she always has to find a problem and guilts her into eating more.
"He has his father's eyes..." That little half-smile that came over her face at the very end that lets us know that she was won over...👿 This is genuine horror that no cheap jump-scare slasher film can equal.
I think in the book she thought of killing the baby, but in the end she realizes that even though it's the son of satan, she's still his mother and she has a mother's love for her child. Her facial expressions at the end are terrific, it says it without dialog.
@@chrissibersky4617 I wouldn’t say that, it’s a very well crafted thriller, in terms of craftsmanship it’s a very well made movie, and it’s a well told story, so I enjoy it. Not for everybody, and that’s okay
I am not sure how much the younger people here understand how little power a woman had over her own life back in these days. There were a lot of things that they couldn't do without their husband's permission, such as having a checking account. So Rosemary had very little agency of her own if her husband was involved. Sorta seems like we are on our way back to that world these days.
@@Im_lil_kennedy Maybe if you aren't in the US, but there are a lot of americans that seem to want to go back to a time where this type of thing would be the norm. That is what "MAGA" means. Hopefully, that won't happen. but there are quite a few states where suddenly woman don't have the right to choose what they do with their own bodies. So, yeah, moving that direction.
Very true! Ira Levin wrote Rosemary's Baby and Stepford Wives which both dealt with themes of society's control over women and the efforts made to keep them submissive/cooperative.
The actor who went blind and was talking to Rosemary by phone was an uncredited Tony Curtis. Charles Grodin (The Doctor) wasn't part of the plot. He just thought that she was nuts. He was just doing his job.
I think it was in Grodin's book It Would Be So Nice if You Weren't Here in which he wrote about how after this movie came out, he would be approached by strangers on the street who were upset at him for not helping Rosemary, though, as he pointed out, from his character's perspective, it would be difficult to accept that there was some kind of sinister conspiracy against her.
John Cas-sah-vet-tees was a very famous film director, as well as an actor. The easiest palate cleanser to get the taste of Guy scuz outta your mouth would probably be "The Dirty Dozen". Cassavetes was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for that, and it's fun. Btw, this was an EPIC reaction. I love you guys.
And watch some of the movies he directed, like A Woman Under The Influence. Very incredible movies. I heard he only acted in stuff like this to fund his own independent movies.
I was 3 years old when this came out. Didn't watch it until 1975 on a show called creature features here in the san Francisco bay area. My auntie was babysitting me and was watching this. My parents yelled at my aunt for letting me watch it.
I vote that you guys should watch The Last Unicorn at some point. It’s a criminally forgotten animated movie starring Mia Farrow and it’s so beautiful ❤
@@marcuscato9083 I think one of the few things that's different (and it's been a while since I read the book), but I believe Rosemary and a sister back in Nebraska (I think it was Nebraska?) were writing back and forth. Or at least Rosemary spoke of her family quite a bit in the book and that there was more to the ending in relation to her family in the book than what we see in the film.
I agree, it’s probably the closest adaptation I’ve ever seen. They did cut the sister character out, and the book leans more into the idea that the baby is going to be sacrificed so the ending is a little more of a twist. The film kind of telegraphs where the story is going to the audience but not to Rosemary.
@@cwdkidman2266 Physical descriptions in the book are not of importance to the story in either case, book or movie. The character is meek and agreeable, Farrow expresses that in her physicality just fine.
All of the movies made from Ira Levin's novels are like that. The Stepford Wives and The Boys from Brazil are also stunningly faithful to their novels. Levin's sparse, pared-down writing style made for near-seamless transitions to film. His novels were practically screenplays to begin with.
The same author of the novel, Ira Levin, also wrote "The Stepford Wives" which was made into a 1975 movie--NOT as DARK but still chilling and well-done. Original version, not the 2000s remake.
Loved your initial comments at the end. "The movie was incredible but I hated every second of it" to me that's the good shit. Love a movie where you feel like you need to lie down in a dark room afterwards.
Whatever one can think about Roman Polański as a person, there is no doubt that he has been a prolific and outstanding filmmaker. I believe you would appreciate more of his works, like "Tess", "Chinatown", "Knife in the Water", "Frantic", "The Pianist", "The Ghost Writer", to name some. I highly recommend all these.
It's been a while since I've seen this and I forgot how f-ed up it is but you guys were right on with your analysis. I appreciate that you can realize that it's a great movie while still being very difficult to watch and an overall unpleasant experience. A lot of people can't do that.
Mia Farrow was unsure about doing this film. The producer convinced her to do it by telling her she'd be assured of getting an Oscar for the role. She didn't even get nominated.
I think Frank had some pull with the Academy Board of Governors and made them an offer they couldn't refuse to quash Farrow's nomination..after all, he had no love lost for what he thought the film did to his marriage.
This was filmed at The Dakota in New York. It has a dark and Gothic feel to it and was the perfect setting for the movie, it was also where John Lennon lived and was murdered outside of in 1980.
You guys figured this out way faster than I did the first time. I was just along for the ride until the end blew a gasket in my brain. Since the first time I saw this I counted it as an evil movie more than a scary movie. If considering what type of horror I would say, "It's just evil." That it was already playing with the horror formula in its day is the really impressive part, and in terms of camera work, pacing, the music, etc, every time a movie would usually be building to a scare something sort of nice happens. Someone offers to help or says something kind, just with the slightest hint of the disturbing behind it, working on viewer's psychology to make us fear the good. I started shifting in my seat the first time I noticed it, then couldn't unsee that pattern, though I had no idea why. The more one pays attention, the more one starts to fear goodness and friendliness the longer it goes, even if only subconsciously. That's evil. It's just mean and evil to do, and a really incredible film bursting with the talent to pull it off.
This has always been one of my favorite horror movies. You have this incredible slow burn where the suspense is just built expertly, interspersed with these trippy scenes. They did such a great job of showing the isolation of pregnancy, made so much more intense because there really WAS a conspiracy against her. I watch this every Halloween.
He definitely made some dramatically heavy, gut-wrenching films... though they're all pretty talky, which makes me feel as though they wouldn't make for the best video reactions.
His own films are an acquired taste for sure. No Hollywood gloss, no convenient formulaic storytelling whatsoever, but hard-edged drama with veeeery long scenes and improvised realism pushed to the extreme. In fact, I remember 'A Woman Under the Influence' was rated R "for emotional turmoil". Certainly not everyone's cup of meat.
The nosy old lady is played by Oscar-winner Ruth Gordon who was also an award-winning playwright and screenwriter. She and her husband Garson Kanin wrote some of the Spencer Tracy/Katharine Hepburn comedies and Guy is played by John Cassevetes (pronounced "Caz-e-ve-deeze"), who was a pioneer in American independent filmmaking.
i really don’t ever really comment on youtube videos tbh rarely if i ever have but i have to say this is my favorite film of all time, transcending genre, it’s perfect in every way while being a nauseating experience the entire way through. a lot of ppl i guess you could say or at least what i’ve seen on youtube don’t ever take the time to revisit older especially horror classics bc this one is quintessential to the genre. seeing your guys reaction it was like i was watching with you and just seeing your genuine reactions reminded me of the first time i sat down to watch the film. really appreciate how you both broke it down and focused on the nuances that make the film so great
Mia Farrow's light lovely voice will always stand out to me from her work in the animated 1982 classic The Last Unicorn. Hopefully you two will give it a shot now that you've discovered Mia. As a side note, the co-creator of The Last Unicorn (and so many animated and stop-motion classics), Jules Bass (of Rankin/Bass), recently passed. RIP
I think they might’ve recognized her name since she was in the Netflix series the watcher. I’ve seen the show and it was great and I learned about the true story back in high school but I forgot how
Now that you experienced it, is it fair to say or speculate, that Guy Woodhouse is in fact the true evil in that story. If not his psyche as a whole, but at the very least his vanity/ego/ambition. Evil AF. The way he endangered his fellow actor, and completely betrayed his wife. Like...Wow man. For fame. I LOVE Ruth Gordon in that role. Her mannerisms at the dinner table when she is cutting that red berry cake. She NAILED the nosy next-door neighbor persona to a T. It's probably my favorite scene next to the Scrabble game revelation.
Curious reaction. I could watch Rosemary's Baby over and over again, it's such a masterwork whereas The Exorcist is such an exercise in audience sadomasochism I will never understand why people fall for its excessive trappings. I'd also suggest Polanski's THE NINTH GATE also an underrated masterwork.
The only movie that I still get creeped out to. I still can't watch it by myself. My wife is always saying "This is not a dream! This is real" just to scare me. Lol
I watched this for the first time when I was 12. It was immediately followed by The Exorcist. Needless to say, both of those movies have stuck with me til adulthood.
@@chairmanofthebored6860 it was Nightmare on Elm st 3 for me. My cousin stayed out in country. Darkness and woods surrounded his house. All the lights off. And Freddy yelling, "Welcome to Prime Time bitch" on a floor model TV and a VCR that needed tracking adjusted. Friggin terrifying. Lol.
This is one of my favorite movies of all time, this is a great example of suspense building throghout what is implied and suggested than what it is shown, and ypu can see that this is a very influential horror movie in this genre, from The Exorcist, through Suspiria, to Get Out, Hereditary, Midsommar and a lot more!
I watched this at 3 AM alone and was one of the first horror films that was a constant unsettled feeling rather than jump scares. Probably didn’t feel that way until Hereditary but would rather watch the latter again (and have) before this. Still a must-watch at least once.
Mia did some great movies: "Secret Ceremony:" with Elizabeth Taylor, the comedies "Hannah and Her Sisters", "The Purple Rose of Cairo", the drama "Husbands and Wives", the original "Death on the Nile" from 1978. Many more!
Woody Allen films don't get nearly enough reactions on YT. I'm guessing the fact that the messed around with - and ultimately married - his stepdaughter may have something to to with that (as with Polanski's whole statutory rape business -- though a fair amount of channels have at least done this film and "Chinatown," and a few have done "The Pianist" as well). I guess separating the art from the artist still remains a foreign concept to a lot of people. 🤷♂
@@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy It's too bad that Polanski's past gets in the way sometimes as his movies are all excellent, in fact, my own #1 favorite movie of all time is his Fearless Vampire Killers (1967). Another favorite is The Tenant (1976), like Rosemary's Baby and Repulsion (1965) a surreal apartment thriller of the very special kind, it may be too weird for the channel here but it's a fantastic film. The Ninth Gate (1999) with Johnny Depp I'd recommend.
@@sexysadie2901 True, Farrow and Allen were never married. Frankly, I think Soon-Yi seduced him. That said, they are still together, which has defied all the naysayers.
“What’s wrong with his eyes?!!” “He has his father’s eyes.” This is a classic for a reason, say what you will about Polanski, he made some great movies.
@@davidw.2791 and they say piracy hurts the entire cast and crew more than the bigger names which is kinda BS imo because as far as i know only the big names on films get residuals minor players and crew see nothing after the films released
@@magus104 Oh yeah. The whole point of Hollywood adapting the “Credit everyone and their mom” method IS so they can get away with smaller payments instead of having to sign long term contracts with everyone. It’s “Payment With Exposure” before it was cool.
The director, Roman P, as a young child was the only family survivor of the Holocaust. Wiki: "Polanski escaped the Kraków Ghetto in 1943 and survived with the help of some Polish Roman Catholics, including a woman who had promised Polanski's father that she would shelter the boy." This, IMO, helps explain his fascination with the darkest side across multiple films ... Even Oscar fav, the movie Tess, is full of violence and evil people! Then there was his adult life, where the pregnant love of his life, Sharon Tate, was the most graphic of the Charles Manson family murders. Which was followed by the statutory rape of a 15 yr old girl, leading to him fleeing the USA. Yikes!
This was a breakout movie for Mia Farrow but ended her marriage to Frank Sinatra. She was in many Woody Allen films. I love Ruth Gordon even though she was a witch in this movie. You might want to watch Harold and Maude. John Cassavetes was in the Dirty Dozen which was a good movie with amazing actors.
Honestly I love this movie! Everyone sort of already knows the ending but it does a great job of planting just enough doubt about her own sanity/paranoia. Case in point, the guy waiting at the phone booth behind her
That was William Castle, the movie's producer. He originally intended to direct the movie himself, but the studio said "no," as he was famous for making schlocky B movies.
@@auerstadt06 All due respect to you, my friend. That is an excellent observation. I love inside stuff like that. The young doctor at the end who betrayed Rosemary was Charles Grodin. One of her girlfriends was Emmaline Henry, who played Dr. Bellows’ wife in I Dream of Jeannie, among other roles.
PS: In real life, John Casavettes was a GREAT husband. His marriage to (actress) Gena Rowlands is one of the great love stories, they had a beautiful life together and she has never stopped holding the torch for him all these years, ever since his way-premature death in the 1980s. Just the thought of John and Gena puts a tear in my eyes so......I thought that was definitely worth noting! I love that you noted how great he was in this, even as you despised the character! Everyone worked for John before they were famous: Scorsese, Spielberg, etc
@@mondegreen9709 Absolutely correct. Didn't make him a bad husband though. Everyone says they never saw him drunk. He was a functioning alcoholic. What a loss for movies (and for his family).
The apartment building is the historic Dakota in NYC. Today, a young couple with one unreliable salary like Guy and Rosemary could afford to live there only in their dreams. The Dakota is mainly known as the site of former Beatle John Lennon's murder as he and his wife Yoko Ono were returning home from a recording session. John Lennon was also a friend of Mia Farrow.
This is badass: Frank Sinatra wanted Mia Farrow, his wife at the time, to be in his crap heist movie. But she was offered *this* movie, with the starring role (+ good movie.) Sinatra told her he'd divorce her if she did Rosemary. When Rosemary's Baby came out against Sinatra's forgotten flick...Rosemary was the #1 movie in the world. Mia Farrow paid for a full-page ad in Variety simply listing the grosses of both films. Gangster Mic drop with fireworks!
Three facts for you: - The guy who played Guy is not only an actor, but also one of the greatest directors ever, of movies like “Faces”, “Husbands” and “A woman under the influence”. - The building where this movie was filmed is the same place where John Lennon lived when he was assassinated. - The lady playing Mrs. Castavet won an Oscar for this.
@@lalareal180 Eh, "Gloria" was probably most conventional film (after "Big Trouble," his final film, which he only finished directing as a favor to its co-star Peter Falk - who was one of Cassavetes' closes friends - after the original director dropped out).
John Cassavettes played Guy. He also was in "The Dirty Dozen" and was the lead in the short-lived but cult-favorite detective TV series, "Johnny Staccato".
If you want to see a more light-hearted Roman Polanski film then watch "The Fearless Vampire Killers" (1967). Both Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate are in it.
Oh God, yes! Have it in my DVD Collection! The Dance Hall sequence is sheer genius. I always like to see folks react to the shot of the actors getting caught with the mirror. Great piece of old school practical effects.
@@johnmoreland6089 Very true, as a kid the humor wasn't really noticed by me I just saw the spookiness of it all, not until much later did I find out it's actually sort of a spoof on the Hammer horror films.
Ive read once a review of this movie where reviewer compared main character to a trapped deer. At first deer tries to get free but at some point it just gives up all hope and accept his fate waiting for death. After that review i marked this movie as one of the most depressing ive ever seen.
John Cassavetes is also one of the most influencial directors of all time, he is the guy who inspired Scorsese and most of the New Hollywood filmmakers, "the father of American independent cinema".
This was an ENORMOUS 1967 book success -- four million books sold. Scared the holy crap out of me. A year later, of course, as an 18 year old, I was at the theater (ONE huge theater in downtown Denver) opening night along with a thousand or two other folks. Scared me along with everyone else. It definitely is a film that doesn't make you feel good. 😎
Mia Farrow’s big breakthrough role was in Peyton Place, a very popular prime time soap opera. That got her Rosemary’s Baby. She was in a long time relationship with Woody Allen from 1980-1990, and starred in most all of Allen’s films in that period. Her son, Ronan Farrow, was the journalist who broke the Harvey Weinstein scandal a few years back.
Yes, hardly anyone reacts to Woody Allen -- due to the same 'problematic' nature he has as a person as Polanski, I imagine. I think I've only ever seen TimotheeReacts do "Take the Money and Run" and Movies with Mary do "Midnight in Paris." I'd love to see someone react to "Sleeper" or "Annie Hall" (both with Diane Keaton)... or "Broadway Danny Rose" or "Hannah and Her Sisters" (both with Mia Farrow)... or "Match Point" (arguably his best 21st century film).
@@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy All good points. By the way I agree wholeheartedly about Match Point. Damned excellent film. ScarJo can act. Who would have thought?
@@giannag4581 It’s up to each reactor to decide whether or not films’ creators have to pass a morals/criminality test before they review their work. As their subs, we should just respect their wishes.
@@michaelsegriff3362 I thought she had previously proved it in films like "Ghost World" and "Lost in Translation," but that's just me. I will say this, though: she was arguably at her physical peak in "Match Point." 😳
The best part of this movie (as well as the book) is that you never actually see the baby. There is no specific description; everything is simply suggestion. Ira Levin, who wrote the book, is a master of this. You should watch The Stepford Wives (also by Levin - the original from 1975). Great reaction. It's supposed to be upsetting. And what makes it such a horror classic is the fact that the reader/viewer knows there's something very wrong but not exactly WHAT is wrong. Mia Farrow was fantastic in this!
No men pierced their ears back then. It was a clear sign of someone into something weird. It wasn’t until the 80s and mostly the 90s that it became more common.
*Fun Fact* RomPol received a lot of accolades on how closely his adaptation stuck to the source material “Even though you didn’t have to.” And Roman was like the “We’re The Millers” meme, going: “You guys can do film adaptations without having to stick very close to the source material?!” 😮
William Castle intended to direct this. Paramount wanted Polanski. It was only after Polanski promised not to change anything from the book that Castle relented.
@@JeepersCreepers2013 As a child he lived through Kracow Ghetto during the II WW. I think it did something to him, left something dark for the rest of his life. Have you seen his movie "The Pianist"?
Yeeah I can understand your personal distaste for it. At least you acknowledge and appreciate that its a good film. You simply just didn't enjoy what was happening in it. Its a depressing and screwed up movie about a woman being forced into a situation she never wanted and can't easily escape from. Everyone around her is a part of this conspiracy, she can't trust anyone. Religious overtones aside, this story shows the lack of control and identity a woman was "allowed" at that time. Rosemary was nothing but a housewife or mother. She had no say in anything and everytime she tried to shout, she was silenced.
its hard because it is like Polanski is describing to us exactly what his victims went through and how it felt in the movie. its creepy as fuck once you start thinking a bit about it in relation to the real world. I like the movie but the whole time i am clenched fist and mad, not scared or disturbed.
I was thirteen years old when this movie debuted. Everybody talked about it. Those who had seen said it terrified them because it made them feel as vulnerable as Rosemary. That's not only scary but creepy.
This is the ultimate horror story for expectant parents and it came out in 1968, just as Americans largest demographic group was getting married and having their own babies.
This is a nice surprise. You've been watching a lot of horror with comedy, scares and/or gore. I like that you're mixing things up with a classic horror with none of those things, just atmosphere and creepiness. It's a testament to how effective it is that you both seem a lot more disturbed at the end of it than movies that are scarier and more disgusting. Perhaps it might help you to appreciate it more to understand that it's partly an allegory for the pressures and expectations placed on 1960s women to go along with their husbands and make babies. It's OK to be upset by it because that's the point. You're supposed to sympathize with Rosemary and, by extension, women of that era.
There is another film by Polanski called Repulsion which we I highly recommend. Also, this film creeped me the hell out when I was younger and it still does. I agree with you guys, separate the art from artist. One thing to add this film is part of the Polanski Apartment Trilogy and Repulsion is part of the trilogy.
@@stsolomon618 I don't buy that and what defines "art". Polanski is a pedophile, and on top of that his an overrated director. He's hot two good movies, this is one of them
This movie was so good because it felt like this really could happen and in some sense people get tricked and betrayed in these type of ways everyday and no justice is ever brought to those people and that's just real life. It's haunting
Look at Rosemary’s Baby as a movie about a dysfunctional codependent relationship. At the end of the film, she’s horrified at her son but also loves him because she’s his mother, great performance by Mia Farrow
The twist ending was on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments. We don't know what the baby looks like, but we do imagine what it looks like through the eyes of Rosemary.
I see why the husband seems so over the top terrible to you, but you got to keep in mind that those were the 60s and a man telling his wife what to do and what not to was just common sense. All the more devastating her situation and desperate her fight must be!!
A unique film. A “movie” is supposed to move you to feel a certain way, and this movie does move the viewer. This is an unusual movie in that evil wins, and even the heroine, Rosemary, is seduced at the end into caring for her child.
I took it as the baby was intentionally causing Rosemary pain because it's plain evil. When it knew she was going to take steps to find out what was wrong, it stopped.
The actor playing the young doctor is Charles Grodin in his first film role. He later starred in Midnight Run with Robert De Niro and the “Beethoven” films. The guy outside the phone booth is the film’s producer, William Castle, the director of such films as “The Tingler” and “The House on Haunted Hill.” He was the basis for John Goodman’s character in “Matinee.”
I loved this movie as a teenager in the mid 80s and then my mom told me about Polanski's history and I remember thinking for the first time "is this going to impact how I feel about this movie?" and the answer was no and from that day till this I've always been able to easily separate the artist from the art. It's a good thing too, because damn there's a lot of shitty people in show biz.
One of the reasons the movie works so well is it’s a shot for shot movie version of the novel by Ira Levin. Roman Polanski was just 34 at the time and believed he had a legal obligation to stay as close to the book as possible.
This movie is in a weird way a great example of how gaslighting affects one. In real life there's also the anxiety attacks, not eating anymore, no more sleeping, constantly awake and experiencing reality in a weird, awkward way as if you can't recognize it's your own life you are living... the stuff these horrors are made of. I often ask myself how writers of stories like these aren't them selves either anti socials living out their fantasy through their writings, or were victim at one point in their lives;
Hating the way the movie played out is the point. The horror of the film comes from Rosemary's helplessness, and the fact that she's an innocent, loving person who is all alone in the world, and nobody believes her. It's a film that sticks with you long after you've seen it.
Ruth Gordon won an oscar for this. If you've never seen Harold & Maude please put it on your list. She's great in it & it's one of my favorite movies.
Harold & Maude is a must see!
Ruth Gordon should have won an Academy Award for Harold and Maude too.
Harold & Maude is so underrated!
🤠 Agree!!! 👍
Yes! She is such a great actor.
That movie is a must watch
The fact that they never showed the baby was fantastic! Things that you don't see in movies are always creepier!
Spot on!
Absolutely!
Besides those glimpses after asking about the baby's eyes!
If it was produced today the baby would have been shown in CGI and look incredibly fake. Excellent approach by leaving it to your own imagination.
Showing the baby would have destroyed the whole movie.
Truly one of the most disturbing movies, particulary for its time. It was really ahead of its time.
TBR noted that Rosemary would give birth in June of 1966. Or 666. Well done! I’ve seen this film several times and that 666 never crossed my mind. Notable quotable: “You piece of sh**.” - Sam about Guy Woodhouse. 😂
Also in the movie there is the New Years Eve party. Roman raises a glass to toast in the New Year and says: “Here’s to 1966, the year one!”. What Roman meant was because Satan was now going to have a son in 1966 that it was the beginning of a new time, that everything was now going to be completely different because God would officially no longer have any influence.
Same. I was like. Dude. I've never noticed that!
i like the fact that all the 'evil witches' are elderly frumpy nosy neighbors instead of being young, thin, dressed in black etc. - it makes them all the more believable and sinister. no jump-scares or gore but downright disturbing.
One of the greatest horror flicks ever made: no cheap jump scares, no slashing, in fact not a single person being killed onscreen. And yet it's haunting as fuck. The horror is all in the mind. Of course it makes you feel uncomfortable. It's a horror movie. It's not supposed to make you feel good. It's supposed to crawl under your skin and stay with you. You may love it or hate it, but you'll certainly never forget it.
All reasons why it's better than thr exorcist.
@lam PAd I honestly don't see how people could think The Exorcist is on par or better than Rosemary's Baby
Agree 💯
Now you can watch the movie GASLIGHT (1944) with Ingrid Bergman -- a true classic!
I adore this film. It is absolute gaslighting at its WORST. Also there is something extra creepy about OLD PEOPLE yelling "Hail Satan", etc. One of my favorite horror films.
John Cassavetes is a hell of a movie director, besides a brilliant actor, with a bunch of fantastic movies under hus belt. Very original too.
Every once in a while, I suspect that YT movie reactors are faking it. I mean, how can people who obviously love movies know so little about movies? But pronouncing Cassavetes as "Cass-ta-vetts" convinces me that TBR & Sam are the real thing. ua-cam.com/video/tI87_X52wmk/v-deo.html
He was so kind too. Wish he was still with us.
The scene where Guy convinces Rosemary to eat the mousse is textbook gaslighting. First he tells her she's imagining it, then he tells her she always has to find a problem and guilts her into eating more.
He was a selfish piece of garbage that sacrificed his family for a movie career.
Ohh - they should watch the movie GASLIGHT (1944)
Exactly! I don't think I've ever wanted to punch someone more than Guy 👊
"He has his father's eyes..." That little half-smile that came over her face at the very end that lets us know that she was won over...👿 This is genuine horror that no cheap jump-scare slasher film can equal.
I think in the book she thought of killing the baby, but in the end she realizes that even though it's the son of satan, she's still his mother and she has a mother's love for her child. Her facial expressions at the end are terrific, it says it without dialog.
@@konowd yes but the second book... puajjj
It has no entertainment value. It's just awful and exhausting.
@@chrissibersky4617 I wouldn’t say that, it’s a very well crafted thriller, in terms of craftsmanship it’s a very well made movie, and it’s a well told story, so I enjoy it. Not for everybody, and that’s okay
@@konowd The dude's just being toxic
I am not sure how much the younger people here understand how little power a woman had over her own life back in these days. There were a lot of things that they couldn't do without their husband's permission, such as having a checking account. So Rosemary had very little agency of her own if her husband was involved. Sorta seems like we are on our way back to that world these days.
Weirdly sad yes, isn't it.
That's a very good point and perspective to keep in my mind watching today, so many years after the film released.
Weird I would say that we are the *farthest* away from going back to that. Thankfully
@@Im_lil_kennedy Maybe if you aren't in the US, but there are a lot of americans that seem to want to go back to a time where this type of thing would be the norm. That is what "MAGA" means. Hopefully, that won't happen. but there are quite a few states where suddenly woman don't have the right to choose what they do with their own bodies. So, yeah, moving that direction.
Very true! Ira Levin wrote Rosemary's Baby and Stepford Wives which both dealt with themes of society's control over women and the efforts made to keep them submissive/cooperative.
The actor who went blind and was talking to Rosemary by phone was an uncredited Tony Curtis.
Charles Grodin (The Doctor) wasn't part of the plot. He just thought that she was nuts. He was just doing his job.
I think it was in Grodin's book It Would Be So Nice if You Weren't Here in which he wrote about how after this movie came out, he would be approached by strangers on the street who were upset at him for not helping Rosemary, though, as he pointed out, from his character's perspective, it would be difficult to accept that there was some kind of sinister conspiracy against her.
I always wondered. Thank you;)
John Cas-sah-vet-tees was a very famous film director, as well as an actor. The easiest palate cleanser to get the taste of Guy scuz outta your mouth would probably be "The Dirty Dozen". Cassavetes was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for that, and it's fun. Btw, this was an EPIC reaction. I love you guys.
Also in 'Zorba the Greek' with Anthony Quinn.
True, Casevettes (sp?) was a genuinely important Independent filmmaker with lots of actor improv films.
He was in The Fury (1978) with Kirk Douglas, too.
His character is a jerk in this, too, though.
And watch some of the movies he directed, like A Woman Under The Influence. Very incredible movies. I heard he only acted in stuff like this to fund his own independent movies.
I was 3 years old when this came out. Didn't watch it until 1975 on a show called creature features here in the san Francisco bay area. My auntie was babysitting me and was watching this. My parents yelled at my aunt for letting me watch it.
Used to watch creature features with my cousin when we were kids
Sleeping bags and snacks. Lights off, on the living room floor!
I vote that you guys should watch The Last Unicorn at some point. It’s a criminally forgotten animated movie starring Mia Farrow and it’s so beautiful ❤
Totally agree! One of my favorites when I was little. And the songs by America, oh lord, perfect!
@@locamonrosamonikarozanek7634 I Love the music of America BECAUSE of that movie :))
I strongly recommend "Chinatown". Its' one of Polanksi's best, and simply one of the greatest movies ever.
Absolutely. TBR and Sam would love solving that mystery.
Yes, Chinatown is a gem
I would like to add "Repulsion" to the mix, another Polanski film.
Ghost Writer is also a good Polanski film.
Chinatown is a classic!
Chinatown is Polanski's masterpiece and one of Nicholson's best roles.
This is actually one of the few instances where the book and the movie are extremely close.
Probably the most faithful adaptation i've ever seen. Changed almost nothing.
@@marcuscato9083 I think one of the few things that's different (and it's been a while since I read the book), but I believe Rosemary and a sister back in Nebraska (I think it was Nebraska?) were writing back and forth.
Or at least Rosemary spoke of her family quite a bit in the book and that there was more to the ending in relation to her family in the book than what we see in the film.
I agree, it’s probably the closest adaptation I’ve ever seen. They did cut the sister character out, and the book leans more into the idea that the baby is going to be sacrificed so the ending is a little more of a twist. The film kind of telegraphs where the story is going to the audience but not to Rosemary.
@@cwdkidman2266 Physical descriptions in the book are not of importance to the story in either case, book or movie. The character is meek and agreeable, Farrow expresses that in her physicality just fine.
All of the movies made from Ira Levin's novels are like that. The Stepford Wives and The Boys from Brazil are also stunningly faithful to their novels. Levin's sparse, pared-down writing style made for near-seamless transitions to film. His novels were practically screenplays to begin with.
The same author of the novel, Ira Levin, also wrote "The Stepford Wives" which was made into a 1975 movie--NOT as DARK but still chilling and well-done. Original version, not the 2000s remake.
I think dark describes it quite well.
Also wrote the boys from Brazil
If they already saw Get Out then they've seen at least the biggest rippoff of Stepford Wives.
@@juliangrant9718 Not in the least
@@sexysadie2901 definitely not.
Loved your initial comments at the end. "The movie was incredible but I hated every second of it" to me that's the good shit. Love a movie where you feel like you need to lie down in a dark room afterwards.
Exactly. I feel the same way about the Director's Cut of The Butterfly Effect (2004).
Whatever one can think about Roman Polański as a person, there is no doubt that he has been a prolific and outstanding filmmaker. I believe you would appreciate more of his works, like "Tess", "Chinatown", "Knife in the Water", "Frantic", "The Pianist", "The Ghost Writer", to name some. I highly recommend all these.
Yea, I wonder why this subject matter was right up his alley.... 😶🌫️💀👺
Chinatown is one of my personal favorites. What a great movie.
The Ghost Writer is one of the best films of the last decade.
Fearless Vampire Killers is a lot of fun too.
The Tenant, too
This might be the most uncomfortable I’ve ever seen you two. Great video guys!
Easily...😮
It's been a while since I've seen this and I forgot how f-ed up it is but you guys were right on with your analysis. I appreciate that you can realize that it's a great movie while still being very difficult to watch and an overall unpleasant experience. A lot of people can't do that.
Watched this with my gf a few months ago. She said “never again!” Lmao!
Mia Farrow was unsure about doing this film. The producer convinced her to do it by telling her she'd be assured of getting an Oscar for the role. She didn't even get nominated.
Makes sense she didn't. A lousy actress.
@@spongebobandplanktonshould2920 🙄
I think Frank had some pull with the Academy Board of Governors and made them an offer they couldn't refuse to quash Farrow's nomination..after all, he had no love lost for what he thought the film did to his marriage.
This was filmed at The Dakota in New York. It has a dark and Gothic feel to it and was the perfect setting for the movie, it was also where John Lennon lived and was murdered outside of in 1980.
That's how good films were back then - They got you exactly where the Director wanted
FRANTIC is my favorite Polanski movie. Stars Harrison Ford. 👍🏼
You guys figured this out way faster than I did the first time. I was just along for the ride until the end blew a gasket in my brain. Since the first time I saw this I counted it as an evil movie more than a scary movie. If considering what type of horror I would say, "It's just evil."
That it was already playing with the horror formula in its day is the really impressive part, and in terms of camera work, pacing, the music, etc, every time a movie would usually be building to a scare something sort of nice happens. Someone offers to help or says something kind, just with the slightest hint of the disturbing behind it, working on viewer's psychology to make us fear the good. I started shifting in my seat the first time I noticed it, then couldn't unsee that pattern, though I had no idea why.
The more one pays attention, the more one starts to fear goodness and friendliness the longer it goes, even if only subconsciously. That's evil. It's just mean and evil to do, and a really incredible film bursting with the talent to pull it off.
The Omen is a classic horror. But it is just as dark. Shouldn’t miss it though. Has a great score won the composer an Oscar.
That one’s so Good , they’re making a prequel!
Seconding The Omen.
Ditto. And I personally don't think it's as dark as this one
Yup! But this one did it first!
I agree
This has always been one of my favorite horror movies. You have this incredible slow burn where the suspense is just built expertly, interspersed with these trippy scenes. They did such a great job of showing the isolation of pregnancy, made so much more intense because there really WAS a conspiracy against her. I watch this every Halloween.
Well said, in terms of craftsmanship and pacing it’s great moviemaking. Polanski’s not a good guy, but he knew how to make a picture
John Cassavetes who plays the husband was a director himself. Gloria (1980) with Gena Rowlands is very good movie he directed.
A Woman Under The Influence is also great with his wife Gena Rowlands
He definitely made some dramatically heavy, gut-wrenching films... though they're all pretty talky, which makes me feel as though they wouldn't make for the best video reactions.
"The Killing of a Chinese Bookie" (1976) is pretty wild too.
Cassavetes often took acting roles to fund his own independent films.
His own films are an acquired taste for sure. No Hollywood gloss, no convenient formulaic storytelling whatsoever, but hard-edged drama with veeeery long scenes and improvised realism pushed to the extreme. In fact, I remember 'A Woman Under the Influence' was rated R "for emotional turmoil". Certainly not everyone's cup of meat.
The nosy old lady is played by Oscar-winner Ruth Gordon who was also an award-winning playwright and screenwriter. She and her husband Garson Kanin wrote some of the Spencer Tracy/Katharine Hepburn comedies and Guy is played by John Cassevetes (pronounced "Caz-e-ve-deeze"), who was a pioneer in American independent filmmaking.
She was in My Bodyguard, right?
@@Faltor895 Yes.
i really don’t ever really comment on youtube videos tbh rarely if i ever have but i have to say this is my favorite film of all time, transcending genre, it’s perfect in every way while being a nauseating experience the entire way through. a lot of ppl i guess you could say or at least what i’ve seen on youtube don’t ever take the time to revisit older especially horror classics bc this one is quintessential to the genre. seeing your guys reaction it was like i was watching with you and just seeing your genuine reactions reminded me of the first time i sat down to watch the film. really appreciate how you both broke it down and focused on the nuances that make the film so great
Mia Farrow's light lovely voice will always stand out to me from her work in the animated 1982 classic The Last Unicorn. Hopefully you two will give it a shot now that you've discovered Mia.
As a side note, the co-creator of The Last Unicorn (and so many animated and stop-motion classics), Jules Bass (of Rankin/Bass), recently passed. RIP
I think they might’ve recognized her name since she was in the Netflix series the watcher. I’ve seen the show and it was great and I learned about the true story back in high school but I forgot how
What a great reaction. You guys were so drawn into this plot. What are movies if not emotions so they definitely did their job with this movie.
"Chinatown" "Macbeth" and "The Tenant" are three other masterful Polanski films you have to watch.
Agreed. His “Macbeth” is brilliant.
"Repulsion" as well.
Dont forget Tess, The Ghost Writer, Frantic, Bitter Moon, The Fearless Vampire Killers...
@@carlossaraiva8213 "Bitter Moon" is incredible, as is "Carnage". Easily his two funniest films.
@@carlossaraiva8213 Might as well throw in "Knife in the Water," "Cul-de-sac," and "Death and the Maiden" as well.
Now that you experienced it, is it fair to say or speculate, that Guy Woodhouse is in fact the
true evil in that story.
If not his psyche as a whole, but at the
very least his vanity/ego/ambition. Evil AF.
The way he endangered his fellow actor,
and completely betrayed his wife.
Like...Wow man. For fame.
I LOVE Ruth Gordon in that role.
Her mannerisms at the dinner table when she is cutting that red berry cake. She NAILED the nosy next-door neighbor persona to a T. It's probably my favorite scene next to the Scrabble game revelation.
Ive definitely watched this movie multiple times. Its even better the second time.
Curious reaction. I could watch Rosemary's Baby over and over again, it's such a masterwork whereas The Exorcist is such an exercise in audience sadomasochism I will never understand why people fall for its excessive trappings. I'd also suggest Polanski's THE NINTH GATE also an underrated masterwork.
Both are the best at what are they’re trying to achieve. Also, I second The Ninth Gate! Fantastic film.
My favorite part of THE NINTH GATE is when the rare book expert smokes around multitudes of priceless books and touches them with his bare hands.
The only movie that I still get creeped out to. I still can't watch it by myself. My wife is always saying "This is not a dream! This is real" just to scare me. Lol
I watched this for the first time when I was 12. It was immediately followed by The Exorcist. Needless to say, both of those movies have stuck with me til adulthood.
@@chairmanofthebored6860 it was Nightmare on Elm st 3 for me. My cousin stayed out in country. Darkness and woods surrounded his house. All the lights off. And Freddy yelling, "Welcome to Prime Time bitch" on a floor model TV and a VCR that needed tracking adjusted. Friggin terrifying. Lol.
There's a scene in This is the End (2013) where Jonah Hill's character says that line/2 lines.
@@w1975b I crack up every time I see that scene. LOL!
This is one of my favorite movies of all time, this is a great example of suspense building throghout what is implied and suggested than what it is shown, and ypu can see that this is a very influential horror movie in this genre, from The Exorcist, through Suspiria, to Get Out, Hereditary, Midsommar and a lot more!
I watched this at 3 AM alone and was one of the first horror films that was a constant unsettled feeling rather than jump scares. Probably didn’t feel that way until Hereditary but would rather watch the latter again (and have) before this. Still a must-watch at least once.
Mia did some great movies: "Secret Ceremony:" with Elizabeth Taylor, the comedies "Hannah and Her Sisters", "The Purple Rose of Cairo", the drama "Husbands and Wives", the original "Death on the Nile" from 1978. Many more!
Woody Allen films don't get nearly enough reactions on YT. I'm guessing the fact that the messed around with - and ultimately married - his stepdaughter may have something to to with that (as with Polanski's whole statutory rape business -- though a fair amount of channels have at least done this film and "Chinatown," and a few have done "The Pianist" as well). I guess separating the art from the artist still remains a foreign concept to a lot of people. 🤷♂
And she in The Great Gatsby, the best version of the novel.
@@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy It's too bad that Polanski's past gets in the way sometimes as his movies are all excellent, in fact, my own #1 favorite movie of all time is his Fearless Vampire Killers (1967). Another favorite is The Tenant (1976), like Rosemary's Baby and Repulsion (1965) a surreal apartment thriller of the very special kind, it may be too weird for the channel here but it's a fantastic film. The Ninth Gate (1999) with Johnny Depp I'd recommend.
@@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy Soon-Yi is not his step-daughter.
@@sexysadie2901 True, Farrow and Allen were never married. Frankly, I think Soon-Yi seduced him. That said, they are still together, which has defied all the naysayers.
Glad to see you two watched this movie. The Omen (1976) would be a perfect horror classic to react to in the future
“What’s wrong with his eyes?!!”
“He has his father’s eyes.”
This is a classic for a reason, say what you will about Polanski, he made some great movies.
Assuming, to paraphrase Watchmen, “he only r**ed once”, then all films up to Chinatown are “clean” in that sense. 🤷🏻♂️
Personally, I watch his movies but pirated.
@@davidw.2791 and they say piracy hurts the entire cast and crew more than the bigger names which is kinda BS imo because as far as i know only the big names on films get residuals minor players and crew see nothing after the films released
@@magus104 Oh yeah. The whole point of Hollywood adapting the “Credit everyone and their mom” method IS so they can get away with smaller payments instead of having to sign long term contracts with everyone. It’s “Payment With Exposure” before it was cool.
The director, Roman P, as a young child was the only family survivor of the Holocaust. Wiki: "Polanski escaped the Kraków Ghetto in 1943 and survived with the help of some Polish Roman Catholics, including a woman who had promised Polanski's father that she would shelter the boy."
This, IMO, helps explain his fascination with the darkest side across multiple films ... Even Oscar fav, the movie Tess, is full of violence and evil people!
Then there was his adult life, where the pregnant love of his life, Sharon Tate, was the most graphic of the Charles Manson family murders. Which was followed by the statutory rape of a 15 yr old girl, leading to him fleeing the USA. Yikes!
This was a breakout movie for Mia Farrow but ended her marriage to Frank Sinatra. She was in many Woody Allen films. I love Ruth Gordon even though she was a witch in this movie. You might want to watch Harold and Maude. John Cassavetes was in the Dirty Dozen which was a good movie with amazing actors.
Honestly I love this movie! Everyone sort of already knows the ending but it does a great job of planting just enough doubt about her own sanity/paranoia. Case in point, the guy waiting at the phone booth behind her
That was William Castle, the movie's producer. He originally intended to direct the movie himself, but the studio said "no," as he was famous for making schlocky B movies.
@@auerstadt06 All due respect to you, my friend. That is an excellent observation. I love inside stuff like that. The young doctor at the end who betrayed Rosemary was Charles Grodin. One of her girlfriends was Emmaline Henry, who played Dr. Bellows’ wife in I Dream of Jeannie, among other roles.
I have a better description of this movie. This was the stupidest movie I have ever seen.
@@ceciliaramos2280 Then you haven't seen a lot of movies.
@@michaelsegriff3362 plus the actor who went blind, ''Donald Baumgart'' is Tony Curtis (voice only, on the phone with ''Rosemary'').
PS: In real life, John Casavettes was a GREAT husband. His marriage to (actress) Gena Rowlands is one of the great love stories, they had a beautiful life together and she has never stopped holding the torch for him all these years, ever since his way-premature death in the 1980s. Just the thought of John and Gena puts a tear in my eyes so......I thought that was definitely worth noting! I love that you noted how great he was in this, even as you despised the character! Everyone worked for John before they were famous: Scorsese, Spielberg, etc
And they both guested on Columbo, 1972 and 1975, respectively. Rumor has is, he co-directed his own episode.
@@LarryFleetwood8675 That is not surprising, and I'm SURE Peter Falk had no problem with that! :D
Unfortunately he was also a heavy drinker, which led to his early death.
@@mondegreen9709 Absolutely correct. Didn't make him a bad husband though. Everyone says they never saw him drunk. He was a functioning alcoholic. What a loss for movies (and for his family).
@@mondegreen9709 Damn Debbie Downer☹
If you want another good Mia Farrow movie you could watch Hannah and Her Sisters. It's a romance/drama/comedy and is kind of a Thanksgiving movie.
The apartment building is the historic Dakota in NYC. Today, a young couple with one unreliable salary like Guy and Rosemary could afford to live there only in their dreams. The Dakota is mainly known as the site of former Beatle John Lennon's murder as he and his wife Yoko Ono were returning home from a recording session. John Lennon was also a friend of Mia Farrow.
This is badass: Frank Sinatra wanted Mia Farrow, his wife at the time, to be in his crap heist movie. But she was offered *this* movie, with the starring role (+ good movie.) Sinatra told her he'd divorce her if she did Rosemary.
When Rosemary's Baby came out against Sinatra's forgotten flick...Rosemary was the #1 movie in the world.
Mia Farrow paid for a full-page ad in Variety simply listing the grosses of both films. Gangster Mic drop with fireworks!
Three facts for you:
- The guy who played Guy is not only an actor, but also one of the greatest directors ever, of movies like “Faces”, “Husbands” and “A woman under the influence”.
- The building where this movie was filmed is the same place where John Lennon lived when he was assassinated.
- The lady playing Mrs. Castavet won an Oscar for this.
Ummmm dont forget GLORIA! Classic
@@lalareal180 Eh, "Gloria" was probably most conventional film (after "Big Trouble," his final film, which he only finished directing as a favor to its co-star Peter Falk - who was one of Cassavetes' closes friends - after the original director dropped out).
John Cassavettes played Guy. He also was in "The Dirty Dozen" and was the lead in the short-lived but cult-favorite detective TV series, "Johnny Staccato".
@@lalareal180 Yes!
@@Madbandit77 I just watched him recently in the horror flick Incubus (1980) and the western Saddle the Wind (1958).
If you want to see a more light-hearted Roman Polanski film then watch "The Fearless Vampire Killers" (1967). Both Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate are in it.
Oh God, yes! Have it in my DVD Collection! The Dance Hall sequence is sheer genius. I always like to see folks react to the shot of the actors getting caught with the mirror. Great piece of old school practical effects.
Fabulous film. Funny and a little scary.
@@johnmoreland6089 Very true, as a kid the humor wasn't really noticed by me I just saw the spookiness of it all, not until much later did I find out it's actually sort of a spoof on the Hammer horror films.
Absolute masterpiece
Ive read once a review of this movie where reviewer compared main character to a trapped deer. At first deer tries to get free but at some point it just gives up all hope and accept his fate waiting for death. After that review i marked this movie as one of the most depressing ive ever seen.
Thank-you Thank-you Thank-you Love this movie. (I would also recommend his horror film: The Tenant, and his holocaust film The Pianist)
You should watch Harold & Maude. Ruth Gordon at her best and a film that will just make you feel absolutely sweet and awesome!
John Cassavetes is also one of the most influencial directors of all time, he is the guy who inspired Scorsese and most of the New Hollywood filmmakers, "the father of American independent cinema".
This was an ENORMOUS 1967 book success -- four million books sold. Scared the holy crap out of me. A year later, of course, as an 18 year old, I was at the theater (ONE huge theater in downtown Denver) opening night along with a thousand or two other folks. Scared me along with everyone else. It definitely is a film that doesn't make you feel good. 😎
"What have you done to his eyes"
one greatest moment in cinema history
That, and seeing Aunt Bee's friend Clara as a devil-worshipper, is just chilling.
"He has his father's eyes"
Mia Farrow’s big breakthrough role was in Peyton Place, a very popular prime time soap opera. That got her Rosemary’s Baby. She was in a long time relationship with Woody Allen from 1980-1990, and starred in most all of Allen’s films in that period. Her son, Ronan Farrow, was the journalist who broke the Harvey Weinstein scandal a few years back.
And Woody Allen movies are the ones they shouldn't watch because he really is a bad man.
Yes, hardly anyone reacts to Woody Allen -- due to the same 'problematic' nature he has as a person as Polanski, I imagine. I think I've only ever seen TimotheeReacts do "Take the Money and Run" and Movies with Mary do "Midnight in Paris." I'd love to see someone react to "Sleeper" or "Annie Hall" (both with Diane Keaton)... or "Broadway Danny Rose" or "Hannah and Her Sisters" (both with Mia Farrow)... or "Match Point" (arguably his best 21st century film).
@@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy All good points. By the way I agree wholeheartedly about Match Point. Damned excellent film. ScarJo can act. Who would have thought?
@@giannag4581 It’s up to each reactor to decide whether or not films’ creators have to pass a morals/criminality test before they review their work. As their subs, we should just respect their wishes.
@@michaelsegriff3362 I thought she had previously proved it in films like "Ghost World" and "Lost in Translation," but that's just me. I will say this, though: she was arguably at her physical peak in "Match Point." 😳
The best part of this movie (as well as the book) is that you never actually see the baby. There is no specific description; everything is simply suggestion. Ira Levin, who wrote the book, is a master of this. You should watch The Stepford Wives (also by Levin - the original from 1975). Great reaction. It's supposed to be upsetting. And what makes it such a horror classic is the fact that the reader/viewer knows there's something very wrong but not exactly WHAT is wrong. Mia Farrow was fantastic in this!
No one ever mentions "The Boys From Brazil", which was excellent.
No men pierced their ears back then. It was a clear sign of someone into something weird.
It wasn’t until the 80s and mostly the 90s that it became more common.
*Fun Fact*
RomPol received a lot of accolades on how closely his adaptation stuck to the source material “Even though you didn’t have to.”
And Roman was like the “We’re The Millers” meme, going: “You guys can do film adaptations without having to stick very close to the source material?!” 😮
Yeah, but he's also a convicted pedarist on the run from the law.
Less fun fact.
William Castle intended to direct this. Paramount wanted Polanski. It was only after Polanski promised not to change anything from the book that Castle relented.
Polanski is a truly sick individual
He had inside info
@@JeepersCreepers2013 As a child he lived through Kracow Ghetto during the II WW. I think it did something to him, left something dark for the rest of his life. Have you seen his movie "The Pianist"?
Yeeah I can understand your personal distaste for it. At least you acknowledge and appreciate that its a good film. You simply just didn't enjoy what was happening in it.
Its a depressing and screwed up movie about a woman being forced into a situation she never wanted and can't easily escape from. Everyone around her is a part of this conspiracy, she can't trust anyone. Religious overtones aside, this story shows the lack of control and identity a woman was "allowed" at that time. Rosemary was nothing but a housewife or mother. She had no say in anything and everytime she tried to shout, she was silenced.
its hard because it is like Polanski is describing to us exactly what his victims went through and how it felt in the movie. its creepy as fuck once you start thinking a bit about it in relation to the real world. I like the movie but the whole time i am clenched fist and mad, not scared or disturbed.
Fantastic film. It never sugarcoats the reality of evil.
If you think Mia Farrow's husband in this film was bad, just look up her marriage with Woody Allen.
One of the best film's of all time in my opinion. This and the novel by Ira Levin are perfect at developing tension and paranoia.
I was thirteen years old when this movie debuted. Everybody talked about it. Those who had seen said it terrified them because it made them feel as vulnerable as Rosemary. That's not only scary but creepy.
Polanski's Sharon Tate has uncredited role ,during the party scene.
And assisted “behind the scenes”.
@@hak4890 yes,& also it was said she pushed for lead role but Paramount didnt .
I've watched this movie so many times, especially around Halloween. One of the rare truly scary movies.
Spot on analysis. Sublime filmmaking. Harrowing experience.
The director of this movie, Roman Polanski, was Sharon Tate's husband
This is the ultimate horror story for expectant parents and it came out in 1968, just as Americans largest demographic group was getting married and having their own babies.
The fact that you despise this film so much because of how it made you feel is probably the highest praise you can give to it.
This is a nice surprise. You've been watching a lot of horror with comedy, scares and/or gore. I like that you're mixing things up with a classic horror with none of those things, just atmosphere and creepiness. It's a testament to how effective it is that you both seem a lot more disturbed at the end of it than movies that are scarier and more disgusting. Perhaps it might help you to appreciate it more to understand that it's partly an allegory for the pressures and expectations placed on 1960s women to go along with their husbands and make babies. It's OK to be upset by it because that's the point. You're supposed to sympathize with Rosemary and, by extension, women of that era.
The faces 12:12
Rosemary's Baby was filmed at the Dakota building, the same place where John Lennon was assassinated.
There is another film by Polanski called Repulsion which we I highly recommend. Also, this film creeped me the hell out when I was younger and it still does. I agree with you guys, separate the art from artist. One thing to add this film is part of the Polanski Apartment Trilogy and Repulsion is part of the trilogy.
I really like The Tenant. Strange & disturbing.
Why is it a good thing? I'm ok watching movies prior to his disgusting behavior but I see no need to support movies after his crimes
@@stsolomon618 I don't buy that and what defines "art". Polanski is a pedophile, and on top of that his an overrated director. He's hot two good movies, this is one of them
Everybody is entitled to their opinion, man. But Polanski is a horrible person I agree and this film and Repulsion are great films of his.
This movie was so good because it felt like this really could happen and in some sense people get tricked and betrayed in these type of ways everyday and no justice is ever brought to those people and that's just real life. It's haunting
Look at Rosemary’s Baby as a movie about a dysfunctional codependent relationship. At the end of the film, she’s horrified at her son but also loves him because she’s his mother, great performance by Mia Farrow
How is that a dysfunctional codependent relationship?
My favourite thing about this movie (other than John Cassavetes
Wasn't that actress a Communist in Hollywood during the 50's?
The twist ending was on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments.
We don't know what the baby looks like, but we do imagine what it looks like through the eyes of Rosemary.
I see why the husband seems so over the top terrible to you, but you got to keep in mind that those were the 60s and a man telling his wife what to do and what not to was just common sense. All the more devastating her situation and desperate her fight must be!!
A unique film. A “movie” is supposed to move you to feel a certain way, and this movie does move the viewer. This is an unusual movie in that evil wins, and even the heroine, Rosemary, is seduced at the end into caring for her child.
One of my all time favorite movies! I think the pain was the horns/hooves(claws?) poking her and once the baby started moving the pain went away
I took it as the baby was intentionally causing Rosemary pain because it's plain evil. When it knew she was going to take steps to find out what was wrong, it stopped.
The actor playing the young doctor is Charles Grodin in his first film role. He later starred in Midnight Run with Robert De Niro and the “Beethoven” films. The guy outside the phone booth is the film’s producer, William Castle, the director of such films as “The Tingler” and “The House on Haunted Hill.” He was the basis for John Goodman’s character in “Matinee.”
I hope they'll get to Midnight Run (1988) eventually, I just watched this '80s classic again the other day it's a brilliant action/comedy.
I loved this movie as a teenager in the mid 80s and then my mom told me about Polanski's history and I remember thinking for the first time "is this going to impact how I feel about this movie?" and the answer was no and from that day till this I've always been able to easily separate the artist from the art. It's a good thing too, because damn there's a lot of shitty people in show biz.
The frustrating, depressing movie with an happy ending. lol
One of the reasons the movie works so well is it’s a shot for shot movie version of the novel by Ira Levin. Roman Polanski was just 34 at the time and believed he had a legal obligation to stay as close to the book as possible.
This movie is in a weird way a great example of how gaslighting affects one. In real life there's also the anxiety attacks, not eating anymore, no more sleeping, constantly awake and experiencing reality in a weird, awkward way as if you can't recognize it's your own life you are living... the stuff these horrors are made of. I often ask myself how writers of stories like these aren't them selves either anti socials living out their fantasy through their writings, or were victim at one point in their lives;
It's also a real feminist movie. It's good that Sam was full of rage. It's supposed to make you angry.
You guys should have watched Michael J Fox and director Peter Jackson's horror comedy The Frighteners from 1996 I believe. It's a cool film!
This film taught me to distrust _everyone_
One of my all time favorites. 🖤 and the ending is so deliciously dark.
Rosemarys Baby is a classic psychological horror. I’d definitely recommend it to everyone, maybe not while pregnant though..
Great movie! One of the great horror films. Also a fantastic novel by Ira Levin.
After all this time, the nightmare scene still makes my blood run f***ing cold 🥶