I dare say anything attempted by rosemary's baby has been done better with The exorcist and The omen.....

Well, I see a few people stating that Jaws is not a horror movie...or is not scary. But, the fact is that Jaws -- to THIS day instills instant fear into viewers. (most viewers). Grown men & women STILL think of Jaws when they are anywhere near water. I can't imagine too many women not wanting to get pregnant because their baby might turn out to be a demon...lol.

All I'm saying is that I always see Rosemary's Baby listed as one of the scariest movies of all time -- which is what prompted me to watch it in the first place. But, in my opinion -- although not a bad movie -- definitely not a scary one at all!

By the way, urgeok...welcome to hell! I didn't get a chance to say hi. But, it's nice to have a noob along for the ride who actually says anything worth a damn.

QUICK COMMENT: Regarding relating to Rosemary moreso if you have a family...ummm, that may be true I guess. I personally don't have any kids...but I was WAY more affected by the little kid getting hit by a truck in Pet Semetary. Sorry, Rosemary's Baby just did not get any emotion out of me.

Personal preferences i guess .. i love Polanski's style of filmmaking ... I never found Rosmary's Baby boring at all.
I love all 3 films for different reasons and never felt the need to compare them.

Have you seen The Mephisto Waltze ? Its sort of a poor mans Rosemary's Baby (with Alan Alda and Jaqueline Bisset)

Agreed...my father stopped reading Stephen King after that because he didn't like how he was killing kids....haha...although its a great book and a great movie...

Hahahaha. Yeah, that was a pretty powerful scene! I can see where yo papa is coming from :)

thanks for the welcome (it wasnt a 'fuck you' but I'll survive - leave it for the kids :)

Rosemary's Baby certainly wont prevent people from having kids (but Jaws didnt stop me from swiming either .... well, at least in fresh water :)

There are 2 things that prey on the fears of expectant parents .. 1) that the baby will be normal
2) that nothing will happen to the baby.

The other thing that Rosemary's Baby did was turn the girls life upside down ..
Kind neighbours turn into devil worshipers, A husband becomes a collaborator ...and the baby is in danger of becoming the son of satan ... and the girl herself questions her sanity ..
Its all about loss...

Maybe the demographic responsible for voting this in was largely women because it certainly hits them where they live.
It gets my vote because of Polanski's direction .. his pace, sense of style ...
I wish he wasn't such a twat when it comes to girls because he had a lot to contribute to the genre and should be making more films !!

Ahhh, let's just get it out of the way:

FUCK YOU!

:D

i feel so dirty now

One thing i completely agree with you on regarding rosemary's baby:

Roman Ploanksi is a Twat. Fucking rapist.....

yes thats unfortunate as he is a brilliant filmmaker.

Tha same goes for Victor Salva (Jeepers Creepers 1 & 2 and Powder) also a convicted pedophile. Only his preference is boys.