Rosemarys Baby

Dont automatically assume that no new production would be able to top the original Rosemarys Baby. Sometimes iconic films need to be made over by a new generation in order to mine some new insight or to teach a truth about the decade in which a later version is made. However, Im not sure these worthy reasons for a remake entered the collective mind of the producers of the new series entitled Rosemarys Baby. If so, Im really not sure I like the lessons being taught. Roman Polanskis original taught us quite a lot about 1968. It taught us, before Ghostbusters reinforced it, that creepy apartment buildings should be and almost certainly are all located in New York City. Folksy neighbors offering folksy medicaments are creepy, too, but can be patronized and sometimes ignored right up until the time they steal your devil baby. In the new version, of which only Episode 1 is available, all the women are beautiful and sylph-like. All the men are handsome and seem to mean well. Whats wrong here? I dont want to take a folk remedy from someone who looks like she wears a Size 2 dress and periodically kisses me on the mouth while performing a Tibetan headache remedy on me. I dont want to hate Jason Isaacs (of Case Histories, yummy) even though he seems to be monopolizing my husbands time all of a sudden. But I would take a disgusting milkshake from Ruth Gordon just to shut her up, wouldnt you? Even in a horror film, there needs to be some level of believability. Remember suspension of disbelief? Remember John Cassavetes? He was Mia Farrows actor husband in the original. You could believe that he would sell his soul to the devil because there was always a bit of lasciviousness playing about his mouth, even in the beginning when he was charmingly cynical and witty. The new Guy Woodhouse tries to be charmingly cynical and witty (he has the lines), but I dont believe it. I dont see any change in him once success is his. Everyone in the new version of Rosemarys Baby is just too normal, too beautiful, too self-satisfied. Theres no arc to the story here. We need some eccentricity in the evildoers to contrast with the normality of Rosemary and Guy. (I like the new Rosemary, but I wish theyd left her alone to have a good time in Paris. That seems to be what all the characters would really rather be doing. Oh, and did I mention, the plot has been transported from New York City to Paris which is not known for having evil apartment houses, to my knowledge.) Im happy to wait and see if Episode 2 can scare me. Right now, Rosemary is apparently going to get pregnant with something she conceived while having sex with an extremely handsome guy with very blue eyes, ropy muscles and a prominent spine. Beyond that, I cant help you. Stay tuned, I guess, if you have deep pockets and an unnatural curiosity about women in Size 2 dresses.

It just couldnt hold my interest all of the way through. but it wasnt bad or anything. I liked the actors in the lead roles.

Ive seen the classic and this series remake is pretty awesome.

Really enjoyed this!

This was an evenings entertainment. I enjoyed parts of it more than others. It is a horror film about a married couple in their 30s who want a baby. The husband comes under the influence of a sinister older man and his wife ends up pregnant by someone or something other than her husband. She gradually uncovers her new status. A few things that worked: I will watch just about anything with Jason Isaacs in it. He plays the villain in chief here so I loved that aspect of it. This was the number one reason I even watched it. I really did not feel like seeing this movie again. I had read the book and seen the original film. The original was made in the 1960s when there was no modern medicine as we know it today, no special effects and elaborate photographic effects. They were able to add these touches to the 2014 version which did enhance the horror. Narratively there are no big changes so this is the same novel I read back in the 1960s in a new screen version. Often a complete rewrite is done with attempting this which often kills the entire film. This mistake was not made here. The plot moves right along and the story is as strong as ever. Now for the negatives: The husband and wife were originally played by Mia Farrow and John Cassevettes. These two new actors do a good job but they just arent in the same league as those actors. Also, Ruth Gordon as the sinister neighbor wife was sensational. Her replacement is good but again not in same league. Roman Polanski as a director always brings an inherent creepiness to horror based work which few other directors can manage. This version does not have that level of creepiness. I only partially believed we were in Paris. It seemed more like New York with scenery which looked like Paris. Visit my blog with link given on my profile page here or use this phonetically given URL (livingasseniors dot blogspot dot com). Fridays entry will always be weekend entertainment recs from my 5 star Amazon reviews in film, tv, books and music. These are very heavy on buried treasures and hidden gems. My blogspot is published on Monday, Wednesday & Friday.

What i liked about it, the movie was suspense , didnt know what to expect.

Story and Acting were really well done updating one of my favorites, Rosemarys Baby.

One of my all time favorite movies is the 1967 Rosemarys baby. I usually dont like re-makes much, but they did a really good job this time. They switch the plot a little, but the essence of the movie was kept. Loved it!

I loved this movie. If your fan of original. Youll not be disappointed. It fills in the original. Great movie

Pretty decent remake