Rosemary's Baby DVD

Advantages: Clever, stylish and unusual
Disadvantages: Will not appeal to everyone

Roman Polanski’s directorial debut was this classic film starring Mia Farrow as Rosemary Woodhouse, a young newlywed who moves to an apartment in New York with her husband, struggling actor Guy Woodhouse. They settle quickly into their new flat, but the happy time of the early days in their flat is marred by the suicide of one of their neighbours, together with occasional strange noises from the flat next door, which used to be part of the same flat ...
...door are Roman and Minnie Cassavet, played by Sidney Blackmer and Ruth Gordon respectively. Rosemary thinks nothing of the strange noises she has heard as the Cassavets seem like a fairly harmless old couple, if slightly eccentric. Guy in particular forms a quick friendship with Roman and spends time next door chatting to the old man. Rosemary and Guy decide that the only thing needed to complete their happiness is a baby, and she soon falls pregnant. ... Read review

Advantages: Mysterious, tense and a great cast!
Disadvantages: Has aged a little

...couple next door for supper, Rosemary's beau is over at the next door villa nearly every day. Rosemary is all alone. But her husbands acting career is beginning to climb upwards as he gets gigs at default of others. Such as a soap opera role he try's out for, he is beaten, but the other actor has suddenly become blind, or fallen to an illness, and the part is now his. As she begins to swell up, she is convinced by her husband and neighbours that ...
...Ruth Gordon. As months pass, Rosemary's friends notice even though she is pregnant she is not gaining wait, they begin to worry about her condition. Will Rosemary be able to figure out what’s going on inside her before its too late? That’s part of the fun of Rosemary's baby. Needless to say the neighbours aren’t what they seem, but an elderly Satan worshipping cult who has drawn in Rosemary's husband. Why? They need a child..and Rosemary is going ... Read review

Advantages: Pervading sense of horror, scary
Disadvantages: None

This is a great film. It starts off slow, but gradually builds an atmosphere of menace around Rosemary. Everything looks good, she's moved into a great apartment with her husband, he's successful, and she's going to have a baby. Rosemary becomes more and more isolated from her frisnds as the film goes on, and before you know it has become a fight for survival. Who do you trust if you think your husband is in on the conspiracy? I won't reveal what ... Read review

Advantages: A fantastic collection of shorts.
Disadvantages: None.

...Cinema16 is a fantastic compilation of European short films, giving you a glimpse at some of the most undervalued cinematographic handiworks, many who were crafted by some of the leading voices of modern cinema, such as Danish director Lars Von Trier, the controversial English comedian Chris Morris, and even the madcap French director, behind the infamous Dobermann (1999-2000), Jan Kounen. The funny thing about the Cinema16 DVD is that there is no rating to be found on the box; especially funny when you consider the strictness of the BBFC, and also, it's occasionally ridiculous ratings (for example, Rosemary's Baby being rated 18 - pathetic). Cinema16 could be considered a "certified 15" in my opinion. Individually, the short lengths vary between 8 and 20 minutes, frequently between 10 and 15 minutes, bringing the whole 16 shorts... Read review

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