Guidebook to Horror Film-making

Rating: 9/10 (4 May 2016)

Well by now everyone will be familiar with the plot-line. A happy couple moves into an apartment and the room which they get belonged to that of a woman who died there of old age. They get acquainted with their neighbors and since then things start to get murky.
I am watching this in 2016 and I was scared of watching this movie given the rating it holds. I am used to the horror movies that are made nowadays which hold a maximum rating of 6.5 and not more than that. I was also afraid that I will not like the movie and considering the fact that I am a movie lover, it would be really sad to not like it because it is a classic. The meaning of classic is that it is not tainted by time. It just becomes better.
I haven't seen the actors so I know little of them. They were fantastic. The movie was centered on Rosemary, so it was important that the audience feels sad for the condition of Rosemary and the actress makes us feel for her. Guy is conflicted about what he is doing and he shows it in every decision he takes. He is just one bad moment from bursting out. Other side-roles are average, a bit stereo-typed, especially the neighbors.
The story is pretty straight forward and the best thing is that the reveal is slow. We are confused that what is real and what is not. The dream-sequences really make you go dizzy. It is a slow burner but the pace is worth it. You are almost forced to rush to the end but then something pulls you back to stay alongside Rosemary till the end. I enjoyed it immensely. I think horror movies should be made like this instead of investing in jump scares and gore. The only movie that comes even remotely close is "The Conjuring", but considering the amount of jump scares and CGI moments it has, I'll say there are not many true horror movies that come close to "Rosemary's Baby"