An overhyped, disappointing "classic."

Rating: Null/10 (10 August 2001)

Don't get me wrong-- I love creepy, atmospheric, non-gory horror films. I get a huge rush out of suspense. But I'm not sure why people seem to rank Rosemary's Baby among the top horror films of all time; to me, it comes off as about as creepy, threatening, and atmospheric as a f***ing Scooby-Doo episode. One of the ones with Scrappy in it. AND the Harlem Globetrotters. The "God is dead! Hail Satan!" alone moves it from any semblance of horror to Adam-West-IS-Batman camp. I felt no sympathy at all for Mia Farrow's character, partially because she was a whinging moron for the bulk of the movie, partially because Guy was right about her haircut. The elderly couple were supposed to be sinister ringleaders hiding behind a veneer of annoying; they were such corny hacks that they never moved past the annoying bit. My main reaction after I saw it for the first time was, "wow, I didn't know they even *had* crack back then." _Halloween?_ Terrifying. _The Exorcist?_ Nightmare inducing. _Rosemary's Baby?_ Dude, Where's My Car was far more upsetting to me.