can you say " dated " ?
you can if you 've seen rosemary 's baby which , like the exorcist , was a thrilling horror film in its time but seems boring and laughable in the decades that have passed since its original release .
" mystery science theater 3000 " has skewered the bad films of the past , but let me tell you , it could do a number on the " good " ones too .
rosemary 's baby stars mia farrow ( from the time she was actually good - looking ) as an innocent housewife and her not - so - innocent husband ( john cassavettes ) , an actor who takes an easy , albeit evil , road to success .
it all seems so harmless in the beginning .
mia and john move into an apartment where several past murders have been committed .
( there 's also a skull in the living room , but it 's only for decoration . )
their elderly neighbors pop in for a housewarming .
all 's well for about the first hour of this slow - moving film , until mia eats some of the neighbors ' chocolate mousse and passes out .
when she comes to , she finds herself in a darkened room with a bunch of people yelling and dancing like savages and a big , evil man raping her -- a foreshadowing of her future life with woody allen .
it seems like a dream and , when she finds herself pregnant , she almost forgets about it .
and everyone 's helping with the pregnancy .
the neighbors have some wonderful vitamin potions for her to drink , a good - luck charm for her to wear around her neck , and the name of an obstetrician who 's been in the business 66 .
6 years .
meanwhile , mia begins having chronic stomach pains and losing a lot of weight .
before too long she looks just like the lead singer of the cranberries .
that 's when you know your health 's failing .
the only person in the movie who 's the least bit suspicious of all this is an old friend ( maurice evans ) who calls mia up to give her the bad news -- and immediately falls into a coma .
by about the two - hour mark i felt the same way .
rosemary 's baby is way too long , and leads up to a payoff that 's about as boring and laughable as the rest of the movie .
i guess someone put a spell on this movie .
can you say " dated " ? slow - moving way too long , and leads up to a payoff that 's about as boring and laughable as the rest of the movie . i guess someone put a spell on this movie seems boring and laughable