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Repulsion, Rosemary's Baby or The Tenant?

posted 14 years ago by cmhero
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Which one is the best according you you people? I am yet to see The Tenant but I love both Rosemary's Baby and Repulsion. Actually, I gave Repulsion a 9/10 and Rosemary's Baby a 8/10 which should mean that I like Repulsion better (which is a brilliant film) but I'm not really sure about that. Rosemary's Baby is too a brilliant movie, yet maybe a little too slow-paced.

How is The Tenant compared to the to "R":s?

[–] ryobest902008 13 years ago

i liked "rosemary's baby" the most because that's the only one i could really understand. the other two films didn't really explain why the events were happening. so they were really boring to me.

[–] AlisonMeagan 13 years ago

I'd say Rosemary's Baby is my fave of the three. Suspense from beginning to end. Repulsion is also a great film, and I love it as well. The Tenant, on the other hand, I could not get into. For me it's not even in the same league.

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[–] allatape 13 years ago

The Tenant is definitely the best for me. Rosemary's Baby and Repulsion are on par, but I have to say I enjoyed Rosemary's Baby slightly more. What I like the most about The Tenant and Rosemary's Baby is the bizarre humor that comes of totally unexpectedly, which just amplifies the surreal nature of scenes and instead of releasing the tension a bit, I often find it actually heightens it. Everything becomes even more absurd. I love that, that's something Lynch does all the time. Repulsion doesn't have that if I remember correctly. Haven't seen it in a while.

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[–] Replicant-88 13 years ago

Knife in the Water are his best after I 've seen all his horror films

in order
1-Knife in the Water
2-Repulsion
3-The Tenant
4-Rosemary's Baby

[–] CasseroleWorshipper 13 years ago

I would have to say THE TENANT, but all three films complement each other. They're all very good, that's for sure.
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[–] mel2000 12 years ago

Audiences certainly voted for Rosemary's Baby with their wallets. The other two weren't even close.

[–] jcnsoflorida 12 years ago

Ro is my personal favorite but that could be because I'm American and Ro fit the zeitgeist in a way that's pretty rare. Ro is also a film for people who love NY. But by no means would I disparage the other two.

[–] Bree_33 12 years ago

1.Repulsion
2. The Tenant
3.Rosemary's Baby

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[–] franzkabuki 12 years ago

1. Rosemary´s Baby 10/10 13 viewings in 8 years
2. The Tenant 9,5/10 11 viewings in 5,5 years
3. Repulsion 9/10 6 viewings in 5,5 years

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