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One of those films

posted 20 years ago by thencjs
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This is one of those films that is so bad it actually becomes good again. It was on BBC on early hours sat morning after Jet Li's The Enforcer, and I knew after five minutes (unintentional) viewing that although it will be rubbish I will end up watching every minute, and I did. The twist is alright, but not exactly The Usual Suspects guys was it?

It reminds me of a Czech film called Ortensak, if you liked this film I think youd like that as well. I think both films are worth a look for curiosity value alone. I agree with the review though that the performances were actually very good in the most part. A weird gem if you can catch it 5/10.

[–] torpedoboy4 19 years ago

hello thencjs

I love "The Baby" and am curious about this Czech film, Ortensak. Where would I be able to find this film?
thanks

[–] torpedoboy4 19 years ago

maybe you mean "Otesanek" which translates to "Little Otik". This is another film that depicts infant horrors.

[–] oh_fiddlesticks-2 18 years ago

Little Otik is a great film-I highly recomend it!

[–] mr-mowl 19 years ago

WHat are you talking about, there are LOADS of films that suck so much that they become good again like any vann damme film.

[–] dooncan 18 years ago

The first time I saw 'The Baby' the twist caused my jaw to literally drop (if it wasn't connected to the rest of my face it would've hit the floor).

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[–] Nova_UB313 17 years ago

The twist really threw me as well--amazing!

Demetria :)

[–] alisotom 10 years ago

an unfinished swimming pool is never a good thing in any film (see Poltergiest)

[–] Devans00 15 years ago

This is one of those weird movies that are so bizarro that I like them. Makes you wonder about the person who thought up the ideas in the movie.

No two persons ever watch the same movie.

[–] alisotom 10 years ago

obviously, the writer's parents beat him long into adulthood...

[–] nbroyles 11 years ago

for real!!!!??? i fell asleep with the tv on and woke up to a baby crying. next thing i know i was totally sucked into this bizarro campfest and, like a train wreck, i couldn't look away. had to hop on imdb to see if anyone [in the entire world] had ever watched it before. one of those movies that belongs in a time capsule lol

[–] hadok 11 years ago

I wouldn't say it's so bad it actually becomes good. Steven Seagal movies or many 80's Schwarzenegger movies are so bad they actually become good in a sense. The Baby is by no means a bad movie, just that it's maybe a bit too weird for some. It has decent acting (a bit over the top, but that's standard for 70's movies) and some nice twists. I gave the movie a IMDb 5/10 and Netflix 3/5 - it was an OK movie but I found it slightly tedious at times.

[–] ZolotoyRetriever 10 years ago

I didn't find this movie bad at all. The plot was slightly weak, but I thought the movie was well acted (especially the scenes between the social worker lady and Mrs. Wadsworth - the tension there was very realistic!) and a credible amount of suspense and an overall creepy atmosphere.