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Summary: What a surprise!
Review: I discovered this film when I was in desperate need of some blank tapes. All the local shops were closed, but I managed to find a bunch of used tapes in a second hand shop for about 50p.
Anyway, I bought them and went home with the intention of taping over them. When I got back, my brother was curious to see what was on them. First tape he stuck in was Coma. He had already seen it years earlier, and wouldn't let me tape over it.
So I didn't. And I'm glad I didn't, because what a great movie it is.
It's odd to see films like this nowadays. I get so used to modern Hollywood melo dramas, with there laugh a minute format, that when I see a film like Coma, it reminds how much better a serious film is, when it's actually serious.
And it's so true. Crighton paces this film very well, it keeps you on your toes throughout the whole thing, and it never fails to be interesting.
It's even got some X Files espionage type moments, that I can't help but enjoy.
Anyway, without giving anything away, let me just tell you that you won't regret buying or renting this film.
It's a breath of fresh air, or, it was anyway.
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Summary: Medical Curiousities
Review: I first saw Coma sometime in the mid 80's, at a time when the VHS format was king, and to be honest, my memories of the film were fuzzy at best. With that in mind, I decided to give it a look, knowing that popular figure Michael Crichton was behind the camera, made me even more curious to see it again.Based on the best-selling novel by Robin Cook, Coma tells a creepy tale and is a solid thriller, though not without its problems. Dr. Susan Wheeler (Genevieve Bujold) suspects her colleagues of foul play when her closest friend lapses into a coma following a routine operation. When Wheeler discovers an alarming pattern of unexplained comas in her hospital, she becomes obsessed with finding an answer, even when it puts her own career and life in danger. Her lover, Dr. Bellows (Michael Douglas), admits there is a mystery but doubts there is a conspiracy and even suspects Wheeler of suffering from a mental breakdown. While I never read Mr. Cook's novel, having Michael Crichton, as a former physcian, adapt the script and direct the film seemed like the right way to go. The film boasts fine performances from Bujold, Douglas, and the "creepy" Richard Widmark as Dr. Harris. Composer Jerry Goldsmith gives the movie another stellar score adding to the chills factor. All of that being said, I still noticed some problems with pacing and other technical gaffes that could have been avoided. Thanfully, there's not enough of these problems, to be of any real concern. The DVD loses points from me, because, of the lack of any real extras. All you will be treated to, is your standard, run of the mill, theatrical trailer. I would have been interested to hear some comments from Crichton, about the film and his take on it now, given the time that has passed. A missed opportunity---in my opinion. Special Edition anyone? Viewers can choose to see the film in either the widescreen, or pan and scan formats. Coma is an apt thriller that acts as a metaphor for the state of medicine, that is as notable even today. Recommended, especially to those interested in following Crichton's film work.
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Summary: CHILLING!!!!
Review: If you're afraid of going to the hospital DO NOT WATCH THIS FLICK! I saw it while recovering from surgery and it totally freaked me out! Awesome!! =^..^=
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Summary: Eeerily plausible thriller
Review: Like many Michael Critchon films, there is good attention to scientific detail. Also, authentic-sounding PA announcements pervade the film (as they do in the Andromeda Strain, Westworld and Jurassic Park). Creepy Jerry Goldsmith score almost completely absent until just before the appearance of the "Jefferson Institute". Elizabeth Ashley is superb as the robotic-like head of the Institute. Note microphone intrusion at top of picture during surgeons' mess-room scenes. Anatomy room scenes are particularly unsettling.
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Summary: Strong Triller From Micheal Crichton.
Review: Micheal Chichton(West World) did the film Screenplay and He also Directed the film, Thought this film is NOT, Based on one of his Novels(Jurassic Park,Rising Sun, Disclosure,The 13th Warrior). The Film, based on the novel by Robin Cook. This is a Medical Thriller about a Female Doctor, Played by Genevieve Bujold(EarthQuake, David Cronenberg`s Dead Ringers) about Increasingly Patients are falling in to Comas. She investage by Herself to Find Out Why? and Nobody Believe her story, could lead to a Possible Conspiracy Plot, Doctors are Murdering The Patients are putting them to Comas, Not Even her Doctor Boy Friend, Played by Micheal Douglas(The War Of The Roses, The Game, Wonder Boys). This Smart Thriller, i seen it for the recently shown in a Movie Channel. Look For Early Very Small Roles, Before and Ed Harris(The Knightraiders,Creep Show, The Abyss and The Truman Show). Grade:B+.
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Summary: it was a great movie what can i say
Review: same as above, they dont make them like that anymore.
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Summary: Coma Good Enough to Keep Anyone Awake
Review: Sleek, stylish and staring a then up-and-coming Michael Douglas, Coma does for going under the knife what Psycho did...(you can fill in the rest). Bujold stars as a doctor who begins to suspect her hospital is drugging patients into comas after a friend of hers, going in for a supposedly routine operation, comes out comatose. Her coworkers label her paranoid but as in Rosemary's Baby (which it's compreable to) it's the ones who know she's telling the truth that she's frightened of. The suspense mounts at a methodical pace, don't be fooled it can be sluggish but hopefully by the time it's begun to drag it's feet a bit you'll be hooked. Michael Crichton (yes, the same man that wrote the wildly successful Jurassic Park and it's sequel) steps behind the camera and does an equally impressive job. He doesn't dumb down for the audience and at times fools us into thinking we'll have a moment to catch our breaths but instead thrusts us right back into the tension-packed enviornment which seems to linger from start to finish. The DVD isn't anything too special but if you've ever seen the VHS version you'll know to appreiciate the digital transfer. It's a top notch thriller that's easily as good as the Robin Cook novel.
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Summary: Pretty Decent Thriller featuring a Pre-Star Douglas
Review: Starring Bujold and Douglas, "Coma," based on Crighton's best-selling novel, is an entertaining thriller about the clandestine "goings on" at a big city hospital. Bujold is good as the investigative doctor, torn between her duty and desire to get to the bottom of the mystery. Douglas, as her boyfriend, doubts the veracity of her claims, but learns almost too late that Bujold's conspiracy theory is right. Veterans Rip Torn and Elizabeth Ashley are appropriately menacing while Richard Widmark is the "kind" hospital administer who listens to Bujold's concerns. Look carefully for a pre-"Magnum" Tom Selleck as a patient. The movie also sports a good Jerry Goldsmith score!
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Summary: MEDICAL MAYHEM
Review: The book by Robin Cook. Directed and adapted by Michael Crichton. 1978...ironic that the two masters of medical suspense at that time came together to create this effective, if at times, muddy thriller. Genevieve Bujold carries the film very strongly on her delicate shoulders as the heroine, Susan Wheeler. Michael Douglas fills the shoes of her amorous lover, and Richard Widmark, Elizabeth Ashley and Rip Torn are good villains. There are some really eerie scenes, including the ghostly Jefferson Institute where comatosed bodies dangle from wires. Organ harvesting is the culprit, and it's evident early on, that something's afoot. The main problem with the resolution is we're never really clear on just who and how many conspirators there are. But, Bujold is fascinating and the movie plays well.
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Summary: MEDICAL MAYHEM
Review: The book by Robin Cook. Directed and adapted by Michael Crichton. 1978...ironic that the two masters of medical suspense at that time came together to create this effective, if at times, muddy thriller. Genevieve Bujold carries the film very strongly on her delicate shoulders as the heroine, Susan Wheeler. Michael Douglas fills the shoes of her amorous lover, and Richard Widmark, Elizabeth Ashley and Rip Torn are good villains. There are some really eerie scenes, including the ghostly Jefferson Institute where comatosed bodies dangle from wires. Organ harvesting is the culprit, and it's evident early on, that something's afoot. The main problem with the resolution is we're never really clear on just who and how many conspirators there are. But, Bujold is fascinating and the movie plays well.
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