Coma (1978)

Medical Thriller from Director Michael Crichton from the Best Selling Novel by Robin Cook. It is a Suspenseful Movie with Realistic Medical Procedures (that may send sensitive souls to the bathroom) with some Dark Upper Corridors and Dark Implications of Rich and Powerful People Playing Fast and Loose with Morally Questionable Control of Body Parts.It seems Folks aren't Dying Fast Enough Naturally for the Needed Transplants so the Doctors Assist Surgery Patients Along the Natural Life Cycle and are Used for Spare Parts for those Wealthy Enough to Write Enormous Checks for Maintenance.Genevieve Bujold and Michael Douglas Star and the Social Commentary is Heavy, not only with the Ethics and Criminal Behavior of the Medical Community but has a Distinctive and sometimes Over the Top Script about a Woman's Need for Liberation.The Domestic and Personal Relationship Dialog is "In Your Face" and Corny at times. Early On during a Lover's Spat Douglas Calls Her Honey and She Replies with a Stern Scorn and says "Don't call me honey!" Later in the Movie He Calls Her "Honey" so many times You Lose Count and the Aforementioned Scolding is Abandoned for more Dangerous Concerns.The Women's Lib Commentary is more Subtle and Effective Regarding Professional Inequality.Overall a Superior Entry in the Conspiratorial Films of the Seventies that Pay Homage to the Previously Unmentionable "Truths" Uncovered by Real Life Investigators of the Abuse of Power from the JFK Assassination to the Flying Saucer Coverups.

Topless extras hanging out! Joanna Kerns in a leotard! Dr. Goodhead getting an abortion! The trampy nubile French mom from Earthquake!, not wearing bras, drinkin' scotch and all naked and stuff! And Elizabeth Ashley, a black marketeer who smokes! Who said the women's lib stuff filmed for the movie hit the cutting room floor? I have to quote Gomer Pyle, "Well Ghaaalleee!" If you regularly watch the 700 Club, you'll see this as a pornfest of loose, amoral whores, gallivanting around, snooping where they aren't supposed to, being voyeurs in the men's showers and breaking things. That commie pinko Douglas breaks stuff too! That French tart must have corrupted him being all naked outta wedlock. What's with all the hussies, hangin' out with just fussy britches on! So many tramps, not doing what they're told, not even dying when the man wants 'em dead, then getting good men killed! My word! A 1978 PG movie, those were the days! It's another great Michael Crichton film.

Coma is one of the greatest films of all times. Robin Cook is such a wonderful writer. His years of training as a physician makes for an intriguing plot and non-stop action. This movie still evokes a visceral response. The movie is captivating from the opening scene until the end. This complex movie is both captivating and action packed. I still watch the movie at least once a year. I love all the characters and find Dr. George just as great today as in 1978. This move is a must see in my opinion. Great lines and unforgettable scenes will make this a favorite for many people for years to come. Coma is one of my favorite films and Mr. Douglas played the part so well. Wonderful movie in 78 and in 2014.

Based on Robin Cook's novel, adapted and directed by author Michael Crichton, this hospital thriller has Genevieve Bujold and Michael Douglas as doctors and intimates who become involved in an apparent conspiracy after a series of mysterious deaths plague their hospital. Though Bujold tries to convince her boss(played by Richard Widmark) of her concerns, he just says that its all just unfortunate coincidences, though she remains unconvinced, and as it turns out, with good reason...High concept thriller about unethical surgery and the value of human life wrapped up in a vast conspiracy thriller fails to come off, though it has an interesting premise, there is little interest in Bujold's character, and the film remains an unconvincing potboiler. Too bad.