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BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Ginger Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Antonius Block I'll start by saying there is a plot hole in 'Coma' large enough to drive a giant truck through, which will have almost all viewers absolutely howling. There is also some pretty poor acting from some of the supporting characters, particularly early on in the movie, and an overall feel that makes one think of 'made for TV' films from this time period. Stick with it, it gets better. Lastly, because we know at least most of what's going on pretty early in the film, a good portion of the potential tension is lost.And yet, and yet. Michael Crichton knew a good story when he saw, it and shows us one that was ahead of its time, touching on organ farming and the computerization of hospitals all wrapped up in a creepy conspiracy, and with a little feminism mixed in besides. Geneviève Bujold is fantastic as the surgical resident who early on makes it clear to her boyfriend, another resident (Michael Douglas) that she won't be pushed around in their relationship. She then begins investigating some odd circumstances surrounding patients at Boston Memorial Hospital who unexpectedly go into comas following routine surgeries, including her close friend. Douglas is good, and it's interesting to see Tom Selleck and Ed Harris in minor roles, but Bujold stars here. You can probably sense where the film is going, but it may surprise you a bit along the way, and there are several memorable scenes in the second half. You do have to forgive it for some of its character motivations, but it's well worth watching even close to 40 years later.

poe-48833 Absorbing thriller, with taut direction by Crichton, an outstanding performance by Bujold and yet another spectacular score by Jerry Goldsmith. The notion of harvesting body parts is definitely still Timely (and I'm not talking about the inane fuss kicked up by politicos vying for funds regarding abortion or stem cell research or any of the rest of it): not long ago, former Vice president Dick Cheney needed yet ANOTHER heart replacement and managed, magically, to move to the head of the line of people waiting for heart transplants. What happened THERE...? COMA suggests possibilities. And the remark about hospitals being "the cathedrals of our age" has never been truer. (I had a doctor tell me once that I had six months to live. I divested myself of all the things I'd accumulated over my lifetime that I planned to "sit back and enjoy in my old age": a vintage collection of FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND magazine; scores of collectible comics; books by the hundreds (including a complete run of paperback reprints of THE SHADOW from the late '60s, most in mint condition, and almost every single one of the Robert E. Howard collections from the same era, ALL of them in mint condition), etc. Seven months later, I went back to talk to that same doctor. I wanted to know WHY he told me that I had six months to live. His response: "I don't know WHY I told you that." That was about four years ago. Let that be a lesson for you: ALWAYS get a second opinion.)

mike48128 Of course the novel is better and it loses it's extraordinary level of disbelief, shock and horror if you have seen it before or read the book. It's just like an Agatha Christie "who-done-it". Once you know the killer (and why) some of the "fizz" goes out of it. I saw it on a really big screen. The haunting scene at "The Institute" was burned into my mind forever. It's so unbelievable to see a sea of almost-perfect human bodies "floating" on suspended wires inside of a benign warehouse room that looks like "Costco". It's right-up-there with that old Twilight Zone episode where everyone's face is distorted and normal looking people are considered hideous-looking. Once the method of "murder" (O.K. the victims are only just almost-dead) is discovered, the movie goes downhill quickly and ends soon afterwords, as it should. Nobody believes what is going on and Genevieve Bujold's "young doctor" character almost dies at the hand of the perpetrator, as he tries to cover it all up. How does everybody end up in a "coma" and why? If you don't already know, watch the movie and find out! Featuring a young Michael Douglas and one my favorite character actors, Rip Torn. Sensitive Viewer Warning: some of the surgeries are a bit graphic and the female coma victims are almost naked. Not for the prudish or squeamish.

buckikris Coma is a medical drama about the scary side of the medical profession, the what if this could happen. It still makes the hairs on my neck stand up, one of Crichton's scariest films.The movie takes place at Boston General hospital. The two main characters, Michael Douglas(Dr. Mark Bellows) and Genevieve Bujold( Dr. Susan Wheeler). The two doctor's have a rocky relationship. They love each other, but they can get on each others nerves. Dr. Wheeler is a doctor who is smart and doesn't get the respect from some of her colleagues , because she's female.One day her best friend, Nancy Greenly goes in for a simple procedure, but does not wake up. She is in a Coma, on life support. When Wheeler finds out she is devastated, she wonders what went wrong? She is so upset she tells Mark, he explains to her that something must of happened with the anesthesia. At first you don't know if Bellows is on her side or not, because he doesn't seem that concerned. Then when another patient comes in for knee surgery, Sean Murphy(Tom Selleck) the same thing happens to him. Wheeler does some investigating, and finds out the two surgeries were done in OR 8. It gets around to Dr. Harris( Richard Windmark) about her snooping and she needs to drop it. In order to keep her position at the hospital she must also see a hospital psychiatrist. She is also warned by Bellows and this starts to put a strain on him , and his promotion. Bellow explains that these are powerful people, especially Dr. George(Rip Torn); the head of anesthesiology.She ignores the advice and finds out these coma patients are taken to The Jefferson Institute. A center for long-term coma care, among other things.One day Mark and Susan go away for the weekend, upon returning they pass The Jefferson Institute. Once there Wheeler is already suspicious. There she meets the nurse( Elizabeth Ashley). Susan believe she is getting closer to the truth and the answer lies her at the institute. She also thinks Mark is involved which really drives her into more hysteria. She learns that people are deliberately being put into comas. The next day one of the custodians approaches her, and tells her how they do it. When she goes back to the hospital to find out the mystery, she realizes she is being followed. The fixer( Lance Legault) chases her though out the hospital. She discovers the custodian has been killed, and how they are putting people in coma's. she is getting closer to the truth because of the looks she gets in the doctor' lounge especially by Dr. George. He dislikes her because she independent and nosy. She doesn't know who to trust, that day she arrives at the institute for the tour. Once there she finds out everything, the Jefferson Institute is a front. They are really harvesting and selling human organs to the highest bidder all over the world. Wheeler's next step is to find out who is behind it. Once back at the hospital She and Dr. Harris have a discussion about it. He is the the one who is behind it; and wheeler doesn't realize this until he tries to kill her. He schedules an unnecessary surgery, telling the other staff it's her appendix. He will try to kill her while making it look like an anesthesia reaction. When Mark arrives he doesn't think anything of it until Dr. Harris demands OR 8. It will be up to Mark to try and save her before it's to late.Coma is a classic suspenseful medical thriller. When I had my first surgery in 1998, all I could think of was this movie. We all think doctor's would do their best, when our lives are in their hands. COMA shows the dark side of the medical profession, that we hope never will happen. A great film I would recommend to anyone, a true classic.THX, Kris L. CocKayne