From All Movie Guide: Michael Crichton's Coma was one of the earlier films released on DVD, coming out in 1999, at a time when the format had already (and unexpectedly early) become profitable, but the technology was still new. Warner Home Video tried to be ambitious and generous, but this disc is hampered by the limitations that existed in the format. Each side has a different transfer of the movie, one letterboxed to the non-anamorphic 1.85:1 aspect ratio of the original release, and the other full-screen (1.33:1). The letterboxed version is preferable, maintaining Crichton's original tight image framing, which enhances the feeling of claustrophobia and paranoia one should get while watching the movie. The 113-minute film has also been given a whopping 30 chapters, which break the plot down very neatly. The flaws can be found in the details; the Dolby Digital Mono audio, though clean, has been mastered at an extremely low volume level, which is likely to require viewers to have to drastically turn up the ...

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VideoHound Golden Movie Retriever 2000: A doctor discovers murder and corpse-nabbing at her Boston hospital, defies her male bosses, and determines to find out what's going on before more patients die. Exciting, suspenseful fare, with Bujold impressive in lead. Based on the novel by Robin Cook.