Very minor spoilers.
I like this film, I own this film, I rewatch it every couple of years or so, but only as a "background movie", it's half hour or so to long on a rewatch, but in its defence, on a first watch, for some, that half hour really helps build up the tension.
The conspiracy theory idea, is actually quite clever, certainly something that "could be taking place" today still and pretty unique in its premise.
For me there's a period between about 1978 - 1982 where the garishness of both decades is missing from films and everything has a fairly sleek, sophisticated, "retro future", look. So a major factor for my personal liking of this film, is the look of the Jefferson Institute; the Bond lair of hospitals.
Elizabeth Ashley's performance as the robotic Stepford Nurse / harsh organ trader, is also another soft spot I have. Anyone who likes a camp cult classic villainess type character will love her!
As this was made around the peek of women's lib, there's a little to much of this pushed, but on the whole it's effective, does highlight patriarchal structure well, it's just the "love story" side of it that's a bit forced in, but the love story side seems that in itself anyways.
Over all it's a good thriller, with a nice little plot unravelling, it draws out and doesn't do well on the relationship side, but the chase scenes although long, look so cool and I really like the general idea and premises of the story.
Not sure if this one is for everyone, you've gotta like a slightly more retro style of filmmaking, appreciate cinematography a little and be willing to take your time to watch the clues get solved to get it I think.
I like this film, I own this film, I rewatch it every couple of years or so, but only as a "background movie", it's half hour or so to long on a rewatch, but in its defence, on a first watch, for some, that half hour really helps build up the tension.
The conspiracy theory idea, is actually quite clever, certainly something that "could be taking place" today still and pretty unique in its premise.
For me there's a period between about 1978 - 1982 where the garishness of both decades is missing from films and everything has a fairly sleek, sophisticated, "retro future", look. So a major factor for my personal liking of this film, is the look of the Jefferson Institute; the Bond lair of hospitals.
Elizabeth Ashley's performance as the robotic Stepford Nurse / harsh organ trader, is also another soft spot I have. Anyone who likes a camp cult classic villainess type character will love her!
As this was made around the peek of women's lib, there's a little to much of this pushed, but on the whole it's effective, does highlight patriarchal structure well, it's just the "love story" side of it that's a bit forced in, but the love story side seems that in itself anyways.
Over all it's a good thriller, with a nice little plot unravelling, it draws out and doesn't do well on the relationship side, but the chase scenes although long, look so cool and I really like the general idea and premises of the story.
Not sure if this one is for everyone, you've gotta like a slightly more retro style of filmmaking, appreciate cinematography a little and be willing to take your time to watch the clues get solved to get it I think.