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Embryo [VHS] | VHS Tape

Starring: Rock Hudson, Barbara Carrera, Diane Ladd, Roddy McDowall, Anne Schedeen
Directed By: Ralph Nelson

List Price:

$9.99

Binding:

VHS Tape

Rating:

Run Time:

105 minutes

Format:

Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC

Studio:

United American Video

Number of Discs:

Release Date:

February 14, 1994

Sales Rank:

51,617st

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.0 based on 8 reviews)

A TOTAL RIP OFF by Douglas Soesbe (Universal City, Ca United States)

1 Stars
February 24, 2009
Not a bad movie for its time and type but this is the WORST transfer of all time. It looks as if someone taped it off broadcast television. The first images, at night, are so dark and muddy it's not even clear what's on the screen. I had really looked forward to having this in my collection but after watching it I threw it in the garbage. Utterly worthless.

Interesting Film About Science and Ethics by David Baldwin (Philadelphia,PA USA)

4 Stars
January 11, 2008
My review is based on the quality of the production and not the video transfer. This is an extremely muddy transfer that I doubt will be rectified in the future because of the relative obscurity of the film itself. In 1968 director Ralph Nelson tackled the issue of science and ethics in what I consider to be a disappointing result with "Charly". I found that film today as a dated psychedelic artifact. What I found interesting about "Embryo" is the way it tackles life issues. Released in 1976, it came out shortly on the heels of Roe v. Wade and just a few short years before the first test tube baby. Rock Hudson's character isn't some mad scientist who wants to play God. Recently widowed, his reasons for creating life are more altruistic. He even recognizes the necessity of morality to his creation, Victoria(Barbara Carrera), by citing the Bible to her. Unfortunately, beauty and brains do not alone make us human. Even if you are born when you are 25 years old it takes years to develope a core morality. "Embryo" is a compelling film with a solid performance by Hudson and an alluring one by Carrera.

Barbara's Beauty by Alworth Johnson

5 Stars
June 30, 2006
I remember seeing that movie when I was a teenaged kid. Unfortunately my DVD was not too clear, but I enjoyed seeing how beautiful Barbara was and still is.

Silly junk by RICK (Washington, DC USA)

1 Stars
December 07, 2005
Best actor: the dog Best Actress: wasn't in this movie Running time with banter of witty friends and cocktails: 114 minutes Running time home alone: 114 hours Winner: Worst production values for the year Winner: Worst copy to DVD - EVER

JACK COLVIN...Oscar Moment???? by Matthew E. Kenary (Millbury, Ma.)

3 Stars
February 18, 2005
The scene with Rock Hudson in which Jack Colvin (playing Dr. Winston)was torn between medical ethics and mere trust in a dear friend is the pivotal moment in this film. The excruciating agony in which Dr. Winston is debating in his subconscious is no doubt evident in this accomplished actors face. Dr. Winston makes no promise at that time but we can tell that an internal battle will be raging within him until his final decision can be made. Later Dr. Winston, in full operating gear, calls Rock to inform him that he's got what Rock's looking for. Fatigue and uncertainty is worn well on the actors face, for the result( as later we learn) could be disastrous. Jack Colvin, the greatest character actor of the 20th and possibly the 21st century hits another homerun in this "pre-Jack Mcgee" performance. I believe before Rock Hudson passed on he was quoted as saying, "One of the greatest accomplishments of my life was working with the legendary Jack Colvin."

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