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"Good Movie"
Loved this movie. It kept me interested from start to finish. It's far better than the TV rendition.

"unpressed"
After watching the one on TV i was disappointed in this one.Not enough gore for me and the girls were much better looking on the one on TV.I guess this is what happens when you get old.

"DRAMA"
WASNT AS EXCITING AS I REMEMBER AS A YOUGIN BUT STILL INTERESTING MOVIE

"The original outdoes the new version"
I saw Robert Wise's version of "The Andromeda Strain" when it first came out and I was immediately impressed by it. I hadn't read the book (for comparison purposes), but the movie had a continual level of subdued suspense that made it fascinating to watch. The use of so-called "non-stars," a conscious choice on the part of the director, turned out to be a good choice. The solid acting from the cast gave the feel of "real" people dealing with an unthinkably unreal situation.
I was prompted by the showing of A&E's new version to finally read the book, as well as to purchase this DVD of the original and I must say that I still stand by the original. Though minor detail changes were made by Robert Wise in this version, they were unobtrusive and didn't detract from the original storyline of the novel. In fact, he was really very faithful to the book and the author, Michael Crichton, was pleased overall with the result (according to one of the DVD extras).
The new version was the book filtered through Star Trek and the X-Files, changing the plot of the book to include wormholes, messages from the future and a terrorized investigative reporter. Whereas the original movie relied on the subtler tensions of the characters' step-by-step discoveries of the Andromeda Strain's nature and threat, the new version often devolved into "action" sequences and overdone dramatics, especially at the end. The finale of the original version is less involved, yet every bit as exciting.
Modern audiences tend to be rather jaded and unimaginative, but if you have the ability to put yourself into the cinematic situation, then you should enjoy the restrained acting and suspenseful pace of this version of "The Andromeda Strain."

"One premise overlooked in reviews"
I agree with many folks here that this is a great film with a gripping screenplay. One premise that is overlooked by those who mention that it is "dated" is that the story itself is set in the 1970s and what is called the "wildfire" event is hushed up - making the movie even more chilling and therefore always "up to date" for its time.

 

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"Andromeda Strain", Sometimes when someone wants to update an older movie they try to add things. What was added here was hokey. The original book and movie made it seem like something like this could actually happen but this version introduced black holes and time travel and instead turned into a television version of a B movie. What made the original movie a classic was the writing. When updating don't get carried away, keep it simple stupid! If I had know the new version would have turned out like this I would not have bought it. This is a rental not a keeper.

"Silver Iodine Cloud Seeding", 1. Dr. Jeremy stone is retrieved by the US Air force because a wildfire is brewing.
2. Communications by Mrs. Stone to her father are broken for national security reasons.
3. Jeremy Stone open documentation on the Scoop mission
4. Dr Robinson is in charge of the Nations science project.
5. The citizens of piedmont are dead or dying. Their blood has dried up.
6. The military decision is to quadrant off the area, instead of destroying the area by thermonuclear denotation, order 712.
7. No MCM communications have been routed to the Wildfire facility.
8. Wildfire facility is equipped for a nuclear denotation. The odd man alone can arm the weapon with his key. Only the odd man can override detonation.
9. Hand print access, five levels of bacterial decontamination, and gastro intestinal decontamination prior to examination of a child and a old man, who have survived the catastrophe.
10. The infection in the vial killed the rat and the monkey within seconds. Ruth wants to isolate and identify.
11. The infection agent is 2 microns in size, black rock with properties like plastic and the green composed of basic elements necessary for life on earth. No amino acids and enzymes, yet the organism is alive and foreign and lethal
12. A phantom fighter plane and pilot was destroyed by an organism that completely consumes all the plastic and the pilot.
13. Andromeda strain is a crystal and can consume anything. Andromeda converts energy to matter, energy for growth. All the molecules appear to be the same. Andromeda can divide and mutate at the same time.
14. Wildfire was intended to use as a biological warfare. The strain was man-made.
15. Andromeda can only exist within a narrow range of Ph, too acidic or alkaline, the pattern of the crying baby or the old man on diabetic medicine.
16. Andromeda eats the gaskets and compromises level 5 and auto destruction by the computer starts. Andromeda could mutate into a thousand forms.
17. Self destruct has been canceled.


"SCIENCE FICTION CLASSIC", THIS IS A GREAT ADAPTATION OF THE MICHAEL CRIGHTON CLASSIC SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL...THE MOVIE IS CERTAINLY DATED BECAUSE OF THE OLD TIMEY SPECIAL EFFECTS, BUT IT FAITHFULLY FOLLOWS THE BOOK...I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE MINI-SERIES AND WANTED TO VIEW BOTH TO COMPARE HOW THEY HAVE HELD UP TO CHANGES IN TECHNOLOGY...SO...IF YOU'RE A FAN OF SCIENCE-FICTION GET BOTH AND COMPARE/CONTRAST THE OLD WITH THE NEW...I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT ANYONE WHO BUYS THIS MOVIE READ THE BOOK AND SEE FOR YOURSELF

"Good - but dated", This is a good story, but it is an old film and lacking in special effects. Also, I didn't feel there was much sense of drama or suspense. Almost the entire film takes place an a hidden lab. There is one semi-dramatic scene toward the end involving a fail-safe procedure. But you kind of get the sense that everything is NOT going to do to hell, so....
Basically, don't expect anything like Jurrasic Park.

The interview with Michael Chriton, which reveals his personal background as it relates to his writing career, is a positive addition.

"Sci Fi at its Best", Made in the 70's, this movie still has the suspense and good acting as it did when it was first released. Moreover, the film does a masterful job of staying close to the book. Indeed, having read the book, I feel I can make this statement with a clear conscience. Whether the newer made for TV version of the Michael Crichton book is better, I will leave for the younger reader to decide



 
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"Andromeda Strain", Andromeda Strain is a benchmark for End of Days, all too possible sciFi. The possibility of virulent pandemic from an unknown source is well done in this fine old movie. Great entertainment for an evening at home. My second date with my wife was going to see Andromeda Strain in the theater, back in 1971. 36 years later, it is still a great movie !

"Andromeda Strain (original)", I much prefer this original to the remake. While it may be a bit slower paced, I think it is a much more believable story without all the extras that the writers of the new version must have dreamed up while on strike.

"601", More fun than a monoxide monkey on "squeeze". Scoop 7 comes down with a case of Arcturian slurping sickness. All that stands between this voracious plastic-eating mutant (no it's not Kevin Costner), and the certain destruction of humanity are our heroes, some soviet surplus equipment and Robertson's Odd Man Hypothesis (not that there's anything wrong with that). After running out of lab animals, they finally fake it out with a MIC T. Sit back, order up a 7-12, and try and work out how the buzzards survived long enough to get gassed.

"A Classic for its Time", It's easy to overlook a sci-fi movie made in th 70s. Today, they can easily appear hokey with special effects that are too far-fetched to be believable. That isn't true with this 1971 Andromeda Strain. They simply tell the story of something coming to earth that seems to be affecting humans and uses credible technology to investigate. Simple, clean sets and acting that keeps the characters "human". A Classic.

"new vs original", Ya know i watched the new version recently and I was underwhelmed. My wife is 7 years younger than me and was born when the original came out 1971. She never saw it . The original movie was sooo cool when i was a kid and also i was able to enjoy it as an adult. My parents had no problems with me watching it at 7 years old. I really dug the end with the atari like representation of the guy climbing and the laser trying to blast him...i wish these producers of the remakes would stop putting their subtle yet apparent political, social,druggie anti-establishment garbage into these movies. The old one was far superior. too bad I cant find the original on DVD I would buy it cause I kept telling my wife the original is better as we watched the new one, though some twisted part of me did enjoy the cut off thumb toss on the new one. ha ha

 
 
 

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