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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: Universal Studios
Salesrank: 2745
Released: April 1, 2003 |
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MPAA Rating: G (General Audience)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
The best-selling novel by Michael Crichton was faithfully adapted for this taut 1971 thriller, about a team of scientists racing against time to destroy a deadly alien virus that threatens to wipe out life on Earth. As usual with any Crichton-based movie, the emphasis is on an exciting clash between nature and science, beginning when virologists discover the outer-space virus in a tiny town full of corpses. Projecting total contamination, the scientists isolate the deadly strain in a massive, high-tech underground lab facility, which is rigged for nuclear destruction if the virus is not successfully controlled. The movie spends a great deal of time covering the scientific procedures of the high-pressure investigation, and the rising tensions between scientists who have been forced to work in claustrophobic conditions. It's all very fascinating if you're interested in scientific method and technological advances, although the film is obviously dated in many of its details. It's more effective as a thriller in which tension is derived not only from the deadly threat of the virus, but from the escalating fear and anxiety among the small group of people who've been assigned to save the human race. The basic premise is still captivating; it's easy to see how this became the foundation of Crichton's science-thriller empire. --Jeff Shannon
The Andromeda Strain Reviews:
Good - but dated 
2008-09-08 - 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 
2008-08-14 - 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
Good Movie 
2008-08-09 - Loved this movie. It kept me interested from start to finish. It's far better than the TV rendition.
unpressed 
2008-08-04 - 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
2008-07-19 - WASNT AS EXCITING AS I REMEMBER AS A YOUGIN BUT STILL INTERESTING MOVIE
