Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Audience Rating: G (General Audience) Binding: DVD Brand: Universal EAN: 0025192123924 Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Universal Studios Manufacturer: Universal Studios Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Universal Studios Region Code: 1 Release Date: 2003-04-01 Studio: Universal Studios Theatrical Release Date: 1971-03-12
Rating: - 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.
Rating: - DRAMA
WASNT AS EXCITING AS I REMEMBER AS A YOUGIN BUT STILL INTERESTING MOVIE
Rating: - 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."
Rating: - 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.
Rating: - 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 !
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- unpressed
- DRAMA
- The original outdoes the new version