The Andromeda Strain.
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A singularity in space has been found and project scoop was sent in, came out and now.........
The satellite crashes on the outskirts of a hick town, Pedemonte Utah, and is discovered by two teenagers who put it in the back of their van and take ... Read review
Directed by Academy Award winner Robert Wise, this compelling account of the earth's first ... more
biological crisis is perhaps the most chillingly realistic science fiction thriller ever made. After an errant satellite crashes to earth near a remote New Mexico village, the recovery team discovers that almost everyone in the town are victims of a horrible death, with the mysterious exception of an infant and an old homeless man. The survivors are brought to a state-of-the-art laboratory descending five stories beneath the ground where the puzzled scientists race against time to determine the nature of the deadly microbe before it wreaks worldwide havoc. A trailblazer in areas of special effects and inventive sets, The Andromeda Strain is based on Michael Crichton's best selling novel that created national paranoia for it's topical relevance to the first moon landing.
Directed with clinical precision by Academy Award winner Robert Wise this compelling ... more
account of the Earth's first biological crisis is perhaps the most chillingly realistic science fiction thriller ever made. After an errant satellite crashes to earth near a remote New Mexico village the recovery team discovers that almost everyone in the town are victims of a horrible death with the mysterious exception of an infant and an old homeless man. The survivors are brought to a state-of-the-art laboratory descending five stories beneath the ground where the puzzled scientists race against time to determine the nature of the deadly microbe before it wreaks worldwide havoc. A trailblazer in the areas of special effects and inventive sets The Andromeda Strain is based on Michael Crichton's best-selling novel that created national paranoia for its topical relevance to the first moon landing.
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desolate area of north-eastern Arizona. In a nearby town bodies lie flung about faces frozen in surprise. The terror has begun. This bestseller is by the author of "Jurassic Park".
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A space probe, designed to collect organisms and dust for study, falls to earth in a ... more
desolate area of north-eastern Arizona. In a nearby town, bodies lie flung about, faces frozen in surprise. The terror has begun. This bestseller is by the author of "Jurassic Park".
Production Year: 2007 - Science Fiction - Director: Francis Lawrence - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Dash Mihok, Will Smith, Salli Richardson, Willow Smith
Advantages: Decent film Disadvantages: Nothing Really
The Andromeda Strain.
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A singularity in space has been found and project scoop was sent in, came out and now.........
The satellite crashes on the outskirts of a hick town, Pedemonte Utah, and is discovered by two teenagers who put it in the back of their van and take it into town.
Meanwhile the satellites owners turn up looking for it...........
They follow the satellite ... ...through.
The Andromeda Strain is here; it kills instantly and is 100% fatal. Except.... that someone is still alive, how they have stayed alive becomes critical to the teams investigations.
The town is a ghost town, except for a crying baby and a drunken wino. Could they be immune or could there be something else.
My money is on 'something else'.
With the clock ticking the wild fire team, the town and the ... more
The Andromeda Strain. ******************
A singularity in space has been found and project scoop was sent in, came out and now.........
The satellite crashes on the outskirts of a hick town, Pedemonte Utah, and is discovered by two teenagers who put it in the back of their van and take it into town. Meanwhile the satellites owners turn up looking for it...........
They follow the satellite into town and there are dead bodies everywhere !!! Project Scoop is about to turn the world on its head.
A specialist team is put together to deal with the crisis. The wild fire team has no idea what is about to happen and what they are about to go through.
The Andromeda Strain is here; it kills instantly and is 100% fatal. Except.... that someone is still alive, how they have stayed alive becomes critical to the teams investigations. The town is a ghost town, except for a crying baby and a drunken wino. Could they be immune or could there be something else. My money is on 'something else'.
With the clock ticking the wild fire team, the town and the world is under threat and now the press is sniffing around.
And the Andromeda strain is spreading.
The Wild Fire Team: **************** Dr Jeremy Stone - Benjamin Bratt Dr Angela noyce - Christa Miller Dr Tsi Chou - Daniel Dae Kim Dr Charlene Barton - Viola Davis Major Bill Keen - Rick Stroder
Opinions: ******** Forget the original film this one is far superior. The acting is fair if not great but the story is a superb end of the world scenario. The soundtrack throughout gives a great spooky atmosphere. It can get a bit 'tecky' now and again but that aids in the general plot.
The idea of an alien virus and whether or not it was deliberately sent to destroy us is a fresh spin on an old film. And then the truth is revealed and it's a cracker. I think Michael Crichton would be proud of this adaptation of his novel.
Advantages: Not bad Disadvantages: Nothing new to add really
The Andromeda Strain.
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This is a far movie than the original film with more explanation surrounding the question of the probe which crashes in the small town of Pedemonte Utah. In the original film it was never really properly explained.
We have found a tear in the fabric of space and recklessly sent in a probe to find out as much as we can about it.
When the probe returns it crashes into a small out of the way town and soon ... ...the probe brought back with it that can so easily and rapidly kill everyone human and animal alike?
The probe is brought to a secure underground research station in order to discover the secrets it hold but the virus is already loose and soon America and the world is under threat of extension.
Has the probe been sent back with death hidden inside it or is it all a mistake. A friendly message that we simply do not comprehend and cannot unlock? The ...
MaldivesHoliday 24.04.2009
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