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The Andromeda Strain Reviews

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When a small space probe falls to earth in a remote village of New Mexico, all but two of the town's inhabitants--an infant and an old alcoholic--meet death as their blood turns to powder. After two reconnaissance pilots have also perished, a national state of emergency is declared. The two survivors and the recovered space .. Read more

Starring	Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James Olson, Kate Reid
Director	Robert Wise
Genres	Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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- Soon after this fair-to-middling adaptation of his sci-fi novel, Michael Crichton took to directing his own scripts. No... read more on Time Out
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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:16
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- - 4
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  Horses for Courses
  
  I'd have to say that this is probably one of Crichtons best films albeit not as entertaining as say Jurassic Park.
  
  IF you like Science and Sci-Fi... read more »
  
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  - S Murray
  - Scotland
  - 15 Jul 2004 at 13:25
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- - 0
  - 0
  Absorbing and Intelligent Si-Fi
  
  If you love Si-Fi, you must see this. Ground breaking for its time in the way that it was filmed, with a story that is exciting and believable, as well as real ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 02 Nov 2011 at 10:00
- - 0
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  (Un)Sexing Up Science
  
  I thought the film was vaguely interesting, but dull, so I’m not quite sure why I’ve now hired the 2008 mini-series (doh). The 1970 film felt worthy ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 20 Aug 2011 at 18:33
- - 0
  - 0
  It just grows on you
  
  A great 'what if....' film.
  
  Sure it's a fictional experiment - or is it?
  
  The premise that the U.S. has a secret lab dealing ... read more »
  
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- - spock140
  - 74 reviews
  - UK
  - 11 Jan 2011 at 10:34
- - 0
  - 1
  Unending tedium
  
  Who knew 'first contact' with an alien life-force with the potential to wipe out life on Earth could be so DULL. It's one long scientific experiment... read more »
  
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  - redbeardtravels
  - 19 reviews
  - Manchester, England
  - 24 Apr 2010 at 16:57
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  andromeda strain
  
  this film is one to watch it is better than the remake very enjoyable and easy to watch
  
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- - marshmellow
  - 9 reviews
  - Skegness
  - 22 Sep 2008 at 16:19
- - 1
  - 0
  Science Heavy
  
  There is a small amount of action and suspense in the early part of the film, but the remaining 90% is about the science behind the problem, which I found quite... read more »
  
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  - Weymouth
  - 01 Aug 2008 at 12:28
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  Andromeda gain
  
  What a fabulous film for 1970. The imagination and sets for the time were great. Even though parts of it appear a bit wooden, if you take yourself back (if ... read more »
  
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  - Leatherhead, England
  - 21 Feb 2008 at 22:35
- - 1
  - 1
  Soporific
  
  Awfully boring and long winded. I love science fiction and I'm completely happy with a slow-paced film if there's something to capture my interest - ... read more »
  
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  - Peterborough
  - 17 Feb 2008 at 16:31
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  WHAT A BORE
  
  I found that this film made me just want to full asleep, it had a story line for it to be good, but it was an utter disapoinment.
  
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  - Kent
  - 27 Dec 2006 at 14:54
- - 0
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  Still as good as the first time I saw it
  
  I always enjoy seeing this film I always see it as the begining of concidering the fact that not everything from space thats trying to wipe us out looks like a ... read more »
  
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- - Tricky069
  - Nottinghamshire
  - 07 May 2006 at 00:02
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- - 4
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  Horses for Courses
  
  I'd have to say that this is probably one of Crichtons best films albeit not as entertaining as say Jurassic Park.
  
  IF you like Science and Sci-Fi... read more »
  
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  - S Murray
  - Scotland
  - 15 Jul 2004 at 13:25
- - 2
  - 0
  The Andromeda Strain ...
  
  The Andromeda Strain is a very believable sci-fi movie compared to the likes of ?Armageddon? or ?The Core?. A futuristic medical research centre works around ... read more »
  
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  - 148 reviews
  - West Midlands
  - 28 Jul 2004 at 08:12
- - 1
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  Nasty Bacteria!
  
  This was Micheal Crichton's earliest novel. Cleverly written and very realistic.
  
  Robert Wise directs with self-assurance and confidence. The ... read more »
  
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- - BazNorm
  - Surrey
  - 30 Dec 2004 at 15:34
- - 1
  - 0
  Science Heavy
  
  There is a small amount of action and suspense in the early part of the film, but the remaining 90% is about the science behind the problem, which I found quite... read more »
  
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  - Weymouth
  - 01 Aug 2008 at 12:28
- - 0
  - 0
  More Crichton's science
  
  A mutant geometrical virus menaces to turn all human being into a surprised bag of sand!
  
  First three quarters of the movie are just brilliant: great ... read more »
  
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- - HeikoTrip
  - London
  - 23 Aug 2005 at 09:26
- - 0
  - 0
  Still as good as the first time I saw it
  
  I always enjoy seeing this film I always see it as the begining of concidering the fact that not everything from space thats trying to wipe us out looks like a ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 364527
- - Tricky069
  - Nottinghamshire
  - 07 May 2006 at 00:02
- - 1
  - 1
  Soporific
  
  Awfully boring and long winded. I love science fiction and I'm completely happy with a slow-paced film if there's something to capture my interest - ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 527625
- - a customer
  - Peterborough
  - 17 Feb 2008 at 16:31
- - 0
  - 0
  Andromeda gain
  
  What a fabulous film for 1970. The imagination and sets for the time were great. Even though parts of it appear a bit wooden, if you take yourself back (if ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 529559
- - a customer
  - Leatherhead, England
  - 21 Feb 2008 at 22:35
- - 0
  - 0
  andromeda strain
  
  this film is one to watch it is better than the remake very enjoyable and easy to watch
  
  Report this review
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- - marshmellow
  - 9 reviews
  - Skegness
  - 22 Sep 2008 at 16:19
- - 0
  - 0
  It just grows on you
  
  A great 'what if....' film.
  
  Sure it's a fictional experiment - or is it?
  
  The premise that the U.S. has a secret lab dealing ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 952664
- - spock140
  - 74 reviews
  - UK
  - 11 Jan 2011 at 10:34

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Critics' reviews
- Soon after this fair-to-middling adaptation of his sci-fi novel, Michael Crichton took to directing his own scripts. No... read more on Time Out
- 46203
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:16
- Solemn and over-detailed but generally suspenseful thriller, with a sense of allegory about man's inhumanity to man.
- 32907
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43

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- The Andromeda Strain
  
  When a small space probe falls to earth in a remote village of New Mexico, all but two of the town's inhabitants--an infant and an old alcoholic--meet death as their blood turns to powder. After two reconnaissance pilots have also perished, a national state of emergency is declared. The two ...