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The Andromeda Strain on DVD (2008)

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Starring: Benjamin Bratt, Christa Miller, Eric McCormack, Ricky Schroder
Director: Mikael Salomon
Studio: UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK
Run time: 170 mins
Certificate: 15
User collections: Recommended Rentals
Genres: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Languages: English
Released: 19/05/2008

Brief synopsis of The Andromeda Strain

Based on Michael Crichton's classic sci-fi novel The Andromeda Strain stars Benjamin Bratt (Law And Order), Rick Schroder (24) and Eric McCormack (Will And Grace) and is directed by Mikael Solomon (Band Of Brothers). It all started with a brilliant flash of light - and then a thunderous explosion. In the desert outskirts of Piedmont, Arizona, a sleepy town in the middle of an arid nowhere, something has just fallen from the sky and crashed to Earth. Within the hour, all the townspeople - except a single infant and a drunkard old man - will be dead. Now an elite scientific unit attempts to study the deadly virus, determine its origin and figure out a way to stop it.

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Rated - 2 starsTHE ANDROMEDA STRAIN

CAROL1 from Pontefract [Highly rated reviewer] , 18/06/2008

A VERY GOOD SCI FI A MUST WATCH FOR THE FAMILY

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Rated - 4 starsAndromeda Strain

Vauxhallcowboy from London , 24/06/2008

A couple making out in the dessert in the Mid West witness a small satalite falling to earth. Innocently they take it back into the small rural town. Curiosity killed the Cat and upon closer inspection of the satalite they unleash a virus (the Andromeda Strain) which proceeds to kill all of the town folk but for a child and a local drunk.

The clock begins to tick as the virus spreads over the local area. Will the Federal Government be able to restrain the virus before it meets a metropolitan area or will the fate of the USA and possibly the world be met?

This is a 170 minute action adventure movie with a disaster theme split over 2 DVD's (Dispatched both at the same time). Despite the lengt it didnt seem overly long and we enjoyed the movie thoroughly. I guess you cant really go wrong with a MIchael Crichton adaptation.

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Rated - 3 starsWatch the original version

muoybien from aldershot , 04/06/2008

If you want to get the tension of the book without the cgi and bogus science of this film then watch the 1971 original which was nominated for two Oscars. This version won't get any nominations!

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Rated - 5 starsNot what Crichton wrote - better!

Orca from Nottingham , 30/05/2008

If you've read the book - watch this. It takes a couple of new tangents, but does it really well.

If you haven't read the book - watch this. Just a great movie. Well put together, well acted, all the right ingredients combined perfectly.

  5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
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Rated - 2 starsPoor Ending

A customer from Mexborough , 26/07/2008

I was really looking for to watching this, but the ending was absolutly rubbish. That was no ending to the film. It seems i only received 1 disc of the film

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Rated - 3 starsthe andromeda strain

A customer from Bristol , 06/07/2008

Not bad just got into it and it finished...there should be 2xdvd's and i only got 1.

The Film was made for tv and is 170mins....but the 1st dvd is only...84mins...

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