The Andromeda Strain

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Mark B I remember seeing this in the theater when it came out. At that time it really worked and was an exciting and chilling movie. Watched it now 50 years later. It still worked but as with most movies of the era the pacing was slower. Movie goers had more patient stance. With eyes in 2025 it could have been faster paced, but I feel you would lose the suspense of the original movie. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/21/25 Full Review Christopher V Still a spell binding example of precision sci-fi. The vision of the director through lens is magnificent. This was genre defining and inspired many directors to come. A master class film. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/13/25 Full Review Rex W The writing and acting are juvenal in this extremely dated bore fest. Nothing ever makes sense. They talk through the entire movie, but the questions are never really answered. A waste of time. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/08/25 Full Review David W A highly influential, cult classic extraterrestrial virus movie for a very good reason. Great script, excellent cast and despite an occasional lull in pacing, one of the very best examples of the genre. It's undeniably aged a little in the fifty plus years since it's release in 1971 but it's still magnificent and hopefully not prescient... Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/02/25 Full Review Kevin M Saw this when I was 10 which was probably a great age to see this - so memorable and formidable in shaping my movie taste. It's because of this film that Sci-fi quickly became my favorite genre which has endured to this day. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/11/24 Full Review Mike P Famous and iconic killer virus movie doesn't quite live up to its reputation. A US military satellite crash lands in Piedmont, NM; inadvertantly unleashing a deadly outer-space virus, which spreads rapidly, and immediately threatens the entire planet. A crack scientific team is flown in to intervene; but it's all for naught; ...Until they finally figure out what they're dealing with... And the plot of this movie isn't bad here, but Wise's execution of it is clumsy and middling. Wise's pretentious little flourishes and the overly talky script definitely don't help to put this idea over...Overall...I'd say this is just an interesting plot; but it's very clumsily executed; and eventually it's ineffective...Not recommended Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/28/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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