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| The Andromeda Strain [1970] | ![The Andromeda Strain [1970]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51TMJGE4Q9L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Robert Wise
Actors: James Olson, Arthur Hill, David Wayne, Kate Reid, Paula Kelly
Studio: 4 Front Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 5800
Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Parental Guidance
Running Time: 125 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5050582014815
ASIN: B0000DC16B
Theatrical Release Date: March 12, 1971
Release Date: June 6, 2005
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 Rating is for the FILM ONLY November 12, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As I have never seen the version referred to in other reviews on here, I can't comment on the effect of the removal of the ticker tape intros to various scenes. However, the film as it stands i would give 5 stars; tense, thought provoking, well acted, tightly directed and generally very entertaining. The quality of the video could be slightly better (the film seems too dark in some places) but the film itself is top notch.
A true suspense film October 5, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This movie is of a microbiological Armageddon which unfolds with such perfectly metered suspense that no matter how many times you watch it, you find yourself riveted to your couch. Not wanting to miss even a minute, even though you already know.
Even though this movie is over 2 decades old, and the computer equipment at the Wildfire laboratory shows its age, this is a perfect change-of-pace film for any movie monster fan. Instead of the usual radioactive mutated towering apparition that flattens cities and topples skyscrapers, the monster in "The Andromeda Strain" is so tiny, it takes powerful electron microscopes to see it. Though tiny in size, Andromeda has the potential to wreak more havoc than your typical Godzilla. The average movie monster can only cause damage wherever he can stomp, smash or exhale a blast of fiery breath. Andromeda has the potential to be carried to every corner of the world by the winds, where it could conceivably wipe out all life. Try to top THAT, Godzilla! Even worse, it seems to feed on nuclear radiation.
The real star of the film is Wildfire itself. A government facility located safely away from populated areas, it bristles with everything a microbiologist needs to avert a biological disaster. . .or does it?
Seeking an unprecedented realism, director Robert Wise insisted that everything on the set be real, from the computer terminals to the electron microscopes. The Wildfire set is every microbiologist's dream come true.
 A fantastic film April 11, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Now - this is easily a 4 star film, but the DVD presentation means I can only give it a 3.
As another reviewer has said, the tickertape introductions to various scenes in the film are an integral part to the overall feel, to replace these with substandard ones feels nonsensical.
Anyway - the film is very slow paced, very different to contemporary Hollywood films with quick editing and catchy dialogue. The slow pace gives the film an added tension.
The sets are spectacular, everything feels real and solid, the idea of having to go through several hours of cleaning and sterilisation adds further to the realistic feel of the film. Some of the sterilisation processes were fantastical yet based to some extent in real science.
Speaking of real science - that's where this film excels. It somehow captures what a scenario like this might be like. Even down to the beurocracy, politics, and less than glamorous settings. There are lines in the film that aren't designed to be sound bites, or further the plot, they are there to represent the realities of human interaction.
This is a great film for any Sci-Fi fan.
 Appallingly low quality release. September 2, 2006
25 out of 25 found this review helpful
To repeat the comments made by M. N. Malik "Nefarious", this version has butchered titles. Don't buy it, it's a shoddy lazy release of a classic film which deserves more respect.
The video is of mediocre quality transfer, the audio is clear, there are a couple of extras but neither anything to write home about. For a DVD it would be pretty average.
But his film is an all time classic and deserves the best, let alone taking the average and making it worse by removing style and content from the original film and replacing it with cheap pixelated titles which look like a 5 year old did the job.
Poor show Universal!
Wait for them to release a proper version. Ticker-tape and all!
Botched Reissue July 7, 2006
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
I think very highly of this film and enjoy it a lot.It's a shame that when the studio released this version they failed to include the original ticker tape introduction to various scenes and put in their own bastardized version. I imagine this was to simplify reissue for the foreign language versions on the disc. I wish I knew who was reponsible for this decision as I would like to explain to him what a mistake they have made.I am glad I still have an original VHS copy of the film still.
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