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The Andromeda Strain
starring: James Olson, Arthur Hill, David Wayne, Kate Reid, Paula Kelly
directed by: Robert Wise

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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Universal
EAN: 0025192123924
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 01, 2003
Running Time: 131 minutes
Sales Rank: 4407
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: March 12, 1971

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Product Description:
Scientists rush to isolate an alien germ brought back by a space probe.From the michael crichton novel. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 04/01/2003 Starring: James Olson Arthur Hill Run time: 131 minutes Rating: G Director: Robert Wise

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The best-selling novel by Michael Crichton was faithfully adapted for this taut 1971 thriller, about a team of scientists racing against time to destroy a deadly alien virus that threatens to wipe out life on Earth. As usual with any Crichton-based movie, the emphasis is on an exciting clash between nature and science, beginning when virologists discover the outer-space virus in a tiny town full of corpses. Projecting total contamination, the scientists isolate the deadly strain in a massive, high-tech underground lab facility, which is rigged for nuclear destruction if the virus is not successfully controlled. The movie spends a great deal of time covering the scientific procedures of the high-pressure investigation, and the rising tensions between scientists who have been forced to work in claustrophobic conditions. It's all very fascinating if you're interested in scientific method and technological advances, although the film is obviously dated in many of its details. It's more effective as a thriller in which tension is derived not only from the deadly threat of the virus, but from the escalating fear and anxiety among the small group of people who've been assigned to save the human race. The basic premise is still captivating; it's easy to see how this became the foundation of Crichton's science-thriller empire. --Jeff Shannon

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- Silver Iodine Cloud Seeding
1. Dr. Jeremy stone is retrieved by the US Air force because a wildfire is brewing.
2. Communications by Mrs. Stone to her father are broken for national security reasons.
3. Jeremy Stone open documentation on the Scoop mission
4. Dr Robinson is in charge of the Nations science project.
5. The citizens of piedmont are dead or dying. Their blood has dried up.
6. The military decision is to quadrant off the area, instead of destroying the area by thermonuclear denotation, order 712.
7. No MCM communications have been routed to the Wildfire facility.
8. Wildfire facility is equipped for a nuclear denotation. The odd man alone can arm the weapon with his key. Only the odd man can override detonation.
9. Hand print access, five levels of bacterial decontamination, and gastro intestinal decontamination prior to examination of a child and a old man, who have survived ... Read More

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- SCIENCE FICTION CLASSIC
THIS IS A GREAT ADAPTATION OF THE MICHAEL CRIGHTON CLASSIC SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL...THE MOVIE IS CERTAINLY DATED BECAUSE OF THE OLD TIMEY SPECIAL EFFECTS, BUT IT FAITHFULLY FOLLOWS THE BOOK...I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE MINI-SERIES AND WANTED TO VIEW BOTH TO COMPARE HOW THEY HAVE HELD UP TO CHANGES IN TECHNOLOGY...SO...IF YOU'RE A FAN OF SCIENCE-FICTION GET BOTH AND COMPARE/CONTRAST THE OLD WITH THE NEW...I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT ANYONE WHO BUYS THIS MOVIE READ THE BOOK AND SEE FOR YOURSELF

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- Good - but dated
This is a good story, but it is an old film and lacking in special effects. Also, I didn't feel there was much sense of drama or suspense. Almost the entire film takes place an a hidden lab. There is one semi-dramatic scene toward the end involving a fail-safe procedure. But you kind of get the sense that everything is NOT going to do to hell, so....
Basically, don't expect anything like Jurrasic Park.

The interview with Michael Chriton, which reveals his personal background as it relates to his writing career, is a positive addition.

Rating:

- Sci Fi at its Best
Made in the 70's, this movie still has the suspense and good acting as it did when it was first released. Moreover, the film does a masterful job of staying close to the book. Indeed, having read the book, I feel I can make this statement with a clear conscience. Whether the newer made for TV version of the Michael Crichton book is better, I will leave for the younger reader to decide

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