After these scenes the film moves on as fear and wonder grip the scientists to a satisfying conclusion. Restrained film making is not common but in this case it is really effective. Nothing dramatic, only small details adding up to a large tragedy. The early scenes in the town of Piedmont are fascinating. Most popular cinema celebrate the fist or the gun but part of the excitement of this film is the use of the intellect to tackle the problem. Yet in them is a longing to know, to discover, to solve. The scientists, played very well by Arthur Hill, David Wayne, Kate Reid and James Olson, are fallible and have real emotions. It is science fiction, alien virus comes to earth type thing, but has more depth than just that. 'The Andromeda Strain' is an engrossing film from beginning to end. He managed to make genre films more interesting and watchable than other more celebrated directors. Robert Wise is an under rated director but in his body of work are such gems as 'The Body Snatcher', 'The Set-Up', 'The Day the Earth Stood Still', 'Odds Against Tomorrow', 'The Haunting', 'West Side Story', 'I Want to Live!' and on its own terms, 'The Sound of Music'. Reviewed by henry-girling 9 / 10 / 10 Near Perfect If you want to see a great sci-fi movie, choose this one and you want be disappointed.
And it succeeds in telling us a great story about science much better than some modern CGI-filled movies like Invisible Man.įinally, the acting is flawless, the actors are great, sets are excellent. The Andromeda Strain doesn't have any dinosaurs, it only has a small virus, but overall it is a much better film than any of the Jurassic Parks. Actually, all the details that mark every scientific thriller by Crichton are there in the film. Of course, the director had a brilliant novel of Michael Crichton, but he also did his best to bring this novel to the screen sacrificing neither the main idea, nor the minor details.
The movie is captivating right from the starting credits that introduce us to story. And it doesn't need the special effects of Alien to succeed in telling the similar story of alien life and our contact with it. The Andromeda Strain is virtually perfect. Reviewed by Danila Medvedev 8 / 10 / 10 The finest example of how to make science-fiction movies
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