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Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAIN.
EAN: 0025195029193
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: Universal Studios
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 5.1EnglishSubtitled
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
MPN: 61103744
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 03, 2008
Running Time: 177 minutes
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Acclaimed filmmakers Ridley and Tony Scott shepherded this widely-seen, four-hour adaptation of Michael Crichton's novel about a devastating alien plague spread by a fallen satellite. The Scotts and director Mikael Salomon update the novel's technology and push this production's tone closer to medical thriller than science fiction; a capable cast led by Benjamin Bratt, Christa Miller and Andre Braugher are the clock-racers who must find a way to stop the lethal virus from spreading beyond the borders of a small desert town. Fast-paced and at times surprisingly violent, the Andromeda Strain miniseries also suffers from bad cases of giggle-worthy dialogue and performances, especially Eric McCormick (Will and Grace) as a reporter in recovery, and subplots involving the President and Bratt's romantic history bog down the action. Though the suspense makes the miniseries involving at times, the 1971 theatrical adaptation by Robert Wise was more effective in creating an unsettling sense of slow-building doom. The two-disc DVD includes commentary by Salomon and his production team, as well as a making-of documentary which chronicles the Scotts' attempts to develop the project for the big screen before turning to television, as well as extensive looks at the miniseries' special effects. A gallery of production sketches and photos round out the extras. -- Paul Gaita
Description:
Based on the best-selling novel by Michael Crichton, the A&E mini-series event The Andromeda Strain arrives on DVD in this special 2-disc collection! Two-time Academy Award nominee Mikael Salomon (Band of Brothers) directs a powerhouse cast, including Benjamin Bratt (Law & Order), Christa Miller (Scrubs), Eric McCormack (Will & Grace), Ricky Schroder (NYPD Blue), Andre Braugher (City of Angels), Viola Davis (Disturbia), and Daniel Dae Kim (Lost) in this thrilling sci-fi adventure. When a mysterious virus is brought to earth by a returning satellite, an elite and dedicated squad of scientists assembles to search for the truth and stop the mutating killer before it ends life on earth. Presented by three-time Academy Award nominee Ridley Scott (American Gangster) and Primetime Emmy Award winner Tony Scott (Numb3rs), The Andromeda Strain includes all 4 televised hours, contains exclusive bonus materials and features Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound. Own the action-packed epic today!
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
The second attempt at bringing Michael Crichton's novel, "The Andromeda Strain", to the screen is an interesting conundrum to ponder - not in terms of the film itself, which is very bad - but in terms of the differences in tone between it and it's predecessor.
1971's original big-screen outing (directed by Robert Wise) was a weirdly compulsive tale of a group of predominantly white, predominately middle-aged and elderly research virologists doing battle with a mysterious extra-terrestrial ... Read More
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The 1971 film version of The Andromeda Strain is a classic. Done in a very scientific-medical fashion that lent it a feel of reality-docudrama more than a movie, the 1971 movie remains one of the best Michael Crichton movies ever done. This REmake is nothing of the sort. Horrible acting. Bad dialogue. And the "thumb scene" at the end was the bad icing on a very bad cake!
I am a huge fan of the original. Probably my single most watched movie ever! Absolutely fantastic in every way, and about ... Read More
Rating:  -
The film is on a banal, very banal subject : the invasion of the earth by some extraterrestrial civilization. In this case the interesting element is the method used to take over, and clean up the planet of the human race that is kind of in the way. They use the curiosity of this human race and infiltrate a satellite that is devised to capture living and unknown extraterrestrial organisms or substances. It does crop one substance hat is living but with no DNA. That substance will cause the satellite to crash ... Read More
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I am sick and tired of expecting what should be a well thought out, sharply scripted, well-acted, and entertaining foray into one of the great classics of hard science fiction only to be hit over the head with another "Save the environment" preachy film. When I want good preaching I attend church.
Save your money from this garbage and find a new copy of the "Super Friends", much more fun and entertaining.
Rating: -
It could've worked but never lives up to much of anything.
The first half is actually pretty good. It begins with a disease that quickly killing humans, spreading, and adapting. At first the build up is great. By the time we get to the midway mark, the military is sending a bomb to kill it and its determined that it'll actually expand the problem. Of course, as any good sci-fi would do, it happens anyways. Cliffhanger for the second half! Not too bad.
The second half quickly dismisses any character ... Read More
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