The Andromeda Strain is a suspenseful story (Michael Crichton) about a deadly virus that killed all people in a small town and about a scientific team that took some samples of the virus and now, in the facilities of an underground bunker, tries to figure out how to decipher and to cope with the "Andromeda Strain."
Very good and convincing acting, good production value and a tight plot make this one a highlight and a fine example of an on science oriented sci-fi movie. There are not many movies around with such an approach on the theme "deadly virus", some I remember (and like) are Contagion (Soderbergh, 2011) and Outbreak (Petersen, 1995).
The Andromeda Strain = a real gem - if a movie about a virus outbreak does not mean turmoil, action and gunfights for you. Sure, some stuff looks now more than just a little outdated (our technologies and science knowledge evolved a lot since 1971) but still this movie is suspenseful and good like a movie by good ol' Hitchcock.
Very good and convincing acting, good production value and a tight plot make this one a highlight and a fine example of an on science oriented sci-fi movie. There are not many movies around with such an approach on the theme "deadly virus", some I remember (and like) are Contagion (Soderbergh, 2011) and Outbreak (Petersen, 1995).
The Andromeda Strain = a real gem - if a movie about a virus outbreak does not mean turmoil, action and gunfights for you. Sure, some stuff looks now more than just a little outdated (our technologies and science knowledge evolved a lot since 1971) but still this movie is suspenseful and good like a movie by good ol' Hitchcock.