Andromeda Strain...what a train wreck

It was bad. When it first started, I thought, It's not good but it's not the worst. And then it became the worst. And i actually watched both parts. Cause I had to know what happened. Holy crap, could it have been any more stupid? I can't believe Ridley Scott put his name on that waste of 4 hours.

Gravity, i've seen many good things on A&E, don't let it bias you against all of them. but if that's the only one you've ever seen, I don't blame you for not wanting to watch A&E ever again.

So, you're saying that having taped (yes, taped - I still use my VCR) all four hours of it... I ought to promptly tape over it and not bother?

I watched only the first hour and a half of the first part. Ew. I had some fun figuring out where I'd seen some of the actors, but after I finished doing that I got bored.

Nothing made any sense and it was...well...just silly. Why did they all have to wear those stupid t-shirts. I tell you, if I had to live in a secret location with a bunch of strangers I would be wearing the "team t-shirt" on the first day. Ah, just one of many nonsensical moments in a nonsensical production.

After I saw the original Andromeda Strain film I didn't sleep for a week. Of course, I was about 8.

I enjoyed the original. Didn't even know this was on.

CaroGirl said:

After I saw the original Andromeda Strain film I didn't sleep for a week. Of course, I was about 8.

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I saw the original, but it was so long ago I didn't remember. I'd read the book more recently, but..

Maybe it's just been too long since then. Because the little bit I did see was of the disintegrating fighter plane and its nuke, and I don't remember that AT ALL from the book...

Fooie...I hoped this would be good.

slcboston said:

So, you're saying that having taped (yes, taped - I still use my VCR) all four hours of it... I ought to promptly tape over it and not bother?

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Even watching the blank tape spool for four hours will give you more enjoyment than this mini series. If the idea interests you, I suggest you read the book. Otherwise, really, don't bother. It reeked.

I was, also, 8 years old when the original came out. It was the first movie to scare me. Actually scare me.

But the words "remake" kept me from even caring about this thing - then when I saw the cast they had for it . . . Well, let's just say I could see that watching a Mariner's baseball game (12.5 games back in the West) would be more riveting.

Or, as I told my wife:

"Three and a half hours of soap opera wrapped around a half-hour of sci-fi."

Shadow_Ferret said:

I enjoyed the original. Didn't even know this was on.

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You, the drunkard, and the baby are the lucky ones.

I knew. I didn't bother.