The brilliance of a good director. The shot of them first being deposited on the ground and the helicopter lifting off creating this engulfing cloud of dust, then just the two men in their suits standing as the dust clears. Its as if THEY are the aliens transporting into a normal town. One of my favorite films of all time. The story is so well put together (though as a writer I do see one gaping hole in the plot), but no matter this film still stands as superb story telling and the sound track is terrifying.

@connorclark1673

Жыл бұрын

The book was amazing as well! I think they stayed very true in mood to the original!

@CaminoAir

10 ай бұрын

The music actually sounds like Andromeda is present and growing in the speakers the audio is being played through. It is deeply unnerving.

@tuttt99

8 ай бұрын

Robert Wise was an incredible director.

@Primitarian

22 күн бұрын

The two men in suits as the dust clears reminded me of Star Trek's depiction of expeditionary teams "beaming down" from an orbiting starship onto an alien planet (momentarily frozen, as in the original series, as a reflection of the time needed for the teleportation processing)--except that the alien planet is earth, and the time is now.

Best remake of this I ever saw was every time I stepped out of my house last year.

I always liked the dual screen shots from movies around this time, I think they add dramatic effect.

@michaelaskew6025

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. Very true.

@templarseries

3 жыл бұрын

Was that not used in incredible hulk?

@BarekHalfhand

3 жыл бұрын

It was a great effect in the original "Carrie" ... Although I think that was more of a split screen.

@tuttt99

2 жыл бұрын

I like how some of them were blank, indicating that no one was there.

@MichaelLee-dt1iw

2 жыл бұрын

It also saves production money. Much cheaper to use a close-up still photo, than to create each set and place actors in there.

There is an enormous amount of brilliant films over the decades, but this one has absolutely baked and earned its way into my mind as my all time favorite film. Probably I am redundant in saying what others already have, but for me what takes The Andromeda Strain into a class all by itself is the character development of not only the four doctors, but also the way that even the cameo roles such as Paula Kelly, Jackson, Robinson, the Senator from Vermont, Major Manchester and General Sparks have sharply defined personalities which Robert Wise makes clear to us n the brief time he had. I too love the dual screen and sometimes three screens and it was used to great impact when showing Dutton and Leavitt descending into Wildfire and conversing about Why today’s kids are dropping out of school and showing them to be concerned citizens as well as dedicated doctors and scientists who “got tagged,” as Ruth put it. What amazing character development and personification! I will just add that the screen crawl which gives date, time and place such as the Situation Room of the White House gives TAS a documentary feel and the tension and conflict among the four doctors was added and executed, indeed, with “clinical precision.” So many things done so well! To finish, it’s no mean feat to me that both the villain and hero of the film are microscopic with the A strain the shifty ogre who is just a metamorphosis away from wiping out humanity and the hero being the correct PH range. Almost too many things are so right about TAS so I’ll finish by comfortably concluding that for whatever time remains in my life, I doubt any film will equal this one for it’s all around strong points too numerous to do Justice in my one piddly little post here.

@tuttt99

7 ай бұрын

Paula Kelly's role wasn't a cameo. She was a major supporting character.

@michaeltrower741

2 ай бұрын

Yes, even Stone's remark to his wife in the party scene that "the SDS has arrived, no doubt" is a stroke of pure historical, political, and cultural brilliance. Stuff like that is lost on audiences these days. 2:35

@michaeltrower741

2 ай бұрын

​@@tuttt99and she was brilliant in that role!

This scene still freaks the heck out of me, no matter how many times I see it.

@michaeltrower741

2 ай бұрын

Yes, even the basketball just kind of moving in the wind is super creepy, like WTF? I thought we were playing a game here.

One of the very few sci-fi films with a good dose of reality,of possibility.

@stevetheduck1425

2 жыл бұрын

It's also Michael Crichton's only really personal story. Almost all of his novels are repeats of earlier stories by him (Westworld and Jurassic Park), or they are other people's stories altered. Congo' is Tarzan without Tarzan, for example.

Still one of the best sci fi movies ever made, and still scares your pants off. Also it is one of the few movies that is better than the book. Crichton could never end a book properly (except for Jurassic park)

@catgirlsleepy

3 жыл бұрын

Great story but the ending really pissed me off

@richieblasco5218

2 жыл бұрын

And then they changed all the stuff in the Jurassic Park movie, lol.

@sadev101

2 жыл бұрын

@@catgirlsleepy still better then the weird ending in the reboot

@kukachoo42

Жыл бұрын

I was surprised that it ended on such an optimistic note

@tuttt99

7 ай бұрын

@@kukachoo42 But with the stern warning that it could happen again.

This clip is a masterclass in cinematography. The split screen shots, where they are looking in the houses, and on the other side of the frame they have a shot of what they are seeing. And the shot at 1:20--they have an extreme closeup of a victim in the barber chair, while the scientists are in the distance on the right side of the frame, looking in. Yet it's in perfect focus. I wonder how they did that?

@thomasvicknair4684

Жыл бұрын

Split Diopter Glass Filter. Works like Bifocals

@durden91tyler

Жыл бұрын

@@thomasvicknair4684 thanks for replying. Love the internet :)

@PCLANParty

Жыл бұрын

Or a tilt shift, aka swing shift lens.

@thomasvicknair4684

Жыл бұрын

Split Diopters. They were used on many movies of the 1970"s. I believe one that I remember was "All The President's Men". Look at the shots of the reporters typing while the TV is on showing the President . You may find more articles from that decade from a magazine called American Cinematographer.

Saw this film when it came out at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco. 70 millimeter screen. That's where 2001: A Space Odessey was shown in the late 60's. Both great movies (from 976-CREOLEMAN)!

Very creepy scene. The dead and the expressions they had when they died. A little unsettling fir me. But a fantastic film!!!

This is some kind of movie. I remember watching it here on KZread a few years ago.

Grim, baby -- grim. I saw this on the big screen when it premiered.

@dougdavis169

2 жыл бұрын

I remember when it was on tv the first time must have been 72 or 73 it was on past my bedtime. But I got out bed and dad let me watch some of it I had so many questions.

@michaeltrower741

2 ай бұрын

​@@dougdavis169yes, and the kinds of questions kids should be asking, I'm sure.

My God! Pork chops are 95c a pound!

@Arklay_98

3 жыл бұрын

I KNOW STUPID INFLATION!!!

@butchkaminsky9470

2 жыл бұрын

Whats fighting, I remember that price. And the pork tasted great! Not like the crappy tasteless stuff we have now!

@staceycatron4185

2 жыл бұрын

You missed the $1.79 lb T-bone steak

@wordsofcheresie936

2 жыл бұрын

Pork is still cheap. Try shopping at Sam's Club or Aldi. I checked just now, (June 1, 2022) and the price for pork is $1.68/lb. It is cheap enough that I give my two dogs a lean pork roast every night.

@bigdrew565

2 жыл бұрын

1971 prices, guys.

Interesting framing choices. Bit like a comic book, like Ang Lee's Hulk, though more subtle in this case.

@stevetheduck1425

2 жыл бұрын

See 'Grand Prix' 1966 or 1968. Not only is form of montage done much better, but it also was copied by George Lucas for the pod race in 'The Phantom Menace'. The film 'Le Mans' 1970 also does such a montage to show the build-up to the start of the race. At one point there are twenty of more 'windows' open.

What is the significance of the flash in the sky at 1:28 ?

@FishKepr

2 жыл бұрын

Air Force fighter to make sure the helicopter goes to a place to be incinerated (pilot and all) in case something happened to Hall and Stone.

@michaeltrower741

2 ай бұрын

That scene always creeped me out for some reason, knowing that other forces had that kind of control over you, not just the virus.

Love the series 😎

@sadev101

2 жыл бұрын

movie

Love to see this remastered in 4K

This is super well done, particularly for the time. Don’t want to think about how uncomfortably hot those biohazard suit costumes probably were though...

Took it to the local doctor, today they'd take it to the local Starbucks.

Still a frightening reality film of possibility!

you almost never see dead kids in movies these days

@lalkayy.9541

2 жыл бұрын

2 : 17 How Sad .

@stevetheduck1425

2 жыл бұрын

The 1990s remake of 'The Blob' included a scene of a boy's death that changed what could be shown in American film.

@EphemeralProductions

Жыл бұрын

Back then they were willing to represent a lot of reality in media, including that kids die.

@Dr.W.Krueger

Жыл бұрын

Modern audiences can't stomach that.

1:21 If you look close enough and repeat then you see mouth moving just a bit. Still awesome movie. It was and still is creepy as hell.

Sheesh that’s lot bodies from unknown

I just found this DVD at the thrift store , looks like a fun movie

@2:18 kinda looks like the anabelle doll

@donbalderama9600

3 жыл бұрын

Its just a movie reference,nothing cool.

This movie: *has dead bodies everywhere* MPAA: Ah yes, let's give it a G rating

@FishKepr

2 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget the body of the topless woman just after this clip cuts off.

@ChainsawManDude97

Жыл бұрын

Even in 1971 that was stupid. It should have been rated GP, the original PG.

The Japanese wildfire was unit 731 in Harbin. Every kid in PRC is taught taught this .

Aaand six year old me watching this film was forever turned into a hypochondriac. How is this rated G?

@stevetheduck1425

2 жыл бұрын

There is a lovely close-up of a wrist being cut open and red dust (clotted blood) falling out. Still rated G, as it was a time where people were expected to think for themselves.

@EphemeralProductions

Жыл бұрын

It was the 70s. That’s why. lol. If you don’t know what i mean by that, then you probably didn’t live through the 70s or even the 80s.

Extremely creepy scene

It’s like Bug Spray to Humans

Фильм, классный. Интересно, сколько по тем временам КокаКола проплатила за рекламу?

Are they edible?

It can happen !

I KNEW I would always love 💕 this! It pushed me into science the rest of my life AND I got to make serious contribution to this movies 🎥 remake in the 2000’s‼️‼️Thank you God for my life🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿💕‼️

Sehe den Film gerade. Sowas könnte durchaus Realität werden

@robbhahn8897

2 жыл бұрын

They weren't wearing their masks.

@Dr.W.Krueger

Жыл бұрын

Biologische und chemische Waffen sind so ziemlich das perfideste, was sich die Menschheit ausgedacht hat. Was hatten wir eine Höllenangst Anfang/Mitte der 80er bei der BW, der Russe würde diese im Kriegsfall massiv gegen uns einsetzen. Wirkliches Vertrauen in die ABC-Schutzsysteme hatte niemand.

Hey that looks like satellite of some kind ! lets opening it up and see what's inside.

*los muertos, yes, that's what they called them* ẞ

The dead priest's eyes move at 1:00.

@subverter1.188

3 жыл бұрын

It could be that the brain is semi active rapid eye movement it happens in dead folks all the time, doesnt mean your dead that 100 percent of your brain is off sometime its up to 3 days before all parts of the brain shut down

@subverter1.188

3 жыл бұрын

Like a really slow 90's PC that is slow to boot and slow to shut off

@lalkayy.9541

2 жыл бұрын

@@subverter1.188 Like Body Twitches Dew To Muscular Spasms .

@JTMarlin8

2 жыл бұрын

@@subverter1.188 Right. I'm sure that's exactly what that actor was thinking. "Hey you know, I should make my eyes twitch because technically...."

@Dr.W.Krueger

Жыл бұрын

nobody cares **sings** nobody cares ~🎵

The omicron variant

I'm seeing the sequel for free. Long film, years and years. And I feel strained because it doesn't end. Cannot recommend.

Covid71

Dead bodys

@bandfromtheband9445

3 жыл бұрын

Everywhere......

Should have been "PG 13" NOT "G" rated!!!

@IIBNG76

3 жыл бұрын

There was no PG13 at this time. This deserved either PG or R.

@jeffreyb8770

Жыл бұрын

No nudity, profanity, or gore. It must have taken forever to get the green light from the studio. A fantastic break from the politics of the time!

@Dr.W.Krueger

Жыл бұрын

Seems like older generations of movie goers are made of sterner stuff

@EphemeralProductions

Жыл бұрын

@@Dr.W.Krueger yup

@EphemeralProductions

7 ай бұрын

They didn’t coddle children or people in general back then, ESPECIALLY in the 70s, when it came to movies and even TV

If only they had worn a mask!

@stevetheduck1425

2 жыл бұрын

If only the Sheriff hadn't opened it, looking for something to steal.

The “dead” bodies look way too healthy.

@robbhahn8897

2 жыл бұрын

Powdered blood will do that you know.

@FishKepr

2 жыл бұрын

Part of disease mechanism revealed later on.

@stevetheduck1425

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. The normal paling of the upper parts and darkening of lower parts due to lividity is something the investigators notice hasn't happened, and it is an important clue later.

Where is this? Wuhan China?

@stevetheduck1425

2 жыл бұрын

Piedmont, New Mexico. All killed by their own government, trying to find a biological weapon in Earth orbit. They found one.

If only you knew how ̶ ̶b̶a̶d̶ ̶ _safe and effective_ things really are

first

Blood clots> this movie.

Booorrriiinnnvg

@josephkearny5874

Жыл бұрын

Despite all the drama of the situation (United States threatened with biological destruction from outer space, etc.) nothing very exciting goes on in The Andromeda Strain. Since nobody greatly feels or acts, we are left with the drama of people tensely sitting around in chairs, twisting dials and watching TV monitors. From time to time, somebody gets up and paces the room. NY TIMES

@michaeltrower741

2 ай бұрын

​@@josephkearny5874pathetic