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The Andromeda Strain 2008 Part1 WS PDTV XviD-FoV
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Posted at 21/04/2008, 03:09
it is based off a michael crichton book. it stars benjamin bratt, rick
schroder, christa miller, eric mccormack, and andre braugher. from imdb,
"an entire town is killed by a mysterious virus brought to earth by a returning
satellite. a search through the town reveals two survivors: a baby and an old
man. why the virus spared them could provide the key for immunizing the
populace. a crack team of scientists isolates themselves with the survivors in
an underground laboratory, and now they only have a few days to find a cure
before the world is destroyed."
schroder, christa miller, eric mccormack, and andre braugher. from imdb,
"an entire town is killed by a mysterious virus brought to earth by a returning
satellite. a search through the town reveals two survivors: a baby and an old
man. why the virus spared them could provide the key for immunizing the
populace. a crack team of scientists isolates themselves with the survivors in
an underground laboratory, and now they only have a few days to find a cure
before the world is destroyed."
Posted at 21/04/2008, 03:11
i read this book when i was a kid and loved it, hopes its the same..... michael
crichton wrote a great book there!
crichton wrote a great book there!
Posted at 21/04/2008, 03:15
this might be the correct tvrage link h**p://www.tvrage.com/shows/id-16761 
although on there is says "network: a&e (usa)" when this rip is from a uk source
(but it could of just aired in both countries)
this also appears to be completely free of any watermarks during the show and no
voice over in the credits
runtime: 1:25:11 (85.2min)
although on there is says "network: a&e (usa)" when this rip is from a uk source
(but it could of just aired in both countries)
this also appears to be completely free of any watermarks during the show and no
voice over in the credits
runtime: 1:25:11 (85.2min)
Posted at 21/04/2008, 05:01
oh dear.
this was bad.
on the level of "sci-fi channels attempt at doing earthsea" bad.
if you liked the original book or movie at all, then walk away now.
you have been warned.
this was bad.
on the level of "sci-fi channels attempt at doing earthsea" bad.
if you liked the original book or movie at all, then walk away now.
you have been warned.
Posted at 21/04/2008, 05:10
the link below says this is due to air on memorial day:
http://www.aetv.com/the-andromeda-strain/index.jsp
so which channel/country did this air on?
Posted at 21/04/2008, 05:14
i havent checked the file itself yet, but on foxtel cable in australia, it
aired at 8.30pm sunday night on the showcase channel. if this is a rip of
that broadcast, i am not sure. part 2 is due to air next sunday night.
aired at 8.30pm sunday night on the showcase channel. if this is a rip of
that broadcast, i am not sure. part 2 is due to air next sunday night.
Posted at 21/04/2008, 05:49
i liked this one. can't wait for the 2nd part. haven't read the book though.
Posted at 21/04/2008, 06:05
interesting. i hope it's not as bad as the above poster says. then again, this
is a perfect example of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." the original film
was a terrifying masterpiece of cinema. truly haunting and tense with suspense.
i never read the book, so don't know if the original film departed from it
much, though. if it did, and if this new version held more true, i'd still very
likely lump it in with things such as the remake of the shining, which was ok,
and much closer to the text, but still virtually boring when compared to
kubrik's adaptation.
guess we'll just have to watch it and see. 🙂
thanks to the uploader and capper.
is a perfect example of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." the original film
was a terrifying masterpiece of cinema. truly haunting and tense with suspense.
i never read the book, so don't know if the original film departed from it
much, though. if it did, and if this new version held more true, i'd still very
likely lump it in with things such as the remake of the shining, which was ok,
and much closer to the text, but still virtually boring when compared to
kubrik's adaptation.
guess we'll just have to watch it and see. 🙂
thanks to the uploader and capper.
Posted at 21/04/2008, 06:05
it must have been autralia!
it airs on memorial day in the usa...
so next sunday in aussieland, and we'll get part 2...
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thnx for the info y'all!
it airs on memorial day in the usa...
so next sunday in aussieland, and we'll get part 2...
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thnx for the info y'all!
Posted at 21/04/2008, 08:46
according to wikipedia
(h**p://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/the_andromeda_strain_(film)) the original 1971
film follows the book very closely. which is not to say that doing so is
necessarily a good thing; witness the miniseries of the langoliers.
neither do i suggest that newer is (or isn't) better. has anyone
actually viewed this new version?
