"The Andromeda Strain" 2008 Ridley Scott version
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 12:41 pm
Meh.
In the original version, there were just valiant researchers (in a pretty damn boring movie) trying to save the world from a bug.
In this update, there are valiant researchers (in a pretty damn long movie) trying to save the world from a time-travelin', mass-mind-havin', instant-communicatin'-and-evolvin' bug, plus evil government black ops types and a Nicotine Gum Chewing Man who looks like Eddie Albert.
The first disk is okay. Except for the wormhole.
The second disk is when it all comes off the rails, culminating in the moment when it jumps the shark: The Thumb Incident. Don't ask, just don't bother.
Organizing some first aid kits, folding clothes, a couple of jumpstretch sessions, and har-harring with my wife kept this from being a total waste of time.
In the original version, there were just valiant researchers (in a pretty damn boring movie) trying to save the world from a bug.
In this update, there are valiant researchers (in a pretty damn long movie) trying to save the world from a time-travelin', mass-mind-havin', instant-communicatin'-and-evolvin' bug, plus evil government black ops types and a Nicotine Gum Chewing Man who looks like Eddie Albert.
The first disk is okay. Except for the wormhole.
The second disk is when it all comes off the rails, culminating in the moment when it jumps the shark: The Thumb Incident. Don't ask, just don't bother.
Organizing some first aid kits, folding clothes, a couple of jumpstretch sessions, and har-harring with my wife kept this from being a total waste of time.