The Andromeda Strain

The Andromeda Strain is a sci-fi thriller. Based on the novel of master storyteller, Michael Crichton, the movie is most enjoyable if you think you are living in those early 70's days. You have not seen movies such as Alien (1979-1997) or Predator (1987-1990). You have seen the space through 2001:A Space Odyssey (1968) but you have not given a thought over a life form available beyond this planet. Under such conditions, this movie can really get your mind boggling and keep you at the edge of your seat. However, after watching so many of alien type movies, I still felt that the external life-form defined in The Andromeda Strain was one of the most logical and explainable concepts based on which the other advanced non-earth life forms were further created. One of the stark resemblance can be observed in the color of these predator/alien blood/fluid and the organism color in The Andromeda Strain.

Overall, a gripping cinema if you like watching sci-fi but with no guns or violence. Its just like flipping through the pages of the novel.

My rating: 7.2/10