The Andromeda Strain has been remade by A&E.
And what a strain is was..and that was only part one.
I'd prefer the trip to Piedmont.
Stripped of what made the original film entertaining*, it is now colourless, filled with second rate tv stars (Rick Schroder, are they kidding?) and levels of unnecessary violence.
This, and the addition of extra plot elements and the dreaded "post 911" sensibilities.
Yuk.
The most frightening aspect may be that the actor who plays an official in the U.S. government is a Rogers ad spokesman here in Toronto.
*yes, I realize the onscreen gassing of animals would upset a modern audience..ok to show a man cutting his own head off though.
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