Comments on: The Andromeda Strain 2008 http://www.aigarius.com/blog/2008/04/29/the-andromeda-strain-2008/ Mindblogging the world to itself Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:57:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Randy http://www.aigarius.com/blog/2008/04/29/the-andromeda-strain-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-148815 Randy Wed, 28 May 2008 06:27:24 +0000 http://www.aigarius.com/blog/2008/04/29/the-andromeda-strain-2008/#comment-148815 This movie was a pile of excrement. The original movie was a mediocre movie made of a decent book. So, yeah - let's revamp that to make a load of crap that improves on neither. My only interest became a matter of trivia: there's an actor who played the assistant/adjunct to General Manchowder or whatever his name was. That character was essentially a pawn of the NSA or some other government agency ne'er-do-wells. He got several speaking lines throughout the movie. He's killed at the end (along with Manchowder). He has had a comedy series back in 2000-2002. BUT... he isn't credited in this movie anywhere I can find. Yet they have several people listed in the credits that haven't really done much of anything except appear in this turd. WTF? By the time the movie was over, I was waiting ONLY for the credits so I could use HIM as a reference to find out the name of the sitcom where he's a hapless but well-meaning dork married to a fine, smart girl-next-door MILF. NOTHING. Thus, killing any chance of redemption for the effort of sitting through this stinking mound of offal. In fact, that would have been more entertaining... a video feed of roadside carrion decomposing over a period of days. Whatever. This movie was a pile of excrement. The original movie was a mediocre movie made of a decent book. So, yeah – let’s revamp that to make a load of crap that improves on neither. My only interest became a matter of trivia: there’s an actor who played the assistant/adjunct to General Manchowder or whatever his name was. That character was essentially a pawn of the NSA or some other government agency ne’er-do-wells. He got several speaking lines throughout the movie. He’s killed at the end (along with Manchowder). He has had a comedy series back in 2000-2002. BUT… he isn’t credited in this movie anywhere I can find. Yet they have several people listed in the credits that haven’t really done much of anything except appear in this turd. WTF? By the time the movie was over, I was waiting ONLY for the credits so I could use HIM as a reference to find out the name of the sitcom where he’s a hapless but well-meaning dork married to a fine, smart girl-next-door MILF. NOTHING. Thus, killing any chance of redemption for the effort of sitting through this stinking mound of offal. In fact, that would have been more entertaining… a video feed of roadside carrion decomposing over a period of days. Whatever.

]]> By: jonathan hewitte http://www.aigarius.com/blog/2008/04/29/the-andromeda-strain-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-135102 jonathan hewitte Tue, 13 May 2008 17:39:58 +0000 http://www.aigarius.com/blog/2008/04/29/the-andromeda-strain-2008/#comment-135102 I felt the same way, too. Terribly disappointing of a movie. And, of course, they bring 'conspiracy theory' back into the mix when simplly greed and incompetency will suffice nicely. Use the old added phrase of "What do men in power want more of? More money and more power!" Kinda the case here. And 'yes', I wholeheartedly agree that they ran out of budget money. They did a 'rabitt pull' at the end. Last but not least, the head scientists was allowed to talk to the press??? Having worked with government folks -- hardly: (1) he'd be under guard; (2) he'd be sequestered; (3) the guards would have guns; (4) public would not be allowed, and that would include (esp. include) the press. I felt the same way, too. Terribly disappointing of a movie. And, of course, they bring ‘conspiracy theory’ back into the mix when simplly greed and incompetency will suffice nicely. Use the old added phrase of “What do men in power want more of? More money and more power!”

Kinda the case here. And ‘yes’, I wholeheartedly agree that they ran out of budget money. They did a ‘rabitt pull’ at the end.

Last but not least, the head scientists was allowed to talk to the press??? Having worked with government folks — hardly: (1) he’d be under guard; (2) he’d be sequestered; (3) the guards would have guns; (4) public would not be allowed, and that would include (esp. include) the press.

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