Andy Rowlands (amr26)

The Andromeda Strain G

Sober but well made adventure movie, a little too talkative and gadget-filled, but good performances from the leads. This reflected NASA's concerns about infections from space during the Apollo missions.

The Deep PG

Not having read Peter Benchley's book, I still think this is a good movie, with a superb John Barry (ZULU, Space:1999) score. It was criticised for having 'too much' underwater scenes, but seeing the lovely Jacqueline Bisset underwater in that tee-shirt - oo-er missus. All the leads give strong performances, and Robert Shaw's tale of the USS Indianapolis is quite true.