2006 Directed by John Strickland
A for Andromeda is a remake of the 1961 BBC science fiction classic A for Andromeda. In the Yorkshire Dales, a group of scientists receive radio signals from the Andromeda Galaxy. Once decoded, these give them a computer program that can design a human clone. One physicist decides it is a Trojan horse and decides to destroy the computer.
Andromeda Project, А като Андромеда, Projekt Andromeda, El Proyecto Andrómeda, Проект Андромеда
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This revival of a classic British TV sci fi serial from the 1960s was one of two updates for BBC4 in the mid 00s, its stablemate being a remake of The Quatermass Experiment starring Jason Flemyng, Mark Gatiss and a pre Who David Tennant.
Where A for Andromeda fails is perhaps in its rather lifeless presentation. Unlike Quatermass this wasn't broadcast live (a real 'experiment' and a faithful recreation of the original 1950s broadcast) nor does it have that production's pleasing anachronistic tone. But ultimately where this thrives is in its equally impressive and eclectic cast; Kelly Reilly, filling shoes previously made famous by the then unknown Julie Christie, is at first bland but sympathetic as Christine before turning in…
Charlie Cox literally looks like someone’s grandma in this movie but I’d still smash
B got Boring.
#18 in #ThirtyDaysofTom
I fell asleep watching this so has to do it in two viewings. I will say, the last 25 minutes are halfway decent but the first hour drags. It’s like watching a 1.5 hour long, terrible episode of Dr. Who.
I didn’t really get on board with Tom as a scientist until the last 30 minutes or so but I think that had more to do with the script/my general lack of interest in the first half.
With respect to Charlie Cox’ hair — who did this to you?
The original A for Andromeda (1961) was a British tv serial that aired on the BBC in seven one-hour weekly slots. It was the creation of Fred Hoyle (1915-2001), a celebrated astronomer who held a position at Cambridge and was knighted in 1972. Hoyle also wrote a number of science books and science-fiction works beginning with The Black Cloud, including a novelisation of A for Andromeda.
A for Andromeda was a reasonable success when it aired, although unfortunately all its episodes are lost today due to the purge of videotapes in the BBC vault (a fate that also afflicted many of the Doctor Who episodes from this era). The dual roles of Andromeda and Christine were played by Julie Christie…
