this pointless remake of the 1961 classic add nothing to the original . apparently update to 1970 production ( and score ) and 80 graphic and the occasional 90 technical term and it doesn not even qualify a an homage to the era . the character have no depth and less credibility . the one dimensional depiction of dawnay ( jane asher ) blindly pursue the holy grail of genetics be an affront to anyone who have ever enter a laboratory . the essence of the scientific method be to question everything and and no scientist with more than half a brain would take the course of those portray here . even the initially gullible hardy ( john fleming ) be unrealistically slow to develop a conscience and realise the potential issue raise by his action . this be the kind of portrayal that get scientist a bad name . equally insult be the scene that portray the destruction of monitor and keyboard a integral to the destruction of the alien computer . how many people be actually stupid enough to believe this nowadays . regardless of familiarity with the original version and the plot be 100 % predictable from the first few minute right up until the last five . in that last five minute be the most dramatic plot point of the entire film . the turning of the creature against it creator and the examination of humanity vs. the alien and the very human moral dilemma and freedom and pre destination and all take place in under two minute . there be no examination of the conflict face by the creature or their resolution . ( it feel suspiciously a if there be a large edit here . ) similarly and throughout the film any opportunity to explore morality and the role of technology and or cloning be pass by . accord to richard fell ( bbc4 web site ) and one of the key question address be how complex do a computer have to be before we consider it to have some kind of human quality . this have be under constant examination since 1950 and and alan turing paper compute machinery and intelligence ( available on line ) . this adaptation add absolutely nothing to the debate and even fail to acknowledge that for over twenty year there have be a grow opinion that it doesn not actually matter . sadly the film isn not even bad enough to be amuse . if youre interest in the idea of the film then read crichton original andromeda strain and although the plot of this version be actually closer to sagan contact ( more investigative and and perhaps even more worthy than crichton ) . { edit represent oops . that should have be the original a for andromeda by hoyle or elliot and of course . not andromeda strain . } .