The Andromeda Strain (1970) - Newspaper Ad

Oakland Tribune - May 27, 1971

What my first exposure to the work of Michael Crichton was is buried deep beneath the smothering Sands of Time. But I do remember watching this film adaptation when it made its network television debut. Being an enthusiastic fan of morbid fare, I loved the film's unsettling opening sequence. Yet everything after that seemed a tad sterile and, well, lifeless. 

The end result was a film that kept my attention, but not my interest. I kept holding out hope that there would be a tad more devastation. Something that would make the threat a bit more palpable. Something more akin to The Color Out Of Space, I think. But that did not happen. So it goes.

Audrey Rose (1977) - Newspaper Ad

Oakland Tribune - May 20, 1977

Frank De Felitta's novel Audrey Rose seemed to be a staple of paperback racks in the late 70s and early 80s. I attempted to read it at one point, but bounced off it. So it goes.

The same can be said of this film adaptation of the bestselling supernatural melodrama. I have no memory of the film's theatrical release, but I do have memories of seeing snippets of the film during a television broadcast at some point.

Never have watched it from beginning to end, though.