VividSimon Simply Perfect

Raetsonwe Redundant and unnecessary.

BoardChiri Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

merceplucas A world where 2011's The Thing reboot exists is arguably a worse world than one where its titular monster is real and eating us all. Old film franchises brought back from the dead to make a quick buck almost never end well. To this day the only one that lived up to its original glory was Mad Max Fury Road. The Crazies' 37 year revival wasn't as amazing as Mad Max Fury Road, but at least it wasn't The Thing, or Terminator Genysis; and this is partially because Romero was actually involved in its creation. Sure he wasn't a director, but since most horror remakes are done without any real talk with the original director, it's a blessing here. The film concept isn't quite a zombie concept, but the film sure as hell acts like one. Its score is decent, cinematography is nice, the acting and script are well done even if they take a bit of liberties with reality. Overall it's a nice film to see.

Mark Durfor The Crazies stars Timothy Olyphant as small town sheriff David Dutton. Residents of Ogden Marsh, Iowa are starting to act, well, crazy. Some tainted water has infected them, turning them into violent empty shells of their former selves. On the surface, they aren't identifiable like zombies or the undead. But they appear to be uncontrollably prone to extreme violence. It's up to Sheriff Dutton, his wife, and the uninfected to figure out who has been turned by the water, how to stop them, and how to stop more from turning in this horrific tale.The preview made me think The Crazies had potential to be a really good scary movie, something not many successfully achieve. I don't particularly think horror movies are that scary and I'm usually more curious about how certain special effects are done than scared by the end result. Horror and thriller movies that leave more to the imagination are much more entertaining to me. 1408 with John Cusack, Seven with Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, The Skeleton Key with Kate Hudson, The Strangers with Liv Tyler, 10 Cloverfield Lane with John Goodman, those are the kinds of movies that get me going and this looked like it could be one of the good ones. The Crazies doesn't waste any time getting the action going. Within the first ten minutes, we witness three occurrences. In the next ten minutes, we learn why. Five minutes later, the movie grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go for the next hour with non-stop action, terror and gore. It's a little difficult to tell the difference who the "crazies" actually are once the government steps in to control what's happening in Ogden Marsh. The "crazies" are not like zombies, but they are definitely not all there. And the government agents act with the best interests of the town as their last priority as they contain and cover up what has happened. Without giving away the ending, you are made aware that another Crazies is coming.I initially predicted a 3.5 stars but knocked it down to 2.5 stars. The Crazies was entertaining, but it was a one-time deal that I probably won't watch again and won't own. Olyphant is perfect as the small town sheriff, but unlike the other thriller movies I mentioned above, The Crazies was a little too over-the-top for me with not enough subtlety to truly make it scary. But, if you haven't seen it, it's worth a rental.

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George Roots (GeorgeRoots) This was pretty good, and in this day and age good enough you'd think it was an original. Considering the abundance of horror remakes in the past couple of years, the original "The Crazies" (1973) was a film that sadly never took off. It was from George A. Romero's filmography and even though it was super low budget, it was a pretty interesting look and take at the macabre of how people could turn on others so easily. And how warfare is essentially tested on each other in strange ways.But upon hearing of this being remade, I could not help but think "another one"? Don't get me wrong, but so many obviously flop. I had the same thought when they remade "Dawn Of The Dead" (2004), and although it wasn't spectacular, it had Zack Snyder's visual flair and did do a pretty solid job.Luckily for us. "The Crazies" manages to do a great job by using very good actors, as well as stacking the odds and isolation of the situation against them. Why horror is always failing recently is why would you care who died if you didn't get into the characters personalities? Obviously they are apparently nothing but bodies to be gouged and mutilated, and each new film tries to one-up each other. Which is why I say good on "The Crazies". It has characters that descend into madness, discover redemption, and strive through isolation that keeps a moderate pace throughout.Final Verdict: Pretty good pacing, and pretty good characters. 6.5/10.