ThedevilChoose When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Fatma Suarez The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Cheryl A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

Bodo THE CRAZIES is not(!) a horror movie, as it is frequently marketed because it deals with a Zombie-ish theme and is made by George A. Romero. This 70's flick is much better described as a military or action movie. And oh me oh my does it have a high body count! There's gun fights galore! Constant shooting.The plot surrounds a small town in the US that is quarantined by the US army to contain a disease that makes people "crazy", hence the title. We're following a group of city dwellers who are trying to survive and escape the army. While the characters are principally relatable, they're also not particularly deep and I felt myself not caring about them too much. This means that the suspense was, at some point about half-way through the movie, lost for me.It starts off with a rapid pace and has, for a 70's movie, some surprisingly rapid cuts. There's a lot of government officials and army folks shouting loudly at each other, and constant snare drums playing in the background. At times the cinematography could even be described as experimental. This movie has some interesting components from a historical perspective, and it might be interesting to folks who want to explore Romero's oeuvre for completeness sake... but other than that I don't necessarily recommend it.

TheBlueHairedLawyer George Romero is probably most famous for his 1978 film 'Dawn of the Dead' which was the second in a series of zombie movies which each reflected society at the time. With The Crazies, instead of zombies eating live humans, this movie is more along the lines of I Drink Your Blood (1970) and Warning Sign (1985). Romero creates a disturbing, cautionary story of a virus known as Trixie which turns people from a small town into psychopathic murderers bent on killing everyone in sight, whether it be their husbands, wives, children, neighbors, it quickly becomes a fight for survival, if survival is even possible. Luckily a small number of people are escaping the epidemic, but along the way they lose support from everyone, including the military, which was responsible for engineering the virus in the first place.The Crazies is exciting, non-stop suspense, and unlike horror movies made today, in this movie you actually get attached to the characters and want them to escape the terror, it definitely keeps you watching 'till the end. It has eerie soundtrack, decent acting (Lynn Lowry from I Drink Your Blood is actually in it as well). It has that grainy, nostalgic feel to it because it was filmed back in '73, I miss that look of old films.Once again Romero has made his mark in the horror genre with a movie that is timeless and exciting and creepy all at once. I'd recommend it to any horror fan, it's definitely worth it!

geminiredblue You've got to give George Romero points for consistency. No matter what type of film he's making, be it NOTLD or his modern-day vampire tale MARTIN, his message has always been the same: We're our own worst enemies. After completing NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, George and his crew spent the next 5 years trying to get another production off the ground. After making a few forgettable ones, he decided to return to familiar ground. Inspired by a real-life incident, George this time makes an eco-based horror film. A military plane carrying an experimental bio-weapon crashes in a small Pennsylvanian town. The weapon, codenamed Trixie, leaks into the local water supply. Anyone who drinks the contaminated water becomes a homicidal maniac. So the army moves in to quarantine the town until they can decide on a strategy. Meanwhile, two firefighters and a handful of other people try to find a way out of the town. The army sends in squads to locate, destroy and rescue people. However, the townsfolk don't take kindly to their being detained. And that's where the horror works best. Because there's no physical way to tell which people are infected, and which are just reacting from the stressful situation. Though the film is Romero's personal favorite, in my opinion it's a very good movie, but it's not his best. The acting, as always, is excellent from a cast of unknowns. There are plenty of frightening moments. My favorite involves an old woman and a darning needle. However, it seems to lean a little too heavily on showing the authorities as being incompetent. I understand that Romero has his agenda, but please George we don't always need it shoved down our throats. Still, it's a satisfying horror flick that may be a little dated. And if nothing else, it got a superb remake in 2010! Check either of these two out to see eco-terror in action.

Claudio Carvalho In Evans City, a plane crashes on the hill releasing for six days in the water the bacteriological weapon Trixie that affects only human beings. The army under the command of Colonel Peckemseals (Lloyd Hollar) seals off the town to contain the virus and there is no antidote for the victims that are doomed to die or become incurably mad. The pregnant nurse Judy (Lane Carroll), her husband David (W.G. McMillan), their friend Clank (Harold Wayne Jones), their new acquaintance Artie (Richard Liberty) and his daughter Kathy (Lynn Lowry) tries to cross the border of the town, but the escapees are hunted by the army. Meanwhile, the scientist Dr. Ralston Watts (Richard France) researches blood samples trying to find the cure for the disease."The Crazies" is a tale of paranoia and madness in a period when the world was afraid of a bacteriological war. The plot is based on a total stupidity from the authorities that send the army to contain the virus in a small town but does not provide any explanation to the population, invading real estates and breaking in homes. The lead scientist is another stupid character. Surprisingly this year it was released a remake of this average film. Last time I saw this film was on 04 July 2000. My vote is six.Title (Brazil): "O Exército do Extermínio" ("The Extermination Army")