The Crazies

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Mar 29, 2019 The Crazies is a dark, gritty examination of human nature under stress. Horror springs from several sources: the potentially apocalypctic scale of the disaster, the bloody clash between the townsfolk and dehumanized authority figures, the irrational behavior of the infected, and the panicked reactions of the supposedly sane. Shot on location in idyllic rural Pensylvania, the film strives for a realistic aesthetic and effectively uses military stock footage, carefully orchestrated postproduction sound and silence, and occasionally jarring editing to compensate for budgetary limitations and depict the chaos spawned by a horrific situation so plausible that is is barely science fiction. See more

Leia R Nov 4, 2018 The Crazies 1973 was action packed non - stop . I get where Romero was going. He never took his foot off the accelerator. The military drum cadence music was hilarious every time George A. Romero cut to scene's of the Big wig's of government power. The blood was a little on (pastel side). Over all I like it . See more

Abraham M Nov 3, 2018 The new one is way better. This one is interesting like the new one, but it's way too all over the place.

Harry S Dec 13, 2017 It doesn't exactly hold up very well, but The Crazies does boast good acting, a great premise, a good script, and the strong direction of George A. Romero. Not all of the scares hold up, but there are a few good ones. I'm not surprised the film bombed at the box office back in '73, but I'm also not surprised it gained such a strong cult following. It's not exactly up to modern standards, but by 70s standards this is a very good film. See more

Draco M Nov 9, 2017 More fairly heavy handed social commentary, that Romero did best. Some really dark moments are handled blunt and matter-of-factly, which kind of makes them more disturbing... See more

Draco L Jun 24, 2017 After the greatness that was Night of the Living Dead (and a pair of duds I haven't seen) George A. Romero brought out this film and though it doesn't reach the heights of his debut it does still offer plenty itself despite being somewhat similar with its "us" and "them" theme. The violence is precisely what you would expect from Romero but it hits harder than his debut because the violence isn't committed by some mythical idea of the living dead but instead is committed by real people be it towards people "The Crazies" know or by authority towards civilians. The manic editing, the paranoia fueled plot and the confusion exhibited by those involved adds to the whole affair and even though it isn't all that deep or quite frankly all that well produced it still offers just enough to make it above average. Just don't go expecting the same kind of greatness that Romero showed in the original 'Dead' trilogy. See more

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