The Crazies (1973)

Loved it

I absolutely loved this film. It is another great piece of apocalyptic horror by the master himself, George Romero. And now that it is available on DVD with the improved quality, there is no reason not to buy this movie! September 17, 2008

Obscure little gem from the zombie master

Once again Romero explores the darker side of human nature with this very underrated shocker. The Crazies had a shoestring budget, plus it bombed at the box office, which is a totally suprise after his masterpiece Night of the Living Dead.

There's a military virus that is contaminating a small town. Fear and paranoia are rampant as the government tries to cover up and contain the breakout.

George's stamp is all over this one. Social/political statements are obvious--there's the animosity and distrust of authority stemming from Vietnam and Watergate. It has an apocalyptic sense of dread. Science being tampered with and producing catastophic results. Death, destruction, mayhem, genocide--Romero is such an amazing storyteller.

If you liked 28 Days Later, definitely check this out. It obviously "borrowed"(cough cough)some ideas from this. 4.5 stars. May 16, 2008

I had to be crazy when I rented this movie

The plot is like many other horror movies when biological weapons went wrong. The acting is below par. The settings and special effects reveal this is a very low budget film. For example, the blood looks very much like ketchup. I did not feel suspensful at all.

What a waste of money and time. December 11, 2007

Anti-government gore film.

Drive-in movie king Romero does it again. Words cannot describe how much I love Romero's films and the "Crazies" is no exception. In my opinion the strongest social commentary of any of his films,he lays it on thick here with the constant message that you cannot trust even your own government. For the time this was made(73')there is some pretty disturbing stuff, and lots and lots of squibs. Highly recommended. May 21, 2007

Slightly Crazy for "Crazies"

This George Romero film, which (like Night of the Living Dead) was filmed in the small town of Evans City, in Western PA, revolves around what happens after a military plane crashes. The residents who come into contact with whatever the plane carried either die or go insane. Of course the government bungles the containment and a few protagonists attempt to escape the town. There are a few humorous moments, intentional and otherwise. The film is clearly a Romero flop. Of course, if you relate it to FEMA incompetency in recent disasters, it makes its own kind of sense. And, as in most Romero films, human incompetency is much scarier than an alien monster. If I hadn't lived in Evans City, PA, I probably would have rated "Crazies" as only 1 star, but seeing my former neighbors go insane, made me realize that Geroge Romero may have known, all along, what I had only suspected about the residents, leaving me with a tiny bit of self-satisfaction. April 1, 2007

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