Baseshment
I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.
Freeman
This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.
Logan
By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
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.
cinemajesty
"The Crazies" directed by Breck Eisner and arguably his most competently executed feature to date, follows loosely the George A. Romero's movie from 1973, taking a tricky twist on the zombie horror genre, which had been to spoiled for the years come by the October 2010 releasing "The Walking Dead", where this movie keeps its distance from the approaching menace, almost invisible are the transformations of the infected humans that the leading couple has to encounter, performed respectively as relentless functioning work unit actress Radha Mitchell and Timothy Olyphant, whom's convincing on-screen relationship in extreme situations of terror elevate "The Crazies" to an constant urgency-preaching thriller of 90 minutes worth the watch for genre lovers.© 2017 Felix Alexander Dausend (Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC)
DesertDogMedia
Title: The Crazies Condensed Storyline: Remake of the 1973 movie of the same title. A small town in Iowa has their water supply infected with a biological toxin which causes everyone to go insane. Notable Acting: The focus sits more on the three main protagonists of David, Judy and Russell than the fact of zombies, but this movie is similar to the TV show 'The Walking Dead' as the movie is more about what the people do when they are faced with odds of this kind compared to just focusing on the zombies. Noticeable Camera work:Graphics: The CGI nuclear explosion was nicely done, being the only piece of CGI in the movie. Incorrect Science: The sheriff pulls a new Zippo lighter from a box on display, he lights it first time. Zippo lighters are stored without lighter fluid for safety reasons. Drinking water isn't used for watering crops as drinking water is too 'soft' for plants. The light from the nuclear blast would have blinded the survivors as they tried to look at it, this is why scientists wear blackout goggles to protect their eyes while they are looking at nuclear explosions. Nuclear explosions cause inverted windstorms as the air rushes to the explosion site to fill the vacuum created by the super heat air rising. The EMP created by the blast would fry all electronics near it, causing the truck's headlights to stop working Overall Feel: I am generally not all too much of a zombie movie fan, but this is one of those movies which I like because it shows how far people will go to survive, this movie also has a similar vibe to '28 Days Later' showing how the Military have responded to this outbreak as well. I enjoyed the characters in this movie and I enjoyed the plot. There isn't much I downgrade this movie for, apart from not having all too many creative angles and have a few pieces of incorrect science. It is a good horror thriller movie, but there isn't too much thriller aspect to it as I do not fear for the safety of David or the main characters, as I know they are going to make it out alive, but in saying this I was surprised to see Russell get killed towards the end, but I was expecting it at the same time as he was too much of a loose cannon.
DamianThorn
When a remake is done right, you can feel it from the get go. This is truly one of those movies. I'm not really going to write any spoilers here, I always tick that box in case I let something slip. Writing spoilers for this movie wouldn't be right, you really just need to sit down switch off the lights and watch the film for yourself. Once you do, it's going to wind up being a movie you'll watch again and again. Personally I've already watched it fourteen times. Almost as much as I've watched the original version from 1973. Those earlier Romero movies like Dawn of the Dead (1978) are a bit of an acquired taste because their so dated now, but with this remake of the Crazies there's no need to be a Romero fan and no need to watch the original first. It stands entirely on it's own and I love it for that. The film is loaded with suspense and gripping moments, yet everything in it is entirely plausible. You won't find any of those "as if" moments that are so common in horror today.The acting is solid. The direction, editing and script are fantastic as is the casting and the story. Timothy Olyphant (of FX's Justified) excels in the lead role and the entire supporting cast backs him exceptionally well. From beginning to end the movie just keeps coming at you leaving you wondering whose infected and whose going to survive. If you have seen the original version, the ending of this remake really fleshes it out and slaps you right in the face...In a good way of course.I highly recommend this movie to horror fans, fans of the disaster and virus sub genres, Romero fans and even those who have no idea who George Romero is. I would also recommend this to any fan of Timothy Olyphant, even if your not into horror at all. I promise you, you will enjoy this movie.
