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HonestMovieReviews
09-20-12, 05:05 PM
Recently watched movie review:
*The Crazies (2010)- 4.5/5


The Crazies (2010) is a virus thriller remake of George A. Romero's film of the same name (1973; which I've never seen). The Crazies is directed by Breck Eisner and is written by Ray Wright and Scott Kosar. The film takes place in a fiction al town in Iowa whose water supply is infected with a virus. David (Timothy Olyphant), who's the local sheriff, is having a good time at the local baseball game. His deputy, Russell (Joe Anderson), who's always by David's side, is at the game as well. Rory, a local resident, enters the outfield holding a shotgun. David walks onto the field and approaches Rory. He tells Rory to put the gun down, while noticing that Rory is just staring at him with a blank face. Rory raises his gun and with David's fast skills, Rory is now dead from a bullet. Why did Rory come onto the outfield with a shotgun? Was he drunk, or was he infected with the virus?

The Crazies does a good job with scaring the audience at all times. There are plenty of 'pop out' moments, but the director made them fancy with more variety that's not seen that often in other films. The writing is clever, the cinematography is done in a dark manner that works, and the acting is strong. The Crazies never feels like a grind as it's always tense and exciting. As I mentioned before, I have not seen the 1973 film, so I can't compare differences, but The Crazies (2010) is a solid film that most horror fans should enjoy. The Crazies gets a recommended 'must- rent' for horror fans and a recommended 'rent' for other viewers.

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cricket
09-21-12, 10:33 PM
I agree! Not close to one of my all time favorite horror films. But one of the most enjoyable for me in the last 5 years.

Jim Garten
09-24-12, 01:09 PM
No dissention here - not seen the original, but was highly impressed with this one; would recommend without hesitation, and not just to horror movie buffs either. a good film is a good film whatever the genre

Nausicaä
09-24-12, 01:22 PM
One of the better remakes to come out indeed, with a fantastic music score by Mark Isham.

TheUsualSuspect
09-24-12, 02:55 PM
A horror remake that I actually like. I thought the first half of the film was directed extremely well and Oly-fantastic was great, though I'm a fan of him so I might be biased.

Deadite
09-24-12, 03:38 PM
A remake that's better than the first. Not only better because the original was ineptly executed, but just a very solid horror itself with good performances and effects and genuine suspense.