Director: Breck Eisner
Starring: Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455407/
The Crazies is yet another horror remake. Something that has been sub-par, un-interesting and a complete waste of time. I haven't bothered to walk into most of them lately because of that. "So, why'd you go to this one?", you ask. Because this time they were re-making the master George A. Romero. I grew up on Crazies, originally released in 1973 and written and directed by Romero. So, needless to say, I wasn't too pleased when this was announced. But all in all, it wasn't bad. I'll tell ya a bit on that in a minute.
The story goes like so... The government is playing around with some biological warfare. They "accidentally" release it on a small town and see how it works. People start flipping thier shit, acting nutty and taking each other out. That simple... yet still fucking amazing!
George Romero was Executive Producer on this new one, and it isn't half bad. It keeps you entertained, it's got enough gore and shocks. You actually like the characters, which is a big plus. And most importantly, the ending does not crap out to regular Hollywood standards... it could go either way... but I'll let you go and see what I mean for yourself.
Verdict: * * * 1/2
- Xtoph
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