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The Crazies (1973)

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Summary: The military attempts to contain a manmade combat virus that causes death and permanent insanity in those infected, as it overtakes a small Pennsylvania town. (imdb)
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Country: USA
Directed By: George A. Romero
More information at the Internet Movie Database
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na lostinlodos
90
T10
na Sunsplitter
47
T4
na CMQuinn
80
T8
na cbennett
70
T7
na Jerky
40
T3
na Touffifou
67
T5
na Detox
42
T3
na buddymcl
82
T5
na s.le.portier
87
T3
na jodamico
70
T4
na bird.jamesr
90
T6
na Madison
90
T10
na tyoda
15
T1
na lazynick
82
T4
na johnny geo
69
T6
na Jugweed
65
T5
na glm
54
T3
53.875
na amerigo
83
T8
There are a lot of flaws to this film (e.g bad acting, cliched motifs, and awkward action scenes), but the social commentary at the center of the script shines through. It's a striking satire of the incompetence of government agencies, the mindlessness of hippie counter-culture and the general shittiness of human nature. If Kubrick picked up this film, it could have turned out to be a sequel-in-spirit to Dr. Strangelove.
na coutinho
79
T8
na sweevo
90
T9
na unusuall
67
T6
na Taliban
0
T2
na chadarnook
68
T4
na InsaneGamer
65
T4
na vodenikrmak
32
T2
na ProtectMeYou
6
T6
na jkathrens
58
T3
na desqpio
70
T3
na BugraK
75
T6
na destruction
50
T3
na Beej
60
T3
na eraserhead89
55
T1
na csomay
60
T2
na mattnawrocki
60
T4
na cinema_hell
50
T1
na Mosina
56
T2
na dst7175
40
T3
I seen this after i seen the new one in 2009. The new one is way better. This is pretty boring. But i had to watch it when i seen Romero directed to bad it was not that good.
na katsuben
30
T1
na Riptide0
78
T6
Decent satirical horror film that shows the ineptness of government planning taken to a degree that is as scary as the film itself. Everything is adequate with nothing extremely outstanding with the exception of a few deaths and scenes that make you go "oh fuck, why?" I'm looking at you man with beaker scene. Good for a watch, nothing exceptional.
na CHOICECOD
60
T2
na chester1958
40
T3
na Carlospro
70
T4
na Zoltan
70
T7
na IMDb-byvotes
61
T3
na sacrilicious
65
T5
na mertagabey
64
T6
na JohnnyZombie
85
T6
Looks cheaper than his other greats, but this is still a chilling examination of how people react in a crisis.
na ecalder
58
T4
na AAAutin
57
T7
na rottentomat
56
T5
na pavementSAW
83
T6
na jenks101
72
T3
na Adalon
40
T2
na stanthecaddy
70
T4
It's not awful, but Romero has certainly done better. The survivors storyline takes a long time to get into gear but, once it gets going, it's quite engaging. This has a couple advantages over the remake- the inclusion of the military perspective is interesting, and the fact that the Crazies show no physical symptoms of their infection ramps up the suspense of guessing who might be crazy. On the other hand, the remake's single-minded focus on the survivors allows for better pacing.
na revolverjgw
55
T1
na dotCommunism
70
T4
na mightysparks
60
T6
na Bacchanalian
65
T5
na bizarre_eye
65
T4
na bof
33
T2
As with Night of the Living Dead, the Vietnam war suffuses the whole thing. Unlike Night, it's not very good. Romero the scriptwriter has a ton of fun with it, turning it a lot darker than most similar movies, but Romero the director - not to mention half the cast - seems to be on bad drugs; it's simply a mess, with scenes so badly shot or edited that you far too often find yourself going "OK, what I think is meant to be shown here is..." A pity.
na Arschloch
65
T8
na Dewmeister
70
T7
na xombiemonkey
50
T4
na adidawha
70
T4
na Komond
35
T3
na Nichololas
78
T6
na likeblues146
20
T1
na Grouchy
61
T2
na zxcv98
81
T8
na retsxlif
47
T3
na mfjlefou
80
T8
na allan
85
T10
na barbarali
75
T6
na jkwall
7
T7
na Angliche92
72
T6
na killersmalls
70
T4
na JohnnyHarker
6
T6
na GodlessNoble
40
T1
na flund
40
T7
na Exidor
70
T6
na Atsinganoi
86
T8
na avgcrtckr
45
T3
na Chayeh
60
T4
na Leland
70
T4
na JooJoo
3
T3
Gets better as it goes on. Nothing groundbreaking or anything, but the early bits are so agonizingly deficient that anything even slightly improved is welcome.
na vandenio
57
T3
na DeazMoviez
65
T4
na p00q
80
T8
na trevitron
70
T6
na kylie
62
T6
na aethling
64
T6
na AlanSama
65
T2
na hercules111
75
T3
na NightGoat72
95
T10
na Bavafreak
75
T5
na LordBeefJerk
30
T2
na NRM01
70
T9
na Coltaine
73
T4
na ledcollector
60
T5
na raven77
1
T1
na cratnip
65
T6
na brianrobot
4
T7
na frankswild
50
T3
na Treeship
75
T7
na BogusScifi
55
T5
na Unimonster
89
T9
na chaw
25
T3
na Chavie1982
66
T5
na klanc11
48
T2
na Pickpocket
15
T2
Terribly boring and poorly acted. Doesn't compare to any of Romero's great films, big waste of time.
na BloodandBeer
70
T5
na zombiepunkt
61
T4
na DancingP
64
T4
na ZombieBuffet
65
T7
na RNG
57
T6
na yilb
40
T3
na soia1979
45
T4
na onegin3000
77
T5
na Unsane
75
T3
na gorandmn
46
T1
na fezenstein
35
T3
na burhenn
80
T5
na wokelstein
65
T5
na BillyShears
35
T2
ZZzzzzZzzzZZzZZZzzz
na Cerebrus
75
T7
Underrated Romero Picture.
na Koburn
15
T1
na servetsuvari
56
T4
na thefog1331
75
T3
na miss jesus
59
T5
The pacing in this film was not to my liking, and despite the subject matter this film didn't scare me at all. The premise, though, is excellent and Romero does an awesome job of making you wonder who is and isn't infected.
na madiso
60
T7
na Dellamorte81
88
T4
na rex
70
T4
na Hells Zargon
31
T3
The Crazies is a sometimes slow-paced zombie-esque horror, but more along the lines of the rage-inducing virus seen in 28 Days Later. The addition of two possible outcomes to infection with the virus varies the action a little, but it generally sticks to the now predictable plotline of accidental release of a bio-weapon and eventual quarrantine procedures. It's by no means bad, but the exhaustion of the basic idea behind the movie as dulled down its appeal over time.
na hehejaja
55
T4
Not one of Romero's better, but fascinating in all its imperfection.
na Travisbickle
75
T4
na losrasputin
87
T8
na electriccafe
75
T7
na jcdracula
3
T9
na sangsues
74
T3
na LordofDance
50
T6
na CrazyJim9380
78
T6
na DanseMacabre
75
T5
na ScottMcFat
66
T3
na TroyAnderson
71
T7
na TheDiceman
30
T1
Passes the time.
na kangadoodoo
45
T3
na Feightner
79
T6
na aga2k1
82
T5
na Heist
65
T3
na Lovecraft
51
T3
na Stain
80
T7
Another deep Romero horror film
na djross
40
T3
na TheDenizen
60
T5
Romero's non-zombie pic about a bio-toxin that causes homicidal insanity. Lots of bloody action, but overall it's lacking the sharp satirical quality that made his Dead films so good.
na HP_Buttcraft
68
T5
na LeonX
60
T3
na meester
85
T9
na Seratonin
82
T7
na jsnt
68
T4
na Jack_Murphy
40
T2
na YeahTrux
75
T8
na terrymac
77
T8
na flaneur
68
T4
na x-human
82
T8
na moeta2
70
T2
na eveelun
69
T4
Romero's not quite in top form here. Though I like the premise, the "crazies" aren't very threatening with the exception of maybe one or two scenes. The result is that it turns into an examination of the blundering and brutal martial state, which becomes pretty dull pretty fast. It's not bad for low budget horror, but it's certainly no "Night of the Living Dead."
na filmaffinity
53
T3
na ze_qualquer
10
T2
na MadMan
83
T6
Fairly solid, and created inbetween his "Dead" movies, this is a satire/sci-fi film but not a horror movie. Although some aspects only losely work, overall the movie not only manages to roughly tackle Vietnam, but feature some inspired, well made moments. This is also probably the most action packed movie Romero ever made, or at least out of the ones I've seen. Which really isn't a bad thing. The characters are quite sketchy, but with Romero its all about the big picture, anyways.
na sirphibes
69
T5
na bernardobrum
86
T7
na onetwothree
50
T5
na Corganist
56
T1
na Pols_Voice
60
T1
na Cianeto
75
T3
na BlueHeat
44
T2
na donofthedead
77
T7
na slidercc
56
T6
na mikedemo
65
T5
na LetsGoEatHuh
50
T5
na empire434
50
T3
na rickyafraid
60
T2
na komois
70
T5
na Mechatigger
43
T2
Some chilling moments but mainly it's derivative, hopped-up action moviemaking.
na chemical404
36
T2
Bad acting, cheap looking special effects, bad story (well, maybe it WAS innovative at the time). Overall it is completely amateur movie. That holds some charm in itself. If it is not for Romero' name, I doubt anyone would remember this film.
na Marktime
53
T3
na dewall
65
T4
na gackt
60
T3
na Squin
44
T2
na harvey
45
T3
An interesting idea, but poorly executed. Marred by absolutely dreadful pacing.
na Crazy Jack
62
T4
na kreid
55
T2
na jeff_v
37
T1
na PinkyRose
74
T3
na PenningtonNY
85
T5
na Darko
52
T5
Could have been so much better.
na L.u.d.a
70
T2
na debaser_86
65
T7
na aaaaaaarrggg
57
T5
na 6h057
60
T6
na Gladstone
5
T6
na TJ Ximenez
80
T6
na Castroph
4
T3
The idea seems really good but it's dull and boring now that we have movies just like this one. The action wasn't well played out either.
na Siltem
60
T5
na clawx
80
T6
na jimmyjazz
69
T4
na findlac
35
T2
na Luna6ix
72
T3
even after the completely boring first half, the real meat of this movie is something that george himself has done better time and time again. the majority of the soundtrack consists of a single snare drum, and if thats good film making i think my calling is in cinema. not terrible, but certainly not impressive, and has a dud of an ending.
na RadioFreeLee
86
T7
na comanchex
58
T2
na Veterini
40
T2
na tinythedogg
60
T5
This wasn't so bad for a low budgeted movie as Romero seems to do well with these kind of things early on in his career. This seemed like a slow paced action flick rather than a horror movie. The acting was very well done which was alos a surprise for me. Not a bad movie and I would recommend this to people.
na DerGolgo
45
T2
na Boiled_Dove
70
T6
na borislugosi
85
T9
na imdb
62
T5
na RCMERCHANT
95
T9
na bananas
30
T2
na moviesinhell
88
T9
na Gregzilla
50
T5
na Ronin167
67
T6
Average Tier 4.56 from 220 Rankings rss