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      The Crazies

      R Released Mar 16, 1973 1h 43m Horror Mystery & Thriller List
      71% Tomatometer 28 Reviews 48% Audience Score 10,000+ Ratings A nurse (Lane Carroll) and her husband (W.G. McMillan) try to get out of their infected town, but the Army has it sealed off. Read More Read Less

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      The Crazies isn't top-shelf Romero, but its blend of genre thrills and social subtext should still be enough to satisfy discerning horror fans.

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      Tasha Robinson Polygon Romero does build some intense tension around the scenario, and the questions of who's going to survive it, and whether they'll deserve to. Mar 30, 2021 Full Review Jerry Renshaw Austin Chronicle The Crazies offers no hope, no comfort and sure as hell no happy ending. Sep 28, 2018 Full Review Vincent Canby New York Times An inept science-fiction film from George A. Romero. May 9, 2005 Full Review Robert Horton The Scarecrow The movie feels like picking up a newspaper from the early 70s and scanning the downbeat headlines. (Truffaut said that The Night of the Hunter was like “A horrifying news item retold by small children”; The Crazies is a newscast delivered by the insane.) Rated: 3.5/4 May 3, 2024 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Even if Romero steals from himself to come up with his plot and themes for The Crazies, the film deserves its place as a cult classic on a purely cinematic level. Rated: 3/4 Aug 22, 2023 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy While far from Romero's best, The Crazies is in one way his most frightening film. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 30, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Alejandro E From the same mastermind behind Night of the Living Dead, the story leans more towards psychological horror. The scares are not recurring and it is dedicated to playing with the viewer's patience. It is not bad but it will be one of those that one hates to love or loves to hate. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/07/24 Full Review Jonathan O Spoiler there's no zombie but is really bloody and really disturbing scenes since Vietnam War and really great writing and directing by Romero and amazing cinematography it really felt a documentary. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/24/23 Full Review bill t It's a fairly interesting (and timely) idea, A virus attacks a small town, and it's up to the grovernment to stop it without clarifying what it really is, and the small bands of townspeioke fighting to escape the forced quarantine. It does get bogged down by the repeated displays of beauracratic incompetence. I mean, we saw it one scene, we get it, but it just continues on during the length of the film, and also I am guessing the budget was low.. It just feels low, minimal special effects for this type of movie sort of dulls out the movie. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member The premise and acting was good. Im afraid I couldn't finish this movie so I didnt get the the actual effects or real plot. I know, I know I shouldn't review a movie that I didnt finish but it is a chore to get past even 30 minutes of this. The Audio Quality was awful and I mean REAL awful I could hardly hear what the characters were saying and they had this weird sound that made it hard for us to hear anyone. Not to mention there was ALOT of filler. Maybe if I somehow finished this movie without going deaf I would like it IDK. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Joel C The film itself isn't that well made but the idea is cool. There's a lot of arguing and a lot of shooting, and repeat. The dialogue is very on the nose and doesn't really give the characters much depth, it just feels like filler a lot of the time. The reason that bugs me a bit is because I just wanted to see more of the crazies doing their thing. But, it's worth a watch. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/07/21 Full Review Audience Member The Crazies is really a pandemic horror thriller of all time. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/30/20 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis A nurse (Lane Carroll) and her husband (W.G. McMillan) try to get out of their infected town, but the Army has it sealed off.
      Director
      George A. Romero
      Screenwriter
      Paul McCollough, George A. Romero
      Distributor
      Blue Underground, Vista Video, Cinepix Film Propertes Inc., Anchor Bay Entertainment, Transvideo, Cambist Films
      Production Co
      Pittsburgh Films
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Horror, Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Mar 16, 1973, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Oct 11, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 43m
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