Review of The Crazies (1973) by Mike P — 15 Jun 2007

Romero don't just do zombies you know!

This review of The Crazies (1973) was written by Mike P on 15 Jun 2007.

The Crazies has generally received mixed reviews.

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Aside from The Dead movies, this is one of George A. Romero's genius masterpieces. You have to watch it a few times to really get the message…

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By Ciarán R (8) on 05 Mar 2012

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The Crazies 1973 was action packed non - stop . I get where Romero was going. He never took his foot off the accelerator…

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Not Romero's best but that doesn't exactly make it bad, it helps that unlike every other movie involving some military quarantine the soldiers…

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Much worse than the previous remake. what this film fails at is making realistic blood, and any sort of good acting…

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