Review of The Crazies (1973) by Nick O — 25 Feb 2010
The Crazies is a movie that takes place in a biochemical warfare where you can trust no one. It's about the "big, bad government" that's supposedly trying to help us, yet no one has a slight clue what from.
Isolated from the outside world after a nuclear infection swarms a Pennsylvania town, Judy and David flee civilization in hopes of guarding their soon-to-be child. The Crazies is a hectic action/thriller whose only fear is that of military absorption. George Romero's '70s cult flick feeds on mass paranoia, and the madness of it all.
Ne'er does this fantastic portrayal of a world gone mad sit well in your stomach. The shocker isn't the paralyzing ailment spreading to so many virginal spectators, it's the government's dealing of its occurrence.
As much as it is a scare to us, The Crazies must have Uncle Sam in a fetal position. Thought its original release dates back over 30 years ago, the movie is a distressed warning of a people's uprising. That's what The Crazies is remembered for; tormenting human beings like they're sheep being brought into a pen and expected to stay.
Romero explores the possibility of grisly anarchy, one on screen and the other off. A movie ahead of its time.
This review of The Crazies (1973) was written by Nick O on 25 Feb 2010.
The Crazies has generally received mixed reviews.
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