Review of The Crazies (1973) by James M — 10 Oct 2014
George Romero's follow up to Night Of The Living Dead is typical B-movie stuff with a decent story but rather messily executed.
An outbreak of a manmade virus in a small Pennsylvania town turns all the townsfolk crazy, cue the army to quarantine the area and contain the population by marshal law, leading to a rebellion from the people which inevitably becomes chaotic lawlessness and mania.
The performances and dialogue are incredibly poor, certainly not helped by fuzzy sound recording, choppy editing and questionable stock footage.
For it's age and small budget it's not awful, but a huge step down from Romero's seminal debut.
This review of The Crazies (1973) was written by James M on 10 Oct 2014.
The Crazies has generally received mixed reviews.
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