
As a toxin begins to turn the residents of Ogden Marsh, Iowa into violent psychopaths, sheriff David Dutton tries to make sense of the situation while he, his wife, and two other unaffected townspeople band together in a fight for survival.... (Full plot summary below)
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As a toxin begins to turn the residents of Ogden Marsh, Iowa into violent psychopaths, sheriff David Dutton tries to make sense of the situation while he, his wife, and two other unaffected townspeople band together in a fight for survival.
Leave your thoughts about The Crazies.
| Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsI greatly prefer this cleverly sustained and efficiently relentless remake to the '73 edition. It is lean and simple. |
| Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonThe big difference between Mr. Romero's film and Mr. Eisner's--which is so intelligent you fear the fanboys will scatter--is that Mr. Eisner never gives us the military's point of view. All we know is what David and Judy and Russell know, which for a long time isn't much. And The Crazies is all the scarier for it. |
| Consequence of SoundScout TafoyaIt’s a thrilling rollercoaster designed for the theatre made by one of the few working directors who truly knows how to make movies for a theatre. |
| Boston GlobeTy BurrDoes what an exploitation movie should: It gets in, it scares you silly, and it gets out, all while playing fair by the audience. |
| Miami HeraldRene RodriguezYou may not remember The Crazies in a month, but you'll have a grand time watching it. |
| VarietyDennis HarveyDelivers the essential suspense goods with overall skill and a modicum of intelligence. |
| L.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonDespite a midfilm lull of his own, Eisner stages a series of nifty action sequences, nearly all of which feature a moment of surprise, as well as gruesome wit. |
| Christian Science MonitorAndy KleinWhile it loses the charm of Romero’s low-budget clunkiness, it is in all other regards superior. Unfortunately, it’s not better than “28 Days Later...,” which is close enough to count as an unofficial remake. |
| SlateDana StevensIt lacks the fevered sincerity (and the political timeliness) of Romero's original, but it's tightly scripted, cleverly cast, consistently scary, occasionally funny--everything you could ask from a well-made and completely unnecessary remake. |
| Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzA lot of fun for horror fans, a nice little jaunt through paranoia and conspiracy theories. |