The Crazies
This is a remake of the 1973 George A. Romero horror film. It was crazy then, someone had to be crazy to remake it and I had to be crazy to go to see it! Actually, it wasn’t a total waste since there was less zombie killing and, can you believe, a fairly plausible plot. Mind you, the plot was full of holes and sometimes way over the edge but our protagonists efforts to remain alive was fairly convincing.
The town of Ogden Marsh, Iowa has its water supply contaminated by a crashed military plane carrying chemicals that were to be destroyed. These chemicals were designed by the military to disrupt the enemy’s populace by essentially causing them to go insane or crazy, if you prefer that term. As the contaminate works its way through the town, more and more people start to exhibit murderous tendencies. It turns out that only four people are somehow immune to the effects of the carcinogen. Sheriff David Dutton (Timothy Olyphant) and his wife Judy Dutton (Radha Mitchell) who is the town’s doctor. Deputy Russel Clank (Joe Anderson) and town cutie Becca Darling (Danielle Panabaker) are the lucky ones. All other folks who might have escaped the insanity are killed by the marauding military patrols in their desperate attempt to control the epidemic.
As if killing everyone and burning their bodies isn’t enough to control the deadly outbreak, our fearless leaders decide to drop a nuke on the town. The government tries to spin the attack as a chemical plant explosion and resultant fire. Yeah, sure, but what about that huge mushroom cloud hovering over the city of Ogden Marsh? Miraculously, David and Judy manage to survive the crazies and the nuclear bomb and make it to the safety of a nearby city. If you can believe all of this then have I got a deal for you. How about some ocean front property in Arizona?
Rated – R -
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