The Crazies

1. Do everything TOGETHER!

Overall, I really enjoyed THE CRAZIES.  I felt it is one of the better zombie genre films I have seen.  Timothy Olyphant and Radha Mitchell give great performances as two characters being put through the ringer trying to escape a small Iowa town due to an outbreak.  This outbreak is not SARS or swine flu.  This is one of those outbreaks that cause most of the population to go a little crazy and do some killing.  The action and suspense are top notch along with a handful of cheap scares that should keep you entertained if you appreciate a good zombie movie.  

The only problem I had with the film is regarding one of the main things you should not due during a zombie outbreak.  If you are in the middle of a viral outbreak that turns people into ravenous flesh eating zombies psychotic brainless killers, please do not leave your loved one or ones alone in a room / building / gas station / barn / diner so you can go look for something.  It doesn't matter what you have to go look for.  Guess what?  Two sets of eyes are always better than one.  But, Martin, I am pretty sure I heard something in the barn.  I need to go check it out.  So, I'm going to leave my girlfriend / boyfriend / nagging wife / pregnant wife / pet hamster alone in our house while I go look in the barn.  Fine, do that, dumb hero.  Let me tell you what is going to happen.  While you are in that barn, someone is going to touch your pet hamster inappropriately.  Then, you will have to sprint back towards the house all the while listening to your hamster scream to all the bad things the crazies are doing to it.  Stick together, man.

2. Don't live in Iowa.

First off, why would you want to live in Iowa? Kidding. Second, the government will not flinch to send in special op armed forces to your little town to eradicate you if some bad sh!t goes down. If the government doesn't think that did the job.......they will nuke your small town. But, Martin, I live in a large city in IOWA. The government wouldn't nuke a large city! FALSE! No such thing as a large city in Iowa. You will be nuked. And you thought the mid-west was safe.

Movie: The Crazies

Director: Breck Eisner

Actors: Timothy Olyphant and Radha Mitchell

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 stars