tbourner Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 There seem to be a few zombie things around at the moment, what with zomblogapocalypse and The Walking Dead, but I've only just seen the new take on the theme: The Crazies! It was lent to me by the father in law, he raved about it saying I'd love it, TBH it was pretty average. I'm becoming a zombie story fan and this one ruined it, making the infected appear not too different to normal, just gradually going mental. Also a bit of a Saw mix in there with some gruesome torture type murders, probably why he liked it so much (he's a huge Saw fan). Anyone else seen it? Marks out of 10? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 I quite fancied this... and it would seem your review has saved me some time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest initial_j Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 wasnt that impressed tbh. got very boring very quickly walking dead series thats currently showing on the other hand is amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attero Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 I thought it took after it's name. Not a zombie film... a "world goes crazy" film. IIRC, I quite enjoyed this film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted November 23, 2010 Author Share Posted November 23, 2010 I thought it took after it's name. Not a zombie film... a "world goes crazy" film. IIRC, I quite enjoyed this film. Yeah maybe I approached it with the wrong ideas. I do think the zombie films like 28 Days Later and Walking Dead tend to jump in too late though, and Crazies showed a more realistic side to the government/armed forces and how they'd likely react to something like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 I thought it was an average movie. As with most films nowadays the trailer made it appear far more interesting than it actually was. If you want to see a slightly different take on zombies you should watch Devils Playground. It has Danny Dyer as one of the leads so don't expect much. The main difference in this movie, I think anyway, is the fact that the zombies aren't slow moving groaning nit-wits. They become very strong, very fast and very nimble once infected. I read an article on the movie saying that they cast 100s of free-runners to play the part of the zombies, and that aspect of it worked very well for me. The film itself, again, is OK. No thinking at all in it and basically the same plot as every other Zombie flick you have seen, it just had a nice edge with the Zombies actually being as fast as they are strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted November 23, 2010 Author Share Posted November 23, 2010 If you want to see a slightly different take on zombies you should watch Devils Playground. It has Danny Dyer as one of the leads so don't expect much. The main difference in this movie, I think anyway, is the fact that the zombies aren't slow moving groaning nit-wits. They become very strong, very fast and very nimble once infected. I read an article on the movie saying that they cast 100s of free-runners to play the part of the zombies, and that aspect of it worked very well for me. The film itself, again, is OK. No thinking at all in it and basically the same plot as every other Zombie flick you have seen, it just had a nice edge with the Zombies actually being as fast as they are strong. Dawn of the Dead remake did that too, I only watched 10 mins of the original and got bored, but quite liked the new one cos of the speedy zombs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 I thought it was average to poor. I was expected more from it, especially as the trailer made it look so good. In reality, the film didn't move in the same was as one would expect from what the trailer showed. The last quarter of the film was the most disappointing imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 I quite liked The Crazies, it had some good moments in it and Timothy Oliphant puts in a good performance. Although I was annoyed by the way he kept leaving his wife to wait in all sorts of unlikely dark and dangerous spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 It wasn't really zombies. And it was crap. Oh and I hate that woman (who plays the wife). I watched Paranormal Activity over the weekend - what a load of rubbish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 Didn't enjoy it myself, found it a bit boring. It's another remake of a Romero original from early seventies, between Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead. Not a zombie movie, per se but another satire/ morality tale. I am struggling with The Walking Dead .... appears to refer to the cast. Hope they make a faithful World War Z, although I fear I may be overdosing on zombie stuff [sHOCK][/sHOCK] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizzle Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 average.. worth a watch though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 I watched Paranormal Activity over the weekend - what a load of rubbish! Agreed! Complete pants. I normally draw the line at Shaun of the Dead, as that's enough for me, but The Walking Dead does seem to have started perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 I watched Paranormal Activity over the weekend - what a load of rubbish! I could have saved you some time there... it was cack wasn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 Both paranormal activities are terrible. I managed to keep my attention focused on the first one until the ouija(sp?) board set something on fire, from then on I just picked up my laptop and glanced at the TV every 5 minutes or so. The 2nd one didn't even get my full attention from the start, load of garbage it was. Although I have to give credit that they did try to tie both movies together, even though it was very badly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 I am struggling with The Walking Dead .... appears to refer to the cast. Its a little bit slow and drawn out. What have we had, three episodes now? ...to get not very far into the plotline. I'm fearing a long strung out thing like Lost. Unlike Lost we've found out very little about the characters too, if its going to be character driven, rather than Zombie (or "geek") driven. I've not read the original comic, so have no idea of the story resolution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 It's been very faithful to the original comic so far, but I got a bit bored with that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 Its a little bit slow and drawn out. What have we had, three episodes now? ...to get not very far into the plotline. I'm fearing a long strung out thing like Lost. Unlike Lost we've found out very little about the characters too, if its going to be character driven, rather than Zombie (or "geek") driven. I've not read the original comic, so have no idea of the story resolution. It's been very faithful to the original comic so far, but I got a bit bored with that too. Philistines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 I could have saved you some time there... it was cack wasn't it? Absolutely dire. Apparently the alternative ending (on the dvd) is better but yeah, total waste of time! However I also watched Machete and that was awesome so all is not lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 Philistines I did read it, just found the story telling a bit hokey and the artwork was bland. Get Alan Moore to write a Zombie themed novel and Simon Bisley to draw it then you would see something a bit more interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 I quite liked watching Predators Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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