This was an all right film, a remake of the 1981 version. I liked the story and the special effects, but if you have seen the earlier version, you’ve basically seen this film too. Are there differences? Sure, but there aren’t that many. The story is almost exactly the same.

Compared to 1981, the film has more action and more special effects, with several moments of comedic relief. It also has high production value. I just couldn’t get over the fact that it was almost exactly like the old film, which I have seen a 100 times, so there wasn’t anything new.

Budget: $125 million
Director: Louis Leterrier
Starring:
Sam Worthington
Liam Neeson
Ralph Fiennes
Jason Flemyng
Gemma Arterton
Alexa Davalos
Tine Stapelfeldt
Mads Mikkelsen
Luke Evans
Izabella Miko
Liam Cunningham
Hans Matheson

The Crazies is a remake of the 1973 George Romero film. It’s about a small town where a plane crashes carrying a secret govt experiment, that when inhaled, makes the person go crazy and start killing everyone they come into contact with. The story circles around police officer David Hutton, as he and a few others try to escape the crazies and the military that were sent in to isolate the town.

For the most part the film was good. I didn’t think it was up to the expensiveness of a movie ticket, but will probably become a really popular rental.

It’s jammed packed with those, ‘out of nowhere’ moments.

Budget: $12 million
Director: Breck Eisner
Starring:
Timothy Olyphant
Radha Mitchell
Joe Anderson
Danielle Panabaker
Christie Lynn Smith