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Re: The Crazies

#11 Post by tarantinoed » Sun Feb 28, 2010 9:56 pm

I haven't seen a trailer but was put off just by the poster (not to mention the name of the film itself!).
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#12 Post by Spanner » Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:01 pm

is this a remake of the '73 Georgio Romero film?
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#13 Post by bevvy » Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:27 pm

Spanner wrote:is this a remake of the '73 Georgio Romero film?
Yes, I read that somewhere, can't remember where now though
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#14 Post by yogi » Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:59 pm

Thought the trailer looked quite interesting.

Think it could be pretty good in the same way the dawn of the dead remake was - a good, solid, schlocky horror although without the politics and subtext.

Just listened to Mark Kermode's review and he seemed pleasantly surprised by it.
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#15 Post by hdaniel82 » Sun Feb 28, 2010 11:14 pm

tarantinoed wrote:I haven't seen a trailer but was put off just by the poster (not to mention the name of the film itself!).
The trailer looks really scary! I only just managed to sit through Resident Evil, I don't think I could cope with this well at all!!
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#16 Post by andrews » Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:39 am

I'll be giving it a miss - it's really not my cup of tea!
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#17 Post by superhero » Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:16 pm

I haven't read any reviews myself yet, but word of mouth on this is surprisingly good. I prefer not to read reviews first before going to see films and get a nice surprise.
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#18 Post by EthanRunt » Tue Mar 02, 2010 7:41 pm

Just got back from seeing it, the trailer made me intrigued, unconventionally not using the jump scare every 5 seconds, and I dunno what it is, but I kinda like Timothy Olyphant.

I don't do horror well, and whilst at points I was hunched up avoiding the BAM moments, most of it didn't make me do it, it was a far subtler affair in comparison to most modern horrors, the violence was far tamer than most, the shocks were more of the in the background kind, the storyline and character development meant we could, listen up Hollywood slasher films, CARE about what happened to the characters in a tough predicament, and yes, whilst it was a bit cliche and obvious how it would end, it was a well made film and highly entertaining at that.

I recommend it, but looking at what I hate, it means it's a don't bother, clearly :D.
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Re: The Crazies

#19 Post by superhero » Tue Mar 02, 2010 10:15 pm

I still haven't been told where I will be watching it on Thursday.
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#20 Post by bevvy » Wed Mar 03, 2010 5:35 am

superhero wrote:I still haven't been told where I will be watching it on Thursday.
same here. I hope it is somewhere nice.
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