Went and saw The Crazies last night. If you're going to see a movie on opening weekend, Sunday's the day to go. You pretty much get the whole place to yourself, if that's what you like.
Short plot summary, a guy starts acting spaced out in small town Iowa. Then another guy. Then another, who locks his family in a closet and burns down the house. The sheriff and his deputy think they're saved with the military shows up, but it turns you they're just as dangerous as the crazies. The sheriff's wife is tagged contagious because of her fever (a result of being pregnant). The cops have to sneak back into town, rescue their girls and escape, all while avoiding the crazies, the military and a trio of hunters who are killing anything that moves.
The flick's a decent mix of creepy atmosphere and cheap scares. More than once did we have our heads turned because we KNEW something was coming. At no time did the movie fail to deliver. The only issue I had is that the cheap scares were REALLY cheap. Like people just appearing in a flicker of lights or something. It's a little tricky to take it seriously when everyone's doing things that are physically impossible.
As you probably guessed, at least one character escapes and makes it to salvation, AKA Cedar Rapids. IT was the happiest I've ever seen ANYONE to see that place. Nothing against it, but I'm pretty sure the Iowan audience had a difficult time buying into CR being Heaven on Earth.
And since it's a remake of a George Romero movie, there's a bit of social commentary running throughout the whole thing. Turns out it's all a result of out government dabbling in biochemical weapons. We're our own worst enemies. Not a terrible message, but combined with the demonization of our military and it starts to feel a little heavy handed. That said, I'd recommend you go see it, at least when it's in the cheap theater. You'll lose a lot of the experience if you wait for the rental.
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