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David Dutten is sheriff of Ogden Marsh, a picture-perfect American town with happy, law-abiding citizens. But one night, one of them comes to a school baseball game with a loaded shotgun, ready to kill. Another man burns down his own house-after locking his wife and young son in a closet inside. Within days, the town has transformed into a sickening asylum; people who days ago lived quiet, unremarkable lives have now become depraved, blood-thirsty killers, hiding in the darkness with guns and knives. Sheriff Dutten tries to make sense of what's happening as the horrific, nonsensical violence escalates. Something is infecting the citizens of Ogden Marsh with insanity. Now complete anarchy reigns as one by one the townsfolk succumb to an unknown toxin and turn sadistically violent. In an effort to keep the madness contained, the government uses deadly force to close off all access and won't let anyone in or out - even those uninfected. The few still sane find themselves trapped: Sheriff Dutten; his pregnant wife, Judy; Becca, an assistant at the medical center; and Russell, Dutten's deputy and right-hand man. Forced to band together, an ordinary night becomes a horrifying struggle for survival as they do their best to get out of town alive.

The Crazies Review by Jay Kennedy, the web guy

A genuinely suspenseful and original zombie flick, The Crazies has some holes, but will keep you entertained.

Although not a traditional Zombie movie, The Crazies works the same way. A town is infected and its inhabitants could be your neighbour. The sickness spreads until only the Ogden Marsh's sheriff, deputy, doctor and medical assistant are left standing. Danger lurks beneath every normalcy the township has grown to know.

Its disappointing however the number of missed opportunities that are never taken. A town clearly dependent on their water supply doesn't even notice when our hero turnsoff the pipes. Resident serial killers are not questioned at all? And the most bizarre, the self restraint of some crazies vs. others.

But that's small potatoes, because there is enough fear, gore and fun gags to keep the story roaring forward as our heroes take on crazy by crazy.

Impressively shot, the cinematography is bang on! And some of these shots must have been insanely difficult to light - I was actually amazed it turned out so well.  Bringing a level of creepy back to horror movies, Zombie pictures are always so much fun.  A simple movement, a gesture or standing still can be as effective as a chainsaw killer sprinting towards you.  If you're looking for some good ol' fashioned fun at the movies, check out The Crazies!