The Pros and Cons of: 'The Crazies'

PROS:

Apocalyptic Theme - So of course I'm gonna dig it.

Timothy Olyphant - I think he's a pretty decent actor and he portrays the small town sheriff role with precision.

Beats the Original - Yeah the original wasn't all that great to begin with but this one trumps it in spades.

Scares - Surprisingly, this movie has it's fair share of jump scenes. Completely caught me off guard.

Cons:

Not Crazy Enough - To me, I was expecting this movie to be very more brutal than what it was. I mean, when you advertise a scene of your movie where a psycho with a shotgun walks onto a baseball diamond you better have the cojones to back it up. It doesn't.

Lack of Gore - You can tell they cut the gore out. I mean when you are watching certain scenes you can see where they edited out the blood. I mean come on you bunch of sissies! It's a freakin' horror movie!

Pacing - Just when the movie gets going, it stops. Then when it gets going again, it stops. Process is repeated throughout the entire movie. It gets really annoying because you want it to be a non-stop thrill ride and at times it is, but those times are short.

Predictable - Too many parts were VERY predictable. The hero comes and saves the day at the nick of time, happens too often. I don't like knowing what's going to happen next. Especially when I've never seen the movie before.

BOTTOM LINE:
I liked The Crazies. Eventhough I was COMPLETELY disappointed by it's pussiness (is that a word?), it's still a very good, suspensful horror movie. Best to wait for the dvd. Let's hope it will be a Director's Cut.