This Crazies looks like the kind of film that I love, and that torment my wife! In this trailer it looks as though something is making the residents of a small town go “crazy” in a style that is very reminiscent of a zombie style movie much like George Romero living dead series of films. These films always start off with small ominous events that eventually amount into an apocolyptic disaster. Not only do I find these films thoroughly entertaining to watch, but the scare factor (usually limited to scenes that make you jump!) is doubled for my wife as I grab her on the leg at the key minutes to terrify her further!
Much like the zombie movies that are normally caused by a virus of unknown origin, the inhabitants of this small Pennsylvania town are victims of a secret biological weapon that gets into their water supply following a plane crash. As the film isn’t strictly speaking a zombie movie (although it seems to have some amazing similarities!) it opens up a lot of potential for extra creepy scenes! I can’t wait to see it.
** UPDATE ** Thanks to Matt who just pointed out that the film is actually a remake of a 1973 film by George Romero (which explains a lot!). The film stars Timothy Olyphant (recently in Hitman) and Radha Mitchell (Surrogates, Silent Hill) and is directed by Breck Eisner (Sahara). The film is released in the cinemas on the 26th February in the UK.