Most people associate George A.
Romero’s name with the image of flesh-eating zombies, and they would be right to do so, but hardly anyone knows that his most underrated movie doesn’t even feature those beasts — 1973’s The Crazies.
This low-budget science fiction horror flick is one of Romero’s most violent in his early career, while also being one of his least satirical.
Instead, it leans harder into political themes than his other films to drive home an interesting message about trying to control large groups of people and the level of disastrous incompetence that can be found in the military.
Not only that but because of Romero’s skills as a resourceful filmmaker, this relatively cheap movie manages to feel way bigger and more expensive than a lot of his early works.
If you’re looking for a lesser-celebrated Romero film, The Crazies just might be the one for you.
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