FINALLY . . . a Remake that Improves on the Original

I've always been against remakes (despite enjoying a couple), so I wasn't expecting too much when I went to see THE CRAZIES, an update of one of my favorite George Romero films. While this new one does use a few horror film cliches and has the feel and set-up of a 50s monster movie, director Breck Eisner (of the 2005 desert adventure, SAHARA) has turned out a surprisingly good, creepy flick.
While this one sticks quite closely to Romero's original, the explanation of what's causing people to g...