ComplainerMan

“The Crazies” is a zombie movie with a twist. The twist is that there are no zombies. The monsters are just people who have gone homicidal after being exposed to a biological weapon that was accidentally released into a small farming community. They are killed reasonably easily and don’t come back to life afterward. Of course they are hiding around every corner, and the dwindling group of survivors never seem to catch on to the fact that they should be careful when going into dark rooms. Surprise! Another zombie. Ok, another “crazy.”

“The Crazies” is not original or particularly scary, but does have a gross-out and gore factor that will help some ignore the horribly stupid plot holes. Why would the military dispose of a dangerous biological warfare agent by flying it over populated farming communities with large bodies of drinking water, so they could incinerate it? Is dropping a nuclear bomb on a US city really an effective means of cover up?

Directed by George Romero, who is responsible for the classic “Dawn of the Dead,” this movie is a formulaic sleepwalk to some box office cash. Stuck between the crazy homicidal non-zombies and the ruthless military tasked with the clean-up of the situation, the band of would-be survivors are picked off one in a most predictable manner. The would-be drama never connects. The characters never develop. Don’t waste your time.

Sears
1700 Stoneridge Mall Rd
Pleasanton, CA

My son’s watch battery ran out, and I needed it replaced. I could have tried myself, but I though I would let the experts handle it. Watches are basically jewelry and their appearance is very important. The experts at Sears would replace the watch battery without damaging the watch, whearas I am pretty sure that I would not. While I was at it, I’d have the battery of one of my many dead watches replaced.

When I arrived at the watch repair department, which is a little cubby upstairs near the toilets, there were two elderly people in front of me. The woman was successfully helped, the man was not (informed his order was in, but it wasn’t).

The wait was about 10 or 15 minutes until I was up. The young man (18 or 19 years old) had about an hour before his bus arrived, but my battery replacement would take only 10 minutes. I was back in 15, and was informed that whoever replaced the battery in my watch last time (it had never been replaced) put the back on wrong, and if I wanted him too, he could remove it, but it would take an hour. Upon inspection, it was apparent that he had indeed done some prying on the metal back, which left it pretty beat up. After trying to imagine what kind of watch back removal operation could possibly take an hour, I declined and put the watch back in my pocket.

He had successfully removed the back from my son’s watch, but didn’t have the right battery. He had one that was close in size, but didn’t think it would work. I agreed. Then he asked if I would like him to order the correct size battery. I said that would be a good idea, to which he added that he needed that size anyway and would order two. I could come back in a week and try again.

The main reason I went to Sears Watch Repair to have my watch batteries replaced was so that the “experts” could do it without wrecking my watches. I found out that I am better off going elsewhere, or trying myself. There is no reason that I can think of for you or I to go to Sears Watch Repair.