Pulse (2006)

Kristen Bell
Ian Somerhalder
Christina Milian
Brad Dourif

Directed by Jim Sonzero


Plot: High speed data transfers, super wide-band, wifi--this is the wireless landscape. Huge volumes of information are traveling through the air. As we continue to explore these frequencies, we expose ourselves to realms we didn’t even know existed. We only fear what we can touch, hear, see or taste, but there is potentially so much more out there. What if our wireless technologies made a connection to a world beyond our own? What if, when you turn on your cell phone or log on to your email, you exposed yourself to forces beyond your worst fears? What if every connection = infection?


Review: I have never seen the Japanese version of this film so I don’t really have anything to compare it too. The trailer looked cool and I really dug most of the posters. I am a big horror fan so figured I would give it a try.

The story is ok, but I found somewhat silly. The look of the film was cool. It was really dark and gritty and helped make this story actually work. There isn’t a lot of explanation, which I think is good. The characters are just your basic horror film victims, nothing special. Overall I thought he movie was ok, but it didn’t live up to the trailer and the posters that promoted it. The ending was good and bad. I like the endings where no one wins and everyone is screwed, but this still falls short. If you like ghost films or just horror films in general, check it out; there will probably be about a 50/50 split on the outcome.


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