Pulse (2006/I)

Director:

Jim Sonzero

Writers (WGA):

Wes Craven (screenplay) and
Ray Wright (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

11 August 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

You are now infected.

Plot:

When their computer hacker friend accidentally channels a mysterious wireless signal, a group of co-eds rally to stop a terrifying evil from taking over the world.

Plot Keywords:

Technology | Computer | Psychology | Suicide | Epidemic

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Kristen Bell	...	Mattie
Ian Somerhalder	...	Dexter
Christina Milian	...	Isabelle Fuentes
Rick Gonzalez	...	Stone
Jonathan Tucker	...	Josh
Samm Levine	...	Tim
Octavia Spencer	...	Landlady (as Octavia L. Spencer)
Ron Rifkin	...	Dr. Waterson
Joseph Gatt	...	Dark Figure
Kel O'Neill	...	Douglas Zieglar
Zach Grenier	...	Professor Cardiff
Riki Lindhome	...	Janelle
John Burke	...	Newscaster
Mike J. Regan	...	Phantom (as Mike Regan)
Steve Tom	...	Male Newscaster #2

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi terror, disturbing images, language, sensuality and thematic material.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:18SG | Indonesia:Dewasa | Taiwan:R-12 | Philippines:R-13 | USA:R (original rating) | USA:PG-13 (Edited for re-rating) | UK:15 | Ireland:16 | Singapore:PG | Malaysia:U (cut) | Argentina:13 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | France:-12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Germany:16 | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-15 | Australia:M | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:16 | South Africa:16

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Weinstein Company, The

Trivia:

Kirsten Dunst was set to star originally and was supposed to shoot before returning to the Spider-Man 2 (2004) set.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the beginning you see a group of guys looking at a laptop, and later in the movie you see the same group sitting in same place looking at same laptop with the same windows open

Quotes:

[last lines]
Mattie Webber: We can never go back. The cities are theirs. Our lives are different now. The things that were supposed to connect us to each other, instead connected us to forces we could never have imagined. The world we know is gone, but the will to live never dies. Not for us... and not for them.

Movie Connections:

References Dragonfly (2002)

Soundtrack:

Delay the Wait

Not so horrible for a Saturday afternoon

We went to see PULSE yesterday afternoon (got to the theater too late for DESCENT). I have not seen the original KAIRO for comparison. So, it's not the worst movie I've ever seen, and not the best. Yes, it was slow to start and get to the point. But IMO it had a creepy, dark atmosphere (god, if I lived there I'd want to commit suicide in any case), the visuals weren't bad, and it had a few good scares. Unfortunately, it also depended on VOLUME to enhance the scare. If you're more of a gore fan, then it's probably not the movie for you. The movie may not be worth the price of a ticket, but I think it's worth a rental. Eh, I'm just your average moviegoer and don't watch movies to analyze them to death. I even liked The Grudge. That's my opinion and I'm sticking to it.