Pulse 2: Afterlife (2008) (V)

Director:

Joel Soisson

Writer (WGA):

Joel Soisson (written by)

Release Date:

30 September 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

Cast

Todd Giebenhain	...	Man in Red - Thomas Ziegler
Diane Ayala Goldner	...	Mrs. Sorenstram
Rachel Robinson	...	Alley Victem
Dodie Brown	...	Alley Phantom
Georgina Rylance	...	Michelle
Jamie Bamber	...	Stephen
Andy Martin	...	Suicidal Jumper
Claudia Templeton	...	Lisa
Lee Garlington	...	Aunt Carmen
Karley Scott Collins	...	Justine
Boti Bliss	...	Marta
Robin McGee	...	Hutch
Grant James	...	Uncle Pete
Vincent Rice	...	Storeroom Phantom
Kent Jude Bernard	...	Gas Station Attendant (as Kent Bernard)

Also Known As:

Pulse 2 (USA) (short title)
Pulse: Afterlife and Invasion (USA)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, disturbing images, some sexuality, nudity and language.

Runtime:

89 min

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA (2008) | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Distant Horizons

Movie Connections:

Edited from Kairo (2001)

What Did I Just Watch?

Wow, there are so many bad things to say about this one that I don't know where to begin. Let's start with the obvious: the excessive use of green screen. I'm not lying to you when I tell you that about 90% of the scenes take place in front of a green screen. The use of it in Pulse 2 is just absolutely unnecessary. Do we really need a green screen background when a woman is walking down the street or someone else is walking down the steps? Even just sitting down in a cabin...you guessed it, green screen. It completely detracts from the film because it uses up all of your focus and it's done horribly. When you're watching a film and the background looks like an old video game and DOESN'T MOVE, it's a little ridiculous. The budget on this film must have been a couple thousand dollars since they definitely didn't use any money on the sets or effects.

Now, on to the story...also pretty bad. Not only does this film come as a sequel to a horrible remake (Who asked for Pulse 2 by the way?), but it doesn't really fit in with that film too much. In a nutshell, we're given a story of a woman searching for her child who is now with her husband and these computer creatures are chasing them and yadda, yadda, yadda. You begin to realize quite quickly that the story makes little sense and most of the acting is rather awful.

There are very few redeeming qualities in Pulse 2. Even when you find something about the film that you might enjoy, it's completely ruined by the constant green-screening of EVERYTHING. Let me say that I'm being generous even with a 3/10. Don't even give this one a rental unless you're desperate to see just how bad it is. And Pulse 3 is on the way soon...God help us all.