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12/30/06
Pulse (2006)
12 %
Reviews Counted: 66 Fresh: 8 Rotten:58 Average Rating: 3.5/10
Consensus:
Another stale American remake of a successful Japanese horror film, Pulse bypasses the emotional substance of the original and overcompensates with pumped-up visuals and every known horror cliche.
Runtime: 90 mins
Synopsis: Jim Sonzero's remake of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Japanese horror hit KAIRO (2001) is a techno-thriller cowritten by Wes Craven (SCREAM, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET). Kristen Bell (VERONICA MARS) stars as Mattie, a student whose ex-boyfriend, Josh (Jonathan Tucker), goes through a strange... [More]
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Starring: Kristen Bell, Ian Somerhalder, Rick Gonzalez, Samm Levine, Kel O'Neill
Director: Jim Sonzero
Screenwriter: Wes Craven, Ray Wright
Producer: Anant Singh, Brian Cox, Michael Leahy, Joel Soisson
Composer: Elia Cmiral
Screenwriter: Wes Craven, Ray Wright
Producer: Anant Singh, Brian Cox, Michael Leahy, Joel Soisson
Composer: Elia Cmiral
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Top Critic
Decent horror remake with a strong cast, atmospheric direction and some genuinely scary scenes - you'll never log on to your computer again. Probably.
09/23/06
As the ghosts suck the life out of their victims, the audience suffers the same fate.
09/23/06
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09/23/06
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09/01/07
The unanswered questions in the original added to the mood, but by trying to answer even just a few of them, this Pulse just gets more confusing and less scary.
03/24/07
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12/30/06
Top Critic
Aparentemente, não há aparelho moderno que seja imune à invasão de fantasmas dispostos a utilizá-lo a fim de se espalharem pelo mundo.
11/30/06
It helps that the hot blonde is Kristen Bell ("Veronica Mars") who can basically do anything (she even sings - see "Reefer Madness") and remain effortlessly adorable and charming.
11/20/06
It's not about blood, gore and oozing innards but unsettling creepiness that gets under a moviegoer's skin and makes the hairs stand up on the back of your neck.
09/23/06
Don't get me wrong. This isn't a BAD film, just not particularly good.
08/21/06
A curiously dull Americanization of one of the finest examples of subtle, moody J-horror out there.
08/19/06
A handful of creepy visuals can't make up for a mountain of shortcomings.
08/19/06
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