Pulse Reviews

2006

Rated:
50
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Techno-thriller in which a mysterious computer program appears to infect whoever comes into contact with it. When Josh (Jonathan Tucker), a student hacker, accidentally taps into the wrong kind of wireless signal, an evil is unleashed into this world that cannot be contained. Now it seems the virus can be transmitted to humans .. Read more

Starring	Jonathan Tucker, Kristen Bell, Ian Somerhalder, Christina Milian
Director	Jim Sonzero
Genres	Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller

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Yet another Japanese horror remake, in which American advertising director Jim Sonzero fails to connect with the... read more on Time Out
- Nigel Floyd,
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008
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27 out of 33 people found this review helpful

Bleak!

Can't remember why I went to watch this, but in all honesty this film is so forgetful that I am surprised that I even remember watching it, in the first place! The film has a very bleak theme to it from the start and it ends pretty much the same way (even bleaker). In a nutshell it's a story about how all these student get lured in by the ghost in the machine (or computer in this case). It takes over...and that an hour and a half of one's life is gone, watching this bleak yuck!

Christina Milian does look H.O.T. though, possibly the only plus of watching this crap!
- - A customer from North London
  - Posted 17 Sep 2006 17:32
18 out of 23 people found this review helpful

A Good Watch!

Before I watched this movie I had read the reviews here but had already received it so I had no choice but to actually watch it, and I'm glad I did!

Don't listen to most of the comments here, I can't understand why they are all so negative, unless they just don't like films like this, which makes me wonder why they order it in the first place.

Hey, look, it's not going to win any oscars, but I thought it was a good, entertaining watch, what more can one ask.
- - Ronan from Hampshire.
  - Posted 11 Apr 2007 07:49
14 out of 15 people found this review helpful

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a half decent remake of what was originally only a half decent Japanese horror. Bad acting, laughably bad scare scenes and a poor re-worked ending... Wes Craven should hang his head in shame being involved in this turkey. AVOID THIS FILM AT ALL COSTS.
- - Pete Batt from Southend, England
  - Posted 07 Jun 2007 22:04
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful

Brilliant

This film is brilliant! Excellent effects, good story line, i loved it! scared to use the computer now though....
- - Donna Bourne from Plymouth
  - Posted 20 Apr 2007 20:53
12 out of 19 people found this review helpful

Enjoyed it

I thought this was quite good. Still not quite as good or spooky as the Japanese version (As usual) but obviously the effects are a lot better. Yes it is quite bleak but this adds to the overal look of the film. Worth a look for a saturday night if you dont want to think too much about a horror film.
- - aeon101 from Bridlington, England
  - Posted 30 Nov 2006 20:33

27 out of 33 people found this review helpful

Bleak!

Can't remember why I went to watch this, but in all honesty this film is so forgetful that I am surprised that I even remember watching it, in the first place! The film has a very bleak theme to it from the start and it ends pretty much the same way (even bleaker). In a nutshell it's a story about how all these student get lured in by the ghost in the machine (or computer in this case). It takes over...and that an hour and a half of one's life is gone, watching this bleak yuck!

Christina Milian does look H.O.T. though, possibly the only plus of watching this crap!
- - A customer from North London
  - Posted 17 Sep 2006 17:32
18 out of 23 people found this review helpful

A Good Watch!

Before I watched this movie I had read the reviews here but had already received it so I had no choice but to actually watch it, and I'm glad I did!

Don't listen to most of the comments here, I can't understand why they are all so negative, unless they just don't like films like this, which makes me wonder why they order it in the first place.

Hey, look, it's not going to win any oscars, but I thought it was a good, entertaining watch, what more can one ask.
- - Ronan from Hampshire.
  - Posted 11 Apr 2007 07:49
14 out of 15 people found this review helpful

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a half decent remake of what was originally only a half decent Japanese horror. Bad acting, laughably bad scare scenes and a poor re-worked ending... Wes Craven should hang his head in shame being involved in this turkey. AVOID THIS FILM AT ALL COSTS.
- - Pete Batt from Southend, England
  - Posted 07 Jun 2007 22:04
11 out of 15 people found this review helpful

Awful!

Pulse? I never had one after sitting through this movie.
- - A customer from glasgow
  - Posted 08 Mar 2007 15:36
12 out of 19 people found this review helpful

Enjoyed it

I thought this was quite good. Still not quite as good or spooky as the Japanese version (As usual) but obviously the effects are a lot better. Yes it is quite bleak but this adds to the overal look of the film. Worth a look for a saturday night if you dont want to think too much about a horror film.
- - aeon101 from Bridlington, England
  - Posted 30 Nov 2006 20:33
6 out of 6 people found this review helpful

A worth while watch

Whilst this film is never gonna win an Oscar it is worth a watch. It has a good, unique story line which never goes flat. The special effects are good and there are plenty of spine tingling moments to keep you alert. If you rent this film then you get exactly what you want from a horror. Creepy, dark settings with some creepy, scary moments mixed in. All in all, Not Bad!
- - A customer from Kings Lynn, Norfolk
  - Posted 03 Jun 2007 12:19
5 out of 7 people found this review helpful

Please don't waste your time

A film usually isn't any good when you have to click on it just to remember what it is about - this was boring and uneventful.
- - Sarah Slattery from Huntly. Scotland
  - Posted 29 Aug 2007 13:17
4 out of 5 people found this review helpful

A pleasant surprise

I heard bad things about this film but I am a fan of the original and so was eager to see whether the yanks had messed up another classic Japanese creepy horror.

There were bits that annoyed me but on the whole I thought the film retained most of the structure which made the original very creepy and the sets were nice and depressingly bleak with decent turns from the actors.

Well worth seeing but watch the original as well (or instead)
- - chimpo from blackpool
  - Posted 30 Apr 2007 18:08
4 out of 5 people found this review helpful

Worth watching!

Decided to rent this despite all the bad reviews, and was pleased I did.

It's a reasonable film with a very dark, eerie feel; if you take it for what it is it's a good piece of entertainment. I really enjoyed it! Can't understand why people have been quite so harsh in their reviews.
- - Em from Somerset, England
  - Posted 22 May 2007 16:45
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

This film has no pulse!

Oh dear. This film really doesn't go anywhere. I didn't feel anything for the two main protaganists or any of their friends for that matter when they started getting bumped off. There is no shock factor and the hollywood special effects cannot cover up what is essentially a flop. By the end of the film I was left wondering what was all that about and why?(the brief explanation we get towards the end of the film, just throws up more questions). In fact after watching this film I feel empty....... worthless.......life's not worth living........oh my! Where did I put that red insulation tape?!
- - dunksta from Coleford
  - Posted 14 Apr 2007 10:34

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Critics' reviews
Yet another Japanese horror remake, in which American advertising director Jim Sonzero fails to connect with the... read more on Time Out
- Nigel Floyd,
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008