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Play trailer Poster for Pulse PG-13 Released Aug 11, 2006 1h 25m Horror Mystery & Thriller Sci-Fi Play Trailer Watchlist
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After her boyfriend commits suicide, a psychology student (Kristen Bell) and her friends begin receiving unsettling e-mails and video messages. After a number of disappearances across campus, she teams up with a computer hacker (Ian Somerhalder) to shut down the deadly force before it spreads to the rest of the world.
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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.

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Brian Tallerico UGO 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. Mar 24, 2007 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 2/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Nigel Floyd Time Out As the ghosts suck the life out of their victims, the audience suffers the same fate. Sep 23, 2006 Full Review Stefan Birgir Stefans sbs.is Pulse is an ugly mess that makes little to no sense. I am sure I thought it looked quite cool in the naive 00s, but it's hypercontrasted-desaturated-blue/green-hued look has aged like milk in the sun. Rated: 1.5/5 Apr 18, 2021 Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed The potential it has to be an adult thriller is ruined because it's just more teen marketed crap. Apr 11, 2014 Full Review Dave White Movies.com Rated: 2/5 Apr 4, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Casey G I don't really understand the hate for this movie. Thought it was entertaining in 2006 and on rewatching it I still do now. Is it a 5? No. But I have seen much, much worse movies than this that somehow have similar review scores. A lot of reviewers complain about the grey/dreary/unhappy nature of the visuals and dialogue - but for real, it's a movie about a supernatural suicide epidemic. What were people expecting, fun? The movie is also slow but I don't agree that it's plotless. I dunno! I liked it. It feels like a lot of people went in expecting it to be something else. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/20/24 Full Review Zion J I don't really like it when people remake a masterpiece of a movie and turning it into a mess, And this movie is one of the remakes. Now I will say, Some moments in the movie was ok that I didn't give it 1 star, It's still bad for me Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/16/24 Full Review Ricardo d Quando lançado até eu curti o filme e fui acompanhando as sequências, pois o fio condutor do enredo é bom. Isso lá nos primórdios dos anos 2000, imagina nos dias de hoje. Mas revi o filme agora e me decepcionei com a qualidade da interpretação e do roteiro. Parece que não definiram bem como é o efeito que os seres causam nas pessoas, pois tanto na sinopse, quando no inicio do filme, as mortes são por suicídio, e depois se torna algo mais visual e sem nexo com o hospedeiro. Também o filme não se fixa na construção dos personagens, e todos ficam bem rasos, o que não dá interesse em torcer por nenhum. Mesmo assim, poderiam resgatar esses filmes e tentar fazer algo melhor hoje em dia. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/25/23 Full Review Rubn 3/10 Película de "terror" bastante mala, es la típica que ponían por la tarde cuando nadie ponía la tele un domingo en Antena 3. Cuando ha salido Ian Sommelader me he reído, no me ha sorprendido nada este tío en una película de tales características. La peli tiene un final muy cutre. Y las escenas de terror dan menos miedo que Agallas, el perro cobarde. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/28/23 Full Review Konner W It's harmless if you turn your brain off, but don't expect too much from this mediocre, horror film Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Overall, carrying an exciting new premise and a stunning soundtrack, Pulse certainly had the potential to be strong as a horror film, but sadly it slips and falls.  Performances here are comparable to a TV soap drama, and most characters here lack any form of emotion.  On-screen deaths are predictable and, again, lack excitement.  The image quality is questionable as the entire feature has some kind of blue tint for the entire duration, making it a little ugly to even look at for an extended period.  In the end, little enjoyment can be had here, but given the cast and concept, I wanted to see more from this film. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After her boyfriend commits suicide, a psychology student (Kristen Bell) and her friends begin receiving unsettling e-mails and video messages. After a number of disappearances across campus, she teams up with a computer hacker (Ian Somerhalder) to shut down the deadly force before it spreads to the rest of the world.
Director
Jim Sonzero
Producer
Michael Leahy, Joel Soisson, Anant Singh, Brian Cox
Screenwriter
Wes Craven, Tim Day, Vince Gilligan, Ray Wright
Distributor
Weinstein Co.
Production Co
Neo Art & Logic, Dimension Films, Weinstein Company, Distant Horizon
Rating
PG-13 (Intense Sci-Fi Terror|Disturbing Images|Language|Sensuality|Thematic Material)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 11, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 2, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$20.3M
Runtime
1h 25m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS
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