Pulse on DVD
Filed under: Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, New on DVD, The Weinstein Co., Home Entertainment, Remakes and Sequels
It's weird to think of almost $20 million as chump change, but that's how the movie game is played. Pulse hasn't set any box office records, having pulled in a mere $19,703,256 as of this past weekend, which is unfortunate for this solid horror film. Kristin Bell (star of TV's Veronica Mars) proves she can carry her own weight in features, and the movie has some great creep-out moments with apocalyptic overtones. Kairo, the Japanese film on which Pulse was based, is a collection of interesting scenes, separated by moments of tedium and all strung together by a narrative that refuses to coalesce. Some may cry "blasphemy" when they read this, but Jim Sonzero's remake clarifies many of Kairo's infuriatingly vague elements, creating a truly rare cinematic phenomenon: a remake that improves upon the original.The film deserved to do better, but I am confident Pulse will find its audience on DVD. The disk streets on December 5 with a 90-minute unrated cut, 2.35:1 anamorphic transfer, and Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. Extras will include a commentary track with the filmmakers, deleted scenes, as well as the featurettes Creating The Fear: Making Pulse, The Visual Effects Of Pulse, and Pulse And The Paranormal. There will also be an 87-minute PG-13 version available in fullscreen only.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
9-12-2006 @ 9:32PM
iNNeR_KaoS said...
I... I really hope your joking...
This movie blows. I mean, worse than anything I've seen... and I've seen Boogeyman.
This piece of... um... (art?) does not deserve to do better. They just took a bunch of overworked scenes, took away the characters abilities to turn on lights, and threw on an extremely crappy ending.
But, it's just opinion. I will not see it on DVD, and if I happen to catch it on some Sci-Fi channel Friday Night movie, I'm going to cancel my cable.
Thank you for your time,
iK
PS: The only reason I saw this is because one of my more naive friends thought it would be a good watch, and just kept pushing for it... poor soul.
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9-12-2006 @ 10:02PM
JJ said...
Then obviously innerkaos, you've never seen the original.
THAT was a horrible and tedious movie, and Matt is right, this one improved greatly upon the original.
Now is it perfect? No, but its not exactly the worse horror film to ever hit the multiplexes either.
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9-13-2006 @ 12:29AM
josh said...
Interesting... This is literally the ONLY positive review of Pulse I have seen, and it has an 11% tomatometer rating. What makes this a good movie? Are you (be honest) a big Veronica Mars fan?
I see most horror films, but had no plans for this one. If you can make a good case, maybe I'll reconsider...
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9-13-2006 @ 10:41AM
Fred said...
Ah, a lively internet debate of "THAT SUCKS!"/"NO, THAT SUCKS!"/"IT ALL SUCKS!"
I haven't seen the remake, but I've read almost universally bad things. This is the only truly positive review of the film I've read, and interviews with the cast and crew haven't led me to think I'm missing much. The original, while admittedly confusing and sketchy, is, for my money, one of the scarier movies I've seen in recent years. I think it works, in large part, because it *doesn't* spell everything out.
I'm willing to be proven wrong, but for me all evidence so far suggests the remake's a piece of crap.
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9-13-2006 @ 12:00PM
iNNeR_KaoS said...
Yeah, I didn't see the original, but I wasn't talking about the original. I was talking about this one.
The part that cemented this movie in the annals of horrible movies was when *SPOILER*
The crazy looking guy in the restaurant started talking about how 'they' are going to get us, and the goth chick, in a completely Scooby-Doo type of fear says "Stop it, man, you're freakin' us out". Everyone in the theater laughed at how horrible that was. Granted, the only people in the theater were myself and my friends (Mind you, this was the Tuesday after opening).
And, as I said, it's opinion, and we disagree. Let's leave it at that.
Later,
iK
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