When their computer hacker friend accidentally channels a mysterious wireless signal, a group of co-eds rally to stop a terrifying evil from taking over the world.When their computer hacker friend accidentally channels a mysterious wireless signal, a group of co-eds rally to stop a terrifying evil from taking over the world.When their computer hacker friend accidentally channels a mysterious wireless signal, a group of co-eds rally to stop a terrifying evil from taking over the world.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
- Landlady
- (as Octavia L. Spencer)
- Phantom
- (as Mike Regan)
- Director
- Writers
- Kiyoshi Kurosawa(2001 screenplay Kairo)
- Wes Craven
- Ray Wright
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Did you know
- TriviaIn the film Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), also starring Kristen Bell, during the dinner scene, a film very similar in plot to Pulse is talked about that Sarah was in. It is humorously referred to as a terrible film with a ridiculous premise.
- GoofsWhen the "Help Me" messages appear on the screen during the group online chat session, the appearance of the text goes from "Help Me" to "HelpMe" between shots.
- Quotes
Douglas Zieglar: The last thing you want, the last thing you ever want is for them to get to you. 'Cause when they grab a hold, they will take your will to live. Everything that made you you is gone. You don't want to talk, you don't want to move. You're a shell.
- ConnectionsEdited from Pulse (2001)
- SoundtracksGoodness of the Girl
Written by Phil Ballantyne, Michael Caso, Damon Cox, and Joel Potter
Performed by Intercooler
Courtesy of Silent Echo
I'll admit, when I saw the preview, it did look scarier than the movie. But the preview left a lot of stuff out that the movie didn't have. It's hard to explain, but once you see the movie, you'll know what I mean.
'Pulse' is a very chilling film that is about the dead finding a portal in computers, cell phones, etc., into our world. And because of this plot line, people might get scared of their own computers and cell phones. I think that's a really good way to scare people because instead of 'Pulse' having lots of jump-out-at-you surprises (which by the way, it does), it has a way of scaring people in real life.
I'm just surprised they didn't think of televisions as portals for the dead to get through. The only things mentioned and seen in the movie for the dead to get through from were computers and cell phones.
'Pulse' is full of jump-out-at-you scares and other kinds of surprises that make your mouth fly open in shock. Each scare kept eclipsing the last and each thrill kept eclipsing the last, too.
All in all, 'Pulse' is a very chilling movie that is well...chilling.
Oh, and when you read the back of the DVD, at the end of the summary, it says 'astonishing surprise ending', or something like that, but I know it said surprise ending. Well, the ending isn't really that surprising. But, to see an astonishing ending, read this tips:
1. Go to the special features menu on the 'Pulse' DVD.
2. Go to Deleted/Alternate scenes.
(MINOR SPOILER HERE):
3. Go to the 'Dexter Dies' deleted/alternate scene.
(MINOR SPOILER ENDS)
4. Enjoy the deleted/alternate surprise ending.
I don't know why the filmmakers didn't keep the scene there. The ending would have been so much better.
My MPAA rating: PG-13: Intense Sequences of Sci-Fi Terror, Deeply Disturbing Images, Language, Some Brief Sensuality, and Thematic Material
My Canadian rating: 14A: Frightening Scenes, Disturbing Content, Mature Themes
- ajaws4ever
- Jan 10, 2007
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- Language
- Also known as
- Nỗi Ám Ảnh Tâm Linh
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Box office
- Budget
- $20,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $20,264,436
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,203,822
- Aug 13, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $29,907,685
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1