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Stumbled across this one on the internet & felt to give it a watch.The film is about a hacker who invades the computer of Douglas Ziegler, who is developing a powerful wireless signal and accidentally releases a mysterious force that takes the will to live of the human beings, generating a suicide epidemic and increasing the force.I found the film to be alright, if not weak in a lot of areas. The scares were alright as were the effects. The concept was good if not a little all over the place.Overall, a sinister enough film. 6/10

The film opens up with a cool library scene and goes from there. There are literally ghosts in the machine. The most unbelievable scene was the early bar scene where guys wanted to dance and the women wanted to sit. Brad Dourif gives a memorable doomsday sayer. Kristen Bell and Octavia Spencer went on to bigger things. The film takes place in Ohio, filmed in Romania. Modern classic.Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.

For what its worth, I enjoyed this movie. I tend to rent all B-movie DVD's from my local Blockbuster (big plug for the movie pass). Despite what many of the folks have posted on this site, I can tell you that I have seen The Grudge, The Ring, The Darkness, and many other Japanese remakes. I also have lived in Japan for many years and (as much as westerners can), I claim an understanding of their film-making. I thought that this movie was well done, but I cannot in good faith recommend any other remakes. Unfortunately, there is generally an element lost in translation. Luckilly, IMO, Pulse does not lose that and manages to keep its Japanese nature very well intact in its U.S. translation. Kudos to the producers.