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Pulse (2006) -- 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.
Pulse (2006) -- 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.
Pulse (2006) -- 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.
Pulse (2006) -- 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.
Pulse (2006) -- 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.

Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Wes Craven (screenplay) and
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Release Date:
11 August 2006 (USA) more
Tagline:
You are now infected. more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
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(98 articles)
Final Poster For The Crazies
 (From LatinoReview. 21 December 2009, 10:24 AM, PST)

Final Poster for The Crazies arrives...
 (From Fangoria. 21 December 2009, 10:03 AM, PST)

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A solid, sometimes rewarding look at modern living more (259 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Kristen Bell ... Mattie

Ian Somerhalder ... Dexter

Christina Milian ... Isabelle Fuentes

Rick Gonzalez ... Stone

Jonathan Tucker ... Josh

Samm Levine ... Tim

Octavia Spencer ... Landlady (as Octavia L. Spencer)

Ron Rifkin ... Dr. Waterson

Joseph Gatt ... Dark Figure
Kel O'Neill ... Douglas Zieglar

Zach Grenier ... Professor Cardiff

Riki Lindhome ... Janelle

John Burke ... Newscaster
Mike J. Regan ... Phantom (as Mike Regan)

Steve Tom ... Male Newscaster #2
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi terror, disturbing images, language, sensuality and thematic material.
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90 min
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Trivia:
Bob Weinstein canceled the film considering it to be too similar to The Ring. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: Although the movie is set in Ohio, Mattie is shown coming from an underground subway system. Comlumbus Ohio does not have a subway line. more
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 ahold, 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. more
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References Predator (1987) more
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Delay the Wait more

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45 out of 79 people found the following comment useful.
A solid, sometimes rewarding look at modern living, 16 August 2006
8/10
Author: rumfoord (rumfoord@optonline.net) from New York

Pulse is a relatively close translation of a subtle Japanese horror film called "Kairo". Unlike its brethren (Ring, Grudge, etc.) Kairo was less a fantastical horror film than a grim psychological look at modern, tech-laden urban living. Despite a lot of slick looking supernatural content, Pulse largely succeeds in preserving the focus of the original--steering our attention to individuals rather than ghosts or evil entities.

The plot, which some will find tough to embrace, has a computer virus interacting with ghosts of some kind. The end result is a suicide pandemic striking all known urban areas. To the extent that the film focuses on ghosts and computers, it is easy to fault the plot for its lack of continuity and simplistic explanations--and this is really the central problem with the film; not the plot mind you, but the extent to which the film gets side-tracked with expository content that shifts focus away from the individuals struggling with depression and isolation to its devices (ghosts/computers).

Minus the ending and superfluous explanations, Pulse is good. And relevant. And really, relevance is what makes it good. It's not tough to spot the growing paradox of ever-increasing connectedness and isolation in our world of text messages, email and mass-produced culture. Pulse uses this paradox and exaggerates, and to a large extent, succeeds in provoking thought and maybe a glimmer of recognition.

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