No one could accuse Hollywood of lacking imagination. After all, the studio executives came up with the brilliant idea of remaking Japanese horror flicks - a tactic that is commercially sound and cost-effective. But is it worth the expense of creativity and originality?
PULSE
Director: Jim Sonzero
Starring: Kristen Bell, Ian Somerhalder, Christina Milian, Rick Gonzalez
Prelude: The film is the remake of the 2001 cult hit Kairo by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. The original, an abstract horror film featuring themes of loneliness and isolation, could well be the work of Italian filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni if he were to make something creepy.
The plot: Mattie discovers that her dead boyfriend - who inexplicably hanged himself - is sending her online messages, even though his computer has been disconnected.
Mattie's friends get scared when they learn what is going on. One by one, they start to commit suicide, as ghosts pour into the world of the living via the Internet.
