Pulse (2006 American re-make)

    Pulse is the story of a virus that comes from the computer and takes life from the host (the person in the room). It started when a college student accidentally releases this program on the internet, and he can't stop it. Once this evil thing gets a hold on its host, it eats ways whats inside of you until you die. It takes over the body, leaves bruises on the skin. Soon the person that has this thing inside them, will kill themselves to end the torture. Slowly everyone is dying from being encountered by this evil that can't be stopped. The Main character is Mattie (played by Kristen Bell) and she was the first to witness the first  attack of this evil virus. It happened to her boyfriend, and soon it spread to every computer of her friends and everyone else. Mattie later meets Dexter (played by Ian Somerhalder), a guy that bought her friend's computer and together they discover haunting video images of people with a ghost like expression on their faces and end up killing themselves because they have been affected by this virus. Together they figure out to try and stop it before it's too late. The ending of the movie isn't a happy one, it leaves with the two characters driving away and knowing that it may be impossible to stop it. "But the will to keep on living never dies" as Mattie last lines from the movie.

    This is a remake of the 2001 japanese film Kairo. This version of Pulse is directed by Jim Sonzero and written by the Wes Craven (famous for films he did such as Nightmare on Elm Street, Red Eye, The Hills have Eyes). For a re-make of the original japanese version, this one wasn't that bad as far as remakes go. I could feel that scared feeling and suspense that Wes Craven never fails to bring to the horror movies. I get the most reaction of fear is when I hear the strange music and the darkness of the room that the characters are in. I could see some comparison to this movie and Nightmare on Elm street. Not only do they have Wes Craven on the project. But the timing of scaring the character and how to scare the viewer is seen in both films. Also that both films have a main female character that trying to defeat this evil force. I think that the ending is a perfect way to end a horror movie such as this one. In the rules of all horror movies (and even literature), there is no happy ending and driving off into the sunset. Evil is always their following and waiting to strike back. The best trick that they do in any horror film is one last scare before the ending credits. Its when you think all is well, you can relax your body from it's tense state. But then out of no where something screams and leaps right in front of you and ending in darkness.
  
    I had a hard time finding the original japanese movie of this horror story. But to be honest, I'm glad that i went with the re-make version. I know the originals are always 10 times better that re-makes. But I don't watch horror films, I'm easily scares at these kinds of movies. There are some horror movies that i might be able to sit through. But If the original is more scarier and frightening that the 2006 re-make. Then I will be scared for a good while (bad nightmares means less sleep).