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Reviews
Pulse (2006)
Its not a goddamn Virus!
I have just seen the film and people keep seeming to be under the premise that it is a the film is about a computer virus going around.
It is in fact not a virus, at the end you find out that some telecom folk were doing some work with different wave patterns and found "patterns that we didn't even know existed" that is where the ghosties are living (sorry dead).
The ghosts use this as a conduit to enter our world.
I'm not quite sure why the dead want to suck out our souls, but there you go.... make a good film.
I actually enjoyed the film. The beginning was a bit slow, character development was pretty non existent. Lots of predictable camera flashes - eerie sounds, that got a bit annoying, but by the middle of the film the suspense was all there.
The way things were going - I am surprised that anyone managed to survive, especially the main leads - when they go into the server room at the end and there are about 50 ghosts ready to get them they luckily manage to escape....
Well anyway - i rate this a 6
Evil Aliens (2005)
Reminded me a lot of Braindead - but SCI FI!
*SPOILERS GALORE*
I have to say I enjoyed the film a great deal. Overall the special effects were good - I also liked the idea that stones circles were being used as landing pads (reference to star gate) I did hope that the aliens would look a bit more alien, but I can understand that a lot of the money must have gone on the CGI and gore effects so there had to be some compromise. I hope that the director continues with this kind of genre and slaps out some more of these kinda films.
I did think a few of the characters were a bit cheesy - namely the mad welsh lass that had the alien baby inside her, she was good up the the point of the alien climbing out of her body - then she seemed to just run around loony tunes, her family started out a bit cheesy - but I kinda warmed to them later when they battled the "Evil Aliens" it was nice to see a love interest in one of the funniest and strangest combinations of couples trapped together.
*************************** Most enjoyable moments **** ***************************
Character actor getting crucified up his ass! - has to be the best special effect I have seen in a long time!
Combine harvester - bits of bodies flying everywhere - looked a lot better than i thought it might!
head on a stick - literally!
************************ Most Cheesy moments **** ************************
Alien slipping on a banana. (bit too cheesy for my liking)
Woman getting her legs ripped off (sorry but you could SO tell she was laying on the floor with half her body under the floor!)
This film definitely has repeat viewing value - good thing to as its movie night tomorrow and guess whats on :)