Pulse And Kairo

[bloodrayne]

I'm confused about something and I need some information...I figured you guys were the best to ask...


Is the new 'Pulse' an Americanized remake of 'Kairo', as The Grudge is an American remake of Ju-On?...OR...Is Pulse the EXACT same movie as Kairo, with only the name changed, as in Dead Alive and Brain Dead?


There was an old American movie called Pulse, about electronics (toasters, televisions, etcetera...There were no computers when it was made) killing people...Then there was a remake of that one (I own this remake) a few years ago...These 2 movies have NOTHING to do with Pulse/Kairo...


So, I guess what I really need to know is...Do I need to buy 1 movie or 2?...Are they the same or not?

[bloodrayne]

Umm...I actually just figured this out...I apologize for my idiocy:o

[PhilnEdee]

I believe the new PULSE is a remake or Americanization of KAIRO? The old PULSE has nothing to do with these.

[slayer666]

Originally Posted by omcdave

there are three american movies named pulse...and one japanese film which came out in 2000 it is called kairo(pulse)...then in 2006 a remake of kairo...called pulse came out and they changed the story a great deal :mad:

I suppose the motive for all the inferior American remakes of great Asian flicks is money. Still, there seems to be an underlying message that American audiences are too stupid to appreciate foreign films. I hope this isn't true, but all it takes is a trip to Wal-Mart to make me wonder.

[urgeok]

Originally Posted by slayer666

. Still, there seems to be an underlying message that American audiences are too stupid to appreciate foreign films.

for the vast majority that is very true.

[PR3SSUR3]

Hopefully, the Americanised and re-written Pulse will be a vast improvement over the arse-numbingly drab original.

For once, the simplification and gloss of Hollywood might actually execute a story better.

[PR3SSUR3]

No..... u?

[PR3SSUR3]

I found it boring, and was willing it to its climax, which always seemed just out of reach.

This was the film when I realised it is a lot harder to care about foreign characters, particularly the Japs for some reason (and nothing to do with Pearl Harbour).

[The STE]

Pulse was the international title for Kairo, and is also the title of the Americanized remake

[The STE]

Originally Posted by PR3SSUR3

particularly the Japs for some reason

What about the wet backs? The frogs made some good horror movies, ditto with the limeys