BLU-RAY REVIEW

Pulse

Featured In Issue 118, March 2007

Picture	4
Sound	NR
WSR Score	2

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(Studio/Distributor):

Genius Products

(Catalog Number):

79661

(MPAA Rating):

Unrated

(Rating Reason):

(Retail Price):

$29.95

(Disc Type):

Single Side, Dual Layer (HD-30)

(Widescreen Edition):

Yes

(Full Screen Edition):

No

(Running Time In Minutes):

88

(Color Type):

Color

(Chaptered/Scene Access):

Yes

(Closed Captioned):

Yes

(Regional Coding):

Not Indicated

(Theatrical Year):

2006

(Theatrical Release):

Yes

(Direct-To-Video Release):

No

(Disc Release Date):

01/16/07

(THX® Digitally Mastered):

No

(Director):

Jim Sonzero

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(Academy Awards):

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(Disc Soundtrack):

Dolby TrueHD 5.1, Dolby Digital+ 5.1

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Sure to get your Pulse pumping, this horror flick explores the subject of the dead interacting with the living through today's technology. Computers, cell phones, it doesn't matter what, they'll use whatever electronic device they can to get what they want back�life. Based on the movie Kairo written by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. (Tricia Spears)

Special features are the same as those found on the standard-definition DVD, and include commentary by Director Jim Sonzero and Special Makeup Effects Designer Gary Tunnicliffe; another commentary track by Producers Mike Leahy and Joel Soisson, Actor Samm Levine, Visual Effects Supervisor Kevin O'Neill, Editor Kirk Morri, and Line Producer Ron Vecchiarelli; five deleted scenes; an alternate Director's cut and an alternate ending; three featurettes: Creating The Fear: Making Pulse (seven minutes), The Visual Effects Of Pulse (six minutes), and Pulse And The Paranormal (4-1/2 minutes); the theatrical trailer; and up-front ads.

With deep blacks and good contrast, the H.264 AVC-encoded 2.40:1 HD DVD can look impressive. The cold color scheme matches the storytelling well. Details are resolved well at times, especially in close shots, but are not consistently impressive. The heavy film grain can become somewhat of a distraction. (Danny Richelieu)

The Dolby� Digital Plus and Dolby TrueHD encodings of this soundtrack can be fantastic, with impressive fidelity and bone-numbingly deep bass. Each of the available channels are utilized well, helping build tension. The TrueHD encoding provides an even greater level of naturalness to the sound, improving bass tightness and vocal clarity. (Danny Richelieu)

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