Pulse (2001)
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02/22/22 • 162 min
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This February at Catching Up On Cinema is “NOT Made in America” month!
All month long we'll be reviewing foreign films that have garnered American remakes.
This week, Kyle and Trevor review Kiyoshi Kurosawa's, Pulse (2001)!
Released during the popular wave of J-Horror films in the early 2000's, the film is bold and quietly unsettling examination of the horrors of loneliness amid technological innovation and increasingly alienating social trends.
Beautifully shot, and edited with a steady hand, the film is short on shocks and thrills, but boasts an oppressive atmosphere that can get under ones' skin when approached with the correct mindset.
While the film's concepts are genuinely chilling, they are also unfortunately it's weakest point, as they are largely ill-defined, and not especially well executed over the course of it's slightly too long runtime.
Remade in America in 2006, (from a screenplay co-written by Wes Craven) the Western version of the film is well shot and far more explicit in it's approach to delivering scares, however it too is perhaps best remembered as little more than a mediocre J Horror film.
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This February at Catching Up On Cinema is “NOT Made in America” month!
All month long we'll be reviewing foreign films that have garnered American remakes.
This week, Kyle and Trevor review Kiyoshi Kurosawa's, Pulse (2001)!
Released during the popular wave of J-Horror films in the early 2000's, the film is bold and quietly unsettling examination of the horrors of loneliness amid technological innovation and increasingly alienating social trends.
Beautifully shot, and edited with a steady hand, the film is short on shocks and thrills, but boasts an oppressive atmosphere that can get under ones' skin when approached with the correct mindset.
While the film's concepts are genuinely chilling, they are also unfortunately it's weakest point, as they are largely ill-defined, and not especially well executed over the course of it's slightly too long runtime.
Remade in America in 2006, (from a screenplay co-written by Wes Craven) the Western version of the film is well shot and far more explicit in it's approach to delivering scares, however it too is perhaps best remembered as little more than a mediocre J Horror film.
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All month long we'll be reviewing foreign films that have garnered American remakes.
This week, Kyle and Trevor review Erik Skjoldbjærg's, Insomnia (1997)!
A Norwegian noir from the Criterion collection, as well as director Skjoldbjærg's feature debut, the film is a beautifully constructed and entrancing experience.
Remade for American/English speaking audiences by famed director Christopher Nolan in 2002, both versions of the film have their individual merits, however the Norwegian original proves to be the more layered and thought provoking experience.
Borderline daring in it's execution and presentation, the film is masterfully constructed in a variety of subtle ways that are deeply rewarding to particularly attentive viewers.
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It's once again time for Catching Up On Cinema's monthly, “Tales From the Shelf” episode!
In this installment, Trevor and Brad from the Cinema Speak podcast are joined by Brian and Michele from the Movies For Life podcast to discuss some “Extreme Editions” from their movie collections!
Brian's Picks:
King Kong (Special Edition DVD, 1933) – 5:20
The Last House on the Left (Arrow Special Edition Blu-Ray, 1972) – 21:30
Possession (Mondo Vision, 1981) – 33:05
Ran (Criterion DVD, 1985) and Dawn of the Dead (Ultimate Edition DVD, 1978) – 59:55
Casablanca (Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary Blu-Ray Box, 1942) – 1:47:05
Michele's Picks:
Child's Play (Scream Factory Collector's Edition, 1988) – 11:25
Psycho: The Complete Collection (Via Vision, 1960 – 1998) – 41:55
Tremors (Arrow Special Edition, 1990) – 1:15:10
Crimson Peak (Arrow Special Edition, 2015) - 1:53:30
Brad's Picks:
The Hills Have Eyes (Arrow Special Edition Blu-Ray, 1977) – 16:30
Menace II Society (Criterion 4k, 1993) – 49:25
Homegrown Horrors: Vol. 1 (Vinegar Syndrome, 1988 - 1992) – 1:23:25
Midsommar (A24 Director's Cut Blu-Ray, 2019) - 2:02:35
Trevor's Picks:
The Patlabor movie trilogy (Collector's Edition DVDs, 1989 – 2002) – 27:25
Kamen Rider V3 Special Edition Boxset (Generation Kikaida DVDs, 1973 – 1974) – 54:45
Flash Point (Deltamac DVD, 2007) – 1:31:50
Ultraman Boxsets (Mill Creek Blu-Rays, 1966 – 1975) – 2:09:25
And make sure to stick around as we wrap things up with a customary “Speed Round” of runner up films that didn't quite make the cut.
Find Brian on Twitter, as well as at Bloody-Disgusting.com.
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Check out Movies For Life on Twitter @movielifepod.
Check out Brad's podcast, Cinema Speak on Libsyn at Cinema Speak, or on Twitter and Instagram.
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