good physicality
Added 7/30/2009
everything was ok physicality with it but the movie was not as good as the first one
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If you liked Kairo, but hated Pulse, you might like this.
Added 5/19/2009
For those of you who don't know, the first Pulse, just like the Grudge, the Ring, and that awful excuse for a Godzilla movie back in 98, was an Americanized version of a Japanese movie. And just like those movies, the original was better. Where the original Kairo had some nice, deep, philosophical themes regarding death and the afterlife, as well as some nice symbolism with the red tape, being placed around the door and window frames like marking your doors with lamb's blood to ensure the angel of death would pass your house, Pulse was just another science went too far and unleashed Pandora's box, and the tape was turned into some lame excuse about the frequency of the colour red interfering with that of the ghosts.
Pulse 2 was slightly better than Pulse in my opinion. The budget was lower, but it was a little deeper. Don't get me wrong, there aren't any twists or turns that you probably won't see coming from a mile away, but still, I thought it was a fairly interesting choice to start the story off from two different perspectives, that of the ghosts, and that of the living, with the ghosts not realizing they're dead yet. For anyone wondering by the way, there is no Kairo 2, only Pulse 2. The Japanese, unlike Hollywood, seem to know when they've got a good thing going and don't try to push out as many sequels as they can until they've bled the franchise dry and left it for dead.
So, if you liked Pulse, but hated Kairo, I'd probably advise not to buy this movie, unless you can find it from the bargain bin for like $3. If you liked Kairo but hated Pulse, well frankly I still wouldn't advise spending much more than $3, $5 tops, it's not that great of a movie, and for the price you could pick up a couple of bargain bin DVD's that ARE worth it.
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Pulse 2: Afterlife........
Added 2/17/2009
The events of Pulse 2:Afterlife happens right after the events in the first film. The ghosts end up invading and are claiming lives like you wouldn't imagine. Survivors take shelter in remote parts of the country where wireless communication signals cannot reach. Our hero travels to a ghost-infested city to see if his daughter is still alive. He finds her but gets more than he bargains for. That's where the story begins.
Like the first movie, I didn't find too much bad about the sequel. It kept my interest til the end but, sadly, this movie was uninspired and fell flat on delivering the thrill and chills that a Japanese horror film story would. The look of the ghosts was horrible(just grease paint and actors trying to look scary), nothing like the first film. In this film, they are flickering tv images. No spooky looking ghosts here, folks. I thought we'd get treated to some good special features, at least, but all we get are commentary, two deleted scenes and a quick look at Pulse 3. After this movie, I'm not so sure I'll be returning for the third installment. We'll wait and see.
The only thing I can suggest is you rent this one. To buy? well- if it's cheap in a bargain bin somewhere....but I wouldn't pay full price for this. While it was a decent for a low budget movie, it didn't WOW me like the first one did.
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Unbelievably awful
Added 1/26/2009
I was never really all that fond of the first Pulse film, but it did have a few redeeming qualities about it, which is much, much more than what can be said about this direct to DVD sequel. Picking up after the events of the first film, with dead spirits inhabiting and wreaking havoc upon the world, Pulse 2: Afterlife stars Battlestar Galactica's Jamie Bamber as a father searching for his missing daughter, leading into a run-in with his deceased wife who happens to be quite angry. As a direct to DVD sequel, it's safe to say that you wouldn't be expecting much, but what's here with Pulse 2 is nothing worthwhile in the very least. As noted beforehand in the above Amazon review, the awful green-screen use detracts so much from what's going on that can't help but notice it. That being said, you're not really missing much anyway, as Pulse 2 offers up terrible acting, non-sensical moments and plot holes aplenty (with some left open for Pulse 3), and even more terrible effects work. Director/producer Joel Soisson, responsible for many other needless direct to DVD sequels, is behind Pulse 2, and it further helps to qualify the man as getting closer to being a modern-day schlock-master. Avoid, even if you immensely enjoyed the first film.
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Skip this one go right to number three.
Added 12/29/2008
Simply put there was absolutely no need for this film. The first one wasn't too bad but out of the trilogy I actually liked the third one best. This one however was a ridiculous waste of time and money. Do yourself a favor and watch the first one followed by the third, trust me you're not missing anything by skipping this one.
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