Product Description

Jamie Bamber (Battlestar Gallactica) stars in this terrifying sequel that picks up where the original Pulse left off. The dead have found a way back to our world - through cell phones and WiFi - and the human survivors have taken to remote areas to escape. When a young girl goes missing, her father must return to the city to battle her mother's vengeful ghost, along with a host of other horrifying ghouls. Intense, suspenseful, and terrifying, Pulse 2 will frighten you straight through to its shocking ending.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #25517 in DVD
• Brand: Pulse
• Released on: 2008-09-30
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Formats: Color, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 89 minutes

Amazon.com
The presence of Battlestar Galactica's Jamie Bamber is the main selling point of Pulse 2: Afterlife, a direct-to-DVD sequel to 2006's Pulse, which was itself a remake of the popular Japanese horror film Kairo. Set in a macabre future world where the ghosts of the first film--which wreak havoc on the living via phone lines and computer connections--have now taken control of whole cities, Bamber stars as a father in search of his missing daughter, who may have disappeared into one of the spirit-plagued metropolises. With such an intriguing premise, it's a disappointment to watch it unfold so ploddingly in the hands of Joel Soisson, a director/producer who's made a name for himself by releasing unwarranted sequels to horror movies (White Noise 2, Mimic 2, Dracula 3: Ascension). The effort is further muddied by some atrocious green screen effects that betray their artifice immediately upon viewing. Ultimately, Pulse 2 is an unnecessary sequel that neither improves upon its predecessor nor inspires interest in a follow-up--which is already in the works, as indicated in the supplemental features. Soisson and his production team are featured on a lively if inconsequential commentary track; a pair of deleted scenes highlight the pervasive nature of the film's green-screen effects. --Paul Gaita

Customer Reviews

Pulse 2: Afterlife........
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.

Unbelievably awful
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.

Skip this one go right to number three.
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.