Pulse 3 (also known as Pulse 3: Invasion) is a 2008 American horror film written and directed by Joel Soisson. Rider Strong and Brittany Finamore star as two people who begin chatting online in a post-apocalyptic society where technology is forbidden. It is a sequel to Pulse 2: Afterlife and the third and final installment of the Pulse trilogy.
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| Directed by | Joel Soisson |
| Written by | Joel Soisson |
| Produced by | Michael Leahy |
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| Cinematography | Brandon Trost |
| Edited by | Kirk Morri |
| Music by | Elia Cmiral |
| Distributed by | Dimension Extreme |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film was released straight-to-DVD on December 23, 2008.
Plot
editSeven years into the invasion after Adam's (Rider Strong) Egyptian girlfriend Salwa (Noureen DeWulf) got hit by an infection, causing her to commit suicide, humankind has fled the cities, where billions have died from a plague that is spread through the Internet. Justine (Brittany Finamore) dreams of a life beyond her squalid refugee camp, where all technology is taboo. She discovers the last working laptop and opens it like Pandora's box. Someone is waiting for her online, and that someone wants desperately to meet her, who is revealed to be Adam through an Internet chat. The only catch: she must return to the city. With a longing that surpasses fear, Justine embarks on a terrifying journey back to the heart of where it all began. What waits there is something that she could not possibly have imagined. Towards the end of the movie, Justine reunites with Adam, but he was the only person who had not got the plague, resulting in him avoiding to care about "anything but himself". Justine smashes the working laptop and unplugs the USB flash drive from the slot, before encountering some Internet ghosts trying to get her. The unexpected explosions appear, making the ghosts disappear and go through Adam's body. He is then killed by the ghosts and the invasion ends with a voice-over from Justine.
Cast
edit- Brittany Finamore as Justine
- Karley Scott Collins as Young Justine
- Rider Strong as Adam
- Georgina Rylance as Michelle
- Todd Giebenhain as Man with a Plan
- Thomas Merdis as Caleb Wilkie
- William Prael as Cliff
- Laura Cayouette as Amy
- Diane Ayala Goldner as Sarah Wilkie
- Noureen DeWulf as Salwa Gamal
Production
editThis film and Pulse 2: Afterlife were shot back-to-back in Shreveport, Louisiana.[1]
Release
editPulse 3 was released on DVD in the United States on December 23, 2008.[2]
Reception
editBill Gibron of PopMatters rated it 3/10 stars and wrote that the series has now become a "holding dock for dull horror clichés". In comparing it to the original Japanese film, Gibron called it "too little, too late" for becoming a small, personal character study instead of exploring deeper themes.[3] At DVD Talk, Justin Felix rated it 1.5/5 stars and wrote that the focus on teenage angst makes it only interesting to die-hard fans.[4]
References
edit- ^ Turek, Ryan (2008-08-01). "EXCL: Pulse 2, Bamber's Green Screen Nightmare". ComingSoon.net. Archived from the original on 2018-03-11. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ^ Moore, Debi (2008-12-04). "Pulse 3 DVD Artwork & Stills". Dread Central. Archived from the original on 2018-03-11. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ^ Gibron, Bill (2008-12-21). "Pulse 3 (2008)". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 2016-07-30. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ^ Felix, Justin (2008-12-31). "Pulse 3". DVD Talk. Archived from the original on 2018-03-11. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
External links
edit- Pulse 3 at IMDb
- Pulse 3 at Rotten Tomatoes