Please, no more lousy remakes of spooky Japanese horror films. The Ring might have worked box office wise — even if the original Ringu remains vastly superior — but the makers of Pulse (DVD, Paramount), the Eastern European-shot remake of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s 2001 original, Kairo should hang their heads in shame. The film's a mess. Incoherent. Ridiculous. Boring. Plotwise it makes no sense whatsoever. And isn't remotely scary. Reportedly there were problems in post-production, but it seems to me the problems lie with the script, for which Wes Craven is awarded co-credit. Not even the presence of Veronica Mars herself, Kristen Bell, can redemn it. Turgid.
Monday, 14 May 2007
Enough is enough
Please, no more lousy remakes of spooky Japanese horror films. The Ring might have worked box office wise — even if the original Ringu remains vastly superior — but the makers of Pulse (DVD, Paramount), the Eastern European-shot remake of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s 2001 original, Kairo should hang their heads in shame. The film's a mess. Incoherent. Ridiculous. Boring. Plotwise it makes no sense whatsoever. And isn't remotely scary. Reportedly there were problems in post-production, but it seems to me the problems lie with the script, for which Wes Craven is awarded co-credit. Not even the presence of Veronica Mars herself, Kristen Bell, can redemn it. Turgid.
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