Pulse, the movie about driving at night and making sense. This version of Pulse is sometimes called Octane. phelous.com/ / phelous Originally aired: July 21, 2010
How the fuck was this not a Jacob's Ladder scenario where they were dying in a car accident all along? It's... just... how? There were so many things suggesting that's what was going on, but then they were all red herrings? What drugs made them think this was a good idea?
The "sleeping pills" the mother takes mixed with an overabundance of caffeine from all the coffee they drank ? Actually, now it makes me wonder what a movie directed by The Great Cornholio would look like...
So there was at least 3 or 4 different logical paths the story could have gone in and they opted to go with none at all, interesting choice on the directors part...
+ColeVecsion The vampire route could have been great. It would explain their ability to keep up with them, know things they otherwise could not have possibly known, survive car crashes and explosions, their interest in blood, the trippy sequences being hypnosis and even the bitchy daughter mindlessly going along with them also being hypnosis, etc. Nah, they're just cray-zay!
Man, I love movies with insufferable characters who never shut up and annoy you to the point where you want to see them all die. They're my favrite!!!!!
So given all the similarities to vampires--not just the blood obsession, but the hypnosis tactics, how they can travel/appear quickly, their inability to get injured or hurt from crashes and explosions--maybe the story was originally supposed to go in that direction, but they thought vampires sounded too silly for their super serious story. And it would be cuz the movie is silly regardless, but it would at least build to _something_
Seems like you are pretty much correct if the info on wiki is correct. “ Director Marcus Adams recalled producers Alistair MacLean-Clark and Basil Stephens approaching him to direct the film in 2001, which at that time was "essentially a vampire movie," which had been in development for around five years.[6] Adams spent one year rewriting elements of the script with screenwriter Stephen Volk; this included altering the ending as well as subduing the overt vampire plot of the film, resulting in what Adams envisioned as "faint" vampire film, where vampires functioned more as a metaphor than as literal beings.”
The cutting of the tongue and the kiss might supposed to be the exchange of blood used to create a vampire, but like I said, I think they were trying to be clever by not stating it outright, and weren't smart enough to make it work
I have to admit my first thought was that they were dead and didn't know it or something. Again, that would make too much sense. Also, for a moment I thought the tow truck driver was Norman Reedus but God I hope not. :)
SpeedyEric1 That's something anyway. It's always funny to see people who become famous later in earlier roles where you either didn't see them or you saw them and didn't think anything of it. I'm NOT a "Charmed" fan (way too girly for me) but I caught part of an episode waiting for "Supernatural" on TNT and he was in that and in another one was Misha Collins. :)
Honestly I salute you for being able to sit through this movie, as well edit the movie. It's so dull and literally nothing happens, I would end up falling asleep or be playing games on my phone throughout most of this. You have my respects, sir.
he actually designed that logo i believe... you're totally right though. he probably hates that shirt and regrets making that logo [that they still use]
I mean I kinda feel like it's * supposed * to be a vampire movie, but they were trying to be clever by not saying it outright, and they weren't good enough to actually get the point across that way
Easy thing. Somebody asked them "What's the movie about?" And the writer's answer was: "I'm not sure." Because this movie has no destination! By the way are you familiar with the words of Jesus Christ? We could use some clever metaphor about Lazarus...dead and blood...but we are to clever for that! And the handsomeness of Rys Meyers will stuff out every open question and plot hole!"
Phelous: She's from the original comedy sketch with the Image and Heap song. I guess that means I'll be using that a lot in this review. Me: Wooo! :) Phelous: Actually I won't be using it at all. Me: Awww. :(
This movie would have been improved if everything after her nodding off was a dream from taking to many sleeping pills and she woke up to her daughter still there and they had this big emotional moment ext. Not saying it would have been good but the script seemed to be written with that in mind. Just another one of those "please let me fix your shitty movie" moments.
_"Mairzy doats and dozy doats and i ll be home for Christmas."_ Lol, that bugged me for ages and I recently just heard it elsewhere. M*A*S*H* to be precise.
This review was hilarious, Phelous 😆 one of your best 💞💞💕 even though the movie sucks I give it an A for unpredictability. That dance segment totally caught me off guard lol
Just to be extra petty, you should photoshop (videoshop?) your website's logo over your shirt. Maybe even pull a Monty Python's Holy Grail and put different logos on it for every shot.
Why do these idiot screenwriters think that being overly contrived is the same thing as being clever or trippy? Because it's NOT!! It's perfectly possible for a story to be thought-provoking and surreal without being overly complex and poorly thought out. And would it kill them to write protagonists who aren't utterly obnoxious or flat-out stupid?
I got sorta hyped up for this review when I saw norman reedus in the billing only to keep asking where he is and then him unable to do anything cool....
I'm pretty sure the pills she was taking were to keep her awake because, as she put it, "I got *no* sleep all last week". Although trust me, if you've ever fallen asleep behind the wheel of a car and jerk yourself awake because you've drifted into the other lane, it's a given that you're going to be wide awake for a while afterwards.
Can someone pleeeeease tell me where that goofy cartoony music is from?? Or what its called?? I cant remember if its from the dingo pictures movies or somewhere else! I have to know!
Yeah, the original music Phelous used during those scenes (and in many other other Blip-era reviews) is called _The Syncopated Clock._ He had copyright problems with it here on RU-vid so it's been replaced by the Root Bear theme instead.
Okay, I have a suggestion. And you all can get as drunk as you want in the process: Ride Amtrak's Starlight Cali route. And the booze will be the best you can have, when your signal is dead in the Cascades.
Imagine if someone desided to watch this film on a road trip instead of anything, you know, ENTERTAINING! 11:38 to 11:53- Insert shot of Michael Madson in BloodRayne getting stabed by Ben Kingsley here.
How'd this go from "electricity is sentient and trying to kill people" to "bitch hates her bitch mother and almost joins a cult of runaways"? Evel Knievel couldn't have made a jump like that.
