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Pulse (1988)

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Reviews Counted:12

Fresh:7

Rotten:5

Average Rating:5.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: The electrical appliances in an average suburban home go haywire, subtly beginning to control the house's human inhabitants. A visiting teenager realizes what's happening and tries to warn... The electrical appliances in an average suburban home go haywire, subtly beginning to control the house's human inhabitants. A visiting teenager realizes what's happening and tries to warn everybody, but no one gives credence to his crazy theory. When people start believing, it's already too late. The possessed appliances will brook no resistance in their march toward world domination and soon begin attacking the helpless mortals at the most vulnerable moments of their everyday lives. [More]

Starring: Cliff De Young, Roxanne Hart, Joey Lawrence

Starring: Cliff De Young, Roxanne Hart, Joey Lawrence

Director: Paul Golding

Director: Paul Golding

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Yes, all of our DVD collections can now be complete with the addition of one of the '80s lamest, blandest, and most TV-movie-ish flicks ever made: Pulse.

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Somewhere in between the second and third act, it takes a hard left turn into a field full of stupid. The remaining minutes feel rushed and generic

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