FINALLY got around to watching...
Kairo (Pulse)
I had actually seen its American remake prior to the film, so it was especially interesting to note the differences between the two. While the American remake focused on the physical horror of the apparitions, the original tale focused more on pure alienation, isolation, and disintegration. Kairo is definitely more a romantic gothic film in that it's melancholy, desperate and incredibly moody. Definitely strikes a creepy and sad tone in its viewer as it shows how technology does not unite the world but rather isolate it. I thought that it was slow at times, but it could be that I was expecting more of a Ju-on ghost tale as opposed to this brilliantly sad piece. That being said, my boyfriend loved it, which says a lot as his attention span generally doesn't last the whole two hours of an Asian horror film.
3.75/5