Softwing
Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??
Baseshment
I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.
Brennan Camacho
Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.
Edwin
The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.
sarah-lloyd
Maybe I'm alone among people from the West who saw this film just because Inakagi Goro was in it ... I wouldn't be surprised if there are a lot of Japanese horror fans who didn't see it for precisely that reason.This may well be a scary film if you don't know who the star is. But while I was watching it, I spent most of my time either laughing at Goro-chan (who plays the young man in this film) for being even worse at acting than he is at singing (no offense, Goro), or just plain ogling at him. When there's someone that famous in a film it doesn't half take the fear out of it. (At least, that's what I'm hoping by going to see Chakushin Ari this weekend.)(For those of you who don't know who Inakagi Goro is, he's the quiet odd one out of Smap. His main talent is standing looking sexy in the corner while the other members of Smap do silly things.)I do recommend this movie, because the last ten or twenty minutes or so are so damn funny. I don't think this is going to spoil the movie but just in case you might not want to read it ....It's pure genius the way she sets fire to his apartment in order to set the fire alarm off! That's just great!
pppatty
Despite an involving opening and an intriguing premise, the film was undermined by choppy editing which left me wondering at times what the heck was going and on and which of the many characters was I watching. Despite getting scarier as it proceeded, the final revelation left me with more questions than answers. Perhaps I need to view it again -- but not today or tomorrow!
Sharee65
When I saw this movie, which was only last night, I was bored with it. However, it wasn't until Yuka, the possessed young girl, came on screen when I suddenly got a little weary.Then, there follows a rather horrific line of suicides, each one more gory than the previous one.Saga, a young Japanese man, and an old detective, lonely since his wife divorced him a few years before, turn out to investigate the strange case, and holds young Yuka as a suspect.A very bad mistake.From there, it's just nearly two hours of hair-rising, suspenseful fear. Sometimes Yuka's behavior would change; for example, if she was feeling lost and was dangerously depressed (this poor girl was "abused all her life and never loved", one character remarked), she would suddenly stand straight, eyes wide open, and say: "I... am... a... friendly... alien... I... have... no... intention... of.. hurting... you".To tell the truth, this scene was supposed to be tense and suspenseful. But it got a laugh from me, since I am indeed a young teenager and was more into black comedy than horror, but later it scared me.Yuka says (or I think it was someone else) that she is "chased" by THE GREEN MONKEY (some sort of alien, I do not know. Or maybe a ghost. This is never explained at all in the movie, not even at the end).Is this all just an act? Or is there really supernatural events happening? Who knows? What really happens is never fully explained at all in this movie, only about 10% of it is explained, equally matched with the disturbing climax.In spite of its unpopularity and lack of profanity (actually, this movie contain no swear words -- not even the "f" word or "s" word or even Damn! That is just so cool!), I give this movie a 10/10. Bravo, well done!
otis von zipper
The Hypnotist begins with a series of strange, and rather cheesy, suicides. It then turns into a whodunit thriller involving cops, psychoanalysts, and a shady TV hypnotist. Plotwise, that's as far as I go. What amazed me was how engrossing the story became as it got closer to the end. Suddenly, the story became more mysterious, eerie, and tense.The acting is solid throughout, especially the older detective. The special effects are not the best, but on occasion quite effective.Best of all, the movie contains some truly creepy and gripping moments. A lone figure hanging on a neon sign, an interrogation that becomes rather sinister, a race against the clock to save a potential victim, and the actual villain at the end. I was really surprised how well the movie built to its conclusion, especially after its average beginning.
