The Hypnotized (DVD) (Special Edition) (Korea Version) DVD Region 3
Kim Hye Su (Actor)
| Kim Tae Woo (Actor)
| Kim In Sik (Director)
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Kevin Kennedy
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January 6, 2009
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January 6, 2009
Nightmarish tale of mental illness
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In "Hypnotized", Kim Hye Su stars as Jin-su, a woman disappearing into the mental black hole of schizophrenia. Jin-su has been unhinged by submerged feelings of guilt over the death of an ex-boyfriend. Her husband responds to Jin-su's disconnection from reality by disconnecting from the marriage by throwing himself into his high-pressure financial job and into an affair with a co-worker. Jin-su suffers the additional misfortune of ending up in the "care" of psychotherapist Sok-won (Kim Tae Woo), who is himself becoming unraveled over feelings of guilt related to the death of his wife. Sok-won uses the powers of hypnotherapy to manipulate Jin-su in a manner which could prove disastrous for both of them. The film's story is told in an unhinged manner reflecting the derangements of its lead characters; at times it becomes difficult to discern whether one is watching delusion or reality. Indeed, after the film had ended, I had to spend some time reflecting on "Hypnotized" before its pieces began to fall together for me. Once those pieces came together, I came to acknowledge the film as an accomplished and engrossing depiction of guilt and derangement. Due to the film's intensity and explicit sex scenes, it should be viewed only by mature audiences. |
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Anonymous
May 17, 2005
May 17, 2005
See "Road Movie" instead
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After seeing "Road Movie" I had high expectations for this film since it was also directed by Kim In-sik but I was very disappointed in "Hypnotized". The cinematography and set designs were beautiful & exceptionally well done. But otherwise the movie was on par with a Hollywood B-movie/horror flick from the 1960's, especially Kim Hye-soo's performance when she was under the influence of hypnosis, it was so fake and unbelievable. WARNING! SPOILER FOR "OLD BOY" TO FOLLOW!!! IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET SKIP TO THE NEXT PARAGRAPH!!! If you want to see the effects of hypnosis portrayed realistically you should watch "Old Boy". I did like the idea of the story but it was too hard to follow in the beginning when Hye-soo's character started walking between worlds, it made it so confusing that after watching the movie I had to go back and watch the beginning again just to make sense of it all. And I felt like Kim Tae-woo's character was too much like his character in "Bus Stop". But I have to give him credit because it's great to see a Korean actor tackle such taboo roles. This movie is a perfect example of what happens after someone, in this case the director Kim In-sik, has struggled to make the movie they really want to make (ROAD MOVIE) and then are handed funding to make big budget commercial picture (HYPNOTIZED). If you want to see Kim In-sik's talents buy ROAD MOVIE instead. |
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Anonymous
May 10, 2005
May 10, 2005
I read Hye Soo Kim
| has a couple of nude scenes in this film. Oh I really really want to see Hye Soo Kim. I wish YesAsia would lower the price to under $20. Please YesAsia with cherry on top. I really want to see the beautiful Hye Kim Soo. |
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Anonymous
April 11, 2005
April 11, 2005
Perfect from beginning till end
| When I give positive reviews I don't exaggerate. But for a diehard Korean movie fan like me, I simply haven't seen anything like it. It's so artistic from beginning till end, like Old Boy, the movie has style but not as boring. Perfect atmosphere, casts, and storytelling. The only thing negative about it may be the slightly predictable ending. This is the type of movie Hollywood wants to make remakes of. |
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Anonymous
November 22, 2004
This customer review refers to The Hypnotized (VCD) (Korea Version)
November 22, 2004
This customer review refers to The Hypnotized (VCD) (Korea Version)
this film hipnotizes..
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It's not really a horror movie ..more like a mystery movie,and sth deep in man's desire.And the color, music, the storyline, especilly Kim Hye Su's face, it's all so Hypnotizing!! never see such gore, recommend!! |
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