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Battle Royale; 42 students fight to the DEATH. good fun
Topic Started: Fri Sep 5, 2008 2:09 am (506 Views)
DoctorVancouver
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Ok this is an awesome Japanese movie based off of the even better book of the same name. It takes place in a future Japan where the every year the government pics a random 9th grade class that must fight each other until one survives. It was very controversial when released and the book is banned in several countries.
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SnowMan
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I've always wanted to see this, but I haven't yet. I've added it onto my Netflix queue, so I'll get it eventually.
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LittleDragonZ
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Yes, my brother had this and still has I think. He even bought a few books when he went through his little obsession time that eventually wore off.

Crazy is the best way to describe it. Of course its a bit gory as well.
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Agree that the movie is crazy but what makes it good is that you see different type of people and how they deal with extreme pressure. Whether they let the chaos lead the way or they take control of the chaos. Along the way, you also think of the lifestyle on the other side: the people who are in charge of the whole operation. Why they follow or even condone this BR act and celebrate with all that fanfare. A glimpse of the life is shown through the "Teacher" and his piece of artwork.

This film/manga brings to mind on ethics and morals of the world and yourself. So would you shoot to kill as ordered to survive? Or would you rather not kill and try to survive but die later as there can be only one survivor or none at all? If brought down to only these 2 choices, what would you do?
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Master Omega
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Battle Royale was a great film to be sure, but it shows something that is always a controversial matter: Are people really as trustworthy as they seem? Or, do they only care about themselves when it comes down to a life or death situation?

Also, Newline Cinemas was planning on remaking Battle Royale for American theaters, but in light of the Virginia Tech Massacre they have prolonged its release and have given no information of the new release date.
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DoctorVancouver
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They kind of made a knock-off of Battle Royale for North-American audiences, via the movie The Condemned with Stone Cold. It had the collars and all or so I'm told.
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Master Omega
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Yeah, but it did something the original didn't...it sucked
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Battle Royale is a great movie. It is crazy and violent. I like the plot. So sad... many students died which is caused by the mad teacher. The students are trying to survive so they have to kill their friends. The second Battle Royale movie is not as great as the first one. I watched the second movie just once, not much interesting story and it has lack of focus on the main character (the slender guy, honestly I forgot his name)
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Jasonic
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Well, I justed watched the first and second one. They were both good, the second was very different and not much to do with the original premise or idea. The first one was a lot more gory and evil to a point. The second movie felt a lot more epic and maybe a little overly epic for the type of movie it was. If you want a more happy ending then the second one is more so then the first.
But I liked the first better because the premise is a lot simpler and it sticks to it. The second movie completely changes the meaning of BR. Both were pretty decent overall though.
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This is quite interesting film, but it could be better.
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Am I the only one who thought this film was extremely upsetting? Those poor children, killed for sport. Sure, I realize it's only the kids that didn't go to school, but still, it is very hard for me to watch. Take for example Fumiyo Fujiyoshi, who gets a knife through the forehead/brain for whispering. It's totally sad!
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Jasonic
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It is a sad movie no doubt. And the whole idea is totally flawed. There is no way people and children go about with their normal lives while once every year about 42 students kill each other because of some law. It would be different if the world outside of the government didnt know about that, but that is obviously not so when you see a news reporter at the begining to see who the winner of the last game was. And what is the point of the BR act? If adults are sick and tired of teenagers, then honestly what good is having 40 or so killed each year, its not like thats a huge difference.
But its based upon a book and I think the movie is very well done.
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DoctorVancouver
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It's a science fiction movie, I mean in Logans Run the government kills everyone over 30. That being said the book does explain things a lot better.
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Battle Royale if u all don't know is a movie that takes place in Japan. Every year one class of 9th graders is taken to an abandoned island where they have to kill each other until only classmate is left. Friends turning against friends, while others try to stick together, and others loose their minds, and even commit suicide. To make matters worse, electronic collars are put around their necks. If their isn't one winner by the 3rd day all the collars explode and all the classmates die. Also if u go into a zone, that becomes a danger zone, ur collar will automatically detonate. Also if u try and tug on the collar it will explode as well.

It's called the BR ACT, also known as the Battle Royale Act created by a corrupt government, to teach youth a lesson about who is really in control and has authority.

This movie is very violent, but also very emotional. I cried a few times while watching this movie, just because the bonds between the characters were so strong, that it was sad to see them have to die. But in the end their can only be one student left...or...maybe not...Anyways, you'll have to watch it for urself to see wat happens. But this movie packs such intensity, action, and emotion. You'll end up liking certain characters and when they end up dying you'll end up heartbroken. The characters seem so...real!

Please watch this movie and leave a comment about wat u thought about it. If u've already seen it, kool!
Battle Royale Movie! Watch!


Edited by Keneticam, Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:14 pm.
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ZilongMengde
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I read the Manga and seen half of the movie ... I think I will watch some more later :P
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I read the manga too! Alot more gory and very sexually explicit. Brains flying out of their heads, its a mess. I didn't really enjoy the manga. It was too much, but this film is very good.
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Jasonic
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This is one of my all time favorite movies :D , possibly in my top 3 :o Its seriously such a good movie. I just wish an American distributor would pick this up :( I am sick of only finding bootlegs sold around the internet. I sadly bought one and it isnt worth watching due to the horribly translated subs. There was one company that translated the subs well, but searching around places like ebay, its so hard to tell which ones they are. BLAST!!!

btw, there is already a topic for this ;)
http://s13.zetaboards.com/koeiwarriors/topic/256004/1/?x=15#new
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^Thanks Jasonic. Topics merged!


I've actually only seen like 10mins of this. I really can't stand watching innocent people die throughout an entire movie specially kids committing suicide, but I guess it's cool for J-movie fanatics.
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Jasonic
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Battle Royale coming to Blu Ray :dance: yes yes yes!!!

Remastered in HD 1080p. Subtitles redone (and most presumably in higher quality).

I honestly don't even care too much to watch my current copy anymore, as the video quality aint that great. Even with Tartan's distribution of it just wasnt that great. But with this, I now no longer care if a US distributor picks it up or not now.

I dont know much about Arrow Films of the UK, but this limited edition looks promising. Supposively to be released Dec. 13th. I pre-ordered one and suggest others who are big fans do the same. They are only making a limited amount.
They will also release it on DVD.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Battle-Royale-Disc-Limited-Blu-ray/dp/B003ZIZ2HK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1290407816&sr=8-1
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