Battle Royale

[Arioch]

Anyone seen this movie?? Its about a 7th grade class that gets dumped on an island and is forced to fight to the death. Only 1 student is allowed to live and they are all givin random weapons to kill eachother.

Its really hardcore and i enjoyed the shit out of it. Anyone else love this movie???


Spoiler:



My favorite scene was when the crazy evil guy kills that evil girl by shooting here like 7 times as the soundtrack switches to Bach's "air on a G string" fuckin classic. Had to rewind that shit LOL

[avenger00soul]

I still have not seen this god damn movie. It plagues me. I will never find a place to rent this.

[Arioch]

still have not seen this god damn movie. It plagues me. I will never find a place to rent this.

lol i heard it was banned in the states that may be why. You should try downloading it thats how i found it. Alot of people have it on filesharing networks.

[cheebacheeba]

Yeah, the movie rocks....my video store has it...I have some good news for fans of the movie, there's a sequel....here's some info
go to http://www.tjfweb.com/br2/ have a look.
cya

[mictlan]

I love Battle Royale. It's such a trip... it didn't seem incredibly inventive but a great ride.

Did you know that Chiyaki Kuriyama from Battle Royale was in Kill Bill, as O-Ren's psycho bodyguard? She stole that film IMHO.

It may be hard to find a rental but the VCD should be pretty easy to obtain. Poker Industries has it for $9 here (http://www.pokerindustries.com/poker.store?page=item&sku=BATTLROYHK-VCD).

[Arioch]

there's a sequel....here's some info

thx for the info cheeba

[SoUl SuRvIvOrS]

damn I missed another one..WTF is wrong with me Im missing out on everything here lately...Damn it damnit all to hell

[allmykids]

I have never heard of this! why was it banned in the u.s.? must be pretty good!!

[avenger00soul]

Originally posted by mictlan
I love Battle Royale. It's such a trip... it didn't seem incredibly inventive but a great ride.

Did you know that Chiyaki Kuriyama from Battle Royale was in Kill Bill, as O-Ren's psycho bodyguard? She stole that film IMHO.

It may be hard to find a rental but the VCD should be pretty easy to obtain. Poker Industries has it for $9 here (http://www.pokerindustries.com/poker.store?page=item&sku=BATTLROYHK-VCD).

You mean Go-Go? Oh man, what a cutie.

And I don't think it's banned here is it?

[damien]

i havent heard anyhting bad about this film yet. do any stores carry it like best buy?

[coldwhisper]

OMG! where have i been. I haven't seen this movie. Ok, you're not bashing it so im gonna rent it.

[Arioch]

I HEARD it was banned in the states but it was a somewhat questionable source so im not sure. It was played at the alamodrafthouse here in austin but they play shit thats banned here ALL the time, especially on wierdwednesday, so that doesnt help us.

Just check it out guys you WONT be sorry.

[triefy]

it is never going to be released in the US. However, it doesn't mean u cant get it. I got the 2-disc s.e. dvd (2nd disc is all in Japanese) for $25. You cannot get it at Best Buy. You can go on ebay and get some bootleg copies or VCDs. Either way. I thought it was worth the $25. It is brutal.

Reason why US wont distro it, is due to the Columbine incident. US has gotten very touchy nowadays with kids killing kids. (ie. Elephant) But whats even funnier is that the media thrives on showing exclusive footage of the kids doing target practice.

[mudsliptones]

it took me 2 months to get it on DVD, I orderred it, normally I would have got it after 3 days, but 2 months

and...it was worth it
I love it
it's typicial japanese, espacially the ending

if you liked this one you should check out Ichi the killer to

[abbycomix]

Great! I saw it in an arty theater in Brooklyn a year or so ago. I don't know if it was ever banned but I know it was controversial when it came out in Japan. It is based on a novel.

[damien]

Originally posted by mudsliptones
it took me 2 months to get it on DVD, I orderred it, normally I would have got it after 3 days, but 2 months

and...it was worth it
I love it
it's typicial japanese, espacially the ending

if you liked this one you should check out Ichi the killer to can u please tell me where you ordered it from?

[mudsliptones]

Originally posted by damien
can u please tell me where you ordered it from?

lol, a store in belgium had it on an order list, so if you live in belgium, then I can give you the store yeah, otherwise you're fucked lol

[SadisticAngel]

I also love "Battle Royale".
In Germany, the distributor "Kinowelt Home Entertainment" only released a cut version (about 12 minutes!!). In this version, the movie isn't worth watching. You don't understand many things because you don't get some important informations.

I ordered the DVD from "Tartan UK" (got it from bensonsworld.co.uk) and I really found out, what an fantastic movie "Battle Royale" is. It has a very intelligent story and the young actors play quite well.

[mudsliptones]

Originally posted by abbycomix
Great! I saw it in an arty theater in Brooklyn a year or so ago. I don't know if it was ever banned but I know it was controversial when it came out in Japan. It is based on a novel.

finazlly someone who sees further then the sickness of this movie
this one is set in the future, but withou high tech shit, the story rules, the movie to

think Im gonna watch it tonight

[cheebacheeba]

just noticed a few more posts in here since I was last in, anyone who didnt read my last post...just thought u might wanna know that there's a sequel to BR....there's quiet a bit of info here
http://www.tjfweb.com/br2/
cya.

[mudsliptones]

okay, plot seems cool enough

some cool not over the top modifications

I like the 2 paired thing

[Malicious_Mirth]

god damnit


i keep trying to get this film.......i got a downloaded version of it like 2 weeks ago......i tried to play it and the quality was so shitty i had to turn it off....welll i went to Arioch's to get him to burn it for me (he has id downloaded) and it didnt work......His brother is way to lazy to burn it for me so i think it is a sign.....i was never meant to watch this great film........i know it is good and i have heard alot of awesome things about it .....WHY GOD WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mudsliptones]

I saw it again 2 days ago, fucking awesome, it still amazes me

that transferstudent Kiriyama rules
when at the end his eyes are bleeding, and he's walking away and gets shot at, damn awesome, the look on his face, the flames, well, my now new big screen tv lol
twas awesome

[bunn100]

It is not really a horror but I have just bought Battle Royale and it is fucking great movie dunno if you guys have seen it and like it but I thought it was bloody brilliant

[Arioch]

ya i made a thread on this a couple months ago when i downloaded it. How did you buy it man i cant find it anywhere. It really is a kickass movie.

They are making a sequel now if you didnt already know.

[bunn100]

HMV and Virgin are both selling it

[mudsliptones]

this movie rules
I had to wait over 3 months from the time I orderred it till the time I got it, but it was worth it

they sold it at this store but it costed 30 euros, the place I orderred it from was only 9 euros, so.....

[cheebacheeba]

Yep....it was some kinda cool movie....
I've posted this on another "thread", but here ya go anyway, sequel info @ http://www.tjfweb.com/br2/

[errorinxcelence]

Great Movie. They have a specil edition of the movie available on 2-disc region 0 dvd. Pretty good!

[Freddy Krueger.]

Ya'll lips are moving but all I hear is BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.

[cheebacheeba]

Good to see the retard supply isn't in any shortage....for those who missed it before, here is a link with info on the sequel.
http://www.tjfweb.com/br2/

[Sam The Egg]

http://www.battleroyalefilm.com/

you can buy it here:
http://www.pokerindustries.com

[Preacher]

Anybody seen the Japanese film Battle Royale???

S'a fuckin brilliant film. Lots of deaths. Probably the most original script in a long long while.

Think its by the maker of 'Audition' which is another must seen. Made me cringe.

Latas.....p x

[ShankS]

I have seen this film, it is good. The idea for the film was very inventive..... get rid of the naughty kids, let them kill each other and no one has to be responsible for them anymore.

[Preacher]

Battle royale II looks good as well.

Think if i was on that damn island i'd be the unlucky bastard who'd get to fight with the bloody fryin pan.

Latas...preacher

[ShankS]

lol, yeah I'd end up getting a kids foam football or something stupid like that.


I've heard BRII is a complete letdown on the first one, many here will agree.

[jay o2 waster]

me no heard of it

[zwoti]

Originally posted by Preacher
Anybody seen the Japanese film Battle Royale???

S'a fuckin brilliant film. Lots of deaths. Probably the most original script in a long long while.

Think its by the maker of 'Audition' which is another must seen. Made me cringe.

Latas.....p x

1) battle royale is a kickass film
2) battle royale 2 is a disappointment compared to the first
3) takashi miike has nothing to do with these films, the director is kinji fukasaku who did a few sonny chiba movies

[newb]

Watching "Battle Royale" now. So far I'm enjoying it much. Love the running death count.Very original and sad to say, they way society is heading,.......not too far fetched.

[allmykids]

I saw the trailer of this film. It looks really good but I can't find it anywhere!! :( :(

[newb]

If ya wanna order it, you can get it here..... http://www.hkflix.com/xq/asp/aid.012553/qx/home.htm


edit: this link is more direct... http://www.hkflix.com/xq/asp/search.yes/title.battle+royale/qx/titles.htm

[zwoti]

Originally posted by newb
Watching "Battle Royale" now. So far I'm enjoying it much. Love the running death count.Very original and sad to say, they way society is heading,.......not too far fetched.

hopefully you've finished it now, so what did you think of it.

[allmykids]

Originally posted by newb
If ya wanna order it, you can get it here..... http://www.hkflix.com/xq/asp/aid.012553/qx/home.htm


edit: this link is more direct... http://www.hkflix.com/xq/asp/search.yes/title.battle+royale/qx/titles.htm NEWB, Thanks for the help!!

[newb]

I thought it was very good. I actually watched it with my son and he enjoyed it as well. I'm bringing him up right. I have Battle Royale 2 downloaded on my comp. I understand that one is not as good.But I will be watching it anyway.

[newb]

Originally posted by newb
I thought it was very good. I actually watched it with my son and he enjoyed it as well. I'm bringing him up right. I have Battle Royale 2 downloaded on my comp. I understand that one is not as good.But I will be watching it anyway.

One good thing about this movie is I highly doubt with the subject matter that Hollywood will try to remake it like they are with some other Asian releases.

Didn't mean to quote myself.....I clicked the wrong option. Oh well...another post for my count.

[newb]

Originally posted by allmykids
NEWB, Thanks for the help!!

Any time AMK.:)

[deftones6]

anyone see Battle Royale or know where i could buy it? For those that haven't Battle Royale is like a "Series 7" meets "Mean Guns" if that means anything to you movie buffs.
http://imdb.com/title/tt0266308/

[Hate_Breeder]

Try this site. Great prices, free shipping and a pretty expansive horror selection.

www.deepdiscountdvd.com

[deftones6]

Originally posted by Hate_Breeder
Try this site. Great prices, free shipping and a pretty expansive horror selection.

www.deepdiscountdvd.com
ty :)

[deftones6]

no luck:(

[newb]

Try here.

http://www.hkflix.com/xq/asp/keyword.4/country.9/qx/titles.htm

[ShankS]

Originally posted by deftones6
anyone see Battle Royale or know where i could buy it? For those that haven't Battle Royale is like a "Series 7" meets "Mean Guns" if that means anything to you movie buffs.
http://imdb.com/title/tt0266308/

cool film

[EXTR3MIST]

Battle Royale is a little overrated, due in no small part to the film being an introduction to many to Far-Eastern shock cinema.

That no such wild rides involving schoolkids had been seen in the Western mainstream up until this have made the film a rather undeserved cult classic.

The plot is full of holes, the violence quite boring, and once the effect of murderous schoolgirls quickly wears off there's not much left except for a drippy romance and a bland and disappointing ending.

It all could have been so much better, and Kinji Fukusaku (RIP) has made much better movies in Street Mobster and Graveyard of Honor.

[urgeok]

I got mine on ebay ..

and i have to admit .. it didnt exactly stop me in my shoes either ...

[MichaelMyers]

I thought it was alright...cool premise...you have to wait awhile for all the other school children to die...:o

[The STE]

http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?trkid=3257&movieid=70004548

This is a weird situation. Battle Royale has NOT been released in the US. The people who own the rights don't want to liscense it for a US release. But Netflix has it. Netflix, to my knowledge, doesn't do foreign DVDs, and they certainly don't deal with bootlegs. And to double check that it hasn't been released, I checked Amazon.com, Buy.com, Video ETA, DVD Aficionado, and IMDB. Nothing. Netflix should not have this movie. But they do. And it's not all of a sudden, either. It has 6 reviews and over 500 ratings, and is on Very Long Wait (but NOT Very Long Wait: Out of Print).


Weird...

[friday13thfan]

that is werid

but netflix has been known to get movies and have thme for rent even before they come out on sell for the public

[ChEEbA]

Weird...agreed.
But, doesn't really matter does it?
In my exp in the past, with Japanese/asian films where I've got to see both the US and Jap/asian versions, the version of the dvd from the country out of which it was released, usually has better extras, AND better trailers...I usually get the those versions unless there's no english audio and/or subtitles.
You'll find that unless it's a dodgy, cheap third party released dvd, that you'll get more out of the "original" dvd anyways...

[The STE]

Originally posted by friday13thfan
that is werid

but netflix has been known to get movies and have thme for rent even before they come out on sell for the public

Bit of a different situation here, though. Amazon, Video ETA, and DVD Aficionado should have information on it before it's released. There would have DEFINATELY been news that this one would be released in the states finally

[The STE]

Originally posted by ChEEbA
Weird...agreed.
But, doesn't really matter does it?
In my exp in the past, with Japanese/asian films where I've got to see both the US and Jap/asian versions, the version of the dvd from the country out of which it was released, usually has better extras, AND better trailers...I usually get the those versions unless there's no english audio and/or subtitles.
You'll find that unless it's a dodgy, cheap third party released dvd, that you'll get more out of the "original" dvd anyways...


This is a 2 disc SE. And it's Unrated, which means it hasn't been censored all to hell.

[knife_fight]

I downloaded it. how did everyone else see it if it's not available?

[The STE]

downloaded it

I mean, you can get it in the states, but you've gotta get it from one of those online sites that sell foreign DVDs

[ChEEbA]

BR...2-disk Special edition huh?
I'll have to look out for that...I've still yet to see #2...

[The STE]

they've only got BR1 on Netflix. The cover is like that one PAL Region 0 SE, but Netflix does NTSC DVDs. MAN this is driving me nuts. I'd ask Netflix, but they wouldn't respond anyways.

[ChEEbA]

So, you want the western release of the 2 disk special edition of BR1??

I could always check out some Aus. online retailers, they're usually pretty good for this kinda thing...assuming that you not being able to get it it actually the problem?

[The STE]

there is no problem. The point of the thread is that Netflix should NOT have this movie. For them to have this version of this movie, there would have to be in existance a 2 disc SE of Battle Royale that was commercially and legally released in the United States. Such a disc does not exist, and yet Netflix is carrying it. I have no idea how this is possible, and neither does anybody at 2 other message boards I go to, one of which is ABOUT Japanese movies (specifically, ones like Battle Royale)

Finding a copy isn't the problem. If I wanted a copy I'd go to ebay. The "problem" is that what Netflix has should/does not exist

[newb]

Here in R.I. I can walk into any Newbury Comics and pick up the SE two disc Battle Royale for about $25.As a matter of fact...I did.

[urgeok]

i got mine on ebay .. i dont know if its cut or not .. it came from Hong Kong.

I have to admit it really didnt rock my world ..

[The STE]

Originally posted by newb
Here in R.I. I can walk into any Newbury Comics and pick up the SE two disc Battle Royale for about $25.As a matter of fact...I did.

Ok, but comic book stores carry import DVDs a lot of the time. Netflix doesn't.

[ChEEbA]

It's evolution, baby...

[The STE]

Yeah, but if they were going to start carrying import DVDs then one would think they'd let at least the customers know, right? They advertised that they were lowering the prices a bit so that everybody knew, but carrying import DVDs is a bigger deal, and not so much as an e-mail to the customers about it.

[The STE]

it's gone from Very Long Wait to Long Wait. I don't know how long it's been on VLW, but if it keeps dropping it might be available by March

[The STE]

The Bonus Disc is available now. I've moved it high on the queue, so when I ship SLC Punk back I'll get the bonus disc

[ChEEbA]

So what....is this a place you buy movies from, hire 'em, or both??

[The STE]

http://www.netflix.com
You rent movies from them. A monthly fee, you get a certain amount of movies out at a time, keep them as long as you want, then mail them back

[ChEEbA]

Can you buy ex rentals or new dvds from 'em? I didn't yet go to the link, because I'm unsure of whether or not it's available here.

[The STE]

can't buy anything from them. They send you the disc in a little envelope, you send it back in the same envelope when you're done with it

[The STE]

from Battleroyalefilms.net:
Battle Royale on Netflix: The American online rental service Netflix has, for some reason, added BR to its library, even though there is no R1 release of the title. The picture in its listing is of the UK PAL Special Edition by Tartan, which will not play on many American DVD players, which adds to the confusion. If you're one of the lucky people who has this coming to your mailbox (there's currently a long wait for the title), please let us know which version it turns out to be--the speculation ranges from the highly unlikely scenario that Tartan (which has recently opened a U.S. division) has quietly acquired U.S. release rights and released the film with no press whatsoever, to Netflix now adding import R0 NTSC titles to its library (either a bootleg, the R0 NTSC Korean Special Edition, or the R0 NTSC Tartan UK Original Version).

[elias]

Originally posted by ChEEbA
Weird...agreed.
But, doesn't really matter does it?
In my exp in the past, with Japanese/asian films where I've got to see both the US and Jap/asian versions, the version of the dvd from the country out of which it was released, usually has better extras, AND better trailers...I usually get the those versions unless there's no english audio and/or subtitles.
You'll find that unless it's a dodgy, cheap third party released dvd, that you'll get more out of the "original" dvd anyways...

It always seems like the special features on the official Asian releases have no Eng. subtitles... too bad, really. I'd love to know what they're talking about in the "Gozu" making of - for example.

[The STE]

the bonus disc works fine, the movie disc will ship tomorrow

[The STE]

The mystery is (somewhat) solved! It arrived in the mail from Netflix today and it's the Korean Special Version (IE: Director's Cut) DVD, complete with extra scenes and shitty subtitles

so either Netflix might start carrying foreign release DVDs (which would pretty much crush all the similar companies that have sprung up recently) or they've made an exception, possibly due to lots of requests

[Thepuppetmaster]

Originally posted by The STE
there is no problem. The point of the thread is that Netflix should NOT have this movie. For them to have this version of this movie, there would have to be in existance a 2 disc SE of Battle Royale that was commercially and legally released in the United States. Such a disc does not exist, and yet Netflix is carrying it. I have no idea how this is possible, and neither does anybody at 2 other message boards I go to, one of which is ABOUT Japanese movies (specifically, ones like Battle Royale)

Finding a copy isn't the problem. If I wanted a copy I'd go to ebay. The "problem" is that what Netflix has should/does not exist yo dude this movie looks so goddamn awsome hey can i have a link to the japanese movie forum? as you can see by my avatar i love them alot

[The STE]

http://www.mandiapple.com/snowblood/index2.htm

[Thepuppetmaster]

Thanks man now im going to try with all my power to get this movie. Damn it would be so much easiler if i was rich

[The STE]

http://www.netflix.com
http://www.ebay.com
http://www.pokerindustries.com

I could list more links, but I don't know what region the fifth level of Hell is. Try http://www.battleroyalefilm.net

[jay o2 waster]

Originally posted by The STE
http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?trkid=3257&movieid=70004548

This is a weird situation. Battle Royale has NOT been released in the US. The people who own the rights don't want to liscense it for a US release. But Netflix has it. Netflix, to my knowledge, doesn't do foreign DVDs, and they certainly don't deal with bootlegs. And to double check that it hasn't been released, I checked Amazon.com, Buy.com, Video ETA, DVD Aficionado, and IMDB. Nothing. Netflix should not have this movie. But they do. And it's not all of a sudden, either. It has 6 reviews and over 500 ratings, and is on Very Long Wait (but NOT Very Long Wait: Out of Print).

I have it
Weird...

[Thepuppetmaster]

This movie looks very interesting. If i havent already mentioned it im going to buy the book tomorrow

[The STE]

I won't say the book is better because it's a book and the movie isn't, so you can't compare the two, but I do like the book better than I like the movie, and the movie is in my top 100. But all the reasons why I like the book are mostly stuff like it gives more backstory and has more detail, and books have more time for that than movies. The biggest difference is the Kiriyama and Kawada characters. Kawada is about the same, but the book version of Kiriyama is SOOOO much better.

[Thepuppetmaster]

well this would make sence. Mainly because some book based movies are shit or close to it such as The queen of the damned. O i feel sorry for Anne Rices work being gutted and sown back together as shit. I think the same of Dreamcatcher. I admit not even as closely bad but the book was much better. Any word on the comparison of A Clockwork Orange the book and movie? Ive seen the movie "Totaly killer" , But i havent had a chance to read the book.

[The STE]

all I know about the book/movie differences with Clockwork Orange is that the endings are a lot different. And a lot of the really great movies were books first

[ragge123]

Have anyone seen Battle Royal 1,2..... there the best Asian horror/Action movies ever. Very funny, see it.

[Gojira]

I have not seen Battle Royale but I know it was neck and neck at the box office in Japan when Harry Potter was showing in Japan. I heard BR2 was not as good as BR though. I am sure you can get BR at CD Japan http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/

[ChEEbA]

www.hkflix.com
Wins.
Hands DOWN.

[AUSTIN316426808]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Gojira
[B]it was neck and neck at the box office in Japan when Harry Potter was showing in Japan. QUOTE]

that's impressive Harry Potter usually wipes the floor with everything for at least three weeks.

[Wendigo]

Originally posted by Gojira
[...]I heard BR2 was not as good as BR though. [...]

Yes, indeed ;) ! BR2 lacks of pace (it looks endless), is far less "insane" then BR and there isn't Kitano!!! It's rather boring. On the contrary BR is, in my personal opinion, a masterpiece :D! Kitano is great (he really looks mad), the original idea is crazy (all those school boys and girls murdering eachother on a desert isle with random weapons under the eyes of an entire nation...) and the starting sequence is unforgettable.

Just have a look at the site, if u haven't done yet: Battle Royale (http://www.battleroyalefilm.net/)

[Despare]

Great films both of them, I have the ammo box set, not the best versions but the coolest case.

[bloodrayne]

Okay...I haven't seen this one, and I really want to...But, based on the descriptions I've read...How is it really any different than Lord Of The Flies?

[zwoti]

Originally posted by bloodrayne
Okay...I haven't seen this one, and I really want to...But, based on the descriptions I've read...How is it really any different than Lord Of The Flies?

it isn't

[bloodrayne]

Originally posted by zwoti
it isn't Oh...Okay....Thanks....lol

[zwoti]

Originally posted by bloodrayne
Oh...Okay....Thanks....lol

the basic storyline follows with a few changes, but the breakdown in civil behaviour between the children is here caused by an external factor





.......and for those who didn't get that

[slasherman]

...still havent seen this movie...

[Zombee]

Originally posted by avenger00soul
I still have not seen this god damn movie. It plagues me. I will never find a place to rent this.

Once I again I will pimp Netflix.. They have everything from guinea pic movies to Ichi the Killer, Cannibal Holocaust, Men behind the Sun and Battle Roayale.

[GOODandEVIL666]

i heard this was a really good flick....reviews...comments...

[Nyarlathotep]

a) battle royale

b) http://www.horror.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8257

[PR3SSUR3]

Overrated, for those not familiar with extreme/CATIII cinema (otherwise to whom this has little new to offer in terms of 'outrageous' action and 'dubious' morals).

[noctuary]

Yes, it is overrated, but it's still a decent film. There are far, far better Asian films out there, but you probably won't be too disappointed after watching this one.

[urgeok]

actually i was expecting far far more given the hype ..
i thought it was passable - nothing more

[noctuary]

Bump for great justice!

So apparently there's a remake (http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/index.php?Show=6572&Template=newsfull) coming out. The producer is Neal Moritz, who's never made anything but total shit. This isn't a good sign. I mean, BR isn't a great movie in the first place, and I can't see them making it without seriously toning down the theme and imagery. Something tells me that a class of 14 year old kids killing each other would not go over too well with the public at large. There's a reason why this film is still unavailable in a legit Region 1 edition.

[BASSI]

i saw this movie 3 or 4 months ago on sky

it was great movie

then i saw Battle Royale 2 about 4 week ago
i had to wait untill 1am to watch this crap

but in these two movies there must be a least 80 deaths

[BASSI]

i found it boring and little prediable with shooting peolpe droping off files,

It didn't have the same impact as First movie, which shocking part when the girl get knife in head that movie was great, i wanted some more shocking stuff like, there nothing shocking in movie, it kind drag on with nothing but gun going off to me was more of a war movie then anything else

[vanlutz]

One of my favorite Japanese horror films. I bought a copy at a convention.


Another really good one is Suicide Club.

[XtRaVa]

Battle Royale 2 is nothing compared to the first. In the first film you dont mind about the death scenes being long and over-dramatically acted by the young stars, in fact you relish it each time...However in the sequel, they dont have the same impact and can become very annoying and time wasting.

The movie still has good points, its worth owning if you liked and own the first. My rating for the first one is 8/10 but I only give 6/10 for the second.

[vanlutz]

both great films ...did you battle royal 2 yet ?

I try to stay away from sequels, they're very rarely ever as good as the original. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 - the rest are good examples.

When a movie is original and great, the sequel just can't come close. Unless Steven Spielberg is directing it.

But, I'm guessing you saw it, is it anywhere near as good as the first?

[bloodee]

I really liked the first movie, it was something different.

As per the second movie, I agree with this:

However in the sequel, they dont have the same impact and can
become very annoying and time wasting.

[trx1]

Now im wondering about this flik. is there anywhere online i can watch it??

[sarah p]

Battle Royale Is An Awesome Movie, One Of The Best Films I Have Seen In A Long Time. Battle Royale 2 Is Great - I Had To Watch It A Couple Of Times To Appreciate It - But They Both Rock