Battle Royale (Special Edition) (DVD)

...I couldn’t get into it. Battle Royale was one I’d heard lots about online, and it had loads of volumes already published (always good – I love a long series I can get stuck into) so I was quite eager to try this out. I got a few pages in…and put it down. It was graphic violence, vulgar, and I didn’t really like the art style. So I sold it and never looked back. Until I found out about the live action film. I didn’t bat an eyelid, until I read the ...
...vow of never getting into Battle Royale, all because of one man. So, was it worth my time and money? '''BACKGROUND''' -------------------- The film tagline reads: "At the dawn of the millennium, the nation collapsed. At fifteen percent unemployment, ten million were out of work. 800,000 students boycotted school. The adults lost confidence, and fearing the youth, eventually passed the Millennium Educational Reform Act - AKA: The BR Act" It’s a fairly ...

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- BATTLE ROYALE - _FILM ONLY_ Released In 2000 the notorious apocalyptic Japanese film 'Battle Royale' is directed by Kinji Fukasaku and stars Takeshi Kitano ('Beat') and Yukihiro Kutani. Originally banned from entering the country, it went on to become the highest grossing Mainstream Japanese film ever, to enter the UK. Genre Horror/Thriller, Battle Royale is a social satire 'Lord Of The Flies' type production, which takes a swipe at the game ...
...and stunning Battle Royale is a brilliant film which is shocking, amusing, and thought provoking, all at the same time. - The premise for Battle Royale is a very interesting one, and quite futuristic. Set at the beginning of the 21st century, the youth of Japan are out of control. They are running riot, rejecting discipline and have no respect for authority. The young unemployed are turning to crime and holding the country to virtual ransom. The ...

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...to death slowly. THE BATTLE HAS BEGUN! Cast: Takeshi Kitano .... Kitano (as Beat Takeshi) Tatsuya Fujiwara .... Shuya Nanahara - Boys #15 Aki Maeda .... Noriko Nakagawa - Girls #15 Taro Yamamoto .... Shougo Kawada - Boys #5 Masanobu Ando .... Kazuo Kiriyama - Boys #6 Kou Shibasaki .... Mitsuko Souma - Girls #11 Chiaki Kuriyama .... Takako Chigusa - Girls #13 Takashi Tsukamoto .... Shinji Mimura - Boys #19 Sousuke Takaoka .... Hiroki Sugimura - ...
...When I first saw Battle Royale back in 2000 it had just been denied a UK certificate, six months later such was the notoriety of the movie that it was flooding into the UK whether the censors allowed it or not. Rather cross at the reaction the BBFC granted it a certificate and it became one the highest grossing Japanese movies to hit the UK shores. From the first 10 minutes of this movie I loved it, you just have too. It takes you back somehow to ...

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...5 minutes I realised that Battle Royale would surpass my expectations, and by the end of the film I had prepared myself to search out the DVD, and read up anything interesting on the topic. I found a wealth of tie-in material: the book on which the film is based, the manga comic based on the premise, and a whole online community of fans, cosplayers and cult film obsessives willing to share their experiences watching the film. The plot quickly becomes ...
...teenagers, and the political notions of the story are made very clear and strong. In a Japan where adults have lost control of their children, where schools are boycotted and the streets are unsafe due to gangs of unruly youths, the government (with the aid of the Japanese adult population) passes the 'BR Act', meaning a class of children, aged 15-16, from anywhere in Japan, is chosen by impartial lottery and abducted, taken to an island and given ...

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The film is about 40ish teenagers trapped on a deserted island where they are forced to kill each other off until there is only one remaining victor left with random weapons ranging from a double barreled shotgun to a pot lid. The film is excellent from the word go. the plot is well written with various twists especially at the end. You will be jumping out of your seat throughout the whole film with suspense and killer action scenes. The soundtrack ...

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