Film: Battle Royale

[Kandy K]

BR's actually my favorite movie. But I've been looking for a copy I can own in America...wtf and nobody has it. Is it illegal in this country or something?

 

[axl blaze]

my dude has all of them. I forget where you got a hold of them. you gotta do some searching, but they are around.

 

[LapDawg]

ebay people.

 

[GentlemanLoser]

Netflix > DVD Burner. Best money I've spent in a while. :D

Anyway, I got a real kick out of this. This discussion of Japanese society on the verge of implossion is barely dealt with, so any "deeper" meaning this movie might have had (I'll be reading the original book this week on the bus, home, work, etc.) is MIA. But who cares!? It was bloody and entertaining!

Also, I was sort of aroused by a few scenes, even though I shouldn't have been. A gun fight in a lighthouse between 4 schoolgirls? So I've got odd taste, regardless, it was hot.

Good fun. The initial instructional video they watched was hilarious. I also like the terms that 1 person has to win or no one can win and everyone dies.

3 stars for badly-translated violence by japanese school girls with guns and knives.

 

[Kandy K]

ebay people.

I'm banned permanently from that site. Haha.

 

[axl blaze]

^punk rock

 

[Blue Footed Booby]

I really enjoyed this movie. Fun stuff! for those who like this, another Japanese movie with a similar fun feel like BR is Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies. Good Gore scenes...
That girl who plays GoGo in Kill Bill I, is in BR, man that chick is freakin Hot and plays some badass roles!

 

[LapDawg]

Yes. I love Chigusa (Chiaki Kuriyama). And Mitsuko (Kou Shibasaki).

nice KK! I'm sure you could find some bootleg internet store selling it cheap.

 

[axl blaze]

yeah that Go Go woman in Kill Bill and BR is beautiful. I've heard in Japan she was a "pop star" for a short amount of time (this person was telling me they have "aidorus" or idols of teens for like 6 months, and then they are never heard of again). so I dunno how big she was.

 

[mariacallas]

*bump* Chiaki Kuriyama is a goddess. My sister left this DVD lying around the entertainment room....I may just watch it again

 

[Khadijah]

Is this movie a version of the story Battle Royale by ralph ellison?

I didnt read any of the posts so i could be way off i just had to ask

 

[alasdairm]

no

battle royale

alasdair

 

[LouReed]

so!


what did that smile mean?

 

[iwish]

4 stars. awesome movie

 

[AmorRoark]

so!


what did that smile mean?

lol Thank You!

 

[Fuzati]

I am pretty sure BR started off as a manga and not as a book?

There was a book first, then movie/manga

It's one of my farovite action movie off all times. Kitano definitly kicks ass

And Kazuo Kiryama (the "volunter" who joined up for them) is much better than in the manga and the book IMO.

BR2 sucked big time though. I was happy to see Riki Takeushi in it, but beside that...

 

[AmorRoark]

^ Yeah, I heard BR2 is a complete waste of time.

 

[steinanwine]

Really dug this movie, very awesome.

 

[Fuzati]

To all of you who enjoyed BR:the movie, i strongly suggest you read the book or the manga... Well written (book), amazing graphics (manga) and you get to know much more about the characters backround. The end is also very different...

But yeah, again, don't waste your time on BR2 ^^

 

[dilated pupil]

Great and weird movie, 4 stars!