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Summary: What was NC talking about!
Review: This is one of the best movies EVER~! I watched this for the frist time at a friends and i couldnt get enough, i simply cant wait until all of the books r out. BEST PLOT EVER!
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Summary: The BEST movie EVER
Review: this movie i have, it is literally the best movie to come from Japan. it is just about a distant future of Japan with the unemployment rate at 15% and students refusing school. in this the parents are afraid of their own children and to remain control, the government creates the Millenium Education Reform Act V, also called Battle Royale this movie has some really realistic death sequences and an exteremely interesting plot, no other movie cancome close to its magnificence. But like everything else in this world, it is aimed at a certain audience, the people who like this movie also like movies like Kill Bill, and other extremely graphic martial arts style movies. so in short, if you like movies with alot of action and plot you'll certainly love this movie like i do, the sequel is almost out on dvd as well but only for region 3 dvd players.
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Summary: Interesting watch
Review: This movie is akin to "Running Man" or perhaps, a more violent version of virtual reality show, "Survivors". It is taken place in a futuristic Japan, where high rate of unemployment & social imbalance caused a deep distrust of the old towards the young. Thus, the creation of a BR Act (Battle Royale Act), where a random lottery was held to nominate an unfortunate & unknowing class to fight & kill each other off until there was only one remaining. Students had no other alternative as they were given a deadline of three days. If no winner was declared, then, the survivors would be killed off anyway through the mean of an explosive collar that was attached to their necks. In order to spice up the event, there would be willing participants who were in the game for the sake of killing. As the movie progressed, we would see students killed one another with weapons allocated. They were split into their own groups & along the way, we would see suspicion formed, & some would stick with their mates till the very end. Some knew that they wouldn't live through to the next day and they would reveal their inner feelings towards their opposite sex and some would do the unthinkable by sacrificing their own lives to save the ones that they were in love or infatuated with. Beat Kitano was the teacher in this movie & he played a very brief role. Still, he added weight & dark humour to this movie. All the time, we were reminded of the incredulity of the movie by having classical music that went together with the killing. Surrealism at its fullest. In the end, the message of the day would be love and true friendships that saved the day. Perhaps, I see too much in this movie but I would like to think that the Director tries to convey the dysfunctional Japan that it is gradually becoming or just maybe, he's simply paying homage to the Manga culture of Japan. The blood in this movie is very much akin to "Kill Bill" version, that is in abundance and flourishing like a water fountain. Quite a surreal spectacle and intriguing to watch.
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Summary: Utterly Amazing
Review: This movie is definitely one of my top ten movies of all time. Unfortunately, a movie like this would never be allowed in American Theatres. In Japan, this is shown on daytime television, which I think just rocks. I strongly recommend this movie to anyone who likes action/horror movies. The only reason I say horror, is because some people find it very disgusting, where I personally find it amazing and cool and somethings wish I was on the island with 43 people I hate. I, especially love the character of "Kiriyama" - he was the one who volunteered for this game. I love how at the end after the fire he is blind and their are single blood lined tears on his face. Amazing. He reminds me a lot of Sephiroth in Final Fantasy 7, especially in that one scene with the fire. Maybe that is just me, but I loved this movie. I would give it 10 stars if I could.
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Summary: John Woo meets George Romero
Review: This movie is very gory. The action sequences mix John Woo shoot outs with George Romero gore. The best visual from the entire movie is at the beginning, when it shows last years winner, covered in blood, clutching a teddybear and smilling psychotically.
This movie takes place in an alternate pesent. Students have become disorderly and the government has taken to sending a class out each year to kill one another. The have collars that explode if no one is killed within a certain time period.
Although the movie satisfied that sick part of me that enjoys violence and death in movies, the plot was rushed and had some holes in it. The charecters were not developed enough either. All of which is corrected if you read the novel that the movie is based on. It is much better (as books always are). You will actually understand what drives certian characters to their behaviors. Watch the movie, if you enjoy it or want to understand it more fully read the book as well.
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Summary: Now, that's how I wanna die!
Review: This was Kinji Fukusaku's final film before his death, and boy did he go out with a bang. I bought this movie because I was interested in Chiaki Kuriyama,(GoGo from Kill Bill) and because all the Japanese kids at school said that this was a classic, and I wasn't disappointed. I don't now why this movie is not being released state-side, because "Ichi the Killer" is far more violent than this film. Maybe it has something to do with Columbine or someting. This is a modern Japanese classic that helped usher in the Japanese new wave of violent, Tokyo-pop films.
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Summary: Wonderful Movie
Review: Very good movie. I strongly reccomend this movie to anyone who enjoys strange movies, because you've never ever seen a movie like this.
It's the future... Kids have stopped going to class, and are becoming pests. So the government has started a new program called the "BATTLE ROYALE SURVIVAL PROJECT." What happens is that one class of 9th graders a year is chosen by impartial lottery to go onto a deserted island. The kids then get 'voted off' the island. And by 'voted off' I mean they kill each other. Each kid gets a bag, inside is food, water, a map, and a random weapon. With this weapon, they are ordered to kill each other until one remains.
This movie has everything. Violence, plot, character development (somewhat -- enough to satasfy me), and an amazing story. It'll keep you on the end of your seat, or couch, or whatever.Oh, and if you go out and see the new Tarantino movie, KILL BILL, the actress that plays Liu's bodyguard is one of the kids from Battle Royale.
Buy this movie. I can't stress it enough.
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