Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Apr 27 '06
Pros: Original, though quite disturbing, idea
Cons: The satire is lost in the violence
Summary: Battle Royale is a very twisted Japanese movie about a bunch of children forced into a ‘last man standing’ type of game where they must all kill each other. It combines elements of Lord of the Flies with The Running Man. While it did ... read more
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Apr 09 '08
Pros: Provocative, satirical, thrilling and creatively barbarous for the first 30 mins
Cons: Excessive murder scenes numb the viewer to the points it wants to make about death
Summary: There have been some outrageous blancmanges in my time, namely the Spanish Hedonist Special or the Mexican Death Blancmange. Often those who sample such dishes are shocked at the levels of spice inherent in each one. I liken these dishes to this ... read more
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Jul 19 '07
Pros: Kept my interest for the whole two hours
Cons: Overrated; unoriginal; major plot holes
Summary: Sometime in the not-so-distant future, Japan is in a state of chaos. Unemployment is at an unprecedented fifteen percent, leaving over ten million jobless. 800,000 students have decided they don’t need rules or school and have taken to boycotting ... read more
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Jul 31 '06
Pros: Interesting Premise, Fair Execution, Some Intriguing Characters, Sense of Humor
Cons: Overly Melodramatic, Premise May Be A Bit Too Over the Top
Summary: Battle Royale is a film that I've often heard about but had never actually watched, that is, until recently. Satirical and exploitive films are usually my forte, and this one has a pretty original premise. Battle Royale, at it's most basic level, is ... read more
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Apr 11 '06
Pros: Brutal and violent. Great acting from Takeshi Kitano and the young actors perform well.
Cons: controversial subject matter.
Summary: I own a copy of this film and it is a really fantastic, disturbing concept. It is based on a Japanese Manga of the same name, which is more brutal and graphic than this film. The story involves Asian school children who are constantly pitted against ... read more
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Jun 09 '04
Pros: Powerful message, Cool side characters, Powerful soundtrack
Cons: The ending
Summary: What's this? I don't believe it, I can't believe, and thus I won't believe it. The NaSty one is reviewing a movie that isn’t under the gangster genre. Is this a permanent change that his fan club can look forward to in the not so distant future? ... read more
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May 13 '04
Pros: Action, Plot, Great themes, not the same old movie
Cons: Not as good as the book
Summary: I originally heard of Battle Royal from one of my cousins. He said he had seen this movie, and really recommended it. Then for Christmas my parents got me the book. I am not usually one who likes to read a lot, but every so often I will start a book ... read more
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May 11 '04
Pros: Fun, Clever and makes you think.
Cons: One big plot hole.
Summary: How would you react if you were put on an island and forced to fight and kill your friends and classmates until only one of you was left alive. Would you turn into a serial killer just to protect yourself, would you team up with friends in an attempt to ... read more
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Apr 25 '04
Pros: Pretty much everything. Acting, action, the shock value.
Cons: Some characters could have done with a little more fleshing out.
Summary: This review is based on the Director's Cut version of the film, as released in the UK by Tartan Video. This review with screen grabs, along with other reviews of Asian films, can be found on my website at www.darkdragonstyle.com
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Mar 30 '04
Pros: --
Cons: --
Summary: “Life is a game. So fight for survival and see if you're worth it.” -Teacher Kitano “Battle Royale” is like an angry coming-of-age film, where everything else can be swallowed as a metaphor. But a John Hughes film this ain’t. It is ... read more
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Dec 24 '03
Pros: Violence, Acting, Plot, controversy, young school-children murdering one another. no sick japanese fetishes.
Cons: Not enough giant radioactive creatures reigning terror. oh, and plot holes.
Summary: k, maybe that title's a bit of a stereotype, but seriously, can you name 3 movies from japan without a giant monster in it? (not counting anime as it is totally gay). anyway, battle royale... dear god what an awesome movie. i was actually shocked to ... read more
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Oct 10 '03
Pros: Never stays dull for long; Mitsuko; Chigusa; the lighthouse scene.
Cons: Unsatisfying ending; bad protagonist; melodrama will put off some.
Summary: "Battle Royale" is undoubtedly the most notorious and controversial of the handful of millenial Oriental films which have managed to crossover into the West- this group includes the original "Ring(u)"; "Audition"; and "The Eye", and- to a lesser extent, ... read more
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Oct 10 '03
Pros: I'm trying to think of something good to say...thinking...thinking...
Cons: Impossible premise, Plot holes the size of Texas, Bad acting, Ineffective soundtrack
Summary: Culturally enlightened friends recommended BATTLE ROYALE. A plain brown paper dust jacket gave me no indication of the contents of the movie inside, so I slipped the disk in the DVD player and hoped for a good time. Believe me, I wish I hadn't. D ... read more
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Sep 04 '03
Pros: Gorgeously framed, dressed and photographed. Provocative and thoughtful.
Cons: subtitled
Summary: Thematically this movie is very slippery and i think what you get out of it might depend on YOUR approach as a viewer. The instant reaction to Battle Royale is that it's a swipe at youth culture, technology, guns and all the rest of that stuff - blah ... read more
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Aug 06 '03
Pros: Directing. Characters. Acting. Connotations. Music. Everything.
Cons: None.
Summary: "Battle Royale" is directed by the late and great Kinji Fukusaku. It focuses around a group of 42 cl ... read more
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