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

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

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

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

Re: Battle Royale DVD? WTF?!
 

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

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.

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.

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

Battle Royal Rules!!!
 

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

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/

www.hkflix.com
Wins.
Hands DOWN.

[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.

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

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

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

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

...still havent seen this movie...

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.

battle royal
 

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

a) battle royale

b) http://www.horror.com/forum/showthre...&threadid=8257

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).

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.

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

Bump for great justice!

So apparently there's a remake 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.

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

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

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


Another really good one is Suicide Club.

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.

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?

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

As per the second movie, I agree with this:

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

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