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Nightmarish and Fascinating
Insanely violent, disturbing, and more than a little depressing, Battle Royale is an allegorical examination of the abuse children suffer at the hands of adults, although the message might be a bit too blood-soaked to be immediately apparent. This is not what you want to hear from your teacher. The ... |
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Awesome if violent
Beat Kitano is one of my favorite actors to come out of Japan, Brother is a great piece of work and it's too bad he was part of the folly which is Johnny Mnemonic. When you look at some of the cinema that has come out of Pacific Asia in the last ... |
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Massively fun
Battle Royale is a film where Japanese school children fight to deaf with a variety of weapons on an island. I could leave this entry here and should have sold it well. Sometime in an anarchistic future the government sets up an initiative to scare off the worst behaved children ... |
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For TearsInRain
TearsInRain wanted my analysis of the family and horror elements to be put up as a review. Well ok, sorry if this isn't what you are looking for folks.Battle Royal is one of those films which come out of Japan and make people look and say to each other “WTF ... |
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| news | The Hunger Games and Battle Royale | matthew_floratis |
| news | In Theaters: May 25th | staceywi |
| forum | Battle Royale Coming to North American Blu-ray This March | Alex |
| blog | Moving Pictures: it helps to listen to others | Llewelyn |
| review | For TearsInRain (4 out of 5) | GiveUpNed |
| blog | Scared of your family? If not, you will thanks to Battle Royale | GiveUpNed |
| review | Massively fun (4 out of 5) | PlyrYaKA |
| review | Awesome if violent (4 out of 5) | Ninja_Dozer |
| Name | Battle Royale |
| US Release | Dec. 16, 2000 |
| UK Release | Sept. 14, 2001 |
| AUS Release | March 20, 2003 |
| Runtime | 122 |
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