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Batoru rowaiaru (2000) Rank 2 Reviews
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DVDRAMA
Pour ceux qui ont déjà le précédent DVD de Battle Royale et qui pensent qu’il serait temps de le revendre pour ne garder que le Director’s Cut, mieux vaut être prévenu : cette nouvelle édition n’arrive pas à la cheville de la précédente ...read the complete Batoru rowaiaru movie review at DVDRAMA
DVDRAMA
Ceux qui s’étaient procurés le zone 3 peuvent se résoudre à un nouvel achat et pas uniquement par la seule présence de sous-titres français ou d’une VF. En effet, l’image proposée ici est infiniment supérieure principalement au niveau de la ...read the complete Batoru rowaiaru movie review at DVDRAMA
The Film Journal (Samara L. Allsop)
The slasher genre's very foundation of excessive violence and gore was an impetus for such a re-evaluation, for what other genre would afford teenage children the opportunity to perpetually exile each other and those in positions of authority from the ...read the complete Batoru rowaiaru movie review at The Film Journal (Samara L. Allsop)
DVDRAMA
S’appuyant sur un master d’une grande propreté (quasiment aucun drop ou griffure), l’image offre une définition pointue qui réussit presque à faire oublier l’absence d’encodage 16/9. En revanche, les couleurs demeurent ternes et la gestion ...read the complete Batoru rowaiaru movie review at DVDRAMA
Cinopsis
Le Japon, dans un futur proche. La violence scolaire, attisée par la recherche de la performance à tout prix, a atteint une masse critique qu'il faut désormais combattre... par la force. C'est la raison d'être du jeu BATTLE ROYALE.
Le principe est ...read the complete Batoru rowaiaru movie review at Cinopsis
Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review Database (--)
RaEL Film Guide
In an immediate sense, Fukasaku is parodying those old war propaganda films with their glorious music, images of the national flag inter-cut with coffins and guns. Equally, the film opens with an instructional video in which an irritatingly energetic ...read the complete Batoru rowaiaru movie review at RaEL Film Guide
25frames.org (Christoph Huber)
Battle Royale von Altmeister Kinji Fukasaku ist ein zutiefst zynischer, blutiger Anschlag aufs System, der Paul Verhoeven vor Neid erblassen lieÃźe. (Dessen Freude an hyperrealistischen Ton- und Gewalteinlagen findet man hier übrigens auch.) Das Japan ...read the complete Batoru rowaiaru movie review at 25frames.org (Christoph Huber)
Tail Slate (Dale Wilson)
The basic story follows the classmates on a class trip. This group of ninth grade students is drugged and taken to an island where they are forced to kill each other in order for one of them to survive. The two main characters, Nanahara (Tatsuya ...read the complete Batoru rowaiaru movie review at Tail Slate (Dale Wilson)
Planet Confusion
"Battle Royale" ist wohl der Streifen mit einer der zynischsten Grundprämissen der Filmgeschichte. Man nehme 42 mehr oder minder "normale" Schulkinder, bewaffne sie auf die phantasievollste Art und Weise und hetze sie gegeneinander auf. Der Film erspart ...read the complete Batoru rowaiaru movie review at Planet Confusion
kino.lounge (Armin Brackhage)
Japan in nicht allzu ferner Zukunft. Die Wirtschaft steckt in einer schweren Krise, die Arbeitslosigkeit liegt bei satten 15% und zahllose Schüler boykottieren die Schule. So kann das nicht weiter gehen, denken sich die Politiker, die langsam kalte ...read the complete Batoru rowaiaru movie review at kino.lounge (Armin Brackhage)
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
The subject of huge controversy in Japan (and rightly so), this is Survivor meets Lord of the Flies, with gallons of gore. It's fascinating, tense and grisly ... but a bit of a muddle really. In order to cope with chaos in society and in the ...read the complete Batoru rowaiaru movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
DVDnett.no
Filmen ”Battle Royale” bygger pÃ¥ en bok av Koushun Takamis om elever som jakter pÃ¥ og dreper hverandre. Boka har satt et sterkt preg pÃ¥ den japanske populærkuluren, og har resultert i flere bøker, tegneserier, dataspill, lekefigurer, souvenirer ...read the complete Batoru rowaiaru movie review at DVDnett.no
Film Threat (Rich Cline)
The basic storyline just isn't very good, and any attempt to say anything meaningful or moving is ham-fisted and obvious, which quite simply isn't good enough for a film as in-your-face as this. ...read the complete Batoru rowaiaru movie review at Film Threat (Rich Cline)
RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) (Tom Grealis)
'Battle Royale' is another deeply flawed addition to the deeply offensive phenomenon of 'reality TV'. ...read the complete Batoru rowaiaru movie review at RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) (Tom Grealis)
Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
It was with a good amount of anticipation that I obtained the "Special Version" of the infamous Battle Royale, but sad to say, it was not worth the time and effort to watch, much less hunt around for. It's a film that seemingly gets positive reviews ...read the complete Batoru rowaiaru movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
User Reviews
by Peter Vasilakos J... on November 19, 2009
This uncut version of movie is finally available in the US. I had to buy it on ebay. What a trip, it's like Lord of the Flies on Steroids. This movie holds nothing back. I highly recommend this movie if you can withstand seeing extreme violence between ...
by Julian Kennedy on October 18, 2009
Battle Royale: 10/10: Another classic is born. A fantastic combination of classical music and ultra-violence like a Japanese Clockwork Orange. Here is one Japanese film the major studios will not be remaking anytime soon.
The plot consists of a junior ...
by Woopak "The THRIL... on September 07, 2009
Kinji Fukasaki's "BATTLE ROYALE" (Batoru Rowaiaru, 2000) is the type of film whose reputation precedes it. Remade recently as "The Condemned" by the U.S., the film sparked such controversy and almost became banned from its native Japan. Its hype was ...
by Billy Macdonald on June 22, 2009
So many american movies have ripped this off in the last couple of years. None of them had the balls to use kids as this movie does.
its the greatest asian cult action classic. ...
by N. Kunst on January 27, 2009
Junior High School students brutally murdering each other for the sake of their own survival... What more can be said. Blood, gore, suspense, passion, fear. So many emotions that are so well portrayed. That's what made me enjoy this movie so much. The ...
by Robert Tilton "Ba... on January 16, 2009
Battle Royale is a shocking look into a definitely possible scenario:Young 9th graders are drugged and dragged onto an island, provided arms and forced to fight to the death until there is only one left.
The film was directed by FUKASAKU Kinji, and the ...
by Angelina "chua15" on September 15, 2008
this is one of the best among japanese movie that i ever seen it was recommended by my friend TNECNIV AIRTSUA.... ...
by DonAthos on August 04, 2008
This is a great, great movie.
There are lots of things that cinema can do, if it chooses. It can tell a good story (this movie does); it can develop cool, memorable characters (this movie does); it can explore themes and different ways of looking at ...
by Greg J. Haylett on May 19, 2008
"Battle Royale" is one of the most controversial and challenging movies ever made.The film is very gory and violent,but it's also witty,satirical and thought provoking.The concept of "Battle Royale" is pretty simple.The act of Battle Royale decrees that ...
by Cat Stevens "Catt... on May 06, 2008
This film is to be described as the single most groundbreaking film in the history of Chinese cinema, and as I'm sure that many of your heads just exploded, because you believe this to be a Japanese film. Well let me tell you it's not. I'm Chinese and ...
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