foxmeister(Competent) posted this on Tuesday, 18th December 2001, 15:35
Just received DVD Review magazine and Battle Royale (region 3) has a really good write up. It sounds extremely gorey and with a DTS soundtrack £8.50 from www.coolashop.com seems like a bargain. The only thing that puts me off is the subtitles !!
Anyone seen it or can recommend any other region 3 retailers that may offer it even cheaper !!! ..........
RE: Anyone seen Battle Royale yet ????????
norman stone(Competent) posted this on Tuesday, 18th December 2001, 20:09
I have it on dvd and it`s excellent.
I`m a great fan of Takeshi Kitano, he`s "cool".
I got mine from www.dddhouse.com a region 3 site.
I think it was the same price. Check it out though.
It`s not the best looking site in the world but it`s cheap!!
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Blazingmonga(Elite) posted this on Tuesday, 18th December 2001, 22:03
Its absolutely fantastic. I borrowed it on region 3 from my brother. It was so good that I watched it a whole 6 times in one week, which isnt bad.
He got it from coolashop too.
Dont be afraid of subtitles! They are good for you!
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kileer(Competent) posted this on Friday, 21st December 2001, 17:42
It is one EXCELLENT film but is nowhere near as gorey as they say it is. Most of the violence isn`t prolonged and not dwelled over it`s just the shock of seeing children (well about 16/17 actually) being forced to kill each other. The way the violence is started is quite shocking - for example the infamous lighthouse kitchen massacre is shocking not for the depiction of the murders (just simple gunning down) but for the mundane way the scene starts and it`s fast and brutal slide into violence. There is one nasty murder but the guy who gets it kind of deserves it anyway... Anyway as I said it is one brilliant film and at £8.50 there really is no reason to ignore it. Infact it is so good there would be no reason to ignore it at £20!
http://www.movietyme.com also do it but for £14 though this does include P+P and I don`t know whether coolashop does...
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Johnboy(Competent) posted this on Friday, 21st December 2001, 19:50
Yeah, but lets be honest kileer, as with a lot of films, its not the blood and gore that is the problem, it`s the mental content. If you watch this film (and I think it`s awesome!!) you are basically forced to side with killers, whichever way you look at it. I could`ve put that better but I dont want to add any spoilers. Its kinda like Clockwork Orange. That ain`t gory by any shape or form, but the fact is, by the end of the film, you find yourself rooting for a murdering rapist.
