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Movie
Synopsis:
A group of 9th graders, led their teacher, are hijacked to fight
the Battle Royale. It only allows one survivor among them at the
end of the battle. As the brutal game begins, terror and panic
challenge the students' fragile trust in each other. Some suspect
everyone, blindly striking down those who cross their paths. Other
form alliances, dreaming of a peaceful solution with multiple
survivors....?
DVD EXTRAS:
* English subtitles, DTS
KNOWN DVD SECRET(S): None
that I know of
DVD REVIEW:
This movie got a lot
of media attention due to its
storyline. The move touches on the teenage problem currently in
Japan and throughout the world regarding juvenile delinquents
and teenage murderers.
This story is about
the problem getting out of hand and how the government takes care
of it is by having a lottery in which one of the troubled classes
will be selected, taken to a place and if you survive, you get
to live. The goal is to eliminate the other students to survive.
In a way, I didn't want
to watch this movie because of the storyline but once I gave it
a try, you can't really stop watching. It's an interesting movie
that has it's cheesiness and some parts will make you laugh but
the thing is, you'll find it interesting how everyone, including
friends start to doubt each other and start killing each other
off.
Granted, this is not
a movie you may want to see repeatedly but it's an interesting
take on teenage crime.
Also, the fact that
it stars Kitano Takeshi is enough to tell you that it's going
to be violent.
All in all, an interesting
movie that will be talked about for quite some time.
THE MOVIE: C+
THE DVD EXTRAS: D
THE DVD OVERALL: C
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