Instant Favorite.

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

It's a nice Japanese movie again. First of all, watching this movie was the reason that the Hunger Games were set to capture this movie. REALLY stolen.If you compare the two films, this movie really stands out. More realistic. But the cause of the game in this place was very ridiculous. It was a serious mistake. If he was compatible, I would give him 9 points. Acting and characters were very good. Filmin realism has reached a awesome dimension. Filmin realism was really beautiful. The acting was also beautiful. The system of the game was also beautiful. But I gave it a couple of points because it took the movie down.

A movie which many see as a predecessor to the hunger games, and proves to be an awesome film. Unlike The Hunger games, this movie feels real and the characters to me were a lot more relatable. The fact that they are just some random school kids in Japan that are going on a class trip, unknowingly being taken to a game of nightmares, makes it all the more shocking.I did not get what I expected. I thought it was gonna be an enjoyable, gory, japanese action movie. Never did I think that I'd feel as I did for the characters and be affected in such an emotional fashion. The blend between teenage drama, things like bullying & social roles and the realisation and action of what was happening makes it both exciting and hard to watch at the same time. One after one you get to know who they are, what they're doing and why. It's easy for people to remenisce to they're own high school days and imagine being put in a position like this with your own class. In many ways the idea in itself is shocking and disturbing enough for you to be compelled in a way that movies often don't achieve. Battle Royale is filled with great acting, awesome fight scenes and emotional moments. Every scene gives the perfect mix of teenage life, love and the shocking moments their dreams and futures get crushed.

Isn't the most countries education system like this? A fight of minds, to be first and survive amongst equals. And the grownups who says "You must be first.". Makes child depressed and killing mental state. I meet diseases, I don't even heard, thanks to that B.R(?). And become addicted and still trying to get over. And the surviving guy tells my story, needed to do something it doesn't want, in order to protect. Don't think the things you see just by appearance, link it with something and you will see lots of things from yourself and your environment. Many things will gain meaning.

'BATTLE ROYALE' was directed by Kinji Fukashaku and stars Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda and Taro Yamomato. ​42 9th graders are sent to a deserted island. They are given a map, food, and various weapons. An explosive collar is fitted around their neck. If they break a rule, the collar explodes. Their mission: kill each other and be the last one standing. The last survivor is allowed to leave the island. If there is more than one survivor, the collars explode and kill them all.I don't dislike this movie because I had to read subtitles. I'm not that childish. I just don't understand the acclaim this movie has received. Perhaps three solid performances and definitely a solid premise but, aside from that, I see little else to praise in this movie. Non of the characters are particularly interesting or likable and the plot is nonsensical and stupid.Expanding on that point, don't tell me I dislike this movie because I didn't understand the plot. It may have some Japanese cultural relevance that I am unaware of but until I find that out, I'm pretty damn sure I got the plot. And it is a stupid plot at that. I conceded the fact that the premise is interesting but the ridiculous plot and relationships between that characters they built around that is awful. The entire film hinges on the romance between Shuya(Fujiwara)and Noriko(Maeda) but I just didn't buy their romance. The simple fact I didn't like or empathise with either character did not help this movie either. Both Fujiwara and Maeda gave mediocre performances at best and where outshone both in performance and character by their co-stars.Taro Yamamoto gives one of the only good performances as Kawada, an ally to the two leads. Masanobu Ando gives the other decent performance as the antagonist in the arena. Arguments could be made for Takeshi Kitano also giving a solid performance but you see so little from him and get so little of his character that, at least for me, the jury is still out on him. These THREE people are the only thing that even remotely saves this movie for me. You may argue that I am being way too harsh on the movie considering I like both the premise and up to three of the performances were good and I would usually be inclined to agree. That said, when a movie fails to deliver on what it set out to do, I cannot give it pity points. This movie is supposed to be a sci-fi, but I would say nothing in it is particularly amazing or spectacular. It is also a thriller but I was never on the edge of my seat. It's not supposed to be an action movie but even that aspect of it was terrible. Attempts at comedy backfired. I cannot in good conscience recommend this movie. Mild entertainment at certain points saves it from complete disaster. And violence is not my concern. I was fine with it. It is everything else this movie offers up.I don't recommend you see this movie. I'll rate it a very disappointing(for me) 2 Efficient Dog Collars out of 10!