Battle Royale

2012 • 122 minutter

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In this uncensored and unrated Director's Cut of the cult classic, a group of ninth-grade students from a Japanese high school have been forced by legislation to compete in a Battle Royale. The students are each given a bag with a randomly selected weapon and a few rations of food and water and sent off with three days to kill each other until one survives - or they all die. The story focuses on a few of the students and how they cope. Some, like the psychotic Kiriyama or the hyper-sexual Mistuko, decide to play the game. Others, like Shuya, Noriko, and Kawada, try to find a ways to get off the island without violence. But as the violence increases and the numbers fall, can Shuya and his classmates survive?

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WARNING!!! This is the English Dubbed version of the film! I love this movie, but not enough to watch it dubbed in English! Am I alone in thinking if "Director's Cut" is used to describe a product for sale, and that director was Japanese, that the original Japanese audio should be part of the purchase? Movie itself gets 5/5 starts, reduced 2 stars on Google for tricking me into buying a dubbed title (I should not have to click "Read More" at the bottom to find out the original audio is missing)!

It's quite rushed, deaths are cringy in a poor-acting way, and minimal character development. Granted, it's a two hour movie trying to cover a 600 page book with many points of view, but some parts are just painful. If so much has to get cut for time, I don't get why things get altered when they are included. Even by 2000s standards, the overall movie is fairly cringe. I've seen worse, but I'm not sure why this is a cult classic.

Battle Royale is a movie that will definitely stick with you. It's a dark and thought-provoking story about a group of students who are forced to fight to the death. While it's not an easy watch, it's a powerful commentary on society and the pressures that young people face. The suspense is intense, and the characters are complex. If you're looking for a movie that will make you think, this is definitely one to check out. However, be warned, it's not for the faint of heart