“Battle Royale” Archives

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Arrow Video is releasing Kinji Fukasaku’s acclaimed yet controversial film on Blu-ray, and it’ll be region free.

Whatever the case, it’ll be a steaming pile of mediocrity that completely and totally misses the point of the original.

Battle Royale 2 takes everything that was great about Battle Royale and replaces it with something that’s formulaic, amateurish, and exploitative.

I was shocked by the film’s premise, violence, and implications. Most shocking of all, I found myself deeply moved by the characters and their tragic situation.