Battle Royale II (Japan Version) DVD Region 2
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steve
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February 6, 2005
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February 6, 2005
different to the first one but still enjoyable
| i saw battle royale on english tv last year and loved it so much, that i went out and bought it.i had heard the br2 was completely different to first one so wasnt too suprised when i watched it. its not quite as good as the original, but still enjoyable. the first 30 mins is the only part of br2 that is in the same mould of br1.its actually a very political film aswell. |
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October 5, 2004
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October 5, 2004
can't compare to the original
| After watching the original "battle royale", I ran right out and got this one, much to my dissapointment, it was nothing like it's predcessor. The first 30 or so minutes however, did bring back memories of the first great film.. but once the real action got started, I found it a little unbelieveable and the plot hard to follow. Die-hard fans of the first movie might find something to like in this, but as for myself, I became disinterested with it. |
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May 2, 2004
May 2, 2004
This is crap.
| The title sums up my review enough, this movie is crap, don't watch it's unless you are really big on Battle Royale. They shouldn't have even made a sequel in the first place, since the book never had one. Don't pay for it, cause you'll most likely regret it. |
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Anonymous
January 5, 2004
January 5, 2004
Dull
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Battle Royale is one of my favourite movies - and definitely my favourite Japanese movie. Needless to say - I was excited about seeing Battle Roylae II even though I had been told it was not as good as the first. Something that was made evident by its initial box office success in Japan followed by a very fast fall off at the box office once workd spread about the movie. Anyway, I found the characters in this movie to be far less likeable than those in the first and there was also some extreme over acting. One instersting aspect of the movie was the strong anti American feeling throughout. This isn't portrayed consistently and I am not sure why it is there. Is it a statement by the producer or is it simply taking hold of the strong anti American feeling throughout Japan at the moment. This movie is worth a viewing - but don't expect to be captured by it in the same way as you were the first movie. |
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January 4, 2004
January 4, 2004
Two directors, two different ideas perhaps?
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This film is nowhere near as good as BR1, nor is it as imaginative. The fact that the director died, leaving his son to direct and finish the film is very evident, and it would be interesting to know which parts were added after the father's death. I find the film to be on two different levels; 1: The typical blood and guts action gore that you'd expect from a BR film; 2: The totally unnecessary, and childish political message trying to be portrayed. Why on earth does the teacher in the film make a reference to countries being bombed by America, then launch into the BR2 game, with no apparent link? Baffling. The final scenes are typical of a young, naive Japanese director who knows absolutely nothing about the outside world. I'm assuming that the scenes were supposed to be set in Afghanistan, but again, for what reason? The message seems to be that a few greedy, selfish adults control the world (America in particular), that people like the Japanese Prime Minister wil sell out to appease these people, and that terrorism...oops...I mean 'freedom fighters' are the saviour. Complete bollox! The imaging, linking the Nanahara Freedom Fighter's attack on Tokyo is sick, as it makes deliberate references to the attack on New Yorks Twin Towers of September 11th! Highly disappointing, nowhere as near as good as the first film. Hopefully a re-edit will be made, cutting out all the political crap, and leaving this film as it should have been....a Japanese blood fest with a relevant underlying message! |
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January 2, 2004
January 2, 2004
what a deception
| What this movie miss disperately is irony. There is no second degree, everything is taken to the letter, and what made the first so intriguing is now completely gone. I am surely sensible to the political issues raised by the movie and related to the post 11 September situation, but the movie is so confused that it really fails to make any point. The connections with the Afghanistan context explicitly raised through the movie are almost embarassing, the characters are shallows, and the dialogues most of the time ridicoulous. Surely a big deception. |
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January 2, 2004
January 2, 2004
this time it's war.
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First: don't go into this expecting to see the first movie again. (What would be the point, anyway?) This film goes in an entirely different direction. BR2 is eminently watchable. I was riveted throughout. It's got its moments of dark comedy, its spectacular battles, its brilliant set pieces and gorgeous sets. It's also not very subtle. That, in a nutshell, is what keeps me from rating it a 10. Its presentation of its themes leaves very little open to interpretation, and the characters, by and large, are flat. This is consistent with the original book, but it's not something that works in film. Nonetheless, watch it. It won't appeal to all BR fans, but you should see it and make up your own mind. |
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December 30, 2003
December 30, 2003
A good sequel
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The main idea has not changed a bit but the new draft list is kinda lacking in attention to the audience .I will say that the movie is still as staGGering as the first. A real fan of the first movie should really pick up were the first film left off of. Rest in piece of the director of the first BATTLE ROYALE |
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December 30, 2003
December 30, 2003
understatement of the year
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I thought it was horrible. The dialogue was flat, the action got redundant.. almost to the point where there was no individuality between the kills (unlike the first one)... the relationships/ character development was weak and most of the characters stayed static. Everyone warned me that this movie was, "not as good as the first one." After watching this movie, that statement really is the understatement of the year. |
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December 26, 2003
December 26, 2003
excellent film
| this is a great film with plenty of action and blood and gore a lot better than the first one ,the only let down was the fact there was no subtitles seeing as i dont understand japaneese but despite this i can honestly say i enjoyed it all the same ... |
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