Battle Royale (2000)
AKA - Batoru Rowaiaru
Seen on DVD 25th August 2008
BRILLIANT IDEA!
STORY: 6.5/7
Japan is overpopulated and the youth of the country are all hooligans. To stop the downfall of the country one-at-a-time a year nine class is selected and put onto an abandoned island. They are told that they must kill each other. The last one alive is the winner, if more than one person is alive after three days, they ALL DIE!
ACTING: 5/7
So good! these kids totally lose their minds!
CINE / VISUAL EFFECTS: 4.5/7
Dark, fast, frantic.
SCORE / SOUND: 5/7
Big classical songs were used. The sheer giganticness (is that a word) of the music is brilliant!
SONGS: N/A
GORE RATING: 6/7
* Chiaki Kuriyama *
OVERALL: 6/7
Interesting Facts -
- This is where Tarantino found Chiaki Kuriyama for her role as Gogo in "Kill Bill"
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