Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Battle Royale (2000)

Kill 'em all!

When young people in Japan become virtually uncontrollable, the Japanese government organizes the Battle Royale.  Each year, one class is chosen, taken to a remote location, and is forced to kill each other as punishment.  Sound remotely familiar?  It is a little like the Hunger Games but this film satisfies where the Hunger Games disappointed.  Don't get me wrong, I thoroughly enjoyed the Hunger Games (the book more so than the film), but Battle Royale is like the Hunger Games on speed.  And that is a good thing.  B.R. has lots of action, some humour and a certain band of quirkiness that only the Japanese can manage.

Battle Royale gets 4 out of 5 Poblanos!

Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Writer: Koushun Takami (novel), Kenta Fukasaku (screenplay)
Starring: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda and Tarô Yamamoto
Rotten Tomatoes: 86%
Metacritic: 81 out of 100

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