[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

may have to dl battle royale

is it subbed?

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Scott

may have to dl battle royale

is it subbed?

it has subtitles yeah, is that what subbed means?

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

yeah and i cant find a good torrent for it anywhere is it repeated tonight or s/t

WHY DIDNT YOU MAKE A THREAD BEFORE IT WAS ON kmt

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Scott

yeah and i cant find a good torrent for it anywhere is it repeated tonight or s/t

WHY DIDNT YOU MAKE A THREAD BEFORE IT WAS ON kmt

Because I only noticed it was on almost an hour in so I watched it on plus one and it was 1am or something and I had a friend over and wasn't online

[Niamh.]

Oh there's a Film 4 on demand, can ye not watch it on that?

http://www.film4.com/ontv

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

how do i watch it on there im lost

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Scott

how do i watch it on there im lost

Click on the Film 4 on demand tab, it doesn't work for me cos I'm outside the UK but I presume it will for you

[Brother Leon]

What a copycat

[Marc]

Just saw the trailer and it looks awful LOL

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

you have to pay niamh kmt

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Scott

you have to pay niamh kmt

aw sorry, I never got that far it just told me it wasn't available

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

and its not even on -drinks bleach-

[Roy Mars III]

Japanese cinema is probably the best in the world.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Roy Mars III

Japanese cinema is probably the best in the world.

That film was stupid

[Tom4784]

Battle Royale is one of the best films ever made, you'll either understand it or you won't. It's a film of extremes and it is over the top but it's purposely played like that as it's a satire of the youth culture of Japan. As much as I love THG I think Battle Royale has more going for it under the hood.

As far as comparisons go, there's similar books and films that predate both of them and I'd say the THG has more in common with The Running Man due to the television angle as well as the futuristic dystopian setting. The only comparisons between THG and BR is that they are both about a game of death involving children. The stories are quite different apart from that.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Battle Royale is one of the best films ever made, you'll either understand it or you won't. It's a film of extremes and it is over the top but it's purposely played like that as it's a satire of the youth culture of Japan. As much as I love THG I think Battle Royale has more going for it under the hood.

As far as comparisons go, there's similar books and films that predate both of them and I'd say the THG has more in common with The Running Man due to the television angle as well as the futuristic dystopian setting. The only comparisons between THG and BR is that they are both about a game of death involving children. The stories are quite different apart from that.

What was the purpose of the games in BR? Why did the kids not know about them? Where did Mitsuko and chigusa get all the changes of clothes? How did Shuyas dad know he was going into the games? If all the kids were put on concious by eating the cookies, why was the adult on the bus wearing a mask?

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

What was the purpose of the games in BR? Why did the kids not know about them? Where did Mitsuko and chigusa get all the changes of clothes? How did Shuyas dad know he was going into the games? If all the kids were put on concious by eating the cookies, why was the adult on the bus wearing a mask?

Spoiler:

What was the purpose of the games in BR?
In the films it was to scare the adults into compliance since in the film Japan was falling apart due to kids boycotting school and the adults not following the governments lead and such. In the books though it's just the mad government's idea of a bit of fun if I remember right.

Why did the kids not know about them?
It's never said but since it's a political act you could always pass it off that most kids don't keep up with politics. In the books though I THINK it was a secret event, It's been a while since I read it.

Where did Mitsuko and chigusa get all the changes of clothes?
They were on a school trip and were allowed to keep their things, the island was also a town that had purposely been evacuated so they could have taken some clothes from the houses.

How did Shuyas dad know he was going into the games?
He didn't? He comitted suicide two years prior due to the fact that he was struggling to cope since he was unemployed.

If all the kids were put on concious by eating the cookies, why was the adult on the bus wearing a mask?
They were knocked out by gas.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Spoiler:

What was the purpose of the games in BR?
In the films it was to scare the adults into compliance since in the film Japan was falling apart due to kids boycotting school and the adults not following the governments lead and such. In the books though it's just the mad government's idea of a bit of fun if I remember right.

Why did the kids not know about them?
It's never said but since it's a political act you could always pass it off that most kids don't keep up with politics. In the books though I THINK it was a secret event, It's been a while since I read it.

Where did Mitsuko and chigusa get all the changes of clothes?
They were on a school trip and were allowed to keep their things, the island was also a town that had purposely been evacuated so they could have taken some clothes from the houses.

How did Shuyas dad know he was going into the games?
He didn't? He comitted suicide two years prior due to the fact that he was struggling to cope since he was unemployed.

If all the kids were put on concious by eating the cookies, why was the adult on the bus wearing a mask?
They were knocked out by gas.

Spoiler:

What was the purpose of the games in BR?
I prefer THGs reasoning behind the games


Why did the kids not know about them?
Ok but if no one knows about them then it doesn't teach them any sort of lesson

Where did Mitsuko and chigusa get all the changes of clothes?
lol, thanks that really bothered me all the way through the film


How did Shuyas dad know he was going into the games?
haha, ok I totally picked that bit up wrong, I thought he'd killed himself because his son was going in the games and that's what his message to him was about? must have drunk too much wine!


If all the kids were put on concious by eating the cookies, why was the adult on the bus wearing a mask?
Again, I'm blaming the wine for that one

Thanks though, I did find the film hard to follow, I didn't think they explained things very well in it and then I found it hard to sympathise with any of the kids

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Spoiler:

What was the purpose of the games in BR?
I prefer THGs reasoning behind the games


Why did the kids not know about them?
Ok but if no one knows about them then it doesn't teach them any sort of lesson

Where did Mitsuko and chigusa get all the changes of clothes?
lol, thanks that really bothered me all the way through the film


How did Shuyas dad know he was going into the games?
haha, ok I totally picked that bit up wrong, I thought he'd killed himself because his son was going in the games and that's what his message to him was about? must have drunk too much wine!


If all the kids were put on concious by eating the cookies, why was the adult on the bus wearing a mask?
Again, I'm blaming the wine for that one

Thanks though, I did find the film hard to follow, I didn't think they explained things very well in it and then I found it hard to sympathise with any of the kids

Spoiler:

With Battle Royale though the film isn't so much about the 'why' but how people would react in that situation and how friendships and alliances would collapse under paranoia and stress (the Lighthouse scene is a good example of this). It's just meant to be more of a snapshot of a situation rather then a complete saga which is what The Hunger Games is. Different styles of story telling.

THG is all about rebelling against a corrupt government and such, BR is more about how the situation would affect and change people.

As for the lesson stuff, It's not meant to teach the kids anything since it'd be pointless since only one would survive It's a scare tactic to keep the adults in control since threatening someone's kids would be a very good way of keeping them in line.

[Novo]

Battle Royal



What an Actor

[Chilltown]

After having watched both films, without doubt Battle Royale is superior to The Hunger Games. There is just no comparing the two. Both were entertaining, yes, but Battle Royale was on a whole other level entirely.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Chilltown

After having watched both films, without doubt Battle Royale is superior to The Hunger Games. There is just no comparing the two. Both were entertaining, yes, but Battle Royale was on a whole other level entirely.

I've now seen both films as well, and I strongly disagree, The Hunger Games was miles upon miles upon miles better

[Roy Mars III]

Originally Posted by Novo

Battle Royal



What an Actor

his tracksuits were one of the best parts of the movie.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

im watching battle royale now hai/

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

the woman on the instruction video thing sounds like pikachu