[Niamh.]

So.............Battle Royale happened to be on TV last night, out of curiosity I decided to watch. As much as I adore The Hunger Games, the similarity of the games themselves are a bit too close for comfort, in fact it's a complete rip off, I'm not even sure how Suzanne Collins wasn't sued or something for stealing the idea

The film itself I thought was crap, the story as to why they even have the games seemed a little flimsy, the deaths were more comical than disturbing, the characters weren't that likeable and I didn't have much empathy for them, I didn't really care if they all died or not.

So yeah, I agree Suzanne Collins completely stole the story but I think she improved it

[Shaun]

Battle Royale's amazing. Get out.

[Marc]

-Doesn't know what Battle Royale is?-

[Niamh.]

It was a load of ****e Shaun. Why were the games even made? How come the kids didn't know about them? And if they didn't know about them how was it supposed to teach them a lesson (this is what I think the point of the games was but not 100% sure) lmao at all the gratuitous shots of the Japanese school girls with their petty coats and frilly knickers oh and where the hell was Mitsuko and Chigusa getting changes of clothes from?

[Jessica.]

Originally Posted by Marc

-Doesn't know what Battle Royale is?-

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Battle+Royale

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Jessica.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Battle+Royale

Have you watched it Jess?

[Roy Mars III]

Battle Royale is amazing, and the Hunger Games is probably a rip off. They're still really enjoyable though (not as good though)

[Jessica.]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Have you watched it Jess?

Nah, I am curious about it though, I would like to, it doesn't sound very interesting though.. :s

[Shaun]

If you'd read the novel you'd discover what it was about, and I'm sure there'll be plenty of Hunger Games filmgoers who have no idea why it's happened a little bit of background study can work wonders.

And it's really not crap. It has 84% on Rotten Tomatoes. It's extremely bleak, shocking and a turning point for cinema.

[Shaun]

If you'd read the novel you'd discover what it was about, and I'm sure there'll be plenty of Hunger Games filmgoers who have no idea why it's happened a little bit of background study can work wonders.

And it's really not crap. It has 84% on Rotten Tomatoes. It's extremely bleak, shocking and a turning point for cinema.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Shaun

If you'd read the novel you'd discover what it was about, and I'm sure there'll be plenty of Hunger Games filmgoers who have no idea why it's happened a little bit of background study can work wonders.

And it's really not crap. It has 84% on Rotten Tomatoes. It's extremely bleak, shocking and a turning point for cinema.

Maybe so, I just found the film tacky and it didn't explain the purpose of the games well at all and I found the characters to be unlikeable

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Jessica.

Nah, I am curious about it though, I would like to, it doesn't sound very interesting though.. :s

I didn't really get the point of the games at all, they gave a bit of an explanation but it sounded kind of stupid tbh, but maybe, as Shaun pointed out, the book may have made it sound more plausible?

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

so basically you are saying thg is infinitely better yeah ty yeah i agree

[Roy Mars III]

I am only on Book 2 but I doubt there will ever be a character in the Hunger Games as great as

[Shaun]

Tbf it's not really the same kind of genre, it's intended as a horror/drama... I think because THG series is aimed at teens and younger people it had to emphasise the human elements of it to draw some kind of emotional impact from its readers. BR just went straight in for the shock factor.

[Shaun]

(also what channel was it on? -fingers crossed for a BBC one so I can iPlayer it-)

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Shaun

Tbf it's not really the same kind of genre, it's intended as a horror/drama... I think because THG series is aimed at teens and younger people it had to emphasise the human elements of it to draw some kind of emotional impact from its readers. BR just went straight in for the shock factor.

But it wasn't even that gory or scary, the deaths were kind of stupid and funny

Originally Posted by Shaun

(also what channel was it on? -fingers crossed for a BBC one so I can iPlayer it-)

It was on Film 4

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Scott

so basically you are saying thg is infinitely better yeah ty yeah i agree

lol, yeah but she did steal the idea big time

[Shaun]

What about the kid at the beginning whose collar explodes?

And oh

[Marc]

Originally Posted by Jessica.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Battle+Royale

haha brilliant

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Shaun

What about the kid at the beginning whose collar explodes?

And oh

Oh Yes, that was heart breaking

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

well she says she had never heard of battle royale and the idea came when she was flicking between channels and saw war footage and a reality tv show

i believe her

[Shaun]

It's strange that noone at the publishing company would have pointed it out, though

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Scott

well she says she had never heard of battle royale and the idea came when she was flicking between channels and saw war footage and a reality tv show

i believe her

Well, whether she did it on purpose or by accident, it is a very similar

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

may have to dl battle royale

is it subbed?